Jonathan Ball Publishers News
The Life and Death of a Rock 'n Roll Sailor
7th September 2026
In January 2015, Diane Coetzer’s beloved brother-in-law disappeared with his two crew when their yacht was caught in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean. More than a decade later, she is ready to tell the story of Anthony John Murray. Award-winning journalist Coetzer recounts the desperate search for... →
In January 2015, Diane Coetzer’s beloved brother-in-law disappeared with his two crew when their yacht was caught in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean. More than a decade later, she is ready to tell the story of Anthony John Murray. Award-winning journalist Coetzer recounts the desperate search for... →
A Love that Hurts
26th August 2026
Skylar Phakade is a twenty-eight-year-old fashion designer. She has everything her heart desires – supportive parents, a loyal best friend and a thriving career. But the one thing she lacks is romantic love. When Skylar meets Mduduzi Gumede in a coffee shop one morning, she is immediately drawn... →
Skylar Phakade is a twenty-eight-year-old fashion designer. She has everything her heart desires – supportive parents, a loyal best friend and a thriving career. But the one thing she lacks is romantic love. When Skylar meets Mduduzi Gumede in a coffee shop one morning, she is immediately drawn... →
The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East
26th August 2026
The essential guide to the making of today's Middle East: a spellbinding history from the bestselling, prizewinning historian and master storyteller. How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah of Iran and change the world? Why did Bin Laden attack the USA - and why did the USA destroy Saddam?... →
The essential guide to the making of today's Middle East: a spellbinding history from the bestselling, prizewinning historian and master storyteller. How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah of Iran and change the world? Why did Bin Laden attack the USA - and why did the USA destroy Saddam?... →
Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grownup (New Edition)
25th August 2026
We never get an instruction manual about how money works. We never have to pass a test to get our Money Licence before we can take a new credit card for a drive. Most of what we learn about money comes from advertising or from other people who know as little as we do. No wonder so many of us just... →
We never get an instruction manual about how money works. We never have to pass a test to get our Money Licence before we can take a new credit card for a drive. Most of what we learn about money comes from advertising or from other people who know as little as we do. No wonder so many of us just... →
Tracks in the Dust: A Game Ranger's Journey
25th August 2026
From the kitchen of his family’s Italian restaurant in Johannesburg to the front lines of Africa’s most dangerous anti-poaching operations, this is the story of a man who always belonged to the wild. Raised on Sicilian family stories and the constant bustle of his father’s Italian restaurant in... →
From the kitchen of his family’s Italian restaurant in Johannesburg to the front lines of Africa’s most dangerous anti-poaching operations, this is the story of a man who always belonged to the wild. Raised on Sicilian family stories and the constant bustle of his father’s Italian restaurant in... →
Loose Canon
24th August 2026
With his signature wit and lucidity, Tim Cohen’s ruminations on the strange rules and the even stranger new rulers of this random world will help you make sense of it all! Loose Canon, named after Cohen’s popular blog, is a collection of the very best of his writing. He tackles everything from... →
With his signature wit and lucidity, Tim Cohen’s ruminations on the strange rules and the even stranger new rulers of this random world will help you make sense of it all! Loose Canon, named after Cohen’s popular blog, is a collection of the very best of his writing. He tackles everything from... →