New books
Out now! The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash
The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash by James-Brent Styan and Paul Vecchiatto is out now from LAPA.
Jack Reacher is back in Blue Moon – a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child
Once in a blue moon, things turn out just right: the new Jack Reacher, the thriller hero we can’t get enough of.
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela, the eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela is out in November 2019 from Jacana Media.
The Dutch House – a masterpiece from award-winning, international bestselling author Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett’s unforgettably powerful new novel The Dutch House – a story of love, family, sacrifice and the power of place.
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated memoir will be released in November
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s highly anticipated book, Beast, will be released on 4 November 2019!
A touching account of three South African women – Bianca Marais’s new novel If You Want to Make God Laugh
If You Want to Make God Laugh, the new novel from Bianca Marais, is out from Penguin Random House.
One little secret between a married woman, her lover, and a killer – The Lying Room by Nicci French
The Lying Room – the brand new standalone novel from Nicci French, the master of psychological suspense.
‘It’s a bit sexy in places … it’s the most fun thing I’ve ever written’ – Jojo Moyes on her new novel, The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and Still Me, has a special message for her South African fans about her new book.
New book alert! The World According to Roger Ballen – a unique overview of one of the most distinctive art photographers practising today
The World According to Roger Ballen, co-authored with Colin Rhodes, looks at Ballen’s career in the wider cultural context beyond photography, including his connections with and collections of Art Brut.
Travel Light, Move Fast by Alexandra Fuller, the bestselling author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Travel Light, Move Fast from bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well lived.
What would you change if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story, by Dave Muller
Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller is out at the end of October 2019.
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!