"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
~ Dr. Suess
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~ Douglas Adams
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~ Anton Chekhov
On Mandela Day this year Exclusive Books returned to Hillbrow, where the first ever Exclusive Books store was opened in 1951, to celebrate the launch of the Exclusive Books Pan-African Reading Lounge for adults and The Exclusive Books Pan-African Reading Room for children at the re-opened Windybrow Arts Centre. A wonderful time was had by […]
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 […]
20 years ago. the Man Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy was the number one best selling book of the year for our Fanatics members – and 20 years later, her second novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is once again a bestseller with our members. As part of Exclusive […]
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 […]
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 […]
Star Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3/5 The Reactive Masande Ntshanga Umuzi, September 2014 Online Price: R185 Ten years ago, I helped a handful of men take my little brother’s life. I wasn’t there when it happened, but I told Luthando where to find them. Masande Ntshanga’s debut novel grabs you from the get go. Our […]
In response to a growing demand for books by writers from Africa and the Pan-African diaspora, Exclusive Books has significantly increased its stockholding of major works of black literature, from Chinua Achebe to Chris van Wyk, across its stores. For Africa Month (May 2017), we are publishing a special 80-page catalogue detailing over 200 of […]
Exclusive Books signs on as lead sponsor as Jozi Cats head to Spain for historic rugby tour For immediate release Exclusive Books, South Africa’s leading bookselling chain, has signed on as lead sponsor for the Jozi Cats, Africa’s first gay and inclusive competitive rugby club. This as the club heads to Spain to field a […]
She walks in to the room full of Black women from all walks of life, young and old, all gathered at the UNISA Conference Centre in Ormonde to listen to the soft-spoken author of Nervous Conditions – filmmaker, playwright, poet and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was hosted in the country by the Thabo Mbeki African […]
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 […]
