New books

[Watch] The Book of Elsewhere – legendary Keanu Reeves and bestselling writer China Miéville team up on genre-bending epic

Penguin Random House SA is thrilled to share that it will be publishing The Book of Elsewhere in 2024!

The Summer We Fell by Elizabeth O’Roark – an emotional rollercoaster full of sacrifice, love and heartbreak

Coming soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers: The Summer We Fell – a deeply emotional romance full of angst and forbidden love, from Elizabeth O’Roark.

The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy. Transform your life with Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

In Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You, the world’s most-followed productivity expert, Ali Abdaal, reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do.

Unmask the dark side of Facebook with Broken Code by Jeff Horwitz

Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets by Jeff Horwitz – a must-read unveiling the cost of the social media giant’s unchecked power.

Listen to an excerpt from Held by Anne Michaels – a soaring and luminous story of chance and change

Held – the triumphant new novel by Anne Michaels, the author of the Orange Prize-winning Fugitive Pieces – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Out now! The Life of Birds – a fully updated new edition of David Attenborough’s bestselling classic

David Attenborough has been watching and learning all his life. His classic book, The Life of Birds, now fully updated with the latest discoveries in ornithology, is a brilliant introduction to bird behaviours worldwide: what they do and why they do it.

Can you ever truly wash away your past? Read an excerpt from John Boyne’s haunting new novel Water

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Water by internationally bestselling author John Boyne.

‘Sometimes you get an idea, and it won’t leave you alone’ – Val McDermid introduces her new DCI Karen Pirie novel Past Lying

The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet!

Happy Indoor Garden – a practical guide for happy plants, a happy home and happy humans!

Happy Indoor Garden: Easy Plant Guide for Each Room of Your Home by Miranda Janatka, and illustrated by Georgie McAusland, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Now a major TV series! A new edition of Catch Me a Killer by South Africa’s first-ever profiler Micki Pistorius

Delve into the gripping world of criminal profiling with psychologist Micki Pistorius – the trailblazer who became South Africa’s first-ever profiler.

Jojo – Strictly star Johannes Radebe’s uplifting memoir about overcoming struggles and finding joy

Jojo celebrates the incredible journey that Johannes Radebe has been on so far – out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

[Video] Acclaimed actor Richard Armitage introduces his ‘atmospheric, icily tense’ debut novel Geneva

Find out more about Geneva – a bold and unpredictable debut thriller set in the biotech world (and deceptive beauty) of Switzerland, by acclaimed actor Richard Armitage.

Tremor by Teju Cole – a surprising and deeply essential work from a beacon of contemporary literature

Teju Cole’s new novel Tremor is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History – a landmark work of feminist nonfiction

In Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History, bestselling historical novelist Philippa Gregory delivers her magnum opus, radically redefining our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history.

The Year of the Locust – the groundbreaking second novel from the internationally bestselling author of I Am Pilgrim

Terry Hayes, author of the global bestseller I Am Pilgrim, returns with a terrifying and eagerly awaited new thriller!

New book alert! The Test Kitchen – Luke Dale-Roberts shares his story

The Test Kitchen, the new book by Luke Dale-Roberts, is out now from Penguin Random House.

Find out more about The Secret – the gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from Lee Child and Andrew Child

Jack Reacher returns in The Secret – another high-octane rollercoaster ride of a novel from Lee Child and Andrew Child.

New book alert! The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Britney Spears’s new autobiography The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope.

Nuut by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers – Onkant! ’n Rugbyliefdesverhaal

Onkant! ’n Rugbyliefdesverhaal deur Hendrik Hancke is nou beskikbaar by Jonathan Ball Uitgewers.