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Tuesday – 23rd November 2021
Lucy Barton is back! Award-winning author Elizabeth Strout chats about her latest novel
Elizabeth Strout is the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton. She chatted with Lauren Mc Diarmid about her new novel, Oh William!, which sees the much-anticipated return of her beloved character, Lucy, what made her continue with the series, and the person who inspired her to become a writer.
April in Spain – Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coast
April in Spain by John Banville is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 22nd November 2021
‘Sy glimlag styf. Dit bly steeds ’n shitspul’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Moordvis deur Irna van Zyl
Dinge raak gevaarliker as ’n haaihokduik (sonder die hok) vir Storm van der Merwe in Moordvis deur Irna van Zyl. Lees ’n uittreksel uit die heel eerste roman in hierdie gewilde reeks!
Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… Read an excerpt from Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Books for Black Friday! Jacana Media’s 50% off sale starts on Friday at 6am (PLUS stand a chance to win books too!)
Jacana Media’s Black Friday kicks off at 6am this Friday, 26 November 2021.
Friday – 19th November 2021
‘Being bullied is not your fault’ – Shudufhadzo Musida on Shudu Finds her Magic (Plus: Watch the author read an extract!)
A children’s book about bullying and the power of friendship – Shudufhadzo Musida chats about Shudu Finds Her Magic and reads an excerpt!
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Paula Brackston’s new novel Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second in the Found Things series
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and this excerpt from Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second novel in Paula Brackston’s bewitching Found Things series!
Thursday – 18th November 2021
[Video] ‘’n Goeie boek is ’n boek wat die kind geniet. Punt’ – Christien Neser deel 7 wenke om jou kind aan die lees te kry
Christien Neser gesels oor die skryf van jeugboeke, spraakterapie en hoe om ’n liefde vir lees by jou kind te koester.
Coming soon – Family of Liars, the new novel from E Lockhart, the bestselling author of Tiktok sensation We Were Liars!
E Lockhart’s new novel Family of Liars – the prequel to the sensational We Were Liars – is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Don’t miss a book signing of Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall’s Rogues’ Gallery in Cape Town (20 Nov)
Join Penguin Random House for a book signing with Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall, the authors of Rogues’ Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in South Africa, from the VOC to the ANC!
Wednesday – 17th November 2021
Dagstukkies vir die moeë siel: In die teenwoordigheid van die Allerhoogste deur Stephan Joubert is nou beskikbaar
LUCA stel bekend: In die teenwoordigheid van die Allerhoogste deur Stephan Joubert. Jou jaar van geestelike groei begin nou!
Don’t miss a night in with Jodi Picoult to celebrate her new novel Wish You Were Here (25 Nov)
Don’t miss an evening event with bestselling author Jodi Picoult – to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Wish You Were Here!
‘The trail leads not merely north and south but upwards to the body, mind and soul …’ Explore South Africa on World Hiking Day
With World Hiking Day on 17 November, keen traveller and author of Hiking Trails of South Africa Willie Olivier shares why South Africa is best seen up close and personal.
Find out more about Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture by Gaiutra Bahadur
161 years ago, on 16 November 1860, the SS Truro that sailed from Madras carrying the first 342 indentured Indian labourers arrived in Port Natal (present-day Durban).
Tuesday – 16th November 2021
Liefde versit berge in vier nuwe Romanzas!
Nuut by LAPA – Potlode en pinotage deur Louise van der Merwe, ’n Tweedehandse lewe deur Didi Potgieter, Liefde vir ’n middelkind deur Kristel Loots en ’n Fiets vir twee deur Ilse Beukes.
Revel in this festival of fiction, from Jacana Media
Holiday reads for the 2021 season, from Jacana Media. Choose your own adventure and escape for the summer holidays!
Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Akwaeke Emezi about their new book Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (17 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Cheeky Natives invite you to the virtual launch of Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi.
‘I’m in awe of this crazy and expensive collaboration’ – Sally Andrew reflects on the forthcoming Tannie Maria TV series
A Tannie Maria TV series is in development by Both Worlds Pictures. Author, Sally Andrew explores the differences between film creation and novel writing, and the importance of letting go.
Monday – 15th November 2021
Kort jy ’n bietjie ekstra liefde die maand? Sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub voor 30 November en wen!
Sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub in November, en jy kan dalk wegstap met ’n LAPA-geskenkbewys ter waarde van ’n R1000 PLUS ’n pragtige sak!
Bestselling adventure writer Wilbur Smith dies, aged 88
Beloved, global bestselling author Wilbur Smith passed away unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon at his Cape Town home, with his wife Niso by his side.