Readers Recommends - 19 June 2023

by Meghan America

 

Get ready to discover your next must-read! Join us and publishing reps as we showcase exciting adult titles that are sure to entice book lovers of all types. Don't miss out on this chance to explore the latest buzz-worthy books!

Annalise Lukas: Jonathan Ball Publishers

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, by other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend.

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level.

Damage by Josephine Hart


Chilling and brilliant, Damage is a masterpiece—a daring look at the dangers of obsession and the depth of its shattering consequences. The gripping story of a man’s desperate obsession and scandalous love affair.

Sune Raspel: Blue Weaver Sales and Marketing

The Illustrator's Guide To Procreate

Unlock your creativity with easy digital illustration techniques. Learn how to create professional-looking art and illustration in Procreate, the industry-leading digital painting app for iPad.

Evergreens by Liam Brown

An unconventional love story between a couple; one of whom is aging at a normal rate, one of whom is part of an experimental anti-aging trial and is suffering some pretty serious consequences.

The Seaweed Revolution by Vincent Doumeizel

Today a fast-growing global population, combined with climate, social and environmental crises, gives us compelling reasons to reconsider this forgotten treasure.

Asanda Ndlovu: Jacana Media

Zondo at your Fingertips by Paul Holden

The Zondo Commission of Inquiry was one of the most important political developments in modern South African history. The commission sat for years, hearing the evidence of 300 witnesses and gathering a vast quantity of documents.

Dearest MaRiky by Louisa Zondo

It is a story of resilience, of a mother’s unwavering love, and of a determination to honour her son’s legacy by caring for others, especially the youth of South Africa.

Three Egg Dilemma by Morabo Morojele

In a novel teeming with memorable misfits and survivors, the most startling creature of all is ‘Mota’s Ghost’, which is sure to haunt the reader long after the book has been closed.

Frances Thorndike: Pan Macmillan South Africa

The Shift by Tinx

In The Shift, Tinx collects all her revolutionary theories and hilarious personal anecdotes in one place, presenting you with a guide to simple mindset shifts that will completely change the way you approach decision making and relationships.

Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole and why.

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

This ground-breaking book is even more relevant today, as readers confront new, urgent challenges with greater self-awareness, than it was when it first entered the national conversation over 35 years ago.

Reader’s Warehouse Top 5

Truth To Power by Andre De Ruyter

When André de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa.

Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley

Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters series to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion. 

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

Brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his own team to help find a serial killer who is murdering young women in Oslo in the next novel in the New York Times best-selling series.

Homecoming by Kate Morton

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.

 


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