South Africa
Tuesday – 14th November 2017
Don’t miss the launch of Enemy of the People at The Book Lounge
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Enemy of the People by Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit.
Read an excerpt from Rehana Rossouw’s second novel, New Times
Ali Adams is a political reporter in Cape Town where she is trapped in a tangle of razor-wire politics and culture
Comrades and corruption – Read an excerpt from Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer
Holomisa and Mandela did not speak to or see each other for some time after he was shown the door by the party. “We first saw each other again when he invited me to his house at Qunu. I regarded this as an opportunity to hear from him personally what he had told a radio station about my case.
Career opportunities at the South African Book Fair and South African Book Development Council
The South African Book Development Council (SABDC) has advertised four career opportunities. The SABDC is responsible for the South African Book Fair and …
Monday – 13th November 2017
[Video] Mandla Langa hopes Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years will ‘jog the memory’ of ANC leadership
Drawing on Nelson Mandela’s own unfinished memoir, Dare Not Linger is the remarkable story of his presidency told in his own words and those of distinguished South African writer Mandla Langa.
Crispian Olver discusses his book How to Steal a City: The Battle for Nelson Mandela Bay
The book is written as a gripping real-life thriller, taking the reader deeper and deeper into the rotten heart of the city.
Presenting New Times – the new novel from Rehana Rossouw
New Times is the much-anticipated new novel from Rehana Rossouw, the acclaimed and award-winning author of What Will People Say?,
Friday – 10th November 2017
Read an excerpt from Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa’s Dare Not Linger: The Presidency and the Constitution
As president, Nelson Mandela’s relationship with the judiciary would be severely tested.
Etisalat Prize-shortlisted book The Seed Thief by Jacqui L’Ange to be made into an international film
Jacqui L’Ange’s novel The Seed Thief is to be made into an international film.
‘The nation is staring down the barrel of a gun, held by a thief’ – Pieter du Toit and Adriaan Basson on their new book Enemy of the People
Enemy of the People is the first definitive account of Zuma’s catastrophic misrule, offering eyewitness descriptions and cogent analysis of how South Africa was brought to its knees – and how a people fought back.
Shaping South Africa: Win four books and a Big Blue voucher
Each hamper includes a R1,000 Big Blue voucher, plus a copy of each of the following books: 65 Years of Friendship, South Africa’s Constitution at Twenty-one, Woman in the Wings, and Speeches That Shaped South Africa.
Join Anya Schiffrin, George Lugalambi and Anton Harber for a discussion of investigative journalism written by Africans in Africa
Africa Muckraking is the first collection of investigative and campaigning journalism written by Africans and about Africa.
Elelwani Netshifhire’s Short Note To Florence Masebe
Following the passing of her 18-month-old son Masakona, former Generations and Muvhango actor Florence Masebe has released a collection of her mourning poems, titled The Heart Knows.
Thursday – 9th November 2017
Don’t miss the Joburg and Cape Town launches of Bantu Holomisa: The Gamechanger
Join Pan Macmillan SA for the Joburg and Cape Town launches of the much-anticipated new book Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer by Eric Naki.
Jacob Zuma’s power has consumed the ANC like a cancer – Ronnie Kasrils at the launch of his new book A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma
Ronnie Kasrils in conversation with Karima Brown at the launch of A Simple Man – Kasrils and the Zuma enigma. The launch is at the Wits Club. #ASimpleMan
Join Adriaan Basson, Pieter du Toit and Redi Tlhabi at the launch of Enemy of the People in Johannesburg
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Enemy of the People by Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit.
Join Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros for a LIVE Twitter chat on their new book, Lore of Nutrition!
What would you do if you discovered that the food you have been told is good for you is actually the cause of your ill health?
Wednesday – 8th November 2017
Five African authors up for €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award
The Johannesburg Review of Books reports that five African authors have made the longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English.
The winners of the South African Literary Awards have been announced
The winners of the 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALAs) have been announced.
Tuesday – 7th November 2017
NB Publishers and The President’s Keepers author Jacques Pauw respond to the State Security Agency
NB Publishers and The President’s Keepers author Jacques Pauw have responded to the State Security Agency’s cease-and-desist letter.