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Wednesday – 7th November 2018
Win a copy Theo and Flora, the new novel from critically acclaimed author Mark Winkler
Three winners will each receive a copy of Mark Winkler’s new novel Theo & Flora, courtesy of Umuzi!
South African Literary Awards winners announced—Mongane Wally Serote is South Africa’s new Poet Laureate
Mongane Wally Serote has been announced as South Africa’s new Poet Laureate at the 2018 South African Literary Awards ceremony.
Get your copy of Zapiro’s new book Let the Sunshine In signed in Joburg and Midrand!
When all around is crumbling, when fake news and zipped lips conceal the truth, Zapiro comes to the rescue. With the dissecting eye of a surgeon, the rapier-like point of his pen exposes flimflam and reveals with a single line what lies behind the action.
Absolute Proof – an explosive standalone thriller from bestselling author Peter James
From the number one bestselling author Peter James comes Absolute Proof, an explosive standalone thriller for fans of Dan Brown that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page.
Tuesday – 6th November 2018
Bridge of Clay is Markus Zusak at his dramatic best – out now!
Here is a story told inside out and back to front.
Don’t miss the launch of Set a Table by Karen Dudley at The Book Lounge (20 Nov)
Set a Table is Karen’s latest offering, following in the footsteps of her groundbreaking and much-loved Week in the Kitchen books.
George RR Martin’s Fire and Blood – a history of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III
300 years before A Game of Thrones, dragons ruled Westeros …
Heads You Win, the new novel from Jeffrey Archer – ‘Probably the greatest storyteller of our age’
Jeffrey Archer returns with Heads You Win, his most ambitious and creative work since his 1979 international bestseller, Kane and Abel. If you’re looking for a unique, page-turning book in November, this one is for you!
Monday – 5th November 2018
South Africa has something approaching a crisis of undiagnosed mental health issues – Rebecca Davis chats about her new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity
Rebecca Davis chatted to The Reading List about her new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity, a humorous take on the self-improvement industry, out now from Pan Macmillan!
‘To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous’ – Read an extract from Anna Burns’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel Milkman
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an extract from Anna Burns’s novel Milkman, which was recently awarded the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
‘Writing is like removing your own appendix with a pair of rusty scissors’ – Mark Winkler chats about his new book Theo and Flora
Mark Winkler discusses his new novel, Theo & Flora, and why writing is like performing surgery on yourself.
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis – a complete about turn on one of the apartheid government’s greatest cover-ups
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis is out now from Jacana Media.
Friday – 2nd November 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read ‘The High Heel Killer’ – a short story from Mohale Mashigo’s new book Intruders
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
‘She was with you in Durban, wasn’t she?’ Read an excerpt from Theo and Flora, the new novel from Mark Winkler
If you’re still waiting to pick up your copy of Theo & Flora by Mark Winkler, here’s an extract to keep you going!
It’s been one helluva year – again – who better to make sense of it than Zapiro? Presenting Let the Sunshine In!
Jacana Media presents Zapiro’s 2018 annual: Let the Sunshine In!
‘A modern day Byron for the Instagram generation’ – presenting The Dark Between Stars, the new book by poetry sensation Atticus
From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The Dark Between Stars, a new illustrated collection of heartfelt, whimsical and romantic poems from Instagram poetry sensation, Atticus.
Spread the magic this festive season with a book: Exclusive Books Festive Catalogue released
Exclusive Books has released its annual Festive Catalogue, featuring new books from Michelle Obama, DJ Sbu and Jamie Oliver.
Thursday – 1st November 2018
‘If you dead, you wake up again in your homeland. You wake up free.’ – Read an excerpt from Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black
Read an excerpt from Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
South African cuisine with a unique twist – Dijo: My Food, My Journey by Chef Lesego Semenya (LesDaChef)
‘Wow, you don’t look like a chef!’ This statement is something Chef Lesego Semenya has heard many a time over the years. His response is always: ‘So, what does a chef look like?’
A story that celebrates diversity – Rosie Loves Jack, the debut YA novel by Mel Darbon
Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when they’re separated, Rosie will do anything to find the boy who makes the sun shine in her head.