South Africa
Wednesday – 20th July 2022
‘I never saw it as my goal to make everyone happy; the goal is to solve crime.’
Dr Gérard Labuschagne was the head of the SAPS’s specialised Investigative Psychology Section, the only unit mandated to profile offenders, for 14 and a half years, during which time he analysed 110 murder series and countless other bizarre crimes.
Tuesday – 19th July 2022
Liefde is die antwoord in vier splinternuwe Romanzas – nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers!
Nuut by LAPA! Vier nuwe liefdesverhale deur Didi Potgieter, Lizelle von Wielligh, Ida Bester en Judy Troskie …
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Pippa Hudson chats with the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year Dr Emmanuel Taban
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pippa Hudson chats with Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up, who is the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year.
My Father, My Monster by McIntosh Polela to be republished by Jacana Media
McIntosh is back! 11 years since its release, this South African bestseller is being republished.
Monday – 18th July 2022
‘Onthutsend eerlik en onmoontlik om neer te sit’: Deborah Steinmair resenseer Hoerkind deur Herman Lategan
‘Hoerkind van Herman Lategan het my diep ontroer,’ skryf Deborah Steinmair (As jy van moord droom, LAPA) in die Vrye Weekblad.
Thursday – 14th July 2022
New book alert! Margie Orford’s brutally compelling thriller The Eye of the Beholder – out in August
The Eye of the Beholder, the highly anticipated new thriller by Margie Orford, is out in August from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
5 easy steps to write your story! (Plus: WIN a creative writing intensive course)
If you have a story to tell, then tell it! Begin writing your memoir today with five easy steps from award-winning author and SA Writers College tutor Alex Smith.
Mandela: Saint or Sell-out? Don’t miss a Jacana Media Don’t Shut Up conversation on correcting the Mandela myth (18 Jul)
Many are familiar with two versions of Nelson Mandela. Both versions render the man a myth, requiring that he is either venerated as single-handedly achieving democracy or demonised for the shortcomings of that very same democracy.
Monday – 11th July 2022
Ferial Haffajee interviews Mark Gevisser, author of Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred, in the new episode of Pagecast
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Ferial Haffajee chats to Mark Gevisser about his prize-winning biography Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred.
Friday – 8th July 2022
‘Skerp en toeganklik’: Jan-Jan Joubert resenseer Terreur en Bevryding deur Leopold Scholtz
Min mense kan by Leopold Scholtz kers vashou, meen Jan-Jan Joubert. Lees sy resensie oor Terreur en Bevryding.
Online event: Adventures of a Field Biologist – Fishes of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River, Botswana by Mike Bruton
Penguin Random House SA and the Struik Nature Club invite you to a Kirstenbosch talk titled ‘Adventures of a Field Biologist: Fishes of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River, Botswana’ by Mike Bruton.
Thursday – 7th July 2022
WEN al 3 boeke in Irma Joubert se Oorlogstrilogie PLUS ’n paar Veldskoen vellies ter waarde van R999! (31 Jul)
Teken in op LAPA se nuusbrief voor 31 Julie 2022 en jy kan dalk wegstap met ’n pragtige Irma Joubert-geskenkpak – en in splinternuwe vellies!
Join Bulelani Ngcuka at the Albany Museum in Makhanda for the launch of The Sting in the Tale (11 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an insightful discussion of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg.
Book signing: Sifo: The Cooking Husband will be at Exclusive Books Gateway (9 Jul)
Join Sinoyolo Sifo at Exclusive Books Gateway and get your copy of Sifo: The Cooking Husband signed! Sifo is a husband that …
Wednesday – 6th July 2022
Nuwe uitgawe van Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert!
Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert is ’n heruitgawe van ’n geliefde titel. Nou beskikbaar by LAPA!
‘Dis asof jy aan hulle kan raak of hul hoor gesels’: Louise Viljoen resenseer Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur deur Tinus le Roux
Louise Viljoen het onlangs ’n resensie geskryf oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur deur Tinus le Roux – die heel eerste boek oor die oorlog wat in volkleur verskyn het!
Don’t miss One Night Only with the Legends of Crime Fiction! (27 Jul)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books are delighted to bring you One Night Only with the Legends of Crime Fiction!
Tuesday – 5th July 2022
‘Ek volg net my hartseer / en die naambord is jy’: Lees 3 gedigte uit Mixtape van die liefde, saamgestel deur Antjie Krog
LAPA Uitgewers deel graag drie gedigte uit Mixtape van die liefde deur Antjie Krog, Ingrid Jonker en Gilbert Gibson!
Uit sy hart uit: Moenie die bekendstelling van Hoerkind deur Herman Lategan by Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront misloop nie! (21 Jul)
Penguin Random House SA en Exclusive Books nooi jou uit na die bekendstelling van Hoerkind deur Herman Lategan.
If you’re suffering from a crisis of meaning, you’re not alone. Don’t miss the launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei (14 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei.