Karina M. Szczurek
@karinamszczurek.bsky.social
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Reader, writer, editor, publisher. Cape Town.
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The best email signature I have ever seen: 'Note: Please do not feel pressured to respond to this immediately. Your physical, mental, and emotional health, and of those for whom you are caring, come first.' (Jaydon Farao)
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One of the printers I work with knows what is needed. The coffee station at The Printing Press ... â
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Seafood shines at Mount Nelson's AMURA.
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Getting into the swing of the festive season with Bach and Händel at the City Hall.
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Indeed Books
5 days ago
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
and
@karinamszczurek.bsky.social
will be chatting to Jen Thorpe later today about Collaborative Publishing. We would love to hear your questions about self-publishing! Link to register is in the comments.
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Indeed Books
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Join us at the Cape Flats Book Festival on Saturday 31 January. Sheryl James paralympian runner and her mother, Sandy James, will be in conversation with Nancy Richards about UNBRIDLED. Pam Newham, MY THREE NAMES, will be in conversation with Andile Cele and Nancy Richards about identity.
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Waking up at home, remembering another sunrise ...
8 days ago
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Lions and leopards and jackels are wonderful to see, but Mr Dungbeetle 'driving' his Mrs home was the best sighting of today.
12 days ago
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All sunsets were created equal, but some are simply more stunning than others.
13 days ago
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Karavan Press
14 days ago
Coffee with Karavan Press Saturday, 13 December 2025, 10Am-12PM
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COFFEE WITH KARAVAN PRESS
You are invited to the fifth and last Coffee with Karavan Press this year where you can chat to me, Karina, founder and publisher of Karavan Press, and likeminded writers and readers over a cup of âŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/29/coffee-with-karavan-press-3/
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Karavan Press
14 days ago
SECRETS: KARAVAN STORIES 2025
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SECRETS: Karavan Stories 2025
SECRETS is the result of the Karavan Stories Workshop & Anthology project, now in its third year. All the contributors gathered for a writing workshop at the end of April. Together, we discusseâŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/29/secrets-karavan-stories-2025/
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Karavan Press
14 days ago
Celebrating IN OTHER STORIES 2025 with editor
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
& the growing super-talented FLASH FAMILY!
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Karavan Press
18 days ago
Two Karavan Press titles are now available as eBooks on Kindle: 'Bad Luck Penny' by Amy Heydenrych and 'End & Beginning' by Athol Williams. You can find them here: Bad Luck Penny by Amy Heydenrych:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXVJHC8W
End & Beginning by Athol Williams:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FXTTJVVD
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A celebration of Ingrid Jonker and the homecoming of her archive at SASNEV.
21 days ago
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Celebrating other publishers and this wonderful book â SMALL FIRES IN THE DUST by BONILE NGQIYAZA â at the DSAC Publishing Hub Book Launch.
22 days ago
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Indeed Books
about 1 month ago
Cover reveal: UNBRIDLING by Sheryl and Sandy James. Sheryl James is a South African Paralympic track athlete born with cerebral palsy. UNBRIDLING is the story of her journey and the story of her motherâs support. It is a story of faith, love and family
#unbridling
#indeedbooks
#paraolympics
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Weekend â¤ď¸
27 days ago
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Debbie Florence
28 days ago
THE VULGARIANS Do not miss this wicked comedy. However, I'm not quite sure how I feel about my favourite bunting lemon drizzle cake. will it taste too sour or zesty sweet? đ đ¤đŹđ¤
add a skeleton here at some point
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
Karavan Press title: Swartbooij & Titus by Karen Jennings
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Karavan Press title: Swartbooij & Titus by Karen Jennings
IT WAS IN 1739 when the wars in the northern frontier of the Cape began. Ten settler farmers with ox wagons and trading goods, and several Khoisan servants, spent a month with the Groot Namaqua at âŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/09/karavan-press-title-swartbooij-titus-by-karen-jennings/
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Indeed Books
about 1 month ago
We will be talking about Indeed Books and collaborative publishing online with Jen Thorpe on 8 December. Follow the link for more information.
karinamagdalena.com/2025/11/05/c...
