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Friday – 20th June 2025
Read an extract from Blood’s Inner Rhyme – Antjie Krog’s most intimate and most universally resonant work to date
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Blood’s Inner Rhyme by Antjie Krog.
Thursday – 19th June 2025
[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance – laying bare the myths and realities of our tangled economic history
In this episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Mphuthumi Ntabeni in conversation with historian and author Bronwen Everill as they discuss her book Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance.
Wednesday – 18th June 2025
Don’t miss the Durban launch of Sven Axelrad’s new novel The Nicotine Gospel at Ike’s Books (18 Jun)
Penguin Random House SA and Ike’s Books invite you to the Durban launch of The Nicotine Gospel, the highly anticipated new novel by Sven Axelrad!
Tuesday – 10th June 2025
Don’t miss internationally bestselling author John Connolly in Joburg (17 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Children of Eve by internationally bestselling author John Connolly.
Friday – 6th June 2025
Find out more about Claire Robertson’s The Immortalites – a literary frontier novel with a haunting sense of place
The Immortalites, the highly anticipated new novel by Claire Robertson, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Thursday – 5th June 2025
What You’re Made For by George Raveling and Ryan Holiday – a blueprint for your life
What You’re Made For: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports by George Raveling and Ryan Holiday is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Wednesday – 4th June 2025
Don’t miss the launch of Craig Wing’s groundbreaking new book Four Future Seasons in Rosebank (11 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Four Future Seasons: How to Anticipate and Prepare for Multiple Potential Futures by Craig Wing!
Monday – 2nd June 2025
Join Vusumzi Ngxande for the launch of Journey Kwantu: Exploring African Spirituality and Identity in Rosebank (12 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Vusumzi Ngxande’s highly anticipated book Journey Kwantu: Exploring African Spirituality and Identity.
Friday – 30th May 2025
Don’t miss the launch of Follow Me to Africa by acclaimed author Penny Haw at Fish Hoek Library (21 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Blown Away by Books invite you to the Fish Hoek launch of Penny Haw’s new novel Follow Me to Africa!
Thursday – 29th May 2025
The Interpreters launches in Joburg on 3 June
Following warmly received speaking events at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this month, Soutie Press is excited to launch The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction edited by Sean Christie and Hedley Twidle in Joburg on 3 June 2025 (Love Books, 5:30 for 6pm).
Don’t miss internationally bestselling author John Connolly at the Book Lounge in Cape Town (19 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and the Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Children of Eve by internationally bestselling author John Connolly.
Tuesday – 27th May 2025
Don’t miss the launch of The High Treason Club: The Boeremag on Trial by Karin Mitchell in Hoedspruit (6 Jun)
Penguin Random House SA invites you to the launch of The High Treason Club by Karin Mitchell – a gripping account of the Boeremag trial.
Monday – 26th May 2025
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Lindsay Norman chats about her novel, Khaki Fever – chick lit in khaki!
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Eva Mazza sits down with Lindsay Norman to discuss her latest novel, Khaki Fever.
Friday – 23rd May 2025
Murder. Mayhem. Mild panic. Find out more about Tom Eaton’s new novel An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder by Tom Eaton is a laugh-out-loud South African cosy crime novel – think Richard Osman, but with more sun, worse wifi and an even more baffled detective …
Thursday – 22nd May 2025
Unravelling long-buried family secrets – find out more about Defne Suman’s new novel Summer Heat
Summer Heat by Defne Suman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 21st May 2025
Love Lessons From The Life of A Hypocrite
As Titi and Bosun work through their troubled relationship in search of a semblance of their initial spark of love, they give men and women love lessons based on personal experience and on logic, to help potential lovers get things right, from the choice of who to love and to the nurturing of love.
Don’t miss the launch of Sven Axelrad’s new novel The Nicotine Gospel at Love Books (22 May)
Penguin Random House SA and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Nicotine Gospel, the highly anticipated new novel by Sven Axelrad!
This Africa Month celebrate with Journey Kwantu: Exploring African Spirituality and Identity by Vusumzi Ngxande
Vusumzi Ngxande’s highly anticipated book Journey Kwantu: Exploring African Spirituality and Identity is out this month by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 13th May 2025
‘What was this poison that I had let in?’ Read an excerpt from Milton Schorr’s memoir Addict: A Tale of Drugs and Recovery
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Addict: A Tale of Drugs and Recovery by Milton Schorr – essential reading for anyone who has battled addiction or loves someone who has.
Monday – 12th May 2025
Don’t miss the launch of Tony Leon’s new book Being There at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront (13 May)
Jonathan Ball and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Being There: Backstories from the Political Front by Tony Leon!