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You are invited to the launch of The old woman and the moon on 18 November at Protea Bookshop in Stellenbosch. Wilna van der Walt will be in conversation with Marita de Wet.

"Not only has the public shown its disdain for the threatening tactics of the government by purchasing record numbers in record time of The President’s Keepers, but civil society organisations have come out publicly and vocally in support of the author and the publishers."

By die Zuid-Afrikahuis in Nederland is daar in Desember ’n vertoning van ’n musiekdokumentêr oor Gert Vlok Nel en ’n Afrikos-kookwerkswinkel. Hier is nog inligting.

"Your generalised statement that the book is 'replete with inaccuracies' is not backed up by a single reference to any specific statement in the book that is alleged to be inaccurate." Willem de Klerk Attorneys, acting for NB Publishers and Jacques Pauw, the publisher and author of the book The President’s Keepers, has responded to a letter from the State Security Agency, dated 1 November 2017.

"Jan Schinkelshoek wordt de nieuwe voorzitter van de Stichting Zuid-Afrikahuis, Nederland. Hij wordt per 6 januari 2018 de opvolger van Jan Donner die heeft aangegeven na vijftien jaar het voorzitterschap te willen beëindigen."

"Daar kan weer aansoek gedoen word vir die Van Ewijck-Stigting se prestasieprys van R75 000. Dit is ’n prys vir bewese prestasies wat reeds gelewer is en verband hou met die doelstellings van die Stigting wat kulturele betrekkinge tussen Suid-Afrika en Nederland in die ruimste sin bevorder."

You are invited to the launch of The President's Keepers on Wednesday, 15 November in Cape Town. Author Jacques Pauw will be in conversation with Glynnis Breytenbach.

"Piracy hurts this courageous author, who has put everything on the line to ensure South Africa knows the truth this book tells."

"NB Publishers, the publisher of The President’s Keepers by Jacques Pauw, has received a cease-and-desist letter from the State Security Agency (SSA) demanding that we withdraw the book from the stores and retract parts of the book."

You are invited to the launch of Sitting pretty on Monday 6 November in Cape Town. Author Christi van der Westhuizen will be in conversation with Adam Haupt.

You are invited to the launch of Faith & Courage by Thabo Makgoba on Thursday, 16 November in Cape Town.

LitNet publiseer uittreksels uit boeke wat pas verskyn het. Lees ’n gedeelte uit Drie vroue en ’n meisie deur Hans du Plessis, aangebied deur Du Toitskloof Wyne.

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"The National Theatre Encore Season is a chance to re-experience some of the most popular recorded live theatre titles of the 2017 bioscope season, featuring the best of British theatre screenings as well as some new titles from the comfort of a Fugard Theatre seat."

Uitgewers word hartlik uitgenooi om boeke voor te lê vir die 2018 kykNET-Rapport Boekpryse ter waarde van altesaam R500 000. Die sperdatum is 10 November 2017.