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Tuesday – 5th November 2019
Join Dave Muller for the Port Elizabeth launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story (5 Nov)
MF Books Joburg and Fogarty’s Bookshop invite you to the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller.
Monday – 4th November 2019
Out now! The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash
The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash by James-Brent Styan and Paul Vecchiatto is out now from LAPA.
Win a SIGNED copy of Margaret Atwood’s Booker Prize-winning new novel The Testaments!
Penguin Random House is giving away a series of books signed by their authors – exclusive to The Reading List readers!
Friday – 1st November 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Jo-Ann Richards’s South African classic The Innocence of Roast Chicken – painful, evocative, beautifully drawn and utterly absorbing
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a cup of hot …
Corruption forces LAPA onto the streets – bust corruption by buying a book!
Very soon members of LAPA’s marketing team will be seen on street corners, urging fellow South Africans to bust corruption by buying a book.
Join Deon Meyer for the launch of his thrilling new Benny Griessel novel The Last Hunt in Joburg (14 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the Johannesburg launch of The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer.
Jack Reacher is back in Blue Moon – a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child
Once in a blue moon, things turn out just right: the new Jack Reacher, the thriller hero we can’t get enough of.
Announcing the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award longlist – unearthing new southern African writers
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the longlisted finalists for the 2019/20 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award!
Thursday – 31st October 2019
Read an excerpt from If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais, author of the beloved novel Hum If You Don’t Know the Words
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from If You Want to Make God Laugh, the new novel from Bianca Marais.
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela, the eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela is out in November 2019 from Jacana Media.
Don’t miss the launches of Blessed by Bosasa by Adriaan Basson in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth (31 Oct–12 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launches of Blessed by Bosasa: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult by Adriaan Basson.
Don’t miss the launch of Arthur Chaskalson: A Life Dedicated to Justice for All by Stephen Ellmann
Arthur Chaskalson: A Life Dedicated to Justice for All by Stephen Ellmann is a biography of a remarkable life lived in service both to law and to the struggle for social change and justice.
Wednesday – 30th October 2019
Shortlist announced for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships. The scholarships are open to anyone writing in …
Tuesday – 29th October 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Marita van der Vyver’s new novel, Borderline, at The Book Lounge (6 Nov)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Borderline, the new novel by Marita van der Vyver.
The Dutch House – a masterpiece from award-winning, international bestselling author Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett’s unforgettably powerful new novel The Dutch House – a story of love, family, sacrifice and the power of place.
Join Ronnie Kasrils at the Pretoria launch of his new memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel (5 Nov)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils.
When we lift up women, we lift up humanity. Will you commit to the lift? Here’s how you can get involved
‘There is no country on earth where women have achieved true equality. That’s not something I’m willing to accept – and I don’t think I’m alone. I’m pretty sure most of us would agree that equality can’t wait.’
Monday – 28th October 2019
One little secret between a married woman, her lover, and a killer – The Lying Room by Nicci French
The Lying Room – the brand new standalone novel from Nicci French, the master of psychological suspense.
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated memoir will be released in November
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated book, Beast, will be released on 4 November 2019!
‘Her car was on fire, and she was trapped inside’ – Read an excerpt from Kuli Roberts’s debut novel Siren
BlackBird Books has shared an extract from Siren, the debut novel by Kuli Roberts.