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The Supreme Gift

The Supreme Gift

6th March 2026
Love is humankind's supreme gift, our spiritual center and our guiding light. This inspiring essay by Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist, teaches us how to embrace it. The Supreme Gift is an invitation for reflection, a clear and concise response to life's... 

2026 Longlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction

6th March 2026
Jonathan Ball Publishers is proud to represent the following ten out of sixteen titles which have been longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction. 
How Africa Works

How Africa Works

5th March 2026
A radical reassessment of one of the most pervading myths of our time: that the African continent is uniquely ill-suited to economic development. The birth of new nations, independent democracies, the defeat of settler colonialism, the unprecedented growth of cities from Lagos to Cairo; the... 

2026 International Booker Prize Longlist: Jonathan Ball Publishers

2nd March 2026
Jonathan Ball Publishers is proud to represent seven out of the thirteen titles that have been Longlisted for the International Booker Prize Awards 2026.   
Malta Inferno – A Jack Pembroke novel

Malta Inferno – A Jack Pembroke novel

27th February 2026
It’s the summer of 1942 and the fate of the Mediterranean hangs in the balance. After evacuating South African troops from Tobruk, Jack and his small escort ship, HMSAS Gannet, join a vital and secret convoy from Egypt to relieve the island of Malta, which is under siege. Powerful German and... 
It's Complicated

It's Complicated

6th February 2026
Nivashni Nair Sukdhev is back with another enchanting story set in the little town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal. After walking away from the big city and an international modelling career, Kaavi Archary is beginning to find an inner peace. She is making friends, volunteering in a programme for... 
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Book Launches

JBP: Upcoming Events & Launches – March

3rd March 2026
Catch the book launches for The Wildest Beauty by Michiel Heyns, Waar Bloed Kruip by Marieta Carrick and more!  

JBP: Upcoming Events & Launches – February

24th February 2026
Catch the book launches for The Wildest Beauty by Michiel Heyns, 101 Remarkable South African Women by Lizette Rabe, and more! 

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