Authors & Events
11 Memoirs That Will Change Your View of Life
16 October 2025
From intimate family stories to high-octane adventures and groundbreaking personal revelations, this selection of memoirs and autobiographies offers a window into extraordinary lives. Arundhati Roy reflects on her mother’s profound influence with wit and insight, while Sebastian Faulks recalls a life shaped by ambition, mischief, and war....
What’s Hiding in the Shadows? Holly Black Knows.
15 October 2025
Holly Black has long been the reigning queen of dark, seductive fantasy
— and Thief of Night, her sequel to Book of Night, proves exactly why.
Returning to a shadow-soaked world where secrets have weight and
magic comes at a price, Black deepens the story of Charlie Hall, a morally
grey thief entangled with forces far beyond her...
IN THEIR OWN WORDS | Jamie Oliver, Sifo the Cooking Husband & Leon van Nierop
10 September 2025
Looking for inspiration, stories, and fresh ideas? Our authors are here
to share their passions, insights, and the journeys behind their books.
From Jamie Oliver’s energising new approach to health, to Sifo the
Cooking Husband’s celebration of food and family, to bold explorations
of AI, joy, and timeless South African heritage...
Fred Khumalo’s Words Take the Stage
11 August 2025
Joburg Theatre brings to life Dancing the Death Drill, a profoundly
moving production adapted from Fred Khumalo’s 2017 historical
novel. The performance unfolds like a slow-burning revelation,
beginning in a Paris restaurant in 1958, where a shocking act of
violence sets off a quest to unravel the life of Pitso Motaung, a
South...
The Future of Stargazing
05 August 2025
From Joburg’s night skies to immersive digital storytelling, Southern
Africa’s love affair with the stars is getting a major upgrade. At its heart
is the newly launched Wits Anglo American Digital Dome – Africa’s
most advanced planetarium – where heritage meets cutting-edge tech
in a dome of wonder. Blending...
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