Where is Lulu? , a Book Dash book by Mohale Mashigo, Clyde Beech and Nkosingiphile Mazibuko is now available at bookstores nationwide for only R20 each!

As part of a campaign to increase access to beautiful, proudly South African picture books, New Africa Books has teamed up with Book Dash to bring one of their delightful books to an even greater audience.

Where is Lulu? is about a young girl who loves to read but hides from her mom when she’s asked to take her books back to the library.  When Lulu discovers that after returning her books she can read even more, she cannot contain her excitement!

Book Dash is a non-profit organisation that gathers creative volunteers to create new African storybooks that anyone can print, translate and distribute. By buying this book, you are supporting Book Dash’s vision of every child owning one hundred books by the age of five.

Participating bookshops are: all Bargain Books branches, Bridge Books (Jo'burg) Love Books (Jo’burg), Book Lounge (Cape Town) and Exclusive Books in Rosebank, Jo’burg and Exclusive Books in V&A Waterfront and Cavendish Square, Cape Town. You can also get your copy directly from us here. While stocks last!

Join us on Saturday 1 December for the launch of KWEZI COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4 at Readers Den in Cape Town.

Authors and illustrators, Loyiso Mkize, Clyde Beech and Mohale Mashigo will be at Readers Den in Claremont to celebrate the launch of the latest addition to the hugely successful Kwezi comic series. RSVP to the event on Facebook to secure your seat.

#TeamKwezi will be signing copies and sharing insight into how Kwezi comes to life. Bring the whole family for an interactive morning of comic book fun.

IN THIS EDITION: Is our team of superheroes ready for anti-super sentiments, new bad guys and a prophecy come true? Get your copy of KWEZI 4 to find out!

"Homegrown comic, Kwezi is proudly South African." - CapeTalk

"Kwezi is arguably the biggest superhero comic to come out of South Africa in recent years." - YouNeek Studios

Books will be on sale at the event.

The latest edition of the hugely successful Kwezi comics is available now for pre-order.

For the next two weeks you can order your copy of Kwezi Collector’s Edition 4 at the special pre-release price of R100.

The Kwezi comics celebrate a young African superhero and is the first of its kind.  Set in Gold City, a hustling Johannesburg-esque metropolis, this series is a standout graphic novel title on the African and international stage.

In this edition award-winning author Mohale Mashigo has joined Loyiso Mkize and Clyde Beech on #TeamKwezi.

Kwezi Collector’s Edition 4 Issues 10-12 sees our team of heroes faces challenges they never could have predicted while Mpisi sets about establishing an anti-Super campaign…

The book will be available mid-November in all good bookstores nationwide.

As a celebration of books and the publishing industry, writers and illustrators will descend on Newtown, Johannesburg from 7-9 September.

Celebrated annually in the first week of September, the South African Book Fair is the culmination of National Book Week and offers a unique opportunity for interaction between publishers, authors and book lovers alike.

A number of David Philip Publishers and New Africa Books authors will be attending the event. Below is a complete guide to where they will be and when - be sure to say hello and maybe even get a copy of your book signed!

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Lebohang Masango – Mpumi’s Magic Beads

Friday 7 September

Keorapetse Kgositsile Poetry Café – Session Two

Venue: Ramolao Makhene Theatre

Time : 16:00-16:45

Price: R40

The South African Book Fair 2018, as it celebrates #OURSTORIES on the page, mic and stage, invites audiences to engage in a feast of intergenerational voices in our indigenous languages.

Sunday 9 September

She Speaks

Time: 10:00–11:00

Price: R40

Venue: Sarafina

The necessity and challenges of capturing generational stories.

Click here to buy your copy of Mpumi's Magic Beads.

 

Sindiwe Magona - Albertina Sisulu: Abridged Memoir

Saturday 8 September

Writers are our Conscience

Time: 14:30–17:00

Price: R40

Venue: Auditorium

Throughout the history of humankind, the written and the spoken word have shaped the course of events. In the space of this conference, we aim to explore how writers and readers influence society. Do writers steer the course of a country’s socio-political passage by pointing to and appraising the mores and values of its people and its leaders?

Sunday 9 September

She Speaks

Time: 10:00–11:00

Price: R40

Venue: Sarafina

The necessity and challenges of capturing generational stories.

Click here to buy your copy of Albertina Sisulu: Abridged Memoir

 

Elinor Sisulu – Walter & Albertina Sisulu: In our lifetime

Saturday 8 September

African Philosophy Cafe – A tale of two hegemons: SA and Nigeria in Africa

Time: 11:30–12:30

Price: R40

Venue: Sarafina

Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa’s economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiative over the last two decades.

A Celebration Of Giants

Time: 13:00–14:00

Price: 40

Venue: Auditorium

We remember the timeless contribution of Albertina Sisulu and Nelson Mandela as the country celebrates their centenaries.

Sunday 9 September

She Speaks

Time: 10:00–11:00

Price: R40

Venue: Sarafina

The necessity and challenges of capturing generational stories.

Click here to buy your copy of Walter & Albertina Sisulu: In our lifetime

 

Loyiso Mkize - Kwezi Comics

Saturday 8 September

African Superheroes?

Time: 11:30–12:30

Price: 40

Venue: Alan Joseph Training Room

Disrupting through superheroes – our young authors take us into the world of graphic novels.

#OURSTORIES

Time: 13:00–14:00

Price: R40

Venue: Township Boy

There’s a revolution happening. New voices discuss how they are shaping the much-needed change in publishing.

Click here to buy your copy of Kwezi.

 

Clyde Beech – Kwezi

Saturday 8 September

African Superheroes?

Time: 11:30–12:30

Price: 40

Venue: Alan Joseph Training Room

Disrupting through superheroes – our young authors take us into the world of graphic novels.

Click here to buy your copy of Kwezi.