Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Playground by Richard Powers! Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, this powerful novel…
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of Siphokazi Jonas introducing her ‘exquisite, courageous and moving’ poetry collection, Weeping Becomes…
Sven Axelrad is seldom seen without his dog. His dog and a pen and piece of paper. How else will…
How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA…
A pianist falls grandly, helplessly in love in this elegant new novella from the twice-Booker Prize winner JM Coetzee. Out…
Journaling is an accessible way for writers to hone their craft and keep track of details while writing a book,…
How to Hide Inside a Three, the debut novel by Jane van der Riet, is out now from Penguin Random…
Magic happens in the space between. For author Sven Axelrad, this lies somewhere between accounting and writing. Axelrad’s debut novel…
The seed of a story starts with the glimpse of a shadow, writes Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. ‘This was a place I…
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Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Junx, the debut novel from Tshidiso Moletsane, winner of the 2022 Sunday Times Fiction…
Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for her new novel Glory. Glory is…
If you have a story to tell, then tell it! Begin writing your memoir today with five easy steps from…
Hammerman: A Walking Shadow, the new thriller from Mike Nicol, is out now from Penguin Random House SA! In the…
You are invited to an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut at The Book Lounge! Galgut, who won the prestigious…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Wayfarers’ Hymns, the highly anticipated new novel from Zakes Mda. Mda is the…
The JRB presents an excerpt from How to Be a Revolutionary, the new novel by CA Davids. How to Be…
‘Let me start my advice to aspiring writers by saying that my advice won’t help you’. Well, at least novelist…
Imraan Coovadia’s new book The Poisoners is out in September 2021 from Penguin Random House. The Poisoners is a history…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse by Robert Muponde—a magical coming-of-age…
Don’t miss your chance to meet Harlan Coben LIVE and answering YOUR questions! Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite…
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Catherine Menon’s debut Fragile Monsters, a thrilling novel of war and…
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Miss Benson’s Beetle, an uplifting and redemptive story of a glorious female…
A Promised Land is a riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe…
VBS: A Dream Defrauded by Dewald van Rensburg is out now from Penguin Random House. Originally the Venda Building Society, VBS…
From Yaa Gyasi, the bestselling author of Homegoing, comes Transcendent Kingdom, an epic novel from the heart of contemporary America. Transcendent Kingdom is…
The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont is out now…
Many authors dream of being published, but they do not want to surrender total control to a traditional publisher. Paper…
Congratulations to Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who has won the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting. The Taco Kuiper Award, now in…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from She Down There, the debut novel by Lynton Francois Burger. About the…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Afterland, the new novel from Editorial Advisory Panel member Lauren Beukes. Afterland is…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka. The Book of Echoes is the sweeping, uplifting…
Penguin Random House South Africa, a division of Penguin Random House and the largest English language publisher in South Africa,…
Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler, will be out from Umuzi in April! Due South of…
In a sprawling Indian city, three friends venture into the most dangerous corners of to find their missing classmate ……
‘Some things don’t become easier when you grow older, she thinks while letting her cheek rest against his broad chest…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Weight of Skin by Alastair Bruce. The Weight of Skin will be published…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Eyes of the Naked, the debut novel by Litha Hermanus. The Eyes of…
Penguin Random House is giving away a series of books signed by their authors – exclusive to The Reading List…
One lucky reader stands a chance to win a book hamper, including signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana…
