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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Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History – a landmark work of feminist nonfiction

In Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History, bestselling historical novelist Philippa Gregory delivers her magnum opus, radically redefining our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history.

Don’t miss the launch of The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya in Cape Town (23 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Race To Be Myself by Caster Semenya.

The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Mark Gevisser chats to activists Mark Heywood and Kumi Naidoo about The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, Mark Gevisser, the editor of The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated, speaks to contributers Mark Heywood and Kumi Naidoo.

Join Caster Semenya in Durban for the launch of her memoir The Race to Be Myself (21 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya.

Don’t miss Caster Semenya at the Mall of Africa for the launch of her memoir The Race to Be Myself (18 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya.

Join Caster Semenya at the Mall of the North in Polokwane for the launch of her memoir The Race to Be Myself (16 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers, Bargain Books and the Mall of the North invite you to the launch of The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Iconic athlete Caster Semenya chats about her biography The Race to Be Myself

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Sias du Plessis chats with the phenomenal Caster Semenya about her new biography The Race to Be Myself.

Don’t miss Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel at the Cape Flats Book Festival (5 Nov)

Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel will be at the Cape Flats Book Festival to discuss their book Coloured: How Classification Became Culture.

New book alert! The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Britney Spears’s new autobiography The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope.

Nuut by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers – Onkant! ’n Rugbyliefdesverhaal

Onkant! ’n Rugbyliefdesverhaal deur Hendrik Hancke is nou beskikbaar by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers.

‘Appearances can be deceiving’ – Worthy, a deeply introspective autobiography by Jada Pinkett Smith

Worthy – the gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational memoir from Hollywood star and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Farai Mudzingwa chats about his brash and confident debut novel Avenues by Train with Mphuthumi Ntabeni

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, Mphuthumi Ntabeni interviews Farai Mudzingwa about his new book Avenues by Train!

Coming 31 October! The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya – the coming-of-age story of an iconic athlete

Caster Semenya’s biography The Race to Be Myself will be published on 31 October 2023 by Jonathan Ball Publishers.

‘It takes a lawyer, an activist and a storyteller to change the world’ – Find out more about The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated

The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century, edited by Katie Redford and Mark Gevisser, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss the launch of Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for Pagad Created a Crack Police Unit by Mark Shaw in Cape Town (9 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for Pagad Created a Crack Police Unit by Mark Shaw.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Sam Beckbessinger chats to Jenna Berkowitz about her new book Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans

In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Jenna Berkowitz chats to Sam Beckbessinger about her new book Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans.

New book alert! Pigcasso: The Painting Pig That Saved a Sanctuary

Pigcasso: The Painting Pig that Saved a Sanctuary by Joanne Lefson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington – a deeply moving, bravely intimate memoir

Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

What is the X factor that ensures a CEO’s success? Find out with KC Rottok Chesaina (27 Sep)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and GIBS Business School for a conversation between KC Rottok Chesaina, author of The CEO X Factor and three of the top CEOs featured in the book.

Joanne Joseph’s tender and lyrical novel Children of Sugarcane is out now as an audiobook!

Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph – a novel of love, heartache and the indestructible bonds between family and friends – out now as an audiobook from Jonathan Ball Publishers!