The Booker Prize Shortlist 2019

One of the very best things about the Booker Prize is that it brings to the very forefront of the publishing world the kinds of literary and diverse works that so often lack effusive marketing campaigns, books that are true achievements regardless of genre and...

Upcoming Film-to-Book Adaptations

Of course, It Chapter Two is out this week, which is madly exciting because, well, it’s absolutely bound to be thrilling, but also because Stephen King adaptations always prompt such vigorous and fascinating comparison – as do most film adaptations. Often these...

The Warehouse Book Sale: 24th September 2019

The Bargain Books Warehouse Sale had its first event in April 2018. We opened our doors ahead of schedule as we had customers queuing from early in the morning! It was a very busy day and we all loved it. So much so that we have since had 5 more sales and it has...

Q&A With Sally Andrew, Author of Death on the Limpopo

The Karoo’s best loved agony aunt and crime fighter, Tannie Maria returns in a new mystery-thriller that takes us on a murderous journey with new allies and a little love-trouble. Sally Andrew answered some questions we had about the latest instalment in this charming...

14 of The Fiercest, Funniest Burns in Literature

The other day I spent a little too long flicking through my copy of The Shakespeare Insult Generator (which is a little book that all word lovers should own… and possibly carry at all times), and it got me to thinking about insults in literature. It takes special...