Fiction
Thu – 25th Jul 2024
New book alert! Find out more about The Comrade’s Wife by Barbara Boswell
Barbara Boswell’s new novel The Comrade’s Wife is out now from Jacana Media!
Wed – 24th Jul 2024
Read an excerpt from Tillie Cole’s brilliant, heartbreaking new novel A Thousand Broken Pieces
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from A Thousand Broken Pieces, the beautiful and life-affirming novel about grief, love and friendship from the international bestselling phenomenon Tillie Cole!
Tue – 23rd Jul 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!
Fri – 19th Jul 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.
Wed – 17th Jul 2024
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!
Tue – 16th Jul 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.
Mon – 15th Jul 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.
Fri – 12th Jul 2024
[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.
Tue – 9th Jul 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.
Mon – 8th Jul 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.
Fri – 5th Jul 2024
‘My spies tell me you’re on the hunt for someone with stories to tell’ – read an excerpt from the action-packed adventure Whisper of Death
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from David Lambkin’s new spy novel Whisper of Death!
Internationally bestselling author Louisa Treger to tour Johannesburg and Cape Town!
Louisa Treger, author of The Lodger, The Dragon Lady and Madwoman, will be visiting South Africa to promote her latest book, The Paris Muse!
Thu – 4th Jul 2024
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig – a story of wild adventure, deep transformation and gloriously heart-warming characters
The Life Impossible – the remarkable new novel from Matt Haig, the author of the multimillion-selling international sensation The Midnight Library – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wed – 3rd Jul 2024
Revenge is an act of passion – don’t miss the launch of David Lambkin’s novel Whisper of Death (18 Jul)
Join Penguin Random House SA for the much-anticipated launch of Whisper of Death by David Lambkin!
Tue – 25th Jun 2024
[Watch] China Mieville introduces The Book of Elsewhere, written in collaboration with the legendary Keanu Reeves
In The Book of Elsewhere, the legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on a genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war and an outcast who cannot die.
Thu – 20th Jun 2024
Jacana Literary Foundation reveals standout manuscripts from the third edition of From Pitch to Publication
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) has announced the standout manuscripts from the third season of From Pitch to Publication, an initiative aimed at providing a platform for emerging writers to showcase their work to industry professionals.
Tue – 18th Jun 2024
Medea Unveiled – Rosie Hewlett chats about her dark and epic feminist retelling of Medea
Women in Greek Mythology have historically been relegated to roles as villains or victims due to the patriarchal society of Ancient Greece, but the recent resurgence of myth retellings by female voices is reclaiming their stories and allowing them to be seen as heroes, says Rosie Hewlett.