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Cape Town Silent Book Club organiser Shawn Buck, led writers Sue Nyathi, Puseletso Tsotetsi and Tom Eaton through a “One More Chapter” panel at the Open Book Festival earlier this month. Led by
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Sue Nyathi, Tom Eaton, and Puseletso Tsotetsi on crafting page-turning novels

At an Open Book Festival panel, Sue Nyathi, Tom Eaton and Puseletso Tsotetsi discussed characterisation, storytelling pace and the techniques that keep readers turning the pages.

  • Theolin Tembo
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One of the first panels at the festival, “Writing Queer Masculinity”, saw author Riley Herbert-Henry lead fellow writers Zubayr Charles, Preven Reddy and Wesley Roodt in a discussion about creating space for vulnerability.
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Open Book Festival panel explores queer masculinity and how men perform

Zubayr Charles, Preven Reddy and Wesley Roodt discussed how family, faith, school and culture shaped their understanding of masculinity and queerness.

  • Theolin Tembo
8 min read
The Glenwood Book Fair drives a culture of writing and reading, while giving a platform to both established bestsellers and emerging voices.
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Glenwood Book Fair to feature nearly 60 authors, artists and poets

The Glenwood Book Fair runs from September 24 to 27 across venues including Bulwer Park, the Mazisi Kunene Museum, KZNSA Gallery and Phansi Museum, with free talks, readings,…

  • Alyssia Birjalal
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Authors Sven Axelrad, Cathrine Phiri and Thandi Moagi.
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Open Book Festival: Looking beyond the happily-ever-afters

At Open Book Festival’s Romance Indaba, writers Sven Axelrad, Thandi Moagi and Cathrine Phiri unpacked the realities of love.

  • Bernelee Vollmer
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Mia Arderne’s "How to Stop Being a Naai" uses humour, Kaaps and self-reflection to explore accountability and the ways our past shapes who we become.
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BOOK REVIEW: Mia Arderne’s new novel delivers a distinctly Kaaps take on self-accountability

First conceived the idea as a “self-help guide to being not a naai”, and that irreverent premise carries through the novel.

  • Bernelee Vollmer
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While at launch of the ‘How to Stop Being a Naai’ by Mia Arderne at the Book Lounge in Cape Town, attendees heard the author discuss how the novel explores morality, accountability, forgiveness and the complexities of human behaviour through humour and the use of Kaaps.
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Are you the problem? A new South African novel explores moral choices and human behaviour

In her latest book, Mia Arderne challenges readers to reflect on their moral choices while embracing the vibrant language of Kaaps.

  • Bernelee Vollmer
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