New releases

Strike A Rock – the memoir of international soccer star Thembi Kgatlana!

Strike A Rock: The Thembi Kgatlana Story, written by Nikolaos Kirkinis, is out now from Jacana Media.

Falling by TJ Newman – a wild ride of action, twist and suspense

Falling by TJ Newman – a nail-biting suspense thriller about a terrifying flight from LA to New York where the pilot has been given an impossible choice: the plane or his family​.

Liefdesverhale is Tydloos – hier is nog vier nuwe Romanzas om die maand te verslind

Nuut by LAPA – vier vuurwarm liefdesverhale deur Lizelle von Wielligh, Madelie Human, Elize Davies en Marie-Louise Cronjé vir die koue maande.

[Pre-order] Red Road to Freedom: A History of the South African Communist Party 1921-2021 by Tom Lodge

Red Road to Freedom: A History of the South African Communist Party 1921–2021 by Tom Lodge will be out soon from Jacana Media.

Nuut deur Albert Blake: Afrikaner-Sondebok? Die lewe van Hans van Rensburg, Ossewabrandwag-leier

Jonathan Ball Uitgewers stel bekend Afrikaner-Sondebok? Die lewe van Hans van Rensburg, Ossewabrandwag-leier deur Albert Blake.

Epic and emotional, meticulously researched and gloriously told – Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is out now from Penguin Random House SA.

How a Limpopo homeboy became a world champ turned lawyer – Tough Love by Lovemore Ndou

Tough Love: How A Limpopo Homeboy Became A World Champ Turned Lawyer by Lovemore Ndou is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

New book alert! Rahul Raina’s How to Kidnap the Rich – a wild ride told by a mesmerising new talent with an electric voice

How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. 

Binnekort beskikbaar! Moord is ’n kuns in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn

Wie het sakevrou, kunskenner en miljoenêr Imelda Grys vermoor? Vind uit in Die Seepunt-insident deur Gerhard Greyvensteyn.

An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon – a powerful coming-of-age story about complex desires and what it means to feel whole

Jonathan Ball Publishers is excited to announce An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon’s extraordinary literary debut.

Voorafbestellings vir Chanette Paul se langverwagte Marilyn is nou beskikbaar!

Voorafbestellings nou beskikbaar! Maak seker jy kry jou kopie van Marilyn, die langverwagte Vywervrou-trilogie vervolg.

50 Tydlose Breipatrone: Kreatiewe idees en nuttige wenke vir elke brei-entoesias

Van babakomberse en sjaals tot truie en bykomstighede – vind inspirasie vir elke okkasie in 50 Tydlose Breipatrone deur Christa Swanepoel

New book alert! Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees

Know Them by Their Fruit: A Guide to Identifying South African Trees by AT Ankiewicz is out soon from Jacana Media.

Secrets From The Cockpit by Robert Schapiro – a rare slice of aviation history

Secrets from the Cockpit: Pilots Behaving Badly and Other Flying Stories by Robert Schapiro is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Find out more about Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel Of Women and Salt – an instant New York Times bestseller (PLUS: Audiobook excerpt)

Gabriela Garcia’s Of Women and Salt is a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter’s fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.

New book alert! The hotly anticipated It’s The Answers For Me by Khaya Dlanga – one of South Africa’s favourite authors

It’s The Answers For Me, the new book by Khaya Dlanga, is out in August from Pan Macmillan.

What drives a young person to kill their family members? Find out in Portraits of Pain by Melanie Moen

NEW! Portraits of Pain: Children who kill family members by Dr Melanie Moen

Read an excerpt from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel Malibu Rising – one of the most anticipated books of the year

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Malibu Rising, the new novel from bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Gita het ’n mantel vir elke okkasie, maar hoe lank kan sy wegkruip? Vind uit in Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg

Die geheime lewe van Gita deur Jacolet van den Berg is nou beskikbaar by jou naaste boekwinkel en aanlyn.

Listen to an excerpt from Christian Cantrell’s Scorpion – a fast-paced near future thriller that will mess with your head

Scorpion by Christian Cantrell – a gripping international cat-and-mouse thriller with an ending you won’t see coming …