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Saturday 14 June 3 Participants: Alex Boraine, Max du Preez & Mac Maharaj. Zebra Press. 11h00 Room 1.61 “So you want to be a copy editor?” John Linnegar, workshop facilitator. McGillivray Linnegar Associates. 11h00 Room 1.62 “Smart, smarter - smartie!” Learn literacy through Oxford’s First Bilingual Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. 11h00 Room 1.63 “Whose terrorist anyway?” The inside story of four MK soldiers in the previous era’s last big political trial. Join Peter Harris, author of “In a Different Time”, and Achmat Dangor, author of Booker-short-listed “Bitter Fruit”, in a discussion moderated by Mike Nicol. Umuzi. 11h00 Stand C19 Introducing the NEW Longman South African Schools’ e-Dictionary – Find out why the Longman South African Schools’ e-Dictionary is the best dictionary for South African schools! Maskew Miller Longman. 11h00 Stand C21a Arthur Attwell, Director of Electric Book Works, explains how print-on-demand works, and how authors and publishers can use the Mousehand service to get their books available in print on international and South African bookselling websites. Electric Book Works. 11h00 Stand E9 Meet Adriaan Groenewald, author of “Moving Towards your Leadership Destiny.” Stephan Phillips. 11h00 Stand F1 Book Signings: “Take Two Veg & Call Me in the Morning” by Zapiro & “Bitterkomix Annual 2008” by Anton Kannemeyer. Jacana Media. CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR PROGRAMME 2008 11h00 Stand F15 Meet Terry Crawford-Browne, author of “Eye on the Money”, and EKM Dido, author of “’n Ander Ek”. Umuzi. 11h00 Stand F5 Meet Steven Webb who will sign copies and talk about his new and bestselling book, “Ops Medic: A National Serviceman’s Border War.” Galago Publishing. 11h00 Stand J6 Meet the Author – Gcina Mhlophe, South Africa’s favourite storyteller. Gcina Mhlophe tells the story of “The Singing Chameleon,” a wonderful Malawian folktale about a lonely little chameleon who finds his voice, and place, in the world. Gcina will be on hand to sign books. Draw a picture of the Singing Chameleon and win a prize! Songololo. 11h00 Stand K14 Jasper is Back! Join Jasper for 15 minutes of reading fun. Readings will take place in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans. Macmillan. 11h00 Stand L8 Kwela Coffee Hour: “Writing for your peers:” Four writers speak up. Willem Anker, Niq Mhlongo, Zukiswa Wanner and Thembelani Ngenelwa will be airing their views on writing for their own generation. What makes today’s writing different from South African literature of the past? And how do authors reach out to young South African audiences? Chaired by Ben Williams, editor of Book SA. NB Publishers. 11h00 Stand P13 A tribute to and highlights of University of Pretoria’s centenary. The focus is on 100 years in the service of knowledge: the university’s law press, PULP; publishing training and research on the South African book industry; the Bookjol celebrations; and the library’s unique print collections and online developments; as well as 100 years of UP authors. All alumni and other interested members of the public are invited to join us at our stand.
Saturday 14 June 4 11h00 Stand Q16 Isis X Exhibition Space - “Isis X” Exhibition Opening. Botsotso Publishers presents an exhibition of poems and photographs by South African women. Opening address by Dr Desiree Lewis. Readings by Liz Trew, Sumeera Dawood, Riana Wiechers, Natalie Railoun and Arja Salafranca. 11h00 Stand K15 “Surfing South Africa.” This is the second edition of the classic guide to surfing in South Africa. A number of surfing stories by locals are also included. Illustrated throughout with colour photos. Steve Pike. Juta. Signing. 11h00 Stand R5 Launch of the exhibition: ‘ 100 years of French speaking comics ‘ French Institute of South Africa. 11h15 Stand F15 Children, come and meet “Spot” at the Penguin stand. 11h15 Stand F5 Meet best-selling author Peter Stiff who will sign copies and explain how he came to write his best-selling trilogy on South Africa’s secret warfare, “The Silent War: South African Recce Operations 1968-1994,” “Warfare by Other Means: South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s” and “The Covert War: Koevoet Operations in Namibia 1979-1989.” Galago Publishing. 11h30 Childrens Zone “A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson” read by Gilly Southwood. Ages 4-6. 12h00 Childrens Zone Colouring-In Activity, inspired by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. Ages 3-6. 12h00 Room 1.41 “A Search for Origins:” The Origins of Humankind and the South Africanisation of Science with Philip Bonner, Amanda Esterhuysen and Trefor Jenkins. Wits University Press. CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR PROGRAMME 2008 12h00 Room 1.42 “GULLIVER’S TROUBLES: NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE COLD WAR.” Nigeria (like South Africa) is a continental power in Africa. Nigeria’s national interests and foreign policy is crucial for the building of the AU, NEPAD and the African Renaissance project. Panelists, Kader Asmal, Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Garth LePere and Adekeyo Adebajo discuss. UKZN Press. 12h00 Room 1.43 Reading and discussion - Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series reads an extract from “The Miracle at Speedy Motors” and chats about his writing. Penguin Books. 12h00 Room 1.61 “Teaching a Culture of Non-Violence.” Presentation by Eerste River Primary School teacher, Vivienne Rutgers, on her contribution to the United Nations Forum on Sustainable Development on the vital role of Humane Education in everyday classroom learning in the world today. The Humane Education Trust. 12h00 Room 1.62 “Revise, practice, pass, excel, SUCCEED in Grade 12!” Oxford University Press. 12h00 Room 1.63 “The Arms Deal: what’s the fuss?” Terry Crawford-Browne, author of “Eye on the Money,” and Andrew Feinstein, author of “After the Party” in conversation with Martin Welz of Noseweek. Umuzi. 12h00 Stand C19 The Longman Exams Dictionary – find out how the Longman Exams Dictionary can improve your exam results. Maskew Miller Longman. 12h00 Stand E2 Jo-Anne Richards signs copies of her new novel, “My Brother’s Book.” Exclusive Books.
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