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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Free mini workshop by Sam Beckbessinger in Cape Town! Find out more about Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans (12 Sep)

Join author and seasoned mover Sam Beckbessinger for a free mini workshop with some practical advice about where to start.

Join Kim Samuel for the launch of On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation in Johannesburg (6 Sep)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of On Belonging by Kim Samuel.

Don’t miss the launch of Coloured: How Classification Became Culture by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel at Love Books (14 Sep)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the book launch of Coloured: How Classification Became Culture by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel.

New book alert! Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans by Sam Beckbessinger

Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans by Sam Beckbessinger is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Lloyd Burnard chats to Nick Mallett about their book, Insights Into The Rugby World Cup

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, the focus is on the new book Nick Mallett: Insights into the Rugby World Cup.

[Podcast] Mphuthumi Ntabeni interviews Darrel Bristow-Bovey about his new book, Finding Endurance

In this episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, acclaimed writer Darrel Bristow-Bovey sits down with Mphuthumi Ntabeni at the Book Lounge in Cape Town to delve into one of the greatest stories of all time.

‘Dear White People, I love white girls. Especially blondes.’ – Listen to an excerpt from The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro

Listen to an excerpt from Stephen Buoro’s tragicomic debut novel The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

[Video] Lisbeth Salander returns in a chilling new Dragon Tattoo thriller!

The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

How much of it is true? Find out more about Penance, the cult hit novel by Eliza Clark

From the author of the cult hit Boy Parts comes a chilling, brilliantly told story of murder among a group of teenage girls – a powerful and disturbing novel piercing in its portrait of young women.

Join Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife vet, in Durban to discuss her new book Walking with Gorillas (6 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.

Join Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz for the launch of 20 Battles in Saldanha (8 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of 20 Battles: Searching for a South African Way of War 1913–2013 by Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz.

Insights into the Rugby World Cup by Nick Mallett – a book every fan should read

Insights into the Rugby World Cup by Nick Mallett with Lloyd Burnard is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

The definitive illustrated guide to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 that no football fan should be without!

Out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers – the definitive illustrated guide to the 2023 Women’s World Cup that no football fan should be without!

Out now! Alexander McCall Smith’s The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf – the fourth novel in the bestselling Detective Varg series

The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf by Alexander McCall Smith is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Join Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife vet, for the launch of Walking with Gorillas in Sandton (8 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.

Don’t miss the launch of 20 Battles: Searching for a South African Way of War by Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz in Cape Town (10 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of 20 Battles: Searching for a South African Way of War 1913–2013 by Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz.

‘Flames. Chunks of metal ripping off, flying by.’ – Listen to an excerpt from TJ Newman’s unforgettable new thriller Drowning

Listen to an excerpt from Drowning, the new edge-of-your-seat thriller by bestselling author TJ Newman!

Join Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife vet, for the launch of Walking with Gorillas in Joburg (7 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.

Life, in a Garden presents a book discussion of Risking Life for Death by Ryan Blumenthal (6 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Life, in a Garden invite you to the launch of Risking Life for Death: Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table by South African forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal.