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Monday – 21st December 2020
A compelling diary of a very bad year: 1986 by William Dicey – coming in January 2021
1986 was a pivotal year in South African history. It was the year of the vigilante, the year of the necklace – but also the year the talking began. Coming soon in 2021, 1986 by William Dicey.
How I Learned to Understand the World – Hans Rosling’s own story of how a young scientist became a revolutionary thinker
The moving, playful memoir of the late Hans Rosling – Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness.
Saving a Stranger’s Life by Anne Biccard – the true story of an emergency room doctor in Johannesburg facing off against Covid-19
Dr Anne Biccard writes of the camaraderie and dogged determination of health workers holding fast in the face of the Covid-19 nightmare as they battle, every day, to save a stranger’s life.
Friday – 18th December 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from All That Glitters – the new book from Danielle Steel, the world’s favourite storyteller!
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. From New York to London to St Tropez, All That …
Saul Sithole dedicated 62 years of his life to the scientific world of birds and fossils: Read an extract from The Forgotten Scientist
Read an extract from The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole by Lorato Trok – the untold story of a pioneering black scientist who made a great contribution to the fields of anthropology and ornithology in South Africa.
20 black women writers ask ‘what’s next?’ in Loud Black Girls by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Loud Black Girls – an important and timely anthology of black British writing, edited and curated by the authors of the highly acclaimed, groundbreaking Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible.
Thursday – 17th December 2020
Nagmerries word soms mooi drome … Lees ’n uittreksel uit Elsa Winckler se jongste roman, Om weer te droom
Om weer te droom deur Elsa Winckler vertel die verhaal van Lizet Vos en Stephen Breedt, twee mense wat geliefdes aan die dood moes afstaan en mekaar tydens ’n ontstuimige tyd in hul lewens ontmoet. Lees ’n uittreksel.
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Grensgeval deur Marita van der Vyver: ‘Daar is soveel wat sy nooit gehoor het nie … nie wou hoor nie’
Uittreksel: Marita van der Vyver se roman, Grensgeval, bekyk die Suid-Afrikaanse Grensoorlog (1966 tot 1989) van die kant van vriend én sogenoemde vyand.
home body by rupi kaur: a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself
From rupi kaur, the bestselling author of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers, comes a greatly anticipated third collection of poetry.
Human Nature – an illuminating book that tackles our modern environmental future through the lens of preeminent photographers
In Human Nature, 12 of today’s most influential nature and conservation photographers address the biggest environmental concerns of our time.
Sea Change: Return To The Wild – a mind-change of a book, from the makers of My Octopus Teacher
From the makers of the hit documentary My Octopus Teacher comes a new book, Sea Change: Return To The Wild.
Tuesday – 15th December 2020
Lus vir koek? Bak dit self! Probeer Marlene Schoeman se resep vir Vanieljestroopkoek met roomkaasvulsel
Perfek vir baba se doop: probeer Marlene Schoeman se heerlike resep vir Vanieljestroopkoek met roomkaasvulsel uit Bak dit self: 50 feestelike koeke om baba te vier.
South African Advent-ure: Win a hamper of 7 local books from Penguin Random House SA
One lucky winner will receive a marvellous hamper of seven local books from Penguin Random House SA in Week Two of the South African Advent-ure competition!
Pre-order your copy of They Called You Dambudzo by Flora Veit-Wild today (Coming in February 2021)
They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir by Flora Veit-Wild is out in February 2021 from Jacana Media.
Where will books take you this holiday season? (PLUS: Win a hamper of 8 books!)
From faraway places to back in time, books can transport you just about anywhere!
Listen to an excerpt from Ian Rankin’s new Rebus novel A Song for the Dark Times – one of the must-read books of the year
A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Kate Mosse’s Burning Chambers series continues with The City of Tears – a breathtaking novel of revenge, persecution and loss
Following on from the number one bestseller The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse returns with her second thrilling historical epic, The City of Tears.
Monday – 14th December 2020
‘Dit is wat gebeur as jy die dood op jou vingerpunte dra’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Stom gode deur Dibi Breytenbach
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Stom gode deur Dibi Breytenbach, die derde boek in haar Gode-reeks wat vra: Is daar ’n ontwerpersfout in die menslike psige?
Annelie Botes gesels met Deborah Steinmair oor Voetstoots: ‘Mens moet oplettend wees oor wat rondom jou gebeur’
Annelie Botes is nie iemand wat doekies omdraai nie. Soos sy self onlangs aan Deborah Steinmair gesê het, ‘ek is nie ’n vrou wie se oggend- en aandpraatjies verskil nie’. Lees die onderhoud:
The Story of a New Name – the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante – out now with a brand new cover
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante, the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet, is now available in B-format paperback with a brand-new cover.