Biography
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.
Elon Musk: Risking It All by Michael Vlismas – exclusive new first-hand interviews and insights and into the childhood that shaped the man
Elon Musk: Risking It All by Michael Vlismas is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Deeply personal, brutally honest and riveting: Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
The eagerly anticipated memoir from the multi-award winning actress and producer traces an inspirational path from Viola Davis’ upbringing in Rhode Island to her critically acclaimed performances in Hollywood and on Broadway.
The Master – the story of Roger Federer’s life and career on both an intimate and grand scale
The Master: The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Pan Macmillan is proud to be releasing In Black and White, a riveting memoir by Anant Singh, in November 2021
In Black and White: A Memoir by Anant Singh will be out from Pan Macmillan SA in November 2021.
Pan Macmillan is proud to be releasing Scatterling of Africa, a memoir by Johnny Clegg, in October 2021
Scatterling of Africa: My Early Years by Johnny Clegg will be published by Pan Macmillan in October 2021.
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some – Shana Fife’s writing is like nothing you’ve read before
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some by Shana Fife will be out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read an interview with Barack Obama and win a copy of his memoir A Promised Land in the latest issue of The Penguin Post – the magazine about books for book lovers
In the new issue of The Penguin Post – the magazine from Penguin Random House – former United States president Barack Obama shares his thoughts on how a democracy should work, balancing the roles of president and family man, and the message he hopes to convey with his memoir, A Promised Land.