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Whatever you are looking for, your local has It all<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Looking for drama? Romance? Personal Development? Business skills? Inspiring people?<\/p>\n

Whatever you are looking for in a book, Homebru \u2013 Your Local \u2013 has it all.<\/p>\n

Exclusive Books\u2019 Homebru is a carefully curated collection of 39 trending, unputdownable books \u2013 all written by local writers or set on home ground.<\/p>\n

The campaign \u2018Your Local Has It All\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s The Ex Effect<\/em>, Kelly L Clarke\u2019s Sunshine Kisses<\/em> and Lindsay Norman\u2019s Khaki Fever<\/em> Have been included.
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For a fun read, but something a little more substantial, pick up a copy of Paige Nick\u2019s The Book People<\/em> and Tom Eaton\u2019s An Act of Murder<\/em>. A book like Elizabeth Wasserman\u2019s Mevrou Smit se reels vir goeie gedrag<\/em> taps into the cozy crime wave, and Eleanor Baker\u2019s Die Vyf Susters, Juliette Mnqeta\u2019s If the Dead Could Talk<\/em> and Hell Run Tobruk<\/em>, by Justin Fox offer nail-biting page-turning escapism.
\n\"\"Tipping the scale of the heavyweights is Penny\u2019s Haw\u2019s Follow Me to Africa<\/em>, and of course, Antjie Krog\u2019s new book, in English and Afrikaans.
\n\"\"Homebru\u2019s 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<\/em>, the story of icon Sol Kerzner and Mpoomy Ledwaba\u2019s bestselling How Did We Get Here?<\/em> to fresh and brave personal stories like Tshiamo Modisane\u2019s searing autobiog I am Tshiamo<\/em>, and in a landmark publishing story \u2013 Led by Shephard\u2019s An Initiate\u2019s Memoir<\/em> by Jeffrey Rakabe.
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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.<\/p>\n

A host of Homebru events will be hosted in Exclusive Books stores in the month of May.<\/p>\n

Visit Events – Exclusive Books Online<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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