South Africa
Tuesday – 6th September 2022
Kom kuier saam met François Bloemhof, Elsa Winckler en nog skrywers by die Welgemoed Kunstefees se Boek-en-Koek! (22 Sep)
Jy word hartlik uitgenooi na die Welgemoed Kunstefees se Boek-en-Koek!
Spotted the imaginary beings among your succulents yet? Join the launch of Vetplant Fairies in Cape Town! (13-14 Sep)
Penguin Random House SA invites you to the launch of Vetplant Fairies by Fiona Moodie, Antjie Krog and Ingrid de Kok in Cape Town!
Monday – 5th September 2022
Perfect gift alert! Vetplant Fairies – also in Afrikaans as Vetplantfeetjies – by Antjie Krog, Ingrid de Kok and Fiona Moodie
An enchanting new classic – Vetplant Fairies is a collection of verse for children about indigenous succulents and the imaginary beings who live among them!
Debut author Shameez Patel Papathanasiou talks about her new fantasy novel The Last Feather with Kelly Commaille in the new episode of Pagecast!
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!
Friday – 2nd September 2022
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Die drie lewens van Hannli Human deur Connie Luyt by die Pretoria Kunsvereniging (10 Sep)
Het jy die Pretoria-bekendstelling van Die drie lewens van Hannli Human deur Connie Luyt misgeloop? Kom ontmoet die skrywer by die Pretoria Kunsvereniging!
Afrikaner-sondebok deur Albert Blake en Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022!
Aandag! Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022 is pas bekendgemaak met Afrikaner-sondebok deur Albert Blake en Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse op die Prys vir Niefiksie-kortlys!
Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard benoem vir ’n ATKV-Woordveertjie 2022!
Aandag! Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022 is pas bekendgemaak met Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard op die kortlys vir die ATKV-Prosaprys!
Write a review of Wilbur Smith’s new novel Titans of War and win a trip to Egypt worth over R80,000!
To celebrate the publication of Wilbur Smith’s new novel Titans of War, Jonathan Ball Publishers is giving away a magnificent 7-day trip for two to Egypt worth over R80,000!
Thursday – 1st September 2022
Video: Louise Viljoen wen die Orde van die Beiteltjie in Augustus 2022!
Aandag! Cordis Trust se Afrikaanse Woordkunsakademie het sopas die Orde van die Beiteltjie in Augustus 2022 toegeken aan Louise Viljoen!
New book alert! Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution by André Odendaal
Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution by André Odendaal is out now from Penguin Random House!
Wednesday – 31st August 2022
Sy’s ’n boeremeisie, hy ’n Jood … Kom vier die nuwe uitgawe van Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert in Wellington! (31 Aug)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou hartlik uit na die bekendstelling van Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert!
Tuesday – 30th August 2022
Irma Joubert, Chanette Paul, Dina Botha, Marie-Louise Cronjé en Elsa Winckler benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022!
Aandag! Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022 is pas bekendgemaak en vyf LAPA-skrywers skitter op die kortlys!
Don’t miss the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa by David Brock Katz (8 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bookdealers invite you to the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa, 1914–1917 by David Brock Katz.
Career opportunity! Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Representative
Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Representative to maximise sales and market share for the company in the Gauteng area.
Monday – 29th August 2022
New book alert! Indulge your South African food nostalgia with Simply Seven Colours by Zola Nene
Zola Nene is back with a third book, this time celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of South Africans through the wonderful tradition of sharing meals!
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Mary Watson, author of Blood to Poison, in conversation with Joy Watson
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!
Friday – 26th August 2022
Leer jou kinders speel-speel van die Bybel met 50 Beste Bybelbreinblokkies deur Heidri Mittendorf!
Help jou kind om hul taalvermoëns te verbeter en hul Bybelkennis op te skerp met Heidri Mittendorf se bekostigbare en prettige aktiwiteitsboek, 50 Beste Bybelbreinblokkies.
How did Koos Bekker amass his fortune? Find out at the launch of Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom (29 Aug-1 Sep)
Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom is out now from Penguin Random House SA! Scroll down for all the book launch details.
Footnotes, August 2022: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.
Thursday – 25th August 2022
Waar Alet Snyman gaan, volg moord en doodsake … Vleisfees op Karibib deur Isa Konrad is nou beskikbaar!
Ná haar egskeiding keer Alet Snyman terug na Karibib toe om die drade wat sy aan die begin van die jaar daar laat lê het, weer op te tel in Vleisfees op Karibib deur Isa Konrad.