Fiction
Friday – 11th February 2022
Cover reveal! Vivian de Klerk’s shocking, poignant and funny new novel Serpent Crescent
Pan Macmillan has revealed the cover for Serpent Crescent – the new novel by Vivian de Klerk!
Thursday – 10th February 2022
Die hart soek wat hy (of sy) soek in 5 splinternuwe Romanzas – nou op die rakke!
Nuut by LAPA in die maand van liefde – vyf nuwe liefdesromans deur René van Zyl, Frenette van Wyk, Analize Viljoen, Dina Botha en Lizelle von Wielligh!
Wednesday – 9th February 2022
WEN François Bloemhof se tweede Ludo Labuschagne-wiedoenit, Kry vir jou! Neem deel op Facebook voor 10 Feb
Een gelukkige leser kan nou ‘n kans staan om Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof te wen! (Net betyds vir Valentynsdag.)
Monday – 7th February 2022
‘She knew his eyes would linger on her arse. It felt like home.’ – Read an extract from Wahala by Nikki May – the hottest debut of 2022
Nikki May’s Wahala is a page-turning debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group.
Waarheen ontsnap Chanette Paul om te skryf? Lees haar onderhoud in die Hermanus Times om uit te vind
Rick Marais het vroeër vanjaar met Chanette Paul gesels oor haar jongste roman Marilyn se dawerende sukses, die boek waaraan sy tans …
Six couples. One luxury resort. And the perfect murder … Sophie Hannah’s The Couple at the Table is out now!
The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 4th February 2022
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from TJ Klune’s ‘simply perfect’ novel The House in the Cerulean Sea
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and an excerpt from The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune – an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that’s become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.
Soms is huis aan die ander kant van die wêreld: Droomboom deur Marie Spruyt is nou op die rakke!
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers: Droomboom deur Marie Spruyt, ‘n verhaal van vergifnis en aanvaarding, en die helende krag van vriendskap en liefde.
Thursday – 3rd February 2022
Ludo Labuschagne is terug in Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof! Sal hy sy tweede saak betyds kan oplos?
Binnekort beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers: Kry vir jou – die tweede boek in François Bloemhof se Ludo Labuschagne-wiedoenit reeks!
[Video] Patricia Lockwood shared her favourite line from her novel No One Is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood, author of the Booker-shortlisted and Women’s Prize-shortlisted novel No One Is Talking About This, has an unexpected favourite line from the book.
Tuesday – 1st February 2022
Klop jou hart tjoklits vir die liefde? Sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub voor 7 Februarie en WEN ‘n geskenkpak ter waarde van R2,000
Bederf jouself hierdie maand en sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub. Jy kan ‘n kans staan om ‘n Romanza-geskenkpak ter waarde van R2,000 te wen! (Spoiler: daar’s sjokolade op die spel!)
Listen to an excerpt from Polly Crosby’s atmospheric and deeply emotional novel The Unravelling
The Unravelling by Polly Crosby is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. Listen to an excerpt below!
Monday – 31st January 2022
On writing: Six top tips for getting started
The blank page can be intimidating for an aspiring fiction writer, but anyone can write creatively, says Andrew Salomon, award-winning author and creative writing tutor at SA Writers College.
Friday – 28th January 2022
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop – a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks …
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and an excerpt from Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop – a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible.
Join Tshidiso Moletsane for dinner and a discussion of Junx – his explosive debut – at the Rand Club! (23 Feb)
Penguin Random House SA and Bridge Books invite you to a dinner and discussion of Junx, Tshidiso Moletsane’s explosive debut novel that serves shots of sex, drugs and anxiety.
Thursday – 27th January 2022
One minute with CA Davids – find out more about her new novel How to Be a Revolutionary
Making up letters and living through revolution, CA Davids’s new novel How to Be a Revolutionary will have you ready to discover new countries and cultures.
Wednesday – 26th January 2022
Psychological suspense with an unforgettable twist – Colleen Hoover’s word-of-mouth hit Verity
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us.
Here comes the future! Christopher by Nozuko Siyotula is in store now
Christopher by Nozuko Siyotula, second runner-up in the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award, is now available from Jacana Media.
Tuesday – 25th January 2022
The Welcome Return of Rachel Walsh – find out more about Marian Keyes’s new novel Again, Rachel!
The moment we’ve been waiting for! Almost 25 years after Rachel’s Holiday, one of Marian Keyes’s most loved books, comes the much-anticipated follow-up, Again, Rachel.
Monday – 24th January 2022
Wen Klankgrens deur Maretha Maartens! Neem deel op Facebook voor 27 Januarie 2022
Een gelukkige leser kan wegstap met Maretha Maartens se nuutste roman, Klankgrens! Besoek LUCA se Facebookblad om deel te neem.