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An exciting new African voice – Read an excerpt from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel The Theory of Flight
Read an excerpt from The Theory of Flight, the debut novel by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu!
The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe – a fascinating account of the rise and fall of one of Africa’s longest-ruling dictators
The ousting of Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s president took the world by surprise. In The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe, veteran Zimbabwean journalist Geoffrey Nyarota explains how and why the events of November 2017 happened as they did.
Read an excerpt from Sleeper, the new novel from Mike Nicol
Sleeper, the new novel from Mike Nicol, is out in August 2018 from Umuzi!
New book alert! Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel The Theory of Flight
The Theory of Flight by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu is out now from Penguin Random House!
Find out more about the African Penguin in this excerpt from Cat Among the Pigeons, the new book from David Muirhead
Penguin eggs became a highly popular item in South African kitchens at the start of the 20th century.
House of Stone – Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s unflinching epic about the fall of Rhodesia and the turbulent birth of Zimbabwe
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s House of Stone is a masterful, haunting debut set during the tumultuous beginnings of Zimbabwe that explores the creative – and often destructive – act of history-making.
One for the animal lovers: Cat Among the Pigeons by David Muirhead – stories that mix humour, facts and folklore
Cat Among the Pigeons, the new book from David Muirhead, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Win a copy of Beyers de Vos’s gripping debut novel, Talion or Wrok
Three winners will each receive a copy of Beyers de Vos’s gripping literary debut, Talion (English edition) or Wrok (Afrikaans edition)!
Win a copy of Tastes of Durban PLUS a Nomu-filled spice rack!
Three winners will each receive a copy of Tastes of Durban PLUS a Nomu-filled spice rack worth R640!
One city. Five people. A bloody trail of revenge. Read an excerpt from Beyers de Vos’s debut novel Talion
Ben hears the gunshot before he feels it. The car is still running, the rumble of the engine unnaturally loud. His foot is slipping off the clutch. His blood is spilling out behind him, wetting the seat. His whole body is trying to panic, trying to cry out, trying to flee. But he can’t move; his lungs are filling with blood.
Celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday with a landmark book
Today Penguin Random House celebrates what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday with The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela.
Listen to a 1971 letter from Mandela to his daughter Zenani, from the new book The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
‘You will be able to pay me a visit in 1975, when you will have turned 16, but I am growing impatient, and the coming five years feel longer than eternity.’
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Cape Town
Penguin Random House and the University of Cape Town invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Johannesburg
Penguin Random House and Wits University invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
Get some reading inspiration at a fun-filled book club morning with Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books
Join Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books for a fun-filled book club morning at Central Square in Pretoria.
Reunited with her family on the Oprah show – Read an excerpt from The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
‘I’d fantasised about this moment so many times. In Malawi, I used to write my name in dust on trucks, hoping my mother would see my loopy cursive Clemantine and realise that I was alive.’
‘The world has a view of Nelson Mandela as a cuddly teddy bear’ – Sahm Venter discusses The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
‘The world generally has a view of Nelson Mandela as being this cuddly teddy bear, or this grandfatherly person, because he was a grandfather when he came out of prison.’
Don’t miss the Port Elizabeth launch of Karoo Food by Gordon Wright, the acclaimed author of Veld to Fork
Penguin Random House SA invites you to the Port Elizabeth book launch of Karoo Food by Gordon Wright, the acclaimed author of Veld to Fork.
Download the recipe for Yellow Pea Dhal from Tastes of Durban!
Durban’s rich, multicultural heritage is reflected in the foods that are to be found throughout the city, from spicy, aromatic Indian cuisine and fish and seafood to dishes influenced by the Portuguese, Zulu nation and British.
Join Imraan Coovadia at The Book Lounge for the Cape Town launch of A Spy in Time with Ashraf Jamal
You are invited to the launch of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel, A Spy in Time, a dazzlingly original tale for extraordinary times.