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Friday – 5th February 2021
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of The Prophets, the debut novel by Robert Jones Jr
Robert Jones Jr’s debut novel The Prophets has become an instant New York Times bestseller. Listen to the audiobook excerpt below to find out what all the buzz is about!
Thursday – 4th February 2021
[Watch] Garth Japhet chats about his debut book Like Water is For Fish: The Power of Story in Our Lives
Pan Macmillan has shared a video of Dr Garth Japhet introducing his first book, Like Water is For Fish: The Power of Story in Our Lives.
[Watch] Number one bestselling author Philippa Gregory tells us about her new historical novel, Dark Tides
Philippa Gregory has shared some thoughts about her new novel, Dark Tides.
Read an excerpt from Thinking, Fast and Slow – the acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions
In the New York Times bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes you on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.
Wednesday – 3rd February 2021
’n Kind wat verdwyn. ’n Ondier op vrye voet: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Brandmerk deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels
Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Brandmerk deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels: ‘Hy het gister weer ’n trial run gehad, maar dit was op die ou einde nie eintlik veel van ’n uitdaging nie. Sy was net dáár, langs die pad, en hy het stilgehou.’
Jonathan Ball Publishing Director Jeremy Boraine talks about publishing Slabbert: Man on a Mission – a book that is particularly special to him
Slabbert: Man on a Mission by Albert Grundlingh is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Jacana Media congratulates authors longlisted for 2021 HSS Awards
Jacana Media congratulates the following authors whose titles have been chosen for the Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Awards longlists!
New book alert! Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas, author of bestselling The Hate U Give (PLUS Free Teacher’s Notes and Discussion Guide)
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas is out now from Pan Macmillan!
Tuesday – 2nd February 2021
Gryp die tye aan wanneer jy wakker en helder voel: Bethel se berg-outeur Maretha Maartens gesels oor haar skryfroetine
Skryf nou in vir die LAPA-jeugromankompetisie 2021! Lees Phyllis Green se insiggewende onderhoud met 2020-naaswenner Maretha Maartens oor haar jeugroman, Bethel se berg.
CJ Tudor is back with her darkest, twistiest novel yet! Read an excerpt from The Burning Girls
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor.
Reassessing Mandela, edited by Willam Beinart and Colin Bundy – a scholarly counterweight to uncritical celebration
Reassessing Mandela, edited by Willam Beinart and Colin Bundy, is out now from Jacana Media.
Vegan With Bite – everything you wouldn’t expect of a book presenting winning meals on a shoestring
Vegan With Bite: Because Taste Matters by Shannon Martinez is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Pan Macmillan SA shines on 2021 Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Awards longlists
Pan Macmillan SA is thrilled to see the following books longlisted for the 2021 Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Awards.
Monday – 1st February 2021
Read an excerpt from The Berlin Girl, the heart-wrenching new WWII story from Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The German Midwife
The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robotham is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wie is so duiwels om die Van Biljons te teister? Vind uit in Die duiwel maak my hart so seer deur François Bloemhof
Die duiwel maak my hart se seer deur François Bloemhof is nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers. Die gesoute skrywer is ook LAPA se Skrywer van die Maand. Loer gerus na die ander boeke op sy kapstok.
Fred Khumalo appointed Adjunct Professor at Unisa in recognition of his leadership ‘in Creative Arts and Literature in particular’
Congratulations to author Fred Khumalo, who has been appointed Adjunct Professor at Unisa!
Don’t miss the South African launch of The City of Tears, the new novel from bestselling author Kate Mosse (1 Feb)
Join Pan Macmillan for the South African launch of Kate Mosse’s new novel The City of Tears!
Friday – 29th January 2021
‘Prooi en jagter het nou plekke geruil’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jagter, Bettina Wyngaard se derde Nicci de Wee-riller (Plus: Video)
Prooi en jagter ruil plekke in Bettina Wyngaard se derde Nicci de Wee-riller. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jagter en kyk na ’n video met die skrywer.
Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa’s First Elected Black Politician – a deeply researched history by Martin Plaut
Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa’s First Elected Black Politician by Martin Plaut is out now from Jacana Media.
Love, in all its permutations, is the discovery at the heart of Robert Jones Jr’s breathtaking debut, The Prophets
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.