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2M ago
Browse this month's edition of the Penguin Post! Including author interviews with Sven Axelrad and Sally Andrew chatting about Tannie Maria's cookbook, the latest and most anticipated releases, exciting giveaways and so much more!
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Wordsworth Books Blog
8M ago
Browse our selection of 2024 Bookclub recommendations!
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward - R379.99
Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.
Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeki ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
9M ago
Browse our selection of Health and Cookery titles and discover new ways to improve your lifestyle!
Reboot with Kayla by Kayla Itsines - R495
Are you looking for a way to reignite your fitness and feel amazing in yourself? Embark on a four-week reboot journey with Sweat’s head trainer Kayla as she guides you through a powerful plan for your mind and body.
In just four weeks, you’ll boost your energy and confidence as you set up long-term healthy habits to help you feel your best – inside and out.
Commit to yourself and hit reboot with Kayla by your side. From here on, every mo ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
9M ago
Each month, Reese Witherspoon, the founder of (Reese's Bookclub) chooses a book with a woman at the center of the story. There's no formula to the books spotlighted - Reese and her team make their choices thoughtfully and look for ways to deepen their connection to books, authors and themselves.
The first pick of 2024 goes to, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. For those of you who haven't been following, here's last year's list of Reese's picks for 2023.
The House In The Pines by Ana Reyes - R355
The cabin lies deep in the woods, where the trees are so dense it's easy to miss ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
10M ago
Browse our list of 2024 African author must-reads for your booklist - Local is always undeniably lekker!
Normal People by Sally Rooney - R275
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there.
In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins.
Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love.
It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people w ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
10M ago
Kick off your New Year's Booklist with our choice of 2024 must-reads!
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom - R250
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?
Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one fi ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
10M ago
Kick off your New Year with a bang! We've got some exciting 2024 upcoming releases - From Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, to Alex Michaelides and RuPaul!
Crescent City 3: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas - R490
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath.
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in ..read more
Wordsworth Books Blog
11M ago
Browse this month's edition of the Penguin Post - Including a Wordsworth Books & Penguin Random House SA collaborated giveaway for The Whispers by Ashley Audrain!
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Wordsworth Books Blog
1y ago
Browse our 2023 Christmas Choice!
From gift recommendations, latest releases and exciting pre-orders, to games & stocking fillers - spoil your loved ones this festive season!
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Wordsworth Books Blog
1y ago
Browse our selection of self-help and psychology titles, inspired by Penguin Books "Be More You" collection.
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today by Lewis Howes - R540
Greatness is inside you.
Now is the time to wake it up.
Are you living your most authentic life? Are you leaning into your purpose or running away from it? Is this the story you want your future self to tell or do you ache for something more?
Through his breakthrough discoveries, New York Times best-selling author Lewis Howes reveals how you can rewrite your past to propel yourself ..read more