Fiction
Tuesday – 17th March 2020
Out now! The Authenticity Project is the feel-good novel of 2020
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley – the 2020 debut novel everyone is talking about.
Monday – 16th March 2020
’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen: ’n Kroniek van smart, verraad en ’n goeie skeut galgehumor
Daar is min verhale in Afrikaans wat armoede uitbeeld soos ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Vijoen, nou by LAPA beskikbaar.
2020 Franschhoek Literary Festival cancelled because of COVID-19
The Franschhoek Literary Festival, which was due to take place from 15 to 17 May 2020 in Cape Town, has been cancelled, ‘in light of the growing concerns about the global spread of COVID-19’.
Love Books and The Book Lounge cancel book launches until further notice – but will need your support, so keep buying books! (Home delivery available)
Two of our favourite independent bookshops, Love Books and The Book Lounge, have announced that they have decided to cancel all book launches until further notice.
Durban’s Time of the Writer book festival cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic (alternative digital version being planned)
Book events are being cancelled all over the world in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest loss is Durban’s Time of the Writer Festival.
South African publishers cancel all forthcoming book launch events
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, South African publishers have decided to postpone or cancel all upcoming book launch events until further …
Saturday – 14th March 2020
Footnotes, March 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 …
Friday – 13th March 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Alexis Schaitkin’s atmospheric and hypnotic debut novel Saint X
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Swart swaan deur Wilken Calitz: ’n Surrealistiese sprokie vir volwassenes oor ’n man wie se verbeelding op ‘n dag vlerke kry
Wilken Calitz se Swart swaan: ’n Betowerende roman oor die lewe van ’n man wie se verbeelding op ’n dag vlerke kry.
Moenie die bekendstelling van Alleen onder die maan deur Willem Krog in Johannesburg misloop nie! (24 Maart)
Jonathan Ball Uitgewers en Love Books nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Willem Krog se jongste roman, Alleen onder die maan.
Thursday – 12th March 2020
James Patterson’s masterpiece The Kennedy Curse – a revealing account of America’s most famous family
Penguin Random House SA is proud to announce the publication of The Kennedy Curse: Six Generations of Adultery, Addiction and Tragedy by James Patterson!
Wednesday – 11th March 2020
Wat gebeur as jou dogter ’n moorddadige psigopaat word? Deborah Steinmair gesels oor As jy van moord droom
Deborah Steinmair se jongste boek As jy van moord droom het pas by LAPA verskyn. Naomi Meyer het met die skrywer gesels oor haar verhoudingsriller.
Calling all book clubs and lovers of South African literature! Make sure you don’t miss out on this event
An evening with authors Yewande Omotoso, Fred Khumalo, Siphiwe Ndlovu, Kurt Ellis, Natalia Molebatse and Sihle Khumalo.
Tuesday – 10th March 2020
Get blown away by James-Brent Styan and Anneleigh Jacobsen at this year’s Blown Away by Books Festival in Cape Town (11-14 Mar)
Come and meet James-Brent Styan and Anneleigh Jacobsen at the Blown Away by Books Festival in Cape Town.
Monday – 9th March 2020
Johannesburg, iewers in die nabye toekoms: Willem Krog skep ’n alternatiewe wêreld in sy jongste roman Alleen onder die maan
Jonathan Ball stel bekend Alleen onder die maan, ’n roman deur Willem Krog.
Dream_scapes by Thato Mahlase
This amazing piece talks about an incredible young lady who yearns for a glimpse of love.
Marguerite Poland’s novel A Sin of Omission longlisted for prestigious Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Marguerite Poland’s latest novel A Sin of Omission has been longlisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction!
Friday – 6th March 2020
Tokoloshes, whiskey and pilchards – read an interview with Anneleigh Jacobsen about her debut thriller Corporation Games
Anneleigh Jacobsen recently chatted to fellow author Pamela Power about her debut fictional corporate thriller, Corporation Games.
Kom neem deel aan ‘n boekgesprek met Irna van Zyl en Chris Karsten by die KKNK (28 Maart)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na ‘n boekgesprek oor Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl en Anderman se vrou deur Chris Karsten by vanjaar se Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees.
Thursday – 5th March 2020
Out now! Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light – the brilliant conclusion to the award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy
The Mirror and the Light – the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy – is out internationally today!