Luister hier na Frieda van den Heever se voorlesing uit Skepsel deur Willem Anker. Skepsel is onlangs met die 2021 UJ-prys vereer en kan by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels bestel word.

Meer oor die boek:
Aan die Kaapse Weskus versorg Rebecca Maas haar sterwende pa in ’n tegnologies gevorderde slimhuis, ’n huis wat praat in ’n halfbekende stem. Op die horison, ’n olietenkskip.
’n Posthuman biohacker trou met die enorme skip, en maak kuns oor die wittebroodsreis. 
En in die yswildernis van Svalbard verdwyn ’n navorser se minnaar spoorloos. Hulle is daar om geheimsinnige spierwit items te ondersoek – dalk beendere, maar dan beendere wat vertak en ineensmelt soos geen bekende skepsel s’n nie.

Musiek: “Paralytic Insomnia” deur David Hilowitz (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Hilowitz/Paralytic_Insomnia/David_Hilowitz_-_Film_Cue_157_-_Paralytic_Insomnia_Horror_IV)

Voorlesing uit Skepsel deur Willem Anker

In hierdie episode gesels die gewilde skrywer De Wet Hugo met die kinderboekspesialis Dr Mia Oosthuizen. De Wet Hugo is 'n laerskoolonderwyser en werk al vir meer as 'n dekade by 'n Britse Internasionale Skool in Saoedi-Arabië. Hy kom oorspronklik van 'n Bolandse wynplaas af, maar noem Kleinmond deesdae sy Suid-Afrikaanse tuiste. Hy het reeds bydraes gelewer tot bundels soos Rympies vir Pikkies en Peuters, Skrik op die lyf , Rympies vir Kleintjies en Kleuters en Skool is 'n riller. Sy topverkoper-reekse, Grilgrypers en Kies-jou-avontuur, is uiters gewild onder jongmense.
Hierdie episode is opgeneem tydens ‘n Graffiti Aanlynkuier in Julie 2021.
Bestel De Wet Hugo se boeke hier by Graffiti Boeke se aanlynwinkel: https://www.graffitiboeke.co.za/af/a/Soek/0/date_publish%20DESC/De%20Wet%20Hugo

Musiek: “Humbug” deur Crowander (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/from-the-piano-solo-piano/humbug)

Human & Rousseau-boekgesprek: Dr Mia Oosthuizen gesels met De Wet Hugo oor sy kinderboeke

In this episode of Melinda Ferguson Books Chats the author of Rape and Female Fear Factory, Pumla Dineo Gqola, chats to South African writer, activist and political analyst, Sisonke Msimang. 
Where Rape: A South African nightmare introduced strategies for disrupting rape culture at an individual level, Female Fear Factory offers an even bolder vision for collective action against all cultures of sexual violence. Like the previous book on which it builds, Female Fear Factory fuses intellectual rigour and extensive research, written by one of South Africa's keenest minds, award-winning Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola.
Please note this episode was recorded during an Exclusive Books webinar launch in July 2021. Get your copy of Female Fear Factory here: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9781990973093

Music: “Sal” by Xylo-Ziko (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/polyrhythms/sal)

Melinda Ferguson Books Chat: Female Fear Factory by Pumla Dineo Gqola with Sisonke Msimang

In this episode of Tafelberg Book Chats the author of Midlife Money Makeover, Kim Potgieter, chats to Maya Fisher-French with a few guest appearances. Kim Potgieter is a leading authority on holistic financial planning. She has helped hundreds of clients put money in its right place – making sure it enables them to live the life they really want, one filled with inspiration and meaning. She is going to guide you through a radical relook at your life, and your money to become the best modern elder you can be.
Please note this episode was recorded during an Exclusive Books webinar launch in May 2021. Get your copy of Midlife Money Makeover here: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9780624092094
Music: “Digital Age” by Scott Holmes Music (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/media-music-mix/digital-age)

Tafelberg Book Chat: Midlife Money Makeover by Kim Potgieter with Maya Fisher-French

In hierdie episode van NB-Uitgewers se potgooi gesels Zelda Bezuidenhout oor haar jeugroman, Anderkant die blou en sy lees ook 'n gedeelte voor. Dis altyd spesiaal om 'n voorlesing deur die skrywer self te hoor!

