Book extracts
Two islands. Two women. Read an extract from Claire Robertson’s new novel Isle!
‘She puts herself under a spell of serenity, to be tranquil and swift. Nothing she does can break it. She cuts her finger and curses out loud and she is still between its buffers. The ceaseless hum.’
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Shalom Auslander’s Mother for Dinner – an outrageously tasty comedy
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening with this excerpt from Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander, the author of Hope: A Tragedy – ‘the funniest novel of the decade’ (Sunday Times).
[Uittreksel] Hekel en word heel 2: Brenda hekel twee jaar se gebede aanmekaar in haar blokkieskombers
Lees Brenda se storie van hoop en genesing in Hekel en word heel 2. Plus, probeer haar patroon vir ’n maklike blokkieserp.
‘Die twaalfde hou val met mening’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Kroonwild, Henk Breytenbach se jongste distopiese roman
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Henk Breytenbach se jongste spanningsroman, Kroonwild.
Read an excerpt from The Dare – the new electrifying novel of suspense by bestselling author Lesley Kara
As a child, it was just a game. As an adult, it was a living nightmare.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Promise, the life-affirming and beautifully written new book by bestselling author Lucy Diamond
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening with this excerpt from Lucy Diamond’s new novel The Promise, an unforgettable story about finding love, hope and joy in even the darkest moments.
Friday Night Book Club: A country torn apart by war. Two siblings divided by fate. Read an excerpt from Pippo and Clara by Diana Rosie
Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening with this excerpt from Diana Rosie’s Pippo and Clara – the story of a family and a country divided.
Watch author Joanna Nadin reading an excerpt from her new book The Talk of Pram Town, a story about mothers, daughters and second chances …
Written in Joanna Nadin’s trademark dazzling prose, The Talk of Pram Town tells the story of three generations of Earnshaws and asks whether it always has to be like mother, like daughter …
‘Jy het my baba vermoor, Meinhardt’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die lewe vir beginners deur Bernette Bergenthuin
Lees die eerste hoofstuk van Die lewe vir beginners deur Bernette Bergenthuin: ’n storie van begin, weer begin en óórbegin …
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from the deliciously dark and devious People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd
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‘Wat is dit tog met haar en weeskinders?’ Lees die eerste hoofstuk uit Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt
In Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt beland joernalis Lizette de Klerk op ’n speurtog na Italië waar sy die ware betekenis van la dolce vita leer ken. Lees die eerste hoofstuk hier.
Wat is die moeilikheid met Piña Coladas? Vind uit in Elsa Winckler se stomende erotiese verhaal in Lyfskap [Uittreksel]
Lees hier die eerste hoofstuk van bekroonde skrywer Elsa Winckler se erotiese verhaal in Lyfskap.
Lus vir doughnuts? Bak dit self! Probeer Marlene Schoeman se smullekker resep vir basiese oliebolle
Kom, trek jou voorskoot aan en Bak dit self – probeer Marlene Schoeman se maklike resep vir basiese oliebolle.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Rebecca Whitney’s page-turning thriller The Hidden Girls
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening with …
Dip into The Prodigal Son – the new high-octane thriller in the Orphan X series from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Prodigal Son – the tense and exciting new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz featuring Evan Smoak – aka Orphan X.
‘Dis byna supernatural, jy weet’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die duiwel maak my hart so seer deur François Bloemhof
Lees die eerste hoofstuk van François Bloemhof se nuwe spanningsverhaal, Die duiwel maak my hart so seer.
‘Welcome to Eldorado Park.’ – Read an excerpt from Those Who Live in Cages, the acclaimed debut novel by Terry-Ann Adams
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Terry-Ann Adams’s debut novel Those Who Live in Cages, a story about Coloured women, family, …
Read an excerpt from Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon, a spellbinding debut novel about what happens when secrets fester through the generations
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Catherine Menon’s debut Fragile Monsters, a spellbinding novel of war and family betrayal set in Malaysia.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Kristin Hannah’s gripping, heartbreaking and inspiring new novel The Four Winds
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times …
‘Anna het dit nie sien kom nie’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo (Plus: Lokprent)
Penguin Random House SA het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo – die verhaal van die beeldskone digter Anna Neethling en die moord wat sy nie sien kom het nie. Lees die uittreksel en kyk na die lokprent.