A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading

The oldest winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Doris Lessing was seen as a visionary and pioneer ?of the feminist movement.

In a discussion that ranged from the hilarious to the depressing, Zapiro and other heavyweights discussed satire and the limits of freedom of expression.

The M&G LitFest brought together those who have a keen interest in ‘telling the untellable’ and keeping alive South African writing.

Verashni Pillay will chat to Anele Mdoda, Khaya Dlanga and others tonight at the M&G Literary Festival, in a session about being young in SA in 2012.

Among the many happenings at the Cape Town Book Fair, few were as auspicious as the relaunch of Heinemann’s famous African Writers Series.

The Cape Town Book Fair has achieved much in its second year, writes Darryl Accone.