Fogarty’s is hosting two book launches at the GFI Art Gallery in Park Drive this week and next week.
Afrikaans writer Annelie Botes is first up when she discusses her latest book, Kainsmerk, on Tuesday at the gallery.
Next week, Mphuthumi Ntabeni will be at the same venue to discuss his first novel, The Broken River Tent.
Botes is the author of Raaiselkind, which was translated into English as Riddle Child and made into a feature film released earlier this year.
Her new title is only available in Afrikaans for now and is not a novel unlike the author’s previous works but a collection of short stories submitted to Afrikaans magazines such as Vrouekeur, Rooi Rose and Huisgenoot.
A spokesman for Fogarty’s said the launch would be a “very informal discussion of the stories and her own life experiences”.
The launch is at 5.30 for 6pm tomorrow and refreshments will be served. Kainsmerk is published by Penguin Random House.
Fogarty’s will launch Ntabeni’s book on Thursday November 1 at 5.30 for 6pm at GFI.
The novel marries imagination with history and centres on the life and times of Maqoma, the isiXhosa chief who was at the forefront of fighting British colonialism in the Eastern Cape in the 19th century.
The Broken River Tent is published by Blackbird, an imprint of Jacana.
● RSVP to both events to 041-368-1425, e-mail fogartys@global.co.za or WhatsApp 084-497-9774.