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Friday – 16th October 2020

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Darkest Evening – a brilliant new DCI Vera Stanhope novel to savour from Ann Cleeves

Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and an excerpt from The Darkest Evening, the new DCI Vera Stanhope novel from bestselling author Ann Cleeves!

Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!

Jonathan Ball Publishers is pleased to announce the publication of a brand new novel from David Walliams – Code Name Bananas!

Wednesday – 14th October 2020

Listen to an excerpt from Susanna Clarke’s new novel Piranesi, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor

Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Piranesi – the new novel from Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Tuesday – 13th October 2020

Deadly Pattern: A Suspense Thriller (The Dana Mulder Suspense Series Book 1)

Written for international readers by a South African author, Deadly Patterns reveal disturbing truths.

One Week in the Life of a Hypocrite by Feyisayo Anjorin

One week in the life of Bosun and Titi, lovers longing for the approach of their wedding day, caught in the complicated web of secrets and the demands of trust.

Die Boek van Twee Weë (The Book of Two Ways) deur Jodi Picoult is nou in Afrikaans beskikbaar!

Afrikaanse aanhangers van Jodi Picoult kan nou uitsien na Die Boek van Twee Weë, die vertaling van haar jongste roman The Book of Two Ways wat in September vanjaar wêreldwyd verskyn het!

Monday – 5th October 2020

Watch Ken Follett in conversation with Jenny Crwys-Williams about his new novel The Evening and the Morning, the epic prequel to The Pillars of the Earth

Pan Macmillan has shared a video conversation featuring international bestselling author Ken Follett and South African media personality Jenny Crwys-Williams!

Friday – 2nd October 2020

Footnotes, October 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. …

Thursday – 1st October 2020

See the world. Then make it better. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future by David Attenborough

A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future – a legacy-defining book from Sir David Attenborough, reflecting on his life’s work, the dramatic changes to the planet he has witnessed, and what we can do to make a better future.

POSTPONED Don’t miss the virtual book launch of House of Glass by Hadley Freeman, in conversation with Terry Shakinovsky

Jonathan Ball, Love Books and The Reading List invite you to the launch of House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family by Hadley Freeman.

[Must watch] A powerful conversation on Femme Erasure: Our Queer Undoing, with Dr Bev Ditsie, Mona Eltahawy and Jamil F Khan

Jacana Media hosted a Don’t Shut Up Conversation titled ‘Femme Erasure: Our Queer Undoing’ yesterday.

Wednesday – 30th September 2020

Read an excerpt from The Kingdom – Jo Nesbo’s dark, gripping new standalone thriller

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Kingdom, the gripping new standalone thriller from multi-million copy bestseller Jo Nesbo!

Find out more about Piranesi – the new novel from Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

From Susanna Clarke comes Piranesi – an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.

You’ve heard the podcast, now read the book! How I Built This by Guy Raz – join us for an exclusive webinar (4 Oct)

Join the Daily Maverick and Pan Macmillan for an exclusive webinar featuring Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous and American podcast creator Guy Raz!

Tuesday – 29th September 2020

Ottolenghi Flavour – the third instalment in Yotam Ottolenghi’s bestselling and multi-award-winning Plenty series (over 2 million copies sold)

Ottolenghi Flavour celebrates the limitless potential of vegetables and reveals how to transform them into magical dishes.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Rhino Conspiracy by Peter Hain, with Ronnie Kasrils, Dr Luthando Dziba and Ferial Haffajee (22 Oct)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List for the launch of Peter Hain’s new novel The Rhino Conspiracy – an epic tale of corruption, collusion and courage set in contemporary South Africa.

Monday – 28th September 2020

Don’t miss an evening with bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, in conversation with Yewande Omotoso (30 Oct)

Literature lovers, you’re in for a treat!

Two brothers. One town. A lifetime of dark secrets. Find out more about Jo Nesbo’s new standalone thriller The Kingdom

In the mountains of Norway a man lives a peaceful existence. However one day his younger brother, always the more successful and charming of the two, turns up to visit, accompanied by his new wife. It soon turns out that the little brother is not quite as angelic as he seems …