Lidudumalingani Mqombothi has won the Caine Prize for African writing, worth £10 000 (approximately R200 000), for his short story, ‘Memories We Lost’. The announcement was made last night in the traditional home of the Prize, the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, UK. ‘Memories We Lost’ is about a girl who acts as protector of […]
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Join Exclusive Books for the month of June as we celebrate great South African authors and great South African books with our 15th annual Homebru campaign. Click here for the complete 2016 Homebru catalogue (PDF download) Click here for the full events schedule Fanatics members earn double points on all Homebru titles from 1 – […]
Exclusive Books Homebru celebrates great South African authors and great South African books throughout the month of June. Click here for the full 2016 EB Homebru selection Click here for the complete 2016 Homebru catalogue (PDF download) Fanatics members earn double points on all Homebru titles from 1 – 30 June 2016; click here for […]
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was reconstituted as the Africa Union (AU) and re-launched in Durban on 9 July 2002. The Union, comprising 53 member states, enables its members to collectively address the challenges the continent faces, from armed conflict to climate […]
Helen Maisels-Trisk, Sindiwe Magona and Benjamin Trisk at the Exclusive Books dinner at Le Quartier Francais ~ ~ ~ Last Thursday, 12 May, Exclusive Books CEO Benjamin Trisk gave the following address at the annual EB dinner at Le Quartier Francais, ahead of the kickoff of the 2016 Franschhoek Literary Festival. ~ ~ ~ A […]