Fiction
Fri – 26th Apr 2024
Footnotes, April 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.
Tue – 23rd Apr 2024
Philosophical, erudite and sexy: God’s Pocket by Sven Axelrad will haunt you long after you’ve finished the last page
God’s Pocket, the second novel from Sven Axelrad, is out in May from Penguin Random House SA!
Wed – 17th Apr 2024
Win 1 of 3 signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew!
Penguin Random House SA and Umuzi are giving away three signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew.
Tue – 16th Apr 2024
Read an excerpt from My Favourite Mistake – the hilarious, heartwarming new novel from global bestselling author Marian Keyes
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Marian Keyes’s new novel My Favourite Mistake!
Fri – 12th Apr 2024
Until August – the extraordinary rediscovered novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Anne McLean, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Mon – 8th Apr 2024
The Three-Body Problem – read the book behind the hit TV series
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – an essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers! …
Tue – 12th Mar 2024
New book alert! My Friends, a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar
My Friends, the new novel by the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author Hisham Matar, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Mon – 11th Mar 2024
Read an excerpt from Elly Conway’s deathly rollercoaster ride of a thriller, Argylle
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Argylle by Elly Conway!
Fri – 8th Mar 2024
Read an excerpt from The Ghost Orchid – the new book from bestselling master of suspense Jonathan Kellerman
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from The Ghost Orchid – the new Alex Delaware novel from Jonathan Kellerman!
Thu – 7th Mar 2024
Tue – 5th Mar 2024
‘Great fiction, of any type, is always about mystery and surprise’ – In conversation with Jonathan Kellerman
It’s Jonathan Kellerman’s curiosity that drives the exploration of human behaviour in his novels.
Join Jo Watson at the Joburg launch of her new novel Love at First Flight (7 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Love at First Flight by Jo Watson!
Fri – 23rd Feb 2024
Footnotes, February 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. …
‘It isn’t always advisable to write things which are better left unsaid’ – Five minutes with CA Davids
How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA Davids, some questions on her novel and the win.
Thu – 22nd Feb 2024
[Watch] Bestselling phenomenon Marian Keyes introduces her new novel, My Favourite Mistake
My Favourite Mistake, the hilarious, heartwarming new novel from global bestseller Marian Keyes, will be out in April from Penguin Random House SA!
Wed – 21st Feb 2024
Join Jo Watson at the Cape Town launch of her new novel Love at First Flight (27 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Love at First Flight by Jo Watson!
We Solve Murders – the first book in a brand new series by Richard Osman!
Get ready for a brand-new series from Richard Osman, the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club!
Tue – 20th Feb 2024
‘As it turns out, I have the charisma of a potato …’ Read an excerpt from Amy Lea’s new romantic comedy The Catch
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Amy Lea’s spicy, swoonworthy rom-com, The Catch!