Fiction
Friday – 22nd June 2018
Read an excerpt from The Grey Ghost – the latest thrilling book from bestselling master of adventure Clive Cussler
Excerpt from The Grey Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
How to get published in South Africa – Jacana Media explains
How to get published in South Africa.
Listen to a free audio sample of Jessica Knoll’s ‘deliciously savage and wildly entertaining’ new thriller The Favourite Sister
Listen to a free audiobook sample of The Favourite Sister – the new book from bestselling author Jessica Knoll! Knoll is the author …
Thursday – 21st June 2018
You, Me, Everything by Catherine Isaac: An uplifting, engrossing novel of family secrets and reunions, set in the South of France
Set in the French countryside over one hot summer, You, Me, Everything is a tender novel about finding joy and love even in the most unexpected places.
‘As hilarious as it is moving’ – AJ Pearce’s highly anticipated debut novel Dear Mrs Bird
Irresistibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers and the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
Join Jacana Media and Love Books to celebrate the worldwide success of CM Elliot’s Sibanda series
Want to find out what happens when your wildest dreams come true, when the series you wrote is about to move beyond what is often called ‘modest sales’ in southern Africa?
Nigerian writer Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor wins 2017 Short Story Day Africa Prize
The winners of the Short Story Day Africa Prize have been announced!
Wednesday – 20th June 2018
‘I wanted to answer the question: Why don’t they go back to their country?’ – Sue Nyathi on how The Gold Diggers was triggered by xenophobia
‘The inspiration for the novel largely came from the xenophobic attacks.’
Penguin Random House SA’s International Book of the Week: The Grey Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
The careers and lives of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are on the line in the thrilling new adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of adventure.
OK, Mr Field – the striking debut novel from South African poet Katharine Kilalea
South African poet Katharine Kilalea’s debut novel OK, Mr Field will be published by Faber and Faber in June 2018.
Tuesday – 19th June 2018
Don’t miss the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos at the new Issy’s Coffee and Gift Shop
Umuzi invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
A perfect winter read: The Greek Escape by bestselling author Karen Swan
The Greek Escape is a scorching summer novel, set on a lush Greek island written by bestselling author Karen Swan.
Monday – 18th June 2018
The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called
A bereaved lover gets a call from his dead girlfriend, and then floods of questions.
Don’t miss Rahla Xenopoulos in conversation with Fred Strydom for the launch of The Season Of Glass
Umuzi and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
Friday – 15th June 2018
Jacques Pauw, Eben Venter, Ken Barris and Marlene van Niekerk among the winners at 2018 Media24 Books Prizes
The winners of the 2018 Media24 Books Prizes were announced in Cape Town on Thursday, 14 June 2018. Novelist Eben Venter won …
All you need to know about Killing Commendatore, the new novel by Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami’s hotly anticipated new book Killing Commendatore will be available in South Africa in November 2018!
Thursday – 14th June 2018
An extraordinary tale for extraordinary times: Win a copy of A Spy in Time
Win a copy of Imraan Coovadia’s new book, A Spy in Time, as well as Tales of the Metric System, courtesy of Umuzi!
Courage, love and freedom in precolonial Ghana: The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah
Set in precolonial Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah is a story of courage, forgiveness, love and freedom.
Wednesday – 13th June 2018
Kasali’s Africa by Feyisayo Anjorin
A farmer in a small town, living like a dictator in his home, and a president determined to hold on to power against all odds.
A Table Full of Strangers: Read the first chapter of Michael Ondaatje’s new novel Warlight
A mesmerising new novel from Michael Ondaatje, the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient, Warlight is a novel of violence and love, intrigue and desire.