Book events

Don’t miss Kate Mosse at the 2018 Kingsmead Book Fair

Kingsmead College is hosting the seventh annual Kingsmead Book Fair on Saturday 12 May 2018, from 8:30 to 18:00.

Join Nthikeng Mohlele for the launch of Michael K at African Flavour Books with Eusebius McKaiser

Pan Macmillan and African Flavour Books Braamfontein invite you to join us for the launch of Michael K by Nthikeng Mohlele!

Don’t miss the launch of Like Sodium in Water by Hayden Eastwood at Love Books

Love Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Like Sodium in Water by Hayden Eastwood.

Haji Mohamed Dawjee launches Sorry, Not Sorry at Love Books

Penguin Random House SA and Love Books invite you to the launch of Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Join Clive and Anton Walker for the launch of Rhino Revolution: Searching for New Solutions

Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Rhino Revolution: Searching for New Solutions by Clive and Anton Walker.

Don’t miss the launch of Like Sodium in Water by Hayden Eastwood at Bridge Books Maboneng

Bridge Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Like Sodium in Water by Hayden Eastwood.

Silent auction at the Cape Town launch of Phumlani Pikoli’s new book The Fatuous State of Severity

Cape Town-based artist Skubalisto, aka Skhumbuzo Vabaza, has created a painting which he describes as ‘the effect Phumlani Pikoli’s writing has on [his] creative process’.

Don’t miss the launch of The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head, the new novel from John Hunt, at the Circa Gallery

Umuzi invites you to the launch of The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head by John Hunt.

Don’t miss a public lecture by Christa Kuljian on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins

Christa Kuljian will be giving a public lecture on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins.

Line-up of local and international authors announced for 2018 Franschhoek Literary Festival

The programme for the 2018 Franschhoek Literary Festival has been revealed!

Don’t miss the launch of Mary Watson’s The Wren Hunt at The Book Lounge, with Sally Partridge

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson.

Join Johan Raath for a Recce Story Night in Pretoria

Date: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Event: SASFA Story Evening
Venue: Ruimsig Country Club, Johannesburg
Time: 18:30 for 19:00
Click here for more information.

Don’t miss the launch of Living Shores: Interacting with Southern Africa’s Marine Ecosystems in Gansbaai

Marine Dynamics and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Living Shores: Interacting with Southern Africa’s Marine Ecosystems.

Join Koleka Putuma to celebrate Collective Amnesia’s one-year anniversary at The Book Lounge

we are going to have wine, read from the book, sign the book, celebrate the book. It has changed my life & I couldn’t have done it without you.

If you are in CPT come through.

Collective Amnesia Merchandise & Copies of the Books will be on sale!

Join Johan Raath, author of Blood Money, for a Recce Story Night in Roodepoort

Blood Money: Stories of an ex-Recce’s Missions as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers. Shortly …

The Book Lounge launch of Secret Keeper, Kerry Hammerton’s third collection of poetry

The Book Lounge and Modjaji Books are delighted to invite you to the launch of Kerry Hammerton’s third collection of poetry, Secret Keeper. Finuala Dowling will be in conversation with Kerry, who will also read from her collection.

Join Angela Makholwa and French author Bénédicte Ann at African Flavour Books

Angela Makholwa will be in conversation with French author Bénédicte Ann at African Flavour Books!

Save SA fiction: Don’t miss the launch of the Storied initiative

Storied is a campaign to save South African fiction and get people investing in its future. Come along to the Share Block Party to see how you can be a part of this exciting crowd-funding campaign.

Join Tembeka Ngcukaitobi for the launch of The Land Is Ours with Eusebius McKaiser at Constitution Hill

Penguin Random House and Constitution Hill invite you to the launch of The Land Is Ours by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi.