New releases

Robin Renwick’s account of political corruption in South Africa: How to Steal a Country

How to Steal a Country describes the vertiginous decline in political leadership in South Africa from Mandela to Zuma and its terrible consequences.

John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head out in April

The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head, the new novel by award-winning playwright, author and creative director John Hunt, is out in April from Umuzi.

Cover revealed for Sea Prayer – the new book by Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner

The cover for Khaled Hosseini’s new novel Sea Prayer has been revealed!

Bridge of Clay – the new novel from Markus Zusak, the bestselling author of The Book Thief – announced

Penguin Random House SA is excited to announce a new novel from Markus Zusak, author of the bestselling The Book Thief.

The next big groundbreaking event in Young Adult fiction: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

‘Looking for the next big groundbreaking event in YA? This is it.’ – Rick Riordan

Winging It: Jonathan Kaplan’s Journey from World-Class Ref to Rookie Solo Dad – out in April from Pan Macmillan

Winging It is the story of celebrated international rugby referee Jonathan Kaplan’s decision to have a baby by surrogate.

The Shout – bestselling author Stephen Leather’s latest edge-of-your-seat thriller

The Shout is a standalone thriller from bestselling author Stephen Leather that takes us into the world of the London Fire Brigade’s elite Investigations Unit.

The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic US First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own

The Meaning of Michelle, a book about Michelle Obama’s iconic journey and how it can inspire your own path, it out from Pan Macmillan SA this month.

Sneak peek of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time

A most amazing event – proof copies of the inimitable Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time – out in a few months’ time

Award-winning journalist and bestselling Killing Kebble author Mandy Wiener has a new book coming in May!

‘The proximity of organised crime, politics and the police is frightening.’

A story of unparalleled greed and western complicity – Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon

A vivid, heart-breaking portrait of the fate that so many African countries suffered after independence.

Get the most bang for your buck from the taxman: How to Get a SARS Refund by Daniel Baines

Increase your chances of getting a refund from SARS with a new book from Penguin Random House SA!

The crime author everyone’s talking about: Don’t miss Fiona Cummins’s new book The Collector

The Collector is the taut and terrifying new psychological thriller from Fiona Cummins, the author of Rattle.

Murder is on the menu in Irna van Zyl’s new thriller, Death Cup

Detective Storm van der Merwe and Andreas Moerdyk are back in Death Cup – the brand new thriller by Irna van Zyl, author of Dead in the Water.

BlackBird Books new book alert: An Image in a Mirror by Ijangolet S Ogwang

BlackBird Books has announced a new publication: An Image in a Mirror by Ijangolet S Ogwang.

Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV – revealing the true nature of the Zuma-Gupta cabal

Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV is Rajesh Sundaram’s story of launching ANN7, with the power-grabbing and money-hungry mogul Atul Gupta and his cronies breathing down his neck.

The most anticipated YA release of 2018: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone is a West African Fantasy about a girl who must fight against the monarchy to bring magic back to her people.

A fresh, new look at the ongoing rhino crisis – Rhino Revolution: Searching for New Solutions by Clive and Anton Walker

The rhino does not belong to us. It belongs to no one. All that we own is the responsibility of ensuring that it persists and that future books on the rhino are written about its expanded range and not its declining future. – Yolan Friedman (Endangered Wildlife Trust)

How to transform a small space into a garden of delight! The Home Gardener Series: Small Gardens

Small Gardens will show you how to transform almost any small space into a garden of delight.

Cynthia Jele’s next book: Title and cover revealed

Kwela Books has revealed the title and a sneak peek of Cynthia Jele’s next novel!