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Pride Month spotlight! Pride is a unique celebration of LGBTQ culture
Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement is a unique and comprehensive account of the ongoing challenges facing the gay community, and a celebration of the equal rights that have been won for many as a result of the sacrifices and passion of this mass movement.
Listen to an excerpt from Listening Still, a delicious new novel about a young woman who can hear the dead – a talent that is both a gift and a curse
Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook of Anne Griffin’s novel Listening Still, read by Niall Buggy.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Facets of Death by Michael Stanley, in conversation with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (8 Jun)
Orenda Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Michael Stanley’s chilling, sophisticated, warmly funny and absolutely nail-biting thriller Facets of Death.
World Travel – a celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of all time, the inimitable Anthony Bourdain
In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of Bourdain’s favourite places – in his own words.
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.
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky – a record of its time with lessons for ours
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John Schlapobersky is out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Read an excerpt from John Grisham’s latest novel Sooley – an intensely moving story with a deeply compelling central character
Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in Sooley, a gripping novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.
Future African Classics! I Am a Girl From Africa – A powerful memoir about a girl whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world
Today, find out more about I Am A Girl From Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro.
Future African Classics! Years of Fire and Ash: South African Poems of Decolonisation
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from …
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to a poetry celebration on Africa Day!
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for a poetry celebration to commemorate Africa Day 2021.
Future African Classics! Native Boy – exploring a young man’s complex relationship with identity and race
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.
Future African Classics! The Boy Who Never Gave Up – how a son of Sudan rose above poverty, racism and xenophobia to become a South African legend
Today, find out more about The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban and Andrew Crofts!
Future African Classics! Lightseekers – a fast-paced and utterly engrossing thriller set in Nigeria
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.
Future African Classics! His Only Wife – a captivating debut about defying expectations
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief
Notes on Grief – a devastating essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.
Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Thabo A Molefe about his new book Native Boy (18 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Cheeky Natives invite you to the virtual book launch of Native Boy: Confessions of a Maplazini in the City by Thabo A Molefe.
New book alert! For My Country: Why I Blew The Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas by Themba Maseko
For My Country: Why I Blew The Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas by Themba Maseko is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
[Watch] New Jodi Picoult novel, prompted by the global pandemic, will be published in November 2021
Jonathan Ball Publishers is delighted to announce Wish You Were Here – a new novel from international number one bestseller Jodi Picoult!
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of For My Country by Themba Maseko (13 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Daily Maverick invite you to the virtual launch of For My Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas by Themba Maseko.
Hustling, Happiness and a Blow-Up Doll Named Percy – Dale Hefer demonstrates how to navigate this strange world so that you can too
Hustling, Happiness and a Blow-Up Doll Named Percy: An Unusual Guide to Success and Contentment by Dale Hefer is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.