Discover the splendiferous world of Roald Dahl
With Roald Dahl Story Day coming up on 13 September, we round up seven of our favourite books from this master storyteller.
Archive - Aug 18, 2023
Extract: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
The whispers started long before the accident on Harlow Lane . . . There was the party, where Whitney screamed at her ten-year-old, Xavier. Afterwards, the silence was deafening.
The Penguin Post Magazine Celebrates Three Years of Publishing
To celebrate its third anniversary, The Penguin Post is giving away hampers to the collective value of R16 000!
The Penguin Post has been exciting book lovers all over South Africa for the last three years and has proved to be an invaluable source of insight for booksellers across the country.
Our Books on The Booker Prize Longlist
The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize is the leading literary awards for single works of fiction published in the UK in English. We have three phenomenal books on the longlist for 2023. Check them out!
Q&A with The Collected Regrets of Clover Author, Mikki Brammer
Mikki Brammer's The Collected Regrets of Clover is a big-hearted and life-affirming debut about a death doula who, in caring for others at the end of their life, has forgotten how to live her own. Mikki chats about Clover and her other memorable characters, and addressing her own regret in the writing of this astounding book.
Extract: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
When we all know we're going to die, how do we make sure we truly live? Clover Brooks has forgotten how to live. It might be because she spends her time caring for people in their final days, working as a death doula in New York City. Or it might be because she has a regret of her own - one she can't bring herself to let go of. But then she meets Claudia: a feisty old woman who has one last wish . . . As Clover begins a new adventure, will she remember how to live her own big, beautiful life?
Extract: Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
The new unputdownable thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read', multi-million-copy bestselling author. Secrets start to unravel in a family-friendly neighbourhood when a local girl goes missing.
Chapter One