Penguin Authors at Open Book Festival 2014 (17 – 21 September)
The 2014 Open Book Festival will take place in Cape Town from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 September. Penguin authors to look forward to are Marguerite Poland, Melissa Siebert, Fiona Leonard, Sampie Terreblanche, Mzilikazi wa Afrika, Jeremy Nell (Jerm), and Zelda la Grange.
Wednesday 17 September
BOOK CLUB MORNING 1
Venue: Book Lounge
Time: 10 AM
Price: Free
Philip Hensher, Marguerite Poland and Melissa Siebert. Chaired by Michele Magwood.
WRITING TO BE READ
Venue: Fugard Annexe 2
Time: 6 PM
Price: R40
Andrew Brown, Justin Fox and Fiona Leonard discuss their entertaining, issue driven novels with Diane Awerbuck.
Thursday 18 September
BOOK CLUB MORNING 2
Venue: Book Lounge
Time: 10 AM
Price: Free
Sefi Atta, Fiona Leonard and Zukiswa Wanner. Chaired by Kgomotso Matsunyane
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Venue: Fugard Annexe 1
Time: 4 PM
Price: R40
Kader Abdolah, Damon Galgut and Marguerite Poland discuss constructing the literary foundations of their respective novels. Chaired by Jacqui L’Ange.
GREAT TEXTS BIG QUESTIONS: FIONA LEONARD
Venue: Hiddingh Hall
Time: 5:30 PM
Price: Free
Fiona Leonard sits on panel with four MA students from University of Cape Town’s Creative Writing MA Programme to discuss all things writing. Presented by the Gordon Institute of Performing and Creative Arts and UCT Creative Writing Programme.
Friday 19 September
READING OUT LOUD
Venue: Fugard Annexe 1
Time: 4 PM
Price: R40
Kader Abdolah, Rabih Alameddine, Tiah Beautement, Philip Hensher and Fiona Leonard read from their work.
WESTERN EMPIRES
Venue: Fugard Annexe 2
Time: 6 PM
Price: R40
Sampie Terreblanche launches his magnum opus: Western Empires, Christianity and the Inequalities Between the West and the Rest 1500-2010.
Saturday 20 September
STATE OF THE MEDIA
Venue: Fugard Theatre
Time: 12 PM
Price: R40
Charles King gets the lowdown from Mzilikazi wa Afrika, Antony Loewenstein and Songezo Zibi.
I WRITE WHAT I LIKE
Venue: Fugard Annexe 2
Time: 12 PM
Price: R40
Sheng Keyi, Fiona Leonard and Niq Mhlongo discuss their respective novels with Derrick Higginbotham.
Sunday 21 September
GOOD MORNING MR MANDELA
Venue: Fugard Theatre
Time: 10 AM
Price: R40
Zelda la Grange talks to Marianne Thamm.
Book details
- The Keeper by Marguerite Poland
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EAN: 9780143539032
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- Garden of Dreams by Melissa Siebert
EAN: 9780143538707
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- Onse vaders by Karin Brynard
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EAN: 9780798158237
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- The Chicken Thief by Fiona Leonard
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EAN: 9780143538554
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- Western Empires: Christianity, and the Inequalities Between the West and the Rest 1500 – 2010 by Sampie Terreblanche
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EAN: 9780143539070
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- Nothing Left to Steal by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
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EAN: 9780143538929
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- Jerm Warfare by Jerm
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EAN: 9780143538431
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- Good Morning, Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange
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EAN: 9780241014943
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- Goeiemore, Mnr. Mandela by Zelda la Grange
EAN: 9780143539117
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