The weather took a turn for the worse on the morning of day two of the 2015 Franschhoek Literary Festival, but the events just keep getting better. Check out Books LIVE’s coverage of the sessions as they happen:
The festival will be covered by Books LIVE editor Jennifer Malec (@projectjennifer), deputy editor Helené Prinsloo (@helenayp), assistant editors Erin Devenish (@ErinDevenish811) and Annetjie van Wynegaard (@Annetjievw) and Jennifer Platt (@Jenniferdplatt) of the Sunday Times.
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For this hour, Annetjie is at “Gathering Evidence” at the New School Hall. Best-selling crime novelist Deon Meyer (Cobra) interrogates forensic scientist David Klatzow (Justice Denied) and Judge Dennis Davis about the role forensics play in building a criminal case that sticks.
I'm at the new school hall for "Gathering Evidence" with @MeyerDeon, @DavidKlatzow & Judge Dennis Davis #FLF15 pic.twitter.com/UM7XLM8Uzw
— Annetjie v Wynegaard (@Annetjievw) May 16, 2015
.@MeyerDeon says @DavidKlatzow is always a good source of info for a new book #FLF15
— Annetjie v Wynegaard (@Annetjievw) May 16, 2015
Erin’s covering “When Less Is More” at the Congregational Church. Four masters of the short story gather to talk about the art and craft of the form. Ivan Vladislavić leads the discussion with Helon Habila, Jackie Kay (Reality, Reality), and SJ Naudé.”
I'm at When Less is More with Ivan Vladislavic, @helonhabila @JackieKayPoet and SJ Naudé.
— Erin Devenish (@ErinDevenish811) May 16, 2015
And here they are for a discussion of a short story #FLF15 pic.twitter.com/heUwjG1yAJ
— Erin Devenish (@ErinDevenish811) May 16, 2015
Helené will be tweeting from “The Straight Gaze” at the Church Hall. A century ago, stringent laws and social mores restricted writers to writing for the “straight gaze”, reflecting the lives of gay characters obliquely, or not at all. Rebecca Davis asks John Boyne, Damon Galgut (Arctic Summer) and Sarah Waters what has changed.
I'm in the Church Hall for "The Straight Gaze" with Damon Galgut, @john_boyne, Sarah Waters and @becsplanb #FLF15 pic.twitter.com/AfWkwTIzsW
— Helené Prinsloo (@helenayp) May 16, 2015
Sarah Waters understands Galgut's frustration with gay panels, but feels proud to be on it #FLF15
— Helené Prinsloo (@helenayp) May 16, 2015
Jennifer Platt is covering “Inside out: Writing South Africa” at the Council Chamber. Writing South African fiction, whether from inside the country or elsewhere, is fraught with literary and political sensitivities. Michele Magwood asks Craig Higginson (The Dream House) and Christopher Hope (Jimfish) how carefully they tread without sacrificing story.”
At The Council Chamber: 2nd session of the day. @michelemagwood chats to @CraigAHigginson and Christopher Hope. #FLF15
— Jenniferdianeplatt (@Jenniferdplatt) May 16, 2015
.@CraigAHigginson: I was trying to find a form of the novel that finds a dialogue to fit into the strange space we are in. #FLF15
— Jenniferdianeplatt (@Jenniferdplatt) May 16, 2015
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