Non-fiction
Tuesday – 4th April 2023
Cooking from the Heart – Sarah Graham on the inspiration behind her new cookbook Good + Simple
Sarah Graham began her career in food with her blog, Bitten, in 2010. Since then, she’s written six cookbooks, and starred in her very own cookery show. Her new cookbook, Good + Simple, is a return to simple, old-fashioned cooking. She chatted with Lauren Mc Diarmid about simplifying our approach to cooking, the stories behind the food we eat and how anyone can get around a busy schedule and prepare nourishing and tasty meals.
Monday – 3rd April 2023
Out this April: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan, one of the world’s leading historians
From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development – and demise – of civilisations across time.
Friday – 31st March 2023
It’s the weekend! Make it even better with these Sunday Cinnamon Rolls from Sarah Graham’s new cookbook, Good + Simple
Get ready for the perfect Sunday brunch with these incredible Cinnamon Rolls from Sarah Graham’s brand new cookbook, Good + Simple.
Don’t miss the launch of Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty by Michael Cardo in Joburg (24 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty by Michael Cardo.
Wednesday – 29th March 2023
‘As a country, we do not have a name, what we have is a geographic location’ – Sihle Khumalo discusses his new book Milk the Beloved Country
Sihle Khumalo chatted to Polity SA about his new book, Milk the Beloved Country, and explained why he thinks South Africa needs a name change.
Tuesday – 28th March 2023
[Video] Watch an animated excerpt from Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono, read by the author
Bono – artist, activist and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2 – has written his autobiography: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he’s lived, the challenges he’s faced and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him.
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Lesley Mofokeng discusses his new book The Man Who Shook Mountains with Sewela Langeni
In this week’s episode of Pagecast, Sewela Langeni of Book Circle Capital is in conversation with Lesley Mofokeng, author of The Man Who Shook Mountains.
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison – The only account of the madness at Mangaung Prison
Thabo Bester, ‘The Facebook Rapist’ and prison escapee, will now be charged with murder. Bester, who ran a business from jail, escaped from Mangaung Prison last year, having faked his suicide.
Monday – 27th March 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Sihle Khumalo’s new book Milk the Beloved Country at the Mall of the South (30 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo!
Friday – 24th March 2023
Lesley Mofokeng explores the life of his grandfather in The Man Who Shook Mountains: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors
The Man Who Shook Mountains: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors by Lesley Mofokeng is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss a Jacana Conversation around the new book Apartheid’s Stalingrad: How the Townships of the Eastern Cape Defied the Apartheid War Machine
Did the Eastern Cape resistance mark the beginning of the end of apartheid?
Thursday – 23rd March 2023
Join Ndumi Hadebe at Exclusive Books Rosebank for the launch of Handle Black Tax Like a Pro! (29 Mar)
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Handle Black Tax Like a Pro by Ndumi Hadebe!
Wednesday – 22nd March 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Sihle Khumalo’s new book Milk the Beloved Country in Centurion (29 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo!
Monday – 20th March 2023
Join Charles van Onselen for the launch of his limited edition volume Three Wise Monkeys (30 Mar)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books for the launch of Three Wise Monkeys by Charles van Onselen.
Friday – 17th March 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Sarah Graham’s new cookbook Good + Simple in Cape Town (20 Mar)
Join Penguin Random House for the launch of Sarah Graham’s new cookbook Good + Simple in Cape Town.
Thursday – 16th March 2023
‘Black tax is not so much about money as it is about boundaries’ – Ndumi Hadebe explores solutions in Handle Black Tax Like a Pro
Handle Black Tax Like a Pro by Ndumi Hadebe is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Back by popular demand: Roberts Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds is available again!
By popular demand, the impressive guide Roberts Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds is available again from Jacana Media.
Wednesday – 15th March 2023
Don’t miss acclaimed British historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore in South Africa (21-23 Mar)
Acclaimed British historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore will be on tour in Cape Town and Johannesburg next week!
Tuesday – 14th March 2023
Don’t miss Sihle Khumalo at Book Circle Capital in Melville for the launch of his new book Milk the Beloved Country (28 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo!
Monday – 13th March 2023
Join Sarah Graham for the launch of her new cookbook Good + Simple in Cape Town (22 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Good + Simple, the new cookbook from Sarah Graham!
