Open Book Festival: Recent Episodes
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This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.This event closed out the 2024 Open Book Festival with poetry and song. Featuring the aBantu Chorus and [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this event, Lesedi Molefi, Margie Orford and Hedley Twidle speak to Festival Director, Mervyn Sloman, about crafting [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Olivia Coetzee, Karen Jennings and Nathan Trantraal speak to Bettina Wyngaard about writing poverty.This event [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this conversation, Andries du Toit, Lesedi Molefi and Nathan Trantraal discuss the intersection of trauma, anger [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Damilare Kuku, Kharys Laue and Nozibele Mayaba speak to Nwabisa Mayema about women coming into [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Nadine Dirks and Lesedi Molefi speak to Firdose Moonda about accessing essential care.This event was [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Gaireyah Fredericks, Hamza Koudri and David Mann speak to Azille Coetzee about authenticity and representation.This [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Qarnita Loxton, Niq Mhlongo and Zukiswa Wanner speak to Jordan Pieters about defying expectations.This event [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Busisekile Khumalo, Caitlin Stobie and Thobeka Yose speak to Joy Watson about surviving womanhood.This event [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.Join Maneo Mohale and Koleka Putuma for a session exploring each other’s work and what poetry makes possible.This [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Charmaine Africa, Alistair Mackay and Thobeka Yose speak to Lester Kiewit about writing fathers.This [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Siphokazi Jonas, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Lebogang Seale speak to Mapule Mohulatsi about rebuilding the [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Nicky Greenwall, Alistair Mackay and Zibu Sithole discuss writing privilege in their entertaining novels in [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Barbara Boswell, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa speak to Floretta Boonzaier about raising [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Sven Axelrad, Shubnum Khan and Alex Latimer speak to Dela Gwala about the many faces [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this event, Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti, Siya Khumalo, Maneo Mohale and Eloghosa Osunde speak to Lwando Scott [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Barbara Boswell, Margie Orford and Buntu Siwisa chat to Andrew Brown about their latest books. [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Michèle Betty and Shari Daya speak to Bibi Burger about the possibilities of writing as [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.Barbara Boswell, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Gothataone Moeng speak to Mbali Sikakana. This event is in collaboration with [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Siphokazi Jonas, Lesedi Molefi and Margie Orford speak to Buhle Ngaba about writing mental [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Lebohang Masango, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Sue Nyamnjoh talk to Dela Gwala about navigating postcolonial [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Tessa Dooms, Nadia Kamies and Patric Tariq Mellet speak to Lester Kiewit about grappling with [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Zoey Black, Maneo Mohale and Manila von Teez explore Cape Town’s “queer capital” claims in [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Sarah Isaacs, Wisani Mushwana and Gail Schimmel speak to Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni about the pervasive impacts [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Hugo ka Canham, Maneo Mohale and Jarred Thompson speak to Pumla Dineo Gqola about finding new ways to [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Sven Axelrad, Sam Beckbessinger and Busisekile Khumalo speak to Daniella Djan about complex friendships.This event [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak toPumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Andrew Brown, Craig Higginson and Farai Mudzingwa speak to Ziyanda Stuurman about the impact on [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.This is Q&A session with Nombeko and Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni that followed the screening of Nobuntu, the personal journey [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Craig Higginson, Wanjiru Koinange and David Ralph Viviers speak to Christy Weyer about blending research [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion CA Davids, Khadija Heeger and Bronwyn Law-Viljoen speak to Yewande Omotoso about history and identity. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Terry-Ann Adams, Melinda Ferguson and Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase speak to Koketso Sachane about living through loss. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne du Toit Albertze, Herman Lategan and Welcome Mandla Lishiva talk to Azille Coetzee about movement and safety. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Gertrude Fester, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Margie Orford speak to Ashanti Kunene about the importance of creativity as a driver for change and a tool of resilience. This event was made possible by the […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Fred Khumalo, Pulane Mpondo and Kopano Ratele speak to Christopher Ouma about the impact of fatherlessness. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne Du Toit Albertze, Chase Rhys and Lester Walburgh discuss the politics of being seen with Nelleke de Jager. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. Lucas Ledwaba, Bulelwa Mabasa and Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon centre people in this conversation exploring the impact of landlessness and forced removals. It is chaired by Ruth Hall. This event was made possible by the support of the Department […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Welcome Mandla Lishivha, Onke Mazibuko and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu speak to Lester Kiewit about agency, identity and performance. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Andrew Brown, Qarnita Loxton and Onke Mazibuko chat all things book related with Festival Director, Mervyn Sloman. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Caryn Dolley, Karyn Maughan and Refilwe Moloto talk to Rebecca Davis about the specific challenges facing female journalists. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, […]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Onke Mazibuko, Lethokuhle Msimang and Terry-Ann Adams speak to Mohale Mashigo about disconnected characters.
