New releases

Celebrate our diverse and iconic dishes with Sharon Lurie’s new book A Taste of South Africa with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife

A Taste of South Africa with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife is out now from Penguin Random House!

Big ideas and life advice that doesn’t suck – Mark Manson’s new book Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

Blood on Her Hands by Tanya Farber: A look into the minds of South Africa’s most notorious female killers

From award-winning journalist Tanya Farber comes an in-depth look into the lives, minds and motivations of women killers in Blood on Her Hands: South Africa’s Most Notorious Female Killers.

No Neutral Ground: Finding Jesus in a Cape Town Ghetto – the gripping account of Pete Portal’s move from London to Manenberg

No Neutral Ground is the gripping account of Pete Portal’s move from London to Manenberg, of addicts and gangsters meeting Jesus and being transformed.

One man. Two lives. A family divided. Jeffrey Archer’s Heads You Win – out now in paperback!

Out now in paperback, Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer, with a final twist you won’t see coming.

Read The Sun is Also a Star, the internationally bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything, before you see the movie

Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?

Under the Camelthorn Tree: Raising a Family Among Lions by Kate Nicholls – a 21st-century My Family and Other Animals with a dark side

Under the Camelthorn Tree: Raising a Family Among Lions – a mother’s gritty yet often humorous account of bringing up her five children in a lion research camp – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action, twice the drama, double the trouble

Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child – get ready for a turbo-charged short read from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers!

Forget the 10,000-hour rule. All you need is Range.

No matter what you do or where you are in life, you will see the world differently after you’ve read Range. 

[Watch] Bestselling author John Boyne has a message for his South African fans about his new book My Brother’s Name is Jessica

John Boyne recorded a short video message for his South African fans about his new book, My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

Dead at First Sight by Peter James – full of suspense and twists you won’t see coming

Dead at First Sight, the 15th Roy Grace novel from the highly acclaimed, number one bestselling author Peter James, is out this month!

New book alert! The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley

The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley is out in June 2019 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Yusuf Daniels’s new book Living Coloured – a glimpse into the joy and often harsh reality of growing up on the Cape Flats

Living Coloured (Because Black & White Were Already Taken) by Yusuf Daniels is a special kind of memoir that utilises short stories to weave together both a culturally insightful and an achingly nostalgic glimpse into a childhood on the Cape Flats.

The lottery of life and love in Lagos – find out more about Toni Kan’s new short story collection Nights of the Creaking Bed

Corruption, religious intolerance, gratuitous violence and the importance of joy are some of the big themes that underlie Toni Kan’s memorable collection, Nights of the Creaking Bed.

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Americanah in Candice Carty-Williams’s sharp, relatable and evocative debut novel Queenie

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams is a disarmingly honest, boldly political and inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place.

Cover reveal! Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng’s book Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure will be published in August 2019

The cover for Tlaleng Mofokeng’s highly anticipated new book Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure has been revealed!

Ready to take the UK by storm! Angela Makholwa’s novel The Blessed Girl is out from Bloomsbury in June

Bloomsbury will publish the United Kingdom edition of Angela Makholwa’s The Blessed Girl on 13 June 2019!

Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa – facts, foraging and recipes!

Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa – an essential guide for all nature lovers, foragers and foodies!

Make Your Money Work For You by Anthea Gardner – grow your wealth, no accounting degree necessary!

Launch your financial future by investing just R100 per month. It’s time to take action and make your money work for you.

The 7 Things Every Young Black Entrepreneur Should Know – the essential go-to guide

The 7 Things Every Young Black Entrepreneur Should Know is the go-to guide for every young black entrepreneur!