New releases

Cover reveal! Find out more about Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani’s award-winning debut novel Buried in the Chest

Jacana Media has shared the cover for Buried in the Chest, the Dinaane Award-winning novel by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani, which will be out in January! 

New book alert! Find out more about Neal Stephenson’s new espionage epic Polostan

Polostan by Neal Stephenson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

The Housefly Effect – how to recognise the ‘nudge psychology’ that drives your behaviour

The Housefly Effect: How Nudge Psychology Steers Your Everyday Behaviour is a fun and practical book on how our behaviour might be being influenced by governments, advertisers and corporations using simple ‘nudge psychology’.

Pre-order this year’s most anticipated spy novel! The multi-award winning, thrilling The Peacock and the Sparrow by IS Berry

The Peacock and the Sparrow by IS Berry will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers this month!

Karla’s Choice – a gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré’s most iconic spy, George Smiley

In Karla’s Choice, acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway – John le Carré’s son – returns readers to the shadowy world of George Smiley in an enthralling slice of espionage fiction.

We need to think differently about African economics – find out more about Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance by Bronwen Everill is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

‘I hope readers will find themselves lost inside the stories I’ve created’ – Find out more about John Boyne’s new novel Fire

Fire, the new novel from internationally bestselling author John Boyne, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Fear never dies … Find out more about Of the Flesh: 18 Stories of Modern Horror

Of the Flesh: 18 Stories of Modern Horror is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

The Siege by Ben Macintyre – the perfect read for history buffs and thrill-seekers alike 

The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama by Ben Macintyre is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

New book alert! The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa

The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter – the full and shocking inside story

Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter – the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk’s unprecedented takeover of Twitter and the forty-four-billion-dollar deal’s seismic political, social and financial fallout.

Mathews Phosa’s explosive memoir out now!

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

The political memoir of the year! Find out more about Witness to Power by Dr Mathews Phosa

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA! 

His memory might be gone. But his sense of justice is not. In Too Deep – the gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child – is out now!

In Too Deep – the gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child – is out now from Penguin Random House SA!

Revenge of the Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell revisits his groundbreaking first book

Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Amphibious Soul – the compelling memoir by Craig Foster, the creator of My Octopus Teacher

Amphibious Soul by Craig Foster is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das

Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

New book alert! Find out more about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new novel Dream Count

A publishing event 10 years in the making – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new novel Dream Count has been introduced!

Find out more about Passiontide, the electrifying, spellbinding new novel from Monique Roffey

Passiontide, the new novel from Monique Roffey, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!