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In a world built for scrolling, can book fairs still survive?
A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading
Silence is golden for South Africa’s book lovers
Organisers Griffin Shea and Ntokozo Ndlovu speak about how silent reading clubs are transforming South Africa’s book culture
E-commerce will assist economy
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
‘Explosion’ in black readership
Content that appeals to a market hungry for shared experiences drives a new growth in sales
Be yourself, phone Mom … and shop
‘It seemed, at the time, to be a very good idea to go and be myself by shopping at a particular place’
Exclusive Books launches in-store restaurant
Foodies, the fickle Jo’burg socialite crowd and book lovers are the prospective clientele of the Social Kitchen & Bar at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park.
Ancillary Justice: Gender-blurred ship’s tale soars
Award-winning debut is a powerful meditation on class, gender, identity and imperial expansionism.
Syndicates target Exclusive Books
Exclusive Books has registered theft totalling R5m after a recent stocktake allegedly showed proof of criminal syndicates operating at the chain.
If only the book business was that good
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.
You get what you spend
What are some of the best South African loyalty cards out there?
Exclusively for Soweto
The Exclusive Books at Maponya Mall in Soweto is different from its older siblings in the suburbs.
Stocking fillers?
Darryl Accone breaks down Exclusive Books’s list of recommended summer reading.
Battle to save the seafront
News that a development planned for the Sea Point promenade has stalled strengthens calls for preserving public spaces.
Political books go pop
South Africans search for bookish answers in a time of political doubt, writes Nosimilo Ndlovu.