International
Wednesday – 2nd December 2020
Die perfekte kerskousgeskenk is hier! Die Ickabog deur JK Rowling is nou beskikbaar (Plus: Kyk na die wen-illustrasies)
Video: Die Ickabog deur JK Rowling is nou beskikbaar met 34 kinders tussen die ouderdom van 7 en 12 se wen-illustrasies.
New book alert! Claudia Rankine’s most intimate work yet – Just Us: An American Conversation
Citizen changed the conversation. Just Us moves it forward again – and this time, urges all of us to take part.
Tuesday – 1st December 2020
‘Asterix se eie kleinkind – reg vir ’n veldslag’: Lees ’n skerpsinnige uittreksel uit Amper Frans deur Louis Jansen van Vuuren
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Amper Frans waar die skrywer Louis Jansen van Vuuren sy Franse kulinêre opvoeding op skreeusnaakse wyse beskryf: ‘In die keurige foyer van die hotel besef ek gou hierdie is ’n hoëhol-instansie.’
Read an excerpt from Miss Benson’s Beetle – a funny, heartwarming and magical read that’ll lift your spirits
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Miss Benson’s Beetle, an uplifting and redemptive story of a glorious female friendship against the odds, from Rachel Joyce, the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Music Shop.
Thursday – 26th November 2020
How to Survive a Pandemic – a vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by Michael Greger, the bestselling author of How Not to Die
How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger is out now from Pan Macmillan SA.
Monday – 23rd November 2020
Boekuittreksel: Wat in jou lewe is nie afgehandel nie? Dis die kernvraag in Die Boek van Twee Weë deur Jodi Picoult
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die Boek van Twee Weë deur Jodi Picoult – ’n aangrypende roman oor lewe en dood, en verspeelde kanse.
Listen to a playlist of music selected by Barack Obama, to accompany his memoir A Promised Land
Barack Obama has shared a playlist of music to accompany his new memoir, A Promised Land.
[Watch] Ken Follett has a special message for his South African readers!
From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
Wednesday – 18th November 2020
My Life in Red and White – There is only one Arsène Wenger, and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story
My Life in Red and White: My Autobiography by Arsène Wenger is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Find out how African wild dogs vote by sneezing – Read an extract from Africa’s Wild Dogs: A Survival Story
Africa’s Wild Dogs: A Survival Story is a large-format photographic celebration of one of the continent’s most charismatic and endangered predators.
Tuesday – 17th November 2020
[Watch] Barack Obama introduces his presidential memoir A Promised Land!
‘My memoir, A Promised Land, is out today. I hope you’ll read it. My goal was to give you some insight into the events and people that shaped me during the early years of my presidency. Most of all, I hope it inspires you to see yourself playing a role in shaping a better world.’
Monday – 16th November 2020
‘Hm-hm. Hierso doen jy dit anders.’ Lees ’n skreeusnaakse uittreksel uit Amper Frans deur Louis Jansen van Vuuren
In sy jongste boek, Amper Frans, beskryf Louis Jansen van Vuuren hoe hy destyds tydens formele Franse onthale amper die hasepad gekies het. Lees ’n uittreksel.
A missing boy. A small town. A question that needs answering. The Searcher by Tana French
The Searcher by Tana French is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Lesley Lokko moves to Pan Macmillan with two new multi-generational novels
‘I’m thrilled to be back writing again and just delighted to have the opportunity to work with Wayne Brookes at Pan Macmillan. Big, big thank you to my agent, Kate Shaw, for bringing us together.’
Friday – 13th November 2020
Mantel Pieces – a stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 12th November 2020
[Listen] Enjoy this audiobook excerpt from These Are Not Gentle People by Andrew Harding
Land. Race. Murder. Betrayal. These Are Not Gentle People is the true story of a case that broke a South African town – by BBC Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding.
Time Magazine has named The Pink Line by Mark Gevisser as one of the 100 Must-Read books of 2020!
Time Magazine has released its 100 Must-read Books of 2020 – including Mark Gevisser’s The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers!
Wednesday – 11th November 2020
Emmanuel Acho introduces his new book, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho started an online series to give white people a non-judgmental space to ask questions about race and racism.
New book alert! Joe Biden: American Dreamer – everything you need to know about the United States President-elect, by National Book Award winner Evan Osnos
Joe Biden: American Dreamer – the new biography of United States President-elect Joe Biden by National Book Award winner and New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos.
Tuesday – 10th November 2020
The Ickabog is here!
A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit – The Ickabog by JK Rowling is out now from Pan Macmillan SA!