Zelda Bezuidenhout is ’n skrywer van jeugverhale, kortverhale, radiodramas, rubrieke, reklamekopie en volwasse fiksie. Haar eerste roman vir volwassenes, Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom, het in 2019 by Kwela Boeke verskyn. Haar jeugverhaal As mens geluk kon proe is in 2017 as naaswenner in Lapa se jeugromankompetisie bekroon. In 2019 is sy naaswenner in RSG se radiodramakompetisie met die hoorspel As ‘n kind kom kuier en in 2020 behaal sy en haar medeskrywer Lunéll Kruger die eerste plek in Netwerk24 se luisterdramakompetisie met Koppelkat. Sy woon op Parys in die Vrystaat.

Bestel Anderkant die blou deur Zelda Bezuidenhout by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels. Dit is ook as e-boek beskikbaar. Meer inligting: http://www.nb.co.za/af/view-book/?id=9780624091929

Musiek: "Indigo Wild" deur Blue Sky Moon (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/blue-sky-moon/prophet-and-loss/indigo-wild)

Tafelberg-boekgesprek: Zelda Bezuidenhout gesels oor en lees voor uit Anderkant die blou

"Waarom lees mense spanningsfiksie vir ontvlugting in 'n land met soveel misdaad?" Die skrywer van Vlam, Sidney Gilroy, beantwoord hierdie en ander interessante vrae in sy gesprek met Truïse Prinsloo, senior fiksieredakteur by Human & Rousseau.

Vlam is nog ’n blitsblaaier deur Sidney Gilroy! Middernag, die skrywer se tweede roman, is in 2021 met die kykNET-Rapport-filmprys bekroon.

Waaroor gaan Vlam?
Speursersant Sollie Mthembu se huwelik lê aan skerwe. Nyandi het die kinders gevat en is sak en pak terug Lesotho toe. Terwyl hy in ’n Bloemfonteinse gastehuis lê en tob oor waarom Nyandi hom sou wantrou, brand ’n kunsgalery op Parys tot op die grond af. Die wêreldberoemde kunstenaar Aretha Hattingh se oeuvre – en tuiste – nou ’n hoop as. En in die middel van die ruïne: die oorskot van ’n vrou, vermoedelik dié van Aretha.
In Parys ontmoet Sollie ’n handvol verdagtes: ’n kunsagent, ’n prokureur, ’n slagter, ’n bouer en ’n koerier. Voeg hierby ’n venynige aanneemkind, ’n jaloerse, skatryk eksman, die dorp se sprankelvrou én ’n stasiebevelvoerder wat die septer na haar eie reëls en tyd swaai, en jy het die wenresep vir ’n intrige gevul met hoogdrama.
Is dit moord? Selfdood? Of bloot ’n fratsongeluk?

Bestel Vlam deur Sidney Gilroy by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels. Ook as e-boek beskikbaar. Meer inligting oor Sidney Gilroy en sy boeke: https://www.sidneygilroy.com/

Musiek: "Dirt Rhodes" by Kevin Macleod (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Blues_Sampler/Dirt_Rhodes)

Human & Rousseau-boekgesprek: Truïse Prinsloo gesels met Sidney Gilroy oor Vlam

"It's enormously courageous to write the things you tell us in your book, because you did these things to yourself. You chose this lifestyle." 
In this episode, we hear from publisher Melinda Ferguson about this brave memoir, followed by a conversation between Tracy Going and the author of White Trash, Terry Angelos.

More about White Trash by Terry Angelos:
White Trash is a remarkable memoir told in vivid detail, laced with dark humour and savage honesty as the narrator unravels what it means to be a white African and what draws her into the brutal world of teenage sex work. But ultimately it's a story about finding a shard of light in the darkness, in a heroic quest to reinvent the self.

