Fiction
Friday – 31st July 2020
Win a SIGNED copy of Siphiwo Mahala’s new book Red Apple Dreams!
The Reading List is giving away five copies of Red Apple Dreams, courtesy of the author, Siphiwo Mahala.
Thursday – 30th July 2020
‘Twilight is deepening and the smoke hangs thickly in the streets’ – Read an excerpt from Zola, the debut novel by Johan Jack Smith
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Johan Jack Smith’s debut novel Zola.
He watches. He waits. He takes. Who will be next … Don’t miss The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Halala Job Maseko! – 21 stories of unsung South African heroes, the perfect gift for any young story lover
Halala Job Maseko! is out now from LAPA Publishers.
Wednesday – 29th July 2020
[Video] Caroline Kurtz wins Presbyterian Writers Guild’s Best First Book Award for A Road Called Down on Both Sides
Huge congratulations to Caroline Kurtz! Her memoir A Road Called Down on Both Sides: Growing up in Ethiopia and America was recently awarded the Best First Book Award by the Presbyterian Writers Guild.
Get some La Dolce Vita without travelling to Italy! Hilary Prendini Toffoli’s debut novel Loves and Miracles of Pistola sparkles like Prosecco
Loves and Miracles of Pistola by Hilary Prendini Toffoli is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Tuesday – 28th July 2020
Pre-order Tony Park’s Last Survivor today!
The new Tony Park is almost here …
Secure your copy of Last Survivor now!
Monday – 27th July 2020
Megan Campisi’s The Sin Eater – ‘A dark and thrilling page-turner that turns a dystopian eye on the past’
Set in a thinly disguised sixteenth-century England, Megan Campisi’s The Sin Eater is a wonderfully rich story of treason and treachery; of women, of power, and the strange freedom that comes from being an outcast – because, as May learns, being a nobody sometimes counts for everything …
Marguerite Poland’s novel Shades wins international TV series pitching competition
Shades, the bestselling novel by doyenne of South African historical fiction Marguerite Poland, has been chosen as the winner of the C21 US Series Copro Digital Pitch competition.
Friday – 24th July 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter
Get comfortable this evening with a bar of chocolate and an excerpt from Alexandra Potter’s Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up – a book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan!
[Luister] Anel Heydenrych gesels oor Die afloerder: ‘Om in ’n reeksmoordernaar se kop te probeer klim, is nie ’n maklike ding nie’
Anel Heydenrych se sielkundige riller, Die afloerder, vertel die verhaal van ’n menseslagter wat die plattelandse dorp Colesberg terroriseer. Anel het onlangs met Maroela Media oor haar roman gesels.
Elisabeth Moss to star in TV adaptation of Lauren Beukes’s novel The Shining Girls
The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes’s metaphysical thriller set in 1930s Chicago, is to be made into a TV series starring Elisabeth Moss.
Thursday – 23rd July 2020
Louise Viljoen resenseer Mirre deur Chanette Paul: ‘Sy beeld haar karakters natuurlik en realisties uit’
‘Die menslike aspek vier hoogty in Paul se werk,’ skryf Louise Viljoen in haar resensie van Mirre deur Chanette Paul.
Sign up for the Penguin Post – the magazine about books for book lovers from Penguin Random House SA!
Penguin Random House South Africa is delighted to introduce its brand new magazine, The Penguin Post!
Listen to an extract from The Last Trial by Scott Turow, a masterful courtroom thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense
Pan Macmillan has shared an audiobook excerpt from The Last Trial by Scott Turow!
Wednesday – 22nd July 2020
Wat sou ek doen? Esther Verhoef gesels oor domestic noir en haar sielkundige riller, Liewe Mamma
Die bekroonde Nederlandse skrywer Esther Verhoef het onlangs met Naomi Meyer gesels oor haar angswekkende sielkundige riller, Liewe Mamma.
Watch the virtual book launch of Three Bodies – NR Brodie in conversation with investigative journalist and bestselling author Mandy Wiener
Nechama Brodie chatted to investigative journalist and bestselling author Mandy Wiener about her new novel Three Bodies.
Tuesday – 21st July 2020
‘It was a strange time …’ Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
[Video] ‘Die geweld speel af in die huis waar alles bitter gevaarlik is’ – Deborah Steinmair gesels oor domestic noir
Heino du Plessis het onlangs met Deborah Steinmair gesels oor haar roman, As jy van moord droom. Hy skop die onderhoud af met die vraag: Wat is domestic noir? Kyk na die video.
Monday – 20th July 2020
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Negentien minute deur Jodi Picoult, vertaal deur Daniel Hugo (Plus: Kyk na die boeklokprent)
Jodi Picoult se roman Negentien minute het pas in Afrikaans by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers verskyn, vertaal deur Daniel Hugo, en fokus op skoolskietery. Lees hier ’n uittreksel en kyk na die lokprent.