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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Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim (5 May)

Jacana Media and CineCentre Killarney invite you to the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim.

Don’t miss an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga in Cape Town! (16 May)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga.

‘Smuts was one of the towering figures of South African history, whether one liked him or not’ – an interview with author Richard Steyn

Richard Steyn chatted to Polity recently about his biography Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness.

New book alert! Tomorrow I Become a Woman – a powerful debut by Aiwanose Odafen

Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

An interview with Robby Kojetin, author of Mind Over Mountain: A Mental and Physical Climb to the Top, in the new episode of Pagecast

In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Robby Kojetin is in conversation with Pippa Hudson about his new book Mind Over Mountain: A Mental and Physical Climb to the Top. 

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! A conversation with Dr Leopold Scholtz, author of Terreur En Bevryding

The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!

Read an excerpt from The Paris Apartment – the new page-turning thriller from Lucy Foley

From the bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide …

A moving novel about lovers, fathers and sons – listen to an excerpt from Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu!

Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu, read by Clifford Samuel.

Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux is nou beskikbaar! Plus, sien foto’s wat nog nooit tevore gepubliseer is nie

Honderde boeke het die afgelope 120 jaar oor die Suid-Afrikaanse Oorlog verskyn, maar Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux is die eerste een in volkleur.

Spanning more than 35 years, the first comprehensive collection of work by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston

You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston, edited and with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr and Genevieve West, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. 

Age Proof – a revealing and enjoyable account of what ageing is and how we can tackle it

Age Proof by Rose Anne Kenny is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Find out more about Our Missing Hearts – the new novel by Celeste Ng – out later this year!

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng will be released in October 2022, out from Jonathan Ball Publishers!  

Milner: Last of the Empire Builders – the new book by bestselling biographer Richard Steyn

Milner: Last of the Empire Builders by Richard Steyn is out in April from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss a Daily Maverick webinar on Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks (7 Apr)

Join Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle for a Daily Maverick webinar to discuss their book Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks.

Book signing: The Lazy Makoti and Cooking with Zanele – come and get your books signed by your favourite chefs!

Join Mogau Seshoene, author of Hosting With The Lazy Makoti, and Zanele van Zyl, author of Cooking With Zanele, for a book signing this weekend!

Don’t miss the launch of Liz McGregor’s new memoir Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father’s Killer (7 Apr)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Wordsworth Books invite you to the launch of Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father’s Killer by Liz McGregor.

A Pocketful of Happiness – an intimate and uplifting memoir by Richard E Grant – to be published in September 2022

Jonathan Ball Publishers is delighted to be bringing Richard E Grant’s memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness, to South Africa this September!

Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father’s Killer – Liz McGregor’s searing, intimate memoir

Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father’s Killer by Liz McGregor is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. 

New book alert! Rebel: My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom by Rahaf Mohammed

Rebel: My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom by Rahaf Mohammed is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.