Africa
Mon – 27th Feb 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!
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!
‘The impulse to write often strikes when I’m observing someone else’ – Ayobami Adebayo chats about her new novel A Spell of Good Things
The seed of a story starts with the glimpse of a shadow, writes Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀.
Fri – 27th Jan 2023
‘It was definitely a skull … Was it human?’ Read an excerpt from A Deadly Covenant, the new thrilling mystery by Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley’s award-winning, international bestselling Detective Kubu series returns with another thrilling, chilling sequel: A Deadly Covenant – out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Mon – 23rd Jan 2023
New book alert! Amílcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist by António Tomás (Get 50% off now)
Fifty years ago this month, Amílcar Cabral was assassinated. Amílcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist by António Tomás is out now from Jacana Media.
Tue – 17th Jan 2023
A human skeleton, a terrifying local feud, an angry river spirit – A Deadly Covenant by Michael Stanley is out now!
A Deadly Covenant by Michael Stanley is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Fri – 23rd Dec 2022
The perfect festive gifts for 2022 loading … five books your literary friends will add to the top of their TBR piles
Forget scented candles and ironic T-shirts – give your literary friends the perfect gift this festive season! Here are five of the best novels and short story collections of 2022.
Thu – 24th Nov 2022
Between Starshine and Clay – a series of incisive and intimate encounters between Sarah Ladipo Manyika and the most distinguished Black thinkers of our times
Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora by Sarah Ladipo Manyika is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wed – 26th Oct 2022
Don’t miss the online book launch of Geological Highlights of East African National Parks by by Dr Roger Scoon (2 Nov)
Join Penguin Random House for an online book launch and visual presentation by Dr Roger Scoon, with an introduction by Dr Richard Viljoen.
Mon – 24th Oct 2022
Don’t miss award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in Centurion for the launch of her latest novel The Quality of Mercy (25 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.
Thu – 20th Oct 2022
Join award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in Joburg for the launch of her latest novel The Quality of Mercy (20 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.
Fri – 26th Aug 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo at The Melrose Gallery in Joburg (2 Sep)
Join Exclusive Books, The Melrose Gallery and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo.
Tue – 23rd Aug 2022
Join author Prof. Veronique Tadjo for a seminar titled ‘Close to Nature: The creative process of writing the Ebola epidemic’ in Pretoria (24 Aug)
Jacana Media and the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship invite you to join Professor Véronique Tadjo for a seminar titled ‘Close to Nature: The creative process of writing the Ebola epidemic’.
Fri – 12th Aug 2022
It’s a Continent – a new book that reveals the histories you were never taught in school
It’s a Continent: Unravelling Africa’s History One Country at a Time by Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Mon – 8th Aug 2022
‘Boundary-breaking, fascinating and deeply affirming’ – The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
In these confessional pages, women control their own bodies and desires, work toward healing their painful pasts, and learn to assert their sexual power.
New book alert! The Beautyful Ones Have Just Been Born, the new Gerald Kraak Anthology
The Beautyful Ones Have Just Been Born: Vol. IV: The Gerald Kraak Anthology is out this month from Jacana Media!
Fri – 5th Aug 2022
There once was a goat called Destiny … NoViolet Bulawayo chats about her new novel Glory
Glory is an effervescent, punchy, piercingly funny novel exploring the fall of Robert Mugabe from Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo. She chats here about the true events that inspired the book, collective experience and talking animals.
Tue – 2nd Aug 2022
Read an extract from NoViolet Bulawayo’s highly anticipated new novel Glory
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Glory, an effervescent, punchy, piercingly funny novel exploring the fall of Robert Mugabe from Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo.
Fri – 22nd Jul 2022
What makes an African city? Don’t miss this Jacana Media Conversation (28 Jul)
Join Jacana Media for a conversation on what makes an African city.
Thu – 21st Jul 2022
Rewilding Africa by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence – a vivid account of environmental conservation
Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-Ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.