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Get ready for the Shudu sensation! Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, tells the story of her upbringing in Shudu Finds her Magic
Shudu Finds her Magic, written by Shudufhadzo Musida and illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne, is out now from Jacana Media!
The Young Entrepreneur’s Playbook – a step-by-step ‘how to’ for the budding entrepreneur by Lindile Xoko
The Young Entrepreneur’s Playbook
A Brief History of South Africa for every home and classroom in South Africa
Grab the book that will open your mind about our history and save R100 a copy until midnight, Sunday 29 August 2021!
Sababa is back in stores! Celebrate with a special offer from Jacana Media
The much-loved and bestselling Sababa cookbook, which has sold over 10 000 copies, is back in stores this week!
Who will benefit from 4IR? Trevor Ngwane and Malehoko Tshoaedi explore the question in The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Sociological Critique
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Sociological Critique by Trevor Ngwane and Malehoko Tshoaedi is out now from Jacana Media.
New book alert! Mozambique’s Samora Machel – A Jacana Pocket Biography
Mozambique’s Samora Machel – a Jacana Pocket Biography by Allen F Isaacman and Barbara S Isaacman – is out soon from Jacana Media.
Have you been changed by Small Things? Don’t miss this book discussion with Nthikeng Mohlele (5 Aug)
Join masterful storyteller and literary novelist Nthikeng Mohlele in an incisive and thought-provoking conversation with Unisa English Studies Department lecturers Reinhardt Fourie, Princess Bembe and Antoinette Pretorius as they delve into the intricacies of Mohlele’s remarkable novel Small Things.
Read an excerpt from Zachariah Rapola’s award-winning short story collection Beginnings of a Dream
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Beginnings of a Dream by Zachariah Rapola.
Celebrate Frantz Fanon’s birthday with 30% off Frantz Fanon: Toward a Revolutionary Humanism
Today is the birthday of Frantz Fanon, psychiatrist, revolutionary, and one of the leading anticolonial thinkers of our time.
The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology longlist announced
The 2020 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award longlist has been announced!
Look to the amakomiti for a democratic alternative to power politics
Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements – a book that demonstrates the organising power of shack dwellers.
Don’t miss the launch of Strike a Rock, the memoir of South Africa’s home-grown, world-class football superstar Thembi Kgatlana (13 Jul)
Join author Nikolaos Kirkinis and South Africa’s home-grown, world-class football superstar Thembi Kgatlana in conversation with pioneering broadcaster Carol Tshabalala for the launch of Strike a Rock!
Strike A Rock – the memoir of international soccer star Thembi Kgatlana!
Strike A Rock: The Thembi Kgatlana Story, written by Nikolaos Kirkinis, is out now from Jacana Media.
[Pre-order] Red Road to Freedom: A History of the South African Communist Party 1921-2021 by Tom Lodge
Red Road to Freedom: A History of the South African Communist Party 1921–2021 by Tom Lodge will be out soon from Jacana Media.
Don’t miss a book discussion of The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule with author Ebrahim Harvey in conversation with Darlene Miller (7 Jul)
The Wits School of Governance invite you to the launch of The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule by Dr Ebrahim Harvey.
Don’t miss the SA Festival of Children’s Literature (2–4 July)
https://www.safestivalofchildrensliterature.co.za/
‘We are all refugees of our childhoods’: Read an excerpt from Ashraf Kagee’s dazzling new novel, By the Fading Light
Read an excerpt from By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey.
Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Jacana Media is thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
New book alert! Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees
Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees by AT Ankiewicz is out soon from Jacana Media.
Tsitsi Dangarembga wins the PEN Pinter Prize – to celebrate buy This Mournable Body at 50% off!
Jacana Media is thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was recently shortlisted for the Booker Prize, has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize.