Book events

Save the date for the Joburg and Stellenbosch launches of Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch by Eva Mazza

Don’t miss the launches of Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch, the debut novel from Eva Mazza – a sexy, fast-paced page-turner written with wry humour and finesse.

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Graham Viney for a Royal Tribute Movie Night

Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Graham Viney, author of The Last Hurrah: South Africa and the Royal Tour of 1947, as he indulges our curiosity of the British Royal Family.

Don’t miss the launch of Charles Abrahams’s new book Class Action: In Search of a Larger Life at The Book Lounge (13 Feb)

‘A beautifully told, heartfelt story about hunger, sex, identity and legal idealism and creativity. When it ended I wanted more.’ – Albie Sachs

Join LesDaChef for a signing event for his new cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey at Exclusive Books Clearwater (26 Jan)

Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the signing of Dijo: My Food, My Journey by LesDaChef.

Don’t miss Sihle Khumalo at The Book Lounge for the launch of Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse (24 Jan)

Join Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge for the launch of Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse, the new book by Sihle Khumalo, the bestselling author of Dark Continent My Black Arse and Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu.

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Tony Park’s new book Scent of Fear (17 Jan)

Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to meet Tony Park at the launch of his new novel, Scent of Fear.

Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Tony Park’s new book Scent of Fear (15 Jan)

Pan Macmillan and Bargain Books invite you to meet Tony Park at the launch of his new novel, Scent of Fear.

Join Lesego Semenya for a discussion of his new cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey at the Treasure Island pop-up exhibition

Jacana Media and the Treasure Island pop-up exhibition invite you to a discussion of Dijo: My Food, My Journey by Lesego Semenya.

Don’t miss Frank Ostaseski, internationally respected Buddhist teacher, at The Novalis Ubuntu Institute

Frank Ostaseski will be speaking at The Novalis Ubuntu Institute in Cape Town.

Join Ian Glenn for the launch of his new book The First Safari at the Lycée Français du Cap in Cape Town

Jacana Media and the Lycée Français du Cap invite you to the book launch of The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant by Ian Glenn.

Join BlackBird Books and Abantu Book Festival for sundowners at the Soweto Hotel

BlackBird Books, Abantu Book Festival and The Soweto Hotel invite you to sundowners.

Don’t miss the launch of Set a Table, the new cookbook by Karen Dudley, in Cape Town (2 Dec)

Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Set a Table by Karen Dudley. 

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Southern African Muckraking, edited by Anton Harber (26 Nov)

Jacana Media and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Southern African Muckraking: 150 Years Of Investigative Journalism Which Has Shaped The Region, edited by Anton Harber.

Join Sihle Khumalo for a Brand New Book Bash at UPPERcase Books, to celebrate his new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse (5 Dec)

Join Umuzi and UPPERcase Books for an evening with Sihle Khumalo, to celebrate and introduce his new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse. 

Get your copy of Set a Table signed by Karen Dudley at Bargain Books in Cape Town (24 Nov)

Jacana Media and Bargain Books invite you to a book signing of Set a Table by Karen Dudley.

Join Sihle Khumalo at Bridge Books Maboneng for the launch of his new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse (29 Nov)

Join Umuzi at Bridge Books Maboneng for the launch of Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse, the new book by Sihle Khumalo, the bestselling author of Dark Continent My Black Arse and Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu.

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Terry Kurgan’s new book Everyone is Present (22 Nov)

Fourthwall Books and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Everyone is Present: Essays on Photography, Memory and Family by Terry Kurgan.

Abantu Book Festival organisers announce new additions to this year’s programme – including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie!

Abantu Book Festival organisers have announced some additional international guests of this year’s event, namely Odafe Atogun, Lola Shoneyin and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. …

Don’t miss Vanessa Govender in Chatsworth discussing her book Beaten but not Broken and 16 Days of Activism

Vanessa Govender will be in Chatsworth, Durban to chat about her new book Beaten but not Broken, and commemorate the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign.