FIRST CHAPTER | ‘We go back to the beginning’ – Christopher by Nozuko Siyotula

It’s a warm and elegant read narrated by Vuyo, a contemporary young South African trying to find her place in the world after the death...

19 Feb

FIRST CHAPTER | ‘Stay away from your children’ – Véronique Tadjo’s poignant account of when Ebola hit West Africa

The newly translated novel by Véronique Tadjo, In the Company of Men: The Ebola Tales (Jacana), is a series of moving snapshots based on...

22 Mar

FIRST CHAPTER | The Milk Tart Murders by Sally Andrew

Who knew a Marilyn Monroe movie could kill you?

18 Mar

FIRST CHAPTER | 'Something dreadful happened in Wales yesterday' – A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe

"Something dreadful happened in Wales yesterday, but it was William’s graduation and so he has been distracted."

14 Mar

FIRST CHAPTER | Dolly Parton’s first novel: Big dreams and faded jeans in Run, Rose, Run

She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run...This is the first chapter of Dolly Parton’s...

04 Mar

FIRST CHAPTER | US National Book Award-winner Hell of a Book – ‘I was invisible!’

Hell of a Book weaves together three narrative strands into a masterful novel. In a structurally and conceptually daring examination of...

04 Dec 2021

FIRST CHAPTER | This Might Sting a Bit by Claire Adlam

Claire Adlam’s novel This Might Sting a Bit (Quickfox) is a witty take on dark matters.

25 Nov 2021

FIRST CHAPTER | The Wilderness Between Us by Penny Haw

Penny Haw’s novel The Wilderness Between Us is about a Tsitsikamma hiking group and what happens when something goes wrong.

28 Oct 2021

FIRST CHAPTER | An Island by Karen Jennings

An Island by Karen Jennings was longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. It is the story of Samuel, a lighthouse keeper who lives alone on a...

15 Sep 2021

FIRST CHAPTER | Being Dianne by Qarnita Loxton

In 'Being Dianne' Qarnita Loxton writes about same-sex relationships, intercultural relationships and navigating divorce.

03 Sep 2021