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Win 1 of 3 signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew!
Penguin Random House SA and Umuzi are giving away three signed bundles of the Tannie Maria mystery series by Sally Andrew.
‘There was nothing like a bit of controversy to sell a book’ – Read an excerpt from Each Mortal Thing, the new novel by Michiel Heyns
Read an excerpt from Each Mortal Thing, the 10th novel from critically acclaimed author Michiel Heyns, courtesy of Penguin Random House!
Join Lauren Beukes for the online launch of her new novel Bridge (16 Nov)
Penguin Random House, Umuzi and Exclusive Books invite you to the virtual launch of Bridge by Lauren Beukes!
Don’t miss Jenny Crwys-Williams in conversation with Justin Fox and Craig Higginson (7 Nov)
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams & Co for an irresistible evening with two major talents: Justin Fox and Craig Higginson.
Gordon’s Bay! Don’t miss the launch of Johan Vlok Louw’s new novel Sons of Mud at the Krystal Beach Hotel (20 May)
Penguin Random House and Umuzi invite you to the launch of Sons of Mud by Johan Vlok Louw.
On living with polite ghosts and experiencing miracles – Sven Axelrad chats about writing his debut novel Buried Treasure
Magic happens in the space between. For author Sven Axelrad, this lies somewhere between accounting and writing.
‘As a country, we do not have a name, what we have is a geographic location’ – Sihle Khumalo discusses his new book Milk the Beloved Country
Sihle Khumalo chatted to Polity SA about his new book, Milk the Beloved Country, and explained why he thinks South Africa needs a name change.
Don’t miss the launch of Sihle Khumalo’s new book Milk the Beloved Country in Centurion (29 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo!
Don’t miss Sihle Khumalo at Book Circle Capital in Melville for the launch of his new book Milk the Beloved Country (28 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo!
‘What are you searching for, Michael? What have you lost?’ Read an extract from David Viviers’s debut novel Mirage
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Mirage, the debut novel by David Viviers.
Five minutes with David Viviers, author of the debut novel Mirage
You may know the face. David Viviers is one of our well-known actors, but now he is a published author as well. And his writing is every bit as good has his acting.
‘I swear you can’t make stuff like this up’ – Read an excerpt from Tshidiso Moletsane’s Sunday Times Fiction Prize-winning novel Junx
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Junx, the debut novel from Tshidiso Moletsane, winner of the 2022 Sunday Times Fiction Prize!
Join author Bronwyn Law-Viljoen for a conversation about art, photography and her new novel Notes on Falling (8 Nov)
Creative Connect, in partnership with David Krut Bookstore and Workshop 17, invite you to a conversation between writer Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and artist Mikhael Subotzky.
Tshidiso Moletsane wins 2022 Sunday Times Fiction Prize for Junx
‘A tour de force. Bold, raw and surprisingly elegant Gonzo style writing.’ This is how the judges for this year’s Sunday Times Fiction Prize described debut author Tshidiso Moletsane’s Junx. The book is published by Penguin Random House under the Umuzi Trailblazer imprint.
Find out more about JG Jesman’s debut novel Chisoni, or Conversations on a Plane about Life and Death
Chisoni, or Conversations on a Plane about Life and Death by JG Jesman is out now from Penguin Random House.
Don’t miss the launch of CA Davids’s new novel How to Be a Revolutionary at Love Books (20 May)
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of How to Be a Revolutionary by CA Davids.
‘The hammerman is that kind of man. She will shoot him three times in the chest.’ – Read an excerpt from Mike Nicol’s new thriller Hammerman
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Hammerman: A Walking Shadow, the new Fish Pescado and Vicki Kahn thriller from Mike Nicol.
Stirring the Pot by Quraisha Dawood – a glimpse into the private lives of a group of women in Durban’s Muslim community.
Stirring the Pot, the debut novel from Quraisha Dawood, is out now from Penguin Random House and Umuzi.
Join Bridge Books for an evening with Fred Khumalo to celebrate his new book Two Tons o’ Fun (3 Mar)
Join Penguin Random House SA for the launch of Fred Khumalo’s Two Tons o’ Fun – a new charming coming of age novel set in a Johannesburg township.
‘Lemon syrup, cake and coffee made a perfect three-course breakfast’ – Read an excerpt from Sally Andrew’s new Tannie Maria mystery, The Milk Tart Murders!
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Milk Tart Murders – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew!