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Friday – 1st May 2020
Footnotes, May 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 – 30th April 2020
Stephen King: If you’re having trouble reading during the coronavirus crisis, try Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person
Stephen King says if you can’t concentrate on reading at the moment, he recommends Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person!
Watch John Grisham and Stephen King in conversation, live from their living rooms
Legendary authors and global bestsellers Stephen King and John Grisham teamed up in a live video chat to discuss their new books If It Bleeds and Camino Winds.
Read the first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million-copy bestseller Lesley Pearse
Read on for the exclusive first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million copy bestseller, Lesley Pearse, out on June 25th 2020.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Read an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road – an account of an American family with 12 children, six diagnosed with schizophrenia
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker.
Monday – 27th April 2020
John Grisham and Stephen King – together for one night only, and free to watch!
That’s right folks, online events just got a WHOLE lot more exciting!
Friday – 24th April 2020
Friday Night Book Club: ‘A mother. A child. An impossible choice.’ Read an exclusive excerpt from The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Staying in this evening? Of course you are! Get comfortable …
Thursday – 23rd April 2020
It’s been 20 years, but all is not forgiven – Read an excerpt from Who We Were by BM Carroll
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Who We Were, a gripping novel about the power of childhood cruelty, and how it makes us the adults we become.
Wednesday – 22nd April 2020
Marked down for lockdown – discover over 35 incredible ebooks from Pan Macmillan, now on sale!
While bookstores may be temporarily closed during lockdown, you can still read and stay safe with this unmissable collection of Pan Macmillan …
Friday – 17th April 2020
Dearly – Margaret Atwood’s first poetry collection in over a decade – out in November
Before she became one of the world’s most important and loved novelists, Margaret Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade.
Thursday – 16th April 2020
Maggie O’Farrell’s triumphant return to fiction, Hamnet – longlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.
Tuesday – 14th April 2020
‘I had a night of scattered dreams. They filled the room.’ Read an excerpt from The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the bestselling novel by Christy Lefteri
Read an excerpt from Christy Lefteri’s moving, powerful and compassionate novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Monday – 13th April 2020
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, in conversation with Efemia Chela
Join The Reading List and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the virtual book launch of Christy Lefteri’s bestselling novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Thursday – 9th April 2020
A roadtrip through an imagined post-pandemic America – watch a video of Lauren Beukes talking about the research for her new novel Afterland
Lauren Beukes’s new novel Afterland – a high-concept feminist dystopian thriller – is out now from Umuzi!
Friday – 3rd April 2020
Entertain and educate children during the school closures with Science, Scribbles and Stories – videos presented by Konnie Huq
Entertain and educate children during the school closures with Science, Scribbles and Stories presented by Konnie Huq
Thursday – 2nd April 2020
Don’t miss Meera Senthilingam, author of Outbreaks and Epidemics, taking part in Blackwell’s virtual book festival
Blackwell’s Books, a UK-based bookshop, has been hosting a range of fabulous author events this week.
Tuesday – 31st March 2020
Jonathan Ball Publishers buys Icon Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers, a division of South African media group Media24, has acquired Icon Books Ltd for an undisclosed sum and will take management control on 1 April.
Monday – 30th March 2020
Are you new to reading ebooks? Here’s a South African guide from Penguin Random House
Looking for something great to read during this lockdown period? Browse Penguin Random House’s ebooks from the comfort of your phone.
Presenting Abi Daré’s debut novel The Girl with the Louding Voice – ‘A celebration of girls who dare to dream’
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré – a powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to fight for her dreams and choose her own future.
Friday – 27th March 2020
The perfect snack with a cup of tea – download the recipe for Zanzibari Mini Doughnuts from The East African Cookbook
Penguin Random House has shared a delicious recipe for Mini Doughnuts, from Shereen Jog’s new cookbook The East African Cookbook!