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Once Upon A Time…

Darryl Earl David, founder of BookBedonnerd in Booktown Richmond – Karoo, initiated the Midlands Literary Festival in 2010. “I have always maintained that the Midlands should be the literary capital of South Africa. We boast direct links to writers like Alan Paton, Bessie Head, John Coyngham, Mahatma Gandhi (he wrote volumes here for his autobiography),…

“The Midlands Literary Festival has come of age,” remarked Elana Bregin, a writer who has participated in all eight past events. This year, on the first weekend in September, many hundreds of people arrived at Fern Hill Hotel to enjoy an astonishing array of authors speaking about their work. There literally was something for everyone.…