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Monday – 5th February 2024
Join Karen Paolillo on World Hippo Day for the online launch of Hippos, a Mongoose and Me (with Downton Abbey’s Peter Egan!) (15 Feb)
Join author Karen Paolillo and multi-award-winning actor and animal advocate Peter Egan on World Hippo Day for the online launch of Hippos, a Mongoose and Me.
Friday – 2nd February 2024
What if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? Matthew Blake’s debut thriller Anna O is out now
Anna O – the riveting, unsettling new crime novel by Matthew Blake – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
‘Entering the church is easy, but leaving it can be a matter of life or death’
Maria’s Keepers: One Woman’s Escape from the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church in South Africa by Sam Human is out this month from Penguin Random House.
Thursday – 1st February 2024
Your best friend killed a man. Now she needs your help. Read an excerpt from We Were Never Here
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from We Were Never Here, the addictive, twisty new thriller by Andrea Bartz.
Do you feel overwhelmed by AI? Don’t miss the launch of Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender in Cape Town (2 Feb)
Join Routledge and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch for Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender!
2023 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award shortlist announced!
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award!
Wednesday – 31st January 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Adrian Perkel’s new book Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression in Cape Town (4 Feb)
Join Routledge and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression: A Psychoanalytic and Neuroscientific Approach by Adrian Perkel.
Join acclaimed author Micki Pistorius for the launch of her book Catch Me a Killer: A Profiler’s True Story in Pretoria (10 Feb)
Join Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books for an unforgettable evening celebrating the launch of Catch Me a Killer: A Profiler’s True Story by acclaimed author Micki Pistorius!
New book alert! Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Revolutionaries’ House – an invitation to be hopeful again
Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Revolutionaries’ House is out soon from Jacana Media!
Tuesday – 30th January 2024
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Sewela Langeni’s chat with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on her new book Innards
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Sewela Langeni sits down with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, the author of Innards, for an engaging discussion.
‘This is a tale of murder. Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story …’ Read an excerpt from The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Alex Michaelides’s new thriller The Fury!
Saturday – 27th January 2024
Footnotes, January 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 January 2024
[Watch] The phenomenon began with Sapiens, evolved into Homo Deus – now introducing Nexus, the thrilling and timely new book from Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari will be out in September 2024 from Penguin Random House SA!
New book alert! A 60th anniversary edition of William ‘Bloke’ Modisane’s autobiography Blame Me on History
A 60th anniversary edition of William ‘Bloke’ Modisane’s seminal work Blame Me on History is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Tuesday – 23rd January 2024
‘He looks like a soap-opera villain’ – Read an excerpt from the latest Thursday Murder Club novel, The Last Devil to Die
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Last Devil to Die – the fourth novel in the record-breaking, bestselling Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman!
Preorder now! House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas – the most anticipated fantasy novel of 2024
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas – the stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series – is available for preorder now!
Monday – 22nd January 2024
‘Unfortunately, only a girl again.’ Read an excerpt from The Woman at the Wheel, the inspiring historical novel by Penny Haw
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Woman at the Wheel by the brilliant Penny Haw!
Attention Span – a groundbreaking new look at how we pay attention that can help us perform better – and be happier – in the digital world
Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life by Gloria Mark is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 19th January 2024
Don’t miss the launch of David Goldblatt’s No Ulterior Motive at David Krut Bookstore in Joburg (3 Feb)
Join David Krut Bookstore and Jonathan Ball Publishers for a conversation about No Ulterior Motive, a new book on the work of the late acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt.
The Now Habit by Neil Fiore – clear, practical advice for getting things done!
As the new year kicks into full swing, we get overwhelmed. Learn to start tasks sooner and accomplish them more quickly, without the negative habits of procrastination, with Neil Fiore’s revised edition of The Now Habit – out now from Penguin Random House SA.