Ticket sales for the Open Book Festival, set to take place from 6 September 2024 to 8 September 2024 at the Homecoming Centre of the District Six Museum, are ‘moving along nicely,’ according to the event organisers, Cape {town} Etc reports
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‘The festival, known for creating an inclusive space for important conversations, is set to explore a range of themes including mental health, fatherhood, creativity, and the impact of history on the present,’ said a festival press release.
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Tickets for the festival can be booked through Webtickets.
According to the Open Book Festival website, South Africa’s leading authors, many with recently released books, will be featured in multiple panels throughout the festival.
6 September
- Sven Axelrad will engage in a discussion on Chosen Family with Buntu Siwisa and Anna Stroud.
- Anna Stroud will join Shubnum Khan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu for the panel Hauntings.
- Sven Axelrad will also be featured in the Bad Women panel.
- Siya Khumalo will participate in Uncontrollable Bodies.
- Pontsho Pilane will host an Open Talk session.
- Ivan Vladislavic will be on the Reading the Streets panel.
7 September
- Sven Axelrad continues with a discussion on Love and Other Toxins, joined by Shubnum Khan and others.
- Anna Stroud and Buntu Siwisa will explore Outsiders.
- Karen Jennings, Alistair Mackay, and Niq Mhlongo will delve into Cities of Trauma.
- David Mann will discuss Authenticity and Representation.
- Nozibele Mayaba and Lesedi Molefi will explore Visibility and Chronic Conditions, with Mayaba also participating in Journeys to Self.
- Lebogang Seale will feature in the The Dispossessed panel.
- Oyama Mabandla will be involved in both Understanding Exile and Trust Issues.
- Pontsho Pilane will join the panel Navigating Religious Trauma.
8 September
- Karen Jennings will participate in Life Is Cheap.
- Margie Orford will be featured in Stories to Save Lives and will also join Barbara Boswell and others for The Personal as Political.
- Barbara Boswell will additionally be on the Feminist Imaginings / Creative Practice panel.
- Busisekile Khumalo and Zukiswa Wanner will discuss Patriarchy and Desire.
- Lebogang Seale and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu will address Colonialism and Fracture.
- Hedley Twidle will be on Holding the World and will later join Tanya Meeson for Storykeepers. Tanya Meeson will also collaborate with Nick Clelland on Living Dystopian Realities.
This festival promises a range of engaging discussions and the opportunity to hear from some of South Africa’s most compelling voices.
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