Fiction

Wednesday – 5th April 2023

Where there’s Smoak, there’s fire – Gregg Hurwitz chats about his bestselling Orphan X series

Author Gregg Hurwitz on the formidable Evan Smoak, a trained government assassin who’s on a personal mission to help those with nowhere to turn, and the bad-ass hero of the Orphan X series.

Monday – 3rd April 2023

New book alert! Find out more about Sons of Mud, the new novel from Johan Vlok Louw

Johan Vlok Louw’s poetic and original new novel Sons of Mud is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Thursday – 30th March 2023

Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu – a magical, award-winning literary debut that offers a new take on West African mythology

Chikodili Emelumadu’s award-winning debut novel Dazzling is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

‘I never really wanted to be a police officer.’ Read an excerpt from Stuart MacBride’s chilling new thriller The Dead of Winter

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Dead of Winter, the new novel from number-one bestseller Stuart MacBride!

Wednesday – 29th March 2023

Eight hours. Six friends. Read an excerpt from Five Survive by bestselling, award-winning author Holly Jackson

Read an excerpt from Five Survive – the brand new, explosive crime thriller from Holly Jackson!

New book alert! Find out more about Nthikeng Mohlele’s new short story collection A Little Light

A Little Light, the new short story collection from Nthikeng Mohlele, is out this month from Jacana Media!

Monday – 27th March 2023

Don’t miss the launch of A Deadly Covenant, the new thrilling mystery by Michael Stanley, in Knysna (5 Apr)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bargain Books invite you to the launch of A Deadly Covenant by Michael Stanley.

Friday – 24th March 2023

‘It would almost be funny if it wasn’t so terrifying.’ Read an excerpt from Amazing Grace Adams – the fiercest debut of 2023

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Amazing Grace Adams, Fran Littlewood’s tender, funny and unapologetic debut novel!

Footnotes, March 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 – 23rd March 2023

Find out more about Jessica George’s hilarious, honest and heartbreaking debut novel Maame – with a heroine you’ll never forget

A blisteringly funny, heart-breaking novel about twenty-something British Ghanaian Maddie as she grapples with identity, love, loss, and becoming the woman she wants to be.

Wednesday – 22nd March 2023

‘You are not welcome here, godkiller.’ Read an excerpt from Hannah Kaner’s dark, gritty fantasy debut Godkiller

Enter a land where all gods have been banned, and one young woman is paid to kill those who still hide in the shadows …

Monday – 20th March 2023

Don’t miss international bestselling author Harlan Coben discussing his new novel I Will Find You! (30 Mar)

Don’t miss out on this one night only event with international bestselling author Harlan Coben!

Friday – 17th March 2023

Don’t miss international bestselling author Louisa Treger in Stellenbosch, discussing her latest novel Madwoman (20 Mar)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers on Monday evening at Stellenbosch Books for an evening with Louisa Treger!

Thursday – 16th March 2023

Coming November 2023! A new novel from Women’s Prize-winning author Naomi Alderman

The Future by Naomi Alderman will be out later this year from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Tuesday – 14th March 2023

Bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher team up for a suspense-filled romantic thriller in Never Never

Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Friday – 10th March 2023

Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest bestselling Orphan X thriller by Gregg Hurwitz

The Last Orphan – the electrifying new Orphan X adventure in the bestselling series – Evan Smoak returns with a mission which could cost him everything …

Birnam Wood – the gripping new psychological thriller from Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton

Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, brings us Birnam Wood, a gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive.