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Join award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in Joburg for the launch of her latest novel The Quality of Mercy (20 Oct)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.

Explore Joburg’s hidden literary gems at Basements and Balconies – a series of talks, performances and showcases (29 Oct)

The Lit District neighbourhood book fair ‘Basements and Balconies’ will be taking place on 29 October!

Join Zola Nene for the launch of her brand new cookbook Simply Seven Colours in Joburg! (19 Oct)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Simply Seven Colours by Zola Nene.

Wie was dokter James Barry nou eintlik? Vind uit in François Loots se jongste historiese roman, Die kapokdokter

Die kapokdokter deur François Loots, gebaseer op die lewe van hierdie aangrypende historiese figuur, wys hoe diep die spore van randfigure in die geskiedenis lê …

Kom luister na Antjie Krog se voorlesing uit Vetplant Fairies en Vetplantfeetjies in Johannesburg en Pretoria (19-22 Okt)

Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die voorlesings van Vetplantfeetjies deur Antjie Krog! 

Kom vier die elfde Tuin van Digters met Antjie Krog by die Breytenbach Sentrum in Wellington! (7-8 Okt)

Die bekroonde digter Antjie Krog vier op 23 Oktober 2022 haar 70ste verjaarsdag – en vanjaar word vele geleenthede by die tuin van digters aan haar opgedra …

Career opportunity at Penguin Random House SA: Non-Trade Sales Coordinator (Export, Curio and Other)

Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Coordinator to generate and exceed sales targets for export markets in Sub Saharan Africa.

Filling in the missing years of naturalist William Burchell’s southern African Journey

Uncovering the events and finds of the missing years of famous naturalist William Burchell’s return journey across the southern African veld 200 years ago was the mission authors Roger Stewart and Marion Whitehead set themselves in Burchell’s African Odyssey: Revealing the Return Journey 1812–1815.

‘Leaving a legacy of recipes for memorable meals brings me so much joy.’ – Zola Nene

Media personality, chef and cookbook author Zola Nene is cooking up a storm with her latest cookbook, Simply Seven Colours. Zola chatted to Lauren McDiarmid about the joys of cooking, her most favourite kitchen appliance and her biggest food combo fail.

Small Miracles – a novel about nuns and miracles that’s big on love

Small Miracles will take you on a joyful and uplifting journey as three nuns learn more about life, love and friendship than they could ever have imagined – and it all began with the seed of an idea planted in the mind of author Anne Booth.

Try this recipe from Zola Nene’s brand new cookbook, Simply Seven Colours!

Zola Nene is back with a third book, this time celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of South Africans through the wonderful tradition of sharing meals!

Elizabeth Strout chats about her Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Oh William!

Elizabeth Strout is the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton. She chatted with Lauren McDiarmid about her novel, the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Oh William!, which sees the much-anticipated return of her beloved character, Lucy, what made her continue with the series, and the person who inspired her to become a writer.

Dubbele wenslag vir Gerda Taljaard! Vier susters wen kykNET-Rapportprys vir Fiksie 2022 plus ATKV-Prosaprys 2022

Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard is pas bekroon met die kykNET-Rapportprys vir Fiksie 2022! Die priemende roman het ook onlangs die ATKV-Prosaprys 2022 ontvang.

‘It doesn’t get bigger than Naspers and the billions Koos Bekker made from it’ – TJ Strydom

There is plenty to learn from South Africa’s most interesting entrepreneur, says TJ Strydom, financial journalist, game-show enthusiast and author of Koos Bekker’s Billions.

Five minutes with author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel turned out to be the first in a trilogy. Not that she planned it that way. But now, she’s just written the last, The Quality of Mercy.

‘It was a big surprise to me when I found my voice in novels.’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid on chasing ideas, writing badly and her next project.

‘My entire life’s work rests on the outcome of this match.’ Read an excerpt from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel Carrie Soto is Back!

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Carrie Soto is Back, the new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid – the bestselling author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

At My Desk with author Johan Vlok Louw

How many times must a cannon ball fly? Many, many times, it seems … before one sentence ‘pops’, tumbles down, and glues itself onto a page, writes Johan Vlok Louw.

Ideaal vir enigeen wat elke dag goeie kos op die tafel wil sit – Low Carb is Lekker Drie deur Inè Reynierse is nou beskikbaar!

Met Low Carb is Lekker Drie sit Inè Reynierse die reis voort wat sy in 2015 begin het toe haar bekroonde kookboek, Low Carb is Lekker, die land stormenderhand verower het.