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Monday – 10th January 2022
These are the books you should read. This is the canon.
This is the Canon by Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 22nd December 2021
The Reading List’s Books of the Year for 2021
In case you missed it, The Reading List’s editors put together a selection of key 2021 reads, including our Book of the Year, over on The Daily Maverick.
Monday – 20th December 2021
SPIKE – a visual celebration of world-renowned filmmaker Spike Lee’s life and career to date
Spike Lee is a world-renowned, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, a cultural icon, and one of the most prominent voices on race and racism for more than three decades. This career-spanning monograph is a visual celebration of his life and career to date.
Friday – 17th December 2021
Footnotes, December 2021: Book links from around the web
Anne Rice, author of Interview With the Vampire, has died aged 80. Read Rolling Stone’s fascinating extended interview with the bestselling gothic novelist, from 1995.
The Dark Hours – the gripping new thriller from Michael Connelly – out now!
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 15th December 2021
Peril – the extraordinary story of the end of one presidency and the beginning of another
Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa – now available from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 14th December 2021
Listen to an excerpt from Femlandia, the clever and chilling new novel from bestselling author Christina Dalcher
Femlandia by Christina Dalcher – a chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.
Friday – 10th December 2021
A Haunting at Holkham – the new blockbuster mystery from the bestselling author of Lady in Waiting and Murder on Mustique
Out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers: A Haunting at Holkham – the thrilling new novel from Anne Glenconner, the acclaimed author of Murder on Mustique, based on the childhood described in her international bestseller Lady in Waiting.
Monday – 6th December 2021
Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan Matt Ridley – the book on the search for the origin of Covid-19
Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 2nd December 2021
Read an excerpt from Oh William! – Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout’s exploration of the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Oh William!, the new novel by Elizabeth Strout.
Tuesday – 30th November 2021
The latest episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Sara Nisha Adams chatting about her new book The Reading List
In the new episode of Pagecast, a new podcast by Jonathan Ball Publishers, Nicola Bruns and Ingrid Klückow chat with author Sara Nisha Adams about her debut novel, The Reading List.
Friday – 26th November 2021
The Digital Silk Road – An expert on China’s growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow’s networks
The Digital Silk Road: China’s Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E Hillman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 25th November 2021
Read an excerpt from The Judge’s List – John Grisham’s most surprising, chilling novel yet
The Judge’s List by bestselling author John Grisham – a new legal thriller about a man who might be the most criminal sitting judge in American history.
Wednesday – 24th November 2021
Speed up your cooking with Ramsay in 10: Delicious Recipes Made in a Flash by Gordon Ramsay
Ramsay in 10: Delicious Recipes Made in a Flash by Gordon Ramsay is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 23rd November 2021
April in Spain – Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coast
April in Spain by John Banville is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Lucy Barton is back! Award-winning author Elizabeth Strout chats about her latest novel
Elizabeth Strout is the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton. She chatted with Lauren Mc Diarmid about her new novel, Oh William!, which sees the much-anticipated return of her beloved character, Lucy, what made her continue with the series, and the person who inspired her to become a writer.
Monday – 22nd November 2021
Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… Read an excerpt from Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Books for Black Friday! Jacana Media’s 50% off sale starts on Friday at 6am (PLUS stand a chance to win books too!)
Jacana Media’s Black Friday kicks off at 6am this Friday, 26 November 2021.
Friday – 19th November 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Paula Brackston’s new novel Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second in the Found Things series
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and this excerpt from Secrets of the Chocolate House, the second novel in Paula Brackston’s bewitching Found Things series!
Thursday – 18th November 2021
Coming soon – Family of Liars, the new novel from E Lockhart, the bestselling author of Tiktok sensation We Were Liars!
E Lockhart’s new novel Family of Liars – the prequel to the sensational We Were Liars – is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers!