Fiction
Tuesday – 22nd March 2022
‘In the Ghorami household sex was never mentioned’ – Listen to Monica Ali reading from her new novel Love Marriage
Monica Ali, the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Brick Lane, reads an excerpt from Love Marriage – her first new novel in a decade.
New novel by Barbara Kingsolver – Demon Copperhead – to be published in October
Faber has announced Demon Copperhead, a new novel by Barbara Kingsolver – ‘a masterpiece in storytelling from one of the world’s best-loved writers’.
Friday – 18th March 2022
WEN ’n pragtige geskenkpak met 5 van Sophia Kapp se beste romans! Kompetisie geldig tot 31 Maart 2022
Wil jy wegstap met ’n Sophia Kapp-geskenkpak? Teken nou in op LAPA Uitgewers se nuusbrief om in aanmerking te kom vir die prys!
Kom gesels met Constant van der Merwe oor Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart in Wellington (30 Mrt.)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe!
Don’t miss the launch of Yewande Omotoso’s new novel An Unusual Grief at Love Books (31 Mar)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books for the launch of An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso!
Thursday – 17th March 2022
Kom ontmoet François Bloemhof, die skrywer van Kry vir jou, by Bargain Books Durbanville! (19 Mrt.)
LAPA Uitgewers en Bargain Books Durbanville nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof!
Pre-order Storm Tide – book 21 in Wilbur Smith’s Courtney Series
It’s only three more weeks until the release of Storm Tide, a brand-new historical epic by the late Wilbur Smith, set against the backdrop of the American revolution.
Wednesday – 16th March 2022
WEN Bloedbande deur Jeanette Stals! Neem deel op LAPA se Facebook-blad voor 17 Maart
Een gelukkige LAPA-leser kan die week wegstap met Bloedbande deur Jeanette Stals – die vierde roman in haar spanningsvolle Luna Joubert-reeks!
‘It is an imagined Trinidad with the volume turned up loud’ – Ayanna Lloyd Banwo chats about her debut novel When We Were Birds
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a writer from Trinidad and Tobago. She shares how she came to find the story for her incantatory debut When We Were Birds, and the sense of place in the novel.
Tuesday – 15th March 2022
Kry elke pot sy maat in Maart? Vind uit in 4 nuwe Romanzas (Plus, staan ’n kans om te wen voor 17 Maart!)
Nuut by LAPA: vier splinternuwe liefdesverhale deur Cecilia Nortjé, Elsa Winckler, Rina Cilliers en Ciska Olivier. Plus, staan ’n kans om al vier Romanzas te wen!
Kom kyk na SP Benjamin se gesprek oor Dinge van ’n hond op die Vrystaat Literatuurfees se Facebook-groep! (16 Mrt.)
Penguin Random House SA en Vryspraak Digitaal nooi jou graag na ’n aanlyngesprek met SP Benjamin oor sy jongste roman, Dinge van ’n hond.
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga – a landmark novel about a country divided and a society hurtling towards horror
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga is out now from Jacana Media.
Monday – 14th March 2022
‘First thing you have to remember is that there was a time before time.’ – Read an extract from When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from When We Were Birds — Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s gorgeously immersive, mesmerising and life-affirming literary debut – a love story and a ghost story set in modern-day Trinidad.
Die 20-jaar uitgawe van Liefde laat jou Rice Krispies anders proe is nou beskikbaar!
Onthou jy nog die aanhaling? ‘Hy glo die son skyn blokkies as hy op ’n tuinstoel gaan sit.’ Dan is die 20-jaar uitgawe van Liefde laat jou Rice Krispies anders proe ’n moet vir jou boekrak!
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to an interview with Siya Turabi on her bestselling debut novel The Last Beekeeper
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out today!
Friday – 11th March 2022
For heart, soul – and stomach: Sally Andrew chats about The Milk Tart Murders – the latest in her hit series the Tannie Maria mysteries
From muesli-buttermilk rusks via the delectable Venus cake to milk tart. Yes, our beloved sleuth – and giver of sound advice and recipes – Tannie Maria, is back. Author Sally Andrew shares her love for this unique character.
Annelie Ferreira, Nerine Ahlers en Noreen Nolte wen die LAPA Jeugromankompetisie 2021!
Aandag! Die wenners van die LAPA Jeugromankompetisie 2021 is pas bekend gemaak!
Programme announced for Open Book Festival! (26-27 Mar)
After an absence of two years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Open Book Festival returns with an exciting two-day, in-person event!
Wednesday – 9th March 2022
Kom gesels met François Bloemhof oor sy jongste roman, Kry vir jou, by Die Bordienghuis in Wellington (16 Mrt)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof!
Find out more about The Leviathan – the instant bestseller by Rosie Andrews
Richly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, Rosie Andrews’s debut novel The Leviathan is set in England during a time of political and religious turbulence.