Open Book Festival Live Recordings

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.

In this conversation, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Bongani Kona and Bridget McNulty speak to Joy Watson about how we survive

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.

In this conversation, Andries du Toit, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Mpho Raboeane speak to Katlego Ramantsima about the real politics of land.

This event was created in partnership with PLAAS, and made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

Gretchen Haley, Qarnita Loxton, and Uvile Ximba talk to Efemia Chela about complicated loves, secrets, and identity in their books.

This is the last episode of the series! Thanks everyone for listening, and please do get in touch to let us know what you thought by emailing [email protected] or on social media (@OpenBookFest).

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell   Foundation.

Bongani Kona and Yewande Omotoso speak to Catherine Boulle about the different forms that grief takes, what it means to sit with it, how it warps time, and whether something good can come from loss.

The Book Lounge is running pre-order special on An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso, where you can get 15% off your purchase. The special runs until 8 December. To pre-order this book, just email [email protected] , or go to their website, booklounge.co.za.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

Africa Melane speaks to Madeleine Fullard, Ashraf Kagee and Naledi Mashishi about a present haunted by the past.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the  Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell  Foundation.

Damon Galgut, Mphuthumi Ntabeni and Futhi Ntshingila explore the unravelling of control through their characters. Chaired by Koketso Sachane.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the  Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell  Foundation.

Efemia Chela, Robert Hamblin and Tiffany Kagure Mugo talk to Chase Rhys about what the Internet has meant for the queer experience.

A fun conversation about how the internet has changed everything and what that’s meant for queerness, both in how it can provide anonymity as well as hypervisibility.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

In Part Two of Conversations with Mohale, Mohale Mashigo talks to Shana Fife, author of Ougat. If you missed part one, make sure to listen.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the  Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell  Foundation.

Mia Arderne, Tshidisho Moletsane, and Thenjiwe Mswane talk to Ashanti Kunene about the loss of faith in a promised future, and the point of writing, speaking and creating in from a crumbling present.

Content note: this episode contains a discussion of depression and suicide.

If you think you might need someone to talk to, the Suicide Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day. The number is 0800 567 567. Help is available.

This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

Joanne Joseph, Mandla Langa, and Nick Mulgrew talk to Yewande Omotoso about land and exile.

This is a conversation about what place means for identity, about who gets to tell the stories of different communities, and whether belonging anywhere has become a myth.

Curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.

This podcast series is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.