Book excerpts
Read an excerpt from Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV by Rajesh Sundaram
Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV is Rajesh Sundaram’s story of how he led a small team of Indian broadcast professionals and South African interns to launch the television news channel ANN7.
‘An ecological fable for modern times’: Listen to an excerpt from The Melody by Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author Jim Crace
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from The Melody by Jim Crace, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Harvest.
Revealing the kind of ruler Nicholas II believed himself to be: Read an excerpt from Last of the Tsars
A short, slight man, Nicholas had succeeded his huge bear of a father, Alexander III, in 1894.
Twists that will shock even the savviest reader: Read an excerpt from The Chalk Man, the debut novel by CJ Tudor
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Chalk Man, the new novel by CJ Tudor.
Read an excerpt from The Feed – Nick Clark Windo’s electrifying, high-concept debut thriller
Nick Clark Windo’s debut novel The Feed is a unique, thought-provoking and utterly addictive thriller with a chilling premise at its core.
‘I think my real name is Samantha. I think I’m your daughter.’ Read an excerpt from She’s Not There by Joy Fielding
A gripping novel from a queen of psychological suspense and New York Times bestselling author, Joy Fielding.
Not quite the sexy surprise I was expecting: Read an excerpt from Sophie Kinsella’s latest novel Surprise Me
Dan and Sylvie try to keep their marriage fresh by organising special treats for each other. But not all of them go to plan, particularly when an unexpected pet is brought home …
A fast-paced thriller set in Joburg: Read an extract from NR Brodie’s debut novel Knucklebone
Pan Macmillan SA has shared the opening chapter of Knucklebone, the debut novel by NR Brodie.
‘The more he swore off sex, the deeper the memories sank into his subconscious’ – Read an excerpt from Toy Boy, the new novel by Leon van Nierop
The air is hot and humid, and there’s a Joburg thunderstorm brewing on the horizon.
Read and listen to an excerpt from This Idea is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
In This Idea is Brilliant, John Brockman asks 206 of the world’s most brilliant minds the question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
Read an excerpt from The Tattooist of Auschwitz: An unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity, based on true events
The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved.
Read an excerpt from Jeremy Maggs’s new book Win! Compelling Conversations with 20 Successful South Africans
Jeremy Maggs chats to activist, politician, diplomat and business leader Cheryl Carolus!
‘A Woman’s Place is in The Struggle’ – Read an excerpt from The Knock on the Door
Like so many South African women, Daphne Mashile faced additional burdens in detention because she was a mother.
Read the opening chapters of Peter Carey’s new book A Long Way From Home
A Long Way From Home, the new book from award-winning author Peter Carey, is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
A remarkable 10-year-old – Read an excerpt from The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Superbly researched and enormously gripping, The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan by Sebastian Mallaby is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read an excerpt from Hugh Masekela’s autobiography, Still Grazing
Hugh Ramopolo Masekela died in Johannesburg yesterday, after a long battle with prostate cancer.
Read an extract from Under Glass, the new novel from award-winning author Claire Robertson
Under Glass is a high-stakes narrative of deception and disguise that will appeal to a range of readers of literary fiction by one of the country’s finest novelists.
‘To be great is to be misunderstood’ – Read an excerpt from Dare Not Linger, the sequel to Long Walk To Freedom
Mandela knew that his own legacy depended on the course he had championed: the talks between the government and the ANC.
‘Black is Beautiful challenges the belief which makes someone negate himself’ – Read an excerpt from The Testimony of Steve Biko
When Steve Biko entered the courtroom in Pretoria in 1974 as a star witness in the trial of nine student leaders, those …
Listen to Arundhati Roy read from her long-awaited second novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
“How to tell a shattered story? By slowly becoming everybody. No. By slowly becoming everything .”