Fiction
Monday – 10th December 2018
The cover for Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel, Illumination, has been revealed!
Pan Macmillan has revealed the cover for Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel, Illumination!
Friday – 7th December 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Sindiwe Magona’s moving novel Beauty’s Gift
Staying in this evening? Settle in with a glass of wine and this extended excerpt from Beauty’s Gift, Sindiwe Magona at her very best.
Fox 8 – A darkly comic fable from Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders
An enchanting and darkly comic fable of human greed and nature, from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, exquisitely illustrated by Chelsea Cardinal
Award announcement: Submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize will be kept open all year
News flash: From now on submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize will be kept open all year round. Selections for the 2019 anthology will be made by the end of February 2019 – but new submissions are welcome at any time.
Thursday – 6th December 2018
Pick a Penguin this Christmas – win a hamper of eight books!
Two lucky winners will each receive a hamper of EIGHT of our favourite books! This hamper includes: Hippie, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela, Ottolenghi Simple, And Then Mama Said, Too Many Tsunamis, Diary of Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, A Map of Days, and Wild Karoo.
Melmoth – Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent
20 years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But her sheltered life is about to change.
Beauty’s Gift – Sindiwe Magona at her very best
Beauty’s Gift is a moving tale of how four women decide to change their own fate as well as the lives of those closest to them.
Tuesday – 4th December 2018
Find out more about Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, An Orchestra of Minorities
An Orchestra of Minorities is the second novel by Chigozie Obioma, the author of The Fishermen, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
‘Why can’t a girl from Soweto become a mermaid?’ Mohale Mashigo chats about her new book, Intruders
Mohale Mashigo chatted to The Reading List about her new book, Intruders.
Of Blood and Bone, the new book by Nora Roberts – an epic story of love, war, family and magic
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts – the gripping sequel to the number one bestseller Year One – an epic story of love, war, family and magic.
Big Sky – brilliant new literary crime novel from number one bestseller Kate Atkinson announced
Kate Atkinson’s first new Jackson Brodie novel for nine years will be published in June 2019!
Monday – 3rd December 2018
The Story of Nelson Mandela: The Prisoner who Became a President – A perfect introduction to a fascinating period in history
A biography for children from Faber Short Books – The Story of Nelson Mandela: The Prisoner who Became a President by Adrian Hadland.
Join BlackBird Books and Abantu Book Festival for sundowners at the Soweto Hotel
BlackBird Books, Abantu Book Festival and The Soweto Hotel invite you to sundowners.
Thursday – 29th November 2018
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale will be published in 2019
Penguin Random House has revealed that Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale! Here’s what you need to know.
Wednesday – 28th November 2018
‘It thrills me to trick the reader’ – Beyers de Vos chats about his gripping debut novel, Talion
The novel follows the story of a young student from Pretoria named Freya, who sees her twin brother murdered in front of her.
Tuesday – 27th November 2018
‘Expect a lot … you won’t be disappointed’ – Sneak peek of The Accident, the new novel by Gail Schimmel
Gail Schimmel’s new novel, The Accident, is out in March 2019 from Pan Macmillan!
Monday – 26th November 2018
Detective John Rebus returns in In a House of Lies – the latest and greatest novel from Ian Rankin
The iconic Ian Rankin returns with a new Detective John Rebus novel, House of Lies – this year’s essential must-read bestseller.
Friday – 23rd November 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Lucinda Riley’s new novel, The Moon Sister
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Sign up for the Penguin Book Club and stand a chance to WIN a hamper of 8 books!
Sign up for the Penguin Book Club and stand the chance to WIN eight of the best new releases for your reading group!
Thursday – 22nd November 2018
Win a copy of Past Tense – Jack Reacher’s latest adrenaline-fuelled adventure!
Win 1 of 3 hampers with a copy of Past Tense PLUS a R1000 gift voucher from Tread and Miller!