Alert! The second annual Boek Bedonnerd book fair is around the corner, set to run from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October in the Northern Cape’s Karoo hamlet of Richmond – and set to feature quite a diverse lineup.
The name that leaps out from the programme with the greatest alacrity is – Lawrence Green! When I called to confirm whether, in fact, the festival has succeeded in booking the prolific but deceased author, the charming woman on the other end said, “No! We’re a booktown, not a spooktown!” Turns out that someone will be presenting on Green and his works – no doubt with emphasis on the books that involve the Karoo.
Amongst the warm-bodied, those scheduled to attend include David Bullard, Rian Malan, Tymon Smith, Etienne van Heerden, Martin Welz and Antoinette Pienaar, for starters. Plenty more are listed on the official but “tentative” programme, which you can view here or see and download via Scribd, below. But first, a few key Boek Bedonnerd links:
Boek Bedonnerd Richmond Book Festival links
2009 Book Bedonnerd (tentative) programme
Photo courtesy Captain iivii
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