Fiction
Friday – 19th November 2021
‘Being bullied is not your fault’ – Shudufhadzo Musida on Shudu Finds her Magic (Plus: Watch the author read an extract!)
A children’s book about bullying and the power of friendship – Shudufhadzo Musida chats about Shudu Finds Her Magic and reads an excerpt!
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Paula Brackston’s new novel Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second in the Found Things series
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and this excerpt from Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second novel in Paula Brackston’s bewitching Found Things series!
Thursday – 18th November 2021
Coming soon – Family of Liars, the new novel from E Lockhart, the bestselling author of Tiktok sensation We Were Liars!
E Lockhart’s new novel Family of Liars – the prequel to the sensational We Were Liars – is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Wednesday – 17th November 2021
Don’t miss a night in with Jodi Picoult to celebrate her new novel Wish You Were Here (25 Nov)
Don’t miss an evening event with bestselling author Jodi Picoult – to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Wish You Were Here!
Tuesday – 16th November 2021
Liefde versit berge in vier nuwe Romanzas!
Nuut by LAPA – Potlode en pinotage deur Louise van der Merwe, ’n Tweedehandse lewe deur Didi Potgieter, Liefde vir ’n middelkind deur Kristel Loots en ’n Fiets vir twee deur Ilse Beukes.
Revel in this festival of fiction, from Jacana Media
Holiday reads for the 2021 season, from Jacana Media. Choose your own adventure and escape for the summer holidays!
‘I’m in awe of this crazy and expensive collaboration’ – Sally Andrew reflects on the forthcoming Tannie Maria TV series
A Tannie Maria TV series is in development by Both Worlds Pictures. Author, Sally Andrew explores the differences between film creation and novel writing, and the importance of letting go.
Monday – 15th November 2021
Kort jy ’n bietjie ekstra liefde die maand? Sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub voor 30 November en wen!
Sluit aan by die RomanzaKlub in November, en jy kan dalk wegstap met ’n LAPA-geskenkbewys ter waarde van ’n R1000 PLUS ’n pragtige sak!
Don’t miss the launch and panel discussion of Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar by Luise White (25 Nov)
WiSER invite you to the launch of Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar by Luise White.
Bestselling adventure writer Wilbur Smith dies, aged 88
Beloved, global bestselling author Wilbur Smith passed away unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon at his Cape Town home, with his wife Niso by his side.
‘We are constantly searching for a way to be happy, but we seldom look within ourselves’ – an interview with James Norbury, the author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon
A guiding light in dark times, Big Panda and Tiny Dragon is the beautifully illustrated and mindful journey of two friends through the seasons. Author James Norbury chatted to Lauren McDiarmid about empowering ideas, his favourite response to the book and how he takes his tea.
Friday – 12th November 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Under the Whispering Door, a charming queer love story from TJ Klune
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and this exclusive excerpt from Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune.
Footnotes, November 2021: 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. …
Video: André Trantraal wen ’n SALA vir sy kinderboek Keegan en Samier: Die sokkerfiasko
André Trantraal, ’n baanbreker in die bevordering van Kaapse Afrikaans, is onlangs bekroon met ’n Suid-Afrikaanse Literêre Toekenning (SALA) vir sy kinderboek, Keegan & Samier: Die sokkerfiasko.
‘Every day brings loads of news that could inspire a great novel’ – Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, chats about his writing process
Lee Child is the bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, which he’s most recently started collaborating on with his brother, Andrew Child.
Thursday – 11th November 2021
‘Nobody’s perfect, she liked to say. But, man, we all fall short so beautifully.’ Read an excerpt from Bewilderment, the magnificent new novel by Richard Powers
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Bewilderment, the heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory, Richard Powers.
Out now! Crossroads – the highly anticipated new novel from Jonathan Franzen
Crossroads, the new novel by Jonathan Franzen, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 9th November 2021
Read an extract from The Jealousy Man – the first ever collection of short stories by Jo Nesbo, the master of Scandicrime
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbo!
Don’t miss the launch of the new Deon Meyer thriller The Dark Flood at Exclusive Books Cavendish (18 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the Cape Town launch of The Dark Flood – the new thriller from bestseller Deon Meyer!
Monday – 8th November 2021
‘She was the one I sang my hymns to, Moliehi, child of my mother’ – Read an extract from Zakes Mda’s new novel Wayfarer’s Hymns
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Wayfarers’ Hymns, the highly anticipated new novel from Zakes Mda.