Open book festival mervyn sloman open book festival. An independent bookstore and a landmark on the corner of roeland and. A trans memoir of triumph at the book lounge in august in april 1981, mabenge enters this world, trapped in a girls body. Szczureks soulbaring memoirs of her life before, with and after her marriage to andre p. The second in the 2014 series of sa pen dialogues took place at the book lounge on the 19 may. We spoke with book lounges mervyn sloman about the store.
Jacana media and the book lounge invite you to the launch of askari. Cape town central city improvement district posts facebook. Mervyn sloman says hes forgiven me for the cameo appearance he makes in the novel, and ill be joined by quinton martins, who started and heads up the cape leopard trust. Open skies article open skies emirates south africa. From an early age, landa is aware that he does not relate to his female form, despite being socialised as a girl. Its a novel about the unbearable, intolerable weight of. Hannes and jenna organised a reading at book lounge, mervyn slomans energetic independent retail store on roeland street.
The book lounge invites you to a conversation with newly appointed press ombudsman, pippa green. It is a book solely devoted to the rollercoaster of south african sport which permeates everything in our life in this country. The book lounge which turned 6 years old last november is run by the witty book connoisseur, mervyn sloman. Pan macmillan and the book lounge would like to invite you to the launch of best white and other anxious delusions by rebecca davis. Mar 24, 2014 the author and his interrogator are introduced by the regular book lounge compere mervyn sloman, who helpfully describes lost and found as cartolit, and a book about boundaries, spaces and identities. And because shed quit drinking, she no longer had the comfort blanket of alcohol to tamp down her anxiety. Book lovers come together at the jewish literary festival. How about that book shop, with an informal little cafe in the basement the book lounge coffee shop is tiny more of a counter than anything, and there isnt a whole lot of room to sit down to drink, which makes it even more attractive there are never loads of people to have to fight for space with. Sloman began his bookshop career as a student working parttime in bookstores in between things.
A capetonian who grew up with a privileged middleclass background. The author will be in conversation with the owner of the book lounge, mervyn sloman. The eruption of a volcano in iceland in april 2010 spewed a volcanic ash cloud over much of europe, grounding airlines and stranding passengers. Its an area in flux as the city expands beyond its traditional urban core in response to the growing popularity of living and working in cape town. Fourteen women, mismatching teacups, meltinthemouth cheese cake and a lot of listening. Wine can turn an event into a celebration in just a few glasses, and what could be better to celebrate than the pure expression of human creativity that is writing. The book lounge collected three awards best independent bookshop in the general trade category.
Presented by gipca and uct creative writing program. Davis, our very best white, is one of the funniest writers alive. This week saw the launch of accident by dawn garisch its her sixth novel and according to mervyn sloman of the book lounge her best yet, totally absorbing and the most enthralling book he has. During his student years, mervyn worked as a bookseller, and after graduating from the university of cape town with a political science degree, he started working as an it contractor. Mervyn sloman is the owner of the much loved indie bookshop, the book lounge, as well as the director of open book. Press release from our friends at the book lounge independent cape town bookshop, the book lounge was named the best bookshop in the country at the pasasaba sefika awards dinner held just outside durban on tuesday night.
The full house at the book lounge that greeted the launch of terry crawfordbrownes remarkable new book, eye on the diamonds, was unsurprising. Brink details a year of widowhood and a love to last a lifetime. In this book, davis writes about a broad variety of things she finds interesting with some reference to her own experiences. Aug 21, 2014 in fact, leopards leap wine is an ongoing sponsor of not only the book lounge, but their annual open book festival too. There was not a parking spot to be had along roeland and buitenkant streets, all were occupied by the cars of bibliophiles come to celebrate mervyn sloman s big gamble after years of being a cog in the book trade wheel. Memories of a renegade reporter also available in afrikaans as dwars. Join jacob dlamini for the launch of askari at the book lounge. A trans memoir of triumph at the book lounge in august. In april 1981, mabenge enters this world, trapped in a girls body. Owner of the book lounge in roeland street, sloman is also. Launch of white mans numbers by sunil shah at the book lounge. At the launch of his second open book festival in cape town, mervyn sloman of the book lounge said if you have a feeling to do something and you dont act on it, it cant have been very strong.
Mervyn sloman asked his usual incisive questions which showed a deep engagement with both our books. Mervyn sloman, owner behind the book lounges success, doesnt seem to get too excited about these accolades. A story of collaboration and betrayal in the antiapartheid struggle by jacob dlamini dlamini will be in conversation with the book lounge owner mervyn sloman on the neglected story of betrayal and collaboration in. My feeling to make a sharing space for women has been very strong, but very buried for a very long time. I spent last week in cape town launching the imagined child alongside my fellow pan macmillan writer steven boykey sidley and his book, stepping out, at two of my very favourite books stores, the book lounge, in roeland street and kalk bay books.
The east city, as its become known, is the area that links the former district six and the historic, dense central city. He had been working at exclusive books for some years, but believed chain bookstores and independent bookstores could happily coexist. The book lounge has urged those who have selfisolated to find ways to support businesses. The event was initiated by mervyn sloman of the book lounge a cape townbased bookshop and ben williams of books live a literary focused subsidiary of the south african newspaper times live. It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. He opened the book lounge to create a homely space that appeals to all ages, to promote engagement between writers and readers through events, and to encourage a love of reading and books in kids. Mervyn sloman, the owner of the shop, is used to getting calls and. South african pen, open book and the book lounge have a long history together and are delighted to be extending their collaborative events outside of the five day open book. From there, we were given a reading of the first chapter, an entrancing and vivid stroll through an account of a madeup game.
Bridget pitt launched her latest novel, notes from the lost property department, at the book lounge recently, where she was joined in a fascinating discussion with veteran books journalist jennifer crocker. Cape town central city improvement district, cape town, western cape. Nov 06, 2012 the book lounge invites you to attend the launch of white mans numbers by sunil shah on thursday 9 november. Dont miss the cape town launch of best white and other.
Join max du preez for the launch of a rumour of spring at the. Owner of the book lounge in roeland street, sloman is also behind the newest addition to the local literary calendar. The book lounge owner, mervyn sloman, cancelled all launches and. This book also has more words than the typical zapiro cartoon collection, said sloman. The launch takes place on wednesday, 30 september at 5. Request to remove kimberley backpackers hotel gardens, south africa. Tomorrow night thursday, august 5 there will be another launch at the fabulous book lounge. I love being questioned by mervyn because he always gets exactly what im trying to do, while making me think about it in ways i hadnt considered. South africa after 20 years of democracy on tuesday 26 november, mervyn sloman will be in conversation with du preez at 5. The book lounge, a muchloved indie bookstore in roeland street, hosts weekly book launches and events for a passionate community of book lovers, publishers and authors, and wine is present at all of these. Why smart readers and authors love this little corner bookstore.
Bookseller mervyn sloman founded open book in 2014. Owner mervyn sloman had been working in the book trade for about five years when he started fantasising about owning his own book store. Mervyn sloman welcomed the gathering, including a few struggle veterans, who had come to hear the author talk provocatively on a range of troubling topics. Modjaji books this week saw the launch of accident by. Launch of jonny steinbergs new book in the company of mervyn sloman. Contact information and reservations sandton th floor, radisson blu gautrain hotel, sandton johannesburg. Citylife spoke to organisor and proprietor of the book lounge, mervyn sloman, about this years lineup. Due to the coronavirus upcoming launches and events have been cancelled. The open book festival, a major annual literary event, is in its 6th year. Landa mabenge will launch his new book becoming him.
In the short three and a half years since owner mervyn sloman opened the shops doors in 2007, the book lounge has become a staple in the cape town literary scene, hosting many of the citys. Talented young people under the spotlight, featuring scenes from the classroom to cardiff. Each article of our awardwinning magazine is sure to inspire, no matter which of our destinations you call home. The book lounge to host sa pen dialogue the politics of. The book lounge and pan macmillan invite you to the launch of intruders by mohale mashigo. View mervyn slomans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Join rebecca davis at the launch of her new book self. The fifth mrs brink 2 august by andrea on jul 28th, 2017 tweet karina m. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mervyn s connections and jobs at similar companies.
Why smart readers and authors love this little corner. Pen south africa, founded in 1927, is one of more than 140 centres of pen international, which currently operate in over 100 countries. Kwezi cowriter mohale mashigo is launching intruders, her collection of speculativefiction short stories, at the book lounge in cape town. Mervyn sloman, the founder and owner of the book lounge, started the annual literary festival seven years ago. Join niq mhlongo and margie orford for an sa pen dialogue on the politics of publishing and bookselling at the book lounge. The book lounge triumphs at the sefikasaba awards sunday. By the end of the day, after attending a record 72 sessions in the festivals nine venues, including a popup book lounge, run by the roeland street shops owner, mervyn sloman, the tired and inspired audience left the gardens community centre in the driving rain, which thankfully held off until the final hour. The book lounge owner mervyn sloman described the book as being about love, families and dealing with brains that no longer work. Mervyn and ben williams are the saints that brought us the open book festival which is hosted in several spaces such as the book lounge and the fugard theatre in september. The book lounge always draws a great crowd active, intelligent readers who make you feel. She will be discussing her job, the role of the press and the state of the media in south africa with mervyn sloman of the book lounge. Two launches for pale native by max du preez revised. In recent times, the selfhelp industry has exploded into a multi billion dollar global industry and along with it has come every imaginable type of therapy, healing or general woowoo.
Request to remove kimberley backpackers hotel gardens. Carnival parade, the book launches at the book lounge in roeland. Welcome to a world of travel, entertainment and culture, curated from a global collective of writers, photojournalists and artists. Mervyn sloman welcomed the authors, reflecting that this book was a departure from zapiros previous publication pattern. Mervyn s was an american middlescale department store chain based in hayward, california, and founded by mervin g. Mervyn sloman, owner of the book lounge, was in conversation with the author, a wellknown columnist and journalist for the daily maverick, about a whole range of subjects. In and around the changing east city citylife news. Sloman began by welcoming the many guests, joking that he would insist on davis next launch being at cape town stadium. A great crowd of book lovers walked down roeland street and past the kimberley hotel and into the book lounge to welcome flashback hotel on monday evening. Owner mervyn sloman had been working in the book trade for about five years when. Aug 07, 2017 in the european tradition, karina szczurek celebrated her name day on wednesday 2 august. The opening of the book lounge last week was a triumph for every man with dreams and the spirit of an independent bookseller. Philip hensher, marguerite poland and melissa siebert. Joanne richards theres nothing quite like a double bill launch for making a person aware of their character flaws.
Book lovers come together at the jewish literary festival cape. Shrieking, loud laughter and giggling wafts up from teen pride, hosted at cape towns famous book lounge on the corner of roeland and buitenkant streets. The book lounge and zebra press invite you to the launch of a rumour of spring. While book stores around the world have struggled against tightening economies and the onslaught of digital books, a cape town phenomenon celebrates its 10 birthday today. She will be in conversation with the book stores proprietor, mervyn sloman. Soweto, under the apricot tree by niq mhlongo book signing with niq mhlongo for soweto, under the apricot tree mervyn sloman will be in conversation with niq. Join michele rowe and mervyn sloman for the launch of hour. Tripping the lounge fantastic sunday times books live. Mymeringe van n bleek boorling max du preez will be in conversation with mervyn sloman at the the book lounge and with donald paul at kalk bay books. I interviewed mervyn sloman owner and manager of the booklounge.
Rebecca will be in conversation with the owner of the book lounge, mervyn sloman. Everywhere she looked, the world was in poor shape. View mervyn sloman s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It was a double celebration, in fact, as she had chosen the date to launch her memoir, the fifth mrs brink, at the book lounge in roeland street, cape town. Rowe will be chatting to mervyn sloman about her latest spinechilling thriller featuring detective persy jonas.
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