New releases
Beauty’s Gift – Sindiwe Magona at her very best
Beauty’s Gift is a moving tale of how four women decide to change their own fate as well as the lives of those closest to them.
Melmoth – Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent
20 years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But her sheltered life is about to change.
Find out more about Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, An Orchestra of Minorities
An Orchestra of Minorities is the second novel by Chigozie Obioma, the author of The Fishermen, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Big Sky – brilliant new literary crime novel from number one bestseller Kate Atkinson announced
Kate Atkinson’s first new Jackson Brodie novel for nine years will be published in June 2019!
Of Blood and Bone, the new book by Nora Roberts – an epic story of love, war, family and magic
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts – the gripping sequel to the number one bestseller Year One – an epic story of love, war, family and magic.
Prue: My All-time Favourite Recipes – quick-to-whip-up suppers and dinner party showstoppers
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith draws on a lifelong passion for food with 100 recipes from her own kitchen table.
The Story of Nelson Mandela: The Prisoner who Became a President – A perfect introduction to a fascinating period in history
A biography for children from Faber Short Books – The Story of Nelson Mandela: The Prisoner who Became a President by Adrian Hadland.
We Are the Nerds – How Reddit’s users changed the culture of the internet
We Are the Nerds – a riveting look inside Reddit, the wildly popular, often misunderstood website, whose intensely-engaged users have changed the culture of the internet.
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale will be published in 2019
Penguin Random House has revealed that Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale! Here’s what you need to know.
The First Safari – searching for Francois Levaillant, the first and greatest South African birder
The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant by Ian Glenn, out now from Jacana Media!
The Real Meal Revolution: Low-Carb Cooking – 300 Low-Carb, Sugar-Free and Gluten-Free Recipes
A comprehensive, fully-illustrated guide to low-carb cooking from Jonno Proudfoot, the chef behind the phenomenal bestseller The Real Meal Revolution.
‘Expect a lot … you won’t be disappointed’ – Sneak peek of The Accident, the new novel by Gail Schimmel
Gail Schimmel’s new novel, The Accident, is out in March 2019 from Pan Macmillan!
New book alert! We Are No Longer at Ease: The Struggle for #FeesMustFall, edited by Wandile Ngcaweni and Busani Ngcaweni
We Are No Longer at Ease is a collection of personal articles, essays, speeches and poetry mainly from voices of young people who were part of the student-led protest movement known as #FeesMustFall.
The explosive story of the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal – The Skripal Files by Mark Urban
The Skripal Files tells the story of Sergei Skripal, the complex and mysterious victim from this year’s most explosive news story.
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms – cultivation techniques, a troubleshooting guide and handy gardening tips!
A revised and updated edition: Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets.
Detective John Rebus returns in In a House of Lies – the latest and greatest novel from Ian Rankin
The iconic Ian Rankin returns with a new Detective John Rebus novel, House of Lies – this year’s essential must-read bestseller.
Her enemies will learn the true meaning of fear … Dean Koontz’s new novel The Forbidden Door is out now
The No.1 New York Times bestseller and master of suspense Dean Koontz returns with the new Jane Hawk blockbuster – The Forbidden Door!
A hilarious compendium of iconic South Africanness – Hagen Engler’s new book Black Twitter, Blitz and a Boerie as Long as Your Leg
As they tend to say on Idols shortly before eviscerating some poor aspiring singer’s performance, this comes from a place of love.
The final book from one of the greatest minds in history – Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Professor Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking, the world-famous cosmologist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Time, leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe’s biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work, Brief Answers to the Big Questions.
Scent of Fear by Tony Park – a novel from the front lines of the war on poaching
Tony Park’s new novel Scent of Fear releases in South Africa in December and draws on the real life war on poaching for inspiration.