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Friday – 30th August 2024
Footnotes, August 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. …
Don’t miss the Midrand launch of Jackie Phamotse’s new romantic thriller The Tea Merchant! (31 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Tea Merchant, a new romantic thriller by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Thursday – 29th August 2024
Don’t miss literary legend Amitav Ghosh in Johannesburg! (12 Sep)
Wits University, Love Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh.
Tuesday – 27th August 2024
New book alert! The Housemaid Is Watching – the twisting, pulse-pounding new thriller from Freida McFadden
From bestselling author Freida McFadden comes The Housemaid Is Watching – another addictive psychological thriller!
Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. Join Jonathan Jansen for the launch of his new memoir Breaking Bread in Cape Town (12 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Breaking Bad: A Memoir by Jonathan Jansen.
Monday – 26th August 2024
Read an excerpt from Shari Lapena’s fast-paced, twisty, unputdownable domestic thriller What Have You Done?
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena!
Don’t miss the Pretoria launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by bestselling author Pieter du Toit (10 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.
Thursday – 22nd August 2024
Join Jackie Phamotse for the launch of her new book The Tea Merchant at Bargain Books Mall of the North (24 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Bargain Books invite you to the launch of The Tea Merchant, a new romantic thriller by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Ever felt overwhelmed during the rocky road of parenthood? Don’t miss this Daily Maverick webinar! (22 Aug)
Join the Daily Maverick and Jonathan Ball Publishers for a webinar with Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke about their new book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children.
Tuesday – 20th August 2024
A psychopathic hitman, a ruthless drug lord … the stakes are life or death – read an extract from Deadly Benefits by Kurt Ellis
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Deadly Benefits by Kurt Ellis!
Don’t miss the launch of Fien Veldman’s weird, incisive and unforgettable novel Hard Copy (29 Aug)
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Hard Copy by Fien Veldman!
Monday – 19th August 2024
Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. Jonathan Jansen’s memoir Breaking Bread is out in September
Breaking Bread: A Memoir by Jonathan Jansen will be out in September from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
There Are Rivers in the Sky – a meditation on love, loss and memory from Booker-shortlisted, bestselling author Elif Shafak
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a rich, sweeping novel about love and loss, memory and erasure, hurt and healing.
Friday – 16th August 2024
Wordplay, wit and murder! Kate Atkinson introduces her new Jackson Brodie novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of bestselling author Kate Atkinson introducing her highly anticipated new novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook!
Don’t miss the launch of Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, Vol. II – Zanele Muholi’s acclaimed and celebrated self-portrait series
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Zanele Muholi’s new book Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, Vol. II.
Thursday – 15th August 2024
Read an excerpt from The Murder Inn – a gripping must-read thriller from no. 1 bestselling author James Patterson
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox!
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Delve into the new book Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Brin Hodgskiss and Nicole Engelbrecht discuss their book Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers.
Wednesday – 14th August 2024
‘Exquisite, courageous, energising, boundary-scaling, mesmerising, moving’ – Siphokazi Jonas’s debut poetry collection, Weeping Becomes a River, out in September
Siphokazi Jonas’s debut poetry collection, Weeping Becomes a River, will be published by Penguin Random House in September!
New book alert! The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit, bestselling author of The Stellenbosch Mafia
The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit will be published in September by Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Tuesday – 13th August 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Veld: The Gardens and Landscapes of Patrick Watson at the Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay (17 Aug)
Please join Struik Nature and the Kogelberg branch of the Botanical Society of South Africa for the launch of Veld: The Gardens and Landscapes of Patrick Watson!