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It’s a Continent – a new book that reveals the histories you were never taught in school

It’s a Continent: Unravelling Africa’s History One Country at a Time by Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

‘Boundary-breaking, fascinating and deeply affirming’ – The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

In these confessional pages, women control their own bodies and desires, work toward healing their painful pasts, and learn to assert their sexual power.

Louisa Treger to tour South Africa to launch her new novel Madwoman (10-11 Aug)

Louisa Treger will be in South Africa in August to launch her new novel Madwoman!

New book alert! Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors by Tom Bower

Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors by Tom Bower – an astonishing story of love, betrayal, secrets and revenge – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t miss the launch of In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line at The Book Lounge in Cape Town (Tues)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line by Siedine Coetzee, Hester Klopper and Jonathan Jansen.

New book alert! Veld Birds of Southern Africa: The Complete Photographic Guide (PLUS: Win a pair of binos!)

Veld Birds of Southern Africa: The Complete Photographic Guide is out now from Sunbird Publishers. 

Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game in Cape Town (2 Aug)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the book launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.

New book alert! The Last Feather by South African-born debut author Shameez Patel Papathanasiou

The Last Feather, the first book in the Selene Trilogy by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line – ‘A powerful and moving account from the coalface of the Covid-19 response’

In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line by Siedine Coetzee, Hester Klopper and Jonathan Jansen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka

Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Rewilding Africa by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence – a vivid account of environmental conservation

Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-Ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis – the key to understanding South Africa today

External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Pippa Hudson chats with the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year Dr Emmanuel Taban

In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pippa Hudson chats with Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up, who is the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year.

New book alert! Margie Orford’s brutally compelling thriller The Eye of the Beholder – out in August

The Eye of the Beholder, the highly anticipated new thriller by Margie Orford, is out in August from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Ferial Haffajee interviews Mark Gevisser, author of Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred, in the new episode of Pagecast

In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Ferial Haffajee chats to Mark Gevisser about his prize-winning biography Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred.

Join Bulelani Ngcuka at the Albany Museum in Makhanda for the launch of The Sting in the Tale (11 Jul)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an insightful discussion of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg.

If you’re suffering from a crisis of meaning, you’re not alone. Don’t miss the launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei (14 Jul)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to launch of Who Do We Become? by John Sanei.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Wamuwi Mbao chats to Yewande Omotoso about her new novel An Unusual Grief

The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now!

Do you contemplate quitting your job 3 or 4 times a day? Don’t miss the launch of Impossible Bosses for some expert advice on your career (14 Jul)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Impossible Bosses: Secret Strategies to Deal with 8 Archetypal Managers by Vivienne Lawack, Hanlie Lizette Wessels and Robert Craig.