Fiction
Monday – 4th May 2020
Another week of LIVE literature discussions, with The Cheeky Natives
Guests include Nakhane, Abi Daré, Sisonke Msimang and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Reggie and Me by James Hendry, with Gail Schimmel! (5 May)
Join James Hendry for the virtual launch of his latest novel Reggie and Me!
Friday – 1st May 2020
Footnotes, May 2020: 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. …
Thursday – 30th April 2020
Stephen King: If you’re having trouble reading during the coronavirus crisis, try Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person
Stephen King says if you can’t concentrate on reading at the moment, he recommends Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person!
‘Ek herken haar. Sy is … Maryna.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair
Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair waarin ma en dogter mekaar na 20 jaar vir die eerste keer weer sien. Die eerste ontmoeting speel nie af soos wat Erin verwag het nie. Haar dogter praat beter Chinees as Afrikaans, is grotesk, het ’n daggagewoonte en sê amper nooit enigiets nie.
Read the first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million-copy bestseller Lesley Pearse
Read on for the exclusive first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million copy bestseller, Lesley Pearse, out on June 25th 2020.
Watch John Grisham and Stephen King in conversation, live from their living rooms
Legendary authors and global bestsellers Stephen King and John Grisham teamed up in a live video chat to discuss their new books If It Bleeds and Camino Winds.
Wednesday – 29th April 2020
Jacana Media special offer: Buy the ebook, get the print edition free!
For a limited time, Jacana Media is offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on selected ebooks.
Wilbur Smith launches new podcast – The Power of Adventure
Wilbur Smith has launched a podcast called The Power of Adventure.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Petition: An urgent appeal for the sale of books during Lockdown Stage 4
A petition has been launched to appeal for the sale of books during lockdown stage 4.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Sea Star Summer, the new novel by Sally Partridge
Join Sally Partridge and Mila de Villiers for a conversation about Sea Star Summer, a coming-of-age story about young love and self-discovery. …
Selfpublikasie: Maak jou boekdroom waar met Paper Frog Publishing, ’n onderafdeling van LAPA en Penguin Random House SA
Baie skrywers droom daarvan om gepubliseer te word, maar hulle wil nie algehele beheer oorlaat aan ’n groot, tradisionele uitgewery nie. Paper Frog Publishing is geskep om sulke individue te help.
Subscribe to Jacana Media’s mailing list and win a hamper of bestselling books!
Join Jacana Media’s mailing list before 1 May 2020 and stand a chance to win one of three book hampers!
Monday – 27th April 2020
’n Liefdesverhaal om die kwarantyntydperk op te kikker: Kanaän deur Sophia Kapp is nou by LAPA as e-boek beskikbaar
Hy is ’n eenvoudige Afrikanerboer uit die Vrystaat; sy is die gesofistikeerde dogter van ’n skatryk Engelse sakeman. Sal hulle ooit bymekaar uitkom? Vind uit in Sophia Kapp se jongste boek, Kanaän.
Beyers de Vos gekies vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020: ‘Al wat ek kan doen is om die boek te skryf wat ek wil skryf’
Beyers de Vos is vandeesmaand aangewys as een van ses skrywers wat gekies is vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020. Sy debuutroman Wrok (in Engels: Talion) is tans beskikbaar as e-boeke op Amazon en Kobo.
John Grisham and Stephen King – together for one night only, and free to watch!
That’s right folks, online events just got a WHOLE lot more exciting!
A PDF in your inbox: South African writers talk free books and the value of life-sustaining royalties
To mark World Book and Copyright Day (Thursday 23 April 2020), the South African Book Fair announced an online discussion on free books and the value of copyright in providing writers with life-sustaining royalties.
Friday – 24th April 2020
Friday Night Book Club: ‘A mother. A child. An impossible choice.’ Read an exclusive excerpt from The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Staying in this evening? Of course you are! Get comfortable …
Jack Reacher is back! Read an excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Penguin Random House has shared a first-look excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child!
LAPA maak e-lees nog meer bekostigbaar met 30% af op alle e-boeke (17 – 30 April 2020)
LAPA het alle e-boeke op ons webruimte afgemerk met 30%. Dit beteken e-lees is nog meer bekostigbaar as ooit te vore. Die aanbod geld tot 30 April 2020.