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		<copyright>&#xA9; 2026 Open Book Festival</copyright>
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	<title>Love is a Feminist Issue &#124; Conversations with Mohale &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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In this episode, Krystle Zara Appiah, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Sue Nyathi spoke to host with the most, Mohale Mashigo about love and loneliness in a world on fire.



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	<title>Feminist Book Club &#124; Lebogang Matseke &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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In this episode, Noma Tsheleza facilitated an interactive conversation with Lebogang Matseke about her debut fantasy novel &#8216;Death Rattle&#8217;.



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	<title>History Shapes Every Story &#124; Past, Present and Future &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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In this episode, Megan Choritz, Mphuthumi Ntabeni and Jean-Paul Willemse spoke to Stevlyn Vermeulen about how their different novels are a product of our history.



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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Blurring The Boundaries Of Reality &#124; Between Two Worlds &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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In this episode, I.O. Echeruo, John Hunt and Keely Shinners speak to Kelly-Eve Koopman about their novels that blur boundaries between the familiar and the speculative.



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, I.O. Echeruo, John Hunt and Keely Shinners speak to Kelly-Eve Koopman about their novels that blur boundaries between the familiar and the speculative.



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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, I.O. Echeruo, John Hunt and Keely Shinners speak to Kelly-Eve Koopman about their novels that blur boundaries between the familiar and the speculative.



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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The Many Faces Of Grief &#124; Living Through Loss &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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In this episode, Melinda Ferguson, Thato Sebastian-Charles Mmereki and Dominique Olivier speak to Firdose Moonda about grief becoming part of the fabric of their lives.



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Melinda Ferguson, Thato Sebastian-Charles Mmereki and Dominique Olivier speak to Firdose Moonda about grief becoming part of the fabric of their lives.



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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Finding Forgiveness &#124; Reflections On Parents &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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In this episode, Lọlá Ákínmádé, Dyondzo Kwinika and Faraaz Mahomed speak to Kelly Smith about the moments of parental success and failure in their work, and the possibilities of forgiveness.



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Lọlá Ákínmádé, Dyondzo Kwinika and Faraaz Mahomed speak to Kelly Smith about the moments of parental success and failure in their work, and the possibilities of forgiveness.



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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Just One More Chapter &#124; On Writing An Irresistible Pageturner &#124; OBF 2026</title>
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In this episode, Tom Eaton, Sue Nyathi and Puseletso Tsotetsi speak to Shawn Buck about keeping their readers glued to the page.



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Tom Eaton, Sue Nyathi and Puseletso Tsotetsi speak to Shawn Buck about keeping their readers glued to the page.



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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Love — The Good, The Bad &#038; The Ugly &#124; SA Romance Indaba &#124; OBF 2026</title>
	<link>https://openbookfestival.co.za/podcast/love-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-sa-romance-indaba-open-book-festival-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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In this episode, Sven Axelrad, Thandi Moagi and Cathrine Phiri speak to Qarnita Loxton about the good, the bad and the ugly in love stories.



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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Sven Axelrad, Thandi Moagi and Cathrine Phiri speak to Qarnita Loxton about the good, the bad and the ugly in love stories.



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In this episode, Sven Axelrad, Thandi Moagi and Cathrine Phiri speak to Qarnita Loxton about the good, the bad and the ugly in love stories.



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In this episode, Sanah Ahsan, Siphokazi Jonas and Lebogang Matseke speak to Maneo Mohale about divinity, desire, and the intentional work of recalibrating our minds.



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