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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)!

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

Win a copy of the inspirational new book The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela

Poignant, impassioned, gripping, and always inspirational.

She smiled a half-smile and asked, ‘Do you have a gun?’ – Read an excerpt from Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

What do divisions matter in a world full of doors? Read an excerpt from Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a tale of love and hope, travelling from the Middle East to London and beyond.

Hauntingly beautiful: Read an excerpt from The Possible World by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

A captivating novel that will make you laugh, cry and see the world anew: read an extract from the hauntingly beautiful The Possible World.

Join Imraan Coovadia and Richard Poplak at Love Books for the launch of A Spy in Time

You are invited to the launch of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel, A Spy in Time, a dazzlingly original tale for extraordinary times.

Out now: The Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa

Most people are rich for a single day in their lives: the day they retire and receive their retirement savings.

RIP David Goldblatt, 1930–2018

David Goldblatt was a brilliant photographer, social commentator, and altogether decent human being, and he will be greatly missed.