Book events

Don’t miss the launch of Leandie du Randt: My Life Hacks at Exclusive Books Brooklyn Mall! (30 Nov)

Penguin Random House SA and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of My Life Hacks by Leandie du Randt tomorrow at 17:30 in Pretoria!

Free webinar: Inside the publishing process with Pan Macmillan (1 Dec)

Join Pan Macmillan South Africa’s free webinar for a guide to navigating the publishing process and an overview of the publishing industry.

Don’t miss a book signing of Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall’s Rogues’ Gallery in Cape Town (20 Nov)

Join Penguin Random House for a book signing with Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall, the authors of Rogues’ Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in South Africa, from the VOC to the ANC!

Don’t miss a night in with Jodi Picoult to celebrate her new novel Wish You Were Here (25 Nov)

Don’t miss an evening event with bestselling author Jodi Picoult – to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Wish You Were Here!

Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Akwaeke Emezi about their new book Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (17 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Cheeky Natives invite you to the virtual launch of Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi.

Don’t miss the launch and panel discussion of Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar by Luise White (25 Nov)

WiSER invite you to the launch of Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar by Luise White.

Don’t miss the launch of the new Deon Meyer thriller The Dark Flood at Exclusive Books Cavendish (18 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the Cape Town launch of The Dark Flood – the new thriller from bestseller Deon Meyer!

Join Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield for the launch of Joining the Dots by Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield (9 Nov)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books for the launch of Joining the Dots: An Unauthorised Biography of Pravin Gordhan by Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield.

Join Lorraine Sithole for the launch of Joanne Joseph’s debut novel Children of Sugarcane (5 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to join Joanne Joseph and Lorraine Sithole as they discuss Children of Sugarcane. 

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event! Deon Meyer in conversation with Lee and Andrew Child for the launch of Better Off Dead (4 Nov)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Better Off Dead by Lee and Andrew Child.

Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie die virtuele bekendstelling van Roet deur Hannes Barnard mis nie! (10 Nov)

Die nasleep van ‘n apokaliptiese wolk. ‘n 90’s mix tape. En chaos. Baie chaos. Roet deur Hannes Barnard is nou beskikbaar!

Don’t miss the launch of Joanne Fedler’s new book Unbecoming at Exclusive Books Rosebank (2 Nov)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Unbecoming by Joanne Fedler.

Don’t miss the launch of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness by Sicelo Mbatha and Bridget Pitt at Alma Cafe in Cape Town (3 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness.

Meet award-winning writer Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni, author of Wanda the Brave, for virtual book reading session! (30 Oct)

Award-winning writer Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni will be doing a virtual reading of her children’s book Wanda the Brave!

Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Gretchen Haley about her novel The Tearoom (28 Oct)

Penguin Random House and The Cheeky Natives invite you to the virtual launch of The Tearoom by Gretchen Haley.

Don’t miss the launch of The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid at The Rand Club (30 Oct)

The Rand Club and Penguin Random House proudly invite you to the launch of The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid.

Join David Dison for the launch of his new novel The Good Nigerian at Emoyeni in Joburg (28 Oct)

It’s time to meet in person again, and Jacana Media invites you all to the book launch of The Good Nigerian by David Dison!

Seminar by Tom Lodge: Who joined the Party? The changing sociology of South African Communism, 1921-2021 (26 Oct)

WiSER and the Forge invite you to an online seminar by Tom Lodge (University of Limerick): Who joined the Party? The changing sociology of South African Communism, 1921–2021.