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Wednesday – 1st March 2023
New book alert! Pamela Power’s honest yet humorous memoir My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced
My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced: How I Tried and Failed to Give Up Alcohol and Learned the Joys of Moderation by Pamela Power is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
[Watch] Jojo Moyes introduces her funny, moving and heartfelt new novel, Someone Else’s Shoes
Someone Else’s Shoes is the brand-new novel from Jojo Moyes, the international bestselling phenomenon and author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars.
Tuesday – 28th February 2023
‘Discover South Africa on Foot’ – Don’t miss this Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk with Willie Olivier (1 Mar)
Struik Nature, roomtogrow and SANBI invite you to a Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk, presented by Willie Olivier.
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Nicola Bruns chats to Bobby Palmer about his magical debut novel Isaac and the Egg
In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, co-producer Nicola Bruns chats to Bobby Palmer about his book Isaac and the Egg.
Monday – 27th February 2023
The Jacana People’s Online Book Sale is now live – 50% off all books! (27-28 Feb)
The Jacana People’s Online Book Sale is happening now!
Join Nicci Robertson for the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules in Cape Town (30 Mar)
You’re invited to the Cape Town launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules by Nicci Robertson!
Don’t miss the launch of What the Moon Gave Her by Christi Steyn in Cape Town (8 Mar)
Join Christi Steyn in Cape Town for the launch of her debut poetry collection What the Moon Gave Her! What the Moon …
Friday – 24th February 2023
Footnotes, February 2023: 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. …
Thursday – 23rd February 2023
Join Nicci Robertson for the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules in Sandton (2 Mar)
You’re invited to the launch of Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules by Nicci Robertson!
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Eric Orton chats to Sean Robson about Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide!
This week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, features the amazing and inspiring new book Born to Run 2.
Friday – 17th February 2023
The Manifesto Mixtape – listen to the Sound of Jacana, hosted by Charles Leonard
The Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard, is out now!
Wednesday – 15th February 2023
Join Jacana Media in Centurion or Johannesburg for the launch of The Lost Prince of the ANC (15 and 16 Feb)
Jacana Media invites you to celebrate the launch of The Lost Prince of the ANC: The Life and Times of Jabulani Nobleman ‘Mzala’ Nxumalo by Mandla J Radebe.
Tuesday – 14th February 2023
Don’t miss the launch of In My Life: Stories From Young Activists in South Africa 2002–2022 at Love Books (23 Feb)
Jacana Media invites you to the launch of In My Life: Stories From Young Activists in South Africa 2002–2022, edited by Shannon Walsh, Claudia Mitchell and Mandla Oliphant.
‘It’s about how large-scale international events penetrate the lives of ordinary individuals’ – Ian McEwan chats about his new novel Lessons
Epic, mesmerising and deeply humane, Lessons, the new novel from Ian McEwan, is a chronicle for our times – a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one ordinary man.
Three women. Five centuries. One secret. Listen to an excerpt from Emilia Hart’s Weyward, one of the biggest debuts of 2023
Listen to an excerpt from Weyward, Emilia Hart’s enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.
Monday – 13th February 2023
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Cariad Lloyd chats about her new book You Are Not Alone
In the latest episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pippa Hudson chats to Cariad Lloyd about her new book You Are Not Alone.
New book alert! A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo – a dazzling story of romantic obsession and political corruption
A Spell of Good Things, the highly anticipated second novel from Ayobami Adebayo, will be out in March from Penguin Random House!
Friday – 10th February 2023
Gaan Libbi de Lange die keer haar tribe vind? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Kristel Loots se jongste roman, Die lang papawer
‘Natuurlik het Libbi de Lange – die langste meisie in die kontrei – nie self haar naam gekies nie …’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die lang papawer deur Kristel Loots!
‘What are you searching for, Michael? What have you lost?’ Read an extract from David Viviers’s debut novel Mirage
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Mirage, the debut novel by David Viviers.
Win one of 20 date nights at a Doppio Zero near you with 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty and Jonathan Ball Publishers
Jonathan Ball Publishers is giving away 20 date nights at Doppio Zero to celebrate the publication of 8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go by Jay Shetty!