Fiction
Friday – 10th June 2022
Another Week In The Life of A Hypocrite
Bosun and Titi’s union struggles through another stormy week when Titi vengefully tells her husband about an unfortunate encounter at a night party they attended together.
Titi’s disclosure shatters Bosun’s impression of their marriage and works on the union like a hangman’s noose.
Don’t miss Onke Mazibuko at Book Circle Capital in Melville chatting about his debut novel The Second Verse (23 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of The Second Verse by Onke Mazibuko.
Thursday – 9th June 2022
Books for the coolest dad around!
The best Father’s Day gifts for Dad include an explosive James Bond thriller, an unorthodox guide to making things worth making and a gripping series about a former major in the US Army-turned-wanderer and private investigator.
Friday – 3rd June 2022
‘Die wisselwerking tussen mens en mens fassineer my’: Lees ’n onderhoud met Stella se dogters-outeur, Helene de Kock
Amanda Claassens het onlangs met Helene de Kock gesels oor haar kleurryke skryfloopbaan asook haar jongste roman, Stella se dogters.
Thursday – 2nd June 2022
Gaan Kayla se lewe ooit weer oukei wees na Die Ramp? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Toe ons in Ghrieshuis was deur Maretha Maartens
‘Die moeilikste ding op die hele aarde is om oukei te klink as die hele lewe nie meer oukei is nie’ – Toe ons in Ghrieshuis was deur Maretha Maartens.
Tuesday – 31st May 2022
A must-read for dog lovers! Eleven Dogs Live with Me by Jennifer Lindridge (Plus: Read an excerpt!)
Eleven Dogs Live with Me by Jennifer Lindridge is now available from LAPA Publishers, with quirky illustrations by Tori Stowe!
Andrew Brown on writing and creating real experiences
It’s impossible to develop a character with depth and vulnerability without drawing on your own experiences, thoughts and, yes, moods, says Andrew Brown, of his serial character, Captain Eberard Februarie.
Monday – 30th May 2022
Five minutes with Onke Mazibuko, author of the debut novel The Second Verse
Read an interview with Onke Mazibuko about his debut novel The Second Verse, out now from Penguin Random House.
Kyk! Bibi Slippers lees een van haar gedigte voor uit Mixtape van die liefde, saamgestel deur Antjie Krog
‘Ek’s die tipe vrou wat slegs met een hand aan die stuur vashou’ – Bibi Slippers, Mixtape van die liefde
Friday – 27th May 2022
Moenie die bekendstelling van Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels in Pretoria misloop nie! (11 Jun)
Penguin Random House SA en The Book Keeper Shop nooi jou na die bekendstelling van Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels in gesprek met Ilse Salzwedel!
Cover reveal! Find out more about Stephen King’s spellbinding new book Fairy Tale – out in September 2022
Jonathan Ball Publishers is delighted to reveal the bewitching cover for Fairy Tale, the spellbinding new novel from Stephen King, coming out in September this year.
Thursday – 26th May 2022
‘Een kunstenaar in die familie is meer as genoeg, dankie’: Bloedbande-outeur Jeanette Stals beantwoord vier vinnige vrae
In die blitsonderhoud gesels Jeanette Stals oor die boeke, mense en dinge wat haar inspireer.
Wednesday – 25th May 2022
Gebaseer op ’n ware verhaal: Kom vier die bekendstelling van Toe als groen was deur An-Mari do Carmo in Klerksdorp! (4 Jun)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag uit na die boekbekendstelling van Toe als groen was deur An-Mari do Carmo – die aangrypende verhaal van ’n jong meisie wat uit ’n kultus ontsnap.
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris – an extraordinary novel of life after slavery
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris – an Obama Summer Reading Choice and New York Times Best Seller!
The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood aims a flamethrower at an ‘unburnable’ edition of The Handmaid’s Tale to protest book banning
Margaret Atwood has produced a special fireproof edition of her classic, and often banned, novel The Handmaid’s Tale, to protest the banning of books in America and around the world.
Tuesday – 24th May 2022
‘Toe val die jong soldaat’: Lees ’n aangrypende uittreksel uit Tenk deur Pieter Stoffberg
Penguin Random House SA het ’n boeiende uittreksel gedeel uit Tenk deur Pieter Stoffberg – ’n klinkende stuk historiese fiksie wat lig werp op een van die grootste veldslae met Suid-Afrikaanse tenks in Angola.
Listen to an excerpt from Sarah Lotz’s new novel Impossible – a story with more twists than most
Listen to an excerpt from Impossible by Sarah Lotz – with a twist you won’t see coming, this is the bestseller that everyone’s talking about in 2022!
Join David Dison for a discussion of his new novel The Good Nigeran in Joburg (24 May)
Jacana Media and the Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre invite you to the launch of David Dison’s latest novel, The Good Nigerian.
Monday – 23rd May 2022
Skud af die koue en verslind vier nuwe liefdesverhale, nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers!
Nuut by LAPA! Vier nuwe liefdesverhale deur René van Zyl, Kristel Loots, Dina Botha en Corné van Rooyen.
‘The round slid smoothly into the chamber of his Kalashnikov’ – Read an excerpt from The Heist Men by Andrew Brown
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Andrew Brown’s new novel The Heist Men!