Darryl David is the organiser of numerous book festivals in South Africa. This year he delivered the keynote address at the biennial conference for the International Organisation of Book Towns of New Zealand at the national Book Town in Featherston, which is an hour’s drive from Wellington. He shares some of his photos of the visit to New Zealand with LitNet’s readers.
The Royal Hotel, my home away from home while in Featherston (Photo: Darryl David)
Stairway to heaven (Photo: Darryl David)
Peter and Mary Biggs in the children’s bookshop (Photo: Darryl David)
Pop-up bookshop (Photo: Darryl David)
Old world writers’ desk (Photo: Darryl David)
What a bar! (Photo: Darryl David)
Peter Biggs, Chairperson of Book Town Featherston (Photo: Pete Mork)
Mayor Martin Connoly (Photo: Pete Mork)
Peter Biggs, presenting Darryl David with a New Zealand rugby T- shirt for his birthday (Photo: Pete Mork)
Darryl David (Photo: Pete Mork)
From left: Mary Biggs, wife of Peter Biggs, and driving force behind the success of Feather Book Town; Darryl David, Founder of Book Town Richmond, Adrian Turpin, Director of Scotland's Wigtown Literary Festival, and Warren Wiggins, Chairperson of Australia's Book Town in Clunes. (Photo: Pete Mork)
Darryl David during Book Town Featherston (Photo: Pete Mork)
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