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karinamszczurek.bsky.social
Reader, writer, editor, publisher. Cape Town.
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Sunday morning with Table Mountain ...

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Last night at RMB Starlight Classics! ❤️

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The blues.

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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy. Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.

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View for the weekend ...

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I had a wonderful evening with Pippa of The Book Revue. Thanks to all who attended.

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Wonderful literary evening: @pennyhaw.bsky.social in conversation with Pippa Smith! ❤️

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Nothing else to add ... ;) Thank you @anneschlebusch.bsky.social for the photograph.

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At the TEMPERATURE launch in Noordhoek: @anneschlebusch.bsky.social & @gailgil.bsky.social! ❤️

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Thank you to Karin Lijnes & her son Liam Lijnes for hosting the contributors' launch of TEMPERATURE – a delicious celebration 'under the dome' – last night! We all felt truly spoilt! ❤️

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Last night at the contributors' launch of TEMPERATURE. We gathered at Karin Lijnes's beautiful home in Noordhoek to celebrate the new Karavan Stories anthology.

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Blinded by the sun, but delighted to see Alexandra Wood during her visit in Cape Town. Ali's wonderful short stories feature in both Karavan Stories anthologies, TIGER & TEMPERATURE. And the manuscript of her first novel is on my bedside table!

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SA Library Week at Colin Eglin Sea Point Library with Consuelo Roland: The Good Cemetery Guide is back in print! Join us for a talk about the new Karavan Press edition of this remarkable novel, and about writing and publishing in general. It will be fun!

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Saturday in Suurbraak with future Karavan Press author Catherine Shepherd and local animals! ❤️ Cathy & I met at SSDA and co-edited an anthology together. She is a wonderful award-winning short story writer. Karavan Press will publish her first two novels, a contemporary and a historical one.

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We launched THE FOURTH BOY by Andrew Robert Wilson in his hometown of Calitzdorp on Friday. The novel is set mostly in the Klein Karoo and is an exceptional addition to its literary landscape. If you are heading there (or anywhere) on the N2, make sure to get a copy at Liberty Books!

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The Calitzdorp launch of THE FOURTH BOY by Andrew Robert Wilson! An evening of literary delight. And what a great crowd in the loveliest of venues, Tuinateljee. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible and to all who came to celebrate with us!

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Magical poetry evening last night at the Oude Leeskamer! ❤️ Thank you Délani & the Oude Leeskamer for hosting us and for the photos. Thank you to Shari Daya, Beatrice Willoughby & Lucienne Argent for your words and wisdom, and thank you to all who joined us for the event.

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If you are having a 'goosey' day, read @alexlatimer.bsky.social! It will always make you feel goodey.

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GORDON – THE MEANEST GOOSE ON EARTH – STARTS A BAND by @alexlatimer.bsky.social! 🎸

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Sublime – if one had to describe EXCEPT FOR BREATH by Lucienne Bestall in one word, this would be the word. Launched @thebooklounge.bsky.social earlier tonight. Lucienne was in conversation with Hedley Twidle, another master of the essay form. Thank you! ❤️

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I am so grateful.

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The enormous privilege of working with Salieri by my side again. ❤️

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We can't wait to share Andrew Robert Wilson's stunning The Fourth Boy with Readers and are delighted that the first launch will take place in the Klein Karoo where the debut novel is mostly set. Please join us for the wonderful occasion on Friday, 21 February 2025, in Calitzdorp, Andrew's hometown!

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In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra. I have a Mabel.

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After a week from hell, I slept properly again. And this is going to be a slow, relaxed morning with coffee and escapism.

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tennessee strawberries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1913

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Nicky Moxey interviewed me about my historical fiction, Follow Me to Africa. Thank you, Nicky and the editors of @histnovsoc.bsky.social historicalnovelsociety.org/following-ma...

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Last night @thebooklounge.bsky.social – Otto Foundation Children's Book Awards celebration.

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Please join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and conversation at the beautiful Oude Leeskamer in Stellenbosch on Thursday, 20 February 2025, at 6PM.

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Blue sky Monday in the Cederberg, South Africa.

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“We live in capitalism. It’s power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.” — Ursula le Guin

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Very frail, but enjoying the morning sun - the brave and beautiful Ms Salieri, aka Principessa.

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I was asked to name a famous cat. Archie fits the bill, right? :)

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"A killer is on the loose. The city is a powder keg. A rising-star politician is weighing the cost of betrayal. A mother searches for her son in a bloody netherworld. All of hell's bells toll when Mrs. Mitchell Comes To Town." Can't wait for Cape Town to see this thriller at the Baxter soon!

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After days of awful worry, my beautiful Salieri is home in my care again, purring on my lap as I type. Still frail and in need of lots of TLC, but I cannot express the gratitude I feel for having her back with me.

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NEW PLAY!!! "MRS. MITCHELL COMES TO TOWN" 22 April - 10 May at Baxter Theatre Masambe Starring: Jenny Stead & Aidan Scott Writer/Director: Louis Viljoen Designer: Kieran McGregor Photos: Nardus Engelbrecht Poster Design: @bloots.bsky.social

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Hedley Twidle: Winner of the Philida Literary Award in 2025 philidaliteraryaward.com/2025/02/06/h...

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At the Cape Flats Book Festival opening with @gailgil.bsky.social & Lisa Tredoux ❤️

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I am completely in love with my faithful inverter.

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After a 10-month hiatus, rolling blackouts are scheduled to return to South Africa this weekend amid several breakdowns across the country's fleet of ancient coal-fired power stations.

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"South African is the country of my heart." – Louisa Treger at her UCT lecture on trailblazing women

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Yes TO LIFE WITH LOVE! Looking forward to this next week! ❤️

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I asked my love for one gift from his travels. And not only did he manage to find it, but he got me a signed copy! The Cleaner by Mary Watson ❤️

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The Best Brother in the Universe – aka @tc-krys.bsky.social – knows how to make me smile! ❤️

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