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Manila slams Brown for ‘inaccurate portrayal’

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

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Harry Potter book fetches over R2m

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

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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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Book review: Peaches for Monsieur le Curé
December 13 2012 at 09:32

Vianne Rocher receives a letter from Lansquenet, the town she left eight years ago. It’s from her friend Armande, long dead.

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Among the Boers in Peace and War
December 13 2012 at 09:44

This is an important contribution to SA historiography – not only for the social life of the Boers but also for the guerrilla phase of the Anglo-Boer War.

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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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Wilbur Smith in £15m six-book deal
December 11 2012 at 14:53

Wilbur Smith has signed an agreement to produce six more books, which he does not have to write himself.

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Hostage’s harrowing tale retold
December 10 2012 at 17:00

Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari sailed from Dar es Salaam, never guessing that they would be making a voyage into the depths of hell.

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JZ book reads like a thriller
December 7 2012 at 20:09

Adriaan Basson’s book is a hard hitting, backed-up, factual account of our first citizen’s dodgy dealings to keep himself out of jail.

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A tale of triumph and redemption
December 7 2012 at 10:40

The Kelly Khumalo Story needed a writer like Melinda Ferguson to give it credibility and the precursor to the book, a cover story in True Love, was a worthy catalyst....

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A strong voice worth listening to
December 4 2012 at 11:16

If you only have a short time with someone like the constantly rising Redi Tlhabi, it’s more difficult to consider what to leave out than what to focus on...

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Poet speaking out, doing it for herself
December 4 2012 at 11:11

Thando Mngqibisa is one of the young poetic voices to emerge out of the Joburg poetry scene and she can’t be ignored for her steadfast approach to her work.

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