Fiction
Thursday – 1st August 2019
To have, to hold, to betray – listen to an audiobook excerpt from Your Truth or Mine? by Trisha Sakhlecha
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of Your Truth or Mine?, the excellent debut thriller by Trisha Sakhlecha.
Read an excerpt from Train Man, the brilliant and profoundly affecting novel by Andrew Mulligan
Journeys intersect. People find people when and where they least expect it. A missed connection needn’t be a disaster: it can save your life.
Wednesday – 31st July 2019
Read an extract from Knife, the gripping new book in Jo Nesbo’s intense and brilliant Harry Hole crime series
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Knife, the brand new Harry Hole thriller from Jo Nesbo, where Harry comes face to face with a deadly foe.
The Rapture – the debut novel by Claire McGlasson – is the history of a religious cult and a psychological thriller
The Rapture by Claire McGlasson – as captivating as The Girls, with the period sensibility of Sarah Waters, this riveting novel is based on a true story …
Tuesday – 30th July 2019
A reboot of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the 21st Century – Read an excerpt from Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson
What will happen when homo sapiens are no longer the smartest beings on the planet?
Funny, furious and bold, FRANKISSSTEIN is a love story about life itself, the bodies we live in and the bodies we desire.
Read an excerpt here
Get your popcorn ready! The film adaptation of Angela Makholwa’s bestselling crime thriller Black Widow Society is coming soon
Book lovers, rejoice! Angela Makholwa’s bestselling novel Black Widow Society will soon be made into a feature film.
Footnotes, August 2019: 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 over the last month. Browse and enjoy!
Monday – 29th July 2019
‘Get out of my classroom. We don’t need types like you here.’ – Read an extract from As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake
As if Born to You, the new novel by Susan Newham-Blake, tells the story of two women, equally damaged by the past and its secrets, who discover that healing sometimes lies in unexpected places.
Friday – 26th July 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Every murder case starts with a suspect. What if the suspect is your daughter? Read an excerpt from A Nearly Normal Family by MT Edvardsson
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Karin Brynard’s novel Weeping Waters shortlisted for the prestigious CWA International Dagger Award
Some great news: Karin Brynard’s Weeping Waters has been included on the shortlist for this year’s CWA International Dagger.
Thursday – 25th July 2019
Don’t miss the New Daughters of Africa Women’s Month launch in Joburg – with a line-up of literature, music and performances by the contributors (3 Aug)
Join New Daughters of Africa for a morning of performance, music and literature at the Market Theatre.
Join Masande Ntshanga and Karabo Kgoleng for a discussion of Triangulum at the Wits Writing Centre (30 July)
You are invited to a discussion of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga at the Wits Writing Centre.
Wednesday – 24th July 2019
Listen to an interview with Elizabeth Macneal, author of the highly anticipated new novel The Doll Factory
Pan Macmillan has shared an interview with Elizabeth Macneal, author of the highly anticipated new novel The Doll Factory.
Don’t miss bestselling author Iain S Thomas reading from his new collection, Every Word You Cannot Say, at The Book Lounge (31 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to join the internationally acclaimed author Iain S Thomas in Cape Town on 31 July, where he will be reading select excerpts from his new book, Every Word You Cannot Say.
Exciting news! A film adaptation of Damon Galgut’s The Quarry will be released in 2020
A film adaptation of The Quarry by Damon Galgut is currently in post-production!
2019 Booker Prize longlist announced – including two African authors
The 2019 Booker Prize longlist has been announced—described by the judges as ‘bold’, ‘lyrical’, ‘very diverse’ and ‘quite wild’.
Tuesday – 23rd July 2019
An enchanting, romantic tale about the grace and beauty of second chances – Read an excerpt from Jojo Moyes’s new novel The Horse Dancer
Read an excerpt from Jojo Moyes’s The Horse Dancer, a novel about a lost girl and her horse, the enduring strength of friendship, and how even the smallest choices can change everything.
Do you love local fiction? Win a book hamper containing six of Penguin Random House SA’s favourite local fiction books
It’s competition time with Penguin Books South Africa!
‘I am a South African-based, African writer’—Watch a video interview with Nthikeng Mohlele on his latest novel Illumination
Nthikeng Mohlele chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his latest novel, Illumination.
Monday – 22nd July 2019
All the book launch details for Death on the Limpopo – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – around the country!
Death on the Limpopo – the third Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – is out in September from Penguin Random House SA!