New releases
New book alert! Ambivalent: Photography and Visibility in African History
Ambivalent: Photography and Visibility in African History will be published soon by Jacana Media.
The President’s Daughter – the new action-packed thriller from James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton
Every detail is accurate because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton. The drama and action never stop because the other author is James Patterson. The President’s Daughter is out now from Penguin Random House!
’n Noodlottige fratsongeluk uit hul kinderdae spook by drie niggies in Stil vloei die Komati deur Elize Parker
’n Fratskoeël het hulle dit genoem. Die een wat hulle nefie, Jaco, in die voorkop net bo sy oog getref het. Stil vloei die Komati deur Elize Parker is nou beskikbaar!
Detective Kubu’s first case may also be his last – Facets of Death by Michael Stanley
Facets of Death by Michael Stanley is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Pitkos vir kinders en grootmense in Briewe van Mieliepit deur Fanie Viljoen – die heel eerste kinderboek uit LUCA se stal
Nou beskikbaar! Briewe van Mieliepit uit die pen van geliefde kinderboekskrywer Fanie Viljoen, en pragtig geïllustreer deur Megan Bird.
Burning Questions – from cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays – funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient
Penguin Random House SA is delighted to announce the publication of Margaret Atwood’s Burning Questions: Essays 2004‒2021 in March 2022.
Pride Month spotlight! Pride is a unique celebration of LGBTQ culture
Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement is a unique and comprehensive account of the ongoing challenges facing the gay community, and a celebration of the equal rights that have been won for many as a result of the sacrifices and passion of this mass movement.
First ever children’s book published in endangered N|uu language
The first ever children’s book in the near-extinct San language of N|uu has been published.
New book alert! A new edition of Sol Plaatje’s seminal novel Mhudi, with an Introduction by Sabata-mpho Mokae
A new edition of Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi, with an Introduction by Sabata-mpho Mokae, will be out soon from Jacana Media.
World Travel – a celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of all time, the inimitable Anthony Bourdain
In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of Bourdain’s favourite places – in his own words.
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some – Shana Fife’s writing is like nothing you’ve read before
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some by Shana Fife will be out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Another Life by Jodie Chapman – a dazzling, devastating coming-of-age novel
Another Life by Jodie Chapman is out now from Penguin Random House!
New book by Nthikeng Mohlele announced! (PLUS new edition of Small Things)
A new book of short stories by Nthikeng Mohlele will be published by Jacana Media in October 2021!
Wat het regtig daardie aand by die koshuis gebeur? Vind uit in Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers – binnekort beskikbaar!
Binnekort beskikbaar: Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers, skrywer van die topverkoper Huis van Gruwels.
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky – a record of its time with lessons for ours
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John Schlapobersky is out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Five lovely ex-girlfriends; one sweet-talking scoundrel – Limerence by Vincent Pienaar
Set in vibrant, ever-changing Joburg, Limerence tracks Scout’s relationships with five remarkable women, from his bygone days of first dates to a life of higher and higher tightropes – and no safety net in sight. Warm-hearted and funny, this is a tale guaranteed to lift the spirits of even the sourest of exes.
The Missing Sister is almost here! Watch Lucinda Riley talking about the inspiration behind her new book
One day to go until The Missing Sister is in store!
New book alert! Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts
Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts, edited by Bernedette Muthien and June Bam, is out in May 2021 from Jacana Media!
Hou verby, Twilight! Elikser deur Frenette van Wyk is nou beskikbaar
Elikser deur Frenette van Wyk is ’n eerste in sy soort – ’n opwindende bonatuurlike romanse vir jong volwassenes in Afrikaans!
The Bomber Mafia – internationally bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell returns with an exploration of one of the grandest obsessions of the twentieth century
The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War by Malcolm Gladwell – a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war, from the international bestselling author of Talking to Strangers.