Cape Town Book Fair authors to tempt your appetite
The fifth annual Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) is preparing to serve up a smorgasbord of literary treats when it opens to the public on July 31.
This year Professor Wole Soyinka will be at the CTBF, where he will be speaking about his new memoir ‘You Must Set Forth at Dawn’ published by Ayebia. This giant of African literature will be in conversation with his publisher Nana Ayebia Clarke on Saturday July 31 at 10am in the Dalro Forum.
International bestselling author Jodi Picoult will be at the CTBF to launch her new novel ‘House Rules’ at the Dalro Forum on Sunday August 1 at 2pm.
Picoult has delighted millions of readers with her books and is a captivating speaker.
Where would we be without our mothers? Marion Keim will discuss her book ‘Umama – Mothers of Leaders’ with Diane Ferris in the Dalro Forum on Saturday July 31 at 11am.
A queue at last year’s Book Fair
The Kwela Hour offers an opportunity to meet new South African authors who are making waves with their books. Join well-known writer Mike Nicol when he talks to four debut novelists at the Kwela Coffee Hour. Cynthia Jele, author of ‘Happiness is a Four Letter Word,’ Odette Schoeman, author of ‘Swartskaap,’ Sally Anne Murray, author of ‘Small Moving Parts’ and Maya Fowler, author of ‘The Elephant in the Room’ will discuss the concept of landscape and memory.
If you’re a fan of memoirs you’ll want to hear Chris van Wyk who captivated readers with ‘Shirley Goodness and Mercy.’
He will talk about his new book ‘Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch’ in the Dalro Forum on Saturday July 31 at 4pm.
The Fifa World Cup 2010 gave South Africans a sense of optimism and pride, but how do we respond to complex social and political issues?
Join Ingo Schulze and Fred Kumalo on Writing after Apartheid and the Berlin Wall. This talk is presented by the Goethe-Institut on Sunday August 1 at 2pm and will be chaired by author and former political editor Zubeida Jaffer.
* For more details on the CTBF, which runs from July 30 to August 2 (with the first day being a trade day and closed to the public), visit www.capetownbookfair.co.za.
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A queue at last year’s Book Fair
