Pre-schools at Walvis Bay started their new school term with a surprise visit from the Playtime Namibia group that donated booklets to various centres at the town.

Initially, the group planned to hand over the booklets to 32 schools but donated to 23 schools to raise awareness of the Bible. Six hundred pupils benefited from the book donation.

The other schools earmarked to receive donations only have a few children attending, as parents are keeping their little ones at home. They will receive their booklets next year, which includes a variety of content including Bible stories, colouring activities and puzzles, among others, that stimulate the mind “Early childhood materials may solely emphasise how Jesus is their friend. It creates a warm fuzzy feeling and builds affection for Jesus. They will build the foundation for spiritual wisdom. They will learn to admire and gain respect and the fear of God.” said one of the Playtime coaches, Steven Damaseb.

Playtime Namibia offers multi-disciplinary sports training programmes in soccer, cricket and athletics for primary and secondary school pupils. The programme aims at engaging parents and teachers in supporting their children’s mobility and cognitive learning by using simple sports practices and games in a safe environment. Training is offered by ex-football players and coaches including Sandro de Gouveia, a well-known ex-Brave Warriors player, Eliphas Shivute and Alex Kirov.

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From the publication of “Wolf Hall” in 2009 until the release of “The Mirror and the Light” last March, devotees of Hilary Mantel’s portrait of Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell always had more to look forward to. Now, her acclaimed trilogy complete, fans must go elsewhere for historical novels with the complex characters, luminous descriptions and period authenticity that are the trademarks of Mantel’s fiction. One of these excellent, ambitious novels might be just what you’re looking for.

Ford Madox Ford’s “The Fifth Queen” (1906) concerns Catherine Howard, the unfortunate young Englishwoman chosen by Henry VIII in 1540 to replace the disappointing Anne of Cleves as his wife. The tale begins with a chance meeting between the king and erudite, pious Catherine in the treacherous court where Cromwell presides like Darth Vader, menacing and all seeing. In Ford’s portrait, Henry is weary, choleric and mercurial, while Catherine is completely sympathetic, nothing like the girl – frivolous and promiscuous – that many historians describe. The storytelling is less propulsive than Mantel’s: Ford labors over scene-setting and, like a playwright, uses speech and action to reveal motivation rather than explicating his characters’ thoughts. But he vividly captures the uneasiness felt by many in England at the loss of Catholicism, “the old faith,” and his artful use of archaic language transports a patient reader directly back into the heart of Tudor-world.

Books about President Donald Trump are fueling a record year for political books, with sales up nearly 100% from 2019.

According to The Wall Street Journal, political book sales increased 85% this year through September, while political e-book sales were up 20%. Many of the books are about Trump, his administration, his inner circle, and how he governs.

“2020 is on track to be the biggest year for political books since we began tracking U.S. book sales in 2004,” NPD BookScan’s Kristen McLean told the Journal.

The sales figures are expected to surge again next month when former President Barack Obama releases the first volume of his memoir. The Journal noted that the first run includes 3 million hardcover copies.

As of Monday morning, the top 20 political books being sold on Amazon include Bob Woodward’s “Rage” (No. 4), Dan Bongino’s “Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal” (No. 5), and Michael Cohen’s “Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump” (No. 16).

The Journal reported that overall book sales are up 6% (print) and 7.6% (e-books) this year, despite the fact that many stores were closed for weeks, if not months, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“The challenges America is grappling with continue post election regardless of the election outcome,” Penguin Random House’s David Drake told the Journal.