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Thursday – 2nd February 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Nicci Robertson’s Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules at Jackson’s Real Food Market Bryanston (9 Feb)
You’re invited to the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules by Nicci Robertson!
Johannesburg City: The Last Dawn
This action thriller follows the story of a detective who forms an unlikely alliance with a rookie detective to bring down an evil billionaire businesswoman who plans to take over the city.
Updated edition of the bestselling Hani: A Life Too Short, on the 30th anniversary of his murder
An updated edition of Hani: A Life Too Short by Janet Smith and Beauregard Tromp is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 1st February 2023
Join Penny Haw for the launch of her new novel The Invincible Miss Cust in Cape Town (8 Feb)
Cape Town! Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw.
Calling all book loving families! Apply to join the JBP Kids Book Club and receive free books every month
Jonathan Ball Publishers is looking for 25 children or families who love reading to join the JBP Kids Book Club!
Tuesday – 31st January 2023
Join Nicci Robertson for the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules in Midrand (2 Feb)
You’re invited to the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules by Nicci Robertson!
‘It’s everything you need for a new, better you!’ Mogau Seshoene chats about her latest cookbook Hosting With The Lazy Makoti
It’s never too late to start your new year’s resolutions, and Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food has you covered!
New book alert! The Communist Manifesto: The Modern South African Edition
The Communist Manifesto: The Modern South African Edition will be published by Jacana Media.
Monday – 30th January 2023
‘Ian is ’n liefdevolle pa’ … net jammer hy het twee families: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Uit die donker deur Santie van der Merwe
LAPA Uitgewers het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Uit die donker deur Santie van der Merwe: Ian Strydom het twee gesinne … en ’n groot besluit wat hy nie meer kan uitstel nie.
New book alert! John Laband’s The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840
The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840 by John Laband is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
‘The impulse to write often strikes when I’m observing someone else’ – Ayobami Adebayo chats about her new novel A Spell of Good Things
The seed of a story starts with the glimpse of a shadow, writes Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀.
Friday – 27th January 2023
‘Welkom in die Kom, hartlam’: Lees die eerste hoofstuk van Hans du Plessis se nuutste boek, Inkommers
Inkommers deur Hans du Plesis is ’n eietydse verhaal, ’n kroniek van die Afrikaners – die familie, nie die volk nie – wat al van die Groot Trek se dae af wydsbeen oor die vuil Vaal in die Vredefortkoepel boer.
‘It was definitely a skull … Was it human?’ Read an excerpt from A Deadly Covenant, the new thrilling mystery by Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley’s award-winning, international bestselling Detective Kubu series returns with another thrilling, chilling sequel: A Deadly Covenant – out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Of Wild Flowers and Trees – Braam van Wyk chats about his new book Trees of Kruger
Braam van Wyk is emeritus professor of botany at the University of Pretoria. A leading expert on plant taxonomy, he has had an abiding interest in making botany accessible to the general public, and has authored more than 350 publications about southern African vegetation and flora. He writes here about where it all began.
Footnotes, January 2023: 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 – 26th January 2023
Laugh-out-loud funny, razor sharp and painfully relatable – Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Really Good, Actually is one of the most hotly anticipated, hilarious and addictive debut novels coming in 2023, from Schitt’s Creek screenwriter and electric new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey.
A tale of obsession and magic – Author Katy Hays chats about her sinister, atmospheric debut novel The Cloisters
The Cloisters is a sinister, atmospheric novel about the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards. Author Katy Hays speaks about the setting of the story, fortune and the idea behind her riveting debut.
Wednesday – 25th January 2023
Listen to an excerpt from How to Kill Your Family – a wickedly dark romp about class, family, love … and murder
They say you can’t choose your family. But you can kill them. How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘The entire novel is so close to my heart … I almost couldn’t write it’ – Catherine Newman chats about her debut We All Want Impossible Things
Author Catherine Newman chats about writing fiction versus writing memoirs, taking inspiration from real life, and her favourite scene from her first novel for adults, We All Want Impossible Things.
Tuesday – 24th January 2023
New book alert! Ghost Limb, the emotionally charged and poignant debut novel by Almini van der Merwe
Looking for an emotionally charged and poignant read? Local author Almini van der Merwe’s debut novel, Ghost Limb, is out now in the Umuzi Trailblazer series!