South Africa

Thursday – 10th September 2020

Spring reading competition – win a hamper of books from Penguin Random House SA

One lucky winner will receive a hamper with all these brilliant books PLUS a R1000 voucher from Sorbet so you can get yourself all spruced up for Spring!

Wednesday – 9th September 2020

[Video] ‘Fresh, new, quirky and acerbic’ – Izak de Vries discusses Max Annas’s novel The Farm

In this video, Catalyst Press South Africa office manager, SarahBelle Selig, chats with Izak de Vries of LAPA Publishers about distributing Catalyst books in South Africa, and the release of The Farm by Max Annas.

Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Connie Luyt gesels met Phyllis Green oor haar jongste roman, Waar onthou begin (15 Sep)

Penguin Random House SA en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou uit na die virtuele bekendstelling van Waar onthou begin deur Connie Luyt, in gesprek met Phyllis Green.

Luister! Deon Lamprecht lees ’n uittreksel voor uit Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola (Plus: Onderhoud)

Deon Lamprecht het onlangs ’n uittreksel voorgelees uit sy jongste boek, Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola. Luister na die voorlesing.

Celebrate Heritage Month with these great local fiction titles, available from The Book Lounge for just R99 each

Celebrate Heritage Month with these great local fiction titles from Vanessa Raphaely, Nthikeng Mohlele, Fiona Snyckers and Craig Higginson!

Tuesday – 8th September 2020

Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Wat gebeur as jy die apokalips misloop? Hannes Barnard gesels oor sy nuwe roman, Wolk (10 Sep)

LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na ’n aanlynbekendstelling van Hannes Barnard se jongste jeugroman, Wolk. 

New book alert! Cop Under Cover: My Life in the Shadows With Drug Lords, Robbers and Smugglers by Johann van Loggerenberg

Cop Under Cover: My Life in the Shadows With Drug Lords, Robbers and Smugglers by Johann van Loggerenberg is out in September 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Monday – 7th September 2020

Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse

Aandag! Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse!

2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Réney Warrington en Murray La Vita pronk op die kortlys in Film and Niefiksie

Aandag! Twee LAPA-boeke is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Smit Motors deur Réney Warrington en Boodskapper van die gode deur Murray La Vita.

How the children of Nazi perpetrators come to terms with their parents’ hidden past – don’t miss the launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair (10 Sep)

Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the online launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair: In Search of a Hidden Life by Daniel Lee.

Friday – 4th September 2020

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Vivian de Klerk’s must-read debut novel Not to Mention

The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and …

2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Johan Jack Smith, Marita van der Vyver, Theo Kemp en die wyle Harry Kalmer verskyn op die kortlys

Aandag! Vier skrywers by Penguin Random House SA is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse. Veels geluk aan Johan Jack Smith, Marita van der Vyver, Theo Kemp en die wyle Harry Kalmer.

Now available in English! The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror by award-winning journalist Jana Marx

LAPA Publishers is excited to announce that Afspraak met moord by Jana Marx is now available in English as The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror.

Portrait of the Writer as a Young … Writer – special offer on all Dinaane Debut Fiction Award ebooks

Since 2002, Jacana has published an astonishing array of debut novelists who have gone on to become household names.

Thursday – 3rd September 2020

Die eerste twee uitgawes in die Romanza Nostalgie-reeks is hier! Onthou jy nog die stories deur Dina Botha en Madelie Human?

Om Romanza se vyftiende bestaansjaar te gedenk, het LAPA ses van die suksesvolste skrywers se gewildste stories saamgebondel as Romanza Nostalgie. Hier is die eerste twee versamelitems in die reeks geskryf deur Madelie Human and Dina Botha.

Find out more about To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini – a must-read for every sci-fi fan

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini will be published globally on 15 September 2020.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau (9 Sep)

Join CNA and Penguin Random House SA for the virtual launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau.