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Propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh asks profound questions about what drives a life: what makes it worth living, and what breaks it.
The shortlist for the 2025 Booker Prize has been announced, with four Penguin Random House titles named this year.
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We had a chat with bestselling local authors Gareth and Louise Ward about their new book, The Bookshop Detectives!
Compact yet beautifully expansive, Orbital invites us to observe Earth’s splendour, whilst reflecting on the individual and collective value of every human life.
Nau mai ki Waitohu! Read on to learn about Hinemoa Elder's inspiration behind Waitohu, and how to use this special journal.
To celebrate 50 years of publishing in Aotearoa, we are excited to re-issue eleven New Zealand classics in the Popular Penguin format. Have you read them all?
Keen to start your language learning journey but don't know where to begin? Scotty Morrison's bestselling series is the resource you need!
Filo is such a versatile pastry. No matter how you put this together, the results are always fun.
I once supervised and helped to cook this tart for 150 people in a woolshed in country Victoria, where it was served with the most sensational farm cream.
This is the dish Patrick Dempsey’s character tells Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones that he would have brought her on their imaginary second date in Bridget Jones’s Baby.
This colourful rice noodle salad with tender steak and sticky gochujang aubergine makes a quick and tasty dinner.
A healthy and fuss-free take on a meatball bake, this orzo dish makes a comforting dinner perfectly paired with a fresh salad.
When I go to a certain restaurant, I have to order the katsu curry, with a number of small plates of course. I like serving this with some cucumber, pickled onions and a bit of soy sauce. Divine.
Everyone loves tacos, but they aren’t the most natural weight-loss food. By pairing white fish with a juicy mango salsa, this recipe gives us the best of both worlds – it’s filling and tastes superb!
These muffins are edible poetry. The earthy elegance of matcha meets the sweet tang of raspberries and the creamy allure of white chocolate in a muffin that’s as sophisticated as a first date at a five-star teahouse.
They say bananas are nature’s perfect snack, so clearly this is the perfect bread.
Here we’re jazzing up a handy grain packet, meaning you get big flavour, fast.
Growing up in Germany, Verena remembers two camps when it came to potato salad: camp mayo and camp oil/broth.
What better way to welcome the weekend than with the smell and sound of frying herb-loaded ijeh?
These festive pavlovas are dipped in white chocolate and topped with toasted hazelnuts, cream and berry sauce to make an impressive dessert.
I don’t remember much about the circumstances of my first cherry clafoutis. But I must have loved the classic French farmhouse dessert, because I’ve been trying to reproduce that first custardy, almond-scented pancake ever since.
‘I always think that canapés should box slightly above their weight – in other words, they need to be vividly flavoured to succeed. Here, the combination of crisp brioche, salty feta, pickled walnuts, figs, honey and thyme is just that. If you like, there’s a recipe for pickling your own green walnuts on page 275 of Rick Stein’s Christmas. You can also make this with slices of goat’s cheese from a log instead of the whipped feta.’
Shrubs pair beautifully with soda water (and gin), and are perfect for using up seasonal fruit — wild, homegrown or store-bought.
This incredibly moist cake harnesses the power of amaro, olive oil, and a little bit of orange for a lovely floral and fruity flavour.
While I’ve always been a fan of the old camp song “On Top of Spaghetti,” I firmly believe that’s the very last place a meatball belongs.
Creamy, comforting and ever so delicious, the big question is, are you having eggs, or no eggs?
This warming recipe for homemade sweet potato gnocchi with a roasted aubergine ragout from Ixta Belfrage is a dish you'll return to again and again, particularly as the weather gets cooler.
Fast, spicy and delicious, this is the perfect midweek meal to put a smile on your face.
Learn how to draw Detective Beans - straight from creator and author Li Chen!
Print three free Christmas colouring pages from some of Penguin’s cutest cosy colouring books.
An inspiring and heartwarming book about the relationship between a working mum and her daughter by the former prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern.
To celebrate Father's Day this year, help Bluey's friends find their dads in this super fun dad maze! PLUS read ALL about your favourite dad in the brand-new Bluey: Dad's Awesome Treasury and our collection of other Bluey Father's Day reads, including Bluey: Pull my Finger and Other Dad Jokes! This content was originally published on Bluey.tv
A fun and adventurous colouring sheet!
Download and print this free colouring-in page from Giraffe the Gardener by Kimberly Andrews.
Everything you need to throw the perfect Bluey birthday party!
Print this free activity pack from Xtraordinary People by Kate Griggs.
A free activity pack from the magical world of The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson.
Design your dream garden and be in to WIN it as an illustrated print by Kimberly Andrews
Download this colouring sheet from Kaye Julian, illustrator of the energetic and fun picture book Go, Scooter, Go!
Make your Easter egg hunt eggstra special with this Bingo basket template!
Make the most of rainy day with these Granny McFlitter activity sheets!
