Fiction
Friday – 31st January 2020
Kom kuier saam met Lanie van Reenen in Wellington by die bekendstelling van haar memoir, Net mooi fine (13 Feb)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou hartlik uit na die bekendstelling van Net mooi fine deur Lanie van Reenen in gesprek met Martie Meiring in Wellington.
Who is Poppie Nongena? Go behind the scenes of this moving new movie – the life story of an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances
Take a look behind the scenes at the story and legacy of the new movie Poppie Nongena.
Thursday – 30th January 2020
Read an excerpt from Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay – the author of the wildly successful Dexter series
Read an excerpt from Jeff Lindsay’s new novel Just Watch Me – a new series featuring a mesmerising bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe.
[Watch] Anneleigh Jacobsen explains how her new thriller Corporation Games came about
Corporation Games by Anneleigh Jacobsen is a fictional corporate thriller based on a number of real-life financial scandals that have rocked South Africa.
Wednesday – 29th January 2020
Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych: ’n sielkundige riller so koud en donker as kan kom
Iemand loer vanuit die skadus in Anel Heydenrych se jongste roman, Die afloerder.
New from Petina Gappah: Out of Darkness, Shining Light – A radical novel that resurrects the voices of those in the shadows of history
The hotly anticipated second novel by Petina Gappah follows the epic journey of Dr Livingstone’s corpse through 19th-century Africa.
Tuesday – 28th January 2020
Geen engel nie deur Andre Kruger – ‘n aangrypende roman oor familie, verraad en wraak
In André Krüger se aangrypende roman oor familie, verraad en wraak – geskryf in die taal van die straat en die tyd – voer een man ’n uiterste stryd teen sy lotsbestemming.
For fans of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Janice Hadlow’s The Other Bennet Sister tells Mary’s story …
It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world without expectations, she had better do all she can to ensure she is born beautiful. To be handsome and poor is misfortune enough; but to be both plain and penniless is a hard fate indeed.
Monday – 27th January 2020
‘In the end, you’re a victim of your own comfort zone’ – Chanette Paul chats about her US debut, Sacrificed
Catalyst Press chats to South African author Chanette Paul about her US debut, Sacrificed.
Listen to an excerpt from CJ Tudor’s ‘hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy’ new novel The Other People!
Listen to an excerpt from The Other People, the new novel by CJ Tudor!
Kiley Reid’s debut novel Such a Fun Age – a powerful story about race and privilege by a new literary star
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, ‘the most provocative page-turner of 2020’, will be available in South Africa in February!
Friday – 24th January 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of Paula Brackston’s magical and romantic new novel The Little Shop of Found Things
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Jodi Picoult in Afrikaans? Sowaar! Nuut in Februarie 2020: Die Belydenis, vertaal deur Daniel Hugo
Uit die pen van die gewilde skrywer van My Sister’s Keeper verskyn dié boeiende verhaal van twee vroue … en een geheim.
Thursday – 23rd January 2020
Kom vier die bekendstelling van René van Zyl se jongste samesweringsriller Die Alfadokument in Pretoria (30 Jan)
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boekwinkel nooi jou uit na die bekendstelling van Die Alfadokument deur René van Zyl.
‘Some writers have it, and CJ Tudor has it big time’
The Other People, the new novel by CJ Tudor, is out in February from Penguin Random House SA!
A dark and seductive foray into the surreal – Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie
Nudibranch, the new novel by Nigerian British writer Irenosen Okojie, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
The Little Shop of Found Things by bestselling author Paula Brackston – a page-turning series debut
Paula Brackston, the bestselling author of The Witch’s Daughter, returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance guaranteed to enchant in The Little Shop of Found Things, the first book in a new continuing series.
Wednesday – 22nd January 2020
Shirmoney Rhode resenseer Lang pad onnetoe deur Jason Reynolds, vertaal deur Nathan Trantraal
Lees wat sê die skrywer en digter Shirmoney Rhode oor Jason Reynolds se roman Long way down, wat deur die digter Nathan Trantraal na Afrikaans vertaal is.
A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea is Isabel Allende at the height of her powers
Sometimes, the difficult thing is not to flee but to return.
Tuesday – 21st January 2020
Glo Kristel Loots in ‘love at first sight?’ En hoe lyk haar droomman? Lees haar onderhoud oor Eendag is nou om uit te vind
Kristel het onlangs 10 vrae beantwoord oor haar verhaal van ’n vrou wat moeg raak vir haar lewe en vir haarself ’n plekkie in die son gaan soek.