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‘Most of my books start with a “… what if?”‘ Read an exclusive interview with CJ Tudor in the latest issue of The Penguin Post

CJ Tudor, author of the brand new thriller The Burning Girls, is featured in this month’s edition of The Penguin Post!

Explore the devastating beauty of an ancient landscape in Hidden Karoo by Alain Proust and Patricia Kramer

Hidden Karoo presents a snapshot of the region, offering a glimpse into towns and villages, farms and churches, public buildings and private homes, all against a backdrop of awe-inspiring landscapes.

Dip into The Prodigal Son – the new high-octane thriller in the Orphan X series from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Prodigal Son – the tense and exciting new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz featuring Evan Smoak – aka Orphan X.

All Sorts of Tapas – the freshest and most fun way to eat with friends and family

All Sorts of Tapas by Chantal Lascaris is out now from Penguin Random House. 

Dol heuning – SJ Naudé se tweede bundel kortverhale – ontstel, verras en bekoor

Die verhale in SJ Naudé se jongste bundel Dol heuning kring soos breedtegrade om ’n aardbol uit – van Suid-Afrika na Ysland, die Belgiese platteland en die Italiaanse Alpe. Ook in Engels beskikbaar as Mad Honey.

Kom luister hoe gesels Anoeschka von Meck stoepstories in Stellenbosch oor haar jongste roman, Die heelal op my tong (18 Maart)

Anoeschka von Meck, skrywer van Die heelal op my tong, gesels op 18 Maart met Theo Kemp oor dié heerlike leeservaring. Moenie die geleentheid plus ’n driegang maal in Stellenbosch misloop nie!

Read an excerpt from Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon, a spellbinding debut novel about what happens when secrets fester through the generations

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Catherine Menon’s debut Fragile Monsters, a spellbinding novel of war and family betrayal set in Malaysia.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of You Never Really Know by John Hunt, in conversation with Michele Magwood (9 Mar)

Join Penguin Random House and The Reading List for the launch of John Hunt’s new novel You Never Really Know.

Historiese fiksie gebaseer op die Groot Trek: Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals is nou beskikbaar by alle boekwinkels!

Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals het verlede jaar as e-boek by Penguin Random House SA verskyn. En nou kan lesers haar jongste historiese roman in papiervorm ook geniet! 

New book alert! The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid

The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid by Warren Thompson, Stephan Hofstatter and James Oatway is out in February from Penguin Random House.

‘Anna het dit nie sien kom nie’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo (Plus: Lokprent)

Penguin Random House SA het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo – die verhaal van die beeldskone digter Anna Neethling en die moord wat sy nie sien kom het nie. Lees die uittreksel en kyk na die lokprent.

‘I was due to meet a striking man on Shark Island and couldn’t be late’ – Read an excerpt from At the Edge of the Desert by Basil Lawrence

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Basil Lawrence’s new novel At the Edge of the Desert, a meditation on loss, isolation and love, which asks us to consider the implications of telling someone else’s story.

Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk: Encounters with Cape Clawless Otters with Matthew Syphus (10 Feb)

Matthew and Mary Ann Syphus have been observing Cape Clawless Otters on the Cape Peninsula coastline for the past 18 years and have kept meticulous records of each encounter.

An exposé of the pangolin trade and Covid-19 – Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce

Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce will be launched on World Pangolin Day on 20 February 2021.

Read an excerpt from Thinking, Fast and Slow – the acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions

In the New York Times bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes you on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.

’n Kind wat verdwyn. ’n Ondier op vrye voet: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Brandmerk deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels

Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Brandmerk deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels: ‘Hy het gister weer ’n trial run gehad, maar dit was op die ou einde nie eintlik veel van ’n uitdaging nie. Sy was net dáár, langs die pad, en hy het stilgehou.’

CJ Tudor is back with her darkest, twistiest novel yet! Read an excerpt from The Burning Girls

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor.

Fred Khumalo appointed Adjunct Professor at Unisa in recognition of his leadership ‘in Creative Arts and Literature in particular’

Congratulations to author Fred Khumalo, who has been appointed Adjunct Professor at Unisa!

‘Prooi en jagter het nou plekke geruil’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jagter, Bettina Wyngaard se derde Nicci de Wee-riller (Plus: Video)

Prooi en jagter ruil plekke in Bettina Wyngaard se derde Nicci de Wee-riller. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jagter en kyk na ’n video met die skrywer.

Message to South African readers from Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman – the most uplifting book you’ll read in 2021

Julietta Henderson, the author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman, has a special message for her South African readers.