South Africa
Thursday – 8th February 2024
Buy a copy of Love at First Flight and you could win a weekend away in Durban or Cape Town
To celebrate the launch of Love at First Flight by Jo Watson, Lift and Jonathan Ball Publishers are giving away a weekend away for two!
Wednesday – 7th February 2024
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Shaun de Waal chats to Siphiwo Mahala about the new edition of Bloke Modisane’s Blame Me on History
This week on Pagecast, Shaun de Waal is in conversation with Siphiwo Mahala about the 60th-anniversary edition of William ‘Bloke’ Modisane’s autobiography, Blame Me on History.
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!
2023 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award shortlist announced!
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award!
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!
New book alert! Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Revolutionaries’ House – an invitation to be hopeful again
Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Revolutionaries’ House is out soon from Jacana Media!
Tuesday – 30th January 2024
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Sewela Langeni’s chat with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on her new book Innards
In the latest episode of Pagecast, Sewela Langeni sits down with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, the author of Innards, for an engaging discussion.
Thursday – 25th January 2024
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
‘Unfortunately, only a girl again.’ Read an excerpt from The Woman at the Wheel, the inspiring historical novel by Penny Haw
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Woman at the Wheel by the brilliant Penny Haw!
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.
Monday – 15th January 2024
Revolutionising South African Literature: Jacana Media’s Collaboration with DSAC and ANFASA
Jacana Media is delighted to announce a contract to publish work by five new authors writing across South Africa’s official languages under the Vela Books imprint.
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.
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!