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Fri – 26th Apr 2024
Footnotes, April 2024: 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.
Wed – 24th Apr 2024
The Long and Winding Road – Lesley Pearse’s harrowing, gripping, powerful memoir
Lesley Pearse’s extraordinary life story The Long and Winding Road is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tue – 16th Apr 2024
Read an excerpt from My Favourite Mistake – the hilarious, heartwarming new novel from global bestselling author Marian Keyes
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Marian Keyes’s new novel My Favourite Mistake!
Don’t miss the launch of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz at Love Books (17 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of The End of Eden by Adam Welz.
Fri – 12th Apr 2024
Until August – the extraordinary rediscovered novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Anne McLean, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Mon – 8th Apr 2024
What does ‘productivity’ even mean? Read an excerpt from Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport.
The Three-Body Problem – read the book behind the hit TV series
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Fri – 5th Apr 2024
Jonny Steinberg wins prestigious Book Critics Circle award for Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
Bestselling South African author and scholar Jonny Steinberg scooped the award for best biography for Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage at the National Book Critics Circle awards in New York last week – one of the most prestigious awards in the publishing industry!
Discover true wealth: Robin Sharma introduces a revolutionary method in his upcoming book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy
Robin Sharma, bestselling author of books like The 5AM Club and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, has a special message for South Africans!
Wed – 20th Mar 2024
Introducing Robin Sharma’s new book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy – a revolutionary method to become truly wealthy
Robin Sharma’s new book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life is out in April from Penguin Random House SA!
Soft, sticky and melt-in-the-mouth sweet – make your own Mochi at home!
Learn how to perfect the beloved Asian dessert at home with Mochi.
Mon – 18th Mar 2024
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery
Maktub by Paulo Coelho – an essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers! …
Struggling with a narcissist? Discover expert tips and take control of your life today!
Learn to spot narcissistic traits, confront toxic cycles, set boundaries and reclaim your power with It’s Not You: How Narcissistic People Break Us and How to Get Whole Again.
Thu – 14th Mar 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Margie Orford’s memoir Love and Fury at The Book Lounge (2 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir by Margie Orford.
Tue – 12th Mar 2024
Join Margie Orford in conversation with Sue Nyathi for the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir (26 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir by Margie Orford.
New book alert! My Friends, a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar
My Friends, the new novel by the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author Hisham Matar, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Mon – 11th Mar 2024
New book alert! Margie Orford’s compelling, intimate and profound memoir Love and Fury
Love and Fury: A Memoir by bestselling crime writer Margie Orford is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read an excerpt from Elly Conway’s deathly rollercoaster ride of a thriller, Argylle
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Argylle by Elly Conway!
Fri – 8th Mar 2024
Read an excerpt from The Ghost Orchid – the new book from bestselling master of suspense Jonathan Kellerman
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from The Ghost Orchid – the new Alex Delaware novel from Jonathan Kellerman!
Thu – 7th Mar 2024
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Verushka Louw’s chat with Nadine Aisha Jassat about her novel, The Stories Grandma Forgot
This week on Pagecast, Verushka Louw interviews acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat about her verse novel for children, The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them).