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Authors, artists and creators gathered at the KZNSA Gallery as part of the Glenwood Book Fair to explore how the city of Durban shapes and inspires their work.
BOOK FESTIVAL

Cartoons, censorship and survival: Inside Durban's Glenwood Book Fair

Durban’s Glenwood Book Fair brings together creators, authors and artists across four days of free literary panels art and community.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
3 min read
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
BOOKS

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
9 min read
Authors Sven Axelrad, Cathrine Phiri and Thandi Moagi.
BOOK FESTIVAL

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
5 min read