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Open Book Festival

Enduring Connections

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 was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Motivations for Writing

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 to

Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence and heal.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Act of War

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 the people who have to fight.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

uNobuntu

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 of a daughter who helps her mother fulfill a life-long dream to publish a treasured 40-year-old manuscript.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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Based on Truth

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 and fiction and blurring boundaries between past and present.


This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Cape Town City Stories | African Cities as Text

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Caryn Dolley, Patric Tariq Mellet and Chase Rhys speak to Barbara Boswell about writing the memories and (sub)cultures of Cape Town. Brought to you by the African Literary Cities Project.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Constructed Identities

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Lynsey Ebony Chutel, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Pieter Odendaal speak to Nadia Sanger about the roots of racial identity in South Africa.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Fracture

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Sarah Lubala, Maneo Mohale and Uhuru Phalafala talk to Nondwe Mpuma about finding words to speak about the shatterings of life.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Compelled to Speak

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

Festival Coordinator, Frankie Murrey, is forced on stage by Mervyn Sloman to talk about her exquisite collection of short stories.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Collecting the Words

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Diane Awerbuck, Sue Nyamnjoh and Zibu Sithole speak to Karina Szczurek about their writing journeys.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.