Fiction
Thursday – 27th June 2019
The dark side of the internet – Listen to an excerpt from Peter James’s latest gripping crime thriller Dead At First Sight
You don’t know me, but I thought I knew you …
New book alert! The Death of Jesus by JM Coetzee – the final book in the trilogy that includes The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus
The Death of Jesus, the new novel by JM Coetzee, will be published by Text Publishing in October 2019.
Wednesday – 26th June 2019
Craig Higginson’s riveting and unforgettable novel The Dream House is now available as an audiobook
Craig Higginson’s novel The Dream House is now available as an audiobook!
Tuesday – 25th June 2019
‘Dexter meets Gone Girl’: Read an extract from My Lovely Wife, Samantha Downing’s dark and irresistible debut
‘Dexter’ as written by Gillian Flynn: read an extract from My Lovely Wife, the deliciously engrossing debut by Samantha Downing.
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes’s retelling of the Trojan War from a female perspective
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, A Thousand Ships gives voices to the women, girls and goddesses who, for so long, have been silent.
Dip into an excerpt from T.C. Farren’s new novel The Book of Malachi, a gripping thriller with a speculative twist
Malachi Dakwaa is mute and utterly disconnected from human beings when he gets an extraordinary job offer. In exchange for six months as warder on a top-secret organ farming project, Frasier Pharmaceuticals will graft a new tongue for him. Malachi takes the deal.
Monday – 24th June 2019
[Watch] John Boyne reads an extract from his new novel My Brother’s Name is Jessica
Penguin Random House has shared a video of John Boyne reading an excerpt from his new book, My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
Two Short Story Day Africa writers shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize For African Writing
Short Story Day Africa is extremely proud to have first discovered and published two of the five stories shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing – for the second time since the project’s inception.
Friday – 21st June 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes – one of the Guardian’s ‘Best Books of 2019’
Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine and Natalie Haynes’s new novel A Thousand Ships, one of the Guardian’s ‘Best Books of 2019’.
Timeless and Trendsetting – Win a spectacular Penguin Classics box set including 80 books!
WIN 1 of 2 hampers with a Little Black Classics box set (80 books in the Little Black Classics series), a Penguin Black Classics canvas tote bag, PLUS a set of limited edition Penguin Classics temporary tattoos!
Thursday – 20th June 2019
Read an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s darkly enjoyable debut novel, The Last Stop
BlackBird Books has shared an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s debut novel, The Last Stop.
Under the Camelthorn Tree: Raising a Family Among Lions by Kate Nicholls – a 21st-century My Family and Other Animals with a dark side
Under the Camelthorn Tree: Raising a Family Among Lions – a mother’s gritty yet often humorous account of bringing up her five children in a lion research camp – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read The Sun is Also a Star, the internationally bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything, before you see the movie
Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
One man. Two lives. A family divided. Jeffrey Archer’s Heads You Win – out now in paperback!
Out now in paperback, Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer, with a final twist you won’t see coming.
Wednesday – 19th June 2019
Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action, twice the drama, double the trouble
Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child – get ready for a turbo-charged short read from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers!
Tuesday – 18th June 2019
Penguin Random House SA June Book Club competition – win a hamper of eight books and a tote bag
Tell Penguin Random House SA about your book club and win!
Friday – 14th June 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Spanish Promise by bestselling author Karen Swan
Staying in this evening? Warm yourself up with a glass of wine and Karen Swan’s sizzling summer novel The Spanish Promise.
2019 Media24 Books Prizes winners announced – Niq Mhlongo awarded Herman Charles Bosman Prize
Financial Mail editor Rob Rose, novelist and short story writer Niq Mhlongo, poet Gabeba Baderoon and octagenarian debut author Andries Buys are among the recipients of the 2019 Media24 Books Literary Prizes awarded in Cape Town last night (Thursday, 13 June 2019).
Barry Gilder’s novel The List has been optioned for a film or TV series!
Barry Gilder’s novel The List has been optioned for development as a feature film series or television series by Known Associates Entertainment.
Thursday – 13th June 2019
[Watch] Bestselling author John Boyne has a message for his South African fans about his new book My Brother’s Name is Jessica
John Boyne recorded a short video message for his South African fans about his new book, My Brother’s Name is Jessica.