Ikarus – Deon Meyer

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Nielsen Booksellers’ Awards Shortlisted Book

Ikarus by Deon Meyer

On December 17th, the body of Ernst Richter was exposed at the dunes beyond Parklands – Ernst Richter, alleged internet entrepreneur and the owner of the contentious site Alibi.co.za, disappeared inexplicably a month ago. Even in normal circumstances the Hawks, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido, would have struggled because at Alibi.co.za everyone lies through their teeth. But circumstances are not normal. Griessel has started to drink again and Cupido is in love. December 24th, a young viticulturist confessed to a lawyer in Cape Town which turned the entire case on its head. Christmas will never be the same again.  Read more

Death by Carbs – Paige Nick

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Nielsen Booksellers’ Awards Shortlisted Book  

Banting culture, otherwise known as the HFLC lifestyle (high fat, low carb), spearheaded by Professor Tim Noakes, has exploded in South Africa. The Real Meal Revolution (Quivertree, 2013), has sold more than 200,000 copies and is still picking up speed. Noakes is constantly in the news for his controversial, game-changing theories. His new book on infant nutrition has just launched as an instant bestseller in SA, and The Real Meal Revolution has gone global, launching in the UK in August. In this hilarious novel, Paige Nick prods and pokes at both the fans and the detractors of South Africa’s biggest dieting craze. Read more

Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Award Shortlist

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The SA Booksellers Association is delighted to announce the shortlisted finalists for the 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Awards.

In alphabetical order, the following books have been shortlisted:

  • Death By Carbs by Paige Nick (published by Bookstorm)
  • Ikarus by Deon Meyer (published by Human & Rousseau)
  • Immer Wes by Irma Joubert (published by LAPA Publishers)
  • Little Suns by Zakes Mda (published by Random House South Africa)
  • Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery by Sally Andrew (published by Random House South Africa)
  • Sweet Medicine by Panashe Chigumadzi (published by Jacana Media)

The overall winner will be announced at the Sefika gala event on Tuesday 30 August.

For the official press release from Nielsen please click here. For more information on the shortlisted titles click here.

Bekroonde digter sterf

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Ons neem met hartseer afskeid van die bekroonde digter en skrywer Adam Small wat op 25 Junie 2016 in die ouderdom van 80 oorlede is.

Lees meer oor Adam op Litnet.

Logos Hope’s first visit in Cape Town

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Logos Hope has arrived and opened to the public on the 24th of June at V&A Waterfront, Jetty 2, the last of five ports she is visiting in South Africa. She sailed the furthest south since launching into operation during her voyage to Cape Town. As she sailed into port, crew members were welcomed by the vast marine life and the beautiful scenery including the notable Table Mountain.

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The SA Booksellers AGM

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Members of the SA Booksellers Association and the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) gather once a year to discuss matters pertaining to the industry, to be inspired by guest speakers and to catch up with the latest trends on both a local and global scale. This year the co-located AGM’s and the celebratory Sefika and Booksellers Choice Awards will take place in Cape Town, at the Vineyard Hotel on the 30–31st August.

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Van Schaik Bookstore expands into southern Africa

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By Jessica Taylor, published here with thanks to Biz-community.com

The expansion of Van Schaik Bookstore into neighbouring countries dates back to 2006 when it opened its first store in Windhoek at the University of Namibia. The second Namibian store was opened in 2012 at the Oshakati Campus. More recently, the bookstore opened a branch in Gaborone, Botswana at Fairgrounds Mall, followed by four shops in Swaziland – three at the local university and one at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, in July and October, respectively. This affords Van Schaik the opportunity to service students from the respective universities, tertiary learning institutions and schools in surrounding areas, as well as those studying through correspondence.

Here, Stephan Erasmus, MD of Van Schaik Bookstore, shares his vision for education in Africa and how he believes providing access to textbooks in other disenfranchised markets is a step in the right direction…

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What makes a literate nation?

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International literacy assessments have provided ample data for ranking nations, charting growth, and casting blame. Summarizing the findings of these assessments, which afford a useful vantage from which to view world literacy as it evolves, the book World Literacy, How Countries Rank and Why It Matters by John W. Miller and Michael C. McKenna, “examines literate behavior worldwide, in terms of both the ability of populations from a wide variety of nations to read and the practice of literate behavior in those nations,” reads the introduction to the book published by Routledge.

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World Book Day 2016

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Following the success of the 2015 World Book Day (WBD) event the SA Booksellers Association continued to spread the power of reading in celebration of World Book Day 2016.

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Hello square eyes

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Although we may be watching slightly less television per day than we did in 2000, our eyes, in the words of our mothers, are definitely still getting squarer. According to We Are Social 2015, South Africans are now spending twice as much time again on web-based media as they do viewing television. Online video views are growing at a tremendous rate, now accounting for a quarter of our web activity, a close second to social media activity. Apart from watching traditional 2D video recordings, viewers can now easily dip into live streaming video content as it is being recorded, as well as watch interactive video, 3D video, and immersive content such as VR (Virtual Reality) video and 360 degree video.

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