Book events
International line-up announced for 2019 Poetry Africa Festival in Durban
The 23rd Poetry Africa Festival will take place in Durban from 7 – 12 October 2019.
All the book launch details for Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu?, edited by Niq Mhlongo (in Soweto, Rosebank, Pretoria and Melville)
Book launch: Black Tax edited by Niq Mhlongo | Soweto
Join Palesa Lengolo at the launch of her new book Stokvels: How They Can Make Your Money Work For You at the Mall of the South (28 Sep)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Stokvels: How They Can Make Your Money Work For You by Palesa Lengolo.
Africa Century International African Writers Conference unveils 2019 line-up
The 8th annual Africa Century International African Writers Conference takes place in Pretoria in November. Event details Date: 7 November 2019 Venue: …
Join Albie Sachs, in conversation with Shirley Gunn and Shanil Haricharan, for the Cape Town launch of Voices from the Underground (26 Sep)
Join Penguin Random House in Cape Town for the launch of Voices from the Underground: Eighteen Life Stories from Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Ashley Kriel Detachment.
Don’t miss The Warehouse Book Sale this Heritage Day in Cape Town
The Warehouse Book Sale is held in Cape Town on public holidays through the year and has the largest selection of books for sale at the best prices.
Don’t miss Masande Ntshanga at a Bridge Books event to launch his new novel Triangulum (21 Sep)
Join Bridge Books in Maboneng for the launch of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga!
Join Steven Boykey Sidley for the launch of his new novel Leaving Word at Exclusive Books Cavendish Square
Celebrate MFBooks Joburg’s 40th book birthday with the launch of Leaving Word by Steven Boykey Sidley.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Sh*thole! (19 Sep)
Howzit guys! You’re invited to join us for a night of caucasity with Coconut Kelz to celebrate her new book, Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole.
Don’t miss Tony Park discussing his new book, Ghosts of the Past, with Pages and Wine in Sandton (17 Sep)
Join Tony Park at a Pages and Wine event for dinner and a discussion of his new book, Ghosts of the Park.
Join Steven Boykey Sidley for the launch of his new novel Leaving Word at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Celebrate MFBooks Joburg’s 40th book birthday with the launch of Leaving Word by Steven Boykey Sidley, introduced by Mandla Langa.
Join Gaongalelwe Tiro for a book discussion of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro at Wits
Pan Macmillan and the History Workshop invite you to the launch of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro.
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Sh*thole! (17 Sep)
Howzit guys! You’re invited to join us for a night of caucasity with Coconut Kelz to celebrate her new book, Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole.
Save the date! Mphuthumi Ntabeni will visit the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent
Join Mphuthumi Ntabeni and the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent!
Don’t miss the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg at Love Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg.
Join Tony Park for a lunchtime chat at the Rand Club to discuss his new book, Ghosts of the Past
Join Tony Park for lunch at the Rand Club to discuss his new book, Ghosts of the Past.
Don’t miss the launch of Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa at Mamma Roma in Cape Town (27 Aug)
You are invited to the launch of Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa!
Don’t miss a book discussion of Our Words, Our Worlds: Writing on Black South African Women Poets at Wits (27 Aug)
WiSER, the Governing Intimacies project and UKZN Press invite you to a book discussion of Our Words, Our Worlds: Writing on Black South African Women Poets, 2000–2018, edited by Makhosazana Xaba.
Veels geluk aan al die finaliste van die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2019! (Plus: Video)
Die Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) het vroeër vandeesmaand die finaliste van die ATKV-Woordveertjies bekendgemaak.
Meet Yusuf Daniels, author of Living Coloured (Because Black and White were Already Taken), and get your book signed!
Yusuf Daniels, author of the hit memoir Living Coloured (Because Black and White were Already Taken), will be signing books at two Bargain Books stores in Cape Town.