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Holiday Reads from Exclusive Books – time to relax

A variety of light, fabulous reads will be available as part of the Holiday Reads promotion at Exclusive Books from 15 March to 15 April with every Holiday Reads title available at R40 off the marked price. There will be plenty of time to indulge with the many public holidays, long weekends and school holidays …

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The One Club Festival: Join In The Fun At Your Nearest Exclusive Books

The wonderful world of children’s literature comes alive at Exclusive Books for the Children’s One Club Festival that takes place between 15 March and 15 April 2013. Fantastic titles are available for children from the ages of three to fourteen as well as for the older teen and young adult. There will also be delightful …

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Fantasy And Sci-Fi Titles We Can’t Wait To Read In 2013

Fantasy and Science Fiction have always been two of my absolute favourite genres. There is nothing quite like immersing yourself in the intricate and beautiful worlds created by your favourite author. As a Bookseller I have always told my customers that some of my best friends while growing up were books, and it is very …

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Upcon 2013 : Super Spies and Super Geeks

Calling all Geeks! It’s time to start preparing yourself (and your wallet) for the first in a line of fantastic conventions set for this year. I am, of course, talking about the spectacular geek-fest that is Upcon! Date: April 20 at 9:00am until April 21 at 5:00pm Venue: University of Pretoria Convention Centre Entrance: R30 …

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Sleeper’s Wake
In Cinemas from 8 March 2013

The ‘Sleeper’ Theory: The ‘sleeper’ theory came out of a series of psychological experiments that tried to prove that even ordinary people have a capacity for extraordinary cruelty. This ‘sleeper’ stirs from within us when we are placed in situations that are either frightening or that disassociate us from reality. In many ways each character …

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Introducing An All New Boeke

. 2013 sees a transformation of the much-loved Exclusive Books campaign: Boeke, into ‘Exclusive Books Recommends’, a new year-long campaign with a dedicated panel of ten judges and a minimum of five stellar reads to choose from every month. The background to the Exclusive Books’ Boeke campaign is an interesting one. The Boeke Prize first …

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Sensational Steampunk: What is it all about?

Blog by Nicole Tanzen Best If you are not quite in-the-know about all things sub-cultural and underground, then the term Steampunk might not mean much to you, so allow me to enlighten you about this sub-culture that is rapidly gaining in popularity in our country. This is a blog run by a bookstore, so it …

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Neil Gaiman’s A Calendar of Tales

Neil Gaiman recently started an amazing and innovative project that would allow him to be influenced by his readers, and in turn influence them. The first part of the project was held on Twitter, where Neil tweeted questions to his followers in order to get answers that would (hopefully) inspire him to write 12 short …

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Dinner and Murder with Lauren Beukes, Author of The Shining Girls

One of the best parts about working in the book industry is that one gets to meet great authors, and sometimes have dinner with them. Last night Exclus1ves went to dinner with Random House and Lauren Beukes, and we celebrated the launch of this year’s most interesting book (in this bookseller’s opinion). We were also …

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March Promotion: R40 off Globetrotter Travel Packs (In Store Only)

During the month of March Exclusive Books and Map Studio will be giving you R40 off your purchase of Globetrotter Travel Packs! Now is the perfect time to start planning your holidays, before the upcoming public and school holidays push the travel prices sky high. What better time to stock up on one of the …