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Talented, You Know the Type: Jackie May Interviews the 2013 Alan Paton Award Shortlistees

By Jackie May for The Times

Shortlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2013 in association with CNA, were announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival. The writers report back.

Rat RoadsJACQUES PAUW

Rat Roads (Zebra Press)

Where were you when you heard the news of your shortlisting?

I was at the announcement in Franschhoek. I didn’t plan to go, but partner-in-crime and fellow author Julian Rademeyer and my partner, Sam, dragged me to the event.

How did you celebrate?

We had dinner with Jenny Crwys-Williams and a handful of other authors and readers at the spectacular Pierneef restaurant at the La Motte wine estate. First we had cap classique, then dipped into the estate’s delicious sauvignon blanc. It was a rather joyous affair and ended at midnight scouring the village for an open bar.

What is the best line in your book?

“This is a book about barabara ya panya – a Swahili proverb that means the roads of the rat, those little paths that you take in order not be seen and to stay alive.”

Have you read any of the other shortlisted books?

I’ve been involved with Julian’s Killing for Profit from the outset. Julian and I are close friends and started writing our books at the same time for the same publisher. We supported one another and read one another’s finished chapters.

It’s important to have this kind of support when one embarks on a writing journey.

Xolela’s Biko is in my bookshelf and Redi is definitely a must-read.

Which book would you like to see win?

Killing for Profit. I’ve seldom seen such dedication from any person embarking on a long-term and difficult project. He gave up his job to write this book. No wonder we now call him Renoster Rademeyer.

  • Rat Roads is published by Zebra Press

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Killing for ProfitJULIAN RADEMEYER

Killing for Profit, (Zebra Press)

Where were you when you heard the news of your shortlisting?

At the announcement.

How did you celebrate?

I drank fine Franschhoek valley wine with friends. Oh, and a brandy and coke with Jacques Pauw.

What is the best line in your book?

You’d have to ask someone who has read the book for an objective opinion. I’d tell you that there are too many good lines to mention just one.

Which book would you like to see win?

Mine, of course.

  • Killing for Profit is published by Zebra Press

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The Last Afrikaner LeadersHERMANN GILIOMEE

The Last Afrikaner Leaders, (Tafelberg)

Where were you when you heard the news of your shortlisting?

Erika Oosthuysen, my publisher at Tafelberg, phoned from Franschhoek to tell me the news.

How did you celebrate?

My wife and I hugged each other.

What is the best line in your book?

A line from a letter in 1951 from the historian of world civilisations, Arnold Toynbee, to Piet Meyer, a correspondent in South Africa: “In South Africa you are faced with a situation that is going very soon to be the common situation of the world as a result of the annihilation of distance through the progress of Western technology. There will never be room in the world for the different fractions of mankind to retire into isolation from each other again.” This became the main theme of my book.

Which book would you like to see win?

I will decide after I have read the other books on the shortlist.

  • The Last Afrikaner Leaders is published by Tafelberg

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BikoXOLELA MANGCU

Biko: A biography, (Tafelberg)

Where were you when you heard the news of your shortlisting?

I was invited to the ceremony and thought I should attend, even if it meant risking the awkwardness that comes with not making it and still keep up a grin the whole evening. I thought I had a fair chance, though.

How did you celebrate?

With loads of cranberry juice. “Boring, boring boring,” I hear you say.

What is the best line in your book?

It is from the distinguished historian Jeff Peires: “A brilliant biography, a landmark in Biko studies.”

Which book would you like to see win?

I hope my book wins, of course. If not, then Redi’s. She’s a good friend and Biko would be proud. But as they say in sports, may the best book win.

  • Biko: A Biography is published by Tafelberg

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Endings and BeginningsREDI TLHABI

Endings and Beginnings (Jacana)

Where were you when you heard the news of your shortlisting?

At home, frying bacon and eggs for our Sunday morning brunch.

How did you celebrate?

Celebrate? I haven’t won. Of course I am pleased but celebrating should wait until an award is announced, surely?

Which book would you like to see win?

I don’t have a view on a specific book. I think all the shortlisted books are excellent and the authors have proven, some over many years, that they are formidable.

  • Endings and Beginnings is published by Jacana Media

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Video: Sunday Times Fiction Prize and Alan Paton Award Shortlists Announcement

The Book of WarThe Institute for Taxi PoetryFor the Mercy of WaterThe Unlikely Genius of Dr Cuthbert KambazumaEntanglement

Times LIVE has shared their footage from the 2013 Sunday Times Literary Awards, held in Franschhoek on Saturday evening, during the Franschhoek Literary Festival. View the full Sunday Times Fiction Prize shortlist and the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award shortlist.

Killing for ProfitRat RoadsBikoThe Last Afrikaner LeadersEndings and Beginnings

Watch as Tymon Smith announces the shortlists:

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Q&A: Alex Latimer

Just So StoriesPenguin's Hidden TalentThe Times

Alex Latimer talks about bringing children’s books to life

You write and illustrate. Are they very different?

They are very different. It feels as though I use one half of my brain for writing and the other for illustration – I get to rest one side whenever I switch between them. For me writing always comes first, and then I get onto figuring out the illustrations.

When did you start writing and drawing?

I always wanted to be a writer, but I grew up in an arty family. Art and drawing were second nature to me, but I worked hard on my writing even when I was very young.

What inspires your stories?

It’s difficult to say. I usually try thinking of a story, and I get frustrated and stop trying so hard, and then one pops into my mind.

You recently illustrated The Just So Stories. Where did you start?

I started with “The Elephant’s Child” because it was my favourite as a child. I tried to read the stories as though I’d written them, to see where an illustration might either add to the plot or enhance a climax. My illustration style, which is silly and fun and colourful, gave the stories a fresh approach. It’s a contrast to Rudyard Kipling’s own original illustrations for the book, which are dark and scary at times.

What influences your style?

My limitations as an illustrator influence my style. I just draw the way I can, and thankfully people like it. My favourite picture book illustrators are Oliver Jeffers, Delphine Durand, Jon Klaasen and Scott Campbell. It was Jeffers’s work that got me interested in writing my own books. When I had finished writing and illustrating The Boy Who Cried Ninja, I sent it to him and asked whether he’d send it on to his agent. Miraculously, he did.

How do we encourage art and writing among children?

It’s a matter of creating and supporting local writers, illustrators, picture book makers and novelists in all local languages. Financially there’s really no incentive to write a great Sotho or Venda novel at the moment. It’s a catch 22 situation because people aren’t reading (partly) because there aren’t a lot of good books in local languages, and there aren’t a lot of good books being published because people aren’t reading. If there was money available for someone to write and publish popular teen novels for Tsonga speakers, for example, not just a translation from English, then I think we could build a culture of reading in South Africa.

Latimer is a writer and illustrator from Cape Town. As well as creating picture books including The Boy Who Cried Ninja, Penguin’s Hidden Talent and The South African Alphabet, his quirky illustrations are seen on posters and greeting cards and in magazines.

  • Just So Stories is published by Penguin Books SA

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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2013 Liveblog: Sunday 19 May, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Franschhoek Literary FestivalIt’s Franschhoek Literary Festival time: follow all the action from day three of the 2013 fest on our FLF Liveblog!

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15.42

The sessions for the last hour of this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival conclude:

15.39

A last few questions get answered at “Prisms on the Past”:

15.37

Lastly, the leadership of Van Zyl Slabbert and FW de Klerk is put under the spotlight at “The Last Afrikaner Leaders”

15.34

Question time at “To Frack or Not to Frack”:

15.29

The affordability and accessibility of books discussed at “Writing Africa”:

15.27

Mtshali on mixing praise songs and Shakespeare:

15.25

An idea for a new genre, “biografiction”, is discussed at “Prisms on the Past”:

15.22

More thoughts on PW Botha are shared at “The Last Afrikaner Leaders”

15.20

Jonathan Deal now gets his chance to speak at the “To Frack or Not to Frack” session:

15.16

Nyoka talks about his books, which, according to Ndebele lay the ground for an honest discussion about SA’s recent history:

15.13

Robertson and Binet discuss how history is given a particular narrative:

15.09

John Vorster and PW Botha are two more Afrikaner leaders to be discussed by Giliomee and Wills:

15.05

Ivo Vegter explains why he is not against fracking:

15.03

Now it is Mtutuzeli Nyoka’s turn to share his relationship, from a young age, with books:

15.01

Mtshali on his “worldly” education:

14.58

Laurent Binet explains how he used sources in HHhH:

