Book events
Don’t miss the launch of Too Black to Wear Whites by Jonty Winch and Richard Parry at The Book Lounge (5 Feb)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Too Black to Wear Whites: The Remarkable Story of Krom Hendriks, a Cricket Hero Who Was Rejected by Cecil John Rhodes’s Empire by Jonty Winch and Richard Parry.
Attention Mahikeng! Join Gaongalelwe Tiro at the Maftown Book Club to discuss his book Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro (30 Jan)
The Maftown Book Club session for the month of January will focus on Gaongalelwe Tiro’s book Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro.
Don’t miss the launch of UCT Under Apartheid by Howard Phillips, part of UCT’s Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series (12 Feb)
Alumni and friends of the University of Cape Town are invited to a campus book launch of UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968, written by retired UCT academic Howard Phillips.
Don’t miss Ronnie Kasrils’s Wits History Workshop seminar on his new memoir Catching Tadpoles (12 Feb)
Join Jacana Media and the Wits History Workshop for a seminar by Ronnie Kasrils about his latest memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel.
Kom vier die bekendstelling van René van Zyl se jongste samesweringsriller Die Alfadokument in Pretoria (30 Jan)
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boekwinkel nooi jou uit na die bekendstelling van Die Alfadokument deur René van Zyl.
Join Ali Bacher and David Williams for an informative presentation on their new book South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present (12 Feb)
Get ready to be bowled over!
Join us for an informative presentation by Dr Ali Bacher and David Williams as they discuss their new book ‘South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers – Past & Present’ at St Dunstan’s College on Wednesday, 12 February.
Don’t miss an evening of sensual delight with Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, The Lazy Makoti and The Cheeky Natives! (14 Feb)
Join Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, The Lazy Makoti and The Cheeky Natives for an evening of sensual delight with chocolate body paint, exciting toy giveaways and tips for pleasure lovers.
Join Amy Heydenrych for the launch of her new thriller The Pact at Love Books (5 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Pact by Amy Heydenrych.
2020 Time of the Writer Festival – dates and authors announced
The dates and initial line-up for the 2020 Time of the Writer Festival have been announced!
Join The Business Book Club for a discussion of Sweat Scale $ell with business accelerator Pavlo Phitidis (4 Feb)
The February edition of The Business Book Club will feature business accelerator Pavlo Phitidis.
Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and David Williams for a lunch-time launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers at the Rand Club
Who are South Africa’s greatest bowlers? Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams for a lunch-time discussion at the Rand Club to find out!
Don’t miss an evening with Prue Leith in Cape Town (PLUS a cooking demonstration!) (5 Feb)
Join Pan Macmillan for a meet and greet and cooking demonstration by Prue Leith to celebrate her two latest cookbooks, Prue and The Vegetarian Kitchen (coming March 2020).
Join Hassen Ebrahim for the launch of his memoir Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier at Love Books (29 Jan)
Jacana Media and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation invite you to the launch of Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim.
Don’t miss the launch of Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes: A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces at the Artscape (27 Jan)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Fine Music Radio invite you to the launch of Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes.
Don’t miss Phumlani Pikoli’s multidisciplinary exhibition Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity in Joburg (23 Jan)
Multidisciplinary artist and writer Phumlani Pikoli is debuting an exhibition entitled ‘Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity’, based on his book, at TMRW Gallery in Joburg.
Don’t miss the Literary Alliance book discussion of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure (15 Feb)
Join the Literary Alliance for a Valentine’s Day book discussion of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure, with author Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.
Calling all book lovers in Stone Town Zanzibar! Make sure to diarise the launch of Ndileka Mandela’s memoir I Am Ndileka
StepOne will be hosting Ndileka Mandela in Zanzibar’s first event of its kind as she launches her new book I Am Ndileka.
Don’t miss the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger at the Two Oceans Aquarium (2 Feb)
Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger.
Don’t miss the launch of Sylvester Chauke’s book Stand Against Bland at Book Circle Capital in Melville (6 Feb)
Book Circle Capital invites you to the launch of Stand Against Bland by Sylvester Chauke in Melville.
Save the date! Launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present, by Ali Bacher and David Williams, at The Wanderers (22 Jan)
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.