Archive - Feb 11, 2025 Penguin Random House South Africa

Extract: We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A recently broken marriage, two wayward
daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems
to have quietly moved in. Not to mention a once promising writing career that
is now in freefall. So when her real dad – a man she has barely seen since he
ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago – suddenly appears on her doorstep
wanting to make amends, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the

Extract: Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi

The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the
twist: an original literary thriller, from the author of the sensational Eight
Detectives. A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday
party. At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. They
draw names from a hat: in each story, one of the group is the killer, and

Extract: I Am Tshiamo by Tshaimo Modisane

Growing up as Kgositsile, meaning “king,” Tshiamo Modisane always
knew she was a girl despite her assigned gender. Raised in conservative
black culture, she faced censure and abuse but made courageous choices
from age five. Her journey, marked by self-doubt and resilience, led to
gender-affirmation surgery in her thirties. With faith, confidence, and ties
to entertainment, she became an actress, stylist, and Lux’s first gender-

How Wuthering Heights Inspired Layne Fargo to Rediscover Her Creative Spark

Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn, returns with The Favourites, a gripping novel that reimagines Wuthering Heights in the high-stakes world of competitive figure skating. Inspired by Emily Brontë’s tempestuous classic, Fargo’s novel follows Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha – skating partners and childhood sweethearts whose fiery connection leads to both triumph and tragedy.