About us

Troupant Publishers is a book publisher based in Johannesburg. It publishes both NC(V) and Nated textbooks for FET colleges. We have been going for 14 years and have published  a large number of titles, some of which have become major sellers.
History
The company was started and is still run by chairman by Basil van Rooyen. Basil has spent a long career in the book industry, first with international companies, and then setting up on his own, first as Southern Books Publishers, and later as Troupant Publishers.

The technical FET titles of Troupant were in fact first published as the Mactech Technical series by Macmillan and later as the Southern Technical Series by Southern Books, and the list goes back almost 30 years. The list was republished and expanded in 2007-9 with the introduction of the new NCV curriculum by the national Department of Education, in partnership with Macmillan SA, who handles the sales and distribution of these titles.

What we publish

We are currently focused on books for FET colleges in South Africa.
Key Staff




Basil van Rooyen, Chairman

Basil van Rooyen is chairman of Troupant and a director of the Assessment College of South Africa and of Bookstorm.

He has been a book publisher for 37 years, first for international companies and since 1990 running his own publishing companies. He has been Chairman of the Publishing Association of South Africa twice. He has lectured in post-graduate Publishing Studies at Wits University, and is the author of Get your Book Published in 30 (Relatively) Easy Steps (Penguin).

He now lives in Plettenberg Bay although he still commutes regularly to Johannesburg where his publishing operations are based.

Email:   basil@bookstorm.co.za

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Lindsey Cohen, Publishing Manager

Lindsey Cohen is Publishing Manager of Troupant Publishers. She has worked and taught in the UK and Taiwan, and was a publisher with MML for several years before joining our staff five years ago.

Email: lindsey@bookstorm.co.za

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Dinky Gschliesser, Admin and Office Manager

Dinky Gschliesser first started working in a publishing house in 1982. She has filled numerous roles in publishing admin and sales at various organisations, including Macmillan SA, Southern Book Publishers and Troupant Publishers. She has been running the admin side of Troupant Publishers since inception.

Email:   dinky@bookstorm.co.za

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