New books

Watch Emmanuel Taban introducing his new book The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph

The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban and Andrew Crofts is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Full of surprises, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett will blow your mind

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is out now from Pan Macmillan.

His Only Wife, the sparkling debut novel from Ghanaian author Peace Adzo Medie

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! The Rabbit Hole – Mike Nicol’s new Fish Pescado and Vicki Kahn thriller

The Rabbit Hole by Mike Nicol is now available from Penguin Random House.

Pan Macmillan announces surprise new Ken Follett novel in 2021

A new Ken Follett novel is being rush-released by publishers worldwide in November this year.

Gamebirds of Africa by Rob Little – a must-have book for bird enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in nature and conservation

Gamebirds of Africa: Guineafowls, Francolins, Spurfowls, Quails, Sandgrouse and Snipes by Rob Little is out in March from Jacana Media.

Explore the devastating beauty of an ancient landscape in Hidden Karoo by Alain Proust and Patricia Kramer

Hidden Karoo presents a snapshot of the region, offering a glimpse into towns and villages, farms and churches, public buildings and private homes, all against a backdrop of awe-inspiring landscapes.

New book alert! Future Tense by Tony Leon – ‘The hope for a better country remains an improbable, but not an impossible, dream’

Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian novelist Louise Penny team up to write political thriller

Hillary Rodham Clinton will team up with award-winning Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny to co-write a ‘international political thriller’.

All Sorts of Tapas – the freshest and most fun way to eat with friends and family

All Sorts of Tapas by Chantal Lascaris is out now from Penguin Random House. 

Dol heuning – SJ Naudé se tweede bundel kortverhale – ontstel, verras en bekoor

Die verhale in SJ Naudé se jongste bundel Dol heuning kring soos breedtegrade om ’n aardbol uit – van Suid-Afrika na Ysland, die Belgiese platteland en die Italiaanse Alpe. Ook in Engels beskikbaar as Mad Honey.

New fiction loading … Join the #ByTheFadingLight Early Adopters Club and get 30% off Ashraf Kagee’s stunning new novel

By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey, will be published by Jacana Media in April 2021!

The Unicorn Baby by Roxanne Atkinson – an honest and hilarious account of parenting

The Unicorn Baby: Debunking 10 Myths of Modern Parenting by Roxanne Atkinson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Klara and the Sun – the magnificent new novel from Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017.

‘Slabbert was always different’ – Albert Grundlingh offers new insights into the enigma that was Frederik van Zyl Slabbert

Slabbert: Man on a Mission, Albert Grundlingh’s penetrating biographical study of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, offers sharp insights into the thinking and motivation of this most unlikely politician.

Armand kook alweer kaal in sy jongste resepteboek met 50 nuwe banting- en keto-vriendelike disse

Armand Kook Kaal Volume 2 bestaan uit 50 banting- en keto-vriendelike disse. Stap-vir-stap, en met pragfoto’s daarby, wys Armand hoe om heerlike disse te skep uit vars bestanddele sonder om die skaal of beursie te laat ly.

New book alert! Elsewhere – an epic novel of wonder and terror by bestselling author Dean Koontz

In Elsewhere, master storyteller Dean Koontz has created a brilliant and terrifying speculative thriller with hat-tips to George Orwell, Ray Bradbury and HG Wells.

Historiese fiksie gebaseer op die Groot Trek: Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals is nou beskikbaar by alle boekwinkels!

Diep spoor deur Jeanette Stals het verlede jaar as e-boek by Penguin Random House SA verskyn. En nou kan lesers haar jongste historiese roman in papiervorm ook geniet! 

New book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announced – a timely and deeply personal memoir about her father’s death titled Notes on Grief

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written a memoir titled Notes on Grief, to be published in May 2021.