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The Book Launch Party INVITATION for DIARY OF A SIDE CHICK MAKHWAPHENI – Book 1&2 – by Lesego Maake. 26 October 2018 (Friday) at African Flavour Books in Bramfontein-Johannesburg
African Flavour Books, Egavas Media and Bula Buka invite you to the launch celebration of ‘Diary of a Side Chick – Makhwapheni’, book 1 and 2, by Lesego Maake.
The book launch takes place on 26 October 2018 (Friday) at African Flavour Books in Bramfontein-Johannesburg. Arrival time is 17:30.
To RSVP, send an email to info@bulabuka.co.za.
Rosie Motene’s book ‘Reclaiming the Soil’ now available on Amazon, Kobo, iBooks and Barnes & Noble
We welcome our new client, Rosie Motene. Her book/memoir ‘Reclaiming the Soil: A Black Girl’s Struggle to Find Her African Self’ is now available on Amazon, Kobo, iBooks and Barnes & Noble. We converted the book into an ebook and distributed to these stores.
Book synopsis
The Rosie Motene story is about a young girl born to the Bafokeng nation during the apartheid era in South Africa. At the time, Rosie’s mother worked for a white Jewish family in Johannesburg who offered to raise the child as one of their own. This generous gesture by the family created many opportunities for Rosie but also a trail of sacrifices for her parents. As she grew, Rosie struggled to and her true identity. She had access to the best of everything but as a black girl she floundered without her own culture or language. This book describes Rosie’s journey through her fog of alienation to the belated dawning of her self-discovery as an African.
‘Diary of a Side Chick Makhwapheni’ book one and two released
‘Diary of a Side Chick Makhwapheni’ is a book series by Limpopo born author, Lesego Maake.
The book series started out a blog series and has been viewed over a hundred million times since it started in 2014.
‘Diary of a Side Chick Makhwapheni’ takes us through a life journey of Sharon Letsoalo. Besides dating and sleeping with men of other women, the wind of the city forces Sharon’s life to often sail close to danger.
The series starts with the release of book one and two. The books are reloaded with unread scenes and new twists. They are available at bookstores, or on www.lesegomaake.co.za/shop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.
Free excerpts from the series are available here http://lesegomaake.co.za/category/doscm/.
Lesego Maake started this fictional blog story in 2014. “Unexpectedly, episode by episode, the blog stories started attracting thousands of readers through Facebook. 100 million views later, 450-plus episodes in, the ‘Diary of a Side Chick Makhwapheni’ series has loyal fans here in South Africa all the way to Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, United Kingdom, Lesotho and the USA” – says Lesego.
Besides the series having a great following, and its raunchiness, Lesego Maake has had some interesting encounters as the author of the series. Several Facebook pages of the series were deleted by Facebook. Fans have confided in him about similar incidents – often dangerous – that the main character Sharon Letsoalo experienced.
Born and raised in Limpopo, Sharon Letsoalo makes it to the golden province of Gauteng to pursue her academic ambitions like most young people from rural areas. The lights of Gauteng dribble and turn her into what her mother never raised her to be.
The author – Lesego Lucky Maake – was born in Ga-Kgapane outside Tzaneen in 1985. He is the first of three children. He developed his love for reading and writing while in primary school. Lesego has written other blog stories that have amassed millions in views: My Rich Nigerian Boo, Marriage on the Rox, and, Chronicles of a Playa – Rhulani Chauke.
Follow #DiaryOfASideChickZA on social media: Twitter – @LesegoWaMaake , Facebook – Diary of a Side Chick – Makhwapheni.
Queries
Email – lesegobooks@bulabuka.co.za
WhatsApp – 0725270984
Japanese speaking South African rugby player with a hidden-scandalous past returns home to scheme his way to the top, The Rise of the Dagger
Will Xolile Dalindyebo’s scandalous past in Japan come to haunt his new schemed success in South Africa, and to his team? And what happens when he returns to Japan?
Xolile is the main character in former rugby-player Gcobani Bobo and Elvis Jack’s new hero novel, ‘The Rise of the Dagger – What Happens in a Rugby Story When Life Interrupts?’ Bobo played for the Lions, Springboks and the Newcastle Falcons in England.
For free, read 40% of the book here https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/791174.
Xolile Dalindyebo comes out of nowhere to play rugby explosively. His history is uncertain but the fans love him. He is small yet very strong, electrifyingly fast with an intelligent sidestep and an instinct for the game.
He connives an arrangement with a divorced maverick journalist to construct his public persona, carefully using Twitter to project his image and to protect his past.
The book has twists and turns. It has all the behind-the-scenes sports drama the public is often not privy to – sex scandals, race conflicts, sabotage.
As Xolile Dalindyebo’s popularity increases, his role within the team grows stronger after some inner club maneuvering.
In parallel with this, Xolile embarks on a series of reconnaissance visits to unlikely places to recruit extra players, a bit like the search for special skills in the Magnificent Seven film. With extra talent and a slew of new tactics on the field, this could finally be the year of the Lions…
But nothing is as it seems in the world of rugby and Xolile’s past may still return to haunt him and the team….
Gcobani Bobo currently coaches and commentates on rugby. He played professional rugby for 15 years for a number of local and foreign teams, including the Springboks Lions, Cats, Sharks, Western Province, Stormers and the Newcastle Falcons in England. Elvis Jack is the author of a number of books.
‘The Rise of the Dagger’ is available on Amazon Japan, iBookstore, and Kobo.co.za.
Follow Gcobani Bobo on Facebook and Twitter – @gcobanibobo.
For more information contact www.bulabuka.co.za (info@bulabuka.co.za).
Book Media Release: Move on – Converting Defeat into Stepping Stones
‘Move On – Converting Defeat into Stepping Stones’ is an inspiration themed book by Dr – and Reverend – Sitsabo Dlamini, on overcoming hardships and charting a way for achieving personal and career success. 
People have encountered difficulties in one way or another; either by losing a job, failing in business or even losing a loved one.
The book shares methods that Dr Dlamini devised for investigating one’s difficulties and thus arming one’s self with strategies to achieve success.
“This book is essential reading for men and women looking for strategies to turn defeat into stepping stones towards victory, in their pursuit of success. The strategies discussed have been put to practical test by thousands of people from all walks of life,” says Dr Dlamini.
Besides being a spiritual leader, Dr Sitsabo Dlamini is an academic, thought leader and entrepreneur in the construction and architecture sector. He is the founder of Sitsabo Project Managers, a company operating in both Britain and South Africa, specialising in construction project management. He holds a PhD in Construction Management and Engineering from Reading University in the United Kingdom. His first book is titled ‘The Contribution of the Infrastructure Sector to Economic Growth.’
Move On is a memoir detail of Dr Sitsabo Dlamini‘s trial filled
Frequently Asked Self Publishing Questions
Bula Buka is an international publishing services provider based in South Africa. We service and provide relieve to authors, publishing houses and various entities around the world with the following services: eBook conversion and distribution to premium online bookstores (Amazon, Apple iBookstore, Kobo, Barneys & Noble and others), editing, cover design, marketing, book layout design, printing and varied consultations.
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