This episode was recorded during an Exclusive Books webinar launch. Get your copy of book title here: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9781990973383

Music: "The Tide (Acoustic)" by Wildlight (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wildlight/The_Tide_Acoustic/Wildlight_-_The_Tide_Acoustic_-_08_From_The_Ground_Up_Acoustic)

Melinda Ferguson Books Chat: White Trash by Terry Angelos with Tracy Going

In this episode of the NB Publishers Podcast we hear John Maytham in conversation with Finuala Dowling about her new novel, The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers. The interview was recorded at the book launch at Exclusive Books, V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

More about the book:
Gina knows hardly anything about her father apart from the fact that he was once engaged to Koringa, a crocodile tamer, and that he is buried in an unmarked grave. In between shifts at a call centre, with Doubt always looking over her shoulder, she works on a novel about him, ultimately drawing back the curtain on a complex, sad but also funny and enchanting life.
The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers is a story about love, family, fear and the banishing of fear: a celebration of strong women and a defence of a ‘nervous’ man.
Order The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers by Finuala Dowling from leading bookstores nationwide or online. Also available as an e-book. More details on our website: http://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795709630

Music: "Boundless Sky" by Siddhartha Corsus (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Siddhartha/shangri-la/boundless-sky)

Kwela Book Chat: The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers by Finuala Dowling with John Maytham

In hierdie episode van NB-Uitgewers se podsending voer Jean Meiring 'n uiters interessante onderhoud met skrywer Ben Viljoen. Die vloek van Levitikus is Ben Viljoen se derde roman, voorafgegaan deur ’n Nuwe Wildernis (2013) en ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi (2020).

Waaroor gaan Die vloek van Levitikus?
Die wêreld van die gemarginaliseerde is ’n eensame plek, sou Jakkie Duvenhage spoedig ontdek. Die bewuswording van sy ‘andersheid’ dompel hom in ’n lewe wat wipplank ry van skoonheidstitels en aanvaarding tot skokterapie en huisgeweld. Deurentyd voel hy die druk van staande te probeer bly teen die sosiale diskriminasie wat sy lewenswyse ontlok. “Ons wil graag glo dat ons in ’n verligte era leef, een van verdraagsaamheid en begrip, maar dis nie waar nie. Die mensdom verbrand nog steeds hul hekse.” Só som een van sy lewensgeselle die realiteit van Jakkie se bestaan vir hom op.

Deur dit alles bly die liefde van sy ma hom deurdra. Maar wanneer hy by ’n reeks sinistere moorde betrek word, word nie net die grense van daardie band beproef nie, maar ook dié tussen hom en die grootste liefde van sy lewe.

Bestel Die vloek van Levitikus by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels. Ook as e-boek beskikbaar. Meer inligting op ons webtuiste: http://www.nb.co.za/af/view-book/?id=9780624092858

Musiek: "Gentle Sea Swell" deur Daniel Birch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch/Ambient_Experiments_With_A_Yamaha_PortaSound_PSS-140/LANDR-Gentle_Sea_Swell/)

Tafelberg-boekgesprek: Jean Meiring in gesprek met Ben Viljoen oor Die vloek van Levitikus

In this week’s episode of the NB Publishers podcast, Ferial Haffajee chats to Ismail Lagardien about his book Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black. 
His book is a hybrid narrative, blending memoir with social commentary and political analysis. Always in search of "home", the book tracks Ismail Lagardien's vast experiences of a deeply lived life, always against a backdrop of "unbelonging" ─ first as a reporter in the turbulent 80s, to studying economics at the LSE, then achieving a doctorate at the University of Wales, to working as a speechwriter at the World Bank in Washington. A unique and brilliant read.

This episode was recorded during an Exclusive Books webinar launch. Get your copy here: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9781990973420

Music: “Silky” by Alex Figueira (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/alex-figueira/mentallogenic/silky/)

Melinda Ferguson Books Chat with Ismail Lagardien & Ferial Haffajee

In this week’s episode the award-winning broadcaster, journalist, and author Sara-Jayne Makwala King interviews Niq Mhlongo on his latest short story collection published by Kwela Books, For You, I’d Steal a Goat. In For You, I'd Steal a Goat, award-winning writer Niq Mhlongo presents masterfully told stories rooted in South African life. With his characteristic keen observations and insights into human nature, he explores the things people do for each other, but also to each other. Injustice, corruption, betrayal, jealousy, love, desire and loyalty are just some of the aspects of human interaction that feature in these stories.

