New books
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith will be coming to South Africa in January 2023!
Prue Leith will be visiting South Africa in early 2023 to promote her latest book Bliss on Toast!
Between Starshine and Clay – a series of incisive and intimate encounters between Sarah Ladipo Manyika and the most distinguished Black thinkers of our times
Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora by Sarah Ladipo Manyika is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Best of Friends – the new novel from Kamila Shamsie, winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Lief vir die natuur? Wen ’n Volledige Gids tot die Slange van Suider-Afrika deur Johan Marais! Neem deel voor 30 Nov
Aandag, alle slangliefhebbers … Een gelukkige leser kan die maand wegstap met ’n kopie van ’n Volledige Gids tot die Slange van Suider-Afrika deur Johan Marais!
Hoe gemaak wanneer jy filmstudie as ’n genre in jou klas moet behandel? Vind uit in Druk speel deur Leon van Nierop
Druk speel: ’n Filmstudiegids vir die klaskamer deur Leon van Nierop is spesiaal geskryf om onderwysers te help om die hoe en wat van filmanalise beter te kan verstaan.
Read an excerpt from No Plan B – the unputdownable new Jack Reacher thriller from bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child
Jack Reacher, ‘the coolest continuing series character’ (Stephen King), returns in No Plan B – the brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.
Hi teachers – My Word! Ideas for Creating a Writing Culture in the Classroom by Thérèse Hulme is out now
My Word! tells the stories of Thérèse Hulme and the young people she’s worked with over the last 17 years. ‘This book has the potential to change the world’ – Hunter Kennedy, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Fokofpolisiekar
Kom reis en kook vir oulaas saam met Aleit Swanepoel in AleitApteit – nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers
AleitApteit is ’n boek gevul met stories van die geliefde Aleit Swanepoel… Kom beleef saam die nostalgie, sy spesiale menswees en die heerlike kos soos net hy dit kon maak.
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 events in Joburg and Cape Town celebrating the launch of The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama! (15 Nov)
In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.
The Presidents: From Mandela to Ramaphosa, Leadership in the Age of Crisis – shining new light on the leaders entrusted with South Africa’s future
The Presidents: From Mandela to Ramaphosa, Leadership in the Age of Crisis by Richard Calland and Mabel Sithole is out now from Penguin Random House.
New releases from BookTok authors Alice Oseman and Adam Silvera
BookTok has taken the publishing world by storm and both Alice Oseman and Adam Silvera’s books have played a role in its success. Now both of them are back, enticing fans with new stories, familiar characters, and emotions to tug at your heartstrings.
Waar vind jy altyd liefde? In LAPA Uitgewers se jongste Romanzas!
Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers … vier lekkerlees liefdesverhale deur Rina Cilliers, Wilreza Smit-Theron, Elize Davis en Lizelle von Wielligh.
Out now! Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, the bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity – an urgent and passionately argued call to action (Plus: Launch dates 2-9 Nov)
The Unaccountable The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity, edited by Michael Marchant, Mamello Mosiana, Ra’eesa Pather and Hennie van Vuuren, is out now from Jacana Media!
Nou beskikbaar by LUCA! Engele om ons: Alles-in-een joernaal deur Wendy Maartens
Laat jou jongspan die wonders van engele verken met Engele om ons – Wendy Maartens se unieke dagboek en joernaal vir kinders!
Corruption, assassination, extinction – Find out more Peter Hain’s new novel The Elephant Conspiracy
The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain will be published in November by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Find out more about Mad Honey – the heart-pounding and heartbreaking novel by bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Mad Honey – from bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan comes a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.
Out now: Sacrifice to the Flies by Fanie Viljoen! Plus, listen to an excerpt
Fanie Viljoen’s multiple award-winning Young Adult novel, Offers vir die vlieë, is now available in English as Sacrifice to the Flies!