Book extracts
Op die kortlys vir die Jan Rabie-Rapportprys vir nuwe prosa: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Strafjaart deur Theo Kemp
Die wenner van die Jan Rabie-Rapportprys word op 19 September bekendgemaak. Lees solank ‘n uittreksel uit Strafjaart deur Theo Kemp, ‘n storie waar hoop en wanhoop ’n maalkolk kan raak.
Luister! Deon Lamprecht lees ’n uittreksel voor uit Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola (Plus: Onderhoud)
Deon Lamprecht het onlangs ’n uittreksel voorgelees uit sy jongste boek, Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola. Luister na die voorlesing.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Vivian de Klerk’s must-read debut novel Not to Mention
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and …
Read an excerpt from Dorothy Koomson’s All My Lies Are True, the breathtaking sequel to the iconic bestseller The Ice Cream Girls
Dorothy Koomson has shared an excerpt from her new novel All My Lies Are True!
Read ‘When my mother came to stay’ – Read an excerpt from Yaa Gyasi’s new novel, Transcendent Kingdom (Plus: Interview)
Read an excerpt from Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, entitled ‘When my mother came to stay’, where the narrator Gifty offers an intimate glimpse at the relationship between a mother and daughter.
Listen to an excerpt from Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell – A tale of dreams, drugs, love, and madness, and of fame’s Faustian pact
Introducing Utopia Avenue, the spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell! Listen to an excerpt from the first chapter on Soundcloud.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Charlotte Levin’s powerful and darkly funny novel If I Can’t Have You
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Zola deur Johan Jack Smith, wenner van die gesogte 2020 Eugène Marais-prys vir ’n debuutroman
In die hardebaard-riller Zola probeer twee speurders ’n reeksmoordenaar vastrek wat in die strate van Johannesburg verwoesting saai, met jong meisies as sy teiken. Lees ’n uittreksel.
Friday Night Book Club: A debut novel that reads like a masterpiece – read an excerpt from Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Get comfortable this evening with some popcorn and an excerpt from Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain – recently longlisted for the Booker Prize!
‘Hoe sal jy die Kaap beskryf? Sonskyn of storms?’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit In sonskyn en storms deur Frenette van Wyk
Skrywer Frenette van Wyk het onlangs ’n kort uittreksel uit haar nuwe e-boek, In sonskyn en storms, op haar Facebook-blad gedeel. Lees die uittreksel.
Friday Night Book Club: Greed. Danger. Treachery. A rare cycad – stolen. Read an excerpt from Tony Park’s latest novel Last Survivor
A priceless plant, a rare African cycad thought to be extinct and prized by collectors, has been discovered, then stolen.
15 tips for happy, healthy sex, from Tiffany Kagure Mugo’s new book Quirky Quick Guide to Having Great Sex
Kwela Books has shared an excerpt from Quirky Quick Guide to Having Great Sex by Tiffany Kagure Mugo!
‘Die hamer tref die houtpen met ’n dowwe knal’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jan Vermeulen se gotiese riller, Nagjagter
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Nagjagter deur Jan Vermeulen, nou beskikbaar by jou naaste boekwinkel en as e-boek.
Pigs, Love and a Bride Bereft – read an excerpt from Loves and Miracles of Pistola, the debut novel from Hilary Prendini Toffoli
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Hilary Prendini Toffoli’s novel Loves and Miracles of Pistola.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Last Trial, the explosive new legal thriller by Scott Turow
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Get comfortable this evening with some popcorn and an excerpt …
‘Twilight is deepening and the smoke hangs thickly in the streets’ – Read an excerpt from Zola, the debut novel by Johan Jack Smith
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Johan Jack Smith’s debut novel Zola.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter
Get comfortable this evening with a bar of chocolate and an excerpt from Alexandra Potter’s Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up – a book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan!
Listen to an extract from The Last Trial by Scott Turow, a masterful courtroom thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense
Pan Macmillan has shared an audiobook excerpt from The Last Trial by Scott Turow!
The DA was severely divided on the question of race and racism – Read an excerpt from The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg. The book is …
‘It was a strange time …’ Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.