South Africa
Thursday – 28th September 2017
Marah Louw chats to Malebo Sephodi about writing her memoir for the new Gautrain Virtual Bookclub
Marah Louw chatted to Malebo Sephodi about her memoir It’s Me, Marah as part of the new GautrainReads initiative.
Wednesday – 27th September 2017
Mark Shaw, author of Hitmen for Hire, says the South African state has become entangled in the underworld
Mark Shaw talks about delving into South Africa’s underworld in his new book, Hitmen for Hire.
A sneak peek of Angela Makholwa’s new novel The Blessed Girl
Pan Macmillan South Africa has shared an exclusive look inside Angela Makholwa’s new novel The Blessed Girl!
Don’t miss the launch of Lauren Segal’s Cancer: A Love Story, the memoir of a four-time cancer survivor
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Cancer: A Love Story by Lauren Segal.
Tuesday – 26th September 2017
A special opportunity to listen to literary legend Achmat Dangor over a cup of tea
Join us as Pippa Smith chats to Achmat Dangor about two of his books, Bitter Fruit (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for 2004) and Dikeledi.
Monday – 25th September 2017
3 poets shortlisted for 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology
The three poets shortlisted for this year’s Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology have been announced.
Friday – 22nd September 2017
Is there a need for Black Consciousness today? A new book investigates
The Black Consciousness Reader, a new book from Jacana Media, will be out in October.
Don’t miss the launch of Bare Ground, award-winning author Peter Harris’s debut novel, at The Book Lounge
Pan Macmillan and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Bare Ground, the debut novel by award-winning author Peter Harris.
Thursday – 21st September 2017
Join Z Pallo Jordan for the launch of his new book, Letters to my Comrades
Pallo Jordan’s new book, Letters to my Comrades, will be launched at the University of Johannesburg this month.
Wednesday – 20th September 2017
AVBOB funeral services establishes competition for poetry in all official South African languages
It may seem like an unlikely combination, but historically poetry and funerals have a close connection.
Tuesday – 19th September 2017
Join Redi Tlhabi and Eusebius McKaiser for the launch of Khwezi
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Red Tlhabi’s new book Khwezi: The Remarkable Story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo.
Podcast: Raymond Suttner discusses his book Inside Apartheid’s Prison
Raymond Suttner is one of a small group of white South Africans who was imprisoned for his efforts to overthrow the apartheid regime.
Launch details revealed for Angela Makholwa’s new book The Blessed Girl
Details for the first launch event for Angela Makholwa’s new book The Blessed Girl have been announced!
Friday – 15th September 2017
Achmat Dangor says he hopes young people will read his new book, Dikeledi
‘For young people there will be resonances – about how young people cope with the heritages of the past but also with the challenges of the future – and with traditions.’
Thursday – 14th September 2017
How to manipulate a blesser – Read an excerpt from Angela Makholwa’s new novel The Blessed Girl
I barely scraped through matric and I have never spent a single day in a university lecture hall. What I lack in academic qualifications, I more than make up for in my street smarts. My role model is Donald Trump.
Wednesday – 13th September 2017
Sisonke Msimang reveals the cover for her upcoming memoir, Always Another Country
Sisonke Msimang’s first book, a memoir titled Always Another Country, will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers in October.
A vital new book – Khwezi: The remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo by Redi Tlhabi
Khwezi: The remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo, the new book by Redi Tlhabi, is out this week.
An evening with Lorenzo Fioramonti, author of Wellbeing Economy, at The Book Revue
The Book Revue invites you to an evening of economic theory and a new way of looking at growth.
Tuesday – 12th September 2017
2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award for all South Africa’s official languages – longlist announced
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the 63 poets who have been selected for publication in the 7th annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology.
Celebrating the words of Steve Biko 40 years after his death
Steve Biko, legendary anti-apartheid activist and leader of the Black Consciousness movement, died in detention at just 30 years old on 12 September 1977, 40 years ago.