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            <description><![CDATA[For over 65 years, Liewe Heksie has charmed Afrikaans-speaking South Africans young and old. Now, for the very first time, South Africa's most beloved little witch arrives in English. Liewe Heksie and the Robber Rats, published by Human & Rousseau, tells the first new Liewe Heksie tale in decades. English-speaking South African readers have never had the chance to experience Liewe Heksie firsthand. That changes with this book, skilfully translated by award-winning South African translator Elsa ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Alpana Sajip, Senior Commissioning Editor at Picador, has pre-empted UK & Commonwealth rights excluding Canada from Carrie Plitt at Felicity Bryan Associates on behalf of Alexander Kane at Calligraph Literary, to UNDERWORLD: Fear, Greed and Empire in the Deepest Gold Mines on Earth, by Kimon de Greef. Picador will co-publish in hardback, ebook and audio with Pan Macmillan South Africa. North American rights were acquired by Chris Howard-Woods at Doubleday. Deep below the South African city of Welkom lies a cluster of abandoned gold mines. Once the centre of the world’s richest goldfields, Welkom’s mining industry collapsed in the 1990s, giving rise to a dystopian criminal economy that saw thousands of men – known as zama-zamas – risk their lives to descend the mineshafts and dig for gold, often living for months and even years underground in unimaginable conditions.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that HarperCollins announces that bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, died suddenly and peacefully at home, aged 86, on 5 October, between writing sessions. Jeffrey Archer was one of the bestselling authors of the last half-century whose new book, Adam and Eve, which the author had always planned to be his final novel, is published globally by HarperCollins this week. Jeffrey’s career is the stuff of publishing legend. His first ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[This September, the Jacana Literary Foundation presents a diverse programme of masterclasses for writers of all kinds. Learn how to market your book to reach the right audience and explore the craft of collaborative practice in poetry writing. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[To close off women’s month, we're celebrating our girl readers with stories that spark curiosity about themselves and the world they live in, encourage bravery, rich imaginations and build confidence. For 50% off until Monday, 31 August, get your girl the perfect book in available languages.    ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jacana Media has, once again, shown the might of independent publishing by bringing home this year's Outstanding Publisher of the Year Award at the National Arts and Culture Awards, held at Sun City.   And it gets better: Michelle Kekana's debut novel, The Fragile Mental Health of Strong Women, took top honours in the Fiction category. Accepting the award, Michelle said: ‘Learning how to read felt like cracking code. All those squiggly lines that didn't mean anything suddenly had stories, had people, had feelings, had worlds that I hadn't experienced before.’   This win belongs to everyone who's ever picked up a Jacana title. As Publishing Director Bridget Impey put it in her acceptance speech: ‘We need you readers, we really need you. We keep the stories alive, that's what we do, and that's what we need to keep on happening.’   So, let's keep the stories alive together – enjoy 50% off your next Jacana read, valid until 31 August 2026. Use code NACA50 at checkout.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[‘We are delighted to publish these first three African Classics titles under our Ad Donker imprint. These timeless books have shaped our literary heritage for over a century. We hope they will be embraced and read by a new generation of readers.’– Jeremy Boraine, Publishing Director Set against the rugged landscape of the South African bushveld during the gold rush of the 1880s, Jock of the Bushveld is the unforgettable true story of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and his loyal dog, Jock. Rescued as the ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jonathan Ball Publishers is proud to represent six titles that have been longlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Khumisho Moguerane, winner of the 2025 NIHSS Best Nonfiction Monograph award and the 2025 Sunday Times non-fiction literary award, for being awarded the 2026 Southern African Historical Book Prize for Morafe: Person, Family and Nation in Colonial Bechuanaland 1880’s – 1950’s ! This prize recognises outstanding scholarship that advances our understanding of the history of Southern Africa. The committee were impressed by the strength and diversity of submissions received, and also present an honourable mention to A Seed of a Dream: Morris Isaacson High School and the Struggle for Education in Soweto, 1956–2012 by Cliver Glaser (Jacana Media).  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[This July, the Jacana Literary Foundation is bringing you two masterclasses from well-known writers Christa Kuljian and Siphiwo Mahala.     Join social activist and writer Christa Kuljian who will lead a masterclass in narrative non-fiction. Siphiwo Mahala, lecturer, playwright, adjudicator and public figure in the literary space will lead a masterclass on short stories.  These sessions will leave you with practical techniques and fresh ideas.  ]]></description>
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