International
Thursday – 23rd August 2018
Trust me, love me, just don’t … Believe Me – the new twisty psychological thriller from JP Delaney
In this twisty psychological thriller from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girl Before, an actress plays both sides of a murder investigation …
Wednesday – 22nd August 2018
Listen to an excerpt from Hold, the debut novel from Michael Donkor set in Ghana and South-East London
‘Both moving and funny, a big-hearted book that will stay with you.’ – The Guardian (Best Fiction for 2018)
Monday – 20th August 2018
Try Jamie Oliver’s Winter salad with sweet roasted onions and crushed hazelnuts from his new book Jamie Cooks Italy
Penguin Random House has shared the recipe for Jamie Oliver’s Winter salad with sweet roasted onions, crushed hazelnuts and Barolo dressing from Jamie Cooks Italy!
Blood Cruise – the terrifying new thriller from Mats Strandberg, ‘Sweden’s Stephen King’
Blood Cruise is perfect for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide Linqvist.
Call for entries: Asymptote’s Close Approximations international translation contest
Asymptote has announced the fourth edition of the Close Approximations international translation contest.
Friday – 17th August 2018
‘You can’t fight for things with ferocity if you don’t also love with ferocity’ – Watch a video of Arundhati Roy’s Johannesburg event
Arundhati Roy was in Johannesburg yesterday to discuss her work with esteemed journalist Michele Magwood.
One of the year’s best thrillers from the new Queen of Crime – Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, but one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods, and each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.
Thursday – 16th August 2018
Watch Arundhati Roy’s Johannesburg event live on Facebook tonight
Remember you can watch Arundhati Roy LIVE at her Johannesburg event on Penguin Random House SA’s Facebook page tonight!
The Good Fight by Danielle Steel – an inspiring, uplifting novel with resonance for our own time
The Good Fight by Danielle Steel is an inspiring, uplifting story of a woman changing the world as she herself is changed by it.
Only two weeks until Wilbur Smith’s new Courtney novel releases!
Courtney’s War by Wilbur Smith and David Churchill is the brand new Courtney Series novel, and the much-anticipated sequel to the global bestseller War Cry.
Tuesday – 14th August 2018
Calls increase for the release of jailed Bangladeshi writer and photographer Shahidul Alam
Organisations and individuals around the world have condemned the arrest of internationally renowned writer, photographer and activist Shahidul Alam. Writer Antjie Krog, …
This Mournable Body – the new novel from Tsitsi Dangarembga is here!
With her 1988 novel Nervous Conditions, Dangarembga became the first black Zimbabwean woman to publish a novel in English. The Book of Not, published in 2006, continued with Tambudzai’s story. This Mournable Body completes the trilogy, thirty years later.
Friday – 10th August 2018
Read an excerpt from Hold – Michael Donkor’s highly anticipated debut novel
Moving between Ghana and London, Michael Donkor’s debut novel Hold is an intimate, powerful coming-of-age novel. It’s a story of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness; of learning what we should cling to, and when we need to let go.
Africa! Submissions are open for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology
Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology: An award and anthology on the topics of gender, human rights and sexuality, for writers and photographers across Africa.
Tuesday – 7th August 2018
‘At its heart there lies a long-buried secret waiting to be uncovered’ – Kate Morton chats about her new book The Clockmaker’s Daughter
From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her dazzling sixth novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2018
To celebrate 20 years since the beginning of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a special 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all has been released.
Monday – 6th August 2018
Listen to an excerpt from The People in the Trees, the debut novel from Hanya Yanagihara, author of A Little Life
The People in the Trees is a powerful work of visionary literary fiction from Hanya Yanagihara, the bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize and National Book Award-nominated modern classic, A Little Life.
Friday – 3rd August 2018
The programme for the 2018 Open Book Festival has been revealed!
The full programme has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival!
Thursday – 2nd August 2018
Details of Panashe Chigumadzi’s South African author tour for her new book These Bones Will Rise Again
A timeous book, with Zimbabwe’s elections having taken place on 30 July, These Bones Will Rise Again responds to the November 2017 ousting of Robert Mugabe, exploring events leading up to the ‘coup not coup’ that brought his 37-year rule to an end.
Hold – an intimate, powerful coming-of-age debut novel set in Ghana and London by Michael Donkor
Moving between Ghana and London, Michael Donkor’s debut novel Hold is an intimate, powerful coming-of-age novel. It’s a story of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness; of learning what we should cling to, and when we need to let go.