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All things books, to inspire a reading nation
Category: Events
Book Synopsis: A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy. As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by...
On the 1st February I’ll be celebrating World Read Aloud Day with Nal’ibali along with all of South Africa and I’m excited! Each year Nal’ibali produces a story especially for World Read Aloud Day in all 11 official languages. Nal’ibali...
This past Saturday I joined the Bookworms ladies once again for their monthly meeting. This time they were reviewing Pamela Power’s Things Unseen. A psychological thriller which might just turn out to be a part of a series (watch this...
So over the past couple of weeks I have been reading Malebo Sephodi‘s Miss Behave in preparation for what was a FULLY BOOKED launch on the 28 June 2017! *snaps fingers* Few days later and the #MissBehave tag was still trending...
On Monday, 29 May I attended my first ever poetry reading for Koleka Putuma’s book launch of her anthology Collective Amnesia. The invite was courtesy of the Cheeky Natives duo Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane and Alma-Nalisha Cele who have recently come onto the arts and...
So I attended a book launch for The Inside-Out Man by Fred Strydom last week. I finally got to meet amazing Pamela Power , author, scriptwriter and script editor for popular SABC 2 soapie Muvhango. She had a whole list...
On Saturday, 11 March 2017 we attended the launch of How Many Ways Can You Say Hello by Refiloe Moahlodi. How Many Ways Can You Say Hello is the story of Sarah on her first day of school. The day...
On Saturday, 11 March I attended the first installment of the #BookamosoBookClubTour by joining the Bookwormers Book Club ladies in Pretoria. I was welcomed with open arms by the month’s host Jeanette Sejamoholo, who had prepared a hearty meal and...
On Saturday, 27 August 2016 Cath Alexander read from her new children’s book, Timothy’s Tomatoes. Along with the reading, Cath had a few activities based around the book and had a giveaway of the book to one lucky reader. This...
It’s been a decade since Madondo’s debut Hot Type was released and he’s returned with an even fiery release. We attended the launch at Exclusive Books, Hyde Park Corner as Bongani was in conversation with Panashe Chigumadzi, the author of Sweet...
