Fiction
Tuesday – 7th May 2024
‘It would be easy to say that it all started with the murders, but actually it began when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister.’
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from The List of Suspicious Things, a tender and moving coming-of-age story about family, friendship and community by Jennie Godfrey.
Friday – 3rd May 2024
The Oxherd Boy – an exquisitely illustrated parable that will capture the hearts of readers of all ages
Inspired by thousands of years of Chinese thought, The Oxherd Boy is an enchanting and heart-opening illustrated fable about a young boy who explores the many ways to make meaning and find joy in the everyday.
Tuesday – 30th April 2024
New book alert! The Lion Conspiracy – the new wildlife corruption thriller by Peter Hain
The Lion Conspiracy by Peter Hain is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Read an extract from The Hunter – Tana French’s spellbinding new novel set in the Irish countryside
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Hunter by Tana French! ‘Hailed as the queen of Irish crime fiction, …
Monday – 29th April 2024
Get ready to be obsessed with this funny and thrilling new murder mystery!
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter?
Friday – 26th April 2024
Footnotes, April 2024: 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.
Tuesday – 23rd April 2024
Philosophical, erudite and sexy: God’s Pocket by Sven Axelrad will haunt you long after you’ve finished the last page
God’s Pocket, the second novel from Sven Axelrad, is out in May from Penguin Random House SA!
Wednesday – 17th April 2024
Win 1 of 3 signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew!
Penguin Random House SA and Umuzi are giving away three signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew.
Tuesday – 16th April 2024
Read an excerpt from My Favourite Mistake – the hilarious, heartwarming new novel from global bestselling author Marian Keyes
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Marian Keyes’s new novel My Favourite Mistake!
Friday – 12th April 2024
Until August – the extraordinary rediscovered novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Anne McLean, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Monday – 8th April 2024
The Three-Body Problem – read the book behind the hit TV series
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – an essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers! …
Tuesday – 12th March 2024
New book alert! My Friends, a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar
My Friends, the new novel by the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author Hisham Matar, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Monday – 11th March 2024
Read an excerpt from Elly Conway’s deathly rollercoaster ride of a thriller, Argylle
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Argylle by Elly Conway!
Friday – 8th March 2024
Read an excerpt from The Ghost Orchid – the new book from bestselling master of suspense Jonathan Kellerman
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from The Ghost Orchid – the new Alex Delaware novel from Jonathan Kellerman!
Thursday – 7th March 2024
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Verushka Louw’s chat with Nadine Aisha Jassat about her novel, The Stories Grandma Forgot
This week on Pagecast, Verushka Louw interviews acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat about her verse novel for children, The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them).
Tuesday – 5th March 2024
‘Great fiction, of any type, is always about mystery and surprise’ – In conversation with Jonathan Kellerman
It’s Jonathan Kellerman’s curiosity that drives the exploration of human behaviour in his novels.
Join Jo Watson at the Joburg launch of her new novel Love at First Flight (7 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Love at First Flight by Jo Watson!
Friday – 23rd February 2024
Footnotes, February 2024: 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. …
‘It isn’t always advisable to write things which are better left unsaid’ – Five minutes with CA Davids
How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA Davids, some questions on her novel and the win.