Non-fiction
Tuesday – 6th February 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Voices of Sharpeville: The Long History of Racial Injustice at Exclusive Books in Pretoria (8 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Voices of Sharpeville: The Long History of Racial Injustice by Nancy L Clark and William H Worger.
A Tannie Maria cookbook, Recipes to Live For, will be out in May!
Sally Andrew, creator of the bestselling Tannie Maria series, will publish her first cookbook with Penguin Random House in May 2024!
Monday – 5th February 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw at The Book Lounge (7 Feb)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality by Dr Julia Shaw in Cape Town!
Join Karen Paolillo on World Hippo Day for the online launch of Hippos, a Mongoose and Me (with Downton Abbey’s Peter Egan!) (15 Feb)
Join author Karen Paolillo and multi-award-winning actor and animal advocate Peter Egan on World Hippo Day for the online launch of Hippos, a Mongoose and Me.
Friday – 2nd February 2024
‘Entering the church is easy, but leaving it can be a matter of life or death’
Maria’s Keepers: One Woman’s Escape from the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church in South Africa by Sam Human is out this month from Penguin Random House.
Thursday – 1st February 2024
Do you feel overwhelmed by AI? Don’t miss the launch of Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender in Cape Town (2 Feb)
Join Routledge and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch for Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender!
Wednesday – 31st January 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Adrian Perkel’s new book Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression in Cape Town (4 Feb)
Join Routledge and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression: A Psychoanalytic and Neuroscientific Approach by Adrian Perkel.
Join acclaimed author Micki Pistorius for the launch of her book Catch Me a Killer: A Profiler’s True Story in Pretoria (10 Feb)
Join Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books for an unforgettable evening celebrating the launch of Catch Me a Killer: A Profiler’s True Story by acclaimed author Micki Pistorius!
Thursday – 25th January 2024
[Watch] The phenomenon began with Sapiens, evolved into Homo Deus – now introducing Nexus, the thrilling and timely new book from Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari will be out in September 2024 from Penguin Random House SA!
New book alert! A 60th anniversary edition of William ‘Bloke’ Modisane’s autobiography Blame Me on History
A 60th anniversary edition of William ‘Bloke’ Modisane’s seminal work Blame Me on History is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 22nd January 2024
Attention Span – a groundbreaking new look at how we pay attention that can help us perform better – and be happier – in the digital world
Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life by Gloria Mark is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 19th January 2024
Don’t miss the launch of David Goldblatt’s No Ulterior Motive at David Krut Bookstore in Joburg (3 Feb)
Join David Krut Bookstore and Jonathan Ball Publishers for a conversation about No Ulterior Motive, a new book on the work of the late acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt.
The Now Habit by Neil Fiore – clear, practical advice for getting things done!
As the new year kicks into full swing, we get overwhelmed. Learn to start tasks sooner and accomplish them more quickly, without the negative habits of procrastination, with Neil Fiore’s revised edition of The Now Habit – out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Thursday – 18th January 2024
Do you feel overwhelmed by the AI wave? Age of Agency by Kerushan Govender holds the answers
Age of Agency: Rise with AI by Kerushan Govender is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 15th January 2024
Looking to cut costs in the kitchen? Try these delicious recipes from Jenny Tschiesche’s Budget Air-Fryer Cookbook
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Budget Air-Fryer Cookbook by Jenny Tschiesche!
Friday – 12th January 2024
‘Only food runs’ – Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: the lively adventures and biting wit of an African safari guide
Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison – a hilarious, highly original collection of essays in the tradition of Bill Bryson – out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 11th January 2024
The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy. Transform your life with Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
In Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You, the world’s most-followed productivity expert, Ali Abdaal, reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do.
Wednesday – 10th January 2024
‘I found myself holding hands with a baboon’ – Read an excerpt from Hippos, a Mongoose and Me by Karen Paolillo
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Hippos, a Mongoose and Me, the new book by Karen Paolillo!
Monday – 8th January 2024
Unmask the dark side of Facebook with Broken Code by Jeff Horwitz
Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets by Jeff Horwitz – a must-read unveiling the cost of the social media giant’s unchecked power.
Friday – 8th December 2023
Bestselling novelist Philippa Gregory shows how women through history have always been at the centre of protest
In Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History, bestselling historical novelist Philippa Gregory radically redefines the roles ordinary women played throughout British history.