Exclusive Books

Some people think that burning books and threatening authors is acceptable. It is important that we collectively push back against such nakedly...

BusinessGemma Ritchie | 2018-08-31 00:00:00

Love Books in Melville, Johannesburg, on a recent Monday night, is filled with people listening to Panashe Chigumadzi read an extract from her...

OpinionShaun de Waal | 2018-06-08 00:00:00

Many years ago, I decided to shop more often at Hyde Park Corner. Yes, there were historical associations, because I went to Hyde Park High School...

There is no watertight formula for buying books — whether it is for academic purposes, leisure reading or something in between.

BooksDarryl Accone | 2015-12-18 00:00:00

“Never read while eating!” my grandfather used to say in his most stentorian voice. I always wondered which offended him most: the insult to...

BooksGwen Ansell | 2014-11-28 00:00:00

Winning both the Hugo and Nebula awards in the same year isn’t too unusual. Among the score or so of writers who’ve done it are Ursula le Guin...

BooksJack Lundin | 2013-07-26 00:00:00

Times Media Group will soon announce the identity of the winning bidder for its non-core asset, Exclusive Books, the country's largest trade...

LettersBen Williams | 2012-06-22 10:00:00

Which was made clear in Tanya Pampalone’s generally engaging article on the subject (“Is this the end of the bookshop, or just a new...

Loyalty cards have flooded the South African market but customers may need to exercise caution when agreeing to their terms and conditions.

NewsPercy Zvomuya | 2009-03-04 06:00:00

A giant statue of an elephant in majestic mid-stride says you've arrived at the Maponya Mall in Soweto.

BooksDarryl Accone | 2008-11-06 06:00:00

Not silly, but certainly part of the silly season: that's the annual selection of summer book releases destined to be acquired, wrapped and...

NationalSian Fisher | 2008-10-07 00:00:00

The curling seafront promenade that stretches from Granger Bay to Bantry Bay on Cape Town's Atlantic coast is that rarest of things in a city...