Jacana Media
Jacana Media is an African publisher specialising in a range of different books - fiction, non-fiction, travel, natural history, current affairs, maps, cookbooks, lifestyle, art and educational and custom publishing.
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BlackBird Books to publish The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer Rémy Ngamije
BlackBird Books is expanding its borders with the publication of The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer …
‘Ours is not to stand out but to survive.’ Read a short excerpt from An Image in a Mirror, the debut novel from Ijangolet S Ogwang
Nyakale. This has always been my name. It lost vowels and consonants and got rearranged into ‘Kay’ by my Grade Three teacher. ‘Easier to pronounce,’ she said.
‘It’s been very distressing to see the extraordinary descent in political leadership in South Africa’ – Robin Renwick
Robin Renwick chatted to CNBC Africa’s Jill de Villiers recently about his latest book How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa.
Don’t miss Nthikeng Mohlele and the Cheeky Natives for a live podcast at Bridge Books
Join Nthikeng Mohlele for a live podcast discussion with The Cheeky Natives!
Heralding a new female voice in fiction: Ijangolet S Ogwang’s debut novel An Image in a Mirror
Achen and Nyakale: twin sisters, separated in childhood to inherit different destinies.
Arushi Raina’s debut novel When Morning Comes: A vivid snapshot of South Africa on the eve of the Soweto Uprising
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina is out in April from Jacana Media! Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and Soweto.
[Cancelled] Don’t miss the launch of Robin Renwick’s How to Steal a Country at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books Hyde Park invite you to the launch of Robin Renwick’s new book How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa.
Learn from South Africa’s best of the best in their respective fields with Jeremy Maggs at GIBS
Jacana Media and the Gordon Institute of Business Science invite to an event featuring Jeremy Maggs, author of Win! Compelling Conversations with 20 Successful South Africans.
Win a copy of Being Chris Hani’s Daughter, courtesy of Jacana Media
Today marks 25 years since Chris Hani was assassinated. To commemorate, Jacana Media is giving away two copies of Being Chris Hani’s Daughter.
Calling all aspiring authors! Submissions for the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award are open
If you are an aspiring author and want the chance to get published, then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.
Robin Renwick’s account of political corruption in South Africa: How to Steal a Country
How to Steal a Country describes the vertiginous decline in political leadership in South Africa from Mandela to Zuma and its terrible consequences.
Join Clive and Anton Walker for the launch of Rhino Revolution: Searching for New Solutions
Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Rhino Revolution: Searching for New Solutions by Clive and Anton Walker.
Calling all poets: Submissions are open for the 2018 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award and Anthology
Submissions for the 8th annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology are now open!
Read an excerpt from Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV by Rajesh Sundaram
Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV is Rajesh Sundaram’s story of how he led a small team of Indian broadcast professionals and South African interns to launch the television news channel ANN7.
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year: Africa at 2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year Africa, at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2018.
Don’t miss a public lecture by Christa Kuljian on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins
Christa Kuljian will be giving a public lecture on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins.
Jacana author Hennie van Vuuren wins top investigative journalism award for Apartheid Guns and Money
Jacana Media congratulates author Hennie van Vuuren who was recently awarded the runner-up prize in the 2017 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.
Former ANN7 editor Rajesh Sundaram reveals details of Zuma involvement in the news channel
Bongani Bingwa spoke to Rajesh Sundaram on Radio 702 about his new tell-all book Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV, which reveals the true nature of the Zuma-Gupta cabal.
CM Elliott’s Zimbabwean crime novels optioned for a TV series
CM Elliott’s series of Jabulani Sibanda detective novels have been optioned for possible adaption as a television series by Anant Singh and Brian Cox of Videovision Entertainment.
‘It was time to speak out’ – Tracy Going on her memoir Brutal Legacy
‘It was time to speak out’ – Tracy Going discusses her new memoir, Brutal Legacy.