Fiction
Thursday – 18th February 2021
Read an excerpt from Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon, a spellbinding debut novel about what happens when secrets fester through the generations
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Catherine Menon’s debut Fragile Monsters, a spellbinding novel of war and family betrayal set in Malaysia.
‘Welcome to Eldorado Park.’ – Read an excerpt from Those Who Live in Cages, the acclaimed debut novel by Terry-Ann Adams
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Terry-Ann Adams’s debut novel Those Who Live in Cages, a story about Coloured women, family, …
Tuesday – 16th February 2021
The world needs a new hero … Prodigal Son, the new Evan Smoak thriller by Gregg Hurwitz, out now!
Prodigal Son – a tense and exciting new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz featuring Evan Smoak aka Orphan X.
Don’t miss the virtual launch of 69 Jerusalem Street by Lindiwe Nkutha (24 Feb)
Modjaji Books is thrilled to invite you to the virtual launch of Lindiwe Nkutha’s debut short story collection, 69 Jerusalem Street.
Monday – 15th February 2021
Wen vier nuwe Romanzas – net betyds vir Valentynsdag! (15 Feb)
Laat die liefde blom hierdie Valentynsdag! Een gelukkige leser kan wegstap met al vier Romanzas wat in Februarie verskyn het.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of You Never Really Know by John Hunt, in conversation with Michele Magwood (9 Mar)
Join Penguin Random House and The Reading List for the launch of John Hunt’s new novel You Never Really Know.
New book alert! Elsewhere – an epic novel of wonder and terror by bestselling author Dean Koontz
In Elsewhere, master storyteller Dean Koontz has created a brilliant and terrifying speculative thriller with hat-tips to George Orwell, Ray Bradbury and HG Wells.
Saturday – 13th February 2021
Footnotes, February 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. …
Friday – 12th February 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Kristin Hannah’s gripping, heartbreaking and inspiring new novel The Four Winds
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times …
Historiese fiksie gebaseer op die Groot Trek: Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals is nou beskikbaar by alle boekwinkels!
Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals het verlede jaar as e-boek by Penguin Random House SA verskyn. En nou kan lesers haar jongste historiese roman in papiervorm ook geniet!
Thursday – 11th February 2021
Die sesde boek in die Romanza Nostalgie-reeks is hier! Lees Tussen jazz en rock en Sonder bagasie deur Elsa Winckler
Die Romanza Nostalgie-reeks sluit af met twee verhale deur die bekroonde skrywer, Elsa Winckler. Kry al ses versamelbundels vandag nog!
Wednesday – 10th February 2021
‘Anna het dit nie sien kom nie’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo (Plus: Lokprent)
Penguin Random House SA het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo – die verhaal van die beeldskone digter Anna Neethling en die moord wat sy nie sien kom het nie. Lees die uittreksel en kyk na die lokprent.
Die liefde kook by LAPA! Hier is vier nuwe Romanzas om die maand van liefde mee af te skop
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers in Februarie 2021: Vier nuwe Romanzas deur Salma Swanepoel, Elsa Winckler, Didi Potgieter en Marilé Cloete.
Untamed power. Untamed passion. A Court of Silver Flames, the highly anticipated new book by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas is out next week from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
The Zuri Book Club will be discussing Critical But, Stable with author Angela Makholwa this month
This month’s Zuri Book Club read is Critical But, Stable by bestselling author Angela Makholwa!
Tuesday – 9th February 2021
Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt: ’n Brief van haar oorle’ oupa stuur Lizette op ’n speurtog na Italië en die huis van ’n galante gasheer
’n Skoendoos vol papiere. ’n Brief van haar oupa. En ’n reis na Italië waar sy die verlede en haarself beter leer ken: Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt is nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers.
‘I was due to meet a striking man on Shark Island and couldn’t be late’ – Read an excerpt from At the Edge of the Desert by Basil Lawrence
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Basil Lawrence’s new novel At the Edge of the Desert, a meditation on loss, isolation and love, which asks us to consider the implications of telling someone else’s story.
Monday – 8th February 2021
O, soete verleiding! Vind meer uit oor Lyfskap, ’n versameling erotiese verhale deur top Afrikaanse skrywers
LAPA Uitgewers stel bekend Lyfskap saamgestel deur Sophia Kapp en Leonie van Rensburg – ’n versamel erotiese verhale oor die liefde, wellus, genot, soete verleiding, passie, honger en vlamvat.
New book alert! Three Sisters, the new novel from Heather Morris, which concludes The Tattooist of Auschwitz story
Three Sisters, the astonishing new novel from Heather Morris, will be published in October 2021!
Friday – 5th February 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The City of Tears by Kate Mosse – a sweeping historical epic about love in a time of war
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself this evening with an excerpt from Kate Mosse’s The …