"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
~ Douglas Adams
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
~ Dr. Suess
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
~ Anton Chekhov
Imagine my delight when a publisher heading a large international publishing house confided that he woke up every morning around four thirty, brushed his teeth, slipped his feet into slippers if it was winter, wrapped himself up in his dressing gown, made himself a cup of tea and settled down in a chair and began […]
Star Rating: ★★★★☆ 4/5 We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo Vintage Publishing, February 2014 Online Price: R165 Leaving your country is like dying, and when you come back you are like a ghost returning to earth, roaming around with a missing gaze in your eyes In We Need New Names we meet ten year old […]
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was reconstituted as the Africa Union (AU) and re-launched in Durban on 9 July 2002. The Union, comprising 53 member states, enables its members to collectively address the challenges the continent faces, from armed conflict to climate […]
We are very proud to announce that we will be enjoying a stunning breakfast with esteemed author NoViolet Bulawayo in September. Bulawayo has been nominated for the Man Booker prize, and has previously won the 2011 Caine Prize for African Fiction. She has been nominated for the JM Coetzee prize as well. Win breakfast with […]
The Exclusive Books Recommends July selection is definitely the best escape from the icy winter. The winter freeze means that the best place to be is indoors, preferably besides a fire with a mug of hot chocolate! These books will keep you going as they stoke the fire of your imagination and warm your heart: […]
