South Africa

Wednesday – 19th February 2025

Dating is an extreme sport! Find out more about The Dating Playbook by Dudu Nhlabathi-Madonsela

The Dating Playbook: How to Win at Mjolo and Love by Dudu Nhlabathi-Madonsela is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Friday – 14th February 2025

Don’t miss a geeky quiz night to celebrate the launch of Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel (18 Feb)

You’re invited to a geeky quiz night to celebrate the launch of Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel!

Thursday – 13th February 2025

Join acclaimed author Penny Haw in Elgin for the launch of her new historical novel Follow Me to Africa (4 Mar)

Penguin Random House and Liberty Books invite you to the launch of Penny Haw’s new novel Follow Me to Africa!

New book alert! I Am Tshiamo: My Transition to Self-acceptance and Womanhood by Tshiamo Modisane

I Am Tshiamo: My Transition to Self-acceptance and Womanhood by Tshiamo Modisane is out now from Penguin Random House!

Friday – 31st January 2025

Don’t miss the launch of Follow Me to Africa by acclaimed author Penny Haw in Hout Bay (25 Feb)

Penguin Random House and Wordsworth Books invite you to the launch of Penny Haw’s new novel Follow Me to Africa!

Monday – 27th January 2025

Career opportunity at Penguin Random House SA: Helpdesk Specialist | Cape Town

Penguin Random House SA is looking for a dynamic specialist to both manage the technology and computer infrastructure that drives Penguin Random House’s business systems, as well as assist customers locally and remotely with technical support of workstations (PC & Mac), software applications and related technology.

Wednesday – 22nd January 2025

Don’t miss the launch of Spectres of Reparation in South Africa by Jaco Barnard-Naude at Exclusive Books Sandton City (30 Jan)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Spectres of Reparation in South Africa: Re-encountering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by Prof. Jaco Barnard-Naude.

Discover where Michelin stars meet Kalahari sand in Klein Jan (PLUS: Try a recipe from the book!)

In Klein Jan, Michelin-starred chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen takes us on an intimate journey from his grandmother’s farm kitchen to the heart of South Africa’s most mysterious landscape.

Thursday – 19th December 2024

Cover reveal! Find out more about Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani’s award-winning debut novel Buried in the Chest

Jacana Media has shared the cover for Buried in the Chest, the Dinaane Award-winning novel by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani, which will be out in January!

Wednesday – 11th December 2024

Don’t miss Mpoomy Ledwaba at Exclusive Books Centurion and get your copy of How Did We Get Here? signed! (16 Dec)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to a meet-and-greet and book signing with Mpoomy Ledwaba, author of How Did We Get Here?

Fool your tastebuds with this recipe for Carne Pizza from All Sorts of Junk Food Made Healthy!

Penguin Random House SA has shared the recipe for a delicious Carne Pizza, from Chantal Lascaris’s new cookbook All Sorts of Junk Food Made Healthy.

Try Fatima Saib’s ‘incredible’ Hot Honey Fried Chicken from her new cookbook The Hungry Table

Penguin Random House SA has shared the recipe for Hot Honey Fried Chicken, from Fatima Saib’s The Hungry Table!

Tuesday – 3rd December 2024

Don’t miss Mpoomy Ledwaba at Exclusive Books Mall of the South and get your copy of How Did We Get Here? signed!

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to a meet-and-greet and book signing with Mpoomy Ledwaba, author of How Did We Get Here?

Monday – 2nd December 2024

[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Sarah Bullen chats about her new book The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death

What happens when we die? How are some people able to see or communicate with spiritual worlds beyond our own? Can they offer answers to some of our most burning questions about life and death?