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Cover Reveal: Dutch Courage
26 February 2016
TAH DAH!
There are a few things about publishing a new novel that really scare me. One is opening that email where your publisher sends you early mock-ups of their suggested cover. This email can affect my mood and general state of wellbeing for weeks, months, even years.
I’m a visual person with a...
Two Books from Jamie Oliver in 2016
19 February 2016
Michael Joseph is thrilled to announce that we will be publishing two books from Jamie Oliver in 2016. The first book will be around the subject of healthy eating for the family and the second title will be a long awaited Christmas book.
With further details around each title to be released in the following months, Jamie had this to say...
Brink biography by Leon de Kock to be published by Umuzi
16 February 2016
A biography of the late André Brink written by Leon de Kock will be published in 2018 by Umuzi.
De Kock, who currently teaches at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is a South African writer, translator, and academic who recently translated Brink’s letters to the poet Ingrid Jonker for the book Flame in the Snow.
Brink died on 6...
Penguin Random House to publish latest novel by Marita van der Vyver
02 February 2016
Penguin Random House will be publishing Marita van der Vyver’s next novel in Afrikaans and English. TitledMisverstand in Afrikaans, the story is set over a few days in Paris, where a failed South African writer finds himself in the company of a young au pair during the terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015.
Van der Vyver caused a...
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...
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