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The hottest new erotic South African read

2013-06-14 10:09

Prepare yourselves for a choose your own sexual adventure with a new, South African erotic read, A Girl Walks into a Bar.

Girls Who Score: An erotic lesbian fiction anthology

2013-06-12 15:29

From locker room shenanigans to love found while running in the countryside, these stories about Girls Who Score are deliciously spicy

Author Iain Banks dies at 59

2013-06-10 09:25

Scottish writer Iain Banks, who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, has died after announcing in April that he was terminally ill with cancer.

I just can't read that

2013-06-06 15:04

Do you ever find yourself shying away from books because the topic or theme of it scares you? .

Jenna Jameson writes erotic novel

2013-05-31 20:00

Porn star Jenna Jameson is hoping to cash in on the Fifty Shades of Grey craze by publishing her own erotic novel, entitled SUGAR, in October.

Nick Carter writing memoir

2013-05-24 21:51

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has signed a book deal and will release his memoir Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It in September.

Through the eyes of the storyteller

2013-05-24 12:48

Do you prefer a narrator who tells the whole story, or are you more open to the one who leaves you to fill in the missing blanks?

JM Coetzee tells Spain: Drop bullfighting

2013-05-17 10:13

South Africa-born Nobel Literature laureate JM Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he called "an archaic form of entertainment."

Things books have taught me

2013-05-14 14:57

Reading is not just a way to pass the time, it's a way of life, says Tammy February.

Beastie Boys memoir scheduled for 2015

2013-04-30 21:14

Beastie Boys has sigend a book deal for an illustrated oral history which will track the band's rise from its high school years to its induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Magic Mike star shoots Fifty Shades demo

2013-04-24 22:16

Gus Van Sant has filmed a demo reel for Fifty Shades of Grey starring Alex Pettyfer in a bid to land the job as director for the film.

The Commitments coming to the London stage

2013-04-23 20:18

Following the Broadway success of Irish romantic musical Once, Roddy Doyle's Dublin-set soul saga The Commitments is set to open in London in October.

Adele feels 'too young' to write bio

2013-04-17 21:24

Adele has reportedly turned down a book deal because she feels "too young" to write an autobiography about her life and believes she needs more "life experience".

Fifty Shades makes list of objectionable books

2013-04-15 22:06

Here's a list erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey was destined to make: The books most likely to be removed from school and library shelves in the US.

Gwyneth Paltrow: I'm not a bad mom

2013-04-11 21:17

Gwyneth Paltrow has hit back at critics who have called the actress a "bad mom" for controlling her children's diets, saying only does so as her son suffers from eczema.

I fell in love and married a murderer

2013-04-02 00:00

Why do women fall in love and end up marrying killers- even those who are on death row?

The Shining Girls

2013-03-25 11:06

Lauren Beukes' new novel has been making huge waves both locally and internationally. Is it worth all the hype? Absolutely - and this extract only proves it.

Why libraries rock

2013-03-20 11:58

There are few places that can open up a world of knowledge and imagination like a library.

Katy Perry planning to pen autobiography

2013-03-14 19:18

Katy Perry has reportedly agreed to a £2m deal to pen down a tell-all autobiography on her life, career and failed marriage to British comedian Russell Brand.

I fell in love and married a murderer

2013-03-11 14:20

Why do women fall in love and end up marrying killers- even those who are on death row?

Getting SA's Youth to Read

2013-03-05 11:15

Is it just me or are the kids of South Africa just not reading anymore?

Brandi Glanville movie deal in sight

2013-02-28 19:27

Brandi Glanville is reportedly in talks to turn her new memoir Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders into a movie.

Loved The Devil Wears Prada?

2013-02-27 14:21

Then dip into the pages of Thirty Second World - a sexy, saucy and salacious novel that offers insight into the dark and gritty world of SA's film industry.

Fifty Shades of Grey for 2014 release

2013-02-21 22:07

Universal Pictures have announced they are making the Fifty Shades of Grey movie a priority and are aiming for a summer 2014 release date.

Best female fictional characters

2013-02-20 13:21

Everyone has that one heroine they love above all others. Here are some your favourites.

