We are going deep into the heart of darkness during the month of August! Yet, we always serve up the best – even the best in recipes! (See our non-fiction section.)

Fiction

Nagjagter

Jan Vermeulen

Krimi

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639600338

R270,00

This is a dark, psychological thriller. There is nothing twilightish about this vampire novel!

Ware Noord

Elsa Winckler

Fiksie

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639605111

R150,00

This beautiful novel uses the collapse of a church as a poignant metaphor for the people’s faith in God and in themselves; the couple meets when the church gets rebuilt.

Plek van poue

Henriëtte Linde-Loubser

Gotiese roman

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639605296

R250,00

Afrikaans does not have many Gothic novels, but this is one and it has it all: A castle, a dwarf, peacocks and many dead people looking at the visitor from the walls.

Roekeloos

Christelle Woudberg

E-rotika

Druknaam: Wenkbrou

9780639605517

Hier te koop: https://lapa.co.za/eboeke/e-rotika/roekeloos-eboek

Ook op Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hRqsbs

When an MMA Word Champion chooses to fight for the heart of the woman he loves, he realises just how difficult that might be!

Die dooies praat nie

Peet Venter

Krimi

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639605135

R270,00

Thys Krige is a true gentleman. He plays the piano and treats women with respect, but no baddy can hang around his neighbourhood without getting into serious trouble. Will he survive an entire youth movement baying for his blood?

Fiction for Young Adults

Wolk

Hannes Barnard

Fiksie, Jongvolwasseroman

Druknaam: LAPA

9780799398861

R220,00

They are going to each other’s’ firsts… Then somewhere in a cave near Clarence in the Eastern Free State two young experience a lot more than they have bargained for.

Non-Fiction

The Best of Clover World

Clover

Recipe Book

Imprint: LAPA

9780639600987

R230,00

The Best of Clover World is the 21st book in Clover’s recipe series. All the recipes were produced using Clover products. This means it is easy to create awesome meals.

For more than a century, Clover has held a special place in South African consumers’ hearts with its world-class dairy products like milk, cheese and butter.

Today, this well-loved brand offers so much more: from juice and mayonnaise, to olives, margarine and soymilk. So, when we talk about Clover World, we refer to all of Clover’s brands – old and new – under one umbrella. It is the promise of Way Better quality.

The Best of Clover World brings you Clover’s tastiest recipes to date featuring superior Clover products that are available at all leading stores. Easy to follow, these recipes are brought to life by beautiful full-colour photos that will want to bring out the best cook in you.

We won’t be surprised if The Best of Clover World ends up being one of your absolute favourite recipe books!

Die Eerste Afrikaanse Kriptiese Blokraaiboek

Willem Swanepoel

Blokraai

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639600963

R180,00

This is like Suduko, but with letters instead of digits. Give it to the brainiest person you know!

For the younger crowd

Glam-Divas-Omnibus: Talia, Didi, Lienka

Solet Scheeres

Jeugfiksie

Ouderdom: 13+

9780639600420

R320,00

This is a fabulous collection of stories following three entrepreneurial young women. Oh, there are a few boys in between as well, as there should.

Lea lief apies: Grypdiewe en gevaar

Cecilia Steyn

Illustreerder: Elanie Bieldt

Fiksie

Ouderdom: 9+

9780639600796

R135,00

Lea is passionate about wild-life conservation. In this book she has to save many monkeys.

Die Projek-reeks

Maritha Snyman

Illustreerder: Zinelda McDonald

Fiksie

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639601229

R250,00

The unique setting of a shopping complex provides for the perfect backdrop when a number of friends, whose parents own stores, go on adventures that may not be quite unlike those in fairy tales.

Vertel my nog ʼn grappie

Maritha Snyman

Illustreerder: Zinelda McDonald

Humor

Druknaam: LAPA

9780639600628

R50,00

Do your best to read ten of these jokes one after the other with a straight face. Snyman researched humour amongst the youth of many different communities, resulting in this wonderful collection.

Dolfie Weerwolfie

Paul van Loon

Illustreerder: Hugo van Look

Vertaler: Shawna-Leze Meiring

Kinderfiksie

Druknaam: LAPA

9780799399066

R160,00

When Dolfie wakes up, he knows that something special has happened! He has just turned seven and the moon is full… But then his body gets covered in hair and he begins to grow a tail!

Dolfie Weerwolfie: Volmaan

Paul van Loon

Illustreerder: Hugo van Look

Vertaler: Shawna-Leze Meiring

Kinderfiksie

Druknaam: LAPA

9780799399745

R160,00

While camping with his friends, Dolfie is listening to stories. The moon is full. He has fun, then his hair starts growing again!

Series Title: Learn to Read, Level 2

Jose Palmer & Reinette Lombard

Readers

Age: 5+

Imprint: LAPA

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and the lucky buck (9780639600468)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and Fin help (9780639600475)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and the skunk (9780639600482)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie likes to romp (9780639600499)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and Fin find a nest (9780639600505)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and Bud hunt (9780639600512)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and the goldfish (9780639600529)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and his friend (9780639600536)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie and the ants (9780639600543)

Learn to Read Level 2: Tippie plays a trick (9780639600550)

R40,00 each

The next 10 Tippie adventures are, yet again, proudly South-African, fun and interesting. They build on the skills acquired in the best-selling Level 1 books.

Each book contains a short, simple story to enjoy and to enhance reading skills, as well as colourful, child-friendly illustrations, lists of vocabulary (singular and plural), comprehension questions and other tasks based on the story.

The Level 2 books still focus on short vowels, simple consonants, sight words and final the position consonant clusters.

This extremely popular series is used by parents and teachers.

Romanza

Romanza nostalgie: Madelie Human

Madelie Human

Romanse

Druknaam: Romanza

9780639605272

R125,00

This is one of six collectable Romanza novels, celebrating the brand’s fifteenth birthday.

Romanza Nostalgie: Dina Botha

Dina Botha

Romanse

Druknaam: Romanza

9780639605340

R125,00

This is the second of six collectable collections to celebrate our fifteenth year.

Herfsmelodie

Marilé Cloete

Druknaam: Romanza

Kategorie: Romanse

9780639600239

R95,00

They have known each other for ever and managed to have an unsuccessful relationship. Many moons later he is a widower with two traumatised boys. Sunet accommodates them in her house, and her heart.

Toe soen jy my

Elsa Winckler

Romanse

Druknaam: Romanza

9780639600253

R95,00

Never ever kiss a friend. Never. You may just discover something deep inside you that, well, that might lead to more than friendship!

Dubbel die moeilikheid

Ciska Olivier

Kategorie: Romanse

Druknaam: Romanza

9780639600277

R95,00

She said yes when he proposed. The problem is she is the identical twin sister and not the one he had in mind! What to do now?

Ivoorblom vir Hai-lin

Mari Grobler

Romanse

Druknaam: Romanza

9780639600291

R95,00

Hai-Lin visits family friends in China. Laum makes eyes at her, but she knows he’ll chase any skirt and even in faraway China there is no way she will fall for him. Or?