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Friday – 3rd September 2021
Footnotes, September 2021: 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.
WEN 1 van 2 Irna van Zyl-geskenkpakke! Skryf nou in voor 30 September 2021
Hou jy van intrige en die platteland? Dan sal jy nie die kompetisie wil mis nie! Twee gelukkige lesers kan die maand wegstap met Irna van Zyl se jongste roman in Afrikaans of Engels.
The Distant Shores – the brand new novel from number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore!
Santa Montefiore’s new novel The Distant Shores is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 2nd September 2021
‘Die wêreld is ’n wandelende rioolplaas’: Lees ’n boeiende uittreksel uit 25 Trappe na benede deur Madelein Rust
Wat het daardie dag met haar boetie gebeur dat haar eie ma haar so haat? Lees ’n uittreksel uit 25 Trappe na benede deur Madelein Rust.
Deon Meyer’s new thriller The Dark Flood will be out in November!
The Dark Flood – the new thriller from bestseller Deon Meyer – is out in November from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
‘During his second term in office, Jacob Zuma claimed to have been poisoned on three separate occasions’ – Read an excerpt from Imraan Coovadia’s new book The Poisoners
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Poisoners, the new book by Imraan Coovadia.
Wednesday – 1st September 2021
Nuut deur die skrywer van Bloedsteen, Irna van Zyl: Op ’n mooi dag – wanneer jou ergste vrees waar word
Irna van Zyl is terug met nog ’n naelbyt-misdaadroman, Op ’n mooi dag.
The New Kingdom – Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt with a thrilling new series!
The New Kingdom by the master of adventure fiction Wilbur Smith – with Mark Chadbourn – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Get ready for the Shudu sensation! Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, tells the story of her upbringing in Shudu Finds her Magic
Shudu Finds her Magic, written by Shudufhadzo Musida and illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne, is out now from Jacana Media!
Tuesday – 31st August 2021
Tales of a Rural Traveller by Collen Serite
Tales of a Rural Traveller is an autobiographical novel following the life of Mosupatsela, a young man born into a poverty-stricken family who rises to make a name for himself in the various circles of life he becomes exposed to.
The Young Entrepreneur’s Playbook – a step-by-step ‘how to’ for the budding entrepreneur by Lindile Xoko
The Young Entrepreneur’s Playbook
Sing ’n Lentemelodie – nog vier Romanzas is hier!
Nuut by LAPA! Lentemelodie deur Madelie Human, Uiteindelik verlief deur Dina Botha, Nogtans sal ek jou liefhê deur Magdaleen Walters en Waag en wen deur Renda de Waal-Fourie.
Net betyds vir Braaimaand! Mynie speel met vuur: Die allerbeste braaiproe-kookboek
Is jy ook verslaaf aan braai soos Mynie Steffens? Dan is haar jongste kookboek Mynie speel met vuur die een vir jou!
Monday – 30th August 2021
Oor muses en musiek: ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler is nou beskikbaar! (Plus: Luister na ‘Regte vrae’ deur Heinz Winckler)
Hoe dans jy as die lied in jou hart stil geraak het? Vind uit in ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler.
Wie het sy mes in vir wie? Kom vind uit by die aanlynbekendstelling van Moord op Lake Panic deur Leon van Nierop (2 Sep)
Dis een gesprek wat jy nie wil mis nie! Kom kuier saam met Leon van Nierop en Phyllis Green by die aanlynbekendstelling van sy jongste roman, Moord op Lake Panic.
Don’t miss a reading of Our Ghosts Were Once People, with Sisonke Msimang, Bongani Kona, Khadija Patel, Vonani Bila, Paula Akugizibwe and Madeleine Fullard (1 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to a virtual reading of Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying, edited by Bongani Kona.
Thursday – 26th August 2021
WEN Ware noord, Om weer te droom en ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler! Kompetisie sluit 1 September
Teken vandag nog in op LAPA se nuusbrief om weg te stap met Ware noord, Om weer te droom en ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler.
Wednesday – 25th August 2021
‘The experience of grief is as unique to each of us as our fingerprints’ – Our Ghosts Were Once People, a new book edited by Bongani Kona
Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying edited by Bongani Kona is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Nege LAPA-skrywers benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2021!
Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2021 is pas aangekondig! Veels geluk en sterkte aan al die LAPA-skrywers.
