#WeRead – From sex to slam poetry and everything in between
Women write #OURSTORIES at SA Book Fair.
The 2019 South African Book Fair (6–8 September at Constitution Hill) will showcase the range and diversity of women’s literary voices through a programme that includes seasoned authors and those publishing for the first time.
The line-up includes women writers from South Africa and the rest of the continent, as well as acclaimed international authors, among them Sarah Ladipo Manyika, who will be re-releasing her iconic work In Dependence, and Elisabeth Åsbrink, best known for her historical tome, 1947: When Now Begins.
Mesmerising Jamaican-Canadian poet d’bi.young anitafrika will launch her new collection of poetry at the fair on Sunday, at 4pm. The acclaimed feminist dub-poet and activist will also be part of the line-up at Saturday’s Keorapetse Kgositsile Poetry Café, along with Malawi’s Upile Chisala and several other performance poets.
A highlight of the programme is Life Reclaimed, facilitated by Karabo Kgoleng (7 September at 10am). It sees Letshego Zulu, Gabi Lowe and Ndileka Mandela share their inspirational stories of survival, catharsis and transcendence as captured in their recently released books.
The hotly anticipated Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure is to be published in August. The book’s author, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, will be at South African Book Fair to host the session, Sex Talk with Dr T, on Saturday at 11.30am.
Other not-to-be-missed women authors on the programme include:
- Continental drifter and avid traveller, Lerato Mogoatlhe
- Renowned art expert, Dr Cobi Labuscagne.
- Lesego Tlhabi aka Coconut Kelz.
- New authors Kelly-Eve Koopman, Makanaka Mavengere-Munsaka and Keletso Mopai, and many more.
Tickets available via Webtickets.
