Cape Town

Don’t miss Sarah Bullen at a Blown Away by Books event discussing The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death (16 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Blown Away by Books invite you to a book discussion featuring Sarah Bullen and her captivating new book, The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death.

Don’t miss Deon Meyer at The Book Lounge for the launch of his new Benny Griessel novel Leo (6 Nov)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Leo by Deon Meyer!

Be part of the live CapeTalk studio audience for the launch of Deon Meyer’s Leo! (5 Nov)

Join Deon Meyer in conversation with Pippa Hudson about his latest thriler Leo!

2022 Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka is coming to South Africa!

Shehan Karunatilaka – winner of the 2022 Booker Prize – will be in South Africa in October and November.

Join Siphokazi Jonas at The Book Lounge for the launch of her stunning poetry collection Weeping Becomes a River (24 Oct)

Penguin Random House SA and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Siphokazi Jonas’s debut poetry collection, Weeping Becomes a River.

Don’t miss tea, scones and books with acclaimed author Penny Haw and The Book Revue in Constantia (10 Oct)

Join the brilliant Penny Haw for tea, scones and a discussion of her novels The Woman at the Wheel and The Invincible Miss Cust!

Join Sarah Bullen for the launch of The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death in Cape Town (3 Oct)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Sarah Bullen’s latest book The Other Side: Journeys into Mysticism, Magic and Near Death.

Don’t miss Ian Roberts at The Book Lounge chatting about his new book Nomad Heart (2 Oct)

Join Ian Roberts and Gérard Rudolf at The Book Lounge as they discuss adventures that took place on and off set.  

Pagecast dives into the vibrant world of Open Book – a celebration of South African literature in an international context

Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, was at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town this year!

Don’t miss the launch of Sam Wilson’s new novel The First Murder on Mars at The Book Lounge (9 Oct)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The First Murder on Mars by Sam Wilson!

Join acclaimed bestselling author Louisa Treger at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront for the launch of The Paris Muse (17 Sep)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Paris Muse by Louisa Treger.

Don’t miss the Tyger Valley launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by bestselling author Pieter du Toit (19 Sep)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.

Calling all foodies in Cape Town! Don’t miss the launch of The Hungry Table by Fatima Saib at the V&A Waterfront (19 Sep)

Join Penguin Random House for the launch of The Hungry Table by Fatima Saib, a cookbook where food meets memory.

Join Jackie Phamotse for the Cape Town launch of her new romantic thriller The Tea Merchant! (7 Sep)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Tea Merchant, a new romantic thriller by bestselling author Jackie Phamotse!

Join Shameez Patel Papathanasiou in Cape Town for the launch of her new novel The First King (16 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The First King by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou!

Don’t miss the launch of Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers in Cape Town (13 Aug)

Join Sara-Jayne Makwala King as she talks to Brin Hodgskiss and Nicole Engelbrecht about their book Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers.

Dance it out at the launch of Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke’s new book We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children (15 Aug)

Join authors Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke for the launch of their new book, We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children.

Book signing: Come and meet the authors of Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers in Cape Town (10 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Wordsworth Books invite you to a book signing at the Gardens Centre in Cape Town. 

Don’t miss award-winning Irish author John Connolly in Cape Town! (2 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to an evening with internationally bestselling author John Connolly!