Biography

Mathews Phosa’s explosive memoir out now!

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

The political memoir of the year! Find out more about Witness to Power by Dr Mathews Phosa

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA! 

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Jonathan Jansen discusses his memoir Breaking Bread

This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Rebecca Davis is in conversation with Professor Jonathan Jansen about his memoir, Breaking Bread.

New book alert! Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das

Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. Jonathan Jansen’s memoir Breaking Bread is out in September

Breaking Bread: A Memoir by Jonathan Jansen will be out in September from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Celebrity influencer Mpoomy Ledwaba announces memoir How Did We Get Here? to be published in October

How Did We Get Here? by Mpoomy Ledwaba is out in October by Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Riots, knife crime, bikes, buses and Brexit – Boris Johnson’s memoir Unleashed to be published in October 2024

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s memoir Unleashed will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 10 October 2024.

The Long and Winding Road – Lesley Pearse’s harrowing, gripping, powerful memoir

Lesley Pearse’s extraordinary life story The Long and Winding Road is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss the launch of Margie Orford’s memoir Love and Fury at The Book Lounge (2 Apr)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Love and Fury: A Memoir by Margie Orford.

New book alert! Margie Orford’s compelling, intimate and profound memoir Love and Fury

Love and Fury: A Memoir by bestselling crime writer Margie Orford is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Jojo – Strictly star Johannes Radebe’s uplifting memoir about overcoming struggles and finding joy

Jojo celebrates the incredible journey that Johannes Radebe has been on so far – out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Join Caster Semenya in Durban for the launch of her memoir The Race to Be Myself (21 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya.

‘Appearances can be deceiving’ – Worthy, a deeply introspective autobiography by Jada Pinkett Smith

Worthy – the gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational memoir from Hollywood star and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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.

Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk to be published in September 2023

A new biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson will be published on 12 September 2023.

Caster Semenya to publish biography: The Race to Be Myself

Caster Semenya’s biography The Race to Be Myself will be published on 31 October 2023 by Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Join Prince Mashele for the launch of The Outsider: The Unauthorised Biography of Herman Mashaba at Wits (9 May)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the book launch of The Outsider: the Unauthorised Biography of Herman Mashaba by Prince Mashele.

Who I Am by Melanie C – from small-town girl to overnight Spice Girls icon

Who I Am – for the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls.

Out now! Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing – the extraordinarily open and honest autobiography of acclaimed Friends star Matthew Perry – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss the Gauteng launches of Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker (1-3 Nov)

Join Jacana Media at the Gauteng launch events for Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker.