If you ask us, there are not many traditions that are as much fun as a proper Easter egg hunt. They’re fun to set up, they’re fun to take part in, heck, they’re even fun just to watch. All the colour, all the excitement… all the chocolate. Add books to this situation and, well, you’re golden. This Easter, we’ve teamed up with Penguin Random House – producers of some of the most beautiful and exciting kids’ books out there – to bring all the fun of the Easter egg hunt to a select few of our stores. We’ve picked one store from each region, so hopefully, wherever you are, you won’t be too far fro ..read more

This month, we thought we’d go with something thrilling. And then we saw that there are two enormous thrillers new to the shelves this month and, rather than attempting to choose between them, we thought we’d feature them both. So, if you’re into shocking twists, sleek storytelling and action-packed thrills, take a look at the newest titles from two of the biggest names in the thriller world. 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 23 novels have now featured Lindsay Boxer, the tireless detective, Cindy Thomas, the intrepid crime reporter, Claire Washburn, the wise Chief Medical Ex ..read more

Pride month is all about understanding, accepting, and valuing your identity. So, in celebration of Cape Town Pride 2023, we have created a list of LGBTQIA+ Must Reads! Strap yourselves in and get ready for a weekend full of satisfying reads that tick all of your queer boxes.   Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie   A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, the hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by Racquel Marie. Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening ..read more

Pokémon Day with Bargain Books Join us for a whole host of events celebrating the inimitable world of Pokémon and its many evolutions! If you are a person of, let’s say, a certain age, you might just remember what it was like trying to explain Pokémon (and why you need all of them, like right now!) to your parents. Thankfully that’s not something one has to do much anymore. Because Pokémon. Are. Everywhere! And that’s just so cool. The Trading Cards. The video games. The animated series. The apps. The movies. The characters. And the rest. The Pokémon franchise is absolutely iconic. Seriously ..read more

Our Book of the Month is, as seems only appropriate for February, a book about love. A book about romance, connection and intimacy, about how to find these things, keep them and improve upon them. A book by a former Vedic monk and current leading light of wellness and purpose. Our Book of the Month is 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty! So much of the time, we are left to navigate love – and everything that goes with it – with but the haziest set of touchstones and the most unavoidable battery of misconceptions to direct us. You know, all the songs, all the cinematic moments and repeated cliches, t ..read more

The thrill of finding a brand new voice in fiction is, for many of us, the real pinnacle of reading pleasure. It certainly is for us. We are captivated by that singular excitement that comes from meeting a new writer through their work, and there’s just nothing like opening a book by an author you don’t know – the promise, the rush of new turns of phrase, of new styles and perspectives and thoughts. It’s something we strive to share with all readers. It’s always worth taking a chance on something new. We are conscious, however, that you are spending hard-earned money to take that chance, so we ..read more

Valentine’s Day Promotion This Valentine’s Day, you can get four Mills and Boon titles for just R200! This is at least half the usual price! Here’s a Valentine’s thought: what would romance be without books? Books can, and have, explored and illuminated every facet of love from the get-go: some of them reveal its essence, some of them probe its tribulations, some of them test and redefine it… and some of them provide it in heady, steamy doses. And that’s where this promotion comes in. Fantasy worlds, passionate desires, modern lives, reformed villains, heart-warming comforts, salacious scandal ..read more

Win with Quivertree Publications – The Grootbos Florilegium Getaway Competition! CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF CONSERVATION IN FYNBOS FROM THE CAPE FLORISTIC KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA! The greatest botanical artists in the world capture one of the most diverse floral kingdoms on earth. You can stand a chance to win an accommodation Voucher for a 1-night stay for 2 people in a One-Bedroom Luxury Suite at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve by visiting 1 of these 12 Bargain Books branches and purchasing a copy of The Grootbos Florilegium at the special price of R2500: 1) Walmer Park 2) Nelspruit 3) Mall of A ..read more

Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman ?WAS R359 NOW R329 SAVE R30 Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This joyful trip into the LGBTQ+ world of Heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graphic novels or Netflix TV series The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna ?WAS R199 NOW R189 SAVE R10 The rich, feminist, West-Africa-inspired fantasy world crafted by Forna first appeared with the first instalment in this series, The Gilded Ones. With this new entry, that world grows. In scale, in substance and in thrills. In fighting hard to free the goddesses of Otera, Deka ha ..read more

Die Demokratiese Republiek van Braai 2 by Jan Braai ?WAS R429 NOW R399 SAVE R30 Die nuwe uitgawe van Die Demokratiese Republiek van Braai bevat ‘n keur van nuwe resepte. Die indeling van die hoofstukke is aangepas, met besonderse resepte vir steak, hoender, slaai, groente, lam en meer. Die ideale geskenk vir enige Suid-Afrikaner wat daarvan hou om vir vriende en familie oor ‘n vuur te kook. One by Jamie Oliver ?WAS R499 NOW R449 SAVE R50 A book to rival 15-Minute Meals and 5 Ingredients in its smart simplicity – a one-pan cookbook from Jamie Quick and easy meals are even simpler when you cook ..read more