International
Monday – 7th January 2019
Thinking about giving a vegan diet a try for Veganuary? Check out The 28-Day Vegan Plan by Kim Julie Hansen
The 28-Day Vegan Plan is the ultimate all-you-need-to-know guide to going vegan in a month – including 100 recipes, shopping lists and much more.
‘I feel a little vulnerable knowing what I’m putting out there’ – Michelle Obama chats about her new memoir, Becoming
Penguin Random House has shared a conversation with Michelle Obama about her new memoir, Becoming.
From Elizabeth I and Rameses the Great to Stalin and Leonard Cohen – Written in History: Letters that Changed the World
Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century.
Friday – 4th January 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Tombland, the new novel from bestselling author CJ Sansom
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Publisher Stephen Johnson passes away
Penguin Random House South Africa is very sad to announce that Stephen Johnson, a former colleague, has passed away.
The Stranger Diaries – the chilling new stand-alone thriller from Elly Griffiths
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths – a gripping contemporary Gothic thriller from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries.
Monday – 24th December 2018
10 fabulous recipe books for festive feasting
The festive season is a time of family feasting – have a browse of these recently published cookbooks for inspiration! From South …
Friday – 21st December 2018
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Tony Park’s action-packed new thriller Scent of Fear
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
You can’t catch a killer without a little madness – Instinct by James Patterson
Instinct: The Sunday Times bestseller, previously published as Murder Games, now a hit TV series starring Alan Cumming.
Thursday – 20th December 2018
A military narrative combined with heart-stopping personal experiences – Max Hastings’s new book Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975
In Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975, Max Hastings marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, to create an extraordinary record.
An absolute treat – Try Jamie Oliver’s recipe for Brilliant Veggie Burgers from Jamie’s Friday Night Feast
Try this Jamie Oliver’s Brilliant Veggie Burger with spiced vegan mayo and crispy onion rings, from his new cookbook, Jamie’s Friday Night Feast!
Wednesday – 19th December 2018
The JRB shares an excerpt from Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book This Mournable Body
[The JRB Exclusive] An excerpt from Tsitsi Dangarembga’s This Mournable Body, the third in the Tambudzai Trilogy that began with Nervous Conditions
Win 1 of 3 sets of tickets to Rock on the Lawns – take a photo in the Hippie photobooth at Skoobs
Take a photo in the Hippie by Paulo Coelho photobooth at Skoobs, Theatre of Books at Montecasino, and you could WIN 1 of 3 sets of tickets to Rock on the Lawns!
Tuesday – 18th December 2018
Big-hitting, crowd-pleasing recipes that everyone will love! Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook – Jamie’s Friday Night Feast
Cook up an epic feast for friends and family with Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook, Jamie’s Friday Night Feasts!
Windows of a Woman’s Mind by Fiona M Khan
Every poem in this collection drips with passion and lyrical harmony.
A season of reading – win a Kate Morton book bundle with Pan Macmillan
Pan Macmillan SA is giving away a Kate Morton book bundle!
Friday – 14th December 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Jeffrey Archer’s new book, Heads You Win
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Read an excerpt from Every Breath, the new novel from Nicholas Sparks, bestselling author of The Notebook
Read an excerpt from bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s powerful new love story, Every Breath.
Helen Moffett signs two-book UK deal, beginning with Pride and Prejudice-inspired historical novel
Helen Moffett’s novel Charlotte, which will tell the story of Elizabeth Bennet’s friend in Pride and Prejudice, has been acquired by Bonnier Books UK, as part of a two-book deal.
Thursday – 13th December 2018
Gemma Dowler writes about the abduction and murder of her sister by a serial killer in My Sister Milly
‘My name is Gemma Dowler. On 21 March 2002, a serial killer named Levi Bellfield stole my sister and sent our family to hell …’