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At Shofar Books, we are proud to publish and distribute books written by talented authors, speakers and poets from across the world.
We are an independent publishing house, with offices in Cape Town and Gqerbeha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa.
We pride ourselves on our wide range of genres and giving ambitious authors a platform that is so rarely available in the publishing industry today.
All of our books and authors are enormously special in their own way. We believe that a story can evoke a large range of emotions; they can make you laugh, cry, angry, alert and, most importantly, change a life.

Library Week 2024 (18-23 March)

Shofar Books latest releases

Don’t Stop when you’re Tired Stop when you’re Done

By Rev. Elroy "Easy" Kekana

R120

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Teach with Purpose

By Michael Gavin Koopman

R150

Your moment to lead! "The influence of a good teacher can never be erased."

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My Undoing

By Hannah Kerchhoff

R150

"In each loss there is a gain, as in every gain there is a loss.And with each ending comes a new beginning"- Buddhist proverb

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Die Templar van Belhar

By Kevin Charles Rhodes

R150

Stories uit die hart van Belhar.

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Spasies tussen die Spoorlyne

By Sharon Grootboom

Spasies tussen die spoorlyne is 'n aangrypende verhaal oor liefde, teleurstellings, tekortkominge en uiteindelik die oorkom van uitdagings. Sharon is 'n produktiewe skrywer en digter. Sy groei waarlik as 'n

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Victory Lap / Oorwinningsrondte / Ubaleko

By Wilmot Arendse

Langa to Bonteheuwel

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Discipleship Dynamics

By Emmanuel A (Manny) Niekerk

This book addresses the dire need in the body of Christ to produce quality, effective discipleship.

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Gedagtes Neergepen

By Christal Eldredene Hermans

R200

Sukses is nie finaal nie, mislukking is nie fataal nie;dit is die moed om voort te gaan wat tel.

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Shofar Books, Previously Called Tshienda Publications Is More Than Just A Publisher. Thanks To Haroldene Tshienda My Dream Became A Reality From What Was Just A Vision Progressed Into An Amazing Tool For Survivors Of GBV.  Being My First Book, It Was Quite Challenging BUT If Not For The Level Of Professionalism And Compassion For This Amazing Woman (Haroldene) Then I Would Probably Have Given Up Halfway Through Or Delayed It Another 3 Years. Thank You So Much.

Latifa Jacobs

Writer

As A Poet And An Author Of Two Books That I Published At Tshienda Publications, Now Called Shofar Books (Haroldene), I Can Truly Say That It Wouldn't Have Been Possible Without Her. She's An Immaculate Author, Even More So Publisher. Thank You For The Existence Of Your Business! You Enrich Lives!

Devonetia Michels

Writer

I Was Linked To Haroldene Of Tshienda Publications, NOW Shofar Books Through A Friend And I Have Never Looked Back. As A First-time Poet And Author; She Literally Held Me By My Hand And Guided Me Throughout The Process. Her Patience And Level Of Encouragement Is What Gave Me The Courage To Soldier On. Thank You For Going Beyond Just A Publishing Company, But For Also Creating The Poetry Circle Platform Where We Can Share Our Creative Mind With Like-minded Authors.

Dr Hlami Ngwenya

Writer

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