What makes stories “literary”? It’s a full venue as the audience looks forward to Georgina Geddes asking authors Alistair Mackay, Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits, Amy Heydenrych and Craig Higginson about their “textually transmitted disease” - that is, the desire to write. #KBF24

At 30 years into democracy is SA primed for a midlife crisis? Gathering now to answer that question is #MandyWiener , #HilaryJoffe , #OyamaMabandla and Phumlani M. Majozi. #KBF24

Receiving murmurs of agreement, #MandyWiener starts the session with a question: Isn’t 30 too young for a midlife crisis? #KBF24

Why do you write? It's nice as a person when you're writing to imagine what choices you could make in life and then live them through your characters, says Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits #KBF24

Why do you write? I started writing because I was terrified of death, says Craig Higginson. Now it's more about trying to understand something, to explore something that intrigues me but I don't yet fully understand. #KBF24

Why do you write? It's about communing with a sense of magic and mystery. I never know what's going to appear on the page when I sit down to write, says Amy Heydenrych. I also write to process my feelings. #KBF24

Georgina Geddes asks Alistair Mackay (The Child), Craig Higginson (The Ghost of Sam Webster), Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil) and Amy Heydenrych (Bad Luck Penny) what it is that makes stories ‘literary’. Kingsmead Book Fair Exclusive Books #KBF24 #KingsmeadBookFair2024

One of the most captivated audiences we’ve seen today at Emma Sadleir Berkowitz and Ron Derby’s #KBF24 session. The gasps, the groans, the laughs! (And, so you know you’re in South Africa - “Yoh!”)

Fascinating discussion with Darrel Bristow-Bovey & Ⓥmegans heart facilitated by Bruce Dennill about facts vs fiction in writing and how even non-fiction isn't strictly true. There are only different POVs...
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.David O'Sullivan draws parallels between #IanLaxton ’s fictional character and Caster Semenya’s real experience. In one story, a character uses chemicals to boost their performance. In Caster’s story, she was told to use chemicals to slow her down. #KBF24

“I was taught self-love. I was accepted” - Caster Semenya explains how her childhood helped her realise her purpose in life. #KBF24

“There is no such thing as necessary discrimination” - Caster Semenya briefly explains the legal proceedings she’s had to go through, saying at one point she faced 21 judges. #KBF24

Fantastic watching the Caster Semenya take to the stage to speak about the marathon of her career so far Kingsmead Book Fair #kbf24

.David O'Sullivan says he appreciated the honesty in Caster Semenya’s book “The Race to be Myself”, saying it finally gave her a chance to tell her own story how she wanted to. #KBF24

The sun is shining and we’re talking books and inspiration. I loved this #KBF24 session. Thank you to a wonderfully engaged audience.

Lange Hall is packed as the session kicks off with introductions. “A marathon not a sprint” - #KBF24 .

The Kingsmead Book Fair is in session. Sitting in on the session #Wordsasweapons with Sifundo Sisoba #kbf24

Welcome to a splendid day at the Kingsmead Book Fair 2024 📚. Immerse yourself in a world brimming with literary wonders and inspiration.

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