Book events

Ivorian author Véronique Tadjo will be at Book Circle Capital in Joburg to launch her novel In the Company of Men (24 Aug)

Jacana Media and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo!

Join Margie Orford for the Joburg launch of her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder (31 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Eye of the Beholder, the new novel from Margie Orford.

Find out which authors will be at the 2022 Open Book Festival in Cape Town – and book your tickets now!

The Open Book Festival will be taking place in Cape Town from 2 to 4 September this year. 

Don’t miss the launch of the new book Africa Fashion at Merchants on Long in Cape Town (25 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Merchants on Long invite you to the launch of Africa Fashion, featuring South African designers Sindiso Khumalo, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Maxhosa Africa and Nao Serati.

Don’t miss Mark Winkler in conversation with Helen Moffett for the launch of The Errors of Doctor Browne (25 Aug)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the in-store launch of The Errors of Doctor Browne, the new novel by Mark Winkler.

Don’t miss an afternoon with Roger Ballen to celebrate his new book Ballenesque (21 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers to celebrate four decades of work by one of the world’s most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers.

Kom vier Die onsienlike wêreld van engele deur Jaco Scholtz by Exclusive Books Tygervallei! (20 Aug)

LUCA en Exclusive Books nooi jou graag uit na die bekendstelling van Die onsienlike wêreld van engele deur Jaco Scholtz!

Join Oscar Chalupsky for the launch of his memoir No Retreat, No Surrender in Cape Town (23 Aug)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books Waterfront invite you to the launch of Oscar Chalupsky’s new book No Retreat, No Surrender: The Inspiring Story of a World-Champion Sportsman and Cancer Warrior.

Don’t miss an evening with Welcome Mandla Lishivha, author of Boy on the Run (30 Aug)

Bridge Books and Jacana Media invite you to an intimate evening with author Welcome Mandla Lishivha to discuss their memoir Boy on the Run.

Cape Town foodies, listen up! Don’t miss Cooking Experiences 2022 with Kosbaar-author Elmarie Berry (13 Aug – 3 Nov)

Want to learn how to make cooking easier and more enjoyable? Join Kosbaar author Elmarie Berry for a series of eight cooking experiences at her home in Cape Town!

Louisa Treger to tour South Africa to launch her new novel Madwoman (10-11 Aug)

Louisa Treger will be in South Africa in August to launch her new novel Madwoman!

Don’t miss the launch of In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line at The Book Lounge in Cape Town (Tues)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line by Siedine Coetzee, Hester Klopper and Jonathan Jansen.

Kom gesels met Herman Lategan oor sy memoir, Hoerkind, in Parktown (10 Aug), Pretoria (11 Aug) en Langebaan (20 Aug)!

Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die bekendstellings van Hoerkind: Die memoires van ’n randeier deur Herman Lategan.

Kom ontmoet die vroueskrywers van LUCA Christelike titels in Klerksdorp! (31 Aug)

LUCA, die Christendruknaam van LAPA Uitgewers, nooi jou graag om Ina Bonnette, Elsa Winckler, An-Mari do Carmo en Louise Viljoen te kom ontmoet by NG Kerk Doringkruin in Klerksdorp!

Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game in Cape Town (2 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the book launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.

What makes an African city? Don’t miss this Jacana Media Conversation (28 Jul)

Join Jacana Media for a conversation on what makes an African city.

Mandela: Saint or Sell-out? Don’t miss a Jacana Media Don’t Shut Up conversation on correcting the Mandela myth (18 Jul)

Many are familiar with two versions of Nelson Mandela. Both versions render the man a myth, requiring that he is either venerated as single-handedly achieving democracy or demonised for the shortcomings of that very same democracy.

Online event: Adventures of a Field Biologist – Fishes of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River, Botswana by Mike Bruton

Penguin Random House SA and the Struik Nature Club invite you to a Kirstenbosch talk titled ‘Adventures of a Field Biologist: Fishes of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River, Botswana’ by Mike Bruton.

Book signing: Sifo: The Cooking Husband will be at Exclusive Books Gateway (9 Jul)

Join Sinoyolo Sifo at Exclusive Books Gateway and get your copy of Sifo: The Cooking Husband signed! Sifo is a husband that …

Join Bulelani Ngcuka at the Albany Museum in Makhanda for the launch of The Sting in the Tale (11 Jul)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an insightful discussion of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg.