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Remain

17th November 2025
When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend's summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved... 
Confessor Cop: The Detective Who Persuaded Killers To Talk

Confessor Cop: The Detective Who Persuaded Killers To Talk

11th November 2025
CHAPTER 7 CONFESSION 
 Healing the Mother Wound

Healing the Mother Wound

11th November 2025
Shame is the foundation of a healthy community “Work hard so you never need to depend on anyone.” Ring a bell? I am sure it does. The internet is flooded with quotes like these, and they all reveal how deeply toxic shame is rooted in our society. On the surface, it might seem that it’s capitalism... 
The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran had to die

The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran had to die

11th November 2025
CHAPTER 23 Friends in high places 
Belonging: The History of Indian South Africans – Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed

Belonging: The History of Indian South Africans – Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed

5th November 2025
Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested streets of Durban, and the growing sway of Delhi. At its core are the untold struggles of Indian South Africans, communities who, in the shadow of empire, fought to... 
Explore the Shore

Explore the Shore

27th October 2025
Did you know that limpets grow their own seaweed gardens? Or that sea anemones fight one another to defend territories? What’s up with whelks surfing the waves in search of food? How does a starfish move? Does the paper nautilus really have a shell? All this – and much more – about South African... 
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JBP: Nov – Dec Events & Launches

18th November 2025
Diarise upcoming events for Skorpio by Deon Meyer, Kalahari Diaries by Dr Allen Zimbler, Die Drie Weduwees by Irma Venter, and much more!  

JBP November Events & Launches

11th November 2025
Diarise upcoming events for Bare Bones by Nicole Engelbrecht, Why Am I Like This? by Qaanitah Hunter, and much more!  

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