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Archive | Books

The South African Kids Lit Quiz Team 2012

In less than a month, the SA winners of the Kids Lit Quiz will take on the world’s finest readers in the 11-13 years old age category. Four Roedean girls will represent SA this year: Andrea Jury, Jacqueline Duvenage, Nina Jacobson and Ariane Trueblood. The countries represented in 2012 are: New Zealand, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. In what has been […]

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Competition: Win an Opportunity for You and a Friend to Meet The Youngsters featuring Anele Mdoda, Danny K, Khaya Dlanga, Nik Rabinowitz, Shaka Sisulu

Here is your chance to meet some of your favourite celebrities! Exclusive Books and Pan Macmillan are giving one lucky winner and a friend the opportunity to meet The Youngsters on the morning of the 14th of June at an exclusive media event in Johannesburg. The winner will also get a special Youngsters hamper sponsored […]

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Competition: Win one of Five Copies of ‘Belieber’

Justin Bieber’s rise from “regular kid” to one of the most famous people on the planet has captivated a nation of devoted fans called ‘Beliebers.’ With hit records, 8 million followers on Twitter and the third-largest grossing documentary film of all time, the 17-year-old Canadian pop star dubbed ‘Super Boy’ on Rolling Stone’s recent cover […]

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Top 10 Books for the New Reader of Stephen King

Stephen King is one of the world’s most recognised authors of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books. As of 2011, King has written and published 49 novels. Here is […]

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The Kingsmead RMB Book Fair
Celebrating MAD Literacy

Kingsmead College and RMB Private Bank are hosting the first Kingsmead RMB Private Bank Book Fair on Saturday the 2nd of June 2012. Exclusive Books is the official retailer partner for the Book Fair, which will ensure that a wonderfully wide selection of books will be on sale. The Book Fair is open to neighbouring […]

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Top 10 Grown Up Fairy Tales For New (and Old) Readers

As children most of us were captivated by the dark beauty and escapism of various fairy tales. Some of us had Hans Christian Anderson, others had The Brothers Grimm. But whichever author you chose to read, most of you will have been influenced heavily by those fairy tales you grew up with. Now that we […]

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Year of the Gherkin by John Dobson

“Best thing about working at 2Dye4: There is no I in 2Dye4, just a y” Since the Year of the Gherkin is also the year of the 2010 Soccer World cup, it takes place locally and as with most local books, there is always a certain kind of pleasure in reading about the familiar and […]

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