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Monday – 8th August 2022
‘Boundary-breaking, fascinating and deeply affirming’ – The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
In these confessional pages, women control their own bodies and desires, work toward healing their painful pasts, and learn to assert their sexual power.
New book alert! The Beautyful Ones Have Just Been Born, the new Gerald Kraak Anthology
The Beautyful Ones Have Just Been Born: Vol. IV: The Gerald Kraak Anthology is out this month from Jacana Media!
Friday – 5th August 2022
Louisa Treger to tour South Africa to launch her new novel Madwoman (10-11 Aug)
Louisa Treger will be in South Africa in August to launch her new novel Madwoman!
Thursday – 4th August 2022
New book alert! Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors by Tom Bower
Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors by Tom Bower – an astonishing story of love, betrayal, secrets and revenge – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 2nd August 2022
Read an extract from NoViolet Bulawayo’s highly anticipated new novel Glory
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Glory, an effervescent, punchy, piercingly funny novel exploring the fall of Robert Mugabe from Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo.
Friday – 29th July 2022
Footnotes, July 2022: 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.
Wednesday – 27th July 2022
New book alert! The Last Feather by South African-born debut author Shameez Patel Papathanasiou
The Last Feather, the first book in the Selene Trilogy by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Tuesday – 26th July 2022
Read an extract from Listen to Me – the eagerly anticipated new Rizzoli and Isles thriller from bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Listen to Me, the new novel from Tess Gerritsen!
Friday – 22nd July 2022
What makes an African city? Don’t miss this Jacana Media Conversation (28 Jul)
Join Jacana Media for a conversation on what makes an African city.
Thursday – 21st July 2022
Rewilding Africa by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence – a vivid account of environmental conservation
Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-Ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 19th July 2022
A young woman, bloodthirsty and out for revenge – Ashok Banker on his new book A Kiss After Dying
A Kiss After Dying is an utterly compulsive, totally original thriller with a truly jaw-on-the-floor twist; in author Ashok Banker’s own words, a ‘millennial revenge thriller’.
Thursday – 14th July 2022
New book alert! Margie Orford’s brutally compelling thriller The Eye of the Beholder – out in August
The Eye of the Beholder, the highly anticipated new thriller by Margie Orford, is out in August from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 11th July 2022
Giving Voice to the Silenced – an interview with number one bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen is the number one bestselling author of her hugely successful Rizzoli and Isles series, of which the latest is the highly anticipated Listen to Me.
Wednesday – 6th July 2022
Don’t miss One Night Only with the Legends of Crime Fiction! (27 Jul)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books are delighted to bring you One Night Only with the Legends of Crime Fiction!
Tuesday – 5th July 2022
If you’re suffering from a crisis of meaning, you’re not alone. Don’t miss the launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei (14 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei.
Monday – 4th July 2022
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Wamuwi Mbao chats to Yewande Omotoso about her new novel An Unusual Grief
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!
Friday – 24th June 2022
Read an excerpt from Emily Henry’s hilarious new enemies-to-lovers rom-com Book Lovers
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Book Lovers, the new chemistry-filled ‘rivals to lovers’ romcom from bestselling author Emily Henry.
Footnotes, June 2022: 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.
Wednesday – 22nd June 2022
Free Daily Maverick virtual book launch: Rebecca Davis in conversation with international bestselling author Johann Hari on Stolen Focus
The Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis and international bestselling author Johann Hari examine Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, his latest narrative response to the attention crisis in modern society.
Tuesday – 21st June 2022
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Journal – sharp insights in Mark Manson’s inimitable voice
From bestseller author Mark Manson comes an irreverent, interactive journal based on the internationally bestselling phenomenon The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck!