South Africa
Friday – 14th October 2022
Wie was dokter James Barry nou eintlik? Vind uit in François Loots se jongste historiese roman, Die kapokdokter
Die kapokdokter deur François Loots, gebaseer op die lewe van hierdie aangrypende historiese figuur, wys hoe diep die spore van randfigure in die geskiedenis lê …
‘Julle! Ek het nog ’n storie!’ Aleit se glans en geure leef voort in kookboek … binnekort beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers
Kom reis en kook vir oulaas saam met Aleit Swanepoel in sy eerste en laaste kookboek, AleitApteit.
Celebrating the late, great, Juby Mayet – listen to the Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard
The Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard, is out now!
Thursday – 13th October 2022
Nuut by LAPA vir onderwysers: Praat jy! Idees vir die skep van ’n skryfkultuur in die klas deur Thérèse Hulme
Praat jy! vertel die stories van Thérèse Hulme en die jongmense wat sy oor ’n tydperk van sewentien jaar aan die skryf gekry het in van die mees gemarginaliseerde gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap.
Kom luister na Antjie Krog se voorlesing uit Vetplant Fairies en Vetplantfeetjies in Johannesburg en Pretoria (19-22 Okt)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die voorlesings van Vetplantfeetjies deur Antjie Krog!
Margie Orford chats to David Attwell about her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder in the new episode of Pagecast!
In this week’s episode, David Attwell is in conversation with Margie Orford about her latest novel The Eye of the Beholder.
Don’t miss the launch of Welcome Mandla Lishivha’s memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital (13 Oct)
Join Welcome Mandla Lishivha for a discussion of their memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital.
Wednesday – 5th October 2022
Die liefde blom behoorlik in vier nuwe Romanzas deur Madelie Human, Louise van der Merwe, Marile Cloete en Bets Smith!
Dis heerlike lente … en LAPA Uitgewers stel bekend vier lekkerlees-liefdesverhale!
Kom vier die elfde Tuin van Digters met Antjie Krog by die Breytenbach Sentrum in Wellington! (7-8 Okt)
Die bekroonde digter Antjie Krog vier op 23 Oktober 2022 haar 70ste verjaarsdag – en vanjaar word vele geleenthede by die tuin van digters aan haar opgedra …
New book alert! The ANC Billionaires – Pieter du Toit examines ‘the party of government and patronage’
The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few by Pieter du Toit is out in October by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘Once you’ve read this book you will never be the same again’ – Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker by Kumi Naidoo
Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker by Kumi Naidoo is out in November from Jacana Media.
Tuesday – 4th October 2022
Vind uit watter skrywers is die jaar by die US Woordfees 2022 in Stellenbosch – en koop nou jou kaartjies! (10-16 Okt)
Die Toyota US Woordfees vind vanjaar plaas vanaf 10 tot 16 Oktober 2022! Lesers kan uitsien na die volgende opwindende skrywers en geleenthede op die feesprogram …
Mr Entertainment by Paula Fourie: A pioneering biography of one of Cape Town’s most beloved entertainers, Taliep Petersen
Mr Entertainment evokes not just Taliep Petersen’s life, but also the music and entertainment worlds of the 1950s to 2000s and their diverse and irrepressible cultural traditions.
Career opportunity at Penguin Random House SA: Non-Trade Sales Coordinator (Export, Curio and Other)
Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Coordinator to generate and exceed sales targets for export markets in Sub Saharan Africa.
Kom kuier saam met bekroonde skrywers by die Vrystaatfees! (2-8 Okt)
Die Vrystaatkunstefees vind vanjaar plaas vanaf 2 tot 8 Oktober 2022! Hier ‘n paar van die skrywers en geleenthede om na uit te sien …
Don’t miss the launch of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times by the late, great Juby Mayet at Love Books (11 Oct)
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times by the late, great Juby Mayet.
Monday – 3rd October 2022
Jou storie verdien om vertel te word! Skryf in vir die 2023 LAPA-Jeugromankompetisie
Leef daar ’n storie in jou kop? Sit dan pen op papier en skryf in vir die 2023 LAPA-Jeugromankompetisie!
Filling in the missing years of naturalist William Burchell’s southern African Journey
Uncovering the events and finds of the missing years of famous naturalist William Burchell’s return journey across the southern African veld 200 years ago was the mission authors Roger Stewart and Marion Whitehead set themselves in Burchell’s African Odyssey: Revealing the Return Journey 1812–1815.
New updated edition: Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: The Inge Lotz Murder and a Miscarriage of Justice by Antony Altbeker
A new edition of Antony Altbeker’s Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: The Inge Lotz Murder and a Miscarriage of Justice, updated with new epilogue, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss the launch of The Age of Menace: Capitalism, Inequality and the Battle for Dignity in Cape Town (8 Oct)
Join Jacana Media at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront for the launch of The Age of Menace: Capitalism, Inequality and the Battle for Dignity by David Buckham, Robyn Wilkinson and Christiaan Straeuli.