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South African publishers cancel all forthcoming book launch events
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, South African publishers have decided to postpone or cancel all upcoming book launch events until further …
Drinking from the Dragon’s Well – Alex Smith’s vivid account of a year spent teaching English in Wuhan, China, and later in Taiwan
Curious to know more about life in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Corona virus?
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Anel Heydenrych se sielkundige riller Die afloerder in Colesberg (29 Feb)
Jy en jou metgesel word hartlik uitgenooi na die bekendstelling van Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych. Dié sielkundige riller, Anel se tweede, speel in en om Colesberg af.
Cover reveal! Mark Winkler’s forthcoming novel, Due South of Copenhagen
Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler, will be out from Umuzi in April! Due South of Copenhagen is …
Don’t miss the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger at the Two Oceans Aquarium (2 Feb)
Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger.
From the critically acclaimed author of Boy on the Wire, Alastair Bruce, comes a poignant new novel, The Weight of Skin
Alastair Bruce’s new novel The Weight of Skin is a poignant tale of personal and political responsibility.
Join Fred Khumalo for the Durban launch of his new novel The Longest March (17 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Longest March by Fred Khumalo.
Don’t miss Masande Ntshanga at a Bridge Books event to launch his new novel Triangulum (21 Sep)
Join Bridge Books in Maboneng for the launch of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga!
Olive Schreiner Prize and French edition for Bronwyn Law-Viljoen’s debut novel, The Printmaker
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen’s debut novel, The Printmaker, will be awarded the Olive Schreiner Prize for Prose on 7 September.
What does it mean to have visions, to be mentally ill within a South African context? Masande Ntshanga discusses his new novel Triangulum
‘I was interested in this idea of exploring mental illness in a way that looked outside of its formulations by the West. What does it mean, actually, to have visions, and what does it mean to be mentally ill within an African context, or even a South African context?’
Cover reveal! Fred Khumalo’s new historical novel The Longest March – based on an incredible event in South African history
The Longest March by Fred Khumalo – a historical novel inspired by a little-known incident from South African history – is out in September 2019 from Umuzi.
Carol Campbell’s third Karoo novel, The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear, to be published in Dutch by Mozaïek
Exciting news! Carol Campbell’s third Karoo novel, The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear, will soon be published in Dutch by Uitgeverij Mozaïek in The Netherlands.
Join Masande Ntshanga and Karabo Kgoleng for a discussion of Triangulum at the Wits Writing Centre (30 July)
You are invited to a discussion of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga at the Wits Writing Centre.
Exciting news! A film adaptation of Damon Galgut’s The Quarry will be released in 2020
A film adaptation of The Quarry by Damon Galgut is currently in post-production!
All the book launch details for Death on the Limpopo – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – around the country!
Death on the Limpopo – the third Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – is out in September from Penguin Random House SA!
New book alert! Death on the Limpopo – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew
Death on the Limpopo – the third Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – is out in September from Penguin Random House SA!
Claire Robertson’s award-winning novel The Spiral House to be made into an international film
Filmmaker Erica Brumage has optioned film rights for the sweeping, gloriously told novel The Spiral House by Claire Robertson.
Join Masande Ntshanga for the launch of his new novel Triangulum at Exclusive Books Mall of Africa (17 July)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga, winner of the Betty Trask Award and the PEN International New Voices Award.
‘That night, the machine returned.’ – Read an excerpt from Triangulum, Masande Ntshanga’s bold, multilayered new novel
Presented as a message from the future, Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum boldly mixes science-fiction with philosophy and details of South African history seldom examined.
Not to be missed: Details for the Joburg and Cape Town launches of Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum
Masande Ntshanga shot the lights out locally and internationally with his first novel, The Reactive. Join him to celebrate his new novel, Triangulum.