IOL journalist Theresa Smith attended the launch of Exclusive Books’ The List 2009 and brought back this report – which focuses on the new biography out from her Independent colleagues Janet Smith and Beauregard Tromp:
Let it not be said that there is any favouritism about the appearance of Janet Smith and Beauregard Tromp’s Hani: A Life Too Short at the top of Exclusive Books’ list of best books for 2009.
Just because the authors happen to work for The Star has nothing to do with the book’s top position. Instead the annual list has been alphabetically categorised and African biography is where it starts.
The recently published biography of Chris Hani tops the list of 68 books chosen by Exclusive Books store managers, with that being the most books the smaller stores can comfortably display.
Exclusive Books marketing strategist Batya Green said the list was compiled by store managers because they were the ones who best understood what their patrons were interested in reading.
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