Archive

November 21st, 2023

The Art of Adaptation: I Am Pilgrim's Journey to the Silver Screen

This entry was posted on 21 November 2023.

I Am Pilgrim author, Terry Hayes, discusses the challenges of adapting his successful novel into a film. Despite a film deal with MGM, the project has yet to materialise, with the author attributing delays to the complex nature of Hollywood. He reflects on the evolving landscape of streaming and the difficulty of capturing and maintaining audience attention.

November 20th

Extract: Water by John Boyne

This entry was posted on 20 November 2023.

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. A masterfully reflective story, and the first in Boyne’s Element series.

 


 

Merry Litmas: The Christmas Wishlist of Our Favourite Bookworms

This entry was posted on 20 November 2023.

Unwrap literary magic this Christmas with a wishlist from beloved authors and bookstagrammers. Discover Slikour: The Life of a Hip Hop Pioneer, Feed My Tribe for the foodies, and the soul-stirring Man's Search for Meaning. Dive into quirky tales like Buried Treasure and explore South African landscapes in Place.

November 17th

Extract: The Secret by Lee Child & Andrew Child

This entry was posted on 17 November 2023.

In 1992 Chicago, a hospitalised man faces an impossible question from strangers before plummeting from his twelfth-floor window, drawing the attention of the Secretary of Defense. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Army Major, becomes part of an inter-agency task force to investigate. With a cold-blooded killer on the loose and a 23-year-old secret to unveil, Reacher is determined to bring justice, whether that means playing by the rules or following his own instincts.

 


 

Extract: Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson

This entry was posted on 17 November 2023.

When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first. It soon becomes clear that the plane was taken down by a rare, stolen machine gun. The list of people who could operate the weapon is short. And time runs even shorter. But this isn't the only case the pair must solve. They're also tracking a serial killer who's ambushing young men in what the media are calling the 'Dead Hours' murders.

November 9th

Extract: The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

This entry was posted on 09 November 2023.

The Year of the Locust is as immersive as Terry’s instant classic I Am Pilgrim. In the book, a deep cover special agent is charged with the impossible: extract a vital informant from a secretive terrorist group deep in their heartland – without getting caught. When it doesn’t go to plan, no-one could have foreseen how significant the repercussions might be ...

 


 

Chapter One

Extract: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

This entry was posted on 09 November 2023.

Can you commit the perfect crime? Pilgrim is the codename for a man who doesn't exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence. Before he disappeared into anonymous retirement, he wrote the definitive book on forensic criminal investigation. But that book will come back to haunt him.

 


 

Part One

October 20th

Resepte: Nostalgie deur Herman Lensing

This entry was posted on 20 October 2023.

NOSTALGIE is Herman Lensing se sewende kookboek en volg op die uiters suksesvolle HUISKOS / HOME COOKING in 2021, wat vir ’n Gourmand-toekenning benoem is, en Dit Proe Soos Huis (Human & Rousseau), wat in 2019 verskyn het. Herman se laaste boek in die trilogie vertel – in sy eie woorde – die storie van sy lewe tot op 36 jaar. Die eerste proe of geur van kos laat jou terugdink en verlang – dit bring NOSTALGIE.

October 18th

Recipes: Senidlile Kodwa? by Zanele van Zyl

This entry was posted on 18 October 2023.

Senidlile Kodwa?  is the third cookbook from Zanele van Zyl. Based on the isiZulu phrase, which means ‘have you eaten yet?’, a question asked by every mother, aunty or grandmother when you enter their home,  Senidlile Kodwa?  is an expression of Zanele’s identity, her love language, and the joy she finds in preparing food for other people. Filled with 100 simple yet tasty recipes, the book is a celebration of food, whether you’re cooking for yourself or the people you love.

October 17th

Extract: The Woman at the Wheel by Penny Haw

This entry was posted on 17 October 2023.

Carl Benz may be known as the "Father of the Automobile," but Bertha Benz was the woman behind the wheel driving the world into a new era.  The Woman at the Wheel  is a gorgeous historical fiction novel that takes a peek under the hood, examining the life of a fascinating woman who refused to let men hit the brakes on her revolutionary machine.

 


 

Chapter 1

Pages

Facebook  Twitter