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Welcome to Love Books, where books are our passion. We offer a tightly curated, well-edited range of classy books that make book buying an exciting and inspiring experience. Pop in and chat to our friendly, helpful and passionately bookie staff.
MARCH EVENTS
RSVPs to kate@lovebooks.co.za or 011 726 7408
Tuesday 5 March 7:00 pm - We are happy to host The Business Book Club as they chat to Alex de Bruyn about his book, Escaping the Amazon.
Wednesday 6 March 6:00 for 6:30 pm - Class Action, the incredible memoir of human-rights lawyer, Charles Abrahams who will be chatting to Ferial Haffajee.
Thursday 7 March 6:00 for 6:30 pm - South Africa’s answer to Jojo Moyes, author Gail Schimmel launches her new book The Accident. She’ll be chatting to the lovely Kate Sidley.
Saturday 9 March 10:30 am - Tracy-Lee Easthorpe reads from her book, Obnoxious Naledi and the Poppysmic Fairy. Bring the kids and enjoy a cup of coffee while they listen.
Monday 11 March - CLOSED FOR STOCKTAKE
Tuesday 12 March - Adam Habib launches his new book, Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on ⌗FeesMustFall. In conversation with Achille Mbembe. RSVPs essential for this one.
Wednesday 13 March - The great Zakes Mda launches his latest novel, The Zulus of New York. He’ll be chatting to Justice Edwin Cameron.
Tuesday 19 March - Raashida Khan launches her new novel, The Scent of Forgiveness, with guest speaker Shannon Ebrahim.
Thursday 28 March - Carsten Rasch launches Between Rock and a Hard Place.
Coming up in April:
Wednesday 3 April - The Turnaway Girls by Hayley Chewins
Thursday 4 April - Whatever by Saskia Bailey
Tuesday 16 April - Lucky Packet by Trevor Sacks
Wednesday 17 April - Africa Re-imagined by Hlumelo Biko
Our launches are supported by Joostenberg, delicious organic wines from the family estate in Stellenbosch.
Don’t forget to use your Love Books Literary Punch Card – 10 punches = 10% discount. You get a punch for every R300 you spend, for being at a launch, for buying the book we’re launching, and for coming to storytime.
Please note that all titles are subject to availability and we are happy to order anything that might be out of stock.
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RECOMMENDS
NON-FICTION
The Cafe de Move-On Blues, by Christopher Hope (R290)
Stuck in traffic on De Waal drive, Cape Town, Christopher Hope parks his car and walks up to the UCT campus to see what’s causing the trouble. He encounters an angry crowd pulling down the Rhodes statue - the chaotic culmination of the RhodesMustFall movement. What follows is a thoughtful road trip around South Africa’s cities and towns, their statues and memorials. An absolutely brilliant dissection of South Africa in the post-Mandela era. Magnificent and highly recommended.
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First, we make the beast beautiful, by Sarah Wilson (R335)
Sarah Wilson is best known for her I Quit Sugar cookbooks, so this book on anxiety from a high-functioning, super-successful human being comes as a surprise. But for those living with anxiety(all of us?) this is the freshest, most inspiring, insightful book on the subject you could hope to find. Beautifully written, quirky and uplifting, Sarah asks if anxiety can be re-sewn as a thing of beauty – it really might change your world.
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FICTION
Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje (R290)
Set in post-war England, this is the story of 14-year-old Nathaniel and his sister Rachel, who are abandoned by their parents and left in the care of an enigmatic figure known as The Moth. But things are not what they seem, and soon we find ourselves in a thrilling novel of adventure, intrigue and desire. Loose yourself in Ondaatje’s achingly beautiful prose.
Patagonia, Maya Fowler (R220)
After a drunken one-night stand with a student, followed by a terrible confrontation, academic Tertius de Klerk flees to Patagonia to the remote region where his Afrikaner forebears started anew after the Anglo-Boer War. Epic, poetic and soulful, this is an engrossing read based in this real-life Afrikaans community that exists to this day in South America. Available in Afrikaans as Patagonie.
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CHILDREN
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls 2, by Francesca Cavallo & Elena Favilli (R420)
For children of all ages, the follow up to the international bestseller, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, is a stunning collection of one hundred bedtime stories that celebrate extraordinary women. From queens and activists to ballerinas and lawyers, there’s something in here for everyone.
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The Road to Glory (R130 each)
This fantastic little series, The Road to Glory, tells the stories of famous South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international sports stars. First up in the series are new rugby captain Siya Kolisi, cricketer AB de Villiers and athlete Wayde van Niekerk. 8+
