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The Citizen
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
The best reads …. whatever you are looking for!
The best reads …. whatever you are looking for! Whatever you are looking for in a book, Homebru – Your Local – has it all. Exclusive Books' Homebru is a carefully curated collection of 39 trending, unputdownable books – all written by local writers or set on home ground. The campaign 'Your Local Has It All' cheekily reminds customers that not only does their local Exclusive Books store (and we all have a local!) have every kind of book to suit any reading taste, but also, and particularly, a range of local books to suit every kind of reader. Making way for the readers of romance and light fiction that BookTok has brought through our doors, we are excited that books like Jo Watson's The Ex Effect, Kelly L Clarke's Sunshine Kisses and Lindsay Norman's Khaki Fever Have been included. For a fun read, but something a little more substantial, pick up a copy of Paige Nick's The Book People and Tom Eaton's An Act of Murder. A book like Elizabeth Wasserman's Mevrou Smit se reels vir goeie gedrag taps into the cozy crime wave, and Eleanor Baker's Die Vyf Susters, Juliette Mnqeta's If the Dead Could Talk and Hell Run Tobruk, by Justin Fox offer nail-biting page-turning escapism. Tipping the scale of the heavyweights is Penny's Haw's Follow Me to Africa, and of course, Antjie Krog's new book, in English and Afrikaans. Homebru's non-fiction offering is just as meaty and varied. Rich offerings are showcased in business, current affairs, African spirituality, history and psychology, with biography particularly exciting, from Khaya Dlanga honest but funny reflections in Life is like that sometimes, the story of icon Sol Kerzner and Mpoomy Ledwaba's bestselling How Did We Get Here? to fresh and brave personal stories like Tshiamo Modisane's searing autobiog I am Tshiamo, and in a landmark publishing story – Led by Shephard's An Initiate's Memoir by Jeffrey Rakabe. Exclusive Books offers double Fanatics points on all purchases of Homebru books during May. If you are not yet a member, ask your friendly bookseller to sign you up in less than two minutes. A host of Homebru events will be hosted in Exclusive Books stores in the month of May. Visit Events – Exclusive Books Online for more information.
TimesLIVE
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Exclusive Books Homebru 2025 has it all
Whatever authentic Mzansi genre you're looking for, Your Local Has It All By Looking for drama? Romance? Personal development? Business skills? Inspiring people? Whatever you are looking for in a book, Exclusive Books' Homebru 2025 — Your Local Has It All — has you covered. Says Batya Bricker, Exclusive Books GM, Books and Brand: 'The Homebru selection for 2025 is a beautiful combination of every flavour and every taste of South Africa, represented in a carefully curated collection of 36 trending, unputdownable books — all written by local authors or set on home ground. 'Let's face it, local never gets old. Places you know, characters you recognise and the feeling of something you can always come back to. The campaign 'Your Local Has It All' reminds you that not only does your local Exclusive Books (and we all have a local) have every kind of book to suit every kind of reading taste, but also a range of local books that will spark the same fondness that reminds you of home. 'It wasn't long ago that local writing was a small segment of the total and largely international publishing offering on the shelves. With South African writers now turning their pens to everything from celebrity biography to real-life crime, BookTok romance and nail-biting domestic noir thrillers, medi-dramas and business, on-trend self-help and African spirituality, there is nothing you won't find in the 2025 Homebru selection,' says Bricker. 'While you might be all booked up this May, keep your eye out for the always-inviting Homebru events happening across the country. Join us for a range of book signings and for the first time ever, a Homebru Author Market — you won't want to miss the best in local literature! If you are attending an event in store, be sure to check out the vibrant Homebru store displays and bookmarks, and if you're a Fanatics member, expect to earn double discounts on any Homebru books purchased in May! 'As we continue to celebrate the books, people, places and things that bring us all together, let Homebru be a reminder that your local has it all.'