For You, I'd Steal a Goat is a collection filled with piercing poignancy, humour and twist endings that you won't forget. Order from leading bookstores nationwide or online. Also available as an e-book. More details on our website: http://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795710223

This episode was recorded during the book launch at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront in July 2022.

Music: “Afrobeat” by Crowander (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/music-of-the-world/afrobeat/)

Kwela Book Chat: For You, I'd Steal a Goat by Niq Mhlongo with Sara-Jayne Makwala King

In hierdie episode van ons podsending gesels dramaturg en skrywer Rachelle Greeff met Dianne Du Toit Albertze oor haar debuutroman, bottelnek breek bek. Melody Seherrie van die NRO Gender Dynamix vertel meer oor die organisasie en Amy Brown vermaak die gehoor met haar toonsetting van liedjies wat in die boek beskryf word. Die podsending is opgeneem tydens die bekendstelling op Saterdag 30 Julie 2022 by Bertha House in Kaapstad.

Waaroor gaan Bottelnek breek bek?
Dianne Du Toit Albertze se debuutroman is 'n aangrypende ondersoek na identiteit, na huis en behoort. Opreg, vlymskerp én hartverskeurend. Bestel bottelnek breek bek deur Dianne Du Toit Albertze by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels. Ook as e-boek beskikbaar. Meer inligting op ons webtuiste: http://www.nb.co.za/af/view-book/?id=9780798182669

Foto: Cyan Peppah
Musiek: “Fishing” by Crowander (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/acoustic-miniband-acoustic-minimals/fishing/)

H&R-boekgesprek: Rachelle Greeff gesels met Dianne Du Toit Albertze oor bottelnek breek bek

In hierdie episode van ons podsending gesels aktrise Trudi van Rooy met Chase Rhys oor hul nuwe boek, Misfit: stories vannie anne kant. Die gesprek is opgeneem tydens die bekendstelling by Wordsworth Books Longbeach Mall op 18 Augustus 2022.

Misfit bevat verwerkte rubrieke en kortverhale wat oorspronklik in Rapport gepubliseer is. Hierdie stories onnesoek issues van identiteit, seksualitieit, gesinsdinamika ennie daaglikse lewe van mense aan die rand vannie samelewing – die misfists. Ons leer ken vir Nana, ’n onverwagse geestelike gids (dink Boeddha met geperoxide hare in ’n updo), die lockdown-familiebraai oor Zoom, en hoe seksualiteit innie bruin gemeenskap navigeer word.

Chase Rhys (1989) is 'n romanskrywer, rubriekskrywer, dramaturg en draaiboekskrywer van Kaapstad. Hul debuutboek Kinnes het in 2019 die K. Sello Duiker-prys en die kykNET-Rapport-prys in die rolprentkategorie gewen. Chase se Suikewate-rubriek word in Rapport gepubliseer. 

 Bestel Misfit by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels. Ook as e-boek beskikbaar. Meer inligting op ons webtuiste: https://www.nb.co.za/af/view-book/?id=9780795710520

Musiek: "Sun Nation" deur Ketsa van Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/darkness-and-light/sun-nation/

Book launches

Kwela-boekgesprek: Trudi van Rooy gesels met Chase Rhys oor Misfit

In this episode of the NB Publishers podcast we hear food editor, recipe developer and author Louisa Holst talk to CapeTalk host Pippa Hudson about her new book, The South African Air Fryer Cookbook. The interview was recorded at the launch at Exclusive Books Cavendish Square in Claremont. More about the book:

Easy, foolproof South African air fryer recipes

Welcome to the sizzling world of air frying! The versatile air fryer – essentially a small countertop convection oven that cooks food quickly and efficiently – has gained tremendous popularity over the last few years. This collection of easy-to-follow recipes is a must-have to add to your cooking repertoire.   The South African Air Fryer Cookbook focuses on mouth-watering local favourites such as bobotie, apricot snoek with sweet potato, boerewors with chakalaka, paptert, milk tart and malva pudding. This essential collection of scrumptious South African recipes will help you make the most of your air fryer, make life a little easier and dinner time a lot tastier. 

Included:
Preparation times, cooking times and air-frying temperatures.
Helpful tips and tricks for any size or brand of air fryer.
Essential accessories to use in your air fryer.
A handy cooking timetable.

