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Penguin Random House to Publish Helen Zille's Memoir

28 July 2015
The memoir of Helen Zille is the most anticipated political biography in South Africa, and Penguin Random House South Africa (PRHSA) is immensely honoured to be this iconic politician’s publisher of choice.
Zille signed the book deal with PRHSA late last week. Of this publishing highlight, Steve Connolly, managing...
Boererate | Riaan Cruywagen se indrukke

12 May 2015
Ek het oom Danie Smuts as uitsaaikollega goed geken. Toe sy Boererate in 1989 die eerste keer verskyn het, was ek een van die boekwurms wat dit dadelik met groot geesdrif opgeraap en verslind het. Ek is verheug dat dié stukkie kosbare kultuurgoed nou heruitgegee word, want dit is van belang vir die versamelaars van Africana wat...
New Release: Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard

15 October 2014
‘A slow-burner that gets hotter and hotter as the pages turn. Crime fiction doesn’t get any better.’ – Mike Nicol
Penguin Books is thrilled to announce the release of Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard this month. Weeping Waters is Maya Fowler and Isobel Dixon’s translation of the Afrikaans...
Review: Justin Bonello's Cooked in the Karoo

09 October 2014
I’ve worked on a number of books this year, but one of my favourite favourites has to be Justin Bonello’s Cooked in the Karoo. This is the second Justin Bonello book I’ve edited for Penguin and when the raw text arrived via email in April, I couldn’t wait to tuck in.
I love working on Justin Bonello cookbooks –...
Melissa Siebert discusses her debut novel, Garden of Dreams, with Jonathan Amid

08 September 2014
Siebert discusses her debut novel, Garden of Dreams, with Jonathan Amid
Melissa, let’s get the most obvious question about Garden of Dreams out of the way first: Why, as an American journalist living in Noordhoek in the Cape, did you decide to write about India, more specifically about the global scourge of child trafficking? What was most...