Fiction
Monday – 11th December 2017
Jeffrey Archer discusses his seventh book of short stories, Tell Tale
‘One of the very pleasant discoveries with Tell Tale is that everybody has a different favourite.’
Win a Jeffrey Archer Clifton Chronicles box-set
Pan Macmillan SA is giving away a collectible Clifton Chronicles box-set containing all seven books!
Friday – 8th December 2017
Three books by Eben Venter acquired by Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House will be publishing Eben Venter’s forthcoming three books.
Wednesday – 6th December 2017
Read an excerpt from New Times, the new novel from award-winning author Rehana Rossouw
Courtesy of Jacana Media, read an excerpt from New Times, the much-anticipated new novel from Rehana Rossouw.
First look at Under Glass, the new novel from Claire Robertson
Penguin Random House South Africa has released details of the new Claire Robertson novel, to be released in January 2018.
Listen to an excerpt from The Sparsholt Affair, the masterly new novel from Alan Hollinghurst
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from audiobook of The Sparsholt Affair, the highly anticipated new novel from Alan Hollinghurst.
Monday – 4th December 2017
Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian – win 1 of 3 hampers
Three winners will each receive a hamper to celebrate the release of EL James’s new novel Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian!
Friday – 1st December 2017
Don’t miss Tsitsi Dangarembga and Achmat Dangor for a Literary Crossroads event at the Goethe-Institut
Join the Goethe-Institut for a Literary Crossroads event with Tsitsi Dangarembga and Achmat Dangor!
Still Me by Jojo Moyes: The third book in the Me Before You trilogy
Still Me, the new Jojo Moyes novel, will be out in January!
Thursday – 30th November 2017
No Dinaane Debut Fiction Award winner this year; 2017 Kraak Writing Grant goes to Maxzell Lerm
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the outcome of the 2017 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award and Kraak Writing Grant.
Wednesday – 29th November 2017
Read an excerpt from Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian, the new EL James novel
‘My patience has been tested by the clock as it ticks closer to my reunion with Miss Anastasia Steele.’
The perfect holiday read: Eusebius McKaiser chats to Angela Makholwa about her new book The Blessed Girl
‘This is a sexy, sexy book – and I mean that in multiple ways.’
Tuesday – 28th November 2017
New edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity out next year!
Pan Macmillan is proud to announce that it will publish a new edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s The Fatuous State of Severity in 2018.
Monday – 27th November 2017
Niq Mhlongo reveals cover for his next book, Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree
Niq Mhlongo has revealed the prospective cover for his next book, a collection of short stories to be titled Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree.
Read ‘Three Exhausting Weeks’, a short story from Tom Hanks’s new book Uncommon Type
“I am going to kiss you now.” Anna did just as she said.
Friday – 24th November 2017
3 billion lives at stake. 2 people who can save them. Read an extract from This Mortal Coil
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from This Mortal Coil, the new book by Emily Suvada.
Thursday – 23rd November 2017
One of the reasons I wrote this book was the Fees Must Fall activists: Rehana Rossouw at the launch of her new novel New Times
Fees Must Fall, journalism in the 1980s, same-sex relationships, the Bo Kaap community and the idea that Nelson Mandela was a ‘sell-out’ …
Tuesday – 21st November 2017
Win 1 of 10 R1000 vouchers or a book hamper with the Exclusive Books Christmas catalogue, edited by Nik Rabinowitz
The Exclusive Books Christmas Catalogue 2017 is out and it’s edited by the hilarious Nik Rabinowitz. The catalogue contains over 130 books to …
Full Abantu Book Festival programme revealed – get your tickets now!
The full programme for the Abantu Book Festival has been revealed!
Join the Literary Alliance at Bridge Books for a discussion with Achmat Dangor about his latest novel Dikeledi
Owing to popular demand, the Literary Alliance is hosting one more book discussion before the end of the year!