South Africa

Thursday – 3rd June 2021

Pitkos vir kinders en grootmense in Briewe van Mieliepit deur Fanie Viljoen – die heel eerste kinderboek uit LUCA se stal

Nou beskikbaar! Briewe van Mieliepit uit die pen van geliefde kinderboekskrywer Fanie Viljoen, en pragtig geïllustreer deur Megan Bird.

The Inside Track on Publishing for Writers – Don’t miss Helen Moffett’s publishing seminar in partnership with Modjaji Books (24 Jun)

Join Modjaji Books on Thursday 24 June 2021 at 6pm for a publishing seminar with experienced editor, award-winning writer and all-round book fiend Helen Moffett.

BirdLife South Africa honours ‘Forgotten Scientist’ Saul Sithole with the Saul Sithole Memorial Library

Lorato Trok’s book The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole tells the story of a pioneering black scientist whose great contribution to the fields of anthropology and ornithology in South Africa has been ignored and largely forgotten.

Wednesday – 2nd June 2021

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Promise by Damon Galgut, in conversation with Mark Gevisser (2 Jun)

Penguin Random House and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of The Promise by Damon Galgut!

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Mad Honey by SJ Naudé, in conversation with Masande Ntshanga (3 Jun)

Penguin Random House and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Mad Honey by SJ Naudé!

Kom kuier saam met drie van jou gunsteling Romanzaskrywers in Klerksdorp (5 Junie)

Kom kuier saam met Louise van der Merwe (Mode en motors), Felicia Snyman (In sy hart), en Didi Potgieter (Hart van ys) by From Shack to Sanctuary in Klerksdorp.

Tuesday – 1st June 2021

Kom ontmoet Prinses Pampoenpit se skrywer, Bianca Flanders, in Stellenbosch! (5 Junie)

LAPA Uitgewers en ATKV-Inkstories nooi jou graag na ’n geleentheid met Bianca Flanders in Stellenbosch die naweek.

Moenie die bekendstelling van Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard by die Pretoria Kunsvereniging misloop nie! (18 Junie)

Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard, in gesprek met prof. Willie Burger.

First ever children’s book published in endangered N|uu language

The first ever children’s book in the near-extinct San language of N|uu has been published.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Facets of Death by Michael Stanley, in conversation with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (8 Jun)

Orenda Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Michael Stanley’s chilling, sophisticated, warmly funny and absolutely nail-biting thriller Facets of Death.

Monday – 31st May 2021

New book alert! A new edition of Sol Plaatje’s seminal novel Mhudi, with an Introduction by Sabata-mpho Mokae

A new edition of Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi, with an Introduction by Sabata-mpho Mokae, will be out soon from Jacana Media.

Arrested By His Love by Khanyisile Madlala

A non-fiction page turner, Arrested By His Love is an inspirational memoir of self discovery, finding your life purpose, fulfilling destiny and walking in victory amid adversary.

My Final Answer: Get behind the scenes with Jeremy Maggs (2 Jun)

Join Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis in conversation with Jeremy Maggs as they take a look behind-the-scenes at what was unfolding in the newsrooms as some of the breaking stories in South Africa unfolded.

Friday – 28th May 2021

Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some – Shana Fife’s writing is like nothing you’ve read before

Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some by Shana Fife will be out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

New book by Nthikeng Mohlele announced! (PLUS new edition of Small Things)

A new book of short stories by Nthikeng Mohlele will be published by Jacana Media in October 2021!

Thursday – 27th May 2021

Wat het regtig daardie aand by die koshuis gebeur? Vind uit in Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers – binnekort beskikbaar!

Binnekort beskikbaar: Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers, skrywer van die topverkoper Huis van Gruwels.

When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky – a record of its time with lessons for ours

When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John Schlapobersky is out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss Jenny Crwys-Williams in conversation with David Baldacci for the South African launch of A Gambling Man (17 Jun)

Join Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books for the South African launch of David Baldacci’s new novel A Gambling Man!

Wednesday – 26th May 2021

Kyk net die pragtige omslag! Marilyn deur Chanette Paul verskyn in Julie 2021

Chanette Paul het onlangs die omslag van haar opkomende roman, Marilyn, op Facebook onthul.

Five lovely ex-girlfriends; one sweet-talking scoundrel – Limerence by Vincent Pienaar

Set in vibrant, ever-changing Joburg, Limerence tracks Scout’s relationships with five remarkable women, from his bygone days of first dates to a life of higher and higher tightropes – and no safety net in sight. Warm-hearted and funny, this is a tale guaranteed to lift the spirits of even the sourest of exes.