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Se7en Lovely New Picture Books from Jonathan Ball Children’s Publishers.

22 July 202523 July 2025 by se7en

The heady joy of a pile of picture books and almost all of them have a glorious and watery theme. I loved all the books…

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A Winter Holiday Visit to the Zeitz MOCAA

17 July 202517 July 2025 by se7en

I spent a wintry afternoon at the Zeitz MOCAA, and I loved it!!! Winter Holiday Program First things first, did you know that the Zeitz…

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Se7en Brilliant Books That I Have Read Recently…

15 July 2025 by se7en

More than halfway through the year and definitely time for a reading recap. Of all the things this year has been, it has been an…

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Let’s Help to Donate a Library…

21 June 202521 June 2025 by se7en

This feels like a “full circle” kind of a post. In the olden days, when blogging was young, we used to donate a library every…

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A Karen Vermeulen Workshop… and I wrote a teeny tiny book!!!

18 June 2025 by se7en

I have followed Karen Vermeulen on instagram for ages. She is a local author/illustrator, who holds workshops and writes and is altogether enthusiastic. I have…

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A Day in the Life at the Franschhoek Literary Festival…

20 May 202520 May 2025 by se7en

The Franschhoek Literary Festival is the annual event that brings books and book lovers from around the country, in fact around the world, to a…

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Author Interview with John Manning for Struik Nature

7 May 2025 by se7en

I recently attended another great book launch with Struik Nature, at the Conservatory in Kirstenbosch Gardens. What a beautiful venue, and perfect for the launch…