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Exclusive Books 2009 Boeke Prize shortlist
28 August 2009
The search for this year's Boeke Prize winner is on, and on 6 October the winning novel from these six books will be announced: Testimony by Anita Shreve (Penguin R123), The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Penguin R204), The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Jonathan Ball R244), People of the Book by
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
27 August 2009
Sebastian Barry has garnered yet another award for The Secret Scripture (Faber and Faber). The latest is the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, for which he was up against Sputnik Caledonia by Andrew Crumey, A Mercy by Toni Morrison, A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif and
Party Invitation for Flower Fairy fans
26 August 2009
Exclusive Books is inviting all Flower Fairy fans to celebrate spring with them at their selected stores in Gauteng during September. Little ones will nibble on delicious fairy treats, take part in fun activities and also have a chance to win lovely prizes. RSVP to avoid disappointment as space is
The Rowing Lesson In a Different Time
11 August 2009
Those are the titles of the novels that earned writers Anne Landsman and Peter Harris R75 000 each at this year's Sunday Times Literary Awards on 1 August. Peter Harris took the prestigious Alan Paton Award (the 20th anniversary of this prize) for non-fiction for In a Different Time. The Rowing
Great Texts/Big Questions Public Lecture
6 August 2009
The inaugural Great Texts/Big Questions public lecture will be held at the University of Cape Town (UCT). This is a series of lectures given by world-renowned scholars coordinated by the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) www.gipca.uct.ac.za and Imraan Coovadia of UCT's
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