The Open Book Festival is set to take place in Cape Town from 23 to 27 March, following a two-year hiatus from in-person engagement. In contrast to pre-pandemic days, the literary event will take on a different form this year. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Open Book Festival usually took place over the course of a week in September. The 2019 festival — was hosted in the Cape Town city centre, primarily at the Fugard Theatre — was the last in-person edition. During the lockdown, the festival switched to a digital format marked by podcast discussions in 2020 and 2021. Open Book Festival: Fro…

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