Book extracts
So maak jy Pitahamburgers met Griekse jogurtsous! Probeer hierdie gratis resep uit Kosbaar deur Elmarie Berry
Is een van jou nuwejaarsvoornemens om gesonder te eet? Dan moet jy Elmarie Berry se resep vir Pitahamburgers met Griekse jogurtsous probeer!
‘She knew his eyes would linger on her arse. It felt like home.’ – Read an extract from Wahala by Nikki May – the hottest debut of 2022
Nikki May’s Wahala is a page-turning debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from TJ Klune’s ‘simply perfect’ novel The House in the Cerulean Sea
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and an excerpt from The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune – an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that’s become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.
Listen to an excerpt from Polly Crosby’s atmospheric and deeply emotional novel The Unravelling
The Unravelling by Polly Crosby is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. Listen to an excerpt below!
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop – a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks …
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and an excerpt from Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop – a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Freya Marske’s magical debut novel A Marvellous Light
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light – a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes, including a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance, set in an alternative Edwardian England.
‘I was able to cultivate an almost delusional level of confidence.’ – Read an excerpt from Will Smith’s memoir Will
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Will, Will Smith’s story of his amazing ride through the worlds of music and film.
Listen to an excerpt from Siya Turabi’s The Last Beekeeper – one of the most exciting debuts of 2021
The Last Beekeeper by Siya Turabi is a lyrical historical novel of family, friendship and self-discovery, exploring the power of choice in a changing world and love in communion with nature.
‘Petrusburg was Jimi se rugbyhemel’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Maretha Maartens se bekroonde jeugroman, Bethel se berg
Op soek na die perfekte geskenk vir jou tiener se Kerskous? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Bethel se berg deur Maretha Maartens – naaswenner in LAPA se jeugromankompetisie 2020.
Moord is op die spyskaart … Lees ’n uittreksel uit Gifbeker deur Irna van Zyl
Wat is beter as ’n boek vir Kersfees? ’n Reeks! Lees nou al vier uittreksels uit Irna van Zyl se Storm van der Merwe-reeks: Moordvis (2016), Gifbeker (2018), Bloedsteen (2020) en Op ’n mooi dag (2021):
‘You’re in big, big trouble …’ Read an excerpt from Taking Selfies with A Sheep by Jaco Jacobs
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Taking Selfies with A Sheep by Jaco Jacobs.
‘Jy is die oorsaak,’ moes ek hoor. Haar depressie is my skuld: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Verhale van hoop deur Pieter van Zyl
In Verhale van hoop gesels Pieter van Zyl met mense van verskillende agtergronde oor wat dit behels om die pad van ’n psigiese versteuring met ’n geliefde te loop.
’n Lyk in die swembad onderbreek ’n stomende swemsessie – lees Hoofstuk 1 van Spieëltjie, spieëltjie deur Jan Vermeulen!
LAPA Uitgewers het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit die finale roman in Jan Vermeulen se Olaf Demeyer-reeks, Spieëltjie, spieëltjie.
Read an excerpt from Oh William! – Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout’s exploration of the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Oh William!, the new novel by Elizabeth Strout.
[Uittreksel] Die duisend en eerste nag deur François Bloemhof: ‘Ek draai die knop en die deur swaai oop. Krakend’
Lees ’n gedeelte uit Die duisend en eerste nag deur François Bloemhof – ’n magiese-realistiese roman waarin droom, fantasie, film, vervolgverhale, musiek en die gotiese ineenvleg.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Hashtag Happy, the YA debut from by Theodora Lee
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and this excerpt from Hashtag Happy – the fast-paced, honest and piercing Young Adult debut from South African YouTuber and social media marketer Theodora Lee.
Read an excerpt from The Judge’s List – John Grisham’s most surprising, chilling novel yet
The Judge’s List by bestselling author John Grisham – a new legal thriller about a man who might be the most criminal sitting judge in American history.
11 feite oor Jan Vermeulen wat jy (dalk) nie geweet het nie (Plus: Kyk na ’n voorlesing uit Nagjagter!)
LAPA Uitgewers vier vandeesmaand die befaamde skrywer Jan Vermeulen! Die vierde boek in sy Olaf Demeyer-reeks, Spieëltjie, spieëltjie, het onlangs die rakke getref.
‘Sy glimlag styf. Dit bly steeds ’n shitspul’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Moordvis deur Irna van Zyl
Dinge raak gevaarliker as ’n haaihokduik (sonder die hok) vir Storm van der Merwe in Moordvis deur Irna van Zyl. Lees ’n uittreksel uit die heel eerste roman in hierdie gewilde reeks!
Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… Read an excerpt from Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.