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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The Colossus of New York – a dazzling new work of non-fiction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘I’m amazed by how little people know about Africa’ – Paul Kenyon on why he wrote his new book Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa
Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
The next big groundbreaking event in Young Adult fiction: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
‘Looking for the next big groundbreaking event in YA? This is it.’ – Rick Riordan
Helen Thomson tells the stories of nine of the world’s strangest brains in Unthinkable
Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson has spent years travelling the world tracking down incredibly rare brain disorders. In Unthinkable she tells the stories of nine extraordinary people.
The Shout – bestselling author Stephen Leather’s latest edge-of-your-seat thriller
The Shout is a standalone thriller from bestselling author Stephen Leather that takes us into the world of the London Fire Brigade’s elite Investigations Unit.
Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up: Free mini workshop with Sam Beckbessinger in Johannesburg
In Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up, money dork Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.
A story of unparalleled greed and western complicity – Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon
A vivid, heart-breaking portrait of the fate that so many African countries suffered after independence.
Three siblings separated in infancy find each other as teens in Far From the Tree, the new novel from Robin Benway
When 16-year-old Grace gives up her baby for adoption, she decides that the time has come to find out more about her own biological mother.
5 reasons to read The Wren Hunt, the thrilling new book by Mary Watson
The Wren Hunt is part thriller, part love story: a captivating Young Adult novel about a girl caught in a battle between two ancient magics.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer – now a Netflix original film
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer – The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with this Nebula Award-winning novel.
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Don’t miss the launch of Mary Watson’s The Wren Hunt at The Book Lounge, with Sally Partridge
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson.
Join Johan Raath for a Recce Story Night in Pretoria
Date: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Event: SASFA Story Evening
Venue: Ruimsig Country Club, Johannesburg
Time: 18:30 for 19:00
Click here for more information.
Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey through the World’s Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson
Imagine getting lost in a one-room flat, seeing auras, never forgetting a moment, a permanent orchestra in your head, turning into a tiger, life as an out-of-body experience, feeling other people’s pain, being convinced you are dead, becoming a different person overnight …
Join Johan Raath, author of Blood Money, for a Recce Story Night in Roodepoort
Blood Money: Stories of an ex-Recce’s Missions as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers. Shortly …
Blood Money: Stories of an ex-Recce’s Missions as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq
Shortly after we took off from the check point I saw an old Opel with young men trying to pass us … I remember the cracks of the AK-47 bullets when it came through our windscreen. Our driver drew his pistol and fired back with his right hand while trying to control the speeding vehicle with his left.
‘Dad thinks lots of things are right-wing. He even thinks He-Man is right-wing’ – Like Sodium in Water, a memoir of post-independence Zimbabwe by Hayden Eastwood
It’s post-independence Zimbabwe and an atmosphere of nostalgia hangs over much of Harare’s remaining white community.
Award-winning author Mary Watson touring Cape Town in April
Award-winning author Mary Watson will be launching her new book, The Wren Hunt, in Cape Town in April.
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers – A thrilling action ride of a book
The true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews – a classic spy thriller, now a major motion picture
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews is a bestselling, impossible-to-put-down, espionage thriller!
Read an excerpt from The Feed – Nick Clark Windo’s electrifying, high-concept debut thriller
Nick Clark Windo’s debut novel The Feed is a unique, thought-provoking and utterly addictive thriller with a chilling premise at its core.