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Thursday – 22nd April 2021
What’s Mine and Yours – Naima Coster explores the unique organism that is every family: what breaks them apart and how they come back together
What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster – a sweeping, rich tapestry of familial bond and identity, and a sharp, poignant look at the ways race affects even the closest of relationships.
New book alert! To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, author of the modern classic A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara’s eagerly awaited new novel, entitled To Paradise, will be published by Picador in January 2022.
Wednesday – 21st April 2021
Kry tot en met 75% afslag op uitgesoekte titels in LAPA se Herfs-uitverkoping
LAPA Uitgewers se Herfs-uitverkoping is hier! Kry tot en met 75% afslag op uitgesoekte titels.
Hoop, heling en harmonie: Dink nuut oor siekte en genesing deur Malcolm de Roubaix wen die Andrew Murrayprys vir 2021
Baie geluk aan Malcolm de Roubaix! Sy boek Hoop, heling en harmonie: Dink nuut oor siekte en genesing is pas aangewys as die wenner van die Andrew Murrayprys vir 2021.
Don’t miss the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon at Exclusive Books La Lucia (22 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon.
Listen to Your Footsteps by Kojo Baffoe available on pre-order now!
Be the first in line to pre-order this highly anticipated local release by clicking below!
Profiting from Misery: Don’t miss a Jacana Conversation in partnership with Open Secrets
Profiting from Misery: Open Secrets investigates the corporations and politicians who make money from corrupt arms deals and war crimes and how we can hold them to account.
Tuesday – 20th April 2021
Wat het werklik daardie aand op Gatlek gebeur? Vind uit in SP Benjamin se jongste roman, Dinge van ’n hond
Dinge van ’n hond deur SP Benjamin is ’n roman oor vergeet, maar ook oor onthou. En die besef dat ’n mens jou nooit rêrig van jou verlede kan losmaak nie.
New book about life in South Africa and experiences with sangomas
Forever in My Veins: How Film Led Me To The Mysterious World of The African Shaman.
Don’t miss the launch of The Great Pretenders – a stinging critique of the ANC by veteran political analyst Ebrahim Harvey (5 May)
Join Ebrahim Harvey, author of The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule, in a Don’t Shut Up Jacana Conversation.
A visceral, heart-pounding read – watch Ken Follet introducing his new novel Never!
Master storyteller Ken Follett’s new novel will come as a thrilling surprise to his millions of readers.
Don’t miss the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon at Exclusive Books Ballito (21 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon.
Monday – 19th April 2021
Meet internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben at the South African exclusive launch of Win! (21 Apr)
Don’t miss your chance to meet Harlan Coben LIVE and answering YOUR questions!
Hoe het Afrikaner-magnate soos Koos Bekker en Christo Wiese hul sakeryke opgebou? Vind uit in Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse
Fortuine: Die wel en wee van Afrikaner-magnate deur Ebbe Dommisse vertel hoe Afrikaanse sakeleiers soos Jannie Mouton, Whitey Basson, Koos Bekker en ander hul sakeryke tot stand gebring het.
Make your own pizza at home! Try this simple recipe from I Cook, Because We Eat
In the mood for pizza? Try this amazing family-favourite recipe from I Cook, Because We Eat: Clover Mama Afrika Recipe Book!
Pan Macmillan is proud to be publishing Sindiwe Magona’s new novel When the Village Sleeps
Pan Macmillan is proud to be publishing When the Village Sleeps – the new novel from the legendary Sindiwe Magona!
Wednesday – 14th April 2021
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed by Mark Shaw (20 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed by Mark Shaw.
Facing racism as young doctor – read an excerpt from The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban.
Watch Rešoketšwe Manenzhe in conversation with Jennifer Malec about her award-winning novel Scatterlings
Rešoketšwe Manenzhe chatted to Jennifer Malec recently about her debut novel Scatterlings.
Monday – 12th April 2021
’n Eerlike, deernisvolle verhaal van liefde en oorwinning: Arendsvlerke vir Siebert deur Elsa Winckler – nou beskikbaar by LUCA
Nuut by LUCA! Arendsvlerke vir Siebert is ’n eerlike maar deernisvolle verhaal van liefde en oorwinning uit die pen van ATKV Woordveertjiewenner, Elsa Winckler.