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The rich turn a blind eye to poor readers

The rich turn a blind eye to poor readers

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
The visually impaired are shackled by developed countries' reluctance to change copyright laws.
From South Asia with love

From South Asia with love

15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Donna Bryson
An new website is making romance stories from the region accessible to a diaspora across the world.
Nothing cute or kinky about sadism

Nothing cute or kinky about sadism

27 Jul 2012 10:06 - Michelle Nel
The article "Bestsellers give kinky sex a bad rap" (Friday, July 13 to 19) made my blood boil, writes Michelle Nel.
ANC must get education right if it wants to mine richer seams

ANC must get education right if it wants to mine richer seams

06 Jul 2012 07:22 - Nikiwe Bikitsha
What has now been described interchangeably as a "crisis" or a "saga" should by now be escalated to "textbookgate", writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

If only the book business was that good

22 Jun 2012 10:00 - Ben Williams
Whether the books racket, as a friend of mine likes to call publishing and bookselling, is in rude health or otherwise is open to question.
Axed books fest a blow for writers

Axed books fest a blow for writers

15 Jun 2012 08:44 - Thalia Randall
The National Arts Council has been accused by an acclaimed author of 'killing the culture of reading and writing' by refusing funding to WordFest.
Battle for books rages in the courts

Battle for books rages in the courts

31 May 2012 16:13 - Victoria John
Litigation is increasingly being used to force the government to provide the basics needed in schools, writes Victoria John
Easing the pain of hunger with dignity

Easing the pain of hunger with dignity

28 Oct 2011 00:00 - Pat Tucker
The small, drab plastic bag lying on my desk is not a thing of beauty -- at least not for well-fed and gastronomically fastidious me.
Complex chemistry of Africa

Complex chemistry of Africa

19 Aug 2011 00:00 - Shaun De Waal
Leading Africa scholar Stephen Chan speaks on election monitoring and martial arts.
The passion of the film critic

The passion of the film critic

17 Jun 2011 14:29 - Shaun De Waal
This month sees the publication of a selection of Shaun de Waal's movie reviews.. Here he writes about the business of film criticism.
End of the beginning

End of the beginning

01 Apr 2011 00:00 - Maureen Brady
The bestselling Earth's Children series has come to an end. Maureen Brady speaks to the author, Jean M Auel.
A merry dance

A merry dance

18 Feb 2011 00:00 - Jane Rosenthal
In book circles, it's important to choose carefully the partner with whom you do-si-do.

Doing things by the book in Richmond

01 Dec 2010 17:15 - Jo Rushby
The journey to the Karoo town is almost as good as the destination, if reservations for its book fair are anything to go by, is a bibliophile's dream

Hogwarts: It's every child's home from home

19 Nov 2010 17:46 - Staff Reporter
Schoolchildren all over the world have grown up alongside Harry Potter. Bidisha explains how the fantasy world has supplied a surrogate family.
Who will control the future of books?

Who will control the future of books?

26 Oct 2010 14:39 - Victor Keegan
E-readers are revolutionising books, but corporate giants such as Amazon are cornering the market.

A novel approach

17 Sep 2010 13:48 - Ryan Hoffmann
The bookazine concept aims to "make reading cool" by blending the features of magazines with quality writing while telling South African stories.

Doing it by the book

15 Sep 2010 13:12 - Staff Reporter
The first National Book Week suffered a strike-induced hitch on Monday when attendance of school children dropped dramatically on its final day.

iPhone apps throwing light on bestsellers

28 Jun 2010 07:41 - Staff Reporter
Authors such as Iain Banks and Martina Cole are increasingly supplementing book releases with digital media apps full of bonus material.
'Slow bonfire of authors'

'Slow bonfire of authors'

19 Apr 2010 12:14 - Stuart Jeffries
As a bookshop chain grows bigger, the more it seems to lose its soul. Stuart Jeffries asks what effect this has on publishing.

The biographer's rise

24 Dec 2009 13:17 - Darryl Accone
Darryl Accone tracks the simulacrum of fact that gained prominence in the Noughties.

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