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Monday – 21st October 2019
New from Ben Trovato – Durban Poison: A Collection of Vitriol and Wit
Ben Trovato’s writing has been described as ‘the literary equivalent of sex with a clown’. In his latest book, Durban Poison, he derives an almost unseemly amount of pleasure from satirising the foibles and fantasies of our political fabulists.
Friday – 18th October 2019
12 myths about rape – read an excerpt from Rape: A South African Nightmare by Pumla Dineo Gqola
Why has South Africa been labelled the ‘world’s rape capital’? What don’t we as South Africans understand about rape?
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Long Call – the first novel in a new series by Ann Cleeves (Vera and Shetland)
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a crisp glass of …
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by former monk and social media star Jay Shetty
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 14 April 2020.
Win a SIGNED copy of Haruki Murakami’s new novel Killing Commendatore!
Penguin Random House is giving away a series of books signed by their authors – exclusive to The Reading List readers!
Thursday – 17th October 2019
What turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary? Catching Tadpoles, an extraordinary new memoir from Ronnie Kasrils
Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils, is out in October from Jacana Media.
Join Phumlani Pikoli for the launch of his debut novel Born Freeloaders at Exclusive Books Rosebank (23 Oct)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli.
In the Midst of Wolves by Kurt Ellis – a dark psychological thriller set in Johannesburg
In the Midst of Wolves, the new novel by Kurt Ellis, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Don’t miss the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver at The Book Lounge (17 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver.
Wednesday – 16th October 2019
Elton John’s Me – the first and only official autobiography of a much-loved global icon – is out now!
In his first and only official autobiography, published globally on 15 October 2019, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
Tiger Woods announces a memoir that tells his ‘definitive story’
Tiger Woods has announced that he is writing his ‘definitive story’ in a memoir titled Back.
New Shopaholic novel from bestselling author Sophie Kinsella PLUS film tie-in
Sophie Kinsella fans have loads to look forward to with a new Becky Bloomwood novel AND an upcoming film tie-in!
The Books That Made Me by Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Making of a Waterslams
Jacana Media has shared The Books That Made Me by Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Making of a Waterslams, due early 2020.
Tuesday – 15th October 2019
‘When people ask me if I’m a hero or a traitor, I say I’m just an ordinary person’ – Edward Snowden talks to Trevor Noah about his new book Permanent Record
Edward Snowden chatted to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show about his new book Permanent Record.
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly win the 2019 Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize, for their novels The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other, respectively. This is the …
Don’t miss the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver at Love Books (23 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver.
Siren, the debut novel by Kuli Roberts – a classic rags-to-riches tale, jam-packed with drama
Siren, the debut novel by television and radio personality Kuli Roberts, is out on 1 November 2019 from BlackBird Books!
Monday – 14th October 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Marguerite Poland’s new novel A Sin of Omission at Kalk Bay Books (17 Oct)
The great Marguerite Poland returns with a new novel set once again in her beloved Eastern Cape.
Don’t miss the launch of The Educated Waiter: Memoir of an African Immigrant by Tafadzwa Z Taruvinga at The Book Lounge (31 Oct)
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of the witty and poignant new book The Educated Waiter: Memoir of an African Immigrant by Tafadzwa Z Taruvinga.
Friday – 11th October 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Fiona Cummins’s ‘creepy as hell’ new thriller, The Neighbour
The Neighbour is a twisting tale about a quiet neighbourhood that’s hiding a deadly secret.