South Africa
Tuesday – 4th April 2017
Chimurenga Chronic – Food
Latest Chronic out now. This edition considers food from various angles. And of course: books, music, politics, photography and more.
You needed money to study at ‘Robben Island University’ – Ahmed Kathrada in Conversations with a Gentle Soul
It’s a little-known fact that prisoners needed family money to study at “Robben Island University” – which is why Jacob Zuma didn’t receive any academic certificates.
Tymon Smith reviews new Craig Williamson book
Spy: Uncovering Craig Williamson by Jonathan Ancer is in the spotlight at the Sunday Times.
Extract from The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde by Daniel Browde
Daniel Browde is one of several authors longlisted for this year’s Alan Paton Award. The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde stands out as a moving memoir of his relationship with his grandfather, Jules.
Monday – 3rd April 2017
How to use this site
The Reading List is a new place to find and share the best in books. Hooray! On this site, you can submit …
The 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards: Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist
The 2017 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist has been announced.
Need a read? Have a browse of Penguin Random House SA’s book club selection
If you love to read and belong to a book club then this is where you can discover our latest suggestions. In this section, we pick the perfect book club reads; those books we know will delight and enthrall anyone who’s passionate about reading.
African Book Trust launched: Giving South African books to South African libraries
Griffin Shea has launched the African Book Trust, a new non-profit dedicated to donating local books to South African libraries and schools.
Meet the Black Mambas – South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit
In 2013, six young women recruits signed up to become Black Mambas: a pilot anti-poaching project on the Olifants West region of Balule Nature Reserve near the Kruger National Park.
Sunday – 2nd April 2017
‘Searching for work that celebrates black joy’ – Koleka Putuma chats to Africa in Dialogue
Koleka Putuma, who is is scheduled to release her debut collection of poems, Collective Amnesia, in April 2017, was interviewed by Gaamangwe Mogami for Africa in Dialogue recently.
Saturday – 1st April 2017
Review of Sean Christie’s Under Nelson Mandela Boulevard
Gareth Langdon lauds Sean Christie’s excellent account of stowaways living on the margins of a quickly gentrifying Cape Town.
Thursday – 30th March 2017
Stephen King is excited about the new Deon Meyer
UK readers, you have a nice surprise coming. No, not Brexit, FEVER, by Deon Meyer. Reminiscent of THE STAND and THE PASSAGE. …
Win a signed leatherbound collector’s edition of Wilbur Smith’s War Cry worth R10 000
Win a signed leatherbound collector’s edition of War Cry worth R10 000.
New book by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa to be published in 2017
On 19 October 2017 Pan Macmillan will publish Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.
Monday – 27th March 2017
Read an excerpt from A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg, Harry Kalmer’s ode to the city
“There was no cream in the fridge. She looked at her watch. The Spar in Kitchener Avenue and the Pick n Pay in Darras Centre would both be shut.
“She sent an SMS to Bosman: Bring sour cream.”
Friday – 24th March 2017
Out now! You Lost Me by bestselling author Marita van der Vyver
You Lost Me is bestselling author Marita van der Vyver’s thirteenth novel, a story about life’s thunder clouds and the bonds between us that offer shelter. It is a tale of disillusionment and loss, told with warmth and wicked humour.
Tuesday – 14th March 2017
Jonathan Ball Publishers to publish Sisonke Msimang memoir
Jonathan Ball Publishers has won a fierce bidding battle for Sisonke Msimang’s memoir and first book, Always Another Country.
Friday – 10th March 2017
Nelson Mandela comic goes worldwide
Nelson Mandela: The Authorised Comic was first published by Jonathan Ball Publishers back in 2008. Now Constable have cleverly bought all language rights still available, and will publish in English in the UK and Commonwealth.