Fiction
Tuesday – 6th June 2023
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Charles van Onselen discusses his new release Three Wise Monkeys
This week on Pagecast, Eugene Ashton, CEO of Jonathan Ball Publishers, speaks to author and historian Charles van Onselen about Three Wise Monkeys.
Eyes wide open: realism as a way of seeing the world – Michiel Heyns chats about his latest book, Each Mortal Thing
Michiel Heyns is well-known as author, translator and academic. Here he tells more about his latest book, Each Mortal Thing.
‘We all see the world slightly differently, and that’s a glorious thing’ – In conversation with Holly Smale on her new novel The Cassandra Complex
Holly Smale’s adult debut novel, The Cassandra Complex, is a unique, heartwarming and life-affirming novel about one woman’s unlikely journey through love, again and again …
Monday – 29th May 2023
Five minutes with Eben Venter on his new novel Decima
He wanted to show that rhinos are sentient beings, says Eben Venter about his latest novel, Decima, which will be published in both English and Afrikaans.
Friday – 26th May 2023
Footnotes, May 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.
Thursday – 25th May 2023
‘I put a little bit of myself into every character’ – Emily Henry chats about her new novel Happy Place
Set over one sizzling summer, Happy Place is the new chemistry-filled ‘second chance love’ romcom from Tiktok sensation, Emily Henry.
Wednesday – 24th May 2023
‘This book began for me when I was out camping alone’ – Shelley Read on the genesis of her debut novel Go as a River
Go as a River is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.
Join Morabo Morojele for the launch of his highly anticipated new novel Three Egg Dilemma at Love Books (25 May)
Jacana Media invites you to the Love Books launch of Three Egg Dilemma, the highly anticipated new novel by Morabo Morojele.
Thursday – 18th May 2023
Read an excerpt from Tom Hanks’s new novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece!
Hold on to your popcorn, folks! Academy Award-winning actor and bestselling author Tom Hanks is back with a thrilling new book that takes you behind the scenes of the biggest superhero action film of all time.
On That Wave of Gulls – the new novel from Vernon RL Head, the bestselling author of The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World
On That Wave of Gulls, the new novel from Vernon RL Head, will be out from Jacana Media at the end of May 2023.
Monday – 15th May 2023
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Sharon Dodua Otoo, author of Ada’s Realm, in conversation with Mphuthumi Ntabeni
In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, author and historian Mphuthumi Ntabeni chats with Sharon Dodua Otoo about her latest book Ada’s Realm!
Friday – 12th May 2023
Michiel Heyns fans! Find out more about his new novel, Each Mortal Thing
Each Mortal Thing, the 10th novel from critically acclaimed author Michiel Heyns, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Wednesday – 10th May 2023
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Ted Botha chats about his ‘gutsy, gritty and utterly electrifying’ new book Daisy de Melker
In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Ted Botha is interviewed by Nicole Engelbrecht, host of the podcast True Crime South Africa, about his new book Daisy de Melker: Hiding Among Killers in the City of Gold.
Monday – 8th May 2023
Gordon’s Bay! Don’t miss the launch of Johan Vlok Louw’s new novel Sons of Mud at the Krystal Beach Hotel (20 May)
Penguin Random House and Umuzi invite you to the launch of Sons of Mud by Johan Vlok Louw.
On living with polite ghosts and experiencing miracles – Sven Axelrad chats about writing his debut novel Buried Treasure
Magic happens in the space between. For author Sven Axelrad, this lies somewhere between accounting and writing.
Friday – 28th April 2023
Footnotes, April 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.
Tuesday – 25th April 2023
Crisp Packets and Stolen Keys, Bottlecaps and Broken Glass – Stuart MacBride on writing
Why go through the wringer if you aren’t going to put it in a book? Stuart MacBride writes about how an idea he’d sat with for 13 years finally found legs in the dark humour of the Scottish weather system.
In conversation with Jenny Jackson on her debut novel Pineapple Street – a witty exploration of family, money, love and heartbreak
Pineapple Street is an unputdownable debut, following three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give it all away.
Monday – 17th April 2023
Grace Adams is mad as hell and she’s not taking it anymore …
‘Grace is on a quest to demonstrate some fierce mother love, and no thing or person is going to stop her.’
Thursday – 6th April 2023
Author Costanza Casati on bringing to life a Greek legend in her novel Clytemnestra
A thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.