New books
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson, a wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything
Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body is a brilliant, and often very funny, attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.
New from Ben Trovato – Durban Poison: A Collection of Vitriol and Wit
Ben Trovato’s writing has been described as ‘the literary equivalent of sex with a clown’. In his latest book, Durban Poison, he derives an almost unseemly amount of pleasure from satirising the foibles and fantasies of our political fabulists.
Gotta Get Theroux This – Louis Theroux at his most insightful and honest best
Gotta Get Theroux This – from much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.
New book alert! Blessed by Bosasa: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult by Adriaan Basson
It’s easy to imagine that state capture began with Jacob Zuma and the Guptas. But you’d be wrong.
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by former monk and social media star Jay Shetty
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 14 April 2020.
What turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary? Catching Tadpoles, an extraordinary new memoir from Ronnie Kasrils
Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils, is out in October from Jacana Media.
In the Midst of Wolves by Kurt Ellis – a dark psychological thriller set in Johannesburg
In the Midst of Wolves, the new novel by Kurt Ellis, is out now from Penguin Random House!
New Shopaholic novel from bestselling author Sophie Kinsella PLUS film tie-in
Sophie Kinsella fans have loads to look forward to with a new Becky Bloomwood novel AND an upcoming film tie-in!
Tiger Woods announces a memoir that tells his ‘definitive story’
Tiger Woods has announced that he is writing his ‘definitive story’ in a memoir titled Back.
Elton John’s Me – the first and only official autobiography of a much-loved global icon – is out now!
In his first and only official autobiography, published globally on 15 October 2019, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
Siren, the debut novel by Kuli Roberts – a classic rags-to-riches tale, jam-packed with drama
Siren, the debut novel by television and radio personality Kuli Roberts, is out on 1 November 2019 from BlackBird Books!
Cilka’s Journey – the sequel to the international bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz – based on a true story of love and resilience
Based on the heartbreaking true story of Cilka Klein, Cilka’s Journey is the sequel to the internationally bestselling phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Crispian Olver exposes the political meltdown behind ‘Day Zero’ in his new book A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink
Crispian Olver’s new book, A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
New book alert! Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections – thought-provoking and moving essays collected by Benjamin Pogrund
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections by Benjamin Pogrund is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
A guide for how to live your best life – You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu
You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu – if you’re a millennial who’s trying to figure out how money works, this book is for you.
The Burning Land – BBC news presenter George Alagiah writes novel based in Johannesburg
The Burning Land – the exhilarating debut political thriller from BBC broadcaster George Alagiah – is out now from Penguin Random House.
Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie’s book is out next week
From whistleblower Christopher Wylie, the definitive story of the Brexit coup, the making of Bannon’s America, and an ongoing crime against democracy.
Find out more about Broken Land, the new book of photography by Daylin Paul, winner of the Ernest Cole Award
Showing not telling – Broken Land by Daylin Paul is out now from Jacana Media.
The Cockroach – Ian McEwan’s new Brexit satire pays tribute to Franz Kafka’s most famous work
In Ian McEwan’s new novella The Cockroach the main character, Jim Sams, undergo a metamorphosis from an average nobody to the most powerful man in Britain when he wakes up to find himself the Prime Minister.
Bestselling author Tea Obreht reimagines the myths of the American West in Inland
Téa Obreht, the bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife, returns with Inland, a ‘bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American West’.