News & Reviews

18 November 2020

Our bookshelves are straining under the number of compelling and evocative non-fiction reads we've just released. From the latest edition of Ripley's Believe It or Not, bursting with the weird and unexplained, and a fairy tale from the master of trivia himself, Stephen Fry, to inspirational books from Seth Godin and...

Review of 'Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg'

21 October 2020

By William Bond Emeritus Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town Relative to Cape fynbos, renosterveld has long been the poor sister described as boringly uniform, and monotonously grey by its detractors. This book will surely help to change that perception. Unlike most guides to our Cape flora, this one caters...

Virus-proof Your Small Business: 50 ways to survive the Covid-19 crisis

09 May 2020

There are always silver linings. There is always hope. There are always smart ways forward, and we should never lose hope. Growth may be just around the corner, both for you and for the nation. Now let’s explore the practical things you can do to keep your own profit-over-cost ratio as healthy as possible, for as long as possible. Here are...

Penguin Random House releases film tie-in edition of The Griekwastad Murders

08 May 2020

The book The Griekwastad Murders by Jacques Steenkamp is now a motion picture starring Arnold Vosloo and to coincide with the release of the film, Griekwastad, Penguin Random House (PRHSA) released a film tie-in edition. The e-book is already available from e-retailers and the print edition will be in stores soon. The...

Hutchinson Acquires Memoir by Grandson of Nelson Mandela

24 January 2018

Sarah Rigby, Senior Editor at Hutchinson, has acquired Going to the Mountain: Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela by Ndaba Mandela. UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in print, ebook and audio were acquired at auction from Esmond Harmsworth at Aevitas Creative Management for an undisclosed sum. Going to the Mountain is the...

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