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Friday – 17th December 2021

The Dark Hours – the gripping new thriller from Michael Connelly – out now!

The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Does 50% off tickle your fancy? Check out Jacana Media’s holiday book sale!

Books you’ll love at an irresistible discount, from Jacana Media!

7000 books donated to high schools

Breakthrough is an accessible and authoritative account of the power struggles and secret talks that led to the formal negotiations between the ANC and the NP government, written by Mac Maharaj and Z Pallo Jordan, two ANC veterans who were close to these events.

Wednesday – 15th December 2021

‘Jy is die oorsaak,’ moes ek hoor. Haar depressie is my skuld: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Verhale van hoop deur Pieter van Zyl

In Verhale van hoop gesels Pieter van Zyl met mense van verskillende agtergronde oor wat dit behels om die pad van ’n psigiese versteuring met ’n geliefde te loop.

‘You’re in big, big trouble …’ Read an excerpt from Taking Selfies with A Sheep by Jaco Jacobs

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Taking Selfies with A Sheep by Jaco Jacobs.

Peril – the extraordinary story of the end of one presidency and the beginning of another

Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa – now available from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Tuesday – 14th December 2021

Sien jou drome: Leandie du Randt deel een van haar Hacks vir die Lewe – ’n vision board – in The Penguin Post

Leandie du Randt deel ’n voorbeeld van ’n afmerklysie wat mooi wys wat jy als kort om jou vision board te maak en wat dit moontlik behels.

Listen to an excerpt from Femlandia, the clever and chilling new novel from bestselling author Christina Dalcher

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher – a chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.

Monday – 13th December 2021

’n Lyk in die swembad onderbreek ’n stomende swemsessie – lees Hoofstuk 1 van Spieëltjie, spieëltjie deur Jan Vermeulen!

LAPA Uitgewers het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit die finale roman in Jan Vermeulen se Olaf Demeyer-reeks, Spieëltjie, spieëltjie.

The latest episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to bestselling author Robin Sharma discussing his latest book The Everyday Hero Manifesto with Bongani Bingwa

In the new episode of Pagecast, a new podcast by Jonathan Ball Publishers, bestselling author Robin Sharma discusses his latest book The Everyday Hero Manifesto with Bongani Bingwa, host of the Breakfast show on 702.

Don’t miss the launch of International Brigade Against Apartheid, edited by Ronnie Kasrils (14 Dec)

Jacana Media invite you, your partner and friends to a Facebook Live stream of the contributor’s launch of International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the Peoples War that Liberated South Africa, edited by Ronnie Kasrils, with Muff Andersson and Oscar Marleyn.

Friday – 10th December 2021

Herman Lensing Huiskos

So maak jy overbeterlike Noord-Kaapse vyekonfyt! Kry nou jou gratis resep uit Huiskos deur Herman Lensing

Weet jy wat maak ’n goeie Kersgeskenk? Tuisgemaakte konfyt! Probeer Herman Lensing se resep vir Noord-Kaapse vyekonfyt uit sy jongste kookboek, Huiskos.

A Haunting at Holkham – the new blockbuster mystery from the bestselling author of Lady in Waiting and Murder on Mustique

Out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers: A Haunting at Holkham – the thrilling new novel from Anne Glenconner, the acclaimed author of Murder on Mustique, based on the childhood described in her international bestseller Lady in Waiting.

Monday – 6th December 2021

Wat is beter – ’n Man in my Kerskous of ’n lekker boek? Vier feestelike Romanzas is nou beskikbaar!

Nuut by LAPA (en net betyds vir onder die Kersboom) – vier nuwe liefdesromans deur Dina Botha, Elsa Winckler, Madelie Human en Marilé Cloete!

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan Matt Ridley – the book on the search for the origin of Covid-19

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu by Erika Bornman now available as an audiobook!

The audiobook of Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu by Erika Bornman is out now, narrated by Danielle Scheepers.

Friday – 3rd December 2021

Hierdie somer, Vat die regte pad – Jesus s’n: Nou beskikbaar by LUCA, geskryf deur Stephan Joubert!

Voel jy skuldig omdat jou pad met Jesus anders lyk as ander mense s’n? Kom tot ander insae in Stephan Joubert se jongste boek, Vat die regte pad – Jesus s’n.

Don’t miss Mogau Seshoene, aka The Lazy Makoti, at the Waterfront Exclusive Books (5 Dec)

Come and meet Mogau Seshoene, author of Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food, in Cape Town!

Thursday – 2nd December 2021

Read an excerpt from Oh William! – Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout’s exploration of the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep

Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Oh William!, the new novel by Elizabeth Strout.