Pan Macmillan Authors at the 2012 Open Book Festival (20 – 24 September)

by Thando on Sep 13th, 2012

Pan Macmillan will be participating in this year’s Open Book Festival, which takes place from 20-24 September in Cape Town’s CBD. Pan Macmillan authors taking part include Alan Hollinghurst, Cat Hellisen, Craig Higginson, Emily Gravett, Eusebius McKaiser, Ifeanyi Ajaegbo, Marlene van der Westhuizen, Niki Daly and Steven Boykey Sidley.

Thursday 20 September, 2012

BOOK CLUB MORNING 1

Venue: The Book Lounge
Time: 10.00 – 11.00
Price: Free Event

Lola Shoneyin, Alan Hollinghurst and Patrick Flanery chat about their writing and give you a glimpse of how it’s done. Chaired by Megan Hitchin.

Complete Thursday programme

Friday 21 September, 2012

ALAN HOLLINGHURST: THE STRANGER’S CHILD

Venue: The Fugard Theatre
Time: 14.00 – 15.00
Price: R40

Alan Hollinghurst talks to Loftus Marais about The Stranger’s Child

TALKING FRENCH FOOD – JOANNE HARRIS AND MARLENE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

Venue: Fugard First
Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Price: R30

Joanne Harris and Marlene van der Westhuizen talk to each other about the French food they love and the books that resulted from that.

Complete Friday programme

Saturday 22 September, 2012

CAINE PRIZE 2012

Venue: The Fugard Theatre
Time: 12.00 – 13.30
Price: Free Event

CO/MIX THE ART OF CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Venue: The Bank
Time: 13.00 – 14.00
Price: Free Event

Emily Gravett, Chris Venter and Alex Latimer talk to Niki Daly about the challenges of the industry.

ALAN HOLLINGHURST AND DAMON GALGUT

Venue: The Fugard Theatre
Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Price: R40

Alan Hollingurst and Damon Galgut discuss their work with Eusebius Mckaiser.

Complete Saturday programme

CRAIG HIGGINSON – THE LANDSCAPE PAINTER

Venue: Fugard Studio
Time: 14.00 – 15.00
Price: R30

Craig Higginson, author of The Landscape Painter, talks to Karina Brink about his novel.

SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE 2

Venue: The Book Lounge
Time: 15.00 – 16.00
Price: Free Event

Dawn Garisch, Deon-Simphiwe Skade and Steven Boykey Sidley speak to Liesl Jobson about their work.

THE LIVES OF WRITERS

Venue: Fugard Studio
Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Price: R30

Alan Hollinghurst, Kiran Desai and Lionel Shriver discuss the process behind their books with Nancy Richards.

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER: A BANTU IN MY BATHROOM – LAUNCH

Venue: Fugard Ground
Time: 20.00 – 21.00
Price: R30

Eusebius McKaiser, author of A Bantu in my Bathroom, talks to Rebecca Davis about the book.

Complete Sunday programme

Complete programme (pdf download)

Book details

The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst
EAN: 9780330513968
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The Landscape Painter by Craig Higginson
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EAN: 9781770101005
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A Bantu in My Bathroom: Debating Race, Sexuality and Other Uncomfortable South African Topics by Eusebius McKaiser
EAN: 9781920434373
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