For more information visit our website: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780798183321. Music credit: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/metaphysics/changing-world/

Book Launch at EB Cavendish

The South African Air Fryer Cookbook

Tafelberg author Jan Glazewski recently addressed the Cape Town Press Club, sharing more about his recently released memoir, Blood and Silver: A true story of survival and a son's search for his family treasure. He was in conversation with Twanji Kalula.

About this book:

"On the border of the forest, among the trees, you must look for our silver and my hunting guns."

Before fleeing the family estate near Lviv, in what is now Ukraine, Jan Glazewski’s father buried what he could salvage of the family silver in the forest. The Glazewskis left war-ravaged Europe after World War II for a new life in South Africa. When Jan is born in Paarl in 1953, he nearly dies, like his elder brother before him, of severe haemophilia. Against the odds, he survives childhood – only to discover, at the start of his career, that he is HIV-positive from receiving contaminated blood products.

Despite this setback, Jan goes on to have a remarkable legal and academic career, which includes his involvement in drafting the environmental clause in the new South African Constitution. It is only after retirement that Jan finally has the opportunity to indulge his lifelong obsession: to recover the family silver. He travels to Ukraine where, armed only with a hand-drawn map and enlisting the help of a Polish writer, a Ukrainian metal-detector operator and his shady sidekick, he sets out on what seems like a mad quest. Many misadventures ensue.

The colourful life story of an exceptional man, Blood and Silver is a riveting tale of adventure and resolve, told with insight and elegance.

Order your copy of Blood and Silver from leading bookstores or online. More details on our website: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624093695

A True Story of Survival

Tafelberg Book Chat: Blood and Silver by Jan Glazewski

Cleaner's Boy: A resistance road to a liberated life by Patric TariqMellet, published by Tafelberg, was launched at The Book Lounge in Cape Town. Patric was in conversation with radio veteran Clarence Ford. This is a recording of that conversation.

Order your copy of Cleaner’s Boy from leading book stores or online. More details on our website: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624093657 

About this book: 
In 1997 I became Patric William Tariq Mellet at the stroke of a bureaucrat’s pen. For 41 years I’d been known by neither of my parents’ surnames, but as ‘De Goede’. I’d gone through momentous times with this persona, and suddenly ‘De Goede’ was no more — ‘De Goede’ was dead. All that remained as a reminder was a nickname, ‘Zinto’, given to me by comrades who’d humorously interpreted ‘De Goede’ as ‘things’ — ‘zinto’ in isiXhosa. This book tells the story of both personas, and of the road I took as I navigated my way through the grey world of the ‘halfnaatjie’ . . . I was born into a whirlwind of turbulence which, over time, I learnt never would pass.

Questions of identity were unavoidable in Patric Tariq Mellet’s life. As a small child he watched as his immediate family were mistreated, arbitrarily classified and separated through apartheid laws. He endured a turbulent childhood, shuttled between foster families responding to his mom’s plea for ‘a home for a well-behaved Catholic boy’ and surviving Dickensian conditions in the ‘Huis’, a hellish children’s asylum in Vredehoek. Despite deception about his birth father, Patric found a path towards his roots and a sense of self, which sparked the fire of resistance in the young Cleaner’s Boy – a term of endearment that referred to his mother.
	Patric Mellet’s autobiography demonstrates a spirit of unbridled defiance. In small and major ways, he liberated himself from an unpromising and tragic early life to a life of undoubtable impact and influence. A freedom fighter, a mystic and always a firebrand.

A resistance road to a liberated life

Tafelberg Book Chat: Cleaner's Boy by Patric Tariq Mellet

Takka Takka Bom Bom: A South African war correspondent’s story by Al Venter, published by Tafelberg, was launched at Exclusive Books Rosebank. Al was in conversation with radio veteran Lourensa Eckhard. This is a recording of that conversation.

