South Africa
Monday – 23rd October 2023
Coming 31 October! The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya – the coming-of-age story of an iconic athlete
Caster Semenya’s biography The Race to Be Myself will be published on 31 October 2023 by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 13th October 2023
‘It takes a lawyer, an activist and a storyteller to change the world’ – Find out more about The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century, edited by Katie Redford and Mark Gevisser, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘The doctor’s bedside manner is one of the coldest, most violent experiences of my life’ – Read an excerpt from Hot Water by Nadine Dirks
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Hot Water by Nadine Dirks – an intimate and daring look into the life of a young African woman from the Cape Flats with a chronic illness.
Dianne Stewart on how to journal your way to a novel
Journaling is an accessible way for writers to hone their craft and keep track of details while writing a book, says Dianne Stewart, author and recipient of SA Children’s Laureate Award for her lifelong contribution to children’s literature.
Don’t miss the launch of Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for Pagad Created a Crack Police Unit by Mark Shaw in Cape Town (9 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for Pagad Created a Crack Police Unit by Mark Shaw.
Thursday – 5th October 2023
Are you feeling stuck and limited in your profession? Join Shea Karssing for the launch of Freelance Like a Boss in Cape Town (16 Oct)
Are you waiting for the next bonus, the next promotion, the next public holiday, the next best thing?
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Sam Beckbessinger chats to Jenna Berkowitz about her new book Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans
In this week’s episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Jenna Berkowitz chats to Sam Beckbessinger about her new book Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans.
Monday – 2nd October 2023
Don’t miss the launch of Zanele van Zyl’s new book Senidlile Kodwa? Have You Eaten Yet? (14 Oct)
Penguin Random House and the Mall of Africa invite you to the launch of Senidlile Kodwa? Have You Eaten Yet? by Zanele van Zyl.
Saturday – 30th September 2023
Footnotes, September 2023: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye. …
Thursday – 28th September 2023
Join Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall for the Cape Town launch of Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better (28 Sep)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall.
Wednesday – 27th September 2023
Why do some countries thrive while others struggle? Dive into Rich State, Poor State by Greg Mills for answers
Rich State, Poor State: Why Some Countries Succeed and Others Fail by Greg Mills is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Tuesday – 26th September 2023
What is the X factor that ensures a CEO’s success? Find out with KC Rottok Chesaina (27 Sep)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and GIBS Business School for a conversation between KC Rottok Chesaina, author of The CEO X Factor and three of the top CEOs featured in the book.
Monday – 25th September 2023
Joanne Joseph’s tender and lyrical novel Children of Sugarcane is out now as an audiobook!
Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph – a novel of love, heartache and the indestructible bonds between family and friends – out now as an audiobook from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Join Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall for the launch of Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better at The Book Lounge (21 Sep)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall.
Come and meet Joanne Joseph in Sandton and Midrand and get your copy of Children of Sugarcane signed (19 and 21 Sep)
Joanne Joseph will be at the Sandton and Midrand Gautrain stations this week to meet her readers and sign copies of her novel Children of Sugarcane.
Friday – 15th September 2023
Win one of three copies of Lauren Beukes’s new dazzlingly inventive speculative thriller Bridge
Ready to cross over into a captivating tale? Penguin Random House SA is giving away three copies of Bridge by acclaimed author Lauren Beukes!
Wednesday – 13th September 2023
Joanne Joseph and Roshina Ratnam discuss the making of Jonathan Ball Publishers’s first audiobook
This week on Pagecast, author Joanne Joseph and narrator Roshina Ratnam take us behind the scenes for the making of Jonathan Ball Publishers’s first ever audiobook, Children of Sugarcane.
Tuesday – 12th September 2023
Elon Musk – the explosive new biography by Walter Isaacson is out now
Elon Musk, the new biography by Walter Isaacson, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Friday – 8th September 2023
Find out more about Bridge, the new book by Lauren Beukes
Bridge by Lauren Beukes is out now from Penguin Random House SA!