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Thursday – 1st July 2021
Epic and emotional, meticulously researched and gloriously told – Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Tuesday – 29th June 2021
Lees nou die eerste hoofstuk van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg
Sal Gita Bruwer ooit haar diepste geheime met die wêreld kan deel? Vind uit in Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg.
‘We are all refugees of our childhoods’: Read an excerpt from Ashraf Kagee’s dazzling new novel, By the Fading Light
Read an excerpt from By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey.
One family. One unforgettable night. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid
‘If summer could somehow fit into a book, then you’d find it in Malibu Rising’ – Oprah Daily. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, read by Julia Whelan.
New book alert! Rahul Raina’s How to Kidnap the Rich – a wild ride told by a mesmerising new talent with an electric voice
How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 28th June 2021
Voorafbestellings vir Chanette Paul se langverwagte Marilyn is nou beskikbaar!
Voorafbestellings nou beskikbaar! Maak seker jy kry jou kopie van Marilyn, die langverwagte Vywervrou-trilogie vervolg.
Binnekort beskikbaar! Moord is ’n kuns in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn
Wie het sakevrou, kunskenner en miljoenêr Imelda Grys vermoor? Vind uit in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon – a powerful coming-of-age story about complex desires and what it means to feel whole
Jonathan Ball Publishers is excited to announce An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon’s extraordinary literary debut.
Friday – 25th June 2021
50 Tydlose Breipatrone: Kreatiewe idees en nuttige wenke vir elke brei-entoesias
Van babakomberse en sjaals tot truie en bykomstighede – vind inspirasie vir elke okkasie in 50 Tydlose Breipatrone deur Christa Swanepoel
‘Vroue se rol het verander, ja. Ons is beslis nie meer slagoffers nie’: Gerda Taljaard gesels oor haar roman, Vier Susters
Lees ‘n onderhoud met Gerda Taljaard oor haar jongste roman, Vier Susters, in The Penguin Post.
Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Jacana Media is thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Tuesday – 22nd June 2021
Skade en skande op die strate van Parys: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver
Penguin Random House SA het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver – ’n boeiende roman oor die ontnugtering van die middeljare wat in 2017 op die rakke verskyn het.
Eer jou vader en jou moeder … maar wat as hulle verkeerd is? Lees ’n uittreksel uit JJ Olivier se debuutroman, Skilderkrans
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Skilderkrans, JJ Olivier se debuutroman wat afspeel tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog.
Secrets From The Cockpit by Robert Schapiro – a rare slice of aviation history
Secrets from the Cockpit: Pilots Behaving Badly and Other Flying Stories by Robert Schapiro is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
New book alert! Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees
Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees by AT Ankiewicz is out soon from Jacana Media.
Monday – 21st June 2021
[Video] Probeer die resep vir Wit pizza met sampioene, rooiui en basilie uit Armand kook kaal Volume 2
Kry Armand Aucamp nie koud nie? Hier kook hy alweer kaal – die keer ’n wit pizza met sampioene, rooiui en basilie.
Friday – 18th June 2021
‘When he spoke, he sounded as if his throat was full of buzzing bees’ – Read an excerpt from Robert Muponde’s memoir The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse by Robert Muponde – a magical coming-of-age tale in rural Zimbabwe.
Find out more about Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel Of Women and Salt – an instant New York Times bestseller (PLUS: Audiobook excerpt)
Gabriela Garcia’s Of Women and Salt is a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter’s fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
New book alert! The hotly anticipated It’s The Answers For Me by Khaya Dlanga – one of South Africa’s favourite authors
It’s The Answers For Me, the new book by Khaya Dlanga, is out in August from Pan Macmillan.