14.57

Hendrik Verwoerd is the first Afrikaner leader under discussion at the session “The Last Afrikaner Leaders”

14.54

Cormac Cullinan engages with Ivo Vegter’s book Extreme Environment

14.52

Oswald Mtshali relates where his love of books comes from:

14.49

Claire Robertson elaborates on her love of research:

14.48

Giliomee and Wills discuss the title of The Last Afrikaner Leaders

14.46

Cormac Cullinan on why fracking in the Karoo is not a good idea:

14.42

Introductions are in order at “Writing Africa”:

14.39

Historical novels under discussion at “Prisms of the past”:

14.35

14.34

Praise for Alan Paton shortlistee Hermann Giliomee at talk on The Last Afrikaner Leaders:

14.32

14.31

14.27

14.15

Who’s tweeting what at the final sessions today?

14.13

…we’re back LIVE at the 2013 Franschhoek Literary Festival!

The Books LIVE team covering the final Sunday session of the FLF comprises these stellar tweeters -

Ben Williams, tweeting via @benrwms
Lindsay Callaghan, tweeting via @lindsaycal
Maggie Marx, tweeting via @BookishMaggie

The Books LIVE Twitter account will also be active today, as we cover various events via @BooksLIVESA.

Follow #flf13 and #flf2013 to watch the festival unfold across all venues, or track each tweeter individually if you have a particular interest in their event.


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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2013 Liveblog: Sunday 19 May, 1pm – 2pm

Franschhoek Literary FestivalIt’s Franschhoek Literary Festival time: follow all the action from day three of the 2013 fest on our FLF Liveblog!

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14.11

And that’s a wrap!

14.10

What can be done about child soldiers?

14.09

Miller ends off commenting on current state of Russia:

14.06

Verwoerd talking about her past struggles:

14.04

Question on whether child soldiers could be considered evil:

14.02

Miller answers question about Pussy Riot’s sentencing:

14.01

Question time over at The Great African Society session:

13.58

Hamilton Wende discusses his writing:

13.55

Melinda Ferguson discussing addiction:

13.53

Life lesson from Fahrenfort:

13.52

Miller discussing Russia’s contradictions and dual nature:

13.50

Biko discussing Unions:

13.47

Jamala Sarafi on his experiences with child soldiers:

13.43

Pat Fahrenfort talking about the struggles she faced:

13.36

Miller discussing the presence of winter in his novel:

13.35

Writing helped her discover herself again, says Melanie Verwoerd. Also speaks about her problems with the media:

13.32

Biko touches on issue of education:

13.30

Ndumiso Ngcobo points out that there are different child soldier experiences:

13.28

Miller discusses corruption in Russia:

13.26

Pat Fahrenfort explains how her book came about:

13.24

Biko discussing his ideas for The Great African Society:

13.20

Discussion on child soldiers turns to methods used to brainwash the children:

13.16

One of Feisty Women on the panel wonder about being described as such:

13.14

Hlumelo Biko discusses current situation in South Africa:

13.09

AD Miller’s Snowdrops discussed:

13.07

Hard topic of child soldiers not without hope:

13.04

Sessions kicking off:

13.00

Pics of the Moscow! Moscow! panel and the Child Soldiers panel:

Tymon Smith will be tweeting from The Great African Society talk with Francis Wilson and Hlumelo Biko:

12.46

Here’s what the Books LIVE team is tweeting this hour:

12.45

…we’re back LIVE at the 2013 Franschhoek Literary Festival!

The Books LIVE team covering the second Sunday session of the FLF comprises these stellar tweeters -

Carolyn Meads, tweeting via @carolynmeads
Lindsay Callaghan, tweeting via @lindsaycal
Ben Williams, tweeting via @benrwms

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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2013 Liveblog: Sunday 19 May, 11:30am – 12:30pm

Franschhoek Literary FestivalIt’s Franschhoek Literary Festival time: follow all the action from day three of the 2013 fest on our FLF Liveblog!

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12.34

The sessions are closing. Last call for tweets!

In the Church Hall, Carolyn Meads covered “Literary Prizes”:

In the School Hall, Lindsay Callaghan covered “Liberal: Fine Ideal or Dirty Word”?

In the Council Chamber, Maggie Marx covered “Dis ek, Anna”:

12.31

The Sunday Times Literary Awards are being scrutinised by the “Literary Prizes” panel in the Church Hall:

12.28

What’s happening in the School Hall? ‘n Bietjie Q&A:

12.20

In the Council Chamber, Anchien Troskie is weighing her words:

12.16

We’re pleased to report that Eusebius McKaiser and Tony Leon are still having a go at each other in the School Hall:

12.15

An interesting idea from the Tan Twan Eng, speaking on literary prizes in the Church Hall:

12.13

Sombre notes are still being sounded in the Hospice Hall:

12.11

It would seem so:

12.07

Goodness, is it possible that Eusebius McKaiser’s prediction of no fighting between him and Tony Leon is off?

12.07

Two zingers from the “Literary Prizes” panel in the Church Hall:

12.05

Liberals are defending their ground in the School Hall:

And our tweeter-in-residence, Lindsay Callaghan, is exercising her free will to post politically insinuating pictures of the audience:

12.02

I’m as impressed with Maggie Marx’s dual-language tweeting as I’m distressed by the horrors that author Anchien Troskie suffered, growing up:

11.57

It’s Finuala Dowling’s turn to speak on the “Literary Prizes” panel in the Church Hall:

11.55

Eusebius McKaiser is hogging the oxygen in the School Hall, which is quite a feat given Tony Leon’s also present. But he’s value for money, talking “Liberalism”:

11.52

A bit more from Anchien Troskie in the Council Chamber:

11.51

Kan jy Afrikaans praat? Ja, a bietjie. Slagoffers are being slagged off in the Council Chamber:

11.48

Who wants to win the Man Booker Prize? If you do, you should reconsider – or at least that’s what we’re hearing over in the Church Hall:

11.47

A cracker from Eusebius McKaiser in the “Liberalism” discussion in the School Hall:

Unfortunately, the audience isn’t in for a fight, however:

11.43

One of the FLF’s few Afrikaans sessions is proceeding apace in the Council Chamber. Some tweets are in Engels, however:

11.41

Top bants in the Church Hall, where the topic is nominally “Literary Prizes”:

11.39

From the stage in the School Hall, Eusebius McKaiser tweets a snap of the audience:

11.38

From the Council Chamber, an updated pic with correct caption!

11.36

Who in the Church Hall has won (or founded) what?

11.33

Check these studmuffins in the School Hall!

11.32

And here’s the literary prize panel in the Church Hall:

11.31

In the Council Chamber, Helen Naude (not Mike Wills as noted in the tweet below) will be chatting to Anchien Troskie, bestselling author of Dis ek, Anna:

11.28

Here’s who’s tweeting what:

11.26

…we’re back LIVE at the 2013 Franschhoek Literary Festival!

The Books LIVE team covering the second Sunday session of the FLF comprises these stellar tweeters -

Carolyn Meads, tweeting via @carolynmeads
Lindsay Callaghan, tweeting via @lindsaycal
Maggie Marx, tweeting via @BookishMaggie

The Books LIVE Twitter account will also be active today, as we cover various events via @BooksLIVESA.

Follow #flf13 and #flf2013 to watch the festival unfold across all venues, or track each tweeter individually if you have a particular interest in their event.


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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2013 Liveblog: Sunday 19 May, 10am – 11am

Franschhoek Literary FestivalIt’s Franschhoek Literary Festival time: follow all the action from day three of the 2013 fest on our FLF Liveblog!

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11.07

We’re wrapping up. Final tweets from the sessions:

In the Congregational Church, Carolyn Meads covered “Steve Biko”:

In the School Hall, Tymon Smith covered “What’s Going on in the ANC?”:

In the Hospice Hall, Maggie Marx covered “A Song of Africa”:

And in the Screening Room, Lindsay Callaghan covered “Thomas Pringle”:

11.00

Suddenly, Mamphela Ramphele and Agang have come into focus at the School Hall. Was her decision to turn down the DA the correct one?

10.58

In the Screening Room, the case for Thomas Pringle as an “SA great” is being made, even though he only lived here six years:

10.56

Walt Disney’s getting a bad rap in the Council Chamber:

10.55

In the Congregational Church, Xolela Mangcu remains on the front foot:

10.53

Staying in the School Hall, we’re also learning about how the ANC has learned lessons from the Nats:

10.51

Back to the ANC in the School Hall. It’s Q&A time and the platinum belt, unions and Marikana have inevitably arisen.

Of AMCU:

Of Cyril Ramaphosa:

10.46

Pringle! O Pringle, Pringle, Pringle:

10.44

Isak Dinesen wrote, “If I have a song of Africa, does Africa have a song of me?”. For Marguerite Poland in the Council Chamber, the answer is indubitable:

10.43

Biko! O Biko, Biko, Biko. And Mandela:

10.41

And we’re also getting an ethno-historical view on SA’s past in the School Hall:

10.39

Poet Thomas Pringle is in the spotlight in the Screening Room:

10.37

In the School Hall, the topic has turned to the ANC’s 2014 election strategy:

10.35

At the Biko session, Xolela Mangcu swats criticism of his biography aside:

He also has a few choice words for the dominant political parties of our time:

10.33

They’re singing a song of Africa over in the Council Chamber, where Marguerite Poland (Taken Captive by Birds) and Patricia Glyn (What Dawid Knew) are explaining their work:

10.25

ANC alliance partner COSATU is under the microscope in the School Hall:

10.22

Thomas Pringle, SA Pioneer, Poet and Abolitionist by Randolph Vigne is being discussed in the Screening Room:

10.19

Over in the Biko session, Xolela Mangcu is on the intellectual warpath:

10.15

Lots of tweets flying out of the School Hall, where Moeletsi Mbeki, Carol Paton and Richard Calland are dissecting the ruling party:

10.12

We’ve kicked off in the Council Chamber, where Marguerite Poland and Patricia Glyn are fleshing out “A Song of Africa”:

10.10

The late radio and television journalist Vuyo Mbuli – whose voice more than any other’s, it might be said, was the sound of SA’s first 20 years of democracy – is remembered at the School Hall, where the panellists are trying to answer the question, “What’s Going on in the ANC?”

10.08

Lindsay Callaghan is in the cosy Screening Room for a chat on Thomas Pringle:

10.07

10.06

And the final day of the Franschhoek Literary Festival kicks off! Carolyn Meads is at the Congregational Church, where newly-Alan-Paton-shortlisted Xolela Mangcu is talking about Steve Biko with Suren Pillay and Christi van der Westhuizen:

10.03

Have you bought your Sunday paper yet?

09.47

Oops! Wrong embed from @carolynmeads – here’s where she’ll be from 10-11am:

09.45

So who’s tweeting what this first hour?

09.43

…we’re back LIVE at the 2013 Franschhoek Literary Festival!

The Books LIVE team covering the final Saturday session of the FLF comprises these stellar tweeters -

Carolyn Meads, tweeting via @carolynmeads
Lindsay Callaghan, tweeting via @lindsaycal
Maggie Marx, tweeting via @BookishMaggie
Tymon Smith, tweeting via @tymonsmith

The Books LIVE Twitter account will also be active today, as we cover various events via @BooksLIVESA.

Follow #flf13 and #flf2013 to watch the festival unfold across all venues, or track each tweeter individually if you have a particular interest in their event.


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The 2013 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award Shortlist

Alert! The 2013 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award shortlist has been announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival. A longlist of 42 titles has been whittled down to five. In no particular order:

Killing for ProfitRat RoadsBikoThe Last Afrikaner LeadersEndings and Beginnings

Have a look at last year’s shortlist, from which Hugh Lewin’s book emerged the winner, Stones Against the Mirror.

The winner of the 2013 edition of the R75 000 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award will be announced at a ceremony on 29 June. Best of luck to the shortlisted authors!

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The 2013 Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlist

Alert! The Sunday Times Fiction Prize shortlist has been announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival. This year’s judges have selected five novels from an initial longlist of 31.

In no particular order, the shortlist comprises:

The Book of WarThe Institute for Taxi PoetryFor the Mercy of WaterThe Unlikely Genius of Dr Cuthbert KambazumaEntanglement

Have a look at last year’s shortlist; Michiel Heyns won the prize for Lost Ground.

The winner of the R75 000 this year’s Sunday Times Fiction Prize will be announced at a ceremony on 29 June. Best of luck to the shortlisted authors!

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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2013 Liveblog: Saturday 18 May, 4pm – 5pm

Franschhoek Literary FestivalIt’s Franschhoek Literary Festival time: follow all the action from day two of the 2013 fest on our FLF Liveblog!

