In Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall, Adam Habib, prominent and outspoken university official during the recent student protests, takes a…
Gail Schimmel’s new novel The Accident is out in March 2019 from Pan Macmillan! The Accident is the fourth novel from Gail Schimmel,…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Yellowbone, the forthcoming novel by Ekow Duker. Yellowbone will be published by Kwela…
The JRB presents an excerpt, in photographs, from Museum of the Revolution, a new book by renowned photographer Guy Tillim. The…
The Distance—the highly anticipated new novel from Ivan Vladislavić—will be out from Umuzi on 6 February 2019. Meanwhile, enjoy an…
Read an excerpt from The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant by Ian Glenn, out now from Jacana Media! The First Safari tells…
Friday Black is a piercingly raw debut story collection from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, a young writer with an explosive voice; a…
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from The God Who Made Mistakes by Ekow Duker. The excerpt was shared as part of The Friday…
The JRB presents ‘Loadshedding’ by Michael Yee, the winner of this year’s Short Sharp Stories Award. The Short Sharp Stories…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Vintage Love and Other Essays by Jolyon Nuttall. Vintage Love Jolyon Nuttall Jacana Media, 2018 …
The JRB presents an excerpt from Stones Against the Mirror, the memoir of journalist, author and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Lewin,…
Emmanuel Iduma • Lidudumalingani • Zoë Wicomb • Chigozie Obioma • Mbali Sikakana • Amatesiro Dore • Chike Frankie Edozien…
Attention aspiring storytellers: make your writing dreams a reality with the Gama❤Phile Writers’ Competition! Gama❤Phile, Pan Macmillan SA and the Pilanesberg…
As part of our January Conversation Issue, we present an excerpted interview from a new collection of Zoë Wicomb’s writing, Race,…
From now on submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize will be kept open all year round. Selections for the 2019…
Penguin Random House has revealed the cover for Cari Mora, the new novel from Thomas Harris, bestselling author and creator of The…
Mindful poems about tolerance, justice and hope for the future, by Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple….
The JRB presents ‘Njuzu’, a new short story by TL Huchu, excerpted from AfroSFv3. AfroSFv3 Edited by Ivor W Hartmann…
Mohale Mashigo chatted to The Reading List about her new book, Intruders. Read ‘The High Heel Killer’ – a short…
An Orchestra of Minorities is the second novel by Chigozie Obioma, the author of The Fishermen, which was shortlisted for…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt and photographs from Michelle Obama’s deeply personal memoir Becoming, a work of deep reflection and…
We Are No Longer at Ease is a collection of personal articles, essays, speeches and poetry mainly from voices of young…
Rebecca Davis chatted to The Reading List about her new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity, a humorous take on…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from This Mournable Body, the highly anticipated new novel from Tsitsi Dangarembga. Scroll to…
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis is out now from Jacana Media. In…
The JRB presents an excerpt from a short story by Nnedi Okorafor, taken from the new anthology Lagos Noir. Lagos…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an extract from Anna Burns’s novel Milkman, which was recently awarded the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Milkman is…
Mark Winkler discusses his new novel, Theo & Flora, and why writing is like performing surgery on yourself. Winkler sat down…
A giant of black feminist writing and thought, Maryse Condé was recently awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature, a…
After a pleasant day that perhaps included a light lunch in Hotel Zator, they would write postcards to family or…
The cover image for the November 2018 issue of The JRB is excerpted from the new book Johannesburg Then and…
The JRB presents an excerpt from South African Gothic: Anxiety and Creative Dissent in the Post-apartheid Imagination and Beyond by…
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Transcription, the magnificent new novel by bestselling, award-winning Kate Atkinson, author of…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has revealed the cover for The Freedom Artist, the new novel by Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri! ‘Okri’s…
Picador Africa celebrates five important books in the Heritage Series. 491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Conversations with…
‘Come to me …’ she said, softly, ‘and I will make your pen sing again.’ BlackBird Books has shared an…
Flares exploded in the sky. Stun grenades fired into the water. From the dunes came a volley of gunshots. It…
Author Siphiwo Mahala gave gave his inaugural postdoctoral address last night at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg, as part of a…
Arundhati Roy visited South Africa on a book tour recently, and sat down with The JRB to discuss her highly…
‘Excellent’ – Sunday Times ‘Totally intoxicating’ – Vice ‘Extraordinary and moving’ – Observer ‘Sally Rooney is a treasure’ – Elif…
