| South African Book Fair Programme |
| Friday 13 June | |||||
| Time | Author | Title | Description | Publisher | Venue |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Gavin Fish | Taming the Teenager | School Principals and parents Gavin Fish and Marc Falconer explore the challenges and opportunities in the new world your teenager inhabits. Essential listening for educators and parents of teens, with a question and answer session afterwards. | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.41 |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Johann Rossouw | Verwoerdburg | Are Trout South African? How do we look at ourselves? How do we categorize others? Who belongs and who doesn't? Exploring issues of South African identity are Duncan Brown, author of Are Trout South African?, Johann Rossouw, author ofVerwoerdburg, and Adam Haupt, author of Static: Race & Representation in Post-Apartheid Music, Media & Film. Chaired by the irreverent and erudite Marianne Thamm | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.43 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Susan Lewis | Never Say Goodbye | Researching, writing and making it all work - in conversation with Deidre Donnelly | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.41 |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Sophie von der Heyde | Southern African Sea Life: A Guide for Young Explorers | Two Oceans Aquarium treats littlies to a puppet show about the beach and sea, with books and colour in activities afterwards. | RHS |
CTICC Children's area |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Mike Nicol | Of Cops & Robbers | Tick-tock, tick tock - ramping up the tension Crime authors Mike Nicol, Michael Stanley and Chanette Paul chat crime, and how building tension is the key to successful crime writing. | RHS |
CTICC Literary Forum 1 |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Douglas Kruger | Own Your Industry | Professional speaker and author ofOwn Your Industry, Douglas Kruger, talks about how to position yourself as an expert. | Penguin |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Steve Hofmeyr | Laaste Dans, Drienie etc. | Steve talks about his latest book,Laaste Dans, Drienie | RHS |
CTICC Literary Forum 1 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Veronica Lamond | Jojo's Wire Car | A heartwarming tale of a young African boy's determination to enter a Wire Car competition by creating his toy car against all odds, told by the author herself. Colouring in afterwards. (age 3-8) | RHS |
CTICC Children's area |
| Saturday 14 June | |||||
| Time | Author | Title | Description | Publisher | Venue |
| 10:00 - 11:0 | Brendon Bell Roberts | 100 Good Ideas | The Power of a Positive Story Derryn Campbell (Awesome SA), Brendan Bell Roberts (100 Good Ideas) and Victor Kgomeoswana praise the power of spreading the good news " | RHS |
CTICC Literary Forum 2 |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Susan Lewis | Never Say Goodbye | Getting started, being published and staying the course - in conversation with Nancy Richards | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.42 |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Veronica Lamond | Jojo's Wire Car | It's story-time with Veronica Lamond, author of the lovely children's book Jojo's Wire Car, with colouring in afterwards. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Jonathan Kaplan / Mike Behr | Call it Like it Is | Call it Like it Is - The Jonathan Kaplan Story. Join Jonathan Kaplan and author Mike Behr in conversation about his biography that has just been released. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Steve Hofmeyr + Deon Meyer | Laaste Dans, Drienie & backlists | Deon Meyer en Steve Hofmeyr in gesprek... oor boeke, skrywers en Afrikaans | RHS/NB |
CTICC Literary Forum 2 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Gavin Fish | Taming the Teenager | School Principals and parents Marc Falconer and Gavin Fish, with Obami founder Barbara Mallison talk about what it takes to educate a child in the 21st Century. Essential listening for educators and parents of teens. | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.42 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Nick Norman | Geology off the Beaten Track | Nick Norman, author of Geology off the Beaten Track tells us more about his travels and the fascinating world of rocks and landforms. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Andrew Brown | Devil's Harvest | Fun with fiction or fictional fun - Michiel Heyns chats to Andrew Brown about fiction - the fun and the foibles | RHS |
CTICC Literary Forum 2 |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Susan Lewis | Never Say Goodbye | Writing a memoir - in conversation with Deidre Donnelly | RHS |
CTICC Literary Forum 2 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Alex Latimer | New & backlist | Children's readings / Illustration | RHS |
CTICC Children's area |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Lauren Liebenberg | Cry Baby | Lauren Liebenberg explores the good, bad and the ugly of the proverbial working mom, in her new novel, Cry Baby | Penguin |
CTICC Literary Forum 1 |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Dave Peppler (Groen) | Nature books | Join Groen presenter Dave Pepler as he looks at the various nature books and digital apps on the market. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Johann Rossouw / Andrew Brown | Verwoerdburg / Devil's Harvest | How to write about Africa - Telling our story now Reconsidering what our story is now and how to tell it are Professor Njabulo Ndebele, author of Reconsidering the Ordinary and The Cry of Winnie Mandela; Award-winning author Mia Couto; Johann Rossouw, author of Verwoerdburgand Andrew Brown, author of Devil's Harvest). | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.43 |
| Sunday 15 June | |||||
| Time | Author | Title | Description | Publisher | Venue |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Paul Morris + Chris Schoeman + Hamilton Wende | Back to Angola / Chris Schoeman backlist / Only the Dead | Paul Morris, Chris Schoeman and Hamilton Wende on the subject of military history and their recent books. | RHS/Penguin |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Susan Lewis | Never Say Goodbye | Researching, writing and making it all work - in conversation with Michele Rowe. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Helen Walne | The Diving | Panel discussion around the taboo of suicide | Penguin |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Rob Rose + Jacques Steenkamp + Hanlie Retief + Thomas Mollett + Melissa Siebert | The Grand Scam / Griekwastad Murders / Orania / Byleveld / Bloody Lies (Inge Lotz Story) | The Grand Scam, Griekwastad Murders, Byleveld, child trafficking - exploring the power of the story in journalism are Rob Rose, Melissa Siebert, Jacques Steenkamp, Hanlie Retief and Thomas Mollett | First 3 = RHS / last 2 = Penguin |
CTICC Room 1.44 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Richard Calland | The Zuma Years | Justice now; The South African Constitution:between promise and reality. Is the Constitution the best form of justice? And is the reality of its application living up to its raison d'être? Addressing these questions are Judge Edwin Cameron, author of Justice - A personal Account; Leonhard Praeg, author of A Report on Ubuntu, Judge Albie Sachs, co editor of Falls the Shadow. Chaired by Richard Calland. | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.43 |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Imraan Coovadia + Imran Garda | Backlist |
Muslim Identy Imraan Coovadia; Imran Garda; Goolam Vahed; Yunus Omar (Cape Town editor of the Muslim Views newspaper), Chair: Shamil Jeppie |
RHS |
CTICC Room 1.43 |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Susan Lewis | Backlist | Getting started, being published and staying the course - in conversation with Helen Walne | RHS |
CTICC Room 1.42 |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Lauren Beukes, Charlie Human & Diane Awerbuck | Backlist | Join Lauren Beukes, Charlie Human & Diane Awerbuck as they discuss speculative fiction and the latest fiction trends. | RHS |
CTICC PRH stand |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Melissa Siebert | Garden of Dreams | Author of Garden of Dreams, Melissa Siebert in discussion about child trafficking. |
CTICC PRH stand |
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