Book excerpts

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Sindiwe Magona’s powerful and resonant new novel When the Village Sleeps

Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from When the Village Sleeps by Sindiwe Magona!

Read an excerpt from Zachariah Rapola’s award-winning short story collection Beginnings of a Dream

Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Beginnings of a Dream by Zachariah Rapola.

Find out more about Nicola Yoon’s new book Instructions for Dancing – and read the first 3 chapters!

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

‘Vywervrou? Nee, ’n kaivrou. Dis wat sy is.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Chanette Paul se jongste roman, Marilyn

’n Mens se sondes haal jou altyd in. Selfs die wat jy nie self gepleeg het nie. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Marilyn deur Chanette Paul.

‘Die laaste gedagte wat deur haar kop gegaan het was: Jou klein feeks’: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Die Seepunt-insident

Imelda Grys weet wie haar vermoor het, maar sal die speurders dit betyds kan uitpluis? Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Anna Wharton’s chilling, clever debut, The Imposter

The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening …

So hekel jy ’n snoesige seshoekdeken vir die winter: Kry jou gratis patroon in die Julie-uitgawe van The Penguin Post

In die Julie-uitgawe van The Penguin Post wys Christa Swanepoel lesers hoe om ’n seshoekdeken te hekel. Kry jou gratis patroon vandag nog!

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh narrates the audiobook of An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon (PLUS: Listen to an excerpt!)

Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon, read by Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh!

Find out more about Lesley Pearse’s new novel Suspects (PLUS: Read an excerpt!)

What do you do when your dream home becomes your worst nightmare?

Friday Night Book Club: A town’s descent into panic and paranoia … read an excerpt from Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan

Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from Sixteen Horses, the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary new talent, Greg Buchanan.

Video: Kristel Loots lees ’n stukkie uit Blom in die hare (met ’n blom in haar hare)

Kristel Loots lees voor uit ’n ou gunsteling, Blom in die hare, wat in 2018 by LAPA verskyn het. Kyk gerus saam!

Listen to an excerpt from The Dictionary of Lost Words – a lyrical and thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Pip Williams’s delightful debut The Dictionary of Lost Words, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Het jy ’n geliefde wat met ’n bipolêre versteuring leef? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Verhale van hoop deur Pieter van Zyl

LitNet het onlangs ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Pieter van Zyl se Verhale van hoop: Só help jy jou geliefde en jouself.

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Zen Cho’s new novel Black Water Sister – a creepily atmospheric and surprisingly heartwarming tale

The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate this evening …

Video: Elsa Winckler lees ’n stukkie uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert

Verslawing, liefde en oorwinning: Kyk na Elsa Winckler se voorlesing uit haar geestelike roman, Arendsvlerke vir Siebert.

Uittreksel: Sharnelle Hough (17) en Marna Engelbrecht (16) veg vir hul lewens in Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers

Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers waarin Sharnelle Hough (17) en Marna Engelbrecht (16) se laaste oomblikke uitgebeeld word.

One family. One unforgettable night. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid

‘If summer could somehow fit into a book, then you’d find it in Malibu Rising’ – Oprah Daily. Listen to an excerpt from Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, read by Julia Whelan.

‘We are all refugees of our childhoods’: Read an excerpt from Ashraf Kagee’s dazzling new novel, By the Fading Light

Read an excerpt from By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey.

Lees nou die eerste hoofstuk van Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg

Sal Gita Bruwer ooit haar diepste geheime met die wêreld kan deel? Vind uit in Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg.