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Review - Ingrid Jonker: A poet’s life
February 22 2013 at 09:11

“She was both a poet and a South African. She was both an Afrikaner and an African. She was both an artist and a human being. In the midst of despair, she celebrated hope.”

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Actor Daniel Craig (left) takes a photograph with fans as he arrives for the world premiere of the 007 film Skyfall at the Royal Albert Hall in London. British novelist William Boyd is writing the latest adventure about James Bond, set in Africa.

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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Review - ROD: The autobiography
February 8 2013 at 15:37

Rod Stewart’s autobiography is a great trip down memory lane for those who know him as Kimberley Stewart’s dad and for the not-so-young, of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

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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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This picture provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) and released Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 shows a crowd cheering the arrival of French soldiers in Timbuktu, north Mali, Monday, Jan.28, 2013. Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for nearly 10 months fled into the desert, setting fire to a library that held thousands of manuscripts dating to the Middle Ages.(AP Photo/Arnaud Roine; EMA-ECPAD)

Discovering the treasures within
January 31 2013 at 12:15

Bonnie Henna’s autobiography is a revelation and it caught everyone off guard. And as you read, you can tell it comes from an organic place, a place of strength.

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HAUNTED BY HER PAST: Emily Rose, left, as former FBI agent Audrey Parker in the gripping third instalment of Universal Channels paranormal series, Haven. Photo by: Michael Tompkins/Syfy

Small town with a big secret
January 31 2013 at 12:14

Emily Rose has appeared in an array of stellar TV dramas, but it is her lead role in Haven that has left viewers spellbound. Debashine Thangevelo chatted to the actress.

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What Rushdie did while in hiding
January 31 2013 at 10:37

“There are people in the world who believe only killing can compensate for an idea they cannot tolerate,” Rushdie brooded on the fatuous fatwa...

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Author Hilary Mantel holds her award for the overall prize for her book

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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Review - Ingrid Jonker: A poet’s life February 22 2013 at 09:11

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

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

Review - ROD: The autobiography February 8 2013 at 15:37

Author revisits Bridget Jones February 6 2013 at 03:55

Discovering the treasures within January 31 2013 at 12:15

Small town with a big secret January 31 2013 at 12:14

What Rushdie did while in hiding January 31 2013 at 10:37

Mantel makes literary history January 31 2013 at 08:29

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

Review - Ingrid Jonker: A poet’s life
February 22 2013 at 09:11

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

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

Review - ROD: The autobiography
February 8 2013 at 15:37

Author revisits Bridget Jones
February 6 2013 at 03:55

Discovering the treasures within
January 31 2013 at 12:15

Small town with a big secret
January 31 2013 at 12:14

What Rushdie did while in hiding
January 31 2013 at 10:37

Mantel makes literary history
January 31 2013 at 08:29

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