Fiction
Friday – 30th June 2023
Read an extract from The Interpreter – the jaw-dropping new thriller by Brooke Robinson
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Brooke Robinson’s taut psychological drama The Interpreter!
Thursday – 29th June 2023
Listen to an excerpt from Yellowface, the wild, brutal, darkly satirical new novel by Rebecca F Kuang
Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang – the book that everyone’s talking about – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Wednesday – 28th June 2023
Find out more about Jamie Oliver’s new children’s book, Billy and the Giant Adventure! (Plus: Win a signed copy)
Jamie Oliver’s brand new children’s fiction debut, Billy and the Giant Adventure, is out now from Penguin Random House!
[Video] Master storyteller Jeffrey Archer introduces his unputdownable thriller Next in Line
International bestseller Jeffrey Archer introduces his novel Next in Line, out now in paperback!
Monday – 26th June 2023
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Girls of Little Hope by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen at The Book Lounge (6 Jul)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge for the launch of Girls of Little Hope by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen!
Friday – 23rd June 2023
Read an excerpt from Abraham Verghese’s ‘masterful’ new novel The Covenant of Water
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Covenant of Water, the new novel from Abraham Verghese.
Footnotes, June 2023: 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.
Wednesday – 21st June 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Decima by Eben Venter at Liberty Books in Elgin (28 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Liberty Books invite you to the launch of Decima by Eben Venter.
Join Vernon RL Head at The Book Lounge for the launch of his new novel On That Wave of Gulls (29 Jun)
Jacana Media invites you to the launch of On That Wave of Gulls, the new novel from Vernon RL Head!
Monday – 19th June 2023
New book alert! Girls of Little Hope by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen
Girls of Little Hope by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen is out in June from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Join Eben Venter for the launch of Decima in Pretoria (22 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Decima by Eben Venter.
Thursday – 15th June 2023
Don’t miss an Instagram Live with Charlene Carr, author of the thriller Hold My Girl! (27 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to an Instagram Live conversation with Charlene Carr, author of Hold My Girl!
Read an excerpt from Ann Napolitano’s heart-breaking and heart-mending novel Hello Beautiful
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano!
Wednesday – 14th June 2023
Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws new Russia-set novel The Snow Forest from publication
Jonathan Ball Publishers regrets to inform you that the release of The Snow Forest by Elizabeth Gilbert has been postponed to a future date.
[Video] Find out the full story behind Eben Venter’s latest novel Decima
Eben Venter sat down with Penguin Random House recently to introduce his latest novel, Decima.
Tuesday – 13th June 2023
An event not to be missed! Join Tan Twan Eng for the launch of The House of Doors at The Book Lounge (20 Jun)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng.
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Tecla Ciolfi interviews Coco Mellors, the author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Tecla Ciolfi, the founder of Texx and the City, chats to Coco Mellors, author of the captivating new novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein!
Monday – 12th June 2023
Out now! In a Thousand Different Ways – the ‘beautiful, moving and unexpected’ new novel by Cecelia Ahern
In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 9th June 2023
Join Eben Venter for the launch of Decima at Love Books in Melville (15 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of Decima by Eben Venter.
Thursday – 8th June 2023
New Elizabeth Gilbert novel coming in February 2024!
The Snow Forest, the new novel from Elizabeth Gilbert, will be released by Jonathan Ball Publishers in February 2024.