Fiction
Thursday – 5th March 2020
Cover reveal! Two Months, the new ‘must-read’ psychological thriller by Gail Schimmel
Two Months by Gail Schimmel will be out from Pan Macmillan this April!
Tuesday – 3rd March 2020
‘Hare was nog nooit net hare nie.’ Lees ‘n onderhoud met Bianca Flanders oor haar boek Prinses Pampoenpit (Plus: Video!)
‘In ons land was hare altyd political. Hare was nog nooit net hare nie.’ So sê Bianca Flanders, aktrise, stemkunstenaar en skrywer van die kinderboek Prinses Pampoenpit.
Join Irna van Zyl for the launch of her heart-stopping new novel Blood Stone at The Book Lounge (18 Mar)
The Book Lounge and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Blood Stone by Irna van Zyl.
Monday – 2nd March 2020
En die wenner van LAPA se Jeugromankompetisie 2019 is: Fanie Viljoen met Offers vir die vlieë!
Fanie Viljoen het vanjaar die eersteprys losgeslaan in LAPA se Jeugromankompetisie met sy distopiese verhaal, Offers vir die vlieë.
Irna van Zyl’s highly anticipated third crime novel Blood Stone is now available in English, Afrikaans and as an audiobook
All hell breaks loose when Detective Storm van der Merwe’s mom is pushed under a train in Irna van Zyl’s latest crime novel, Blood Stone.
Author tour: Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, will be in South Africa in March!
Christy Lefteri, author of the moving, powerful, compassionate and beautifully written novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo, will be in Cape Town and Joburg from 10–18 March 2020.
‘I hope readers will have a laugh, shed a small tear and leave the book a little happier than when they started it’
Pan Macmillan chatted to James Hendry about his new novel Reggie and Me.
Friday – 28th February 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Big Lies in a Small Town – a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman’s quest to find the truth …
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine …
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Die afloerder en Geen engel nie by Die Bordienghuis-teater in Wellington (5 Maart)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou vriendelik uit na die bekendstelling van Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych en Geen engel nie deur André Krüger.
Thursday – 27th February 2020
‘That was the last day I ever saw Africa while alive.’ Read an excerpt from Rosanna Amaka’s searing debut, The Book of Echoes
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka.
‘Sy trek die kombers stywer om haar skouers.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Rosita Oberholster se superromanza, Wilde Jasmyn vir Steyn
Sit terug, skink ’n glas wyn of ’n koppie koffie, en smul aan hierdie uittreksel uit Rosita Oberholster se superromanza, Wilde Jasmyn vir Steyn.
Bill Gates honours author and doctor Kopano Matlwa Mabaso’s ‘incredible’ work in his ‘Heroes in the Field’ campaign
Kopano Matlwa Mabaso’s work with under-nourished children has caught the attention of business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates.
Wednesday – 26th February 2020
‘I have reason to suspect you will find this tale unusual, but not without beauty.’ Read an excerpt from the new edition of Small Things by Nthikeng Mohlele
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from the new edition of Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel Small Things. The novel, first published in 2013, …
He wants to remember. She needs to forget. Read an excerpt from Mr Nobody by Catherine Steadman
Read an excerpt from Mr Nobody, the new gripping psychological thriller by Catherine Steadman.
‘The law is clear. Your country no longer exists.’ Read an excerpt from The Weight of Skin, the new novel by Alastair Bruce
‘You would not think it to look at you, but your voice, when you use it: akin to a god’s. You must be careful what you do with it.’
Monday – 24th February 2020
Bring jou kinders na die Afrikaans Kinderboekfees in Durbanville (6–8 Maart)
Toys @ Pinehurst en LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die Afrikaans Kinderboekfees vanaf 6 tot 8 Maart 2020.
The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka – a heart-warming novel about survival, endurance and the wounds of slavery
The Book of Echoes – the sweeping, uplifting and inspirational story of how a boy from Brixton and a girl from Lagos reinvent their lives in modern-day London.
Don’t miss the Pretoria launch of Born Freeloaders – the new novel by Phumlani Pikoli
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the Pretoria launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli.
Friday – 21st February 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Reggie and Me, the story of a young South African who hasn’t learnt the rules, by bestselling author James Hendry
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Rešoketšwe Manenzhe wins the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award for her novel Scatterlings
The Jacana Literary Foundation, in partnership with Exclusive Books, has announced the winner of the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award.