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Tuesday – 30th July 2024
‘I think I might have killed someone’ – read an excerpt from Nicky Greenwall’s debut thriller A Short Life
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from A Short Life, the debut novel by Nicky Greenwall!
Dance it out at the launch of Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke’s new book We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children (15 Aug)
Join authors Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke for the launch of their new book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children.
Monday – 29th July 2024
If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? Find out more about Here One Moment, the new novel from bestselling author Liane Moriarty
Pre-order the new novel from the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind the Emmy and Golden Globe winning HBO series Big Little Lies and recent smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall.
[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now: Glenn Orsmond chats about Crash and Burn – you’ll never think of flying the same way again!
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Glenn Orsmond chats to David O’Sullivan about his new book Crash and Burn: A CEO’s Crazy Adventures in the SA Airline Industry.
Friday – 26th July 2024
A delicious collaboration – find out more about The Great Marula Menu featuring The Lazy Makoti and J’Something (PLUS: Try a recipe from the book)
The Great Marula Menu is out now from Penguin Random House SA – experience the vibrant imagination of South African cuisine!
Book signing: Come and meet the authors of Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers in Cape Town (10 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Wordsworth Books invite you to a book signing at the Gardens Centre in Cape Town.
Footnotes, July 2024: 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. …
Thursday – 25th July 2024
New book alert! Find out more about The Comrade’s Wife by Barbara Boswell
Barbara Boswell’s new novel The Comrade’s Wife is out now from Jacana Media!
Wednesday – 24th July 2024
Read an excerpt from Tillie Cole’s brilliant, heartbreaking new novel A Thousand Broken Pieces
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from A Thousand Broken Pieces, the beautiful and life-affirming novel about grief, love and friendship from the international bestselling phenomenon Tillie Cole!
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Richard Steyn unpacks his new book Rhodes and His Banker: Empire, Wealth and the Coming of Union
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Richard Steyn chats to strategist, media specialist and writer David Gorin about his new book Rhodes and His Banker: Empire, Wealth and the Coming of Union.
Tuesday – 23rd July 2024
Don’t miss award-winning Irish author John Connolly in Cape Town! (2 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to an evening with internationally bestselling author John Connolly!
Nicky Greenwall will be at Liberty Books in Elgin to launch her debut thriller A Short Life (30 July)
Join Penguin Random House and Liberty Books for an unforgettable evening – the launch of A Short Life by the acclaimed Nicky Greenwall!
Friday – 19th July 2024
‘Amazing. Haunting. Unforgettable.’ Find out more about Chris Whitaker’s new novel All the Colours of the Dark
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
[Watch] John Boyne introduces his ‘powerful and unflinching’ new novel Earth
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne introducing his new novel Earth.
Thursday – 18th July 2024
Make your time in the kitchen a little sweeter! Don’t miss the launch of The South African Guide to Gluten-Free Baking
Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of The South African Guide to Gluten-Free Baking by Zorah Booley Samaai!
Join pioneering game ranger Conraad de Rosner for the launch of his anti-poaching book Called By the Wild (26 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to join Conraad de Rosner for an intimate evening discussing his anti-poaching book, Called By the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife.
Wednesday – 17th July 2024
Be part of the live CapeTalk studio audience for the launch of We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke! (30 Jul)
Join authors Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke in conversation with Pippa Hudson about their new book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children.
Announcing The Tea Merchant – Part 1 of a new two-book series by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Penguin Random House is excited to announce The Tea Merchant, a new romantic thriller by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Tuesday – 16th July 2024
[SOLD OUT] Don’t miss the launch of Nicky Greenwall’s debut domestic thriller A Short Life in Cape Town (25 Jul)
[NOTE: This event has sold out.] Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of A Short Life, the debut novel by Nicky Greenwall.
Don’t miss the launch of Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen at Love Books (1 Aug)
Join Peter Friedland and Jill Margo for the launch of their new book Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen.