2015 Open Book: Comics Fest, One-man Poetry Slam and Okey Ndibe Chats About Foreign Gods, Inc.
It’s Saturday afternoon and the 2015 Open Book Festival is rocking.
Master cartoonists Chris Riddell and Zapiro explained their creative responses to world events with Marianne Thamm at Comics Fest: Illustrating the Point. Erin was on the spot:
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At a Poetica event, Vus’umuzi Phakathi presented a one-man grand slam, bringing three of his characters to life: Romeo The Poet and Vus’umuzi go head-to-head in a poetry slam while Lil’Hussil plays referee. Annetjie had the unenviable task of live tweeting the performance:
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Nancy Onyango (This is Africa) questioned Okey Ndibe about his remarkable novel Foreign Gods, Inc.. Helené was in the audience:
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The festival is being covered by Books LIVE editor Jennifer Malec (@projectjennifer), deputy editor Helené Prinsloo (@helenayp), assistant editors Erin Devenish (@ErinDevenish811) and Annetjie van Wynegaard (@Annetjievw).
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Book details
- The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
EAN: 9781408859643
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- It’s Code Red! by Zapiro
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EAN: 9781431420995
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- Here I Am by PJ Powers, Marianne Thamm
EAN: 9780143539049
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- Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe
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EAN: 9781616954451
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