 

Entwined With You

2013-06-13 15:11

Prepare yourself for a rollercoaster ride of even more hot and unbridled sex between the dominating Gideon and feisty Eva.

Scarlett Johansson sues writer over name

2013-06-10 16:03

Scarlett Johansson is suing French publisher JC Lattes for using her name in the bestselling novel, The First Thing We Look At, without her permission.

Author, apartheid critic Tom Sharpe dies

2013-06-06 15:58

British comic novelist Tom Sharpe, known for his Wilt series and books lampooning South Africa's apartheid system, has died aged 85, his publisher said.

Why do women read erotic fiction?

2013-06-04 12:07

What is it about this genre that has so many women enthralled, asks Candice Wiggett.

Redi Tlhabi's memoir coming to big screen

2013-05-27 14:27

A judge in the Sunday Times Alan Paton Awards for nonfiction was so blown away by Redi Tlhabi's book that he optioned the film rights – and resigned from the panel.

Lea Michele lands book deal

2013-05-24 19:47

Lea Michele has signed a deal with Harmony Books to write Brunette Ambition, a "part memoir, part how-to and part style-guide" about her life.

"Tricked into being a drug mule"

2013-05-21 12:26

Warning: Graphic content. Pregnant, alone and sentenced to death.

Inferno by Dan Brown

2013-05-15 12:06

The Da Vinci Code author is back with a new book and it's already taking the world by storm. Read an excerpt from his novel.

Fantasies we'd love to live in

2013-04-30 14:22

The best thing about romance reads? Is being able to imagine yourself in a world where the heroine (mostly) gets her happily-ever-after.

Stephen King donates to gun control

2013-04-24 09:47

Stephen King and his wife have made a "substantial" donation to a Maine group advocating for stricter gun control laws in the US.

Bitter expats need to shut up

2013-04-22 10:50

Your bitching is part of the problem, not the solution. Here's why you're tarnishing SA's image.

New James Bond novel set in Africa

2013-04-16 16:26

The latest James Bond novel is named Solo and will follow the suave British spy on an African adventure, its author William Boyd has revealed.

James Bond goes Solo in new book

2013-04-15 18:46

The latest James Bond novel is titled Solo and will see the world's most famous fictional spy go on an unauthorised mission at the height of the Cold War, author William Boyd has said.

Bitter expats need to shut up

2013-04-08 14:53

Your bitching is part of the problem, not the solution. Here's why you're tarnishing SA's image.

Books that should be on the big screen

2013-03-26 13:55

Love 'em or hate 'em, we just can't help but want to see our favourite books on the big screen.

Mandela centre remembers Chinua Achebe

2013-03-22 14:55

The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has sent its condolences to the family of author Chinua Achebe, who died in the United States, saying he was "a great African writer and thinker".

The Shining Girls

2013-03-18 15:22

Lauren Beukes' new novel has been making huge waves both locally and internationally. Is it worth all the hype? Absolutely - and this extract only proves it.

Fifty Shades author to give writing tips

2013-03-12 08:16

Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James will be releasing a how-to guide on one of life's most enduring passions: writing.

The day the music died

2013-03-06 16:15

The day a small music store in his town closed down, was the day the music died. In an age where the internet has digitised everything, a lot has changed, writes Koos Kombuis.

Best & worst celeb autobiographies

2013-03-04 15:20

We’ve sorted through the mound of celebrity memoirs to pull out the highs and lows of the genre.

Self-help books help depressed people

2013-02-28 09:50

These low-intensity interventions deemed good first steps in treatment.

Top 10 reasons to date men who read

2013-02-25 15:11

There's nothing sexier than being with a man who likes to bury his nose between the pages of a book. Here's why you should consider it.

Clive Davis hits back at Kelly Clarkson

2013-02-21 08:32

Music mogul Clive Davis has hit back at Kelly Clarkson, who accused him of trying to bully her and spreading lies about her in his new memoir.

New James Bond novel on the way

2013-02-19 14:31

A new James Bond novel, written by British novelist William Boyd, will be released later this year, and will mark the 60th anniversary since Ian Flemming's first Bond novel.

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