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Thursday – 14th March 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Margie Orford’s memoir Love and Fury at The Book Lounge (2 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir by Margie Orford.
Mexican cooking, Mzansi-style! Try these Crispy Asian-style Chicken Tacos from Mexico in Mzansi
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Mexico in Mzansi by chef Aiden Pienaar.
Wednesday – 13th March 2024
Why are more South Africans resorting to mob justice? Why We Kill explores the current crisis of vigilantism
Why do so many South Africans prefer to take the law into their own hands rather than rely on the police? Why are those who do so often cheered or sympathised with?
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Mike Martin chats about How to Fight a War, an indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Prof. Abel Esterhuyse interviews Mike Martin about his new book, How to Fight a War.
Tuesday – 12th March 2024
Join Margie Orford in conversation with Sue Nyathi for the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir (26 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir by Margie Orford.
New book alert! My Friends, a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar
My Friends, the new novel by the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author Hisham Matar, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Monday – 11th March 2024
New book alert! Margie Orford’s compelling, intimate and profound memoir Love and Fury
Love and Fury: A Memoir by bestselling crime writer Margie Orford is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Is the Party Over? by ANC insider Oscar van Heerden (12 Mar)
Join Jacana Media for an evening of insightful discussion and gripping narratives at the launch of Is the Party Over? by Oscar van Heerden.
Read an excerpt from Elly Conway’s deathly rollercoaster ride of a thriller, Argylle
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from Argylle by Elly Conway!
Friday – 8th March 2024
Called by the Wild – the thrilling story of the conservationist who pioneered the use of dogs in combating poachers
Called by the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife by Conraad de Rosner, with Graham Spence and Elaine Bell, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read an excerpt from The Ghost Orchid – the new book from bestselling master of suspense Jonathan Kellerman
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from The Ghost Orchid – the new Alex Delaware novel from Jonathan Kellerman!
Thursday – 7th March 2024
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Verushka Louw’s chat with Nadine Aisha Jassat about her novel, The Stories Grandma Forgot
This week on Pagecast, Verushka Louw interviews acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat about her verse novel for children, The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them).
On my mind: Neglecting your will can be a costly mistake
Many avoid discussing wills due to fear or discomfort, but intestacy can lead to assets being distributed against the deceased’s wishes.
Wednesday – 6th March 2024
What can you do today that makes life simpler tomorrow? Find out in Healthy Made Simple by Ella Mills
Healthy Made Simple, the major new cookbook by Ella Mills, the founder of Deliciously Ella, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Explore the enchanting world of elusive Fynbos creatures with Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna
Cliff and Suretha Dorse, dedicated conservation biologists, share their two-decade exploration of the Fynbos Biome in their book, Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna.
Tuesday – 5th March 2024
Join Jo Watson at the Joburg launch of her new novel Love at First Flight (7 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Love at First Flight by Jo Watson!
‘Great fiction, of any type, is always about mystery and surprise’ – In conversation with Jonathan Kellerman
It’s Jonathan Kellerman’s curiosity that drives the exploration of human behaviour in his novels.
Friday – 23rd February 2024
Footnotes, February 2024: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye. …
Don’t miss the launch of Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender in conversation with Jeremy Maggs in Sandton (7 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender.
‘It isn’t always advisable to write things which are better left unsaid’ – Five minutes with CA Davids
How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA Davids, some questions on her novel and the win.