South Africa
Thursday – 3rd November 2022
Dan Qeqe: The Port Elizabeth Power Broker – find out more about the new book Rugby, Resistance and Politics (Launch: 3 Nov)
Rugby, Resistance and Politics: How Dan Qeqe Helped Shape the History of Port Elizabeth by Buntu Siwisa is out now from Jacana Media.
The Presidents: From Mandela to Ramaphosa, Leadership in the Age of Crisis – shining new light on the leaders entrusted with South Africa’s future
The Presidents: From Mandela to Ramaphosa, Leadership in the Age of Crisis by Richard Calland and Mabel Sithole is out now from Penguin Random House.
Wednesday – 2nd November 2022
Het jy al Kanker schmanker! deur Madelein Rust gelees? Lees ’n uittreksel
Uittreksel: Kanker schmanker! – Madelein Rust se roerende outobiografie oor haar stryd met borskanker.
Join Daniel Janse van Rensburg in Cape Town for the launch of his memoir Black Beach: 491 Days in One of Africa’s Most Brutal Prisons (8 Nov)
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Black Beach: 491 Days in One of Africa’s Most Brutal Prisons by Daniel Janse van Rensburg with Tracey Pharoah.
The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity – an urgent and passionately argued call to action (Plus: Launch dates 2-9 Nov)
The Unaccountable The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity, edited by Michael Marchant, Mamello Mosiana, Ra’eesa Pather and Hennie van Vuuren, is out now from Jacana Media!
Tuesday – 1st November 2022
Nou beskikbaar by LUCA! Engele om ons: Alles-in-een joernaal deur Wendy Maartens
Laat jou jongspan die wonders van engele verken met Engele om ons – Wendy Maartens se unieke dagboek en joernaal vir kinders!
Don’t miss the launch of The ANC Billionaires by Pieter du Toit in Joburg (8 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few by Pieter du Toit.
Join author Bronwyn Law-Viljoen for a conversation about art, photography and her new novel Notes on Falling (8 Nov)
Creative Connect, in partnership with David Krut Bookstore and Workshop 17, invite you to a conversation between writer Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and artist Mikhael Subotzky.
Monday – 31st October 2022
Ontmoet die skrywer Cecilia Nortje! Kom gesels saam op Zoom (2 Nov)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na ’n Romanza-webinaar met Cecilia Nortjé!
Ontmoet Antjie Krog in Durbanville! Moenie haar voorlesing uit Vetplantfeetjies en Plunder misloop nie (21 Nov)
Penguin Random House SA en Human en Rousseau nooi jou graag na ’n voorlesing uit Vetplantfeetjies en Plunder deur Antjie Krog!
Lester Kiewit talks to author Pieter du Toit about his new book The ANC Billionaires in the new episode of Pagecast
In this week’s episode, CapeTalk Breakfast Show host Lester Kiewit is joined by top-selling author Pieter du Toit to chat about his latest book, The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few.
Friday – 28th October 2022
Wat is engele? En watter rol speel hulle in die toekoms? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die onsienlike wêreld van engele deur Jaco Scholtz
‘Die Bybel gee baie verskillende name vir engele,’ skryf Jaco Scholtz, ‘Maar wat ís engele?’ Lees ’n kort uittreksel uit Die onsienlike wêreld van engele.
2022 Sunday Times Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2022 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced!
Tshidiso Moletsane wins 2022 Sunday Times Fiction Prize for Junx
‘A tour de force. Bold, raw and surprisingly elegant Gonzo style writing.’ This is how the judges for this year’s Sunday Times Fiction Prize described debut author Tshidiso Moletsane’s Junx. The book is published by Penguin Random House under the Umuzi Trailblazer imprint.
Don’t miss an evening with Margie Orford in Cape Town
The Book Lounge and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Margie Orford.
Thursday – 27th October 2022
Moord, Doodsake en nou Vleisfees op Karibib: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Isa Konrad se derde Karibib-roman!
Het jy al die derde roman in Isa Konrad se Karibib-reeks gelees? Lees nou ’n uittreksel uit Vleisfees op Karibib!
Don’t miss the launch of Shevlyn Mottai’s debut novel Across the Kala Pani in Joburg (27 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Across the Kala Pani by Shevlyn Mottai.
Corruption, assassination, extinction – Find out more Peter Hain’s new novel The Elephant Conspiracy
The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain will be published in November by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 26th October 2022
Wat word verstaan onder verlies en rou? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres om uit te vind
Uittreksel uit Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres: Lees 8 foutiewe aannames oor die verwerking van verlies en ander insigte.
‘Dis ’n merkwaardige ervaring om jou oë oor hierdie beelde te gooi’: Melvyn Minnaar resenseer Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur
‘Hy is van ’n eeu of meer gelede, maar die figuur op die blad gee jou ’n emosionele en intellektuele rilling: ’n spook wat in die hede aandag opeis’ – Melvyn Minnaar oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux.