A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading
Organisers Griffin Shea and Ntokozo Ndlovu speak about how silent reading clubs are transforming South Africa’s book culture
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
Content that appeals to a market hungry for shared experiences drives a new growth in sales
‘It seemed, at the time, to be a very good idea to go and be myself by shopping at a particular place’
Foodies, the fickle Jo’burg socialite crowd and book lovers are the prospective clientele of the Social Kitchen & Bar at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park.
Award-winning debut is a powerful meditation on class, gender, identity and imperial expansionism.
Exclusive Books has registered theft totalling R5m after a recent stocktake allegedly showed proof of criminal syndicates operating at the chain.
Whether the books racket, as a friend of mine likes to call publishing and bookselling, is in rude health or otherwise is open to question.
What are some of the best South African loyalty cards out there?
The Exclusive Books at Maponya Mall in Soweto is different from its older siblings in the suburbs.
Darryl Accone breaks down Exclusive Books’s list of recommended summer reading.
News that a development planned for the Sea Point promenade has stalled strengthens calls for preserving public spaces.
South Africans search for bookish answers in a time of political doubt, writes Nosimilo Ndlovu.
