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BOOKS
19 - 25 June 2018
Hermanus bookshops play host to authors
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everal publishers and authors have been hosted by Hermanus bookshops for launches, talks, readings and signings in the last few weeks. First up was bookmark’s launch of Irna van Zyl’s crime thriller Death Cup (translated from the Afrikaans Gifbeker), which was held at Source in Hemel-en-Aarde Village on 24 May.
Forensic pathologist Dr Linda Liebenberg joined the conversation about Irna van Zyl’s crime thriller Death Cup, at the book launch hosted at Source.
After being introduced by bookmark’s owner, Corinne Hendry, Irna was in conversation with wellknown author Chanette Paul and forensic pathologist Dr Linda Liebenberg. Chef Warwick Taylor, the owner of Source, made sure none of the over 100 guests went hungry or thirsty on a chilly evening.
Among them were the lucky winners of the raffle prizes, which included book vouchers from The Book Cottage, book hampers from Struik Nature, signed copies of Cuddle Me Kill Me and complementary visits to Panthera Africa. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s book sales were donated to Panthera Africa.
The following week saw book and animal lovers brave a winter storm to make their way to The Book Cottage to attend the launch of veteran wildlife campaigner and author Richard Peirce’s latest book, Cuddle Me Kill Me, which reveals horrifying facts about the canned hunting industry.
The intimate ambience of The Book Collector, owned by Benadé Kruger and Chris Steyn, was the perfect venue for two FynArts book readings last week. The shop was filled to capacity for both events, the first of which was a presentation by Sylvia Vollenhoven on 13 June, when she delighted her audience by relating why and how she came to write her book, The Keeper of the Kumm.
The event, which was due to have taken place on 17 May and had to be rescheduled because of the protests, was a collaboration between Penguin Random House, The Book Cottage and Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary near Stanford. After Richard’s talk, during which he revealed his investigative techniques that exposed the dreadful fate of these lions, Cathrine Nyquist from Panthera Africa also said a few words about the sanctuary’s work with rescued big cats. This launch, too, was attended by more than a hundred people.
Wildlife conservationist and author Richard Peirce signing copies of his latest book, Cuddle Me Kill Me, at the recent launch at The Book Cottage.
In ‘Tannie Maria meets Queen of the Free State’ the following day, authors Sally Andrew and Jennifer Friedman discussed the goings-on in small-town South Africa, which provides the setting for their respective novels, Tannie Maria: Recipes for Love and Queen of the Free State. Benadé and Chris said they were looking forward to hosting more readings during FynArts 2019. – Hedda Mittner
Sylvia Vollenhoven reads a passage from her book The Keeper of the Kumm, at The Book Collector during FynArts.
