Fiction
Monday – 31st August 2020
Money, Blood and Conscience
Read the new, highly acclaimed historical novel that Amnesty International USA Director (ret.) Jack Healey calls, ‘an electrifying ride through Ethiopia’s democracy revolution’.
Penguin Random House SA, LAPA Uitgewers en Jonathan Ball se boeke benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse
Jonathan Ball Uitgewers, Penguin Random House SA en LAPA Uitgewers, ’n afdeling van PRHSA, se boeke skitter vanjaar op die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse se kortlyste.
Vier nuwe Romanzas – Herfsmelodie deur Marile Cloete, Toe soen jy my deur Elsa Winckler en nog meer!
Herfsmelodie deur Marilé Cloete Sunet en Bertie het as hoërskoolleerders in die Klein-Karoo deel geword van die uitgebreide vriendekring waaronder sy ousus …
‘The risk of another betrayal cannot be tolerated’
Read the explosive interview with the author of Money, Blood and Conscience that made this European newspaper ask, ‘Could a new historical novel about Ethiopia’s former dictatorship be the final straw that forces the World Health Organization’s beleaguered Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebhreyesus to resign?’
Thursday – 27th August 2020
Listen to an excerpt from Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell – A tale of dreams, drugs, love, and madness, and of fame’s Faustian pact
Introducing Utopia Avenue, the spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell! Listen to an excerpt from the first chapter on Soundcloud.
Read ‘When my mother came to stay’ – Read an excerpt from Yaa Gyasi’s new novel, Transcendent Kingdom (Plus: Interview)
Read an excerpt from Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, entitled ‘When my mother came to stay’, where the narrator Gifty offers an intimate glimpse at the relationship between a mother and daughter.
Wednesday – 26th August 2020
Video: Waar kom die inspirasie vir Ware Noord vandaan? Elsa Winckler vertel
In hierdie video gesels Elsa Winckler oor die inspirasie vir haar jongste liefdesroman, Ware Noord, wat pas op die rakke verskyn het.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Not to Mention by Vivian de Klerk (8 Sep)
Join Pan Macmillan SA for the virtual launch of Not to Mention by Vivian de Klerk.
‘He’s at my flat,’ I whisper. ‘I think I killed him.’ All My Lies Are True by Dorothy Koomson
All My Lies Are True by Dorothy Koomson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 25th August 2020
Die Groot Trek, geheime liefde, en drie vroue in ’n stryd om oorlewing – Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals
Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals is nou beskikbaar as e-boek. In die stormagtige jare voor en tydens die Groot Trek raak drie vroue se lewe vervleg in ’n stryd om voortbestaan.
Monday – 24th August 2020
Wen 1 van 3 kopieë van Waar onthou begin deur Connie Luyt – skryf in voor 31 Aug
Dis kompetisietyd! Drie gelukkige lesers kan elk ’n kans staan om Connie Luyt se roman Waar onthou begin te wen.
Special event for South African readers – Kristin Hannah in conversation with Trisha Jackson (29 Aug)
Get to know Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale and Wild, in a special Q&A for South Africa readers!
Gerald Kraak call for submissions – An anthology and prize on the topics of gender, human rights and sexuality, for writers and photographers across Africa
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) and the Other Foundation are pleased to announce that submissions for the fourth annual Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology for 2021 are open.
Friday – 21st August 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Charlotte Levin’s powerful and darkly funny novel If I Can’t Have You
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie Henriëtte Linde-Loubser se gesprek oor haar gotiese roman, Plek van die poue, misloop nie! (25 Aug)
Graffiti Boeke en LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou uit na die aanlynbekendstelling van Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser.
Thursday – 20th August 2020
Die dooies praat nie deur Peet Venter – Thys Krige vind homself alweer voor die vraag: Hoe diep wil hy betrokke raak?
Die sesde titel in Peet Venter se Thys Krige-reeks is hier! Die dooies praat nie is nou as e-boek beskikbaar.
Tuesday – 18th August 2020
[Video] So maak mens ’n luisterboek: Kyk hoe lees die beroemde akteur Chris van Niekerk voor uit Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl
Akteur en stemkunstenaar Chris van Niekerk het Bloedsteen, Irna van Zyl se nuwe misdaadroman, opgeneem as luisterboek. Hier kan jy vir Chris in aksie sien.
Nelly and Sam by Claudette Browne Storrar – a story of friendship and love between a boy and his creative and inspiring nanny
Now available from LAPA: Nelly and Sam by Claudette Browne Storrar and Christo Krüger, a story of innocence, love and care that connects us across backgrounds.
Monday – 17th August 2020
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Zola deur Johan Jack Smith, wenner van die gesogte 2020 Eugène Marais-prys vir ’n debuutroman
In die hardebaard-riller Zola probeer twee speurders ’n reeksmoordenaar vastrek wat in die strate van Johannesburg verwoesting saai, met jong meisies as sy teiken. Lees ’n uittreksel.
’n Stokou kasteel, grillerige skilderye en vreemde pouvere in Henriëtte Linde-Loubser se gotiese roman, Plek van poue
Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers: Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser, ’n gotiese roman in die tradisie van Victoria Holt.