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17.01

…and that’s a wrap for Saturday’s FLF programme. Tune back into Books LIVE later this evening as we announce the shortlist for the Sunday Times Literary Awards. Last tweets from the sessions:

Carolyn Meads covered “A Sense of Place” in the Church Hall:

Maggie Marx covered “Don’t Touch Me on My Dog” in the School Hall:

Lindsay Callaghan covered “Haunted by Waters” in the Hospice Hall:

16.58

They’ve gone fishing in the Hospice Hall – well, mentally at least:

16.57

Staying in the Church Hall, Alistair Morgan has no truck for people with “apartheid fatigue”:

16.55

In the Church Hall, the panellists are busy concocting a book with their audience:

16.52

A quick segue to a different venue: Antony Beevor is discussing “Researching War and Cities” in the Congregational Church:

16.51

Trout! A pertinent and rather depressing point from the audience:

16.50

In the School Hall, Eusebius McKaiser says it’s time to #moveforward:

16.47

Trout! Some recommended reading from the panel in the Hospice Hall:

16.46

In the School Hall, Zapiro cautions against the use of race as a red herring in national debates. He’s been on the receiving end of this practice:

16.44

We’re still pondering trout in the Hospice Hall. Whither our trout policy?

Keeping trout around would have a beneficial effect on our national levels of lyricism, however:

16.41

Still in the School Hall, Eusebius McKaiser is pro AA:

16.39

In the School Hall, Francis Wilson poses a tough question:

16.36

What if we wanted to get rid of our trout? How would we do it? Not to worry, you’re not the only one who is being kept up nights by this question:

16.34

In the Church Hall, Alistair Morgan has a bone to pick, it seems, with Ron Irwin’s earlier statement (see below) that SA novels don’t necessarily have to address apartheid:

16.33

Want to help eradicate racism in SA? Learn another language, say the panellists in the School Hall:

16.31

More sage writing advice from Ron Irwin:

16.29

Feeling trepidatious about writing about SA? Never fear, says Ron Irwin in the Church Hall:

16.28

To keep trout in our waters or to fish ‘em out? That is the question, say the panellists in the Hospice Hall:

16.26

We’re peering into language and race in the School Hall:

16.24

Christopher Hope is good value for money in the Church Hall discussion:

16.24

Novelist Alistair Morgan, it appears, used his sense of place as a crutch for writers block:

16.22

Cartoonist Zapiro, ever the lightning rod, is leading a contentious charge in the Church Hall:

16.20

Back to trout! Whence these creatures inhabiting our streams and lakes?

16.18

The irrepressible Ron Irwin is talking about how to create a sense of place in a work of fiction, in the Church Hall:

16.17

It’s hotting up in the School Hall. The subject, “racism in SA”, always has this effect:

16.14

What about a spot of flyfishing, anyone? In the Hospice Hall, they’re up for it:

16.13

The inimitable Christopher Hope, one of the founders of the FLF, is showing his powers of riposte and perception in the Church Hall:

16.11

In the School Hall, “Don’t Touch Me on My Dog” is meant to be a conversation about “growing beyond racism” in SA. Francis Wilson gives us a short history lesson:

It’s left for Eusebius McKaiser to point to the elephant in the room:

16.07

As an aside, you want to know what’s great about the FLF? This:

16.06

What manner of book, then, is Duncan Brown’s Are Trout South African – ?

16.04

Last but not least, here are Eusebius McKaiser, Francis Wilson and Zapiro in the School Hall:

16.04

And things are up and running in the Church Hall, where “A Sense of Place” has Ken Barris chatting to Alistair Morgan and Ron Irwin:

16.02

We’re underway in the Hospice Hall, where the “Haunted by Waters” session features John Maytham, Tom Sutcliffe and Duncan Brown (Are Trout South African?):

15.57

So, who’s tweeting what from 4 to 5?

15.48

…we’re back LIVE at the 2013 Franschhoek Literary Festival!

The Books LIVE team covering the final Saturday session of the FLF comprises these stellar tweeters -

Carolyn Meads, tweeting via @carolynmeads
Lindsay Callaghan, tweeting via @lindsaycal
Maggie Marx, tweeting via @BookishMaggie

The Books LIVE Twitter account will also be active today, as we cover various events via @BooksLIVESA.

Follow #flf13 and #flf2013 to watch the festival unfold across all venues, or track each tweeter individually if you have a particular interest in their event.


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