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 SHELTER.
The book and art print will initially be available for purchase at our South African launches.
PICK YOUR RULING PARTY…
Wednesday
30 April 2025
18.00-19.30
Everard Read Cape Town
3 Portswood Road
V&A Waterfront
Monday
5 May 2025
15.00-16.15
Pulp Paperworks
Victoria Yards
Unit 8G1, 16 Viljoen Street
Lorentzville, Johannesburg
Only 150 copies of the first edition of The President are available for purchase. They’re being 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.
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.
Beautiful, provocative — and for a darn good cause.
Proceeds from the sale of the book and art print are going to 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.
Following the South African launches, the book and print will be available for purchase online in South Africa from our friends at PULP Paperworks.
Assuming WWIII doesn’t break out between now and mid-May, they’ll also be sold in Europe and the United States in due course. More on that soon 😎