Order your copy of Takka Takka Bom Bom from leading book stores or online. More details on our website: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624093732 

About this book: 

From a small town in Mpumalanga to dodging bullets in war-torn hellholes: Al J. Venter, the oldest war correspondent still active today, bore witness to some of humanity’s biggest atrocities over the past 55 years – and has lived to tell the tale.
In the 1960s, with little money, a sense of adventure and a healthy dollop of chutzpah, Venter set out overland from Cape Town to London, braving dodgy roads and hostile territory in a newly post-colonial Africa. And so an iconic war journalist was born. Since then, Venter has reported from 25 conflict zones, from the civil wars in Mozambique and Nigeria and the Israel-Hezbollah War in Lebanon to the wars in the Congo.

A South African War Correspondent's Story

Tafelberg Book Chat: Takka Takka Bom Bom by Al Venter

The Price of Mercy: A fight for the right to die with dignity by Sean Davison, published by Melinda Ferguson Books, was launched in partnership with The Cape Town Press Club at Kelvin Grove in Newlands. This is a recording of that conversation.

Order your copy of The Price of Mercy from leading book stores or online. More details on our website: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9781990973505 

About this book: 

In September 2018, Professor Sean Davison's peaceful life in the leafy suburbs of Pinelands, Cape Town is shattered. Arrested for the murder of Dr Anrich Burger, a once-fit athlete turned quadriplegic who begged Davison to assist him end his life in 2015, the unassuming academic and father of three now finds himself locked up in a prison cell. Under investigation led by the Hawks, an additional two murders are added to the case for which he now faces a mandatory life prison sentence. Written in compelling detail, The Price of Mercy tracks the extraordinary journey that Davison embarks on to prepare for the gruelling legal challenge that lies ahead. The desperate cries of many, begging for his assistance to help end their lives of suffering haunt him. Unwavering in his belief that we all have the right to die with dignity, Davison's selfless battle is made more bearable by his friendship with the late and great Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A book that will change the way you see death.

A fight for the right to die with dignity

Melinda Ferguson Books Chat: The Price of Mercy by Sean Davids

The Dao of Daniel by Lodewyk G du Plessis, translated by Michiel Heyns, was launched at Exclusive Books V&A in Cape Town. The author was in conversation with Tan Twan Eng. This is a recording of that discussion. 

About the book:
Daan van der Walt, a Latin-quoting, God-fearing former Kalahari farmer, visits his estranged son in China for the first time. When he has a vertigo attack soon after his arrival, his son drops him off at a Buddhist monastery. Under the guidance of Master Yang, an obstreperous Daan is made to practise Tai Chi to recover his balance, both physically and spiritually. He soon finds himself on a difficult path (the Dao of the title) to come to terms with his feelings of remorse and guilt. He sets out to write his Historia, or confessions, in the form of letters to his deceased wife and imaginary observations to his beloved dog. An unusual, often very funny, novel whose fields of reference include Roman and Greek mythology, Christian theology, Chinese history and Daoism.

The Dao of Daniel is available at all good bookstores and online. Visit our website for more information: https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624092537

Book Launch

Tafelberg Book Chat: The Dao of Daniel by Lodewyk G du Plessis ft Tan Twan Eng

Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King by Niel Joubert, published by Tafelberg, was launched at Exclusive Books V&A. Neil was in conversation with Whitey Basson. This is a recording of that discussion.

Order your copy of Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King (also available in Afrikaans as Whitey: Sakereus van Shoprite) from your nearest bookshop or online. Visit our website for more details: 
https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624087892 https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780624089186 

About this book:

James Wellwood Basson, known as ‘Whitey’, is a South African business legend. In 1979, he bought eight small shops in and around Cape Town. Over the years, Whitey quietly built his Shoprite group, acquiring Grand Bazaars and the struggling Checkers. In a famous takeover deal, he bought OK Bazaars from SA Breweries for a single Rand. It became profitable within a year, and Whitey was widely hailed as a business genius. 

In this authorised biography, access to the Bassons’ archives and interviews with Whitey and his inner circle, financial journalist Niel Joubert recreates Whitey’s story in rich detail: from his childhood on a Porterville farm to his mentorship at Pep Stores (under the renowned Renier van Rooyen), achieving his lifelong target of eclipsing Pick n Pay, and conquering Africa.

Today, Shoprite is the biggest retailer on the continent, one of the 100 biggest in the world and South Africa’s largest private employer. A colourful, inspirational story.

Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King is available in Afrikaans and English.

