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Monday – 19th October 2020
Listen to the soundtrack to A Family Affair, curated by Sue Nyathi
Sue Nyathi started writing A Family Affair when she was in her 20s, in her first year at university.
Friday – 16th October 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Darkest Evening – a brilliant new DCI Vera Stanhope novel to savour from Ann Cleeves
Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and an excerpt from The Darkest Evening, the new DCI Vera Stanhope novel from bestselling author Ann Cleeves!
‘Die glas onthou immers die vuur / Nie die water nie’ – Die gladde stiltes in glas deur Louis Esterhuizen is nou beskikbaar!
Die bekroonde digter Louis Esterhuizen se elfde digbundel, Die gladde stiltes in glas, is nou beskikbaar by Protea Boekhuis.
It’s ebook o’clock: Ronnie Kasrils: From spy chief to bestselling author
Ronnie Kasrils has always written. From his work on Bertrand Russell, to poetry during the exile years, to his pieces under the pseudonym ANC Khumalo, for the various ANC publications in exile.
The Book of ProVerb – a memoir, a hustle manifesto, and a wholesome guide to life from one of South Africa’s brightest stars
The Book of ProVerb is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!
Jonathan Ball Publishers is pleased to announce the publication of a brand new novel from David Walliams – Code Name Bananas!
Thursday – 15th October 2020
NUUT: Gisterwinter – Susanne Pike
AS JY ASEMHAAL, HÉT JY MOS ’N GISTER.
Sonder jou gister kan jy nie jou unieke vandag wees nie.
Elke gister het ook immers sy eie winter.
Celebrate the weekend with this recipe for Smoked Chicken Wings with Hoisin Glaze from Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book!
Just in time for the weekend – Penguin Random House SA has shared a recipe for Smoked Chicken Wings with Hoisin Glaze from Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book by Jamie Purviance.
’n Moet vir Frankofiele! Amper Frans: ’n Lewe van fanfare en faux pas is nou beskikbaar in Afrikaans en Engels
Toe hy 21 jaar gelede vir die eerste keer in Parys aankom, sou die kunstenaar Louis Jansen van Vuuren hom nooit kon indink dat hy eendag ’n château in die Franse platteland sou besit nie. In Amper Frans vertel hy op skreesnaakse wyse hoe hy alles wat Frans is ontdek en beproef het.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of bestselling author Sue Nyathi’s new novel A Family Affair (20 Oct)
Join Pan Macmillan for the virtual launch of A Family Affair, the new novel from Sue Nyathi!
[Watch] Do prisons in Africa need to be decolonised? Ruth Hopkins, Baz Dreisinger and Morris Kaberia discuss incarceration in Africa
How do the African traditions in the field of forgiveness and reconciliation relate to the reality in its prisons? And what of privatised prisons, where do they fit in?
Wednesday – 14th October 2020
NUUT: Verdiende wraak – Malene Breytenbach
Deel I:
Die boere word verslaan en die oorlog bring verwoesting. Joiners en hensoppers, genoem Judasboere, verraai die bittereinders en loop oor na die Engelse.
Hoe lank na ’n geliefde se dood mag mens weer begin leef? Vind uit in Om weer te droom deur Elsa Winckler
Nagmerries word soms mooi drome … Om weer te droom deur Elsa Winckler is nou beskikbaar by jou naaste boekwinkel.
Wen 1 van 3 kopieë van Die heelal op my tong deur Anoeschka von Meck, skrywer van Vaselinetjie (31 Okt)
Anoeschka von Meck se jongste roman, Die heelal op my tong, het pas op die rakke verskyn en nou kan drie gelukkige lesers elk ‘n kopie daarvan wen.
Watch the tantalising book trailer for Angela Makholwa’s forthcoming novel Critical But Stable
Critical But Stable, the new novel from bestselling author Angela Makholwa, is out from Pan Macmillan in November 2020!
Listen to an excerpt from Susanna Clarke’s new novel Piranesi, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Piranesi – the new novel from Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Tuesday – 13th October 2020
NUUT: Swartslang – Thomas Deacon
Die lewe spoeg vir Bohato bitterwater. Vir hom, wat met die vlies om sy kop gebore word, geskied daar nie geregtigheid nie.
Ontvoerings, partytjies, en ’n seksles in Hong Kong – Anoeschka von Meck is terug met Die heelal op my tong
Anoeschka von Meck, skrywer van die wegholsukses Vaselinetjie waarvan daar ook ’n rolprentweergawe is, se jongste roman Die heelal op my tong is nou beskikbaar!
Droomvanger deur Chanette Paul: ’n Angswekkende roman wat jou tone sal laat krul van vrees
Nuut by LAPA: Droomvanger deur Chanette Paul, ‘n herskryf van Wip van die droomvanger wat in 1990 verskyn het.
Deadly Pattern: A Suspense Thriller (The Dana Mulder Suspense Series Book 1)
Written for international readers by a South African author, Deadly Patterns reveal disturbing truths.