New books
Fear – Bob Woodward’s new exposé reveals chaos in the Trump White House
‘The reality was that the United States in 2017 was tethered to the words and actions of an emotionally overwrought and unstable leader.’
Join Annabel Frere and Hilary Biller for the launch of Help! There’s a Guest at My Table
Don’t miss the launch of Annabel Frere’s new cookbook Help! There’s a Guest at My Table.
Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien – an incredibly powerful portrayal of what it means to be a gay Nigerian man
Lives of Great Men, the award-winning memoir from Chike Frankie Edozien, is out now from Jacana Media.
Cover reveal! Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York
Umuzi has revealed the cover for Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York!
Swapo Captive by Oiva Angula – The gripping account of an incarcerated Swapo cadre
Swapo Captive: A Comrade’s Experience of Betrayal and Torture by Oiva Angula is out now from Penguin Random House.
A weekend of wild partying goes horribly wrong – Don’t miss Vanessa Raphaely’s debut novel, Plus One
It would be a weekend of fun, sunshine, champagne and partying. And it was all of those things. Until it wasn’t …
Out early September – Stephan Hofstatter’s Licence to Loot: How the Plunder of Eskom and Other Parastatals Almost Sank South Africa
Licence to Loot traces the genesis of the Eskom looting spree and explores how the Gupta family extracted billions in suspected kickbacks from state contracts and scored hugely inflated coal contracts from backroom deals.
New book alert! The Last Words of Rowan du Preez: Murder and Conspiracy on the Cape Flats by Simone Haysom
‘A South African version of In Cold Blood, done with great integrity. It reads like a thriller.’ – John Maytham
What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde – a novel of love, guilt and dreams for a better future
Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde’s What We Owe is a gut punch of a novel that asks us to consider: what do we pass on to our children? What do we owe those we love? And without roots, can you ever truly be free?
A page-turning heartbreaker – The Shepherd’s Hut, the new novel from Tim Winton
Fierce and lyrical, The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton is a story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship.
When spooks write fiction, that’s when you read the truth – don’t miss Barry Gilder’s debut novel The List
Barry Gilder’s debut novel The List is out in September from Jacana Media.
Wilbur Smith’s new novel Courtney’s War – an epic tale of war and passion
Wilbur Smith’s new novel Courtney’s War will be released on Thursday, 30 August 2018!
New book alert! Former television journalist Vanessa Govender’s shocking memoir Beaten but not Broken
This is a story of possibilities and hope; it is the story of a true survivor.
Trust me, love me, just don’t … Believe Me – the new twisty psychological thriller from JP Delaney
In this twisty psychological thriller from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girl Before, an actress plays both sides of a murder investigation …
Morgan Jones’s new thriller The Good Sister – A missing daughter. A desperate father. A journey to save them both.
In Morgan Jones’s heart-stopping thriller The Good Sister one father goes further than he ever knew possible to rescue a daughter who doesn’t want to be saved …
Caster Semenya – the new book in the inspirational new Road to Glory series for younger readers
Caster Semenya is the fifth book in the brand-new Road to Glory series, which covers South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international stars. Written specifically for youngsters aged 10–14, it takes the reader close to all the action, and the ups and downs.
We Don’t Talk About It. Ever. – a brilliant new local addiction memoir by Desiree-Anne Martin
Celebrate an inspiring woman during Women’s Month with We Don’t Talk About It. Ever., the brilliant debut memoir by ex-heroin addict and ex-hooker, now mom and 14-years-clean addictions counsellor, Desiree-Anne Martin.
Blood Cruise – the terrifying new thriller from Mats Strandberg, ‘Sweden’s Stephen King’
Blood Cruise is perfect for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide Linqvist.
New book alert! Rebecca Davis’s funny and incisive Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity
Rebecca Davis’s new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity, a humorous take on the self-improvement industry, will be out from Pan Macmillan in September!
One of the year’s best thrillers from the new Queen of Crime – Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, but one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods, and each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.