In her new book The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell turns her talents to Renaissance Italy in an extraordinary portrait of…
The Eye of the Beholder, the highly anticipated new book by Margie Orford, is out in August from Jonathan Ball…
What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then again,…
First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan by Andrew Smith is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. The book will…
Pagecast, a new podcast proudly brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers, is now live! Released every Monday at 7…
Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph—out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers—a novel of love, heartache and the indestructible bonds between family…
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s highly anticipated new novel The First Woman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. At once epic and deeply…
The restaurant Decameron in the centre of Stellenbosch remains a popular meeting place for some of the country’s top businessmen….
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph…
Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace will empower young Black graduates entering the workforce and…
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Terry-Ann Adams’s debut novel Those Who Live in Cages, a story about Coloured…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from the audiobook of Piranesi—the new novel from Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of Jonathan…
Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture by…
Introducing Utopia Avenue, the spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell!…
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers! From ‘the folk hero of Davos’, Fox…
Header image: Jonny Steinberg, Trevor Sacks, Zirk van den Berg, Loftus Marais, Edyth Bulbring, Fanie Viljoen, Theodore Key The winners…
When did I first discover that although I was an only child, my father was not my father and mine…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Girl with the Louding Voice, the debut novel by Abi Daré. The Girl…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. HamnetMaggie O’FarrellHeadline, 2020…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Firewatching, the debut novel from Russ Thomas! Firewatching is a taut investigative thriller bursting with…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, originally published as 82년생 김지영 by Minumsa…
Lockdown getting you … down? Jonathan Ball Publishers has got you covered with an April Madness ebook promotion! All Jonathan…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Fever by Deon Meyer. FeverDeon Meyer, translated by KL SeegersJonathan Ball Publishers, 2016 Read…
‘If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?’ The Mirror and the Light—the triumphant conclusion…
The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim, a coming-of-age story about a young girl finding her freedom in the midst…
What if a prank becomes murder? Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Pact, the new thriller by…
The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, the debut novel by Okechukwu Nzelu, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. How do…
Jonathan Ball Publishers is accepting fiction submissions from 1–15 November 2019. Find out more about how to submit your novel here!…
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections by Benjamin Pogrund is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe is a…
One Day In Bethlehem, the new book by Jonny Steinberg, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. ‘Haunting, enraging and…
The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec interviews some of the contributors to Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu, a new collection of essays edited…
Read an excerpt from Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu, a new collection of essays edited by City Editor Niq Mhlongo….
A leader in the field of local publishing in history, politics and current affairs, Jonathan Ball Publishers has now joined…
In celebration of Women’s Month, The JRB presents a series of excerpts from New Daughters of Africa. Edited by Margaret…
In celebration of Women’s Month, The JRB presents a series of excerpts from New Daughters of Africa. Edited by Margaret…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley. Find out more…
The JRB presents an excerpt from New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent,…
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from North Facing by Tony Peake. About the book Peake’s first novel for 20 years…
The Love Song of André P Brink, Leon de Kock’s eagerly awaited account of André Brink’s life, is out in May…
