Fiction
Wednesday – 13th June 2018
Angela’s Ashes meets Shirley, Goodness and Mercy in Carol Gibbs’s debut autobiographical novel All Things Bright and Broken
Sharp, insightful, and abundant in measured humour: Carol Gibbs’s debut autobiographical novel All Things Bright and Broken.
Father’s Day book guide from Pan Macmillan SA
Not sure what to get dad this Father’s Day? Look no further!
Tuesday – 12th June 2018
Join Sue Nyathi for the Joburg launch of her new book The Gold Diggers
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Gold Diggers by Sue Nyathi!
Monday – 11th June 2018
Don’t miss Mphuthumi Ntabeni and Bongani Kona at the launch of The Broken River Tent at The Book Lounge
Join Mphuthumi Ntabeni in conversation with Chimurenga editor Bongani Kona for the launch of The Broken River Tent.
Friday – 8th June 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of Sue Nyathi’s The Gold Diggers
The Friday Night Bookclub: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Read an excerpt from Rahla Xenopoulos’s modern Scheherazade’s tale The Season of Glass
Outside, the cold of Vienna’s winter cuts through people’s clothing into their very souls, but inside the Levi mansion a fire blazes in every room.
Shortlists for 2018 Media24 Books Literary Awards announced
Redi Tlhabi, Jacques Pauw, Qarnita Loxton, Marlene van Niekerk and Michiel Heyns are among the authors shortlisted for this year’s Media24 Books Literary Awards.
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of An Image in a Mirror by Ijangolet S Ogwang
BlackBird Books and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of An Image in a Mirror, the debut novel by Ijangolet S Ogwang.
Homebru 2018: More than 50 books celebrating the best of South African fiction and non-fiction
Exclusive Books has announced this year’s Homebru selection, celebrating the best of South African books. There are more than 50 books in this …
Thursday – 7th June 2018
Read an extract from Kamila Shamsie’s novel Home Fire, winner of the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Kamila Shamsie’s brilliant novel Home Fire has won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Read an extract from this fantastic novel.
Open Book Festival announces first group of authors confirmed for Cape Town
The first group of authors has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival! This year’s Open Book will take place from …
Join Sue Nyathi with Karabo Kgoleng for the Pretoria launch of The Gold Diggers
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Gold Diggers by Sue Nyathi.
Monday – 4th June 2018
Read an excerpt from I am Pandarus, the new novel from award-winning author Michiel Heyns
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from I am Pandarus, the new novel from acclaimed author Michiel Heyns.
Read an excerpt from Mphuthumi Ntabeni’s The Broken River Tent, a novel about the life and times of the Xhosa chief Maqoma
Jacana Media has shared an extract from The Broken River Tent, the debut novel by Mphuthumi Ntabeni. The Broken River Tent is set in …
Writers! Send Pan Macmillan SA the manuscript for your future bestseller during open submissions week
It’s time to polish up that manuscript! This week is Pan Macmillan South Africa’s open submissions week.
Win a copy of The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson PLUS a T-shirt
The Reading List is giving away two copies of The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson PLUS two T-shirts, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA!
Friday – 1st June 2018
Black Mirror meets Bridget Jones: Listen to an excerpt from Luke Tredget’s debut novel Kismet
Kismet is the whip-smart debut novel from Luke Tredget, set in a world where the ultimate matchmaking app has redefined romance.
Sue Nyathi is back with The Gold Diggers! Watch the book trailer
Following the success of her first novel, The Polygamist, released in 2012, Sue Nyathi is back with The Gold Diggers!
Like Jane Austen fan fiction, but much more ruthless: Claire Robertson on her new novel Under Glass
Award-winning author Claire Robertson chatted to Nancy Richards on SAfm about her masterful new novel Under Glass.
Thursday – 31st May 2018
Read an excerpt from Rahla Xenopoulos’s shimmering new novel The Season of Glass
It is past midnight and the stars are barely visible through the filth and fog of Seville when the doorway is opened, and she appears, illuminated by the moon.