Fiction

Tuesday – 21st January 2020

Join Amy Heydenrych for the launch of her new thriller The Pact at Love Books (5 Feb)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Pact by Amy Heydenrych.

The Stuff of Love Songs by Feyisayo Anjorin

Tolu’s lover is a treasure in his heart, so the purity of his feelings flows.

2020 Time of the Writer Festival – dates and authors announced

The dates and initial line-up for the 2020 Time of the Writer Festival have been announced!

Monday – 20th January 2020

Org Potgieter resenseer Blinde Gode deur Dibi Breytenbach: Aella O’Malley is terug en ondersoek die moord op ‘n landdros

Org Potgieter resenseer Dibi Breytenbach se jongste roman, Blinde Gode.

Friday – 17th January 2020

Don’t miss Phumlani Pikoli’s multidisciplinary exhibition Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity in Joburg (23 Jan)

Multidisciplinary artist and writer Phumlani Pikoli is debuting an exhibition entitled ‘Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity’, based on his book, at TMRW Gallery in Joburg.

‘Daar is soveel organisasies wat mense se goedgelowigheid en onskuld uitbuit’ – Rene van Zyl gesels oor Die Alfadokument

Skrywer en Taalgenoot-redakteur Johan Jack Smith het met René van Zyl gesels oor haar jongste samesweringsriller, Die Alfadokument.

Wednesday – 15th January 2020

Find out more about Deepa Anappara’s Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line – hailed as 2020’s most powerful debut

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, the debut novel by Deepa Anappara, is out in January from Penguin Random House.

‘Good luck with your murder …’ Read an excerpt from Amy Heydenrych’s twisty new thriller The Pact

Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Pact, the new thriller by Amy Heydenrych.

Tuesday – 14th January 2020

What if a prank becomes murder? The Pact by Amy Heydenrych will keep you guessing

Amy Heydenrych’s new book The Pact is out in January 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Reggie and Me – the new novel from James Hendry – the author of the bestselling A Year in the Wild and Back to the Bush

James Hendry’s new novel Reggie and Me is out from Pan Macmillan this February!

Friday – 10th January 2020

Genesis – a medical mystery thriller from the master of the genre, Robin Cook

Bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of using DNA tracking to catch a killer in Genesis, an unforgettable medical thriller.

Footnotes, January 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 – 2nd January 2020

Don’t miss the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger at the Two Oceans Aquarium (2 Feb)

Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger.

‘A cross between Game of Thrones and Black Panther’ – Listen to an excerpt from Tomi Adeyemi’s new book Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Tomi Adeyemi’s much-anticipated Children of Virtue and Vengeance is out now in stores!

Verlustig jou in vyf lekkerlees-liefdesverhale – net betyds vir die feesseisoen

Vyf lekkerlees-Romanza’s het pas op LAPA se rakke verskyn – net betyds vir die vakansie!

The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith – the breathtaking new Arkady Renko novel

The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith – from the revered author of crime classic Gorky Park comes the brilliant ninth novel featuring the iconic Arkady Renko!

Monday – 30th December 2019

Leesstof vir die lang vakansie – Fanie Viljoen se jongste tienerdrama, Môre as ons groot is, is hier!

Nuut by LAPA: Fanie Viljoen se jongste tienerdrama, Môre as ons groot is

Friday – 20th December 2019

Friday Night Book Club exclusive: Read the first chapter of The Confession by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse

The Confession is a luminous, powerful and deeply moving novel about secrets and storytelling, motherhood and friendship, and how we lose and find ourselves.