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Monday – 8th June 2020
‘Staan, Poppie, staan en laat jou gedagte gaan’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die opstand van Poppie Nel deur Hans du Plessis
LAPA Uitgewers het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Hans du Plessis se jongste roman, Die opstand van Poppie Nel. In die uittreksel treur dominee Lukas nog oor die dood van sy vrou, Amanda, toe die arme Poppie Nel eendag in sy lewe verskyn.
Karen Dudley forced to close her famous Woodstock restaurant, The Kitchen – buy a copy of her cookbook to donate to her team
Karen Dudley has been forced to close down her famous Woodstock restaurant, The Kitchen. To support her and the restaurant staff, Jacana Media have announced they will donate all proceeds from the sales of Dudley’s cookbook Set a Table during June and July 2020 to The Kitchen team.
Watch! Marian Keyes chats to us about her new novel, Grown Ups
Marian Keyes joined us live from Dublin, Ireland, recently, to chat about her latest book, Grown Ups.
Watch! Christy Lefteri chats about her bestselling novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri joined us recently to discuss her moving and powerful new novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Explosive new book tells all – The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg
The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont is out now from Penguin Random House!
Friday – 5th June 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Aravind Adiga’s Amnesty – the story of an illegal immigrant who must decide whether to report a murder and risk being deported
Staying in this evening? We’re going to guess that’s a yes. Get comfortable with a glass of well-earned wine and this excerpt from Amnesty, the riveting, suspenseful and exuberant new novel from Aravind Adiga, the bestselling, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day.
‘Die eerste 7 jaar van ’n kind se lewe is van kritieke belang’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Help! My kind is anders [Plus: Video]
Kyk na ’n video-onderhoud met Christien Neser oor haar boek, Help! My kind is anders, en lees ’n uittreksel waarin sy verder verduidelik waarom die eerste sewe jaar van ’n kind se lewe so van kritieke belang is.
Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie die virtuele bekendstelling van Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl misloop nie! (11 Junie)
Penguin Random House SA en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die virtuele bekendstelling van Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl. Moenie haar gesprek met Phyllis Green op Donderdag, 11 Junie, misloop nie!
Something healthy to do with the kids this weekend – try this delicious Chocolate Gingerbread Men recipe from The Banting Baker
What if we told you that there was a way to continue indulging in delicious comfort food, but in a healthier manner? Try this recipe for Chocolate Gingerbread Men from The Banting Baker by Catherine Speedie!
Footnotes, June 2020: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.
Poem entitled ‘Molahlegi’ by Phumlani Frans Baloyi
This poem is about a certain drug that has been ruining the lives and futures of our brothers and sisters here in South Africa.
Black Consciousness and Black Lives Matter
Find out more about two books from Jacana Media that focus on Black Consciousness and Fees Must Fall, and how they relate to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Former Al-Qaeda hostage Stephen McGown signs book deal with the Daily Maverick’s Maverick 451
Stephen McGown, the ordinary South African who was held hostage by Al-Qaeda for just under six years, will be writing a memoir.
[Watch] Virtual book launch: Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers
A virtual book launch for Jakkie Cilliers’s new book Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution was hosted by The Reading List and Jonathan Ball Publishers recently.
Thursday – 4th June 2020
‘Hy is aantreklik, intelligent en straal beheer uit’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit As dit voel soos liefde deur Didi Potgieter
Natasha is besig om van haar ontroue man te skei wanneer ’n aantreklike Brit haar asem wegslaan. Lees ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Didi Potgieter se jongste liefdesroman, As dit voel soos liefde.
New book alert! South Africa Beyond Covid-19: Trends, Change and Recovery – a collection of 30 essays by analysts and experts
South Africa Beyond Covid-19: Trends, Change and Recovery – a collection of 30 essays by some of the country’s foremost analysts and experts – is out now as an ebook from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Cover reveal! Iman Rappetti’s new book Sermons of Soul will be published in August by Pan Macmillan
Sermons of Soul, the new book from Iman Rappetti, will be out in August from Pan Macmillan!
Marian Keyes recommends! The bestselling author shares a list of books she’s enjoying and writers she loves
Looking for something good to read? Here’s a list of books that Marian Keyes recommends! ‘So, I read mostly women,’ Keyes says. …
Wednesday – 3rd June 2020
Read an excerpt from Marian Keyes’s sensationally entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny new novel Grown Ups
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Marian Keyes’s latest book Grown Ups – the new classic from the queen of contemporary fiction!
Tuesday – 2nd June 2020
Kevin Kwan, the iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians, returns with the first novel in his new Cities trilogy
Penguin Random House is excited to be publishing the sensational Sex and Vanity in July — the brand new book from iconic Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan.