Fiction

Thursday – 23rd April 2020

It’s been 20 years, but all is not forgiven – Read an excerpt from Who We Were by BM Carroll

Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Who We Were, a gripping novel about the power of childhood cruelty, and how it makes us the adults we become.

Het jy ’n donker geheim? Bieg anoniem aan Wenkbrou tot einde April en jou storie word dalk opgeneem in Wenkbrou se biegboek

Het jy ’n geheim? ’n Sondige plesiertjie? ’n Donker fantasie? Tot einde April kan jy anoniem jou donkerste geheime aan Wenkbrou bieg. Die beste biegstories word opgeneem in Wenkbrou se biegboek.

Wednesday – 22nd April 2020

Marked down for lockdown – discover over 35 incredible ebooks from Pan Macmillan, now on sale!

While bookstores may be temporarily closed during lockdown, you can still read and stay safe with this unmissable collection of Pan Macmillan …

‘Toe die vyfde yssomer aanbreek en die son steeds nie skyn nie, het die uittog begin’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit In ’n land sonder voëls deur Harry Kalmer

Lees ’n uittreksel uit die wyle skrywer Harry Kalmer se roman In ’n land sonder voëls, wat onlangs benoem is vir die Universiteit van Johannesburg-pryse vir 2020.

Monday – 20th April 2020

As dit voel soos liefde deur Didi Potgieter: Hy wil haar met alles in sy binneste hê, maar sy wil nie weer trou nie … Kan liefde oorwin?

Nuut by LAPA: As dit voel soos liefde deur Didi Potgieter, nou ook as e-boek beskikbaar.

Friday – 17th April 2020

Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from The Book of Gifts, the new novel from award-winning author Craig Higginson

The Book of Gifts dives into the deepest and most hazardous reaches of human consciousness in order to catch the brightest fish.

5 vrae aan Willem Krog oor Alleen onder die maan (Plus: ’n video, gedig en resep om jou deur die inperking te dra)

Indien jy die virtuele bekendstelling van Willem Krog se jongste roman Alleen onder die maan, misgeloop het, kan jy hier na die video kyk en boonop ’n verdere onderhoud met die skrywer lees. Geniet dit!

Thursday – 16th April 2020

9 South African fiction e-books to travel away with during lockdown

All dressed up and nowhere to go? Hitch a ride with Penguin Random House SA!

Maggie O’Farrell’s triumphant return to fiction, Hamnet – longlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.

Wednesday – 15th April 2020

Settle back, close your eyes and listen to a South African audiobook from Pan Macmillan

In these unsettling times, what greater pleasure than relaxing to the soothing tones of your favourite book being read aloud? As an …

Tuesday – 14th April 2020

‘I had a night of scattered dreams. They filled the room.’ Read an excerpt from The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the bestselling novel by Christy Lefteri

Read an excerpt from Christy Lefteri’s moving, powerful and compassionate novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

A time for reading – resources for the kids, from Pan Macmillan South Africa

To help keep the little ones (and yourself) entertained and inspired our authors and colleagues have put together various resources for you.

Solidarity Reads: Coloured lives matter, told two ways

Authors, whether in fiction or memoir, present us with either a mirror with which to see our own lives or a window for others to see through.

Monday – 13th April 2020

Jan Tuisbly se wiele pap? Sit ’n huppel in jou stap met 8 heerlike Afrikaanse e-boeke, net vir jou

Jan Tuisbly se wiele pap? Sit ’n huppel in jou stap met agt van die beste Afrikaans boeke, nou in e-boekformaat beskikbaar! Laai hierdie heerlike Afrikaanse e-boeke hier af: bit.ly/3dYR35n

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, in conversation with Efemia Chela

Join The Reading List and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the virtual book launch of Christy Lefteri’s bestselling novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

Friday – 10th April 2020

Read an excerpt from Peter Church’s thriller Crackerjack, part of LAPA’s Quarantine Reading List of ebooks

Lapa Publishers has shared an excerpt from Crackerjack, book one of Peter Church’s Dark Web Trilogy.

Thursday – 9th April 2020

A roadtrip through an imagined post-pandemic America – watch a video of Lauren Beukes talking about the research for her new novel Afterland

Lauren Beukes’s new novel Afterland – a high-concept feminist dystopian thriller – is out now from Umuzi!

Wednesday – 8th April 2020

‘Jy mag niks geniet nie, want jy het iets verskrikliks aangevang’: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Liewe mamma deur Esther Verhoef

Liewe Mamma deur die Nederlandse skrywer Esther Verhoef is ’n angswekkende roman oor ’n vrou se skynbaar perfekte lewe wat kruis met dié van ’n jong gewoontemisdadiger. Lees die uittreksel.