Fiction
Tuesday – 12th April 2022
New book alert! Find out more about Hammerman by Mike Nicol (and win a copy!)
Hammerman, the new novel by Mike Nicol, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Klankgrens deur Maretha Maartens en Magda Slabbert in Bloemfontein! (20 Apr)
LUCA nooi jou hartlik uit na die bekendstelling van Klankgrens deur Maretha Maartens en Magda Slabbert.
The Shattered Vessel – a pioneering work by Ivor Chipkin, who has led the way in exploring state capture in South Africa, announced
Jacana Media is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of The Shattered Vessel: A Political History of Contemporary South Africa by Ivor Chipkin.
Monday – 11th April 2022
The Kahlamba Infiltration
In a story that stretches from Tehran in Iran to Durban, South Africa, the ugly face of international espionage rears its head.
Friday – 8th April 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Fred Khumalo’s new novel Two Tons o’ Fun at Exclusive Books Cresta (13 Apr)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Two Tons o’ Fun, the new novel by Fred Khumalo.
‘Kophou, Luna’: Lees ’n kort en kragtige uittreksel uit Bloedbande deur Jeanette Stals!
Die vierde boek in Jeanette Stals se Luna Joubert-reeks, Bloedbande, het onlangs die rakke getref! LAPA Uitgewers deel ’n uittreksel.
Thursday – 7th April 2022
Find out more about Our Missing Hearts – the new novel by Celeste Ng – out later this year!
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng will be released in October 2022, out from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Wednesday – 6th April 2022
‘Sy moes na Oupa geluister het’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe
Uittreksel: Die ontdekking van ’n ou kaart in haar Italiaanse oupa se solder laat alle hel losbars in Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe.
Tuesday – 5th April 2022
Wie is Ludo Labuschagne nou eintlik? Kyk na François Bloemhof se voorlesing uit Die duiwel maak my hart so seer om uit te vind
[Video] ‘Jare voor Agatha Christie in my lewe sou kom, het die getuienis teen my begin opbou’: François Bloemhof lees voor uit Die duiwel maak my hart so seer.
Monday – 4th April 2022
‘She knows her place.’ Read an excerpt from Quraisha Dawood’s debut novel Stirring the Pot
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Stirring the Pot, the debut novel by Quraisha Dawood.
Friday – 1st April 2022
Een minuut met Constant van der Merwe: ‘Van my studentedae af was ek mal oor reis en om ander wêrelde te ontdek’
’n Spannende avontuur met geskiedenis, kaarte, ’n skat en draai in die Vatikaan in Rome – Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart beskik oor al die regte bestanddele.
Thursday – 31st March 2022
[Om te skryf] ‘Skrywers is nooit eensaam nie’ vertel Jeanette Stals in The Penguin Post
Jeanette Stals, wat al aksie-verhale, geskiedkundige romans én liefdesverhale die lig laat sien het, meen sy het nooit te min geselskap nie.
Tuesday – 29th March 2022
Kry jou kind tjoeftjaf aan die lees met Toe ons in Ghrieshuis was deur Maretha Maartens (PLUS: Wen ’n kopie voor 31 Maart!)
’n Deernisvolle verhaal oor verlies, hoop en geloof: Toe ons in Ghrieshuis was deur Maretha Maartens is nou beskikbaar by LUCA!
Kom ontmoet Constant van der Merwe, skrywer van Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart, by Wordsworth Somerset Mall! (1 Apr)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou hartlik uit na die bekendstelling van Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe!
Saturday – 26th March 2022
Footnotes, March 2022: 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.
Friday – 25th March 2022
Stirring the Pot by Quraisha Dawood – a glimpse into the private lives of a group of women in Durban’s Muslim community.
Stirring the Pot, the debut novel from Quraisha Dawood, is out now from Penguin Random House and Umuzi.
Thursday – 24th March 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Sally Andrew’s new Tannie Maria mystery The Milk Tart Murders in Pretoria (31 Mar)
Penguin Random House and The Book Keeper Shop invite you to the in-store launch of The Milk Tart Murders: A Tannie Maria Mystery by Sally Andrew.
27 Authors. 27 Stories. No Names Attached.
Anonymous Sex, edited by Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 23rd March 2022
On Writing a Thrilling Short Story – tips from author and creative writing tutor Andrew Salomon
An engaging short story is one of reading’s great pleasures. If you want to write a story that draws the reader in and sweeps them along, here are some tips from Andrew Salomon, author and creative writing tutor at SA Writers College.
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Bestselling author Monica Ali chats to Joanne Joseph about her new novel Love Marriage
South African media personality and bestselling author Joanne Joseph chats with Monica Ali about Love Marriage, her exquisite gorgeous, layered and immersive tale of a Bengali Muslim family.