A long-time Open Book attendee, Lufefe Boss is a mission-driven and experienced policy specialist with over a decade of hands-on work in public policy research, advocacy, and implementation across South Africa. With degrees in African Literature and Political Studies from Wits University, his work and passions are rooted in a deep commitment to a values-based, collaborative approach to building inclusive policies that serve communities. His favourite authors include Toni Morrison, Aiwanose Odafen and the various poets and authors of post-apartheid-South Africa.