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Friday – 17th May 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Lucinda Riley’s The Butterfly Room – a novel full of unforgettable characters and heartbreaking secrets
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Thursday – 16th May 2019
You Will Be Safe Here – the debut novel from award-winning non-fiction author Damian Barr
You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. This is the brilliant debut novel from the award-winning author of the memoir Maggie & Me.
Wednesday – 15th May 2019
‘I’ve spent a lifetime trying to forget, yet the smallest thing takes me back to the time the Dragon Lady was shot.’ Read an excerpt from Louisa Treger’s new novel
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Louisa Treger’s new novel, The Dragon Lady.
From the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki’s new book FAKE: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets
How do we decipher fact from fiction? How do we differentiate between truth and lies? And determine what’s real … from what isn’t?
Listen to an excerpt from Tombland, the new novel in CJ Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from Tombland, the seventh novel in CJ Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series.
Tuesday – 14th May 2019
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – the gripping must-read debut thriller of 2019
With film rights snapped up by an Oscar-winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 territories, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and AJ Finn, The Silent Patient promises to be the debut thriller of 2019.
Monday – 13th May 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Tony Peake’s exquisite new novel North Facing at Love Books (28 May)
Love Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers are thrilled to invite you to the launch of North Facing by Tony Peake.
Asymptote Journal announces a new essay writing contest judged by JM Coetzee
Asymptote, a journal dedicated to world literature in translation, has announced a new contest, to be judged by JM Coetzee.
Friday – 10th May 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Redemption, the latest novel from David Baldacci, master of thrillers
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Settle in with a glass of wine …
Don’t miss acclaimed British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore at Love Books for the launch of Written in History (21 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of Written in History: Letters that Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Thursday – 9th May 2019
‘A daring blend of romance, crime and history’ – Join Louisa Treger for the launch of The Dragon Lady at Love Books (16 May)
Love Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of The Dragon Lady by Louisa Treger.
Tuesday – 30th April 2019
A word from Melinda Gates on her new book The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
The Moment of Lift, the debut book from Melinda Gates, is out now from Pan Macmillan!
Cala by Laura Legge – a wondrous, incantatory debut novel set in the modern-day Outer Hebrides
Cala by Laura Legge – a brilliantly original coming-of-age story from a new and powerful literary voice.
Monday – 29th April 2019
Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, awarded annually to the ‘best, eligible full-length novel in English’ by a woman, has been announced.
Wednesday – 24th April 2019
The Beautiful Ones, the memoir Prince was writing when he died, will be published in October 2019
The Beautiful Ones by Prince, the artistic visionary, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor and filmmaker, will be published by Penguin Random House in October 2019.
Bird Summons, the brilliantly imagined, intense and haunting new novel from award-winning author Leila Aboulela
Bird Summons – an enchanting, tender portrait of three women searching for freedom, from the three-times Orange Prize longlisted, Scottish Book Award and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Tuesday – 23rd April 2019
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Nuruddin Farah’s new novel North of Dawn, a provocative, devastating story of love, loyalty and national identity (24 April)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Nuruddin Farah’s new novel North of Dawn.
Meet Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven bestselling author Mitch Albom in Cape Town (2 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Next Person You Meet in Heaven.
Thursday – 18th April 2019
The Dragon Lady, Louisa Treger’s brilliant second novel – a brilliant evocation of life in 1950s Rhodesia
Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia ‘Ginie’ Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie’s extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg.
The Moment of Lift, the debut book from Melinda Gates – a timely and necessary call to action for women’s empowerment
Let Melinda Gates inspire you to commit to the lift with her debut book, The Moment of Lift, out from Pan Macmillan this April.