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Friday – 18th December 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from All That Glitters – the new book from Danielle Steel, the world’s favourite storyteller!
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. From New York to London to St Tropez, All That …
20 black women writers ask ‘what’s next?’ in Loud Black Girls by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Loud Black Girls – an important and timely anthology of black British writing, edited and curated by the authors of the highly acclaimed, groundbreaking Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible.
Thursday – 17th December 2020
home body by rupi kaur: a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself
From rupi kaur, the bestselling author of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers, comes a greatly anticipated third collection of poetry.
Human Nature – an illuminating book that tackles our modern environmental future through the lens of preeminent photographers
In Human Nature, 12 of today’s most influential nature and conservation photographers address the biggest environmental concerns of our time.
Tuesday – 15th December 2020
Pre-order your copy of They Called You Dambudzo by Flora Veit-Wild today (Coming in February 2021)
They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir by Flora Veit-Wild is out in February 2021 from Jacana Media.
Listen to an excerpt from Ian Rankin’s new Rebus novel A Song for the Dark Times – one of the must-read books of the year
A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Kate Mosse’s Burning Chambers series continues with The City of Tears – a breathtaking novel of revenge, persecution and loss
Following on from the number one bestseller The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse returns with her second thrilling historical epic, The City of Tears.
Where will books take you this holiday season? (PLUS: Win a hamper of 8 books!)
From faraway places to back in time, books can transport you just about anywhere!
Monday – 14th December 2020
The Story of a New Name – the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante – out now with a brand new cover
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante, the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet, is now available in B-format paperback with a brand-new cover.
Meet the happiest man on earth, Auschwitz survivor Eddie Jaku
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Saturday – 12th December 2020
Footnotes, December 2020: 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. …
Friday – 11th December 2020
Win 1 of 3 copies of The Promised Land by Barack Obama
Three lucky winners will each receive a copy of Barack Obama’s powerful and compelling memoir, A Promised Land. Here’s how you can win!
Tuesday – 8th December 2020
Uittreksel: Die ontdekking van ’n dooie baba in ’n skuur dreig om ’n jong vrou se lewe te verwoes in Die Belydenis deur Jodi Picoult
Het die agtienjarige Katie Fisher haar baba vermoor? Kan Ellie Hathaway, ’n ontnugterde advokaat, haar help om haar onskuld te bewys? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die Belydenis deur Jodi Picoult.
New book alert! David Baldacci’s Daylight … reveals the deadliest secret of all
Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight, featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers David Baldacci.
Monday – 7th December 2020
Sophie Kinsella introduces Love Your Life, an irresistible new novel about falling in love with someone – but not with their life …
Number one bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with Love Your Life, out now from Penguin Random House SA.
New book alert! The Killings at Kingfisher Hill: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah and Agatha Christie
The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile – returns to solve a fiendish new mystery.
Listen to an excerpt from Luster, Raven Leilani’s razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged and socially disruptive debut novel
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of Luster, Raven Leilani’s razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged and socially disruptive debut novel.
Friday – 4th December 2020
10 new Wilbur Smith books are on the way – including a brand new series!
Wilbur Smith has a major new 10-book deal – including a return to Egypt with a thrilling new series!
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of Shuggie Bain, the Booker Prize-winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain is the talk of the town, after it was recently awarded the 2020 Booker Prize.
Don’t miss a Jacana Masterclass on The How of Publishing, with John Oakes from New York publishing firm OR Books (7 Dec)
Jacana Media is hosting a Masterclass titled The How of Publishing, where you will have a chance to meet John Oakes from New York publishing firm OR Books.