Book events
Join Fiona Snyckers, in conversation with Lorraine Sithole, for the launch of her new novel Lacuna at Love Books
You are invited to the Johannesburg launch of Lacuna, the new novel by Fiona Snyckers.
Don’t miss the launch of the extraordinary book The Last Elephants at Kalk Bay Books (9 April)
‘Who and what would we be without elephants in the world? What would their extinction say about the human species? What would be the cost of the loss of this animal to the landscapes, to the ecology of other species such as insects, birds, mammals, plants and trees and more … and to the human psyche?’ – Dr Ian McCallum
Hayley Chewins launches her captivating debut novel The Turnaway Girls at Love Books
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Turnaway Girls by Hayley Chewins.
Don’t miss the launch of Whatever, the frank and hilariously dark memoir of 19-year-old Saskia Bailey, at The Book Lounge (10 April)
MFBooks Joburg invites you to the Cape Town launch of Saskia Bailey’s debut book, Whatever: A 21st-century Memoir.
Renowned Stanford political scientist Francis Fukuyama will be in South Africa for the launch of his new book Identity
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition by Francis Fukuyama.
Don’t miss the Cheeky Natives in conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane at the Live Literature Market in Newtown
This Sunday, Word N Sound and the Cheeky Natives bring you a conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about his first book, Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #MustFallMovements.
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books i’langa Mall (3 April)
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen in Mbombela.
Don’t miss the launch of Whatever, the frank and hilariously dark memoir of 19-year-old Saskia Bailey, at Love Books (4 April)
MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Saskia Bailey’s debut book, Whatever: A 21st-century Memoir.
Don’t miss a book discussion of We Are No Longer at Ease at the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival (22 Mar)
Is free higher education a human right? Join Jacana Media for a book discussion and intergenerational conversation at Constitution Hill.
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Orange Restaurant
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books Hyde Park, followed by a dinner
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.
Don’t miss the launch of Carsten Rasch’s memoir Between Rock and a Hard Place at Love Books (28 Mar)
MFBooks Joburg and Love Books invite you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.
Join Julia Martin for the launch of her memoir The Blackridge House at The Book Lounge
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Blackridge House by Julia Martin.
Join Carsten Rasch in conversation with Valiant Swart for the launch of Between Rock and a Hard Place in Stellenbosch
MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.
Don’t miss the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics at Constitution Hill (19 Mar)
Constitution Hill, Exclusive Books and Jacana Media invite you to the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics: People, Parties and Players.
Don’t miss a book discussion of Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane and The Cheeky Natives
Join Rekgotsofetse Chikane, youth activist and author, for a book discussion and live podcast recording with The Cheeky Natives.
Zapiro returns to FanCon in Cape Town! (28 April)
Zapiro, South Africa’s top multi-award winning cartoonist, returns to FanCon!
Join Prof. Ntongela Masilela for a seminar at JIAS titled ‘Ezekiel Mphahlele: An Incomparable Figure for all Horizons’
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study invites you to a seminar titled ‘Ezekiel Mphahlele: An Incomparable Figure for all Horizons’, presented by Prof. Ntongela Masilela.
Join the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club in celebrating indigenous languages
As we celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages, The Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club invites you a panel discussion on the theme ‘Literacy in Indigenous Languages as the Foundation of Community, Economic, Social and Political Advancement’.
Don’t miss the launch of Katharine Kilalea’s mesmerising debut novel OK, Mr Field at The Book Lounge (20 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to an evening with Katharine Kilalea, author of OK, Mr Field.