New books
Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest bestselling Orphan X thriller by Gregg Hurwitz
The Last Orphan – the electrifying new Orphan X adventure in the bestselling series – Evan Smoak returns with a mission which could cost him everything …
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood – 2023’s fiercest debut – meet Grace Adams on the day she decides to push back
Tender, funny and unapologetic, Amazing Grace Adams is the fiercest debut of 2023, about a woman – and a story – you’ll never forget!
There’s more than one way to find a happy ending – Find out more about Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel Forever, Interrupted
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Sihle Khumalo is back, with Milk the Beloved Country
Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo will be out this month from Penguin Random House.
[Watch] Jojo Moyes introduces her funny, moving and heartfelt new novel, Someone Else’s Shoes
Someone Else’s Shoes is the brand-new novel from Jojo Moyes, the international bestselling phenomenon and author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars.
New book alert! Pamela Power’s honest yet humorous memoir My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced
My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced: How I Tried and Failed to Give Up Alcohol and Learned the Joys of Moderation by Pamela Power is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo – a dazzling story of romantic obsession and political corruption
A Spell of Good Things, the highly anticipated second novel from Ayobami Adebayo, will be out in March from Penguin Random House!
New book alert! Girls Don’t Do That by Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana and Nikolaos Kirkinis
Jacana Media is thrilled, no, excited, no, over the moon, to announce the forthcoming publication of Girls Don’t Do That, by Thembi Kgatlana and Nikolaos Kirkinis.
An epic tale with a message for us all: our power is fleeting, but our stories last forever. This is Salman Rushdie at his best.
Salman Rushdie’s triumphant return to literature, Victory City, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Has BEE achieved what it was set up to do, or, in the long term, will it prove more of a hindrance than a help? Chris Bishop investigates in The BEE Billionaires
The BEE Billionaires by Chris Bishop is out now from Penguin Random House!
Cover reveal! Pamela Power’s #sobercurious new memoir My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced
My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced by Pamela Power will be out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Updated edition of the bestselling Hani: A Life Too Short, on the 30th anniversary of his murder
An updated edition of Hani: A Life Too Short by Janet Smith and Beauregard Tromp is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! The Communist Manifesto: The Modern South African Edition
The Communist Manifesto: The Modern South African Edition will be published by Jacana Media.
New book alert! John Laband’s The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840
The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840 by John Laband is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Laugh-out-loud funny, razor sharp and painfully relatable – Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Really Good, Actually is one of the most hotly anticipated, hilarious and addictive debut novels coming in 2023, from Schitt’s Creek screenwriter and electric new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey.
Listen to an excerpt from How to Kill Your Family – a wickedly dark romp about class, family, love … and murder
They say you can’t choose your family. But you can kill them. How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! The Plot to Save South Africa: Chris Hani’s Murder and the Week Nelson Mandela Averted Civil War by Justice Malala
The Plot to Save South Africa: Chris Hani’s Murder and the Week Nelson Mandela Averted Civil War by Justice Malala will be out in April from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
New book alert! Ghost Limb, the emotionally charged and poignant debut novel by Almini van der Merwe
Looking for an emotionally charged and poignant read? Local author Almini van der Merwe’s debut novel, Ghost Limb, is out now in the Umuzi Trailblazer series!
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Exercise – 40 simple exercises you can sneakily squeeze in while in bed, at your desk, or watching TV
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Exercise: Over 40 Toning Flexercises to Do From Your Bed, Couch or While You Wait by Susan Elizabeth Clark is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Amílcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist by António Tomás (Get 50% off now)
Fifty years ago this month, Amílcar Cabral was assassinated. Amílcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist by António Tomás is out now from Jacana Media.