The “diary chronicle” genre has amassed millions of readers in South Africa and neighbouring countries, extending as far as Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Europe, and North America.
A few years ago, Donald Trump shared a press release announcing a new Trump Hotel venture in India. The release was riddled with spelling errors—so carelessly done that it made you wonder if it was an intentional stunt for attention. This happened around 2012, a few years before Trump ran for president. Now, while India…
Renowned South African novelist Mike Nkululeko Maphoto, best known for his bestselling novel Diary of a Zulu Girl and co-writing SABC 1’s hit TV series Makoti, returns with a thrilling new novel, The South African. This edge-of-your-seat political thriller sees two intelligence agents from opposing agencies thrown into a deadly conspiracy that threatens the future…
Bula Buka Publishers is excited to announce the release of Raised by a Widow by Mitolli Ntshinka in bookstores across South Africa. This gripping and deeply emotional memoir offers a raw and powerful look into the life of a 12-year-old girl whose world is turned upside down by the sudden death of her father.
Four years ago, I penned an article titled “Time for South Africa to do product placement inside of books? Enter Diary Chronicle books.” In that piece, I explored the potential of product placement in novels, specifically within the genre we pioneered: the “diary chronicles.” At the time, AI wasn’t as mainstream as it is today,…
Bula Buka Publishers Presents: “Soccer Queen of North Jozi” by Reneilwe Mokgothu – A Captivating Novel of Love, Scandal, and Survival in South Africa’s Soccer Elite Johannesburg, South Africa – [September 2024] – Bula Buka Publishers is thrilled to announce the release of “Soccer Queen of North Jozi” by debut author Reneilwe Mokgothu, coming in…
Kanthan Pillay, former media executive and CEO of YFM, has released his latest book, How to Fix South Africa: An Owner’s Manual, which is now available in bookstores across South Africa, including Exclusive Books, Bargain Books, Airport Bookshop, PNA, Protea Boekwinkel, Ramsgate Stationers, and Wordsworth Books.
