Jonathan Ball Publishers

Jonathan Ball Publishers are the leading publishers and distributors of English general books in South Africa, specialising in South African history, politics and current affairs.

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Lester Kiewit talks to author Pieter du Toit about his new book The ANC Billionaires in the new episode of Pagecast

In this week’s episode, CapeTalk Breakfast Show host Lester Kiewit is joined by top-selling author Pieter du Toit to chat about his latest book, The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few.

Don’t miss an evening with Margie Orford in Cape Town

The Book Lounge and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Margie Orford.

Corruption, assassination, extinction – Find out more Peter Hain’s new novel The Elephant Conspiracy

The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain will be published in November by Jonathan Ball Publishers.

‘Dis ’n merkwaardige ervaring om jou oë oor hierdie beelde te gooi’: Melvyn Minnaar resenseer Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur

‘Hy is van ’n eeu of meer gelede, maar die figuur op die blad gee jou ’n emosionele en intellektuele rilling: ’n spook wat in die hede aandag opeis’ – Melvyn Minnaar oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux.

Find out more about Mad Honey – the heart-pounding and heartbreaking novel by bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

Mad Honey – from bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan comes a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Featuring Scarlett Brade, author of The Hive – a feminist thriller for anyone who’s ever sworn revenge on an ex

In this week’s episode, Pagecast co-producer Maryam Adams is in conversation with Scarlett Brade, author of The Hive.

‘Fassinerend!’ Lees wat skryf Phyllis Green oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux (Plus: Loer na die foto’s!)

‘Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur laat mens werklik met ander oë na hierdie tragiese geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika kyk,’ skryf Phyllis Green oor Tinus le Roux se pragboek in Sarie.

Don’t miss Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan on CapeTalk for a live on-air book launch for Mad Honey

CapeTalk will be hosting a live on-air book launch for Mad Honey, the new book by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan.

The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Katherine J Chen discusses her new novel Joan with Nancy Richards

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Katherine J Chen chats about her feminist retelling of Joan of Arc with Nancy Richards.

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver – an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between (PLUS: Listen to an excerpt)

Barbara Kingsolver’s highly anticipated new novel Demon Copperhead is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Get ready for the new Colleen Hoover! It Starts With Us will be published this month

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover will be published on 18 October!

Margie Orford chats to David Attwell about her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder in the new episode of Pagecast!

In this week’s episode, David Attwell is in conversation with Margie Orford about her latest novel The Eye of the Beholder.

New book alert! The ANC Billionaires – Pieter du Toit examines ‘the party of government and patronage’

The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few by Pieter du Toit is out in October by Jonathan Ball Publishers. 

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! John Maytham in conversation with Marina Cantacuzino

The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now! In this week’s episode, John Maytham is in conversation with Marina Cantacuzino about her book Forgiveness.

New updated edition: Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: The Inge Lotz Murder and a Miscarriage of Justice by Antony Altbeker

A new edition of Antony Altbeker’s Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: The Inge Lotz Murder and a Miscarriage of Justice, updated with new epilogue, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Join Philip Lymbery in Hermanus for the launch of his new book Sixty Harvests Left (7 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Cottage invite you to the launch of Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-friendly Future by Philip Lymbery.

Charlene: In Search of a Princess – journalist Arlene Prinsloo sifts fact from fiction in this revealing unauthorised biography

Charlene: In Search of a Princess by Arlene Prinsloo is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

What makes Patrice Motsepe tick? Find out at the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith (4 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith.

Don’t miss the launch of Philip Lymbery’s new book Sixty Harvests Left at The Book Lounge (5 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-friendly Future by Philip Lymbery.