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Tuesday – 23rd July 2024
Don’t miss award-winning Irish author John Connolly in Cape Town! (2 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to an evening with internationally bestselling author John Connolly!
Nicky Greenwall will be at Liberty Books in Elgin to launch her debut thriller A Short Life (30 July)
Join Penguin Random House and Liberty Books for an unforgettable evening – the launch of A Short Life by the acclaimed Nicky Greenwall!
Friday – 19th July 2024
‘Amazing. Haunting. Unforgettable.’ Find out more about Chris Whitaker’s new novel All the Colours of the Dark
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
[Watch] John Boyne introduces his ‘powerful and unflinching’ new novel Earth
Penguin Random House SA has shared a video of million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne introducing his new novel Earth.
Thursday – 18th July 2024
Make your time in the kitchen a little sweeter! Don’t miss the launch of The South African Guide to Gluten-Free Baking
Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of The South African Guide to Gluten-Free Baking by Zorah Booley Samaai!
Join pioneering game ranger Conraad de Rosner for the launch of his anti-poaching book Called By the Wild (26 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to join Conraad de Rosner for an intimate evening discussing his anti-poaching book, Called By the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife.
Wednesday – 17th July 2024
Be part of the live CapeTalk studio audience for the launch of We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke! (30 Jul)
Join authors Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke in conversation with Pippa Hudson about their new book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children.
Announcing The Tea Merchant – Part 1 of a new two-book series by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Penguin Random House is excited to announce The Tea Merchant, a new romantic thriller by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!
Tuesday – 16th July 2024
[SOLD OUT] Don’t miss the launch of Nicky Greenwall’s debut domestic thriller A Short Life in Cape Town (25 Jul)
[NOTE: This event has sold out.] Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of A Short Life, the debut novel by Nicky Greenwall.
Don’t miss the launch of Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen at Love Books (1 Aug)
Join Peter Friedland and Jill Margo for the launch of their new book Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen.
Monday – 15th July 2024
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Femi Kayode chats about his thrilling and imaginative new novel Gaslight
This week on Pagecast, the podcast brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers, Femi Kayode engages in a lovely conversation with Dr Wamuwi Mbao.
Celebrate Fynbos Fauna at Kirstenbosch with Struik Nature (25 Jul)
Join Struik Nature for an event celebrating the Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Society Bookshop in Cape Town.
Friday – 12th July 2024
New book alert! Find out more about Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen
Quiet Time With the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen by Peter Friedland with Jill Margo is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
[Watch] Rosie Hewlett introduces Medea, a fascinatingly complex, staggeringly powerful woman
Penguin Random House has shared a video of author Rosie Hewlett introducing her new novel Medea, a breathtaking tale of loyalty, persecution and betrayal.
Wednesday – 10th July 2024
New book alert! Killer Stories – ‘an uprecedented look into the minds of serial murderers’
Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers by Brin Hodgskiss and Nicole Engelbrecht is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Reuel Khoza’s The Spirit of Leadership – a vital and timely book for a country that has lost its moral compass
The Spirit of Leadership: Reflections on Business and Faith by Dr Reuel Khoza is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Tuesday – 9th July 2024
Read an excerpt from Earth, the new novel from internationally bestselling author John Boyne
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Earth, the new novel by John Boyne.
High Times: The Extraordinary Life of a Joburg Dope Smuggler – the true life story of Michael Medjuck
High Times: The Extraordinary Life of a Joburg Dope Smuggler by Roy Isacowitz and Jeremy Gordin is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 8th July 2024
New book alert! Nicky Greenwall’s debut domestic thriller A Short Life
A Short Life, the debut novel by Nicky Greenwall, is out in July from Penguin Random House SA!
[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Find out more about Justin Fox’s action-packed military adventure The Wolf Hunt
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Ron Irwin interviews Justin Fox about his latest book, The Wolf Hunt: Nazi Terror in South African Waters.