Fiction
Tuesday – 20th July 2021
Don’t miss a virtual book discussion of TJ Newman’s nail-biting suspense thriller Falling (21 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to a virtual book discussion of Falling by TJ Newman!
Monday – 19th July 2021
‘Vywervrou? Nee, ’n kaivrou. Dis wat sy is.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Chanette Paul se jongste roman, Marilyn
’n Mens se sondes haal jou altyd in. Selfs die wat jy nie self gepleeg het nie. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Marilyn deur Chanette Paul.
Read an excerpt from Afraid of the Light – the gripping new thriller from Douglas Kennedy, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness and The Moment
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Afraid of the Light by Douglas Kennedy.
Friday – 16th July 2021
‘Die laaste gedagte wat deur haar kop gegaan het was: Jou klein feeks’: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Die Seepunt-insident
Imelda Grys weet wie haar vermoor het, maar sal die speurders dit betyds kan uitpluis? Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Anna Wharton’s chilling, clever debut, The Imposter
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening …
Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh narrates the audiobook of An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon (PLUS: Listen to an excerpt!)
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon, read by Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh!
Thursday – 15th July 2021
Die liefde is onbeperk in vier nuwe Romanzas, nou beskikbaar by LAPA!
Nuut by LAPA – liefde sonder perke in vier nuwe Romanzas deur Marilé Cloete, Didi Potgieter, Jeanette Stals en René van Zyl.
Don’t miss this writing webinar with successful local author Fiona Snyckers! (21 Jul)
Have you ever wondered how writers do what they do? How they write novels that keep you interested and turning page after page into the early hours of the morning?
Wednesday – 14th July 2021
Find out more about Lesley Pearse’s new novel Suspects (PLUS: Read an excerpt!)
What do you do when your dream home becomes your worst nightmare?
Award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo releases single to launch her new novel Sankofa – listen here!
Sankofa – a funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo.
Monday – 12th July 2021
Wil jy Marilyn deur Chanette Paul wen? Teken in op LAPA se nuusbrief voor 15 Julie 2021
Wees eerste om te hoor van nuwe vrystellings, boekgeleenthede, kompetisies en nog meer met LAPA se nuusbrief.
Friday – 9th July 2021
Friday Night Book Club: A town’s descent into panic and paranoia … read an excerpt from Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from Sixteen Horses, the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary new talent, Greg Buchanan.
Video: Kristel Loots lees ’n stukkie uit Blom in die hare (met ’n blom in haar hare)
Kristel Loots lees voor uit ’n ou gunsteling, Blom in die hare, wat in 2018 by LAPA verskyn het. Kyk gerus saam!
New book alert! Songbirds by Christy Lefteri, the bestselling author of Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri’s new novel Songbirds is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 8th July 2021
Elke swerwer het sy storie, elke paradys sy slang in Wildekus deur Morné Malan
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers: Wildekus deur Morné Malan!
Listen to an excerpt from The Dictionary of Lost Words – a lyrical and thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Pip Williams’s delightful debut The Dictionary of Lost Words, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Bound by love. Driven by revenge. Call of the Raven by Wilbur Smith – out now in paperback
Call of the Raven, the action-packed and gripping adventure by number one bestselling author Wilbur Smith, about one man’s quest for revenge, out now in paperback!
Wednesday – 7th July 2021
Liefdesverhale is Tydloos – hier is nog vier nuwe Romanzas om die maand te verslind
Nuut by LAPA – vier vuurwarm liefdesverhale deur Lizelle von Wielligh, Madelie Human, Elize Davies en Marie-Louise Cronjé vir die koue maande.
Falling by TJ Newman – a wild ride of action, twist and suspense
Falling by TJ Newman – a nail-biting suspense thriller about a terrifying flight from LA to New York where the pilot has been given an impossible choice: the plane or his family.
Tuesday – 6th July 2021
Don’t miss Sue Nyathi’s Homebru Town Hall Q and A on When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out! (9 Jul)
An Ordinary Wonder
Buki Papillon
An Ordinary Wonder is a story of the courage needed to be yourself.