New books
A hard-hitting exposé of the profit-driven multinational running Mangaung private prison – The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison by Ruth Hopkins is out at the end of March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Out now! The Authenticity Project is the feel-good novel of 2020
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley – the 2020 debut novel everyone is talking about.
A Poor Season for Whales by Michiel Heyns, ‘a clever, bitingly funny novel’
A Poor Season for Whales, the new novel from award-winning author Michiel Heyns, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen: ’n Kroniek van smart, verraad en ’n goeie skeut galgehumor
Daar is min verhale in Afrikaans wat armoede uitbeeld soos ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Vijoen, nou by LAPA beskikbaar.
Swart swaan deur Wilken Calitz: ’n Surrealistiese sprokie vir volwassenes oor ’n man wie se verbeelding op ‘n dag vlerke kry
Wilken Calitz se Swart swaan: ’n Betowerende roman oor die lewe van ’n man wie se verbeelding op ’n dag vlerke kry.
New book alert! Philippa Garson’s unputdownable new book Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War – a brilliant account of a harrowing period in South African history
Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War by Philippa Garson is out in March from Jacana Media.
House of Horrors, the shocking story of how the Springs Monster tortured and abused his family, is now available in English
House of horrors, the English translation of Susan Cilliers’s bestselling Afrikaans exposé Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs hel, is now available.
New book alert! From Ivory Towers to Ebony Towers: Transforming Humanities Curricula in South Africa, Africa and African-American Studies
From Ivory Towers to Ebony Towers: Transforming Humanities Curricula in South Africa, Africa and African-American Studies by Tella Oluwaseun and Shireen Motala is out from Jacana Media in March 2020.
James Patterson’s masterpiece The Kennedy Curse – a revealing account of America’s most famous family
Penguin Random House SA is proud to announce the publication of The Kennedy Curse: Six Generations of Adultery, Addiction and Tragedy by James Patterson!
Wandile Sihlobo introduces his new book Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture
Pan Macmillan is thrilled to be publishing Wandile Sihlobo’s book Finding Common Ground in April 2020.
Wie is Cecilia Steyn en hoe kan een mens vyf ander manipuleer om moord te pleeg? Vind uit in Afspraak met moord deur Jana Marx
Nuut by LAPA: Jana Marx skryf oor een van die opspraakwekkendste moordsake in die land se geskiedenis in Afspraak met moord.
Plague, Pox and Pandemics: A Jacana Pocket History of Epidemics in South Africa – a timely new book from Jacana Media
Plague, Pox and Pandemics: A Jacana Pocket History of Epidemics in South Africa by Howard Phillips will be published by Jacana Media in …
Johannesburg, iewers in die nabye toekoms: Willem Krog skep ’n alternatiewe wêreld in sy jongste roman Alleen onder die maan
Jonathan Ball stel bekend Alleen onder die maan, ’n roman deur Willem Krog.
Cover reveal! Two Months, the new ‘must-read’ psychological thriller by Gail Schimmel
Two Months by Gail Schimmel will be out from Pan Macmillan this April!
Out now! Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light – the brilliant conclusion to the award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy
The Mirror and the Light – the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy – is out internationally today!
Bruce Whitfield introduces his eagerly awaited book, The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa
Bruce Whitfield’s new book The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa is out in April 2020 from Pan Macmillan.
New book alert! Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs: A Guide to Growing Herbs Organically in South Africa by Jane Griffiths
Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs: A Guide to Growing Herbs Organically in South Africa by Jane Griffiths.
Irna van Zyl’s highly anticipated third crime novel Blood Stone is now available in English, Afrikaans and as an audiobook
All hell breaks loose when Detective Storm van der Merwe’s mom is pushed under a train in Irna van Zyl’s latest crime novel, Blood Stone.
The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka – a heart-warming novel about survival, endurance and the wounds of slavery
The Book of Echoes – the sweeping, uplifting and inspirational story of how a boy from Brixton and a girl from Lagos reinvent their lives in modern-day London.
Infiltrate. Trust no one. Kill – or be killed. Deep State by Chris Hauty
In this white-knuckled, timely, and whip-smart debut thriller, a deadly plot against the president’s life emerges from the shadows of the Deep State.