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Yesterday

Don’t miss historian and author Karen Horn at the Cape Town Family History Society (23 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and the Cape Town Family History Society invite you to an event with historian and author Karen Horn.

Read an excerpt from Playground – the new emotionally charged novel by award-winning author Richard Powers

Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Playground by Richard Powers!

Tuesday – 19th November 2024

Join Deon Meyer at Exclusive Books V&A for the launch of his new Thriller Leo (28 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Leo by Deon Meyer!

The Siege by Ben Macintyre – the perfect read for history buffs and thrill-seekers alike

The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama by Ben Macintyre is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Monday – 18th November 2024

New book alert! The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa

The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Get ready for a thriller! Join bestselling author Gareth Crocker for a Pages and Wine Night at Chalk Craft Eatery (21 Nov)

Penguin Random House SA invite you to a Pages and Wine Night at Chalk Craft Eatery with Gareth Crocker!

Tuesday – 12th November 2024

New book alert! Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter – the full and shocking inside story

Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter – the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk’s unprecedented takeover of Twitter and the forty-four-billion-dollar deal’s seismic political, social and financial fallout.

Don’t miss Justin Fox at Maanskyn in Greyton for the launch of his latest novel The Wolf Hunt (16 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of The Wolf Hunt by bestselling author Justin Fox.

Monday – 11th November 2024

Join Gareth Crocker, author of Now You Suffer, for a coffee morning at Exclusive Books Kolonnade (22 Nov)

Penguin Random House SA and Exclusive Books invite you to a coffee morning celebrating Now You Suffer, the new novel from Gareth Crocker!

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Deon Meyer chats about his thrilling new novel Leo

This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Deon Meyer is in conversation with true-crime podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht.

Friday – 8th November 2024

[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Antonio Garcia and Ian van der Waag discuss their book, Botha, Smuts and the First World War

This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Karen Horn is in conversation with Antonio Garcia and Ian van der Waag about their book, Botha, Smuts and the First World War.

Mathews Phosa’s explosive memoir out now!

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Thursday – 7th November 2024

Don’t miss a coffee morning with Gareth Crocker, author of Now You Suffer, at Exclusive Books Clearwater (15 Nov)

Penguin Random House SA and Exclusive Books invite you to a coffee morning celebrating Now You Suffer, the new novel from Gareth Crocker!

Don’t miss Sarah Bullen at a Blown Away by Books event discussing The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death (16 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Blown Away by Books invite you to a book discussion featuring Sarah Bullen and her captivating new book, The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death.