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Thatcher: a lesson in history

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

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New feather in Poland’s cap

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

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Dan Brown's ‘Inferno’ in hot demand

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

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Telling the story of gender violence
March 12 2013 at 08:16

The Time of the Writer Festival begins in Durban on Monday with a host of renowned scribes headed for Durban and bringing with them an engaging programme.

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New Bond novel on the horizon
February 18 2013 at 22:45

British novelist William Boyd is writing the latest James Bond adventure featuring an older 007 in the year 1969.

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‘Blah’ review takes Hatchet Job award
February 14 2013 at 09:24

A critic who dismissed a divorce memoir as a stew of “vague literary blah” has won a prize celebrating the year’s most lacerating book reviews.

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Author revisits Bridget Jones
February 6 2013 at 03:55

British author Helen Fielding delves into Bridget Jones’s daily drama once more in her latest book.

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Mantel makes literary history
January 31 2013 at 08:29

Hilary Mantel is the first author to win both the Costa Book Award and the Man Booker Prize within a year.

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Books to bewitch, teach, regale
January 25 2013 at 08:57

The nationwide Exclusive Books Summer Sale is now on, with more than 180 000 books worth over R10 million on sale at an average cost of R60.

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Da Vinci Code author plays with fire
January 16 2013 at 14:16

Dan Brown’s new novel sees the infamous Robert Langdon explore hidden clues of Dante’s ‘Inferno’.

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Fan brings graffiti artists to book
January 12 2013 at 15:39

While graffiti art remains illegal in Cape Town, a new book offers a unique look into the lives of its elusive protagonists.

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‘Walking Dead’ rises to top of comic sales
January 9 2013 at 08:27

Stilted gaits and mindless shambling did nothing to stop demand for Image Comics’ The Walking Dead series.

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Book review: My Life With Leopards
December 13 2012 at 09:18

Anyone who has read Joy Adamson’s books will rekindle some of that awe of experiencing life in the company of our big cats.

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