Book extracts
Read the first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million-copy bestseller Lesley Pearse
Read on for the exclusive first chapter of Liar, the new novel from million copy bestseller, Lesley Pearse, out on June 25th 2020.
‘Ek herken haar. Sy is … Maryna.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair
Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair waarin ma en dogter mekaar na 20 jaar vir die eerste keer weer sien. Die eerste ontmoeting speel nie af soos wat Erin verwag het nie. Haar dogter praat beter Chinees as Afrikaans, is grotesk, het ’n daggagewoonte en sê amper nooit enigiets nie.
Read an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road – an account of an American family with 12 children, six diagnosed with schizophrenia
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker.
Friday Night Book Club: ‘A mother. A child. An impossible choice.’ Read an exclusive excerpt from The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Staying in this evening? Of course you are! Get comfortable …
Jack Reacher is back! Read an excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Penguin Random House has shared a first-look excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child!
‘I too am but a visitor to Cape Town’ – Listen to Jamil F Khan reading from his new book Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams
The Cheeky Natives have shared a video of Jamil F Khan reading from his new book Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams.
It’s been 20 years, but all is not forgiven – Read an excerpt from Who We Were by BM Carroll
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Who We Were, a gripping novel about the power of childhood cruelty, and how it makes us the adults we become.
‘Toe die vyfde yssomer aanbreek en die son steeds nie skyn nie, het die uittog begin’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit In ’n land sonder voëls deur Harry Kalmer
Lees ’n uittreksel uit die wyle skrywer Harry Kalmer se roman In ’n land sonder voëls, wat onlangs benoem is vir die Universiteit van Johannesburg-pryse vir 2020.
China’s growing footprint in Africa – Read an excerpt from Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from The Book of Gifts, the new novel from award-winning author Craig Higginson
The Book of Gifts dives into the deepest and most hazardous reaches of human consciousness in order to catch the brightest fish.
‘I had a night of scattered dreams. They filled the room.’ Read an excerpt from The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the bestselling novel by Christy Lefteri
Read an excerpt from Christy Lefteri’s moving, powerful and compassionate novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Read an excerpt from Peter Church’s thriller Crackerjack, part of LAPA’s Quarantine Reading List of ebooks
Lapa Publishers has shared an excerpt from Crackerjack, book one of Peter Church’s Dark Web Trilogy.
Missing the ocean? Dive into She Down There, an underwater love story by debut author and master diver Lynton Francois Burger
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from She Down There, the debut novel by Lynton Francois Burger.
‘Jy mag niks geniet nie, want jy het iets verskrikliks aangevang’: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Liewe mamma deur Esther Verhoef
Liewe Mamma deur die Nederlandse skrywer Esther Verhoef is ’n angswekkende roman oor ’n vrou se skynbaar perfekte lewe wat kruis met dié van ’n jong gewoontemisdadiger. Lees die uittreksel.
‘Sy val onomkeerbaar langs die trein in’: Lees en luister na ’n uittreksel uit Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl en luister na ’n stukkie uit die audioboek, voorgelees deur Chris van Niekerk.
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Afspraak met moord deur Jana Marx, die ware verhaal oor die binnewerking van die Krugersdorp-kultus
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Afspraak met moord deur Jana Marx, die ware gruverhaal van een van die opspraakwekkendste moordsake in die land.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from NR Brodie’s new thriller Three Bodies
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Escape to afternoons in tiny Parisian apartment in the 1970s with an excerpt from Isabelle in the Afternoon
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Isabelle in the Afternoon, a moving story of passion and heartbreak from Douglas Kennedy, the internationally bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness.
Shedding light on a blood-soaked chapter in South Africa’s history – Read an excerpt from Philippa Garson’s memoir Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War
‘Although some may find the violence triggering, it is my specific intention to not sidestep the uncomfortable truth about this time.’
‘Something terrible has happened … She ended up under a train.’ – Read an excerpt from Irna van Zyl’s heart-stopping new thriller, Blood Stone
Detective Warrant Officer Storm van der Merwe’s mother did not fall under the train on Paddington Station by accident. No, she’d been pushed.