Lionel Shriver & Tom Eaton discuss the changing shape of our society and the lasting effects of the pandemic on our lives with John Maytham in the chair.
Sue Nyathi speaks to Sally Cranswick (Women out of Water), Dudu Busani-Dube (Hlomu series) and Qarnita Loxton (Being Dianne) about the art of writing potent heroines – and the power of fiction to interrogate women’s social realities.
Join author and illustrator Jonny Duddle, the mysterious Gigantosaurus and the troublesome Pirate family next door. The show features an interactive reading, a peek inside Jonny’s sketchbooks and a chance to create a fearsome pirate with Jonny …
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Judith February teleports to 19th century Natal with Joanne Joseph, author of the historical novel Children of Sugarcane, which conjures the world of and female indentured migrant from India.
Whether you dream of becoming the next EL James, or just having some fun, this short workshop will get you started. You could end up adding ‘romance novelist’ to your CV – and even write a bestseller! Writing coach and author Sarah Bullen will show you the must-know rules of romance, how to structure your plot and craft your love leads. Think Harlequin, Mills & Boon or Avon Romance. Ticket limit 25.
R130 for members
R150 full price
Join the number one bestselling cookbook author The Lazy Makoti, for tea and cake and tips on how to entertain in energy-efficient style …
Michele Magwood is joined by Charlie Mackesy, artist, illustrator, and author of the international bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
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Join Christopher Lloyd, editor of the Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia, in an exhilarating, family-friendly quiz show. The winners of eight rounds, each based on a chapter of the Encyclopedia, will advance to the grand finale – where the Franschhoek Literary Festival / Britannica Quiz Champion of 2022 will be crowned!
Bruce Whitfield talks to Magda Wierzycka, SA’s richest woman, about her biography Magda, her childhood as a Polish refugee, her business triumphs, and her role in the war on state capture.
Award-winning Peter & Beverly Pickford present photographs from To The Edges of the Earth: A Journey into Wild Land – a 4 year quest to document & champion the world’s most remote wildernesses across 7 continents.
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Refilwe Moloto yanks the blockchain with Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle, authors of Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the end of Banks.
Fellow wine farmers and former Springboks Dugald Macdonald (Ja-Nee) & Schalk Burger Snr (Just A Moment) uncork some vintage rugby showdowns with sportswriter Luke Alfred.
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Reg Lascaris talks to Sorbet founder Ian Fuhr about his new book, Cultureneering – and how a culture of respect and belonging made his beauty-salon empire the biggest in the land. Fuhr will be joined by Lesley-Anne Gatter (Group Head of People and Organisation, Investec SA)
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Pippa Hudson speaks to Zimbabwean entrepreneur Rusty Labuschagne, who survived 10 years of maximum security imprisonment for a murder he didn’t commit. His inspirational memoir, Beating Chains, reveals what he learnt.
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How should we greet the news of a death, or the certainty of our own? In Ice-Cream, Thank You, John Maytham reads a range of funny and moving poems about death. All of them address that moment of extremity when some are roused to a profound ‘thank you’ – while others look forward to the promise of ice cream. Compiled by Finuala Dowling, and including poems by Seamus Heaney, Dylan Thomas, Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda and Wislawa Szymborska.
R130 for members
R150 per ticket full price
SJ Naudé speaks to Dominique Botha (False River) about her first solo bilingual poetry collection, Bloodwood/Donkerberg, and the ways in which landscapes accept or resist poetry…
