Non-fiction
Tuesday – 4th June 2019
Find out which authors will be at the 2019 Open Book Festival in Cape Town
The Open Book Festival has announced the first group of authors that will be at the event this year!
How 8 journalists stood up to censorship imposed by Hlaudi Motsoeneng – read an excerpt from The SABC8, the shocking new book by Foeta Krige
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The SABC8 by Foeta Krige, a story of the fight for media freedom, death threats, intimidation and assault.
Monday – 3rd June 2019
‘Mr Moloto, you know that farm is not really yours …’ Read an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema. About the book When working on the …
Friday – 31st May 2019
Some of the most iconic images of Africa from the past three decades – The 30-year Safari: A Celebration of Getaway Photography
‘Getaway Magazine has published some of the most iconic images of Africa in the past three decades and this book is a celebration of the best of them.’ – Justin Fox, Getaway editor.
Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop announces new book ’Til Wrong Feels Right – out this September
Penguin Random House is excited to be publishing Iggy Pop’s ‘Til Wrong Feels Right, arriving this September.
Don’t miss the book tour of the new edition of Anthea Jeffery’s seminal work People’s War in Joburg, Pretoria and Cape Town
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the book launch tour of People’s War: New Light on the Struggle for South Africa by Anthea Jeffery.
Thursday – 30th May 2019
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation – 30 women share their memories of growing up in pre- and post-independence Zimbabwe
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation is a collection of stories by 30 Southern African women relating their experiences of growing up in the turbulent transition years just prior to and post independence in Zimbabwe in 1980.
Jared Diamond’s new book Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change is now available
Exhibiting the awe-inspiring grasp of history, geography, economics and anthropology that marks all Diamond’s work, Upheaval reveals how both nations and individuals can become more resilient. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal yet.
Join Bradley D Steyn for the launch of Undercover with Mandela’s Spies in Cape Town (4 June)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Undercover with Mandela’s Spies: The Story of The Boy Who Crossed the Square by Bradley D Steyn and Mark Fine.
Don’t miss the launch of A Headmaster’s Story by Bill Schroder at Pretoria Boys High School (7 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of A Headmaster’s Story: My Life in Education by Bill Schroder.
Pinch of Nom – 2019’s must-have cookbook and the UK’s fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time
Slimming food has never tasted so good! Pinch of Nom is the must-have first cookbook from the UK’s most visited food blog, out now from Pan Macmillan.
Wednesday – 29th May 2019
The SABC8 by Foeta Krige – the gripping and often harrowing story behind the sensational headlines
The SABC8 by Foeta Krige is out now from Penguin Random House.
The Year of Facing Fire – Helena Kriel’s memoir will leave you breathless, bereft and uplifted
The Year of Facing Fire, a family memoir by award-winning writer Helena Kriel, is out in June 2019 from Jacana Media and MFBooks Joburg.
Don’t miss the launch of New Daughters of Africa at Wits, with Makhosazana Xaba and Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (4 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and the Wits School of Education invite you to the launch of New Daughters of Africa, a new collection of writing edited by Margaret Busby.
Tuesday – 28th May 2019
OluTimehin Adegbeye wins the Gerald Kraak Prize for her essay ‘Mothers and Men’
OluTimehin Adegbeye has won the R25,000 Gerald Kraak Prize, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
A Headmaster’s Story: My Life in Education by Bill Schroder – the stuff of which teaching legends are made
A Headmaster’s Story: My Life in Education by Bill Schroder is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 27th May 2019
Read an excerpt from Bradley Steyn’s new book Undercover with Mandela’s Spies – an astonishing true-life thriller that reveals for the first time the dirty secrets of a dirty war
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Undercover with Mandela’s Spies: The Story of The Boy Who Crossed the Square by Bradley D …
Thursday – 23rd May 2019
Save the date: Cape Town, Joburg and Pretoria launches of Bradley Steyn’s astonishing true-life thriller Undercover with Mandela’s Spies
Come join us for an evening with Bradley Steyn, the author of the astonishing true life thriller Undercover With Mandela Spies.
Join Adam Habib for the Durban launch of his new book Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall
Jonathan Ball Publishers, Adams Booksellers and Ike’s Books and Collectables invite you to the launch of Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall by Adam Habib.
The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey provides readers with a beautiful resource for overcoming fear and finding your calling
Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, ‘Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honour your calling in the best way possible.’