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Saturday – 7th November 2020
Footnotes, November 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 – 6th November 2020
New book alert! Nigella Lawson’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories
‘More than just a mantra, “cook, eat, repeat” is the story of my life.’
Thursday – 5th November 2020
Stephen Fry’s Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold – a tale of love and war, passion and power
Step into Stephen Fry’s bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy – a tale of love and war, passion and power – following his sensational bestsellers Mythos and Heroes.
Beautifully written about prejudice, loneliness and fighting spirit, House of Correction by Nicci French is shocking, twisty and utterly compelling
House of Correction by Nicci French – the new thriller from the master of psychological suspense!
Wednesday – 4th November 2020
Four unlikely friends. A shocking murder. Welcome to The Thursday Murder Club.
The Thursday Murder Club – the record-breaking number one bestseller by Richard Osman – is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
How did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time by James Suzman
Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time – a revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman.
Friday – 30th October 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Eli’s Promise – a rich, rewarding novel by Ronald H Balson, the author of Once We Were Brothers
Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and an excerpt from Eli’s Promise, the story of a ‘fixer’ in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later – by Ronald H Balson, the winner of the National Jewish Book Award!
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith – the fifth Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott novel is here!
Troubled Blood – the next thrilling installment in the highly acclaimed, international bestselling series featuring Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, written by Robert Galbraith, a pseudonym of JK Rowling!
Thursday – 29th October 2020
Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life by Deepak Chopra is out now!
A revolutionary new book on meditation from the world’s most influential meditation and integrative medicine expert, Deepak Chopra.
Wednesday – 28th October 2020
Escape to another world with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (Plus: Watch the author answer questions from South African fans!)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a masterful epic science fiction novel from the bestselling author of the Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini.
Monday – 26th October 2020
Video: Jodi Picoult chats about her new novel, The Book of Two Ways, and says ‘Baie dankie’ to her Afrikaans readers (Plus: Book trailer)
Jodi Picoult’s latest novel, The Book of Two Ways, was published in South Africa this month in both English and Afrikaans. In this video, the author chats about her new novel and thanks her Afrikaans readers.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – an urgent primer on race and racism by Emmanuel Acho, host of the viral hit video series
In Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho creates a dialogue that is honest, straightforward and accessible to those seeking answers – a conversation that needs to happen to mend the racial divide in our world.
Friday – 23rd October 2020
Vanaand om 8! Kom verbeel jou jy is Amper Frans saam met Louis Jansen van Vuuren en Riana Scheepers (23 Okt)
Moenie vanaand se fees misloop nie! Jonathan Ball Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou uit na die virtuele bekendstelling van Amper Frans deur kunstenaar Louis Jansen van Vuuren.
Thursday – 22nd October 2020
The Return – Read an excerpt from international number one bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s powerful new love story
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s new novel is The Return – a moving story about an injured army doctor and the two women whose secrets will change the course of his life.
Wednesday – 21st October 2020
Shortlist annouced for 2020 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Morland Writing Scholarships.
The Story of China by Michael Wood – a portrait of a country that will be of the greatest importance to the world in the 21st century
China’s story is extraordinarily rich and dramatic. Now Michael Wood, one of the UK’s pre-eminent historians, brings it all together in The Story of China, a major new one-volume history of China that is essential for reading for anyone who wants to understand its burgeoning role in our world today.
See the world. Then make it better. A special message from Sir David Attenborough
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by Sir David Attenborough is out now:
The Book of Malachi by TC Farren hits global shelves, TV rights sold
The international edition of TC Farren’s riveting thriller The Book of Malachi (Kwela, 2019) is now available globally, published by Titan Books (United Kingdom).
Tuesday – 20th October 2020
The Lying Life of Adults – a new novel from Elena Ferrante – out now!
The Lying Life of Adults – a powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by Elena Ferrante, the beloved bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend.
Monday – 19th October 2020
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam – an electrifying and unnerving novel for our times
Rumaan Alam’s new novel Leave the World Behind elegantly captures our age of anxiety and shows how the most terrifying situations are never far from reality.