Africa

Tuesday – 25th May 2021

Future African Classics! I Am a Girl From Africa – A powerful memoir about a girl whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world

Today, find out more about I Am A Girl From Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro.

New book alert! Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts

Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts, edited by Bernedette Muthien and June Bam, is out in May 2021 from Jacana Media!

Monday – 24th May 2021

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to a poetry celebration on Africa Day!

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for a poetry celebration to commemorate Africa Day 2021.

Future African Classics! Years of Fire and Ash: South African Poems of Decolonisation

In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from …

Thursday – 20th May 2021

Future African Classics! The Boy Who Never Gave Up – how a son of Sudan rose above poverty, racism and xenophobia to become a South African legend

Today, find out more about The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban and Andrew Crofts!

New book alert! Robert Muponde’s The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse – a magical coming-of-age tale in rural Zimbabwe

The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse: A Memoir of a Childhood by Robert Muponde is out now from Penguin Random House!

Wednesday – 19th May 2021

Future African Classics! Lightseekers – a fast-paced and utterly engrossing thriller set in Nigeria

In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.

Tuesday – 18th May 2021

Future African Classics! His Only Wife – a captivating debut about defying expectations

In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.

Monday – 17th May 2021

Book Club Saturday! Join the Literary Alliance for a discussion of Sue Nyathi’s latest novel A Family Affair (22 May)

At their next Book Club Saturday, The Literary Alliance will be chatting about Sue Nyathi’s latest novel, A Family Affair.

Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief

Notes on Grief – a devastating essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.

10 entirely African essential reads for Africa Month, from Jacana Media – 30% off

Get 30% discount off the retail price, and free delivery within South Africa, on these 10 Africa Month reads, from Jacana Media.

The a Wind Blew by Kay Powell

Then a Wind Blew is set in the final months of the war in Rhodesia, before it became Zimbabwe, and the story unfolds through the voices of three women.

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.

Tuesday – 20th April 2021

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.

Wednesday – 14th April 2021

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.

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.

Friday – 9th April 2021

Come and meet Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph (17-18 Apr)

Don’t miss Dr Emmanuel Taban in Cape Town next weekend, where he will be signing copies of his book The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph.