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How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA…
How to Be a Revolutionary was recently awarded the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. The Penguin Post asked the author, CA…
Gail Schimmel interviewed Jo Watson about her latest book, Love at First Flight, on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers! Watson…
Is the Party Over? by Oscar van Heerden will be out from Jacana Media in March, ahead of the elections on…
A pianist falls grandly, helplessly in love in this elegant new novella from the twice-Booker Prize winner JM Coetzee. Out…
Listen to an excerpt from Jessica George’s instant bestseller Maame—the debut of 2023! Maame is out now from Jonathan Ball…
Read an excerpt from Barry Gilder’s new novel At Fire Hour, courtesy of Jacana Media. ‘Here it is at last!’—Antjie…
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century, edited by Katie Redford and…
Journaling is an accessible way for writers to hone their craft and keep track of details while writing a book,…
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Hot Water by Nadine Dirks – an intimate and daring look into the…
In this episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, acclaimed writer Darrel Bristow-Bovey sits down with Mphuthumi Ntabeni…
How to Hide Inside a Three, the debut novel by Jane van der Riet, is out now from Penguin Random…
Langabi: Season of Beasts—the new African epic by Christopher Mlalazi—is out now! A kingdom in crisis, a brutal king and…
Magic happens in the space between. For author Sven Axelrad, this lies somewhere between accounting and writing. Axelrad’s debut novel…
Daisy de Melker: Hiding Among Killers in the City of Gold by Ted Botha is out this month from Jonathan Ball…
Apartheid’s Black Soldiers: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa by Lennart Bolliger is out this month from Jacana Media….
In the latest episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pippa Hudson chats to Cariad Lloyd about her…
The seed of a story starts with the glimpse of a shadow, writes Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. ‘This was a place I…
The Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard, is out now! This edition, The Manifesto Mixtape, is…
Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022….
Still looking for that perfect present? Penguin Random House has compiled the ULTIMATE gifting guide for you. From books for…
In My Life: Stories From Young Activists in South Africa 2002–2022 is out in December from Jacana Media. Edited by Shannon…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Junx, the debut novel from Tshidiso Moletsane, winner of the 2022 Sunday Times Fiction…
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out now! In this week’s episode, Pagecast, Pippa…
Mr Entertainment: The story of Taliep Petersen by Paula Fourie is out now from LAPA Publishers. In Mr Entertainment, we hear…
The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity, edited by Michael Marchant, Mamello Mosiana, Ra’eesa Pather and…
Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for her new novel Glory. Glory is…
In her new book The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell turns her talents to Renaissance Italy in an extraordinary portrait of…
Freedom Writer: My Life and Times by Juby Mayet if forthcoming in mid-October from Jacana Media. Mayet, who passed away…
If you have a story to tell, then tell it! Begin writing your memoir today with five easy steps from…
The Eye of the Beholder, the highly anticipated new book by Margie Orford, is out in August from Jonathan Ball…
Many are familiar with two versions of Nelson Mandela. Both versions render the man a myth, requiring that he is…
Hammerman: A Walking Shadow, the new thriller from Mike Nicol, is out now from Penguin Random House SA! In the…
What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then again,…
White Chalk, the new book from Terry-Ann Adams, will be out from Jacana Media this month! ‘White Chalk will blow…
You are invited to an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut at The Book Lounge! Galgut, who won the prestigious…
First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan by Andrew Smith is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. The book will…
Pan Macmillan has revealed the cover for Serpent Crescent—the new novel by Vivian de Klerk! Serpent Crescent will be on the shelves…
Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us is a groundbreaking series of books, written by Athambile Masola and Xolisa Guzula and published by…
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Wayfarers’ Hymns, the highly anticipated new novel from Zakes Mda. Mda is the…
Pagecast, a new podcast proudly brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers, is now live! Released every Monday at 7…