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Friday – 16th August 2024
Wordplay, wit and murder! Kate Atkinson introduces her new Jackson Brodie novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of bestselling author Kate Atkinson introducing her highly anticipated new novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook!
Thursday – 15th August 2024
Read an excerpt from The Murder Inn – a gripping must-read thriller from no. 1 bestselling author James Patterson
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox!
Tuesday – 13th August 2024
Join Shameez Patel Papathanasiou in Cape Town for the launch of her new novel The First King (16 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The First King by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou!
Monday – 12th August 2024
Read an excerpt from Lies and Weddings – the new novel from international sensation Kevin Kwan
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan, the iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians.
Thursday – 1st August 2024
[Watch] Josie Ferguson chats about The Silence In Between, her gripping historical debut about a family separated by the Berlin wall
In a special video recorded for South African readers, author Josie Ferguson chats about the inspiration for her novel The Silence In Between, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.
Wednesday – 31st July 2024
New book alert! Sally Rooney’s new novel Intermezzo will be out in September
Intermezzo is an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
Monday – 29th July 2024
If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? Find out more about Here One Moment, the new novel from bestselling author Liane Moriarty
Pre-order the new novel from the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind the Emmy and Golden Globe winning HBO series Big Little Lies and recent smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall.
Friday – 26th July 2024
Footnotes, July 2024: 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. …
Wednesday – 24th July 2024
Read an excerpt from Tillie Cole’s brilliant, heartbreaking new novel A Thousand Broken Pieces
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from A Thousand Broken Pieces, the beautiful and life-affirming novel about grief, love and friendship from the international bestselling phenomenon Tillie Cole!
Tuesday – 23rd July 2024
Don’t miss award-winning Irish author John Connolly in Cape Town! (2 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to an evening with internationally bestselling author John Connolly!
Friday – 19th July 2024
‘Amazing. Haunting. Unforgettable.’ Find out more about Chris Whitaker’s new novel All the Colours of the Dark
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
[Watch] John Boyne introduces his ‘powerful and unflinching’ new novel Earth
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne introducing his new novel Earth.
Monday – 15th July 2024
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Femi Kayode chats about his thrilling and imaginative new novel Gaslight
This week on Pagecast, the podcast brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers, Femi Kayode engages in a lovely conversation with Dr Wamuwi Mbao.
Friday – 12th July 2024
New book alert! Find out more about Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen
Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen by Peter Friedland with Jill Margo is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
[Watch] Rosie Hewlett introduces Medea, a fascinatingly complex, staggeringly powerful woman
Penguin Random House has shared a video of author Rosie Hewlett introducing her new novel Medea, a breathtaking tale of loyalty, persecution and betrayal.
Tuesday – 9th July 2024
Read an excerpt from Earth, the new novel from internationally bestselling author John Boyne
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Earth, the new novel by John Boyne.
Friday – 5th July 2024
‘My spies tell me you’re on the hunt for someone with stories to tell’ – read an excerpt from the action-packed adventure Whisper of Death
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from David Lambkin’s new spy novel Whisper of Death!
Internationally bestselling author Louisa Treger to tour Johannesburg and Cape Town!
Louisa Treger, author of The Lodger, The Dragon Lady and Madwoman, will be visiting South Africa to promote her latest book, The Paris Muse!
Thursday – 4th July 2024
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig – a story of wild adventure, deep transformation and gloriously heart-warming characters
The Life Impossible – the remarkable new novel from Matt Haig, the author of the multimillion-selling international sensation The Midnight Library – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 3rd July 2024
Riots, knife crime, bikes, buses and Brexit – Boris Johnson’s memoir Unleashed to be published in October 2024
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s memoir Unleashed will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 10 October 2024.