New books
Some of the most iconic images of Africa from the past three decades – The 30-year Safari: A Celebration of Getaway Photography
‘Getaway Magazine has published some of the most iconic images of Africa in the past three decades and this book is a celebration of the best of them.’ – Justin Fox, Getaway editor.
Pinch of Nom – 2019’s must-have cookbook and the UK’s fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time
Slimming food has never tasted so good! Pinch of Nom is the must-have first cookbook from the UK’s most visited food blog, out now from Pan Macmillan.
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation – 30 women share their memories of growing up in pre- and post-independence Zimbabwe
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation is a collection of stories by 30 Southern African women relating their experiences of growing up in the turbulent transition years just prior to and post independence in Zimbabwe in 1980.
‘Smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance’ – The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan
The next sizzling novel from bestselling author Karen Swan, set in the vibrant streets of Madrid, for fans of Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore.
The Year of Facing Fire – Helena Kriel’s memoir will leave you breathless, bereft and uplifted
The Year of Facing Fire, a family memoir by award-winning writer Helena Kriel, is out in June 2019 from Jacana Media and MFBooks Joburg.
The SABC8 by Foeta Krige – the gripping and often harrowing story behind the sensational headlines
The SABC8 by Foeta Krige is out now from Penguin Random House.
Cover reveal! The Confession, the powerful new novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse
Get excited for The Confession – a sensational new novel from Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse – out in September from Pan Macmillan!
A Headmaster’s Story: My Life in Education by Bill Schroder – the stuff of which teaching legends are made
A Headmaster’s Story: My Life in Education by Bill Schroder is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘Isabella Hammad is an enormous talent and her book is a wonder’ – Zadie Smith. Read an excerpt from The Parisian here
‘The Parisian is a sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful….That this remarkable historical epic should be the debut of a writer in her twenties seems impossible, yet it’s true. Isabella Hammad is an enormous talent and her book is a wonder.’ – Zadie Smith
The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey provides readers with a beautiful resource for overcoming fear and finding your calling
Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, ‘Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honour your calling in the best way possible.’
Publication date at last for The Mirror and the Light, the final novel of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy
The Mirror and the Light, the final novel of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy, will be released in March 2020.
Presenting The Mourning Bird, the unflinching and assured debut novel by Zambian writer Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s debut novel The Mourning Bird – winner of the 2019 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award – will be published in June by Jacana Media.
The Real Interior by Nthabi Taukobong
The Real Interior not only allows the reader a behind-the-scenes peek into the glitz and glamour of design and decor, but into a career once never considered an option for a young girl, born in Soweto.
These Are Not Gentle People: Two murders. 40 suspects. The trial that broke a small South African town
From the author of The Mayor of Mogadishu, a mesmerising examination of a small town trying to cope with a trauma that threatens to tear it in two.
Return to the world of the multi-million-copy bestselling Chocolat with Joanne Harris’s new novel The Strawberry Thief
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Life is Like a Kudu Horn – Margaret Jacobsohn’s conservation memoir is filled with insight and anecdotes from start to finish
Life Is Like a Kudu Horn is a book that will make you reflect and deliberate.
Cover reveal! Beast – the must-read story of how a humble man from Zimbabwe has become a rugby icon
Beast, by Tendai Mtawarira and Andy Capostagno, will be published by Pan Macmillan this July.
You Will Be Safe Here – the debut novel from award-winning non-fiction author Damian Barr
You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. This is the brilliant debut novel from the award-winning author of the memoir Maggie & Me.
From the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki’s new book FAKE: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets
How do we decipher fact from fiction? How do we differentiate between truth and lies? And determine what’s real … from what isn’t?
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – the gripping must-read debut thriller of 2019
With film rights snapped up by an Oscar-winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 territories, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and AJ Finn, The Silent Patient promises to be the debut thriller of 2019.