PRH/LAPA-Uitgewersportaal

On the 1st of July 2013, Penguin Random House became the first truly global trade book publisher. Unifying two of the most famous names in publishing, the Penguin Random House stable of writers includes more than 70 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world's most widely read and best-loved authors. It employs over 10,500 people globally across almost 250 editorially and creatively independent, imprints and publishing houses, who collectively publish more than 15,000 new titles annually.

LAPA is ’n afdeling van Penguin Random House South Africa.

Penguin Random House South Africa | Contact PRH SA
LAPA-tuisblad | Kontak LAPA | Romanza-klub

Arendsvlerke vir Siebert deur Elsa Winckler: ’n lesersindruk

Barend van der Merwe Lesersindrukke 2021-07-13

"Arendsvlerke vir Siebert word beskryf as ’n 'verhaal van genesing en hoop'. Ek kan dit beaam en dit is heel prikkelende leesstof."

Pasverskyn: Dol heuning deur SJ Naudé

LitNet PRH/LAPA-Uitgewersportaal 2021-06-30

Die verhale in Dol heuning  kring soos breedtegrade om ’n aardbol uit – van Suid-Afrika na Ysland, die Belgiese platteland en die Italiaanse Alpe.

Full particulars: A podcast on historical fiction – David Attwell in conversation with Zoë Wicomb and Andrew van der Vlies

David Attwell, Zoë Wicomb, Andrew van der Vlies Books and writers 2021-06-23

In this first episode of David Attwell's monthly podcast, Full particulars, David hosts Zoë Wicomb reading from her new novel, Still life (Umuzi, 2020) and discusses historical (meta)fiction with Andrew van der Vlies, professor of English at the University of Adelaide.

Eerste slukkie: Verhale van hoop

LitNet LitNet Eerste Slukkie | First Sip 2021-06-04

"Ek is nie ’n kenner van die verskillende psigiatriese siektes nie, maar ek is ’n ma en ek het ’n kenner geword om my dogter te kan verstaan. Sy vertel graag dat ek voor haar weet wanneer sy ’n maniese episode gaan hê."

Dean Allen reviews Hidden Karoo by Patricia Kramer and Alain Proust

Dean Allen Books and writers 2021-06-02

"Coupled with the stunning photography of Proust, one the country’s foremost architectural and landscape photographers, the narrative provides for an interesting guide throughout the book."

At the edge of the desert by Basil Lawrence: a review

Michael Hardaker Books and writers 2021-05-26

"In structural terms, the novel is fairly complex, with all these story strands travelling at different paces – even different directions – through the book, interleaved with each other. Juggling so many different elements can be tricky, but generally speaking Lawrence manages to keep all his balls in the air, which is impressive."

The madhouse deur TJ Benson: ’n resensie

Erla Diedericks Resensies 2021-05-24

"The madhouse is ’n ervaring. ’n Greep uit die geskiedenis. ’n Sprokie met skop."

Die vyfde slag deur Johann Grobbelaar: ’n resensie

Erla Diedericks Resensies 2021-05-24

"Vyf motiewe weerklink in Johann Grobbelaar se Die vyfde slag: seksualiteit en seksisme, verraad en verkragting, en ten laaste liefde. Dit sluit natuurlik aan by die unieke vyfnootmotief van Beethoven se vioolkonsert in D opus 61, vandaar die titel van die boek."

Shaping Addo by Mitch Reardon: reader impression

Louise Viljoen (JBay) Books and writers 2021-05-14

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Shaping Addo. Reardon writes both knowledgeably and entertainingly about the history of the park as well as its current endeavours."

Offers vir die vlieë deur Fanie Viljoen: ’n lesersindruk

Wanda Olivier Lesersindrukke 2021-04-23

"Ek beveel hierdie boek aan vir enigeen wat durf het."

Stalmaats: ’n onderhoud met Lize Roux

Naomi Meyer, Jaco Jacobs Skrywersonderhoude 2021-04-15

"Dit is ’n ongelooflike groot voorreg om vir kinders te kan skryf."

Eintlik alles: ’n onderhoud met Alta Cloete en Lisa Uys

Cliffordene Norton, Alta Cloete, Lisa Uys Skrywersonderhoude 2021-04-14

Die romanseskrywer Ronelle Uys het haar lewe in 2017 weens kanker verloor. Haar dogter probeer sedertdien haar laaste manuskrip publiseer, en met die hulp van Alta Cloete is die werk in Februarie 2021 deur LAPA Uitgewers gepubliseer. Cliffordene Norton gesels met Alta Cloete en Lisa Uys oor die proses om Eintlik alles postuum gepubliseer te kry.

Review of 1986 by William Dicey

Helen Moffett Books and writers 2021-04-13

"This is a hallmark of the book that I personally found fascinating: the way Dicey returns women’s stories to the overarching narrative of that year."

Fresh off the press: The madhouse by TJ Benson

LitNet PRH/LAPA-Uitgewersportaal 2021-03-31

"In his exhilarating debut, TJ Benson conjures up a kaleidoscope of Nigeria. This is the extraordinary tale of five people bound by blood, each searching for a way through."

First sip: Rogues’ Gallery by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall

LitNet LitNet Eerste Slukkie | First Sip 2021-03-26

If you reckon corruption in South Africa began with Zuma or even with apartheid, it’s time to catch a wake-up call.

First sip: Profiler diaries by Gérard Labuschagne

LitNet LitNet Eerste Slukkie | First Sip 2021-03-26

An expert on serial murder and rape cases, Labuschagne saw it all in his fourteen and a half years in the SAPS.

Persverklaring: PRHSA stel nuwe druknaam vir Christenmark bekend

Penguin Random House South Africa PRH/LAPA-Uitgewersportaal 2021-03-26

Veronica Scholtz, uitgewer van LUCA, sê die druknaam se aanbod sal modern wees en leesstof aan alle ouderdomme bied, van kinders tot volwassenes, met ’n wye verskeidenheid genres van fiksie tot nie-fiksie.

Hidden Karoo by Patricia Kramer and Alain Proust, a preview

Penguin Random House South Africa PRH/LAPA-Uitgewersportaal 2021-03-16

Here dreams are born, legends are made, and outcasts find sanctuary. It is also an ancient place, whose story is revealed through geology, fossils and artefacts.

Still life by Zoë Wicomb – reader impression

Willem Krog Books and writers 2021-03-04

"If there is a recent literary work that can serve as an important example for fiction writers, Still life, in my view, is it."

Nagjagter deur Jan Vermeulen, ’n lesersindruk

Irene Schoonwinkel Lesersindrukke 2021-03-04

"In Jan Vermeulen se jongste sielkundige riller, Nagjagter (2020), eksperimenteer hy met die Gotiese vampier-subkultuur, kliniese vampirisme en die invloed wat godsdiens op die geestelik versteurde bewussyn kan hê."

Top