PRONK PRESS

A limited edition book and art print.

THE PRESIDENT (a sexy political thriller by Xander Beattie) + ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO (a fabulous art print by the acclaimed artist Brett Murray) = a fundraiser for the PRIDE SHELTER1.

In South Africa? Order online!

Only 150 copies of the first edition of The President are available for purchase. They were printed and hand-bound by Pulp Paperworks in Johannesburg. The book was designed by Catarina Pereira of Voodoo Voodoo studio in Berlin.

Each copy of The President comes with a fine art print by the acclaimed infamous South African artist Brett Murray.

Entitled All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go, the artwork was printed on Risograph at Dream Press in Cape Town.

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

IN SOUTH AFRICA

The book and print are now available for purchase in person2 and online from PULP Paperworks.

IN THE UK

Get yours in person from The Common Press, London.

So wait, what’s the book actually about?

Hell hath no fury like the president porned.

INTRODUCING THE PRESIDENT, A PROPULSIVE POLITICAL THRILLER BY XANDER BEATTIE.

When a salacious fictional story about the nation’s president is published, the ruling party and its supporters are enraged. As pressure grows for the story to be erased, its young author flees into hiding, carrying with him an explosive secret — and plans for revenge. 

Deftly plotted and gorgeously told, The President is a nail-biting exploration of bigoted backlash against provocative art. Set in South Africa in 2012, Xander Beattie’s novel is painfully relevant to our contemporary moment, where — in too many places around the world — powerful demagogues scapegoat the marginalised, imperil human rights and brutally suppress artistic expression.

Copies will also soon be available in the UK and US soon, too!

We’ll keep you posted, skat.

The President‘s author at Pulp Paperworks shortly before the Joburg launch, 5 May 2025.

  1. The Pride Shelter Trust. Based in Cape Town, the Pride Shelter is the first formal haven in Africa providing short-term accommodation to LGBTQI+ folks during crisis periods. ↩︎
  2. If you’ve never visited Victoria Yards (16 Viljoen Street
    Lorentzville, Johannesburg), you’re in for a treat! It’s the home of Pulp Paperworks which is where The President was printed and hand-bound. Stop by to get your copy (and some lovely stationery). Then take a browse through the precinct which has a veggie garden, galleries, workshops, studios, retailers and eateries. ↩︎