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 Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris – an extraordinary novel of life after slavery
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris – an Obama Summer Reading Choice and New York Times Best Seller!
Listen to an excerpt from Sarah Lotz’s new novel Impossible – a story with more twists than most
Listen to an excerpt from Impossible by Sarah Lotz – with a twist you won’t see coming, this is the bestseller that everyone’s talking about in 2022!
‘Put up your hand, be bold, make things happen, even when it’s not fashionable’ – Nyimpini Mabunda shares his secrets to success
Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini Mabunda is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Join Nyimpini Mabunda for the launch of his new book Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO (26 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini Mabunda.
Storm Tide: A powerful new historical thriller by the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith, of families divided and a country on the brink of revolution
Storm Tide by the late Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg
Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Take Charge by Nyimpini Mabunda – the perfect toolkit to take you to the top
Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini Mabunda is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Mark Gevisser’s seminal book Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred back in print and updated with a brilliant new epilogue
An updated edition of Mark Gevisser’s seminal book Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Join Ebrahim Ebrahim for the launch of his new memoir Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter (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.
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.
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to an interview with Ian Goldin, author of Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!
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.
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.