South Africa

Tuesday – 10th May 2022

Liewe Mamma, staan ’n kans om ’n pragtige LAPA-geskenkpak te wen! Neem deel voor 31 Mei 2022

Teken in op LAPA se nuusbrief en jy kan dalk wegstap met ’n pragtige geskenkpak propvol boeke spesiaal vir die moeders!

Monday – 9th May 2022

Nuut deur die skrywer van Adder en Brandmerk: Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels

Help, my seun is ’n moordenaar! Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels is nou beskikbaar by Penguin Random House SA.

Win a copy of Magda: My Journey by Magda Wierzycka!

Penguin Random House is giving away a copy of Magda Wierzycka’s new biography Magda: My Journey!

History comes alive in Tinus le Roux’s book The Boer War in Colour

The Boer War in Colour by Tinus le Roux is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Thursday – 5th May 2022

Offers vir die vlieë deur Fanie Viljoen wen die 2022 Scheepersprys vir Jeuglektuur! (Plus: Lees ’n uittreksel)

Die Raad van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns het pas die Akademiebekronings vir 2022 bekendgemaak! Fanie Viljoen wen die gesogte Scheepersprys vir jeuglektuur vir sy roman, Offers vir die vlieë.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Promise

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the digital launch of The Promise by Damon Galgut. 

Don’t miss an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga in Cape Town! (16 May)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim (5 May)

Jacana Media and CineCentre Killarney invite you to the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim.

Wednesday – 4th May 2022

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Mike Nicol’s new thriller Hammerman (4 May)

Penguin Random House andPenguin Random House invite you to the in-store launch of Hammerman by Mike Nicol!

Moenie LAPA se Herfs-uitverkoping misloop nie! Kry tot 40% afslag op jou gunstelingboeke voor 6 Mei 2022

Van spanningsverhale tot historiese romanses, daar is iets vir almal in LAPA Uitgewers se Herfs-uitverkoping! 

‘Smuts was one of the towering figures of South African history, whether one liked him or not’ – an interview with author Richard Steyn

Richard Steyn chatted to Polity recently about his biography Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness.

Sunday – 1st May 2022

One minute with author Mike Nicol

Hammerman: A Walking Shadow, the new thriller from Mike Nicol, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Tuesday – 26th April 2022

Wat’s lekker by LAPA in April? Drie maklike maniere om opwindende boekbondels te wen!

Wil jy graag wegstap met boekbondels ter waarde van soveel as R2,000? Neem vandag nog deel aan LAPA Uitgewers se opwindende kompetisies vir die maand April.

SJ Naudé wen die Hertzogprys vir Prosa en die 2022 UJ-prys vir sy bundel kortverhale, Dol heuning! (Plus: Uittreksel)

SJ Naudé se tweede bundel kortverhale, Dol heuning, is die wenner van die gesogte Hertzogprys vir Prosa asook die 2022 UJ-prys! Veels geluk aan die skrywer!

An interview with Robby Kojetin, author of Mind Over Mountain: A Mental and Physical Climb to the Top, in the new episode of Pagecast

In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Robby Kojetin is in conversation with Pippa Hudson about his new book Mind Over Mountain: A Mental and Physical Climb to the Top. 

Friday – 22nd April 2022

Footnotes, April 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 – 20th April 2022

‘The hammerman is that kind of man. She will shoot him three times in the chest.’ – Read an excerpt from Mike Nicol’s new thriller Hammerman

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Hammerman: A Walking Shadow, the new Fish Pescado and Vicki Kahn thriller from Mike Nicol.

Win a hamper of brilliant books – Run Rose Run, The Milk Tart Murders and Again, Rachel!

Penguin Random House is giving away a hamper of three brilliant books!

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! A conversation with Dr Leopold Scholtz, author of Terreur En Bevryding

The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!

‘These stories are nothing short of miraculous.’ – Find out more about Terry-Ann Adams’s latest book, White Chalk

White Chalk, the new novel from Terry-Ann Adams, will be out from Jacana Media this month!