Tafelberg Book Chat: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King

Grab a cozy spot in your favourite reading nook, settle in, and listen to the latest episode of NB Publishers Book Nook. In this episode, Pippa Hudson chats to Grant Lottering about Riding Life, the book that shares his incredible story. 

In 2013, Grant Lottering’s heart stopped after a gruesome accident. Doctors said he would never ride again. Since then, he has completed many gruelling rides through some of the toughest terrain on the planet. His story – proving that the human body can achieve the near impossible if you have the right mindset – is an inspiration to millions.

You can buy Riding Life from bookstores nationwide or order it online.

Music:
krackatoa - Noahs Stark
BOPD - New England is Interesting
Rho - Your Sunrise
Fields Ohio - Anti-Saloon League Midnight Mystery

Riding Life: Grant Lottering & Pippa Hudson

Grab a cosy spot in your favourite reading nook, settle in, and listen to the latest episode of NB Publishers Book Nook. In this episode, Nancy Richards chats to Megan Choritz about Lost Property, Megan's brilliant debut novel.

In Lost Property, Laine discovers that the man she's been married to for 15 years has been secretively living out a monstrous lie. Her world is tilted on its axis. Now she must unstitch her existence... 

You can buy Lost Property from bookstores nationwide or order it online.

Music:
krackatoa - Noahs Stark
alright lover - Snow Wave
Peter Rudenko - Snowing

Lost Property: Megan Choritz & Nancy Richards

Skink 'n koppie tee en kry 'n knus kombers - die nuutste episode van #NBBoekhoek is nou beskikbaar.

In hierdie episode van ons podsending gesels Michele Meyer met P.P. Fourie oor sy aangrypende roman, Ons skulde.

Michele het met Fourie by Die Bôrdienguis gesels en die yskoue aand was perfek gepas vir hulle gesprek oor Ons skulde, 'n boek wat lesers net nie kan neersit nie.

Michele en Fourie se gesprek is ewe boeiend. So, maak jouself tuis in jou gunsteling boekhoek en luister gerus.

Ons skulde deur P.P. Fourie is by goeie boek- en aanlynwinkels beskikbaar.

Waaroor gaan Ons skulde?
Emma reis na Clarens om haar man se as te strooi. Terwyl sy by tante Vera tuisgaan, daag ’n geheimsinnige koevert op waarvan die inhoud Vera angsbevange maak. Dit blyk dat sy jaarliks anoniem só gedreig word voordat daar op iets wat vir haar kosbaar is toegeslaan word. Wie koester ’n wrok teen Vera? Waarom? Sal Emma antwoorde vind voordat die teisteraar se wraak toeneem?
Met die spannende ontrafeling van ’n skrikwekkende raaisel word temas van skuld, straf, boetedoening en vergifnis ondersoek. 

Musiek:
Kai Engel - Moonlight Reprise
Fields Ohio - Anti-Saloon League Midnight Mystery

Ons skulde: P.P. Fourie & Michele Meyer

Grab a cosy spot in your favourite reading nook, settle in, and listen to the latest episode of NB Publishers Book Nook. In this episode, Damon Galgut chats to SJ Naudé about Of Fathers and Fugitives, Naudé's latest novel. This meeting between two incredible literary minds is an unforgettable discussion full of rich insights about writing and creating a compelling read.

Of Fathers and Fugitives is an exquisite, tender novel by the award-winning writer SJ Naudé, author of The Alphabet of Birds, The Third Reel and Mad Honey. It is an exploration of the relationships between fathers and sons, and of fatherhood, masculinity and loss.

Of Fathers and Fugitives is also available in Afrikaans as: Van vaders en vlugtelinge​.

You can buy Of Fathers and Fugitives and Van vaders en vlugtelinge from bookstores nationwide or order it online.

Music:
Youssoupha Sidibe - Xaleyi

Of Fathers and Fugitives: SJ Naudé & Damon Galgut

"Dié boek het my aan die hart geruk." - Marita van der Vyver

Annemarié van Niekerk se aangrypende boek, Onder 'n bloedrooi hemel, ontroer lesers landwyd. Annemarié het met Melody Pick gesels tydens haar boektoer (ondersteun deur die Nederlands Letterenfonds). Luister na hulle treffende gesprek in die nuutste episode van #NBBoekhoek!

