New releases
Out this April: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan, one of the world’s leading historians
From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development – and demise – of civilisations across time.
New book alert! Find out more about Sons of Mud, the new novel from Johan Vlok Louw
Johan Vlok Louw’s poetic and original new novel Sons of Mud is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu – a magical, award-winning literary debut that offers a new take on West African mythology
Chikodili Emelumadu’s award-winning debut novel Dazzling is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Find out more about Nthikeng Mohlele’s new short story collection A Little Light
A Little Light, the new short story collection from Nthikeng Mohlele, is out this month from Jacana Media!
Lesley Mofokeng explores the life of his grandfather in The Man Who Shook Mountains: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors
The Man Who Shook Mountains: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors by Lesley Mofokeng is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Find out more about Jessica George’s hilarious, honest and heartbreaking debut novel Maame – with a heroine you’ll never forget
A blisteringly funny, heart-breaking novel about twenty-something British Ghanaian Maddie as she grapples with identity, love, loss, and becoming the woman she wants to be.
Back by popular demand: Roberts Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds is available again!
By popular demand, the impressive guide Roberts Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds is available again from Jacana Media.
‘Black tax is not so much about money as it is about boundaries’ – Ndumi Hadebe explores solutions in Handle Black Tax Like a Pro
Handle Black Tax Like a Pro by Ndumi Hadebe is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Coming November 2023! A new novel from Women’s Prize-winning author Naomi Alderman
The Future by Naomi Alderman will be out later this year from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher team up for a suspense-filled romantic thriller in Never Never
Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Birnam Wood – the gripping new psychological thriller from Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, brings us Birnam Wood, a gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive.
Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest bestselling Orphan X thriller by Gregg Hurwitz
The Last Orphan – the electrifying new Orphan X adventure in the bestselling series – Evan Smoak returns with a mission which could cost him everything …
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood – 2023’s fiercest debut – meet Grace Adams on the day she decides to push back
Tender, funny and unapologetic, Amazing Grace Adams is the fiercest debut of 2023, about a woman – and a story – you’ll never forget!
There’s more than one way to find a happy ending – Find out more about Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel Forever, Interrupted
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Sihle Khumalo is back, with Milk the Beloved Country
Milk the Beloved Country by Sihle Khumalo will be out this month from Penguin Random House.
[Watch] Jojo Moyes introduces her funny, moving and heartfelt new novel, Someone Else’s Shoes
Someone Else’s Shoes is the brand-new novel from Jojo Moyes, the international bestselling phenomenon and author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars.
New book alert! Pamela Power’s honest yet humorous memoir My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced
My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced: How I Tried and Failed to Give Up Alcohol and Learned the Joys of Moderation by Pamela Power is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo – a dazzling story of romantic obsession and political corruption
A Spell of Good Things, the highly anticipated second novel from Ayobami Adebayo, will be out in March from Penguin Random House!
New book alert! Girls Don’t Do That by Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana and Nikolaos Kirkinis
Jacana Media is thrilled, no, excited, no, over the moon, to announce the forthcoming publication of Girls Don’t Do That, by Thembi Kgatlana and Nikolaos Kirkinis.
An epic tale with a message for us all: our power is fleeting, but our stories last forever. This is Salman Rushdie at his best.
Salman Rushdie’s triumphant return to literature, Victory City, is out now from Penguin Random House!