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Do you like the Dog diaries? Bargain Books is giving away a hamper full of books by James Patterson.

Since his appointment in January 2020, De Ruyter has faced intense opposition from within the power utility as he attempts to clean up corruption and return the electricity company to a semblance of its former glory. He is not alone.

Mphuthumi Ntabeni is one of six authors currently in residence in Somerset East, courtesy of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and PEN South Africa. His novel The wanderers is on the long list for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize.

"I’m blown away and I feel so honoured. When I left KwaSizabantu back in 1993, there was very little support available to survivors of cultic and coercive groups. It was pre-internet days, too, so I was on my own and really struggled. Books saved me, however."

"The established South African historian Albert Grundlingh explains his decision to pen the biography on Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (1940–2010). Primarily a 'social historian', Grundlingh nevertheless decided to take up the challenge as a biographer and write about Slabbert. As he was working on an article on him, so he gradually became intrigued by his subject, leading to this cradle-to-grave biography. The book explores Slabbert’s life in each of his designations – as an academic, as a politician, as a social activist and finally as a person engaged in business and entrepreneurship."

"The danger of this story is that the country’s international relations were out of kilter with the views of its people, but – far more importantly – that the Zuma presidency came within a whisker of bankrupting several generations of South African tax payers."

"The island, created at the height of apartheid repression, is a remarkable play for various reasons. In order to sidestep the authorities, it was workshopped but not initially scripted; it has no single author, and when a script did finally emerge, it provided actors with sufficient latitude as to re-interpret the play’s core messaging in subsequent productions, notably in the 1980s and 1990s."

Please join Catalyst Press and our publishing partner, Short Story Day Africa, in congratulating Idza Luhumyo and Mbozi Haimbre. Idza was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for her story, "Five Years Next Sunday", and Mbozi was shortlisted for a Nommo Award in the short story category for her story, "Shelter".

The AKO Caine Prize is an annual award given to an African writer for a short story published in English. This year saw a 130% increase in submissions from writers across the globe; the five shortlisted authors were selected from a total of 349 entries from 27 African countries.

On 9 June 1997, exactly 25 years ago, Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone was released. To celebrate Bargain Books is giving away two copies of Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone – 25th anniversary edition, a proper collector’s item.

This newly updated, comprehensive history of South Africa presents the story of our turbulent country in a fresh, readable narrative.

PwC estimated that the bill will lead to a 33% reduction in booksales with 30% of the industry losing their jobs.

There’s a new book absolutely smashing the bestseller lists and we thought you’d like to know about it! It’s a stunningly honest memoir written with unrestrained fervour, and it packs one heck of a personal punch. You could even win a copy, courtesy of Bargain Books.

"The three teenagers must navigate the aftermath of their shared experience and the illegality of interracial friendship, and survive the predator that still lives free among them."

"There was something for every literary taste."

The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s – a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk – is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine "Jazz" Hunter to the force.

"We all have crocodiles to tame. Writing – and living, ageing, dying – does take courage. One day, we will all end up in 'the big library in the sky', to quote Deon Meyer. But before we do, we will continue raging in the service of The Story."

"They run for their lives as dusk turns into night. Bullets fly as he gets closer. They stop breathing because it’s making too much noise. Still, Rudie comes closer. And closer."

"I believe it may well turn out to be my most important book festival."

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