Fiction
Tuesday – 13th June 2017
The End of the Day, the stunning new novel by Claire North
The End of the Day is the stunning new novel by Claire North, author of word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.
Monday – 12th June 2017
Good books begin as bad drafts
The next time you are struggling with your own writing, recall this selection of pages from the drafts of great novels.
Read an excerpt from Sarah Perry’s award-winning novel The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry’s new novel The Essex Serpent is a celebration of love, and the many different shapes it can take.
Join Steven Boykey Sidley and Richard Poplak at Love Books for the launch of Free Association
Join Steven Boykey Sidley and Richard Poplak at Love Books this Wednesday for the launch of Free Association!
Wednesday – 7th June 2017
UK cover for Masande Ntshanga’s novel The Reactive revealed
The cover for the United Kingdom edition of Masande Ntshanga’s debut novel The Reactive has been revealed!
Writing tips from John Grisham
Bestselling author John Grisham’s 30th novel, Camino Island, is out now from Jonathan Ball.
Listen to Mohale Mashigo chat to The Cheeky Natives about her book The Yearning
The Cheeky Natives sat down with Mohale Mashigo over a conversation filled with lightbulb moments, realisations and introspections delivered in the casual, easy manner which comes from someone whose magic is inherent.
Listen to Arundhati Roy read from her long-awaited second novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
“How to tell a shattered story? By slowly becoming everybody. No. By slowly becoming everything .”
Monday – 5th June 2017
Infidelity among MK comrades: Read an excerpt from Achmat Dangor’s celebrated novel Bitter Fruit
A new edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit is out soon from Picador Africa, ahead of the publication of his new novel, Dikeledi, in August.
Thursday – 1st June 2017
Buy local, read local: The 2017 Exclusive Books Homebru Selection
Exclusive Books has unveiled its selection of fiction, non-fiction, cookery and children’s books for its annual Homebru campaign.
First round of international authors announced for 2017 Open Book Festival
The Open Book Festival has announced the first round of authors for 2017 – including Paul Beatty, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Nathan Hill and Fiston Mwanza Mujila.
A library is not just a refuge for the intellect, but for the whole person
If a library is just where a society keeps its books, then it’s easy to see why many people no longer perceive libraries as relevant.
Tuesday – 30th May 2017
Karl Ove Knausgaard wins 2017 Jerusalem Prize for literature
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard has been awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society.
New edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit released
A new edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit will be out in June from Pan Macmillan, ahead of the publication of his new novel, Dikeledi, in August.
The first read of Arundhati Roy’s new novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Guardian has shared an exclusive excerpt from The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy.
Monday – 29th May 2017
Independent feminist publisher Modjaji Books turns 10 – read an interview with founder Colleen Higgs
How have things changed in the ten years that independent feminist publishing house Modjaji Books has been around?
The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan: A story of love, family and just desserts
Toni Kan’s new novel Carnivorous City is a story about love, family and just desserts but it is above all a tale about Lagos and the people who make the city by the lagoon what it is.
Read an excerpt from Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending
Single mom Delilah’s life goes up in smoke when her Grade 6 daughter – the star pupil Daisy – isn’t made head girl. Rosie Roberts, Daisy’s nemesis, is crowned instead. But when Rosie is pushed off the second-storey balcony at school, accusing glances are cast at Daisy …
Thursday – 25th May 2017
Celebrate Africa Day by reading Nat Nakasa, Thando Mgqolozana, Phaswane Mpe, Gcina Mhlophe and others
What better way to celebrate Africa Day than with these Picador Africa Classics? These time-honoured titles are available as ebooks from Amazon.
Wednesday – 24th May 2017
Read an excerpt from Deon Meyer’s new novel, Fever
Hodder & Stoughton has released an excerpt from Fever, the latest novel by bestselling author Deon Meyer.