Extracts
Extract: Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
11 February 2025
The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the
twist: an original literary thriller, from the author of the sensational Eight
Detectives. A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday
party. At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. They
draw names from a hat: in each story, one...
Extract: I Am Tshiamo by Tshaimo Modisane
11 February 2025
Growing up as Kgositsile, meaning “king,” Tshiamo Modisane always
knew she was a girl despite her assigned gender. Raised in conservative
black culture, she faced censure and abuse but made courageous choices
from age five. Her journey, marked by self-doubt and resilience, led to
gender-affirmation...
Extract: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
06 February 2025
Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying...
Extract: Make Your Bed by William H McRaven
06 February 2025
'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life ... and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy Seal. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not...
Extract: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
06 February 2025
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up, journalist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, wrestling with self-sabotage, finding a job, throwing a socially disastrous Rod-Stewart themed house party, getting drunk, getting dumped, realising that Ivan from the...
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