Attention all you bookworms: Don’t forget about the Open Book Festival! taking place from 9-13 September!
The annual event is taking place from 9-13 September at the Fugard Theatre, Cape Town. Focusing on South African literature in an international context, the festival includes over 150 literary events over the course of 5 days.
You can purchase tickets, including day and festival passes, on Webtickets. There is also an incredible hamper up for grabs during the festival – it includes VIP tickets to David Kramer’s brand new musical, Orpheus in Africa, and a cameo appearance in Lauren Beukes’ next novel!
Below are our top 10 events that we will definitely be attending! To view the full programme and purchase tickets, click here.
Food and Fiction
09/09/15
12.00 – 13.00
Historical Intimacy
09/09/15
14.00 – 15.00
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Unconventional Families
10/09/15
10.00 – 11.00
The Book of Memory
10/09/15
20.00 – 21.00
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You’re South African?
11/09/15
14.00 – 15.00
You’re So Funny!
11/09/15
16.00 – 17.00
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
12/09/15
14.00 – 15.00
Books I’ve Loved
12/09/15
20.00 – 21.00
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A Place Called Winter
13/09/15
14.00 – 15.00
Caine Prize Presents Namwali Serpell
13/09/15
16.00 – 17.00
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