Musiek:
Kai Engel - Moonlight Reprise

Onder 'n bloedrooi hemel: Annemarié van Niekerk & Melody Pick

In this episode of Book Nook, Africa Melane chats to Max Price about his book Statues and Storms (Tafelberg, 2023).

Statues and Storms offers invaluable insights on leadership during turbulent times. It’s a must-read for anyone looking to make a positive impact in a rapidly changing world. 

This was reflected at the book's launch at Exclusive Books Waterfront, which was packed with eager readers, leaders, and change-makers. The thought-provoking discussion between Africa and Max was unforgettable - and is now available for your listening pleasure!

Statues and Storms is available to purchase online or at local bookstores.

Music:
Snowing by Peter Rudenko, Free Music Archive (CC BY)

Statues and Storms: Max Price & Africa Melane

Skink 'n koppie tee en kry 'n knus kombers - die nuutste episode van #NBBoekhoek is nou beskikbaar.

In hierdie episode van ons podsending gesels blitsverkoperskrywer Anchien Troskie met Nèlleke de Jager, uitgewer by Human & Rousseau (Fiksie). Hulle gesels oor Anchien se meesleurende roman, Die laaste kanariegeel notaboek, en oor haar lewe as skrywer.

So, maak jouself tuis in jou gunsteling boekhoek en luister gerus.

Waaroor gaan Die laaste kanariegeel notaboek?
Mia Steyn is nog bloedjonk wanneer haar broer haar een laatmiddag by ’n losieshuis in Bloemfontein, aflaai. Dis toe sy ’n stowwerige boekwinkel instap dat Mia besef dis waar sy wil werk. Kort voor lank vind sy haar voete, én verloor sy haar hart.

Die laaste kanariegeel notaboek is by goeie boekwinkels en aanlyn beskikbaar. Hierdie boek is ook as 'n luisterboek beskikbaar.

Musiek:
Marcel Pequel - Six, Free Music Archive (CC BY)

Die laaste kanariegeel notaboek: Anchien Troskie & Nèlleke de Jager

Marita van der Vyver gesels op Pretoria FM se program ‘My Bosveldvuurtjie, my musiek en ek’. Sy deel haar gunsteling musiek en vertel van haar en haar man se lewe in Frankryk.

Marita van der Vyver gesels op Pretoria FM

Met Chinatown en Oolog publiseer die Trantraals, Ronelda Kamfer en Nathan, vir die eerste keer (amper) saam. In hul onderskeie bundels ondersoek Ronelda geslagspolitiek, vrouemishandeling en die gebroke verhouding tussen ’n dogter en pa; en Nathan, oorlogvoering, ook in die persoonlike, intieme ruimte. Hoe, wil professor Louise Viljoen weet, maak hulle ’n huweliksverhouding, kind grootmaak én skep onder een dak werk?
Luister hier na hul gesprek wat by die Toyota US Woordfees 2020 plaasgevind het.

Woordfees 2020

Twee digters tesame: Nathan Trantraal en Ronelda Kamfer

Luister hier na Die rondekop gedierte, 'n storie uit Jakkals en Wolf, soos voorgelees deur Johann Nel. 

Meer oor die boek: Dit is nie net Wolf wat onder Jakkals se streke deurloop nie, maar die ganse diereryk - van koning Leeu tot die kleinste diertjie ry aan die pen. Niemand is bestand teen die uitgeslape Jakkals se poetse nie, en die een wat hom probeer terugkry, kom steeds die slegste daarvan af. Maar soms loop Jakkals tog sy rieme styf en dan moet hy net bontstaan met sy slim bek om uit die moeilikheid te kom, want dis gewoonlik diep moeilikheid!

Deel die geliefde Jakkals en Wolf-stories deur Pieter W. Grobbelaar & Séan Verster met 'n nuwe generasie lesers. Eksklusief beskikbaar by CNA tot 1 Mei 2021. Die luisterboek van Jakkals en Wolf is ook hier beskikbaar op Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Jakkals-en-Wolf-Jackal-and-the-Wolf-Audiobook/B00BW6RFXG

'n Storie uit Jakkals en Wolf: Die rondekop gedierte

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