South Africa

Friday – 29th July 2022

New book alert! No Retreat, No Surrender: The Inspiring Story of a World-Champion Sportsman and Cancer Warrior by Oscar Chalupsky – PLUS read an excerpt here

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from No Retreat, No Surrender: The Inspiring Story of a World-Champion Sportsman and Cancer Warrior by Oscar Chalupsky, with Graham Spence.

‘Sê nou sy uurglas het leeggeloop en Emma gee hom nie weer ’n kans nie?’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Liefdesles deur Vita du Preez

Nie alle liefdesverhale het gelukkige eindes nie. Maar hulle storie het skaars begin …

Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game in Cape Town (2 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the book launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.

Footnotes, July 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.

Wednesday – 27th July 2022

‘Skrik gryp haar vas. Haar kind het verdrink.’ Lees die eerste hoofstuk van Rooigety deur Bets Smith!

Uittreksel: Daleen Boshoff kry nog steeds nagmerries oor die kinderpornografieskandaal wat Makulu Manzi getref het – en dan kom haar dogter op die lyk van ’n tienerseun af …

‘Ek vergader, stof af, polish en bêre gebeure vir latere gebruik’ – Herman Lategan gesels oor Hoerkind, taal en sy liefde vir stories

In ’n taverna in Paardeneiland vertel Herman Lategan vir Debbie Loots stories uit sy jongste memoir, Hoerkind.

New book alert! The Last Feather by South African-born debut author Shameez Patel Papathanasiou

The Last Feather, the first book in the Selene Trilogy by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Tuesday – 26th July 2022

Video: ‘Daar was nog nooit ’n biografie oor Hans van Rensburg nie’ – Albert Blake gesels oor sy boek, Afrikaner-Sondebok?

Was Hans van Rensburg ’n verbete Afrikaner-fascis of ’n gerieflike sondebok vir die Smuts- en Nasionale Party-regerings? Albert Blake vertel …

So lyk ’n vrou… deur Ilse Verster is nou beskikbaar as oudioboek! Plus, luister na die Proloog op Audible

Ilse Verster se aangrypende boek, So lyk ’n vrou…, is nou beskikbaar as oudioboek op Audible!

Monday – 25th July 2022

Hoe hou mens dieper, meer intieme daaglikse gesprekke met God? Vind uit in Die lig van sy nabyheid deur Anne Graham Lotz

Anne Graham Lotz deel die ryke skatkis van haar persoonlike gebede in Die lig van sy nabyheid – nou beskikbaar by LUCA!

In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line – ‘A powerful and moving account from the coalface of the Covid-19 response’

In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line by Siedine Coetzee, Hester Klopper and Jonathan Jansen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Dol Heuning wen ’n derde prys – en SJ Naudé maak sy stem dik oor kwessies rondom inklusiwitieit en Afrikaans

‘Daar is baie verskillende maniere van wees in die wêreld, en al daardie maniere verdien ’n plek in die taal waarin ek skryf,’ sê SJ Naudé.

Friday – 22nd July 2022

Gaan 14-jarige Alex se jong geloof die grootste toets ooit kan oorleef? Vind uit in Hoeveel tande het ’n engel deur Jan Vermeulen

‘Hulle wil my been afsit, Simphi. Net hierso …’ Jan Vermeulen se jongste jeugroman, Hoeveel tande het ’n engel, is nou beskikbaar by LUCA!

A Recipe for the Ultimate Mulled Wine, from Temptations by Niranj Pather and Prim Reddy

There are few more tasty pleasures during the chilly winter months than a mulled wine, and this one from Temptations: Exquisite Tastes With an Exotic Touch by Niranj Pather and Prim Reddy hits the spot just right.

Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka

Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Thursday – 21st July 2022

Lief vir naaldwerk? Gee jou kreatiwiteit vrye teuels met 20 Hekeltegnieke deur Christa Swanepoel!

Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers! 20 Hekeltegnieke met kreatiewe projekte en moderne patrone deur Christa Swanepoel.

Rewilding Africa by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence – a vivid account of environmental conservation

Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-Ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

‘Managing emotional responses and having supportive networks are crucial in business’ – Magda Wierzycka

Magda Wierzycka is one of South Africa’s most prolific businesswomen. She writes here on how others, particularly women, can thrive in the business world, and touches on the book about her life that’s just hit shelves.

Wednesday – 20th July 2022

’n Geheim begrawe deur tyd, geld en mag: ’n Kwessie van tyd deur Doc Marten van der Merwe is nou beskikbaar!

Jan Brand mag dalk die stof van sy hande af gewas het, maar binnekort gaan hulle vol bloed wees in ’n Kwessie van tyd deur Doc Marten van der Merwe.

External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis – the key to understanding South Africa today

External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.