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Recordings of live events from the Open Book Festival, a literary festival that takes place in Cape Town each year.

  1. JAN 23

    OBF2025: Book Lounge Feminist Book Club with Michelle Myeko Kekana

    In this event Noma Tsheleza facilitates an interactive conversation with Michelle Myeko Kekana, the author of The Fragile Mental Health of Strong Women.  This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    58 min

  2. JAN 21

    OBF2025: The Loss Rate

    In this event Wale Lawal, Athambile Masola and Moray Rhoda speak to Sue Nyamnjoh about meaning making in the age of AI.  This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    1h 9m

  3. JAN 19

    OBF2025: What the Water Gave Me

    In this event, Veruska De Vita, Traci Kwaai and Malika Ndlovu speak to Zolani Mahola about the work of reclaiming ancestral and intimate connections to our rivers and oceans.  This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    59 min

  4. JAN 16

    OBF2025: Recovering from Childhood

    In this event Sven Axelrad, Lebo Mazibuko and Ntombifuthi Nkabinde speak to Lufefe Boss about working through the trauma left by problematic parents. This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival. The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    1h 3m

  5. JAN 14

    OBF2025: Facing Death

    In this event, Foluso Agbaje, Rémy Ngamije and Sarah Uheida speak to Erin Bates about journeying with grief. This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    58 min

  6. JAN 14

    OBF2025: Up Close with Maneo | Tsitsi Dangarembga

    In this event, Maneo Mohale speaks to literary icon, Tsitsi Dangarembga, about bearing witness to complex states of Black girlhood in her powerful world-bending Tambudzai and Nyasha trilogy (Nervous Conditions, The Book of Not, This Mournable Body). This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival. The festival was made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    58 min

  7. 12/12/2025

    OBF2025: Feminist Imaginary | Speaking into Silence

    Open Book Festival is an annual literary event in Cape Town featuring panelists from all over the writing and publishing spheres. It is a place where writers and audiences are brought together and meaningful discussions are made possible. In this event Foluso Agbaje, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Goretti Kyomuhendo and Athambile Masola speak to Mbali Sikakana about writing feminist histories, and filling in the gaps in the official archives.  This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    1h 27m

  8. 12/10/2025

    OBF2025: Spirituality in the Now

    In this event Siphokazi Jonas and Vusumzi Ngxande speak to Vuyo Koyana about reclaiming a spiritual inheritance and returning to the heart/core of Isintu.  This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.  The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.

    1h 20m
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Recordings of live events from the Open Book Festival, a literary festival that takes place in Cape Town each year.

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  • Creator
    Open Book
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    172
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Open Book
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    Open Book Podcast

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