Young Readers

18 May '12

To be honest - I only bought Deadlands (the first in the Mall Rats series) because I was looking for a replacement for Twilight.

18 Apr '12

On 10 April we launched The Wall – a Penguin Facebook page aimed at Young Adult readers in South Africa. This is a place where people who enjoy YA fiction can unleash their creativity, talk about the books they are reading, become book reviewers and generally debate any topic under the sun (plus win some great prizes!).

To launch it we're running a competition centred around the Mall Rats, the heroes in Lily Herne’s two South African books (...

16 Mar '12

From H G Wells’ The Time Machine to Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl, stories about time travel have always been well-loved by readers of all ages.

19 Jan '12

Don't you just love Alex Latimer's illustrations? We think they're full of energy and whimsy and really helped to bring the South African tales within this book alive.

Last year, King Pie approached us as they were keen to foster literary talent amongst young South Africans and they wondered if we wanted to help.

And what an adventure it was! We sifted through thousands of submissions.

16 Nov '11

This month, everyone’s favourite Wimpy Kid, Greg Heffley, is back in the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever. The sixth book in this bestselling series releases worldwide on 16 November and you can check out the official book trailer here!

Jeff Kinney, Greg’s creator, even made a video especially for his South African fans, so take a look and...

30 Sep '11

There are only four days until Roald Dahl’s birthday (on 13 September) and this year, we’ll be celebrating Roald Dahl Day in style. 2011 is a double celebration, as it’s been 50 years since James and the Giant Peach was first published, so our celebrations this year are inspired by the book.