Fiction
Tuesday – 12th May 2020
Vier nuwe Romanzas deur Marilé Cloete, Alma Carstens, Renda de Waal-Fourie en Louise van der Merwe – nou as e-boek beskikbaar!
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers – vier nuwe Romanzas om die koue weg te lees. Al hierdie romanses sal later ook as papierboek in die winkels beskikbaar wees.
Firewatching – the first book in a new police procedural series by Russ Thomas – a ‘red hot debut for 2020’
Firewatching, the debut novel from Russ Thomas, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 11th May 2020
‘We’d got to be friends, Karl Udengaard and me, mostly because of the Nazis.’ Read an extract from Mark Winkler’s new novel Due South of Copenhagen
Umuzi has shared an extract from Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler.
Kyk na die virtuele bekendstelling van Deborah Steinmair se nuutste boek As jy van moord droom op Boekemakranka
Kyk na Boekemakranka se virtuele boekbekendstelling en gesprek met Deborah Steinmair oor haar nuuste boek, As jy van moord droom, uitgegee deur LAPA Uitgewers.
Find out more about The Heart of the Matter – showcasing some of Africa’s most talented writers and encapsulating the struggle of the African LGBTQI+ community
The third volume of The Gerald Kraak Anthology, The Heart of the Matter, is out now from Jacana Media.
Friday – 8th May 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from You Are Not Alone – a psychological thriller filled with suspense by bestselling authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Staying in this evening? Of course you are! Get comfortable …
Sophia Kapp gesels oor Kanaän: ‘Ek skryf vroue wat in moeilike omstandighede sterk word’
Sophia Kapp gesels oor haar jongste liefdesroman, Kanaän: Die verhaal van Chrisjan en Catherine, ’n eenvoudige Afrikanerboer uit die Vrystaat en ‘n gesofistikeerde dogter van ’n skatryk Engelse sakeman.
[Video] Watch Ivan Vladislavić reading an excerpt from his novel The Distance
In the spring of 1970, a Pretoria schoolboy falls in love with Muhammad Ali.
Join Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, as she shares her Stories of Hope in lockdown (11 May)
Heather Morris, the bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey, is reaching out to her fans and readers across the world in a series of Facebook Live videos to discuss her writing and first ever non-fiction project, Stories of Hope.
Thursday – 7th May 2020
Iets onheilspellend broei by hierdie bruilof – Lees ’n uittreksel uit Bloedfamilie deur Elsa Hamersma
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Elsa Hamersma se jongste roman, Bloedfamilie – die aangrypende verhaal van ’n familie wat worstel met ’n dodelike geheim en obsessie.
Lees ’n onderhoud met Irna van Zyl oor Bloedsteen PLUS luister na haar voorlesing uit die roman [Video]
Lees ’n onderhoud met Irna van Zyl oor haar jongste misdaadroman, Bloedsteen, en kyk na ’n voorlesing deur die skrywer op Penguin Random House SA se Facebookblad.
Uber Eats is now delivering books from Exclusive Books in South Africa
Exclusive Books has joined forces with Uber Eats to deliver books to word-hungry South Africans.
Help South Africa’s beloved indie bookshops keep their doors open during lockdown
The latest edition of Burn After Reading tells you everything you need to know about supporting your local independent bookshop.
Wednesday – 6th May 2020
Amabookabooka: The Quarantine Chronicles – Lowdown on health horror with Marcus Low’s novel Asylum
Listen to this episode of Amabookabooka, a novel podcast about books and the people who write them, in which Marcus Low talks about his incredible post-apocalyptic novel, Asylum.
‘Hei, klein dief,’ roep die sersant my. ‘Hier’s jou lawyer.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Geen engel nie deur André Krüger
In André Krüger se jongste roman, Geen engel nie, neem ’n man ná ’n lewe in die skadu’s stelling in, rewolwer in die hand, om sy allerlaaste misdaad te pleeg. Lees ’n uittreksel waarin die man onthou hoe hy as jongmens in die tronk beland het.
Looking to self-publish your book? Find out about Staging Post’s ‘assisted self-publishing’ model here
Find out more about self-publishing your book with Staging Post.
Colson Whitehead has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction a second time!
Huge congratulations to Colson Whitehead, whose remarkable novel The Nickel Boys has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Tuesday – 5th May 2020
‘Pa is groot en ons klein en die lewe is nie ’n regverdig plek nie’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen
Daar is min verhale in Afrikaans wat armoede uitbeeld soos ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen. Lees die uittreksel waarin Bernard Welman sy geweld op sy familie uithaal.
Excerpt: Alicia Keys shares the private moment that sparked the viral #NoMakeup movement, in her new memoir More Myself
Pan Macmillan has shared an extract from Alicia Keys’s powerful new memoir, More Myself: A Journey.
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