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Bullsh!t: 50 Lies That Made South Africa – Nelson Mandela told us that we, as a nation, were ‘special’. Turns out we aren’t.
Bullsh!t: 50 Lies That Made South Africa by Jonathan Ancer is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
New book alert! Joining the Dots: An Unauthorised Biography of Pravin Gordhan by Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield
Joining the Dots: An Unauthorised Biography of Pravin Gordhan by Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Amabookabooka: The Quarantine Chronicles – Lowdown on health horror with Marcus Low’s novel Asylum
Listen to this episode of Amabookabooka, a novel podcast about books and the people who write them, in which Marcus Low talks about his incredible post-apocalyptic novel, Asylum.
Amabookabooka: The Quarantine Chronicles – Brent Meersman’s A Childhood Made Up, a poignant memoir
Amabookabooka, the literary podcast produced by Jonathan Ancer and Dan Dewes, travels into the heart of the lockdown to bring you quick and quirky interviews with South Africa’s finest authors via Zoom.
Amabookabooka: The Quarantine Chronicles
We have dusted off Amabookabooka – a novel podcast about books and the people who write them (for the people who read them) – to produce a lockdown series – interviewing an author a day for 21 days.
Amabookabooka podcast features Asylum author Marcus Low
In the latest episode of Amabookabooka, a novel podcast about books and the people who write them, Marcus Low talks about his incredible ‘apocalyptic’ novel.
The Fifth Mrs Brink by Karina M Szczurek
Arriving on the doorstep of Jonathan Ball Publishers, I felt like a refugee who had sailed through treacherous waters in a derelict dinghy and found her way to the shores of a safe haven. With only my ancient fountain pen in the bag I carried, I was seeking asylum again.
Amabookabooka episode featuring Christa Kuljian
Author Christa Kuljian talks about her journey to writing – from working for an NGO to giving the Ruth First Lecture in 2010 to publishing Sanctuary in 2013 and her latest book, Darwin’s Hunch.
Thuli Madonsela: No Longer Whispering to Power
South Africa’s former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, has achieved in seven years what few accomplish in a lifetime. She has been praised and vilified in equal measures during her time in office, often putting her at centre stage.
Check out Penguin Random House SA’s book club selection for April
If you love to read and belong to a book club then this is where you can discover our latest suggestions. We pick the perfect book club reads; those books we know will delight and enthrall anyone who’s passionate about reading.
Colson Whitehead’s tweet about winning the Pulitzer Prize is everything
Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction yesterday and reacted with, shall we say, refreshing enthusiasm:
Poetry in Commotion
A novel podcast about books and the people who write. The latest issue features author-journalist-reviewer-blogger-poet Karin Schimke, winner of the prestigious Ingrid Jonker Prize.
Are indexers the “unsung heroes” of publishing?
Sam Leith considers the importance of indexers in a Google age. The best indexes, he writes, “are works of art”.
Tymon Smith reviews new Craig Williamson book
Spy: Uncovering Craig Williamson by Jonathan Ancer is in the spotlight at the Sunday Times.
The 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards: Alan Paton Award longlist
The longlist for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction has been announced.