On Saturday, 29 October, the Bridge Book Festival will celebrate Johannesburg as the inspiration for great South African writing, by bringing writers and readers together in the city’s historic core.
The daylong event brings a dozen writers, poets and illustrators to explore landmark sites in downtown Johannesburg.
Not to be missed!
Event Details
- Date: Saturday, 29 October 2016
- Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
- Venues: Bridge Books, as well as The Rand Club, Oppenheimer Park and Corner House.
- Tickets: Webtickets or Facebook
2016 Bridge Book Festival programme
1. Fred Khumalo
Time: 10am to 10.45am
Venue: Bridge Books
Fred Khumalo will be reading from his latest book #Zuptas Must Fall.
Ticket cost: R20
2. Poetree
Time: 10am to 10.45am
Venue: Corner House
Different artists from Poetree will entertain with their poems.
Ticket cost: R20
3. Yewande Omotoso
Time: 11.15am to 12.30pm
Venue: Bridge Books
Yewande Omotoso will be reading from her latest novel The Woman Next Door.
Ticket cost: R20
4. Daniel Browde
Time: 11.15am to 12.30pm
Venue: The Rand Club
Daniel Browde will be reading from The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde.
Ticket cost: R50
5. Nomavenda Mathiane
Time: 11.15am to 12.30pm
Venue: Corner House
Nomavenda Mathiane will be reading from her book Eyes in the Night.
Ticket cost: R20
6. Ekow Duker
Time: 12.30pm to 1.45pm
Venue: Corner House
Ekow Duker will be reading from his latest novel The God Who Made Mistakes.
Ticket cost: R20
7. Lucas Ledwaba and Leon Sadiki
Time: 1.45pm to 2.30pm
Venue: Bridge Books
Lucas Ledwaba and Leon Sadiki will be reading from their book Broke & Broken.
Ticket cost: R20
8. Niq Mhlongo
Time: 1.45pm to 2.30pm
Venue: Corner House
Niq Mhlongo will be reading from his collection of short stories Affluenza.
Ticket cost: R20
9. Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
Time: 3pm to 3.45pm
Venue: Bridge Books
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele will be reading from her novel Happiness is a Four-Letter Word.
Ticket cost: R20
10. Samantha Cowen
Time: 3pm to 3.45pm
Venue: Corner House
Samantha Cowen will be reading from her memoir From Whiskey to Water.
Ticket cost: R20
11. Cocktail party at Bridge Books
Time: From 4pm
Venue: Bridge Books
Drinks with the authors at Bridge Books.
Ticket cost: R100
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Book details
- #ZuptasMustFall and Other Rants by Fred Khumalo
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EAN: 9781776091072
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- The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
EAN: 9781784740344
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- The Relatively Public Life Of Jules Browde by Daniel Browde
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EAN: 9781868427208
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- Eyes in the Night: An Untold Zulu Story by Nomavenda Mathiane
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EAN: 9781928257240
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- The God Who Made Mistakes by Ekow Duker
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EAN: 9781770104259
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- Broke and Broken: The Shameful Legacy of Gold Mining in South Africa by Lucas Ledwaba, Leon Sadiki
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EAN: 9781928337300
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- Affluenza by Niq Mhlongo
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EAN: 9780795706967
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- Happiness is a Four-Letter Word by Cynthia Jele
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EAN: 9780795707766
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- From Whiskey to Water by Sam Cowen
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EAN: 9781920601720
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