From Yaa Gyasi, the bestselling author of Homegoing, comes Transcendent Kingdom, an epic novel from the heart of contemporary America. Transcendent Kingdom is…
The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont is out now…
Many authors dream of being published, but they do not want to surrender total control to a traditional publisher. Paper…
Congratulations to Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who has won the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting. The Taco Kuiper Award, now in…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from She Down There, the debut novel by Lynton Francois Burger. About the…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Afterland, the new novel from Editorial Advisory Panel member Lauren Beukes. Afterland is…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka. The Book of Echoes is the sweeping, uplifting…
Penguin Random House South Africa, a division of Penguin Random House and the largest English language publisher in South Africa,…
Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler, will be out from Umuzi in April! Due South of…
In a sprawling Indian city, three friends venture into the most dangerous corners of to find their missing classmate ……
‘Some things don’t become easier when you grow older, she thinks while letting her cheek rest against his broad chest…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Weight of Skin by Alastair Bruce. The Weight of Skin will be published…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Eyes of the Naked, the debut novel by Litha Hermanus. The Eyes of…
Penguin Random House is giving away a series of books signed by their authors – exclusive to The Reading List…
One lucky reader stands a chance to win a book hamper, including signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana…
Voices from the Underground: Eighteen Life Stories from Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Ashley Kriel Detachment takes the reader inside the ANC’s military…
Zola: A Novel, the debut novel by Johan Jack Smith, is out now in English and Afrikaans from Penguin Random…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore. ‘The right story at the…
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, author of The Theory of Flight, sat down with Masande Ntshanga to discuss his new novel, Triangulum….
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema. About the book When working on the…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Triangulum, the new novel from Masande Ntshanga. Read an interview with Masande Ntshanga on Triangulum…
That’s how the metropolis had ordered us. Its scaffolding and thoroughfares were testaments to the might of its vertical ambition;…
The longlists for the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been revealed! The duo of awards—the Alan Paton Award for…
Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture by Pieter-Louis Myburgh is available now from Penguin Random House. In spite of Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
Penguin Random House has shared a video interview with award-winning author Carol Campbell, talking about The Tortoise Cried Its Only Tear,…
Eben Venter presented the world debut of his first visual exhibition, ‘Translate Yourself’, at the February Lectures conference at the…
The Distance—the highly anticipated new novel from Ivan Vladislavić—will be out from Umuzi on 6 February 2019. Meanwhile, enjoy an…
Penguin Random House has revealed the cover for Cari Mora, the new novel from Thomas Harris, bestselling author and creator of The…
As part of our January Conversation Issue, The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec talks to Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu about her debut novel, The Theory of…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from The Distance, the forthcoming novel by Ivan Vladislavić. Vladislavić is an award-winning novelist, short story…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt and photographs from Michelle Obama’s deeply personal memoir Becoming, a work of deep reflection and…
Mark Winkler discusses his new novel, Theo & Flora, and why writing is like performing surgery on yourself. Winkler sat down…
The cover image for the November 2018 issue of The JRB is excerpted from the new book Johannesburg Then and…
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Transcription, the magnificent new novel by bestselling, award-winning Kate Atkinson, author of…
Umuzi has revealed the cover for Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York! The Zulus of New York is a work…
The JRB is proud to present an excerpt from House of Stone, the debut novel by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma. House of…
Read an excerpt from The Theory of Flight, the debut novel by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA….
A captivating novel that will make you laugh, cry and see the world anew: read an extract from the hauntingly…
‘Johannesburg is a fragmented city. It is not a place of smoothly integrated parts. And it has a name that…
The Reading List is giving away two copies of The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson PLUS…
