Fiction
Read an excerpt from A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg, Harry Kalmer’s ode to the city
Thousand Tales of Johannesburg is Harry Kalmer’s spellbinding ode to Johannesburg and its people. This is the story of Sara, who poses …
UK cover for Masande Ntshanga’s novel The Reactive revealed
The cover for the United Kingdom edition of Masande Ntshanga’s debut novel The Reactive has been revealed! Jacaranda Books acquired the rights …
Infidelity among MK comrades: Read an excerpt from Achmat Dangor’s celebrated novel Bitter Fruit
A new edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit is out soon from Picador Africa, ahead of the publication of his …
Karina M Szczurek chats about her life with Andre Brink and her new memoir The Fifth Mrs Brink
Ingrid Winterbach spoke to Karina M Szczurek at the Woordfees literary festival recently about her life with one of South Africa’s most …
10 African writers on Africa, writing, and writing in Africa
To celebrate Africa Day, read what a selection of writers had to say about the continent, and about writing on the continent. …
Read an excerpt from Deon Meyer’s new novel, Fever
Hodder & Stoughton has released an excerpt from Fever, the latest novel by bestselling author Deon Meyer. If you needed any more …
Pan Macmillan SA to publish debut novel by award-winning author Peter Harris
Pan Macmillan South Africa is delighted to announce it will publish the debut novel of award-winning author Peter Harris. The book will …
Read an excerpt from Rotten Row by Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University of Zimbabwe. Her debut story collection, …
Writers pay tribute to Kojo Laing: ‘Africa’s best novelist, by far’ – Binyavanga Wainaina
Ghanaian novelist and poet Kojo Laing passed away on Thursday, 20 April 2017 in Ghana, according to reports. Laing was born in …
Read an excerpt from City of Friends – the 20th novel from Joanna Trollope
City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author, Joanna Trollope. She glanced at her phone …
Dark, but funny: Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending is out now
Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending is out now: Single mom Delilah’s life goes up in smoke when her Grade 6 …
Domina, the follow-up to the worldwide #1 bestseller Maestra – out now!
Everything you thought you knew about Maestra … you don’t. Judith Rashleigh returns in Domina, the stunning new thriller from the author …
Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May
Pan Macmillan South Africa does not as a rule accept unsolicited manuscripts, but has an open submissions window from 8 to the 12 May …
Read an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents
NB Publishers have shared an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents. Duiker was born on 13 April 1974 and grew up in Soweto and …
Read over 6 million times – don’t miss Burning Moon by Jo Watson
Jo Watson’s Burning Moon, the runaway Wattpad sensation, brings you laughter, adventure and a love story to give you the warm-and-fuzzies. Perfect …
Check out Penguin Random House SA’s book club selection for April
Penguin Random House Book Club If you love to read and belong to a book club then this is where you can …
Don’t miss the blog tour celebrating Gail Schimmel’s gripping novel The Park
Come along on our blog tour for The Park! Let these brilliant bloggers guide you through the book’s themes. We hope you’ll …
Imbolo Mbue wins 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for debut novel Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue has won the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her debut novel Behold the Dreamers. The $15,000 award honours the best …
Check out Penguin Random House SA’s book club selection
Penguin Random House Book Club If you love to read and belong to a book club then this is where you can …
Read an excerpt from Fred Khumalo’s new book Dancing the Death Drill
‘Be quiet and be calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place is exactly what you came to do … Brothers, we …