Fiction
Tuesday – 29th May 2018
The Gods Who Send Us Gifts: An Anthology of African Short Stories captures the range, diversity, richness and wisdom of current writing
The Gods Who Send Us Gifts: An Anthology of African Short Stories is a historic and important anthology featuring some of the most eloquent and gifted voices (both young and old) from Africa, capturing moments of critical cultural shift in celebration of this historic event in 1962.
Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York to be published by Umuzi in March 2019
Zakes Mda’s new novel, a work of historical fiction titled The Zulus of New York, will be published by Umuzi in March 2019. …
Monday – 28th May 2018
Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-warming: Sue Nyathi’s new novel The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers, the much-anticipated second novel from Sue Nyathi, is out in June from Pan Macmillan!
24 hours in Ancient Rome: Harry Sidebottom’s ‘relentless, brutal, brilliant’ new novel The Last Hour
For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, The Last Hour is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize announced: honouring the best work of fiction over five decades
The shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize, the ‘five best Booker Prize winners of all time’, has been announced at the Hay Festival.
Friday – 25th May 2018
‘The first thing Basjan did on arrival in the new land was to spit on it’ – Read an excerpt from Patagonia by Maya Fowler
The first thing Basjan did on arrival in the new land was to spit on it. It chagrined him that that was the first this land of grey dust got out of him, but it was necessary to rid himself of the taste of vomit. The salt water had been no help.
Career opportunity: Jacana Media’s Staging Post is hiring!
If all you’ve ever wanted was a career in publishing, then this position is for you. Applications close end June.
Pwaangulongii Dauod wins Gerald Kraak Award for his essay ‘Africa’s future has no space for stupid black men’
Pwaangulongii Dauod has won the R25 000 Gerald Kraak Award, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
Thursday – 24th May 2018
Win a hamper including a copy of Jo Nesbo’s heart-pounding new thriller Macbeth!
Two winners will each receive a Jo Nesbo hamper!
Short Story Day Africa Prize shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction has been revealed. This year’s prize theme is ‘ID’, …
2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist announced
African shortlistees this year hail from Uganda (Harriet Anena), South Africa (Fred Khumalo and Michelle Sacks), Ghana (Cheryl Ntumy) and Nigeria (Efua Traoré and Obi Umeozor).
‘I remember exactly where I was when I heard that my father had died’ – Read an excerpt from The Pearl Sister
I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard that my father had died, I thought to myself as I stared out of the window and saw the complete blackness of night. Intermittently below me, there were small clusters of twinkling lights indicating human habitation, each light containing a life, a family, a set of friends …
Wednesday – 23rd May 2018
‘Why didn’t you bring in the SWAT team, Duff?’ – Read an excerpt from Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth
Bestselling crime writer Jo Nesbo takes on Shakespeare’s bloodiest thriller: Macbeth.
David Baldacci thanks South African fans and chats about his new novel The Fallen
Worldwide bestselling novelist David Baldacci has a new book out in the Amos Decker series: The Fallen.
RIP Philip Roth (1933 – 2018)
American literary icon Philip Roth died on Tuesday at the age of 85. The author’s literary agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed his death, …
Tuesday – 22nd May 2018
Meet bestselling author Tony Park in Nelspruit!
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Tony Park’s new book, Captive.
Monday – 21st May 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Patagonia by Maya Fowler at The Book Lounge
Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Patagonia by Maya Fowler.
Friday – 18th May 2018
Bestselling crime writer takes on Shakespeare’s bloodiest thriller: Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth
Set in a dark, rainy northern town, Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drug-depraved underworld and the pull of childhood friendships.
Wednesday – 16th May 2018
Read an excerpt from Kate Mosse’s new book, The Burning Chambers, inspired by her trip to Franschhoek
Read an excerpt from Kate Mosse’s new book, The Burning Chambers, ahead of her events in Cape Town.
Don’t miss the launch of Christopher Hope’s new book The Café de Move-on Blues, the long-awaited companion to White Boy Running
Join Penguin Random House and Love Books for the launch of The Café de Move-on Blues, the new novel by Christopher Hope.