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Joburg Public Library to reopen in a week

Johannesburg Public Library to reopen in a week following extensive renovations

Booker Prize 2025 longlist announced

First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize is regarded as the leading award for high-quality literary fiction written in English.

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Open Book Festival funding crisis — community response and latest government decisions

Open Book Festival provides an update on its emergency funding campaign

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From kindness to cupcakes: how one South African woman is sweetening the internet with ubuntu

Amid the often toxic and competitive environment of global BookTok, one local woman is turning the tide with a movement rooted in collaboration

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