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The Exclusive Books Pan-African Reading Lounge and Reading Room at Windybrow Heritage House

The Windybrow Arts Centre will become Johannesburg’s newest hub for the advancement of Pan-African literature. In a ground-breaking partnership between the Market Theatre Foundation and Exclusive Books, the Windybrow Arts Centre will open its doors to the Exclusive Books Pan-African Reading Lounge for adults and The Exclusive Books Pan-African Reading Room for children on 18 […]

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The 2017 Exclusive Books Homebru Selection

Homebru 2017

  Exclusive Books is delighted to unveil our selection of fiction, non-fiction, cookery and children’s books for our annual Homebru campaign. This year’s slogan is ‘books by us, written for you’ – and the nearly fifty titles on offer represent a highly engaging slice of current South African writing and life, from thrilling speculative fiction […]

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Homebru 2017: A Month of Events Celebrating South African Writing

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Exclusive Books Homebru 2017 is officially here! With nearly fifty ‘books by us, written for you’, there’s plenty of local content to delight South African readers in June. Here is the full list of events celebrating local writing in Exclusive Books stores nationwide. Please RSVP to events@exclusivebooks.co.za with the event date and book title in […]

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The Gruffalo Now Available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Setswana

Gruffalo isiXhosa

Pan Macmillan publishers recently introduced the children’s classic, The Gruffalo, in four new South African languages – isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Setswana – and Exclusive Books is proud to stock all editions of this perennial favourite. Click to view the various editions of the book: isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho Setswana English Afrikaans A mouse took a […]

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Exclusive Books Stock Take 2017

Please note that our stores will be doing a full stock take from 01 March to 30 March. In an effort to minimalise the inconvenience to our loyal customers our stores will be closing early in order to perform their stock take after hours. Please check the below schedule for all stock take closing times […]

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How to Register Your Book Club with Exclusive Books

Join the club! Exclusive Books has a great book club programme, featuring steep discounts and even the ability to borrow books from our stores, to preview them before you decide to buy. Here are the steps to follow, plus our book club terms and conditions. Step 1: Visit your regular Exclusive Books store with a […]

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The EB Book Elf: Bringing You Our Advent Calendar Giveaways!

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Today Exclusive Books is delighted to introduce the EB Book Elf! Check the cool selfie on the left 😉 Tweet @ExclusiveBooks and get Christmas book recommendations for anyone. Even your funny cousin. The Elf will also bring you amazing deals and competitions throughout the month, starting with… drumroll please… our Advent Calendar Giveaway! Join us […]

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Exclusive Books New Book Club Discount

Dear Book Club members It should be paramount to any organisation that mistakes are acknowledged and that the person at the top ultimately carries the responsibility. In this case, I feel that I have been insensitive to some of the book clubs in South Africa where funding may be more important or more critical to […]

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National Book Week 5 – 11 September 2016 #BUY_A_BOOK

South Africans, get ready for National Book Week! National Book Week is a joint initiative between the South African Book Development Council and the Department of Arts and Culture and takes place in the first week of September every year. During this time all involved in reading, schools, libraries, reading promotion projects and corporate social […]

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Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Award 2016 Shortlist

Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award 2016 Shortlist

The South African Booksellers Association has announced the Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Award 2016 shortlist. The R20 000 prize is given to the author whose book South Africa’s booksellers most enjoyed reading, promoting and selling. The winner will be announced at the Sefika gala event in Cape Town on Tuesday, 30 August. The shortlisted titles are: […]

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