Penguin South Africa
Penguin Books SA Books Continue to Dominate the Top 10 Best-Sellers List in South Africa
In August, six out of the ten titles on the South Africa best-seller list were from Penguin. Spud — Learning to Fly by John van de Ruit once again tops the Adult Fiction chart at position one. The paperback edition of Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, was in 3rd position. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer is at number 4 and is the bestselling children's title. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer was at number 6, followed by Eclipse and Twilight in positions 7 and 8 respectively. All the books in the Twilight series continue to sell over 1,000 units every week.
The Help and Testimony on 2009 Boeke Fiction Prize Shortlist
The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Testimony by Anita Shreve are two out of six titles, which have been shortlisted for Exclusive Books' 2009 Boeke Fiction Prize.
Exclusive Books is South Africa's leading national book retailer. The Boeke Prize is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and has become the biggest general fiction based promotion in South Africa.
C N A Book of the Year Goes to Barack Obama's Audacity of Hope
Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama is the winner of the 2009 C N A Book of the Year Award, as voted for by their readers. The second runner up prize went to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.
C N A is the leading retailer of reading, writing, listening, learning and communication consumables to middle and upper income families in Southern Africa.