25 titles to add to your January reading list à la Exclusive Books

“It is a significant publishing milestone, reflective of the life cycle of the local book industry, to have two SA icons, national treasures, feature on EB Recommends list for January: Jan van der Westhuizen, the first SA chef to obtain a Michelin Star; and Damon Galgut, the third South African to win the Booker Prize.”
— Batya Bricker, GM: Exclusive Books.

FICTION

• The Promise by Damon Galgut
• Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
• The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman 
• Christopher by Nozuko Siyotula
• The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin 
• Death on the Trans-Siberian Express by CJ Farrington 
• Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon 
• The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab
• Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes 
• Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult.

NON-FICTION

• Corruptible by Brian Klaas 
• Klein Jan Cookbook by Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen 
• International Brigade Against Apartheid by Ronnie Kasrils 
• Leading in Tough Times by John C Maxwell 
• Never Give Up by Bear Grylls 
• The End of Money by David Buckham, Robyn Wilkinson and Christiaan Straeuli 
• Time and Chance by Lazarus Zim 
• The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism by John Barnes 
• What Does Rain Smell Like?  by Simon King and Clare Nasir 
• The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone. 

YOUNG ADULT AND CHILDREN

• Danger at Dead Man’s Pass by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman 
• Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera 
• Dear Evan Hansen (film tie-in) by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 
• City of the Dead by James Patterson and Mindy McGinnis
• Taking Selfies With a Sheep by Jaco Jacobs.

Issued by Helen Holyoake (Helco Promotions) on behalf of Exclusive Books