Fiction
Tuesday – 6th July 2021
Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Kom vier die bekendstelling van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg (6 Julie)
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag uit na die virtuele bekendstelling van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg.
Join Lorraine Sithole for the launch of Joanne Fedler’s new novel Unbecoming (8 Jul)
Penguin Random House invite you to the virtual book launch of Unbecoming by Joanne Fedler.
Friday – 2nd July 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Zen Cho’s new novel Black Water Sister – a creepily atmospheric and surprisingly heartwarming tale
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening …
Video: Elsa Winckler lees ’n stukkie uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert
Verslawing, liefde en oorwinning: Kyk na Elsa Winckler se voorlesing uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert.
Footnotes, July 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. …
Een minuut met Gerhard Greyvensteyn: Lees ’n eksklusiewe onderhoud oor Die Seepunt-insident in The Penguin Post
Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn is nou beskikbaar! Lees ’n eksklusiewe onderhoud in The Penguin Post.
Don’t miss the SA Festival of Children’s Literature (2–4 July)
https://www.safestivalofchildrensliterature.co.za/
Thursday – 1st July 2021
Epic and emotional, meticulously researched and gloriously told – Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Tuesday – 29th June 2021
Lees nou die eerste hoofstuk van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg
Sal Gita Bruwer ooit haar diepste geheime met die wêreld kan deel? Vind uit in Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg.
‘We are all refugees of our childhoods’: Read an excerpt from Ashraf Kagee’s dazzling new novel, By the Fading Light
Read an excerpt from By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey.
One family. One unforgettable night. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid
‘If summer could somehow fit into a book, then you’d find it in Malibu Rising’ – Oprah Daily. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, read by Julia Whelan.
New book alert! Rahul Raina’s How to Kidnap the Rich – a wild ride told by a mesmerising new talent with an electric voice
How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 28th June 2021
Voorafbestellings vir Chanette Paul se langverwagte Marilyn is nou beskikbaar!
Voorafbestellings nou beskikbaar! Maak seker jy kry jou kopie van Marilyn, die langverwagte Vywervrou-trilogie vervolg.
Binnekort beskikbaar! Moord is ’n kuns in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn
Wie het sakevrou, kunskenner en miljoenêr Imelda Grys vermoor? Vind uit in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon – a powerful coming-of-age story about complex desires and what it means to feel whole
Jonathan Ball Publishers is excited to announce An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon’s extraordinary literary debut.
Friday – 25th June 2021
‘Vroue se rol het verander, ja. Ons is beslis nie meer slagoffers nie’: Gerda Taljaard gesels oor haar roman, Vier Susters
Lees ‘n onderhoud met Gerda Taljaard oor haar jongste roman, Vier Susters, in The Penguin Post.
Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Jacana Media is thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Tuesday – 22nd June 2021
Skade en skande op die strate van Parys: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver
Penguin Random House SA het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Misverstand deur Marita van der Vyver – ’n boeiende roman oor die ontnugtering van die middeljare wat in 2017 op die rakke verskyn het.
Eer jou vader en jou moeder … maar wat as hulle verkeerd is? Lees ’n uittreksel uit JJ Olivier se debuutroman, Skilderkrans
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Skilderkrans, JJ Olivier se debuutroman wat afspeel tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog.
Friday – 18th June 2021
Find out more about Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel Of Women and Salt – an instant New York Times bestseller (PLUS: Audiobook excerpt)
Gabriela Garcia’s Of Women and Salt is a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter’s fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
