Fiction

Monday – 17th November 2025

Don’t miss The Book Brunch – a unique event where literature meets food and drinks! (30 Nov)

Penguin Random House and Estoril Books invite you to a very special Book Brunch!

Out now! Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite – the glittering follow-up to the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer

Cursed Daughters – the highly anticipated new novel from Oyinkan Braithwaite – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Thursday – 9th October 2025

The hunt turns deadly in Gareth Crocker’s Now You Bleed – a killer thriller where no cop is safe

The hunt is on in Gareth Crocker’s Now You Bleed, the heart-stopping sequel to Now You Suffer!

Friday – 26th September 2025

Read an excerpt from Jackie Phamotse’s new novel The Advocate – a tale of power, corruption and the impossible choices love demands

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Jackie Phamotse’s new novel The Advocate – the gripping follow-up to the The Tea Merchant!

Thursday – 25th September 2025

Circle of Days – join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age

Circle of Days by Ken Follett – from the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

Friday – 19th September 2025

Find out more about George Saunders’s wise, playful, electric forthcoming novel Vigil

Vigil – the triumphant new novel from George Saunders, the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo – will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers in January 2026!

Thursday – 28th August 2025

New from the New Queen of SA Romance! Pillow Talk by Nivashni Nair Sukdhev

Nivashni Nair Sukdhev’s new novel Pillow Talk is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Tuesday – 26th August 2025

Join Rémy Ngamije for the launch of his new literary mixtape Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space at Book Circle Capital (30 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers at Book Circle Capital for the Johannesburg launch of Rémy Ngamije’s latest book, Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape.

Monday – 25th August 2025

Love and life in upmarket Johannesburg – read an excerpt from Ntombi Nkabinde’s new novel In the Late of Night

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from In the Late of Night by Ntombi Nkabinde!

Wednesday – 13th August 2025

‘Let me hide in the wind.’ Read an excerpt from Claire Robertson’s sweeping, beautifully written novel The Immortalites

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Immortalites, the highly anticipated new novel by Claire Robertson!

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast: Nadia Cassim chats about her unique and engaging new book, Not Another Samoosa Run!

This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Janine Jellars interviews Nadia Cassim about her new book, Not Another Samoosa Run!

[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Busisekile Khumalo discusses her twisty new page-turner Rubies and Rain

In this episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, the incredible Sue Nyathi chats to Busisekile Khumalo about her new novel, Rubies and Rain!

Monday – 28th July 2025

New novel by Yann Martel announced!

Son of Nobody by Yann Martel will be published in April 2026 by Jonathan Ball Publishers!

‘Dad said there was probably no smoking in heaven and no cigarettes in hell.’ Read an excerpt from Sven Axelrad’s new novel The Nicotine Gospel

Read an excerpt from The Nicotine Gospel by Sven Axelrad – a darkly funny road trip novel.

Wednesday – 16th July 2025

Join Ntombi Nkabinde for the launch of her new novel In the Late of Night at Book Circle Capital (26 Jul)

Penguin Random House and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of In the Late of Night by Ntombi Nkabinde!

Friday – 11th July 2025

Join Ntombi Nkabinde for the launch of her new novel In the Late of Night at Melrose Arch (17 Jul)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of In the Late of Night by Ntombi Nkabinde!

Monday – 7th July 2025

Read an excerpt from Rachel Joyce’s extraordinarily compelling new novel The Homemade God

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce – a story about sibling relationships, what holds a family together and what might fracture it forever.