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‘This is a joke book – a collection of real conversations I’ve had with my offspring, or that they’ve had with me, mostly against my will’ Read an extract from ‘Tears Before Bedtime’ by Diane Awerbuck timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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This is a call for entries: submissions are invited from publishers for the 2025 Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books! timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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In ‘The Next Day’, Melinda French Gates offers a new perspective on encountering and dealing with transitions timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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‘Martyr!’ by Kaveh Akbar is an account of unprecedented experiences, a reckoning with life, grief, addiction and what art is supposed to do, writes Margaret von Klemperer timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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This moving memoir details how the author dealt with the death of her beloved husband - or rather, how she didn't at first timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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.Open Book Festival presents Workshop Week! This year's programme features an impressive line-up of acclaimed writers, industry professionals and creative practitioners offering hands-on workshops across a range of subjects timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Announcing Exclusive Books' 2025 Homebru catalogue! Whatever authentic Mzansi genre you're looking for, Your Local Has It All 📕🇿🇦📗🇿🇦📘🇿🇦 timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Jol'burg! Head to Love Books tonight for the launch of 'The Interpreters: South Africa's New Nonfiction', edited by Sean Christie & Hedley Twidle, and published by SoutiePress. This'll be one for the literary annals! 📚🇿🇦✒️

Jol'burg! Head to <a href="/LoveBooksJozi/">Love Books</a> tonight for the launch of 'The Interpreters: South Africa's New Nonfiction', edited by Sean Christie &amp; Hedley Twidle, and published by <a href="/SoutiePress/">SoutiePress</a>. This'll be one for the literary annals! 📚🇿🇦✒️
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Haruki Murakami’s latest novel deals wonderfully with his usual themes of love lost, found and lost again — all wrapped in sumptuous metaphors — but there are far too many flaws to make this a memorable book, writes Sanet Oberholzer timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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.Exclusive Books Recommends features tantalising thrillers, literary legends and newsworthy non-fiction, perfect for any mood! timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Mila de Villiers learnt that David Baddiel’s default mode to approaching hardship in life is via humour — yet never mockery timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Since the government’s bold announcement that it would approach the ICJ under the Genocide Convention to address ‘acts committed by Israel’ in the ongoing Gaza siege, this principled move was met with widespread applause timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Peter Venison discusses writing the memoir of ‘his friend and, at times, adversary’ Sol Kerzner timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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My earliest memory is of lying on a high white bed underneath bright lights looking at my ordinary brown sandals. timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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Bestselling author Markus Zusak brings his furry trio to life in his moving and frank memoir 🐾🐾🐾 timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…

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The golden age of cinema in the City of Gold | Join Mila de Villiers in this episode of Jonathan Ball Publishers’s Pagecast podcast as she sits down with acclaimed author Ted Botha to discuss his latest book, ‘Hollywood on the Veld’ timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b…