International
Monday – 2nd August 2021
FLF virtual launch of international bestselling author Christy Lefteri’s new novel, Songbirds (4 Aug)
The Franschhoek Literary Festival invites you to the launch of bestselling author Christy Lefteri’s new novel Songbirds.
Tuesday – 27th July 2021
Don’t miss a chance to meet the Femme Fatales of Crime Fiction (5 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books are delighted to bring you one night only with the Femme Fatales of Crime Fiction!
Damon Galgut’s latest novel The Promise longlisted for prestigious Booker Prize
Penguin Random House SA is delighted to announce that renowned South African author Damon Galgut has scored a hat-trick with his third nomination for the Booker Prize.
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor – the first collection of stories from the author of Real Life, shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 26th July 2021
Read an excerpt from The Rising Tide – the new pulse-pounding thriller from Sam Lloyd
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Rising Tide by Sam Lloyd, the bestselling author of The Memory Wood.
Thursday – 22nd July 2021
New book alert! The Mad Women’s Ball – the prize-winning French bestseller by Victoria Mas
The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas – is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Wednesday – 21st July 2021
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Michael Holding’s new book Why We Kneel, How We Rise, with Trevor Quirk (22 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Why We Kneel, How We Rise by Michael Holding.
Find out more about Nicola Yoon’s new book Instructions for Dancing – and read the first 3 chapters!
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Tuesday – 20th July 2021
Don’t miss a virtual book discussion of TJ Newman’s nail-biting suspense thriller Falling (21 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to a virtual book discussion of Falling by TJ Newman!
Monday – 19th July 2021
Read an excerpt from Afraid of the Light – the gripping new thriller from Douglas Kennedy, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness and The Moment
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Afraid of the Light by Douglas Kennedy.
Friday – 16th July 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Anna Wharton’s chilling, clever debut, The Imposter
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening …
Wednesday – 14th July 2021
Award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo releases single to launch her new novel Sankofa – listen here!
Sankofa – a funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo.
Find out more about Lesley Pearse’s new novel Suspects (PLUS: Read an excerpt!)
What do you do when your dream home becomes your worst nightmare?
Tuesday – 13th July 2021
Surviving isn’t enough: this is how you can thrive. Living While Black by Guilaine Kinouani
Living While Black: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Racial Trauma by Guilaine Kinouani – a powerful guide to the psychology of race and how to overcome racial trauma using self-care.
Friday – 9th July 2021
Friday Night Book Club: A town’s descent into panic and paranoia … read an excerpt from Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from Sixteen Horses, the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary new talent, Greg Buchanan.
New book alert! Songbirds by Christy Lefteri, the bestselling author of Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri’s new novel Songbirds is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 8th July 2021
Listen to an excerpt from The Dictionary of Lost Words – a lyrical and thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Pip Williams’s delightful debut The Dictionary of Lost Words, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Bound by love. Driven by revenge. Call of the Raven by Wilbur Smith – out now in paperback
Call of the Raven, the action-packed and gripping adventure by number one bestselling author Wilbur Smith, about one man’s quest for revenge, out now in paperback!
Wednesday – 7th July 2021
Falling by TJ Newman – a wild ride of action, twist and suspense
Falling by TJ Newman – a nail-biting suspense thriller about a terrifying flight from LA to New York where the pilot has been given an impossible choice: the plane or his family.
Tuesday – 6th July 2021
Don’t miss Sue Nyathi’s Homebru Town Hall Q and A on When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out! (9 Jul)
An Ordinary Wonder
Buki Papillon
An Ordinary Wonder is a story of the courage needed to be yourself.