News & Reviews
Are you a moody foodie?
12 November 2013
Are you a moody foodie?
Create a food mood board on Pinterest using the hashtag #AlidaRyder, showing us what food you cook from the heart, for a chance to win a R2000 Le Creuset voucher!
How to play:
1. Follow Penguin Books South Africa on Pinterest.
2. Create a Pinboard using...
Coming home, the Ultimate Braai Master blog tour
08 November 2013
The final stop on the blog tour for the new Ultimate Braai Master cookbook, Roads Less Travelled in which Justin, Bertus and Marthinus share their top braai tips.
Justin Bonello on the braai:
1. Only braai with wood! Personally, I never use briquettes. The smoke from the wood will only add awesomeness to...
Scare yourself silly with these new Horror Classics
31 October 2013
Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre.
Included here are some of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ray Russell’s short story “Sardonicus,”...
Launch of Portfolio Penguin in South Africa
30 October 2013
Today we're proud to announce the launch of the South African operation of the international imprint for business books, Portfolio Penguin.
Portfolio, a prestigious brand in business books, is a Penguin imprint under which are published distinctive books in the fields of management, leadership,...
'Like no other crime mystery you have ever read...'
14 October 2013
Roma-Kentucky is a small American town where nothing really happens. That is, until October 1993. When the peace of this quiet town is shattered.
Emily Houchens is a thirteen year old 8th grader at Roma Middle School; intelligent, yet withdrawn due to her weight. She also has a crush on Christopher Shelton, one of the popular boys,...