Litnet

KZN's premier book festival, the Midlands Literary Festival, is taking place in Yellowwood, Howick on 27–28 August.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 27 August

9.00–9.30 John Conyngham: Hazara: Elegy for an African farm
9.30–10.00 Brian Khoza: Smiling after lost love
10.00–10.30 Nikki Brighton: Mnandi: A taste of Mphophomeni

10.30–11.00 Tea

11.00–11.30  Thomas Mollett: Bloody lies – the Inge Lotz murder
11.30–12.00 Marí Peté: Step through
12.00–12.30  Darryl Earl David: Church tourism in South Africa
12.30–1.00 Mike Norris: Artist round the bend

1.00–2.30 Lunch

2.30–3.00 Elizabeth Pienaar: Bobby
3.00–3.30 Allen Goddard: Wendell Berry – Prophet of Bloom
3.30–4.00 Irene Fischer: I am still here
4.00–4.30 Fikile Hlatshwayo: Blacks do caravan
4.30–5.00 Thomas Mollett: Oscar Pistorius vs The Truth

Sunday 28 August

9.00–9.30 Michael Nuttall: Number two to Tutu
9.30–10.00 Elwyn Jenkins: The chronicles of Peach Grove Farm – a rare children’s book
10.00–10.30 Heinrich Bömkhe: Sarie

10.30–11.00 Tea

11.00–11.30 Chris Mann: Lifelines
11.30–12.00 Barbara Siedle: The lady in white
12.00–12.30 Jackie Cameron: Baking with Jackie Cameron
12.30–1.00 Ashwin Desai: The Bard in Africa

1.00–2.30 Lunch

2.30–3.00 Vincent Reid: Drawn in Africa
3.00–3.30 Nkosinathi Sithole: Hunger eats a man
3.30–4.00 John Matisonn: God, lies and spies
4.00–4.30 Jessica Pitchford: Switched at birth

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