Book extracts
‘I wrestled with life and lost.’ – Read an excerpt from Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel Rusty Bell
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel Rusty Bell.
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes’s retelling of the Trojan War from a female perspective
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, A Thousand Ships gives voices to the women, girls and goddesses who, for so long, have been silent.
Dip into an excerpt from T.C. Farren’s new novel The Book of Malachi, a gripping thriller with a speculative twist
Malachi Dakwaa is mute and utterly disconnected from human beings when he gets an extraordinary job offer. In exchange for six months as warder on a top-secret organ farming project, Frasier Pharmaceuticals will graft a new tongue for him. Malachi takes the deal.
‘Dexter meets Gone Girl’: Read an extract from My Lovely Wife, Samantha Downing’s dark and irresistible debut
‘Dexter’ as written by Gillian Flynn: read an extract from My Lovely Wife, the deliciously engrossing debut by Samantha Downing.
[Watch] John Boyne reads an extract from his new novel My Brother’s Name is Jessica
Penguin Random House has shared a video of John Boyne reading an excerpt from his new book, My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes – one of the Guardian’s ‘Best Books of 2019’
Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine and Natalie Haynes’s new novel A Thousand Ships, one of the Guardian’s ‘Best Books of 2019’.
Read an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s darkly enjoyable debut novel, The Last Stop
BlackBird Books has shared an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s debut novel, The Last Stop.
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Spanish Promise by bestselling author Karen Swan
Staying in this evening? Warm yourself up with a glass of wine and Karen Swan’s sizzling summer novel The Spanish Promise.
Something’s gone sour in the Winelands … Read an excerpt from Double Echo by François Bloemhof
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Double Echo by François Bloemhof.
How 8 journalists stood up to censorship imposed by Hlaudi Motsoeneng – read an excerpt from The SABC8, the shocking new book by Foeta Krige
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The SABC8 by Foeta Krige, a story of the fight for media freedom, death threats, intimidation and assault.
‘Mr Moloto, you know that farm is not really yours …’ Read an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema. About the book When working on the …
A seminal boyhood moment played out against the backdrop of political upheaval – Read an excerpt from Tony Peake’s North Facing
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from North Facing by Tony Peake. About the book Peake’s first novel for 20 years is …
The Friday Night Book Club: Read ‘My Beautiful Little Boy’ from Phumlani Pikoli’s book The Fatuous State of Severity
The Fatuous State of Severity is a fresh collection of short stories and illustrations that explores themes surrounding the experiences of a generation of young, urban South Africans coping with the tensions of social media, language insecurities and relationships of various kinds.
‘Isabella Hammad is an enormous talent and her book is a wonder’ – Zadie Smith. Read an excerpt from The Parisian here
‘The Parisian is a sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful….That this remarkable historical epic should be the debut of a writer in her twenties seems impossible, yet it’s true. Isabella Hammad is an enormous talent and her book is a wonder.’ – Zadie Smith
Read an excerpt from Bradley Steyn’s new book Undercover with Mandela’s Spies – an astonishing true-life thriller that reveals for the first time the dirty secrets of a dirty war
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Undercover with Mandela’s Spies: The Story of The Boy Who Crossed the Square by Bradley D …
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Lucy Diamond’s compelling and beautifully written novel Something To Tell You
‘Come on, then, she said to herself. This is your moment. The one you’ve been thinking about for the last six months. Are you going to knock or what?’
Read an extract from Ian McEwan’s provocative and thrilling new novel Machines Like Me
‘While his batteries began to charge, I made us coffee then scrolled through the 470-page online handbook. Its language was mostly clear and precise. But Adam was created across different agencies and in places the instructions had the charm of a nonsense poem. “Unreveal upside of B347k vest to gain carefree emoticon with motherboard output to attenuate mood-swing penumbra.”‘
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Lucinda Riley’s The Butterfly Room – a novel full of unforgettable characters and heartbreaking secrets
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‘It was the most incredible feeling, but it could have been a disaster’ – Find out more about the 1996 Afcon Final in an excerpt from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker!
‘I’ve spent a lifetime trying to forget, yet the smallest thing takes me back to the time the Dragon Lady was shot.’ Read an excerpt from Louisa Treger’s new novel
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Louisa Treger’s new novel, The Dragon Lady.