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Exclusive Books is one of South Africa's largest bookselling chains with stores throughout South Africa, and one store in Gaborone, Botswana and one in Windhoek, Namibia. As of 1 December 2013, the chain is owned and operated by a private group of investors. It was previously owned by the Times Media Group (TMG), after TMG took control of Avusa.
Nadia Davids (South Africa), An Imperfect Blessing (Random House Struik-Umuzi, South Africa) Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria), Happiness, Like Water (Granta Books, UK) Songeziwe Mahlangu (South Africa), Penumbra (Kwela Books, imprint of NB Publishers, South Africa) The 2014 judges were: [22] Sarah Ladipo Manyika (chair) Alain Mabanckou; Jamal Mahjoub
Although boeke is an Afrikaans word, the plural form of the word for "book", the Boeke Prize has only been awarded to novels written in English. Launched in 1995, the award was made mostly to first novels or works: 12 of the first 19 winners were debut works. The books were judged by a panel of book critics (40 in 2008). [1]
The Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) is an annual cultural event in the republic of Nigeria, established in 2001. It is known to be the most attended book fair in Africa, being the only international book fair in Nigeria and the second largest international book fair in Africa.
By 1904 the company had stores across South Africa and continued to expand to meet demand for news during World War I. The company was floated on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1903 to raise £120,000 [3] (equivalent to £129,500,000 in 2017 based on its economic share). [4] By 1928 the company was publishing most of South Africa's newspapers.
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D.F. Elaturoti (2002), "Development of Public and School Libraries in Nigeria", Proceedings of the PanAfrican PanArab Conference on Public and School Libraries, The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, ISBN 9070916851
The Aké Arts and Book Festival is a literary and artistic event held annually in Nigeria. It was founded in 2013 by Lola Shoneyin , a Nigerian writer and poet, in Abeokuta . It features new and established writers from across the world, and its primary focus has been to promote, develop, and celebrate the creativity of African writers, poets ...