Fiction
Monday – 20th July 2020
Love reading fiction? Enter this competition to WIN a 10-book hamper worth R2000!
Loot and Penguin Random House SA are giving away a 10-book hamper worth R2000!
‘Katy Ferreira has not left her bedroom for two years …’ First look at Not to Mention, the debut novel by Vivian de Klerk
Not to Mention, the must-read debut novel by Vivian de Klerk, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Rhodes University, is out in September from Pan Macmillan SA!
Friday – 17th July 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Alligator and Other Stories – the debut short story collection from an exciting talent to watch
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Lokprent: Nagjagter deur Jan Vermeulen is binnekort beskikbaar by jou naaste boekwinkel
Port Elizabeth is die Mekka van Goth-vampiere in Suid-Afrika, skryf Jan Vermeulen in sy jongste roman, Nagjagter. Kyk na die lokprent, as jy dit sal waag.
[Luister] Wilken Calitz gesels oor Swart swaan: ‘Die verhaal speel af in die dobbelonderwêreld van die Oos-Rand’
Skrywer Wilken Calitz was vroeër vanjaar ’n gas op But kaantie: die Ivor Price show. Luister hoe Wilken gesels oor die eerste keer toe sy verhaal Swaan swaan in sy kop verskyn het.
[Video] ‘Seksuele geweld in ons land is ’n aktuele kwessie’: Hans du Plessis gesels oor Die opstand van Poppie Nel
Video: Hans du Plessis se jongste roman, Die opstand van Poppie Nel, plaas ’n kollig op die seksuele misbruik van kinders en vrouers deur kerkleiers en mense wat hulle vertrou.
Thursday – 16th July 2020
Sal Esperanze haar plaas en haar hart prysgee? Vind uit in Frenette van Wyk se nuwe romanse, In sonskyn en storms
Frenette van Wyk se nuwe historiese romanse, In sonskyn en storms, is nou as e-boek beskikbaar.
Wednesday – 15th July 2020
Na ’n aanslag op sy lewe vlug JJ van Solms die berge in: Lees ’n uittreksel uit By die brandende berg deur Piet van Rooyen
JJ van Solms, so hardegat soos wat hy hardwerkend is, moet vlug wanneer sy vennote hom probeer vermoor. Lees ‘n uittreksel uit By die brandende berg deur Piet van Rooyen.
Tuesday – 14th July 2020
Die noodlot het ander planne vir Evan en Anya in Ware noord deur Elsa Winckler
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers: Ware noord deur Elsa Winckler, nou ook as e-boek beskikbaar.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – inseparable twin sisters who choose to live in two different worlds, one black and one white
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Jacana Media staff picks – find out publisher Nadia Goetham’s best books
Nadia Goetham is a publisher at Jacana Media. She has many things that she loves about her job, but she says, ‘Nothing beats that feeling you get when I see a first-time author’s face light up when they see and hold their book for the first time. I literally have the chance to help make people’s dreams come true.’
‘It will keep you guessing until literally the very last page’ – Pippa Hudson chats to Gail Schimmel about her new thriller Two Months
Gail Schimmel chatted to Pippa Hudson on CapeTalk recently about her new novel, Two Months.
Sweet Cherry signs distribution deal with Penguin Random House South Africa
Sweet Cherry Publishing has signed a deal with Penguin Random House South Africa for exclusive distribution across 17 African countries.
Monday – 13th July 2020
Saaleha Idrees Bamjee wins 2020 Ingrid Jonker Prize for debut poetry for Zikr
Saaleha Idrees Bamjee has been announced as the winner of this year’s Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry for her collection, Zikr.
New book alert! A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth by Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of The Piano Tuner
A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth – from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Winter Soldier and The Piano Tuner comes a collection of interlacing tales of men and women as they face the mysteries and magic of the world.
Friday – 10th July 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Kate Eberlen’s romantic, touching and wise new novel Only You
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and …
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang – an epic debut novel about family and the search for both a home and a fortune
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Hier is vier nuwe Romanzas om jou warm te hou die winter – ook beskikbaar in e-boekformaat
Bly by die huis en lees vier splinternuwe Romanzas deur Dina Botha, Frieda van der Westhuizen, Rina Cilliers en Ida Bester.
Kom luister saam na Annerle Barnard wanneer sy met Hannes Barnard gesels oor Halley se komeet (12 Julie)
LAPA Uitgewers en Medfm nooi jou om te kom luister na Annerle Barnard in gesprek met Hannes Barnard oor sy jeugroman Halley se komeet.
Thursday – 9th July 2020
Negentien minute (Nineteen Minutes) deur Jodi Picoult is nou in Afrikaans beskikbaar!
Jodi Picoult se uiters aktuele roman oor groepsdruk en boeliegedrag, Negentien minute, is nou in Afrikaans by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers beskikbaar. Meesterlik vertaal deur Daniel Hugo, Negentien minute is ook as e-boek beskikbaar.