New releases
Die bekroonde Nederlandse skrywer Esther Verhoef se angswekkende riller Liewe Mamma is nou in Afrikaans beskibaar!
Esther Verhoef se Nederlandse domestic noir Lieve Mama is nou in Afrikaans by LAPA beskikbaar as Liewe Mamma.
Ter wille van jou deur Magdaleen Walters: Kan Stoffel sy onskuld bewys en Juanita se liefde wen?
‘n Tronkvoël en ‘n houtfabriekeienaar se dogter … sal liefde op die ou end seëvier? Vind uit in Ter wille van jou deur Magdaleen Walters
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.
Die dodelike geheime en obsessies van … Bloedfamilie deur Elsa Hamersma: Is die moordgeen in die familielede se DNS?
Een moord in die familie is erg genoeg, maar twee in een week raak bisar: Vind uit wie is die moordenaar in Bloedfamilie deur Elsa Hamersma, nuut by LAPA.
How to Argue With a Racist – the international bestseller by Adam Rutherford
How to Argue With a Racist by Adam Rutherford is a vital manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation, and a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry.
The Secret Messenger – the highly awaited new novel from Mandy Robotham, the bestselling author of The German Midwife
Set between German-occupied 1940s Venice and modern-day London, this is a fascinating tale of the bravery of everyday women in the darkest corners of WWII, for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.
As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair: Wat gebeur as ’n kind wat ontvoer is 20 jaar later terugkom?
Deborah Steinmair se jongste verhoudingsriller As jy van moord droom het pas op LAPA se rakke verskyn, en vind oorsprong in die storie van Gert van Rooyen en Joey Haarhoff.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive, first-look excerpt from Gail Schimmel’s new thriller Two Months!
‘Today is actually the twenty-first of April. It’s a Saturday. You’ve lost about two months.’
Capetonians! Don’t want to leave the house? Get The Book Lounge to come to you!
Your friendly neighbourhood bookshop, The Book Lounge, is ready and waiting for your order! Cape Town’s favourite independent bookshop The Book Lounge …
Inspired by real events, from the Boer War to brutal camps for teenage boys now – You Will Be Safe Here, the debut novel by Damian Barr
The stunning and shocking debut novel from the award-winning author of Maggie & Me.
Financial Freedom Through Property – how anyone can make money in property, regardless of the resources available to them
Financial Freedom Through Property – a step-by-step, practical guide on how to purchase your first investment property, written in easy-to-understand, conversational language that explains complex concepts simply.
Is there a serial killer at work in Joburg? NR Brodie returns with Three Bodies
In Three Bodies, NR Brodie’s formidable duo (from her debut novel Knucklebone) are fighting time to figure out who is killing women in and around Joburg … is there a serial killer on the loose?
A hard-hitting exposé of the profit-driven multinational running Mangaung private prison – The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison by Ruth Hopkins is out at the end of March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Out now! The Authenticity Project is the feel-good novel of 2020
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley – the 2020 debut novel everyone is talking about.
A Poor Season for Whales by Michiel Heyns, ‘a clever, bitingly funny novel’
A Poor Season for Whales, the new novel from award-winning author Michiel Heyns, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen: ’n Kroniek van smart, verraad en ’n goeie skeut galgehumor
Daar is min verhale in Afrikaans wat armoede uitbeeld soos ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Vijoen, nou by LAPA beskikbaar.
Swart swaan deur Wilken Calitz: ’n Surrealistiese sprokie vir volwassenes oor ’n man wie se verbeelding op ‘n dag vlerke kry
Wilken Calitz se Swart swaan: ’n Betowerende roman oor die lewe van ’n man wie se verbeelding op ’n dag vlerke kry.
New book alert! Philippa Garson’s unputdownable new book Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War – a brilliant account of a harrowing period in South African history
Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War by Philippa Garson is out in March from Jacana Media.
House of Horrors, the shocking story of how the Springs Monster tortured and abused his family, is now available in English
House of horrors, the English translation of Susan Cilliers’s bestselling Afrikaans exposé Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs hel, is now available.
New book alert! From Ivory Towers to Ebony Towers: Transforming Humanities Curricula in South Africa, Africa and African-American Studies
From Ivory Towers to Ebony Towers: Transforming Humanities Curricula in South Africa, Africa and African-American Studies by Tella Oluwaseun and Shireen Motala is out from Jacana Media in March 2020.