Extract: The Ends of the Earth by Abbie Greaves
The breath-taking new novel from the author of The Silent Treatment – for fans of Jojo Moyes, Joanna Cannon and Ruth Jones.
Archive - Apr 2021
April 28th
A Thought-Provoking Novel that Revels in the Power of Words
Pip Williams’ empowering debut, The Dictionary of Lost Words, is a celebration of the English language and the inception of the Oxford English Dictionary, guaranteed to excite anyone who loves books about books and language.
Extract: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
A moving and immersive debut: when a team of scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters starts a parallel book containing all the "objectionable" words the men choose to omit.
September 1898
Avontuurlustig, militant en verwikkeld, dít is Vier Susters
Ná die sukses van Die laksman se dogter, kan aanhangers nou uitsien na Gerda Taljaard se nuwe roman, Vier Susters. The Penguin Post het haar ’n paar vrae gevra.
April 23rd
A captivating new novel from The Silent Treatment author Abbie Greaves
Just like Abbie Greaves’ debut novel, The Ends of the Earth is a unique and moving love story with a mystery at its heart. The Penguin Post spoke with Abbie about her favourite character, balancing the past with the present and writing everywhere from planes to trains.
April 22nd
Recipes: Curried by Cariema Isaacs
Curried embodies a culinary curiosity and global consciousness for the times. Mindful of both environmental responsibility and affordability, Cariema celebrates the nourishing comfort of pulses and legumes in a multitude of wholesome and delicious vegetarian curries for everyday cooking. Try Cariema's Vegetable Butter Curry, or vegetable makhanawala, and a mouth-watering tandoori-glazed salmon.
April 20th
Extract: Tall Bones by Anna Bailey
When a 17 year-old-girl goes missing, the façade of Whistling Ridge, Colorado - a tinder-box of small town rage ruled over by a crazy preacher - is split wide open. Based on the author's first-hand experience of an American smalltown community and religious rage.
April 8th
Extract: Win by Harlan Coben
From the number one bestselling author and creator of the Netflix hit series, The Stranger, comes a riveting thriller starring a great new hero, Windsor Horne Lockwood III – or Win, as he is known to his few friends…
April 7th
12 Money Mythbusters
Uncommon Bird Sightings Around South Africa Cause a Buzz with Twitchers
Birding gets especially exciting when rare sightings are made, as dedicated birder and co-author of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, Niall Perrins, writes.