Human & Rousseau, which is considered one of the most respected general publishers in South Africa, was founded in 1959 and became and imprint of NB Publishers in 2001. The focus is on quality fiction, popular reading matter, children’s and youth books for the general and mass markets, as well as cookbooks and non-fiction in Afrikaans and English.

Internationally renowned authors such as André P. Brink, Breyten Breytenbach, Karel Schoeman, Deon Meyer, and Linda Rode all publish under this imprint.