Date: February 26, 2026Time: 5:30 pmLocation: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – Old Mutual HallRSVP hereJoin Tim Lundy for the launch of the newly revised edition of this hiking classic. Having re-walked every route to update this bestselling guide, Tim shares practical hiking tips, essential mountain safety advice, and stories from a lifetime on the trail […]
Date: February 4, 2026Time: 10:30 amLocation: Online via ZoomRSVP hereA look at how humans have 'read' the sky: finding pattern, order, narrative and guidance in the stars. Auke will share several cultural readings and set them alongside the astronomical sky of 2026, showing how meaning and observation intersect. Auke Slotegraaf is a psychohistorian (the mathematical […]
Date: December 3, 2025Time: 10:30 amLocation: Online via ZoomRSVP hereDrawing from her extensive work on plants and insects, Lynn will share how proven plant selection can support herbivores, restore soil health, and rebuild the intricate food webs that make biodiversity thrive. Whether you are managing large tracts of land or just starting with a bee […]
Date: November 13, 2025Time: 6:00 pmLocation: Exclusive Books Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, Jan Smuts Ave & Winnie Mandela Dr, Craighall, JohannesburgRSVP hereLions are magnificent, beautiful, and under threat. Fifty years ago, they roamed most of Africa’s savannas. In 1970, there were about 92,000 of them; today, there are closer to 23,000. The Last Lions […]
Date: November 5, 2025Time: 10:30 amLocation: Online via ZoomRSVP hereJoin Elsa for an inspiring talk that celebrates the extraordinary diversity of South Africa’s indigenous garden plants. With the new mega guide in hand, she’ll share expert advice on what to plant where — from bulbs and fynbos to trees and succulents — helping gardeners of […]
Date: October 30, 2025Time: 5:30 pmLocation: The Book Lounge, corner of Buitenkant and 71 Roeland Street in Cape TownRSVP hereDon Pinnock and Colin Bell will be in conversation with Nancy Richards. Dr Don Pinnock is a historian, criminologist, environmental journalist and photographer. He has served as editor of the travel magazine Getaway and is the […]
Date: October 25, 2025Time: 10:30 amLocation: Harold Porter Book & Craft Shop, Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, Cnr Clarence Drive & Broadwith Rd, Betty’s BayRSVP hereSouth Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini are home to some of the world’s most remarkable birds, yet many face a perilous future. Drawing from Birds on the Brink, Alan Lee reveals […]
Date: October 18, 2025Time: 10:00 amLocation: Fish Hoek Library, Central Cir, Fish Hoek, Cape Town, 7975RSVP hereJoin the authors of Birds on the Brink and The Last Lions at the Blown Away by Books Festival. Birds on the Brink is the new captivating and informative book focussing on the coastal and terrestrial birds most at […]
Date: October 17, 2025Time: 5:30 pmLocation: Cape Bird Club Nassau Center, Groote Schuur High School, 77 Palmyra Rd, Newlands, Cape TownRSVP hereJoin Alan Lee and Shamiso Banda in conversation with Vernon Head. Alan Lee is an ornithologist and conservation biologist with deep insight into the ecological challenges facing southern African birds. He is the Science […]
Date: October 15, 2025Time: 6:00 pmLocation: Exclusive Books Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, Jan Smuts Ave & Winnie Mandela Dr, Craighall, JohannesburgRSVP hereJoin Alan Lee and Shamiso Banda in conversation with John Kinghorn - Introduction by Mark Anderson (BirdLife South Africa CEO). Alan Lee is an ornithologist and conservation biologist with deep insight into the […]
