South Africa

Monday – 5th July 2021

Don’t miss a book discussion of The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule with author Ebrahim Harvey in conversation with Darlene Miller (7 Jul)

The Wits School of Governance invite you to the launch of The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule by Dr Ebrahim Harvey.

Friday – 2nd July 2021

Video: Elsa Winckler lees ’n stukkie uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert

Verslawing, liefde en oorwinning: Kyk na Elsa Winckler se voorlesing uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert.

Footnotes, July 2021: 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. …

Een minuut met Gerhard Greyvensteyn: Lees ’n eksklusiewe onderhoud oor Die Seepunt-insident in The Penguin Post

Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn is nou beskikbaar! Lees ’n eksklusiewe onderhoud in The Penguin Post.

Don’t miss Elizabeth Nyamayaro’s Homebru Town Hall Q and A today! (2 July)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to a Homebru Q&A session with Elizabeth Nyamayaro, author of the new book I Am A Girl From Africa.

Don’t miss the SA Festival of Children’s Literature (2–4 July)

https://www.safestivalofchildrensliterature.co.za/

Thursday – 1st July 2021

Uittreksel: Sharnelle Hough (17) en Marna Engelbrecht (16) veg vir hul lewens in Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers

Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers waarin Sharnelle Hough (17) en Marna Engelbrecht (16) se laaste oomblikke uitgebeeld word.

How a Limpopo homeboy became a world champ turned lawyer – Tough Love by Lovemore Ndou

Tough Love: How A Limpopo Homeboy Became A World Champ Turned Lawyer by Lovemore Ndou is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Tuesday – 29th June 2021

Lees nou die eerste hoofstuk van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg

Sal Gita Bruwer ooit haar diepste geheime met die wêreld kan deel? Vind uit in Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg.

‘We are all refugees of our childhoods’: Read an excerpt from Ashraf Kagee’s dazzling new novel, By the Fading Light

Read an excerpt from By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey.

Monday – 28th June 2021

Voorafbestellings vir Chanette Paul se langverwagte Marilyn is nou beskikbaar!

Voorafbestellings nou beskikbaar! Maak seker jy kry jou kopie van Marilyn, die langverwagte Vywervrou-trilogie vervolg.

Binnekort beskikbaar! Moord is ’n kuns in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn

Wie het sakevrou, kunskenner en miljoenêr Imelda Grys vermoor? Vind uit in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.

Friday – 25th June 2021

50 Tydlose Breipatrone: Kreatiewe idees en nuttige wenke vir elke brei-entoesias

Van babakomberse en sjaals tot truie en bykomstighede – vind inspirasie vir elke okkasie in 50 Tydlose Breipatrone deur Christa Swanepoel

‘Vroue se rol het verander, ja. Ons is beslis nie meer slagoffers nie’: Gerda Taljaard gesels oor haar roman, Vier Susters

Lees ‘n onderhoud met Gerda Taljaard oor haar jongste roman, Vier Susters, in The Penguin Post.

Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

Jacana Media is thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.

When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out, edited by Sue Nyathi, with contributions from Lorraine Sithole, Desiree-Anne Martin, Mamokgethi Phakeng, Shafinaaz Hassim and others

When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out, edited by Sue Nyathi, is out in early July from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Tuesday – 22nd June 2021

Skade en skande op die strate van Parys: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver

Penguin Random House SA het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver – ’n boeiende roman oor die ontnugtering van die middeljare wat in 2017 op die rakke verskyn het.

Eer jou vader en jou moeder … maar wat as hulle verkeerd is? Lees ’n uittreksel uit JJ Olivier se debuutroman, Skilderkrans

Lees ’n uittreksel uit Skilderkrans, JJ Olivier se debuutroman wat afspeel tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog.

Secrets From The Cockpit by Robert Schapiro – a rare slice of aviation history

Secrets from the Cockpit: Pilots Behaving Badly and Other Flying Stories by Robert Schapiro is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees

Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees by AT Ankiewicz is out soon from Jacana Media.