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Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith will be coming to South Africa in January 2023!

Prue Leith will be visiting South Africa in early 2023 to promote her latest book Bliss on Toast!

Don’t miss events in Joburg and Cape Town celebrating the launch of The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama! (15 Nov)

In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.

Join author Bronwyn Law-Viljoen for a conversation about art, photography and her new novel Notes on Falling (8 Nov)

Creative Connect, in partnership with David Krut Bookstore and Workshop 17, invite you to a conversation between writer Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and artist Mikhael Subotzky.

Don’t miss the Gauteng launches of Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker (1-3 Nov)

Join Jacana Media at the Gauteng launch events for Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker.

Join award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in Joburg for the launch of her latest novel The Quality of Mercy (20 Oct)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.

Join Zola Nene for the launch of her brand new cookbook Simply Seven Colours in Joburg! (19 Oct)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Simply Seven Colours by Zola Nene.

Don’t miss the launch of Welcome Mandla Lishivha’s memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital (13 Oct)

Join Welcome Mandla Lishivha for a discussion of their memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital.

Kom luister na Antjie Krog se voorlesing uit Vetplant Fairies en Vetplantfeetjies in Johannesburg en Pretoria (19-22 Okt)

Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die voorlesings van Vetplantfeetjies deur Antjie Krog! 

Don’t miss the launch of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times by the late, great Juby Mayet at Love Books (11 Oct)

Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times by the late, great Juby Mayet.

What makes Patrice Motsepe tick? Find out at the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith (4 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith.

Step up your Xhosa game! Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of her book Don’t Upset ooMalume in Joburg (23 Sep)

Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.

Don’t miss the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa by David Brock Katz (8 Sep)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bookdealers invite you to the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa, 1914–1917 by David Brock Katz.

Don’t miss the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo at The Melrose Gallery in Joburg (2 Sep)

Join Exclusive Books, The Melrose Gallery and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo.

How did Koos Bekker amass his fortune? Find out at the launch of Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom (29 Aug-1 Sep)

Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom is out now from Penguin Random House SA! Scroll down for all the book launch details. 

Don’t miss author Nyimpini Mabunda talking about his new book Take Charge at Bridge Books (27 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bridge Books for the launch of Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini …

Ivorian author Véronique Tadjo will be at Book Circle Capital in Joburg to launch her novel In the Company of Men (24 Aug)

Jacana Media and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo!

Join Margie Orford for the Joburg launch of her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder (31 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Eye of the Beholder, the new novel from Margie Orford.

Don’t miss an afternoon with Roger Ballen to celebrate his new book Ballenesque (21 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers to celebrate four decades of work by one of the world’s most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers.

Don’t miss an evening with Welcome Mandla Lishivha, author of Boy on the Run (30 Aug)

Bridge Books and Jacana Media invite you to an intimate evening with author Welcome Mandla Lishivha to discuss their memoir Boy on the Run.

Louisa Treger to tour South Africa to launch her new novel Madwoman (10-11 Aug)

Louisa Treger will be in South Africa in August to launch her new novel Madwoman!