Cape Town

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity

Pan Macmillan and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity.

Don’t miss George Bizos and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi at The Book Lounge for the launch of 65 Years of Friendship

Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of 65 Years of Friendship by George Bizos: A story of a remarkable friendship between two remarkable men.

Join Sally Partridge for the launch of Mine at The Book Lounge

You are invited to the launch of Sally Partridge’s fifth novel for young adults, Mine.

Don’t miss the launch of The Knock on the Door at The Book Lounge, with Pravin Gordhan

Pan Macmillan invites you to the launch of The Knock on the Door: The Story of the Detainees’ Parents Support Committee by Terry Shakinovsky and Sharon Cort.

Don’t miss the Cape Town Pride Bookcase with Chwayita Ngamlana and others

Join Chwayita Ngamlana, author of If I Stay Right Here, at the Cape Town Pride Bookcase.

Join Claire Robertson for the launch of Under Glass at Kalk Bay Books

Umuzi and Kalk Bay Books invite you to join us for the launch of Under Glass by Claire Robertson.

Join Vernon RL Head and John Maytham at The Book Lounge for the launch of Featherings

Jacana Media and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Featherings: True Stories in Search of Birds, the new book edited by Vernon RL Head.

Join James-Brent Styan at The Book Lounge for the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant by James-Brent Styan.

Join Mandla Langa for the launch of Dare Not Linger in Cape Town

Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.

Hasta la Gupta, Baby! Don’t miss Zapiro’s Cape Town book launch with Pravin Gordhan

Join Zapiro and special guest Pravin Gordhan in Cape Town for the launch of his latest annual Hasta la Gupta, Baby!

Don’t miss the launch of Enemy of the People at The Book Lounge

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Enemy of the People by Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit.

Don’t miss the Joburg and Cape Town launches of Bantu Holomisa: The Gamechanger

Join Pan Macmillan SA for the Joburg and Cape Town launches of the much-anticipated new book Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer by Eric Naki.

Joburg, Cape Town and Durban launch details for Specialised Cooking: The Recce Way

Jonathan Ball Publishers cordially invite you to the launches of Specialised Cooking: The Recce Way by Justin Vermaak and Douw Steyn.

Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa at The Book Lounge

The Book Lounge and Pan Macmillan invite you to join them for the Cape Town launch of The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa.

Join Richard Steyn in Cape Town for the launch of Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship by Richard Steyn.

Don’t miss the launch of Lauren Segal’s Cancer: A Love Story, the memoir of a four-time cancer survivor

MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Cancer: A Love Story by Lauren Segal.

Don’t miss the launch of Bare Ground, award-winning author Peter Harris’s debut novel, at The Book Lounge

Pan Macmillan and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Bare Ground, the debut novel by award-winning author Peter Harris.

The Open Book Festival programme is now live

The programme for the seventh Open Book Festival has been announced – with a record number of events!

King Kong: Our Knot of Time and Music – don’t miss the launch of this personal memoir of South Africa’s legendary musical

King Kong was not just South Africa’s first ever musical, but one that grew out of collaboration between black people and white, and showcased an all-black cast.

Don’t miss the launch of The Fifth Mrs Brink by Karina Szczurek at The Book Lounge

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the Cape Town launch of Karina M Szczurek’s new soul-baring memoir, The Fifth Mrs Brink.