<![CDATA[Tonight Books News RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.1039827 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:33:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Manila slams Brown for ‘inaccurate portrayal’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/manila-slams-brown-for-inaccurate-portrayal-1.1521099

Dan Brown's description of Manila has not gone down well with officials in the Philippines.

]]> 1.1521099 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:33:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Harry Potter book fetches over R2m]]> http://www.iol.co.za/harry-potter-book-fetches-over-r2m-1.1519613

A first edition copy of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ has been sold at a London auction.

]]> 1.1519613 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:38:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Thatcher: a lesson in history]]> http://www.iol.co.za/thatcher-a-lesson-in-history-1.1516889

Charles Moore was appointed Lady Thatcher's official biographer in 1997, on condition that the book did not appear in her lifetime...

]]> 1.1516889 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:35:47 +0200 <![CDATA[New feather in Poland’s cap]]> http://www.iol.co.za/new-feather-in-poland-s-cap-1.1516760

Marguerite Poland is an author who’s known not only for her children’s books and adult fiction, but also her non-fiction.

]]> 1.1516760 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:19:35 +0200 <![CDATA[Dan Brown's ‘Inferno’ in hot demand]]> http://www.iol.co.za/dan-brown-s-inferno-in-hot-demand-1.1515158

"Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's latest title"Inferno" looks set to become the biggest-selling book of the year.

]]> 1.1515158 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:18:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Sex has been good to Sasha Grey]]> http://www.iol.co.za/sex-has-been-good-to-sasha-grey-1.1511009

When EL James's erotic trilogy breathed new life into an old art form, a former porn star wrote her own book.

]]> 1.1511009 Mon, 6 May 2013 12:07:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘I don’t believe in happy endings’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/i-don-t-believe-in-happy-endings-1.1509565

She is the biggest thing in young adult fiction right now. So why does she feel so conflicted, asks James Kidd.

]]> 1.1509565 Thu, 2 May 2013 20:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Romantic poet who battled his demons]]> http://www.iol.co.za/romantic-poet-who-battled-his-demons-1.1504112

South African poet and journalist Mark Swift died in Cape Town last month. Tony Jackman remembers him.

]]> 1.1504112 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:15:10 +0200 <![CDATA[Mantel shortlisted for Women's Prize]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mantel-shortlisted-for-women-s-prize-1.1501752

Hilary Mantel, two other British authors and a former SNL writer, are among the finalists for fiction.

]]> 1.1501752 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:02:00 +0200 <![CDATA[New James Bond novel set in Africa]]> http://www.iol.co.za/new-james-bond-novel-set-in-africa-1.1500711

Britain’s suave superspy James Bond will return in the new novel - Solo - penned by William Boyd.

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