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This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Ben Booysen, Rofhiwa Maneta and Jeremy Vearey speak to Caryn Dolley about good policing [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Nicky Falkof and Melinda Ferguson speak to Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela about the [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Khalied Jacobs, Bulelwa Mabasa and Chase Rhys speak to Leonie Joubert about the connections [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Sean Davison (assisted suicide), Joy Watson (GBV) and Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon (urban housing) speak to [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Ben Booysen, Mlilo Mpondo, Erika Bornman talk to Nicky Falkof about secret societies and [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion CA Davids, Gertrude Fester and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu speak to Ncedisa Nkonyeni about history [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Vanya Gastrow, Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase and Fred Khumalo speak to Karina Szczurek about the ongoing [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Kyle Cowan and Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, speak to Saliem Fakir about Eskom [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pumla Dineo Gqola, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni and Yewande Omotoso speak to Mohale Mashigo about feminist [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase speaks to Andrew Brown about his harrowing account of growing up in [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Sara-Jayne Makwala King, Lethokuhle Msimang and Kopano Ratele speak to Bongani Kona about what [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pumla Dineo Gqola, Lucas Ledwaba, Malcolm Ray and Songezo Zibi speak to Carol Paton [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. This open dialogue between Khadija Heeger and Ashley Moyo adopts an impromptu approach to engagement about the [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Koni Benson, Musawenkosi Khanyile and Bronwyn Law-Viljoen speak to Dela Gwala about apartheid legacies.
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This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne Du Toit Albertze, Fred Khumalo and Joy Watson speak to Bettina Wyngaard about [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Terry-Ann Adams, Welcome Mandla Lishivha and Chase Rhys speak to Kelly Smith about community [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Kyle Cowan, Karyn Maughan and Songezo Zibi reflect on the damage done to our [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Sara-Jayne Makwala King and Rofhiwa Maneta speak to Africa Melane about [...]
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Andrew Brown, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Margie Orford speak to John Maytham about power [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion C.A. Davids, Finuala Dowling and Nancy Richards speak to Aoife [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Azille Coetzee, Pumla Gqola and Joy Watson speak to Ingrid [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Tapiwa Guzha and Jen Thorpe explore the [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, C.A. Davids, Joanne Joseph and Bongani Kona speak to Sindiswa [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Shana Fife, Pumla Gqola and Sue Nyathi speak to Sara-Jayne [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this conversation, Kelly-Eve Koopman, Alistair Mackay and Keely Shinners speak to Edgar [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this conversation, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Bongani Kona and Bridget McNulty speak to [...]
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.
In this conversation, Andries du Toit, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Mpho Raboeane speak to Katlego [...]
Gretchen Haley (The Tearoom), Qarnita Loxton (Being Dianne) and Uvile Ximba speak (Dreaming in Colour) to Efemia Chela about complicated loves.
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Bongani Kona (Our Ghosts Were Once People) and Yewande Omotoso (An Unusual Grief) speak to Catherine Boulle about shifting modes of grief.
The Book Lounge is running pre-order special on An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso, [...]