New releases
An intimate look at one man’s relationship with the American people – To Obama: With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair by Jeanne Marie Laskas
To Obama: With Love, Joy, Hate and Despair by Jeanne Marie Laskas – one of the most important politics books of the year.
John Grisham’s The Reckoning – his most powerful, surprising and suspenseful thriller yet
In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II.
Every dish has a story and every chef has a journey – Lesego Semenya offers township cuisine with a twist in his debut cookbook Dijo
Soweto-born chef Lesego Semenya, well known as LesDaChef, shares his journey from the corporate world to being a chef, and offers township cuisine with a twist in his debut cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey.
Read an excerpt from Unsheltered, the compulsively readable new novel from Barbara Kingsolver
Unsheltered – Barbara Kingsolver returns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval.
A new edition of The New Century of South African Poetry, edited by Michael Chapman
This new edition of The New Century of South African Poetry now includes 125 new poems, with the addition of a fifth section covering works produced by poets who have made their mark since the early 2000s.
Celebrating the rich and untold history of investigative journalism – Southern African Muckraking, edited by Anton Harber
Southern African Muckraking: 150 Years of Investigative Journalism which has Shaped the Region celebrates the rich and untold history of investigative journalism in southern Africa and the crucial role it has played in holding power to account over the last 150 years.
Absolute Proof – an explosive standalone thriller from bestselling author Peter James
From the number one bestselling author Peter James comes Absolute Proof, an explosive standalone thriller for fans of Dan Brown that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page.
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela by Sisonke Msimang – a razor-sharp examination of the legacy of one of our most controversial figures
Sisonke Msimang’s new book The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela is out in November from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Heads You Win, the new novel from Jeffrey Archer – ‘Probably the greatest storyteller of our age’
Jeffrey Archer returns with Heads You Win, his most ambitious and creative work since his 1979 international bestseller, Kane and Abel. If you’re looking for a unique, page-turning book in November, this one is for you!
Bridge of Clay is Markus Zusak at his dramatic best – out now!
Here is a story told inside out and back to front.
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis – a complete about turn on one of the apartheid government’s greatest cover-ups
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis is out now from Jacana Media.
‘A modern day Byron for the Instagram generation’ – presenting The Dark Between Stars, the new book by poetry sensation Atticus
From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The Dark Between Stars, a new illustrated collection of heartfelt, whimsical and romantic poems from Instagram poetry sensation, Atticus.
It’s been one helluva year – again – who better to make sense of it than Zapiro? Presenting Let the Sunshine In!
Jacana Media presents Zapiro’s 2018 annual: Let the Sunshine In!
A story that celebrates diversity – Rosie Loves Jack, the debut YA novel by Mel Darbon
Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when they’re separated, Rosie will do anything to find the boy who makes the sun shine in her head.
South African cuisine with a unique twist – Dijo: My Food, My Journey by Chef Lesego Semenya (LesDaChef)
‘Wow, you don’t look like a chef!’ This statement is something Chef Lesego Semenya has heard many a time over the years. His response is always: ‘So, what does a chef look like?’
An urgent and necessary book – Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition by Francis Fukuyama
Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition is an urgent and necessary book: a sharp warning that unless we forge a universal understanding of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to continual conflict.
Bank Robber: My Time with Andre Stander by Allan Heyl – the last surviving member of the Stander Gang
The last surviving member of the so-called Stander Gang tells the true story behind South Africa’s most notorious bank robbers.
Bank Robber – My Time with André Stander by Allan Heyl is now available: http://bit.ly/2y21qAY
Long Road to Mercy – the first novel in bestselling author David Baldacci’s new Atlee Pine series
Long Road to Mercy is the heart-pounding first novel in the FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine series by bestselling author David Baldacci.
Find out more about The Moon Sister – the new book in Lucinda Riley’s bestselling Seven Sisters series
The fifth book in Lucinda Riley’s bestselling Seven Sisters series, The Moon Sister, is out from Pan Macmillan in November 2018!
The Moon Sister – the fifth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley
The highly anticipated fifth book in Lucinda Riley’s bestselling Seven Sisters series, The Moon Sister, is out from Pan Macmillan on 1 November 2018!