Fiction
Wednesday – 25th July 2018
Tumelo Buthelezi’s debut novel The Last Sentence out now from BlackBird Books
From BlackBird Books, the pioneering publisher of An Image in a Mirror, Nwelezelanga, Sweet Medicine and If I stay right here, a new story …
Win a copy of Beyers de Vos’s gripping debut novel, Talion or Wrok
Three winners will each receive a copy of Beyers de Vos’s gripping literary debut, Talion (English edition) or Wrok (Afrikaans edition)!
Listen to an excerpt from The Hunters by Kat Gordon – a seductive, troubling journey into Britain’s colonial past
The Hunters by Kat Gordon is a sweeping, coming-of-age story set against the richly atmospheric backdrop of colonial Kenya in the 1920s.
Tuesday – 24th July 2018
2018 Man Booker Prize longlist announced
The 2018 Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced, including a graphic novel for the first time.
A story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship – listen to an excerpt from The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
Tender and savage, The Shepherds Hut by Tim Winton is a stunning meditation on forgiveness and kindness as the ultimate acts of love. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope alive in a parched and brutal world.
SA Book Fair programme revealed – featuring 120 authors
The programme for the 2018 South African Book Fair has been revealed!
Monday – 23rd July 2018
Ijangolet S Ogwang will be in conversation with iThala Book Club about her debut novel An Image in a Mirror
iThala Book Club will be in conversation with Ijangolet S Ogwang about her debut novel An Image in a Mirror!
Friday – 20th July 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa
Stay in and get cosy with a glass of wine and this extended excerpt from The Blessed Girl, the new novel from Angela Makholwa.
Local author Amy Heydenrych launches her international debut Shame on You at Love Books
Amy Heydenrych is a local author on the rise. Not only has she had her first novel published internationally, but she has been chosen as a Mail & Guardian Young South African of 2018.
Thursday – 19th July 2018
One city. Five people. A bloody trail of revenge. Read an excerpt from Beyers de Vos’s debut novel Talion
Ben hears the gunshot before he feels it. The car is still running, the rumble of the engine unnaturally loud. His foot is slipping off the clutch. His blood is spilling out behind him, wetting the seat. His whole body is trying to panic, trying to cry out, trying to flee. But he can’t move; his lungs are filling with blood.
Don’t miss the launch of Craig Higginson’s new novel The White Room at Love Books
‘In its conception and execution, The White Room is remarkable … Evocative and dreamlike, yet all too nightmarishly real, this is a story so moving that it leaves a powerful afterimage on the reader’s imagination.’
Bessie Head: A writer searching for connections
Bessie Head was a prolific letter writer, and was in regular correspondence with figures such as Langston Hughes, Robert Sobukwe and Alice Walker. She is also known to have written to Toni Morrison, Nadine Gordimer, Nikki Giovanni, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
Wednesday – 18th July 2018
Win a bundle of books to donate to your library or school from Pan Macmillan to celebrate Mandela Day
Everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better. Making every day a Mandela Day celebrates Madiba’s life and legacy in a sustainable way that will bring about enduring change.
Tuesday – 17th July 2018
The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called
As the 22nd century Nigeria becomes divided by the plan of the government to introduce law enforcement robots into the police services, Badoo, a young police officer gets a phone call from his dead girlfriend.
Monday – 16th July 2018
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Johannesburg
Penguin Random House and Wits University invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Cape Town
Penguin Random House and the University of Cape Town invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
A novel that will haunt you long after you turn the final page: Bearskin by James A McLaughlin
‘Bearskin is visceral, raw, and compelling – filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It’s a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin’s writing had me doing just that.’
Friday – 13th July 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of Knucklebone by NR Brodie
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Get some reading inspiration at a fun-filled book club morning with Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books
Join Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books for a fun-filled book club morning at Central Square in Pretoria.
Thursday – 12th July 2018
Cover and details revealed for Craig Higginson’s new novel The White Room
The White Room, the new book from Craig Higginson, will be out from Picador Africa in August.