South Africa
Monday – 12th October 2020
Lees weer Sy fosforvrou en Blou diamant vir ’n ysprinses in Romanza Nostalgie: Rosita Oberholster
Romanza Nostalgie: Lees twee van Rosita Oberholster se eerste Romanza-verhale, Sy fosforvrou en Blou diamant vir ’n ysprinses, in hierdie spesiale versamelstuk-uitgawe.
Video: Peter Hain’s The Rhino Conspiracy tells a tale of brave activists who expose state-sponsored corruption and poaching in SA
Video: Peter Hain talks about his new novel The Rhino Conspiracy – an epic tale of corruption, collusion and courage set in contemporary South Africa.
Video: ‘Gangster State is full of damning evidence that Ace Magashule has stolen money’ – Political analyst Prince Mashele
Political analyst Prince Mashele says he doesn’t understand why ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule is still free, given the evidence in Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s awardwinning book, Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture.
Join CNA for a Learning Under Lockdown webinar with award-winning journalist Bongekile Macupe, Professor Jonathan Jansen and Fulbright Scholarship winner Emily O’Ryan
CNA will be hosting a Learning Under Lockdown webinar – not to be missed!
Don’t miss a civil society dialogue with Justice Dikgang Moseneke, hosted by Section27, Maverick Citizen and Pan Macmillan SA (15 Oct)
Join Section27 and Pan Macmillan South Africa for the All Rise webinar with former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
Thursday – 8th October 2020
‘This story is bigger than me, it’s bigger than us, it’s bigger than all of us’ – Read an excerpt from So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture by Anton Harber
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture by Anton Harber.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of So, For the Record by Anton Harber, in conversation with Jacques Pauw (8 Oct)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers, Love Books and The Reading List for the launch of Anton Harber’s new book So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture.
New book alert! VBS: A Dream Defrauded by Dewald van Rensburg – a compelling account of the epic VBS Mutual Bank heist
VBS: A Dream Defrauded by Dewald van Rensburg is out now from Penguin Random House.
Monday – 5th October 2020
‘It’s pleasant to pretend that men don’t rape children’ – Deon Wiggett uncovers a culture of complicity in My Only Story: The Hunt for a Serial Paedophile
In November 2019, Deon Wiggett’s sensational weekly podcasts held South Africa in thrall as he hunted down the paedophile who raped him as a schoolboy. Now, in My Only Story, he completes his exposé of Willem Breytenbach, the once brilliant teacher and later media luminary who led a predatory life.
‘It’s very important that journalists hold themselves accountable’: Anton Harber talks to Mandy Wiener about So, for the Record (Plus: Book trailer)
Anton Harber was a recent guest on The Midday Report on 702 where he spoke to Mandy Wiener about his disquieting new exposé So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture.
WIN 1 of 2 copies of Become an Influencer by Elma Smit, in English or Afrikaans – hurry, competition ends 6 October 2020!
You can stand a chance of winning 1 of 2 copies of Become an Influencer by Elma Smit. Enter on Bargain Books’s Facebook page before 6 October 2020 to win!
New book alert! Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max – a delightful and educational picture book for young readers interested in space travel
Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max is out now from Jacana Media, in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu!
Friday – 2nd October 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from A Family Affair, the new novel from bestselling author Sue Nyathi
Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and an excerpt from bestselling author Sue Nyathi’s new novel A Family Affair!
20th Anniversary SA Book Awards winners announced during virtual ceremony – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah wins grand prize
South African booksellers have voted and the overall winner of the 2020 SA Book Awards is Trevor Noah for the child adaptation of Born a Crime, published by Pan Macmillan SA.
Thursday – 1st October 2020
Book excerpt: Bouwer Bosch shares his secrets to success in Conversations with Influencers by Elma Smit
In this excerpt from Conversations with Influencers by Elma Smit, Bouwer Bosch talks about how he became an influencer, his vulnerability in the public eye, his divorce from actor Leandie du Randt and the advice he would give to his 16-year-old self.
[Watch] ‘We have to advocate for a change in the way the law protects them’ – Mandy Wiener introduces her new book, The Whistleblowers
‘If we want to motivate whistleblowers to continue to hold power to account, we have to stack the cards in their favour. We have to advocate for a change in the way the law protects them …’
[Must watch] A powerful conversation on Femme Erasure: Our Queer Undoing, with Dr Bev Ditsie, Mona Eltahawy and Jamil F Khan
Jacana Media hosted a Don’t Shut Up Conversation titled ‘Femme Erasure: Our Queer Undoing’ yesterday.
Wednesday – 30th September 2020
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser (Plus: Kyk na die aanlynbekendstelling op Facebook)
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser, ’n gotiese roman in die tradisie van Victoria Holt, en kyk na die aanlynbekendstelling op Facebook.
The untold story of a pioneering black scientist – find out more about Lorato Trok’s new book The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole
The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole by Lorato Trok is out in October 2020 from Jacana Media!
Birds of KwaZulu-Natal and their Zulu Names – the first project to use local language to save SA’s bird species
The John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, publishers of the Roberts bird books, is proud to announce the publication of Birds of KwaZulu-Natal and their Zulu Names.