Fiction
Friday – 6th August 2021
Footnotes, August 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. …
Thursday – 5th August 2021
Wat het daardie dag met haar boetie se dood gebeur? Vind uit in 25 trappe na benede deur Madelein Rust
Wat wag daar om ontdek te word, net vyf-en-twintig trappe na benede? Vind uit in Madelein Rust se jongste roman!
Don’t miss Aoife Lennon-Ritchie’s webinar on how to get a literary agent (18 Aug)
How do you get a literary agent? What do literary agents even do, and why do you need one? How does agenting work in South Africa? What kind of titles are agents looking for?
An evening with Karen Jennings, South African Booker Prize nominee (1 Sep)
Karen Jennings and Colleen Higgs, publisher at Modjaji Books will be in conversation about Karen’s recent Booker Prize nomination for An Island, her writing life, and her plans for the future.
‘Tell all your weird friends.’ Charlie Human’s new book, Ancestral, is out now!
Ancestral, the new novel by Charlie Human, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – a sweeping tale of longing and rebellion
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s highly anticipated new novel The First Woman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 2nd August 2021
Nuut deur Leon van Nierop! Ses sjefs raak betrokke by ’n Moord op Lake Panic. Maar wie het sy mes in vir wie?
Ses sjefs. Een lyk. Wie het die moord opgedis? Vind uit in Leon van Nierop se jongste roman, Moord op Lake Panic.
FLF virtual launch of international bestselling author Christy Lefteri’s new novel, Songbirds (4 Aug)
The Franschhoek Literary Festival invites you to the launch of bestselling author Christy Lefteri’s new novel Songbirds.
Friday – 30th July 2021
Have you been changed by Small Things? Don’t miss this book discussion with Nthikeng Mohlele (5 Aug)
Join masterful storyteller and literary novelist Nthikeng Mohlele in an incisive and thought-provoking conversation with Unisa English Studies Department lecturers Reinhardt Fourie, Princess Bembe and Antoinette Pretorius as they delve into the intricacies of Mohlele’s remarkable novel Small Things.
Thursday – 29th July 2021
Culture, compassion and conflicting loyalties: Glynnis Hayward’s new novel Roads and Bridges is now available from LAPA
Roads and Bridges by Glynnis Hayward – a complex story that delves into the meaning of ubuntu, compassion, culpability, culture, and one’s position in the world.
Tuesday – 27th July 2021
Stel jou wekker! Moenie die virtuele bekendstelling van Marilyn deur Chanette Paul mis nie (12 Aug)
LAPA en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die virtuele bekendstelling van Chanette Paul se langverwagte Vywervrou-trilogie vervolg, Marilyn.
Don’t miss a chance to meet the Femme Fatales of Crime Fiction (5 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books are delighted to bring you one night only with the Femme Fatales of Crime Fiction!
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor – the first collection of stories from the author of Real Life, shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Damon Galgut’s latest novel The Promise longlisted for prestigious Booker Prize
Penguin Random House SA is delighted to announce that renowned South African author Damon Galgut has scored a hat-trick with his third nomination for the Booker Prize.
Monday – 26th July 2021
Read an excerpt from The Rising Tide – the new pulse-pounding thriller from Sam Lloyd
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Rising Tide by Sam Lloyd, the bestselling author of The Memory Wood.
Friday – 23rd July 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Sindiwe Magona’s powerful and resonant new novel When the Village Sleeps
Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from When the Village Sleeps by Sindiwe Magona!
Thursday – 22nd July 2021
New book alert! The Mad Women’s Ball – the prize-winning French bestseller by Victoria Mas
The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas – is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Read an excerpt from Zachariah Rapola’s award-winning short story collection Beginnings of a Dream
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Beginnings of a Dream by Zachariah Rapola.
Wednesday – 21st July 2021
[Video] ‘Ek wou die boek skryf wat ek nie as kind gehad het nie’: ATKV-Inkstories gesels met Bianca Flanders oor Prinses Pampoenpit
Video: ATKV-Inkstories gesels met skrywer, aktrise en regisseur Bianca Flanders oor haar bekroonde kinderboek, Prinses Pampoenpit.
Find out more about Nicola Yoon’s new book Instructions for Dancing – and read the first 3 chapters!
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon is out now from Penguin Random House SA!