South Africa
Tuesday – 23rd August 2022
Join author Prof. Veronique Tadjo for a seminar titled ‘Close to Nature: The creative process of writing the Ebola epidemic’ in Pretoria (24 Aug)
Jacana Media and the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship invite you to join Professor Véronique Tadjo for a seminar titled ‘Close to Nature: The creative process of writing the Ebola epidemic’.
Monday – 22nd August 2022
Kom kuier saam met Connie Luyt by die bekendstelling van Die drie lewens van Hannli Human in Pretoria! (27 Aug)
Penguin Random House SA en The Book Keeper Shop in Pretoria nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Die drie lewens van Hannli Human deur Connie Luyt!
New book alert! General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa by David Brock Katz
General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa, 1914–1917 by David Brock Katz is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 19th August 2022
‘Ons is sterker as wat ons dink, ons is veerkragtig’: Herman Lategan gesels met Phyllis Green oor Hoerkind
Phyllis Green het onlangs ’n hartroerende onderhoud gevoer met Herman Lategan oor sy jongste boek, Hoerkind: Die memoires van ’n randeier.
Join Margie Orford for the Joburg launch of her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder (31 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Eye of the Beholder, the new novel from Margie Orford.
Thursday – 18th August 2022
‘O vrek, my fiets! En my skoolsak!’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jy handle dit net deur Eleanor Lombard (Plus: Video en ’n kompetisie)
Lees die eerste hoofstuk van Jy handle dit net, Eleanor Lombard se jeugverhaal oor ’n jong seun, Drikus, wat voel soos God se afskeepkind.
‘Ouma, van kleins af sien ek soms ’n donkerte aankom’: Lees ’n stukkie uit Die drie lewens van Hannli Human deur Connie Luyt
Penguin Random House SA het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Die drie lewens van Hannli Human deur Connie Luyt!
Don’t miss Mark Winkler in conversation with Helen Moffett for the launch of The Errors of Doctor Browne (25 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the in-store launch of The Errors of Doctor Browne, the new novel by Mark Winkler.
Don’t miss the launch of the new book Africa Fashion at Merchants on Long in Cape Town (25 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Merchants on Long invite you to the launch of Africa Fashion, featuring South African designers Sindiso Khumalo, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Maxhosa Africa and Nao Serati.
Find out which authors will be at the 2022 Open Book Festival in Cape Town – and book your tickets now!
The Open Book Festival will be taking place in Cape Town from 2 to 4 September this year.
Wednesday – 17th August 2022
Die liefde lê die wêreld vol in vier splinternuwe Romanzas! Plus, wen ’n Romanza-geskenkpak (31 Aug)
Nuut by LAPA! Vier nuwe liefdesverhale deur Elsa Winckler, Dina Botha, Zinèt Oosthuizen en Elsa Drotsky. Plus, wen al vier boeke en ’n LAPA-geskenkbewys ter waarde van ’n R1,000.
Kom vier Die onsienlike wêreld van engele deur Jaco Scholtz by Exclusive Books Tygervallei! (20 Aug)
LUCA en Exclusive Books nooi jou graag uit na die bekendstelling van Die onsienlike wêreld van engele deur Jaco Scholtz!
Don’t miss an afternoon with Roger Ballen to celebrate his new book Ballenesque (21 Aug)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers to celebrate four decades of work by one of the world’s most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers.
Tuesday – 16th August 2022
Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse benoem vir die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse 2022!
Aandag! Fortuine: Die wel en wee van Afrikaner-magnate deur Ebbe Dommisse is pas benoem vir die kykNET-Rapportprys: Niefiksie!
Join Oscar Chalupsky for the launch of his memoir No Retreat, No Surrender in Cape Town (23 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books Waterfront invite you to the launch of Oscar Chalupsky’s new book No Retreat, No Surrender: The Inspiring Story of a World-Champion Sportsman and Cancer Warrior.
Monday – 15th August 2022
Roet deur Hannes Barnard benoem vir die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse 2022!
Aandag! Hannes Barnard se jongste roman, Roet, is pas benoem vir die kykNET-Rapportprys: Film!
Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard benoem vir die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse 2022!
Aandag! Gerda Taljaard se priemende roman, Vier susters, is pas benoem vir die kykNET-Rapportprys: Fiksie!
Thembela Mputamputa chats to Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka, author of Don’t Upset ooMalume, in the new episode of Pagecast
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!
Don’t miss an evening with Welcome Mandla Lishivha, author of Boy on the Run (30 Aug)
Bridge Books and Jacana Media invite you to an intimate evening with author Welcome Mandla Lishivha to discuss their memoir Boy on the Run.
Friday – 12th August 2022
The First Text – Bronwyn Law-Viljoen on her new novel Notes on Falling
Early text works its way into the heart of the writer, but not necessarily the heart of the book, writes Bronwyn Law-Viljoen on starting a new project.