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Collaborative Publishing: Indeed Books
Please join us (Kerry Hammerton and me) for this special online event with Jen Thorpe. For more details, click here: Collaborative Publishing
https://karinamagdalena.com/2025/11/05/collaborative-publishing-indeed-books/
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Indeed Books
about 1 month ago
Pamela Newham with her latest teen novel MY THREE NAMES. We are the proud publisher of this award-winning writer, and excited to announce that a school in Cape Town has already added this book to their reading list for 2026.
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
Book of the Year 2025
@thebooklounge.bsky.social
shortlist announced:
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The Book Lounge Book of the Year 2025 shortlist
What a wonderful list! Particularly happy to see two Karavan Press titles and one Holland House Books title on it. Congratulations to all!
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/07/the-book-lounge-book-of-the-year-2025-shortlist/
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Golden delight! Don't miss THE VULGARIANS, the latest wicked comedy by
@uncleloo.bsky.social
â at Baxter's Masambe Theatre until 22 Nov. Can't wait to see it again next week.
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
@debbs-flo.bsky.social
â would you like to join me?
www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.asp...
about 1 month ago
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Collaborative Publishing: Indeed Books, with
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
& me.
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Collaborative Publishing: Indeed Books
Please join us (Kerry Hammerton and me) for this special online event with Jen Thorpe. For more details, click here: Collaborative Publishing
https://karinamagdalena.com/2025/11/05/collaborative-publishing-indeed-books/
about 1 month ago
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Louis Viljoen
3 months ago
NEW PLAY!!! "THE VULGARIANS" Baxter Theatre Masambe 4 - 22 November Starring: Emily Child & Nicholas Pauling Writer/Director: Louis Viljoen Designer: Kieran McGregor Poster: Barbara Loots
www.thevulgarians.co.za
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
Join us for
@thebooklounge.bsky.social
launch of HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS by ROGER LUCEY. Roger will be in conversation with John Maytham. Thursday, 13 November 2025, 6 for 6.30PM
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RSVP:
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
The Consulting Room by Dawn Garisch to be launched
@thebooklounge.bsky.social
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 5.30 for 6PM RSVP:
booklounge.co.za/event/the-co...
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The Book Lounge launch of The Consulting Room by Dawn Garisch
Dawn Garischâs third poetry collection â The Consulting Room â is a wonderful reason to celebrate, and we hope that you will all join us next week Tuesday, 11 November 2025, at ThâŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/04/the-book-lounge-launch-of-the-consulting-room-by-dawn-garisch/
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
Last night
@exclusivebooks.bsky.social
Cavendish: Karin Schimke in conversation with
@ellekeboehmer.bsky.social
at the launch of ICE SHOCK. A huge thank you to Linda and the
#ExclusiveBooks
Cavendish Team for hosting and to all who attended!
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Karavan Press
about 1 month ago
Karavan Press title: IN OTHER STORIES 2025 edited by
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
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Karavan Press title: IN OTHER STORIES 2025 edited by Kerry Hammerton
âI am excited by the diversity of writing that is in the anthology, and the variety of stories. There are themes around birth, relationships, our society and death. There are African fables, âŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/11/03/karavan-press-title-in-other-stories-2025-edited-by-kerry-hammerton/
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Three ladies in a gentlemen's club.
about 1 month ago
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Art in Richmond
about 1 month ago
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The feline guide at the Horse Museum in Richmond đť
about 1 month ago
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Flash workshop with
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
at BookBedonnerd, Richmond.
about 1 month ago
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Words find us ... Note POETS right above Chantal Stewart's head. We are about to publish her debut collection of poetry â LET'S BE LEGENDS â
@karavanpress.bsky.social
. Here with poet
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
.
about 1 month ago
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Wine o'clock at the end of the first day of BookBedonnerd with Chantal Stewart and
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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IN OTHER STORIES 2025, edited by
@kerryhammerton.bsky.social
, launching at BookBedonnerd in Richmond! â¤ď¸
about 1 month ago
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Road trip with authors ...
about 1 month ago
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
Catch
@ellekeboehmer.bsky.social
at Unmuting Conversations: Wits Writing Festival 2025 31 October 2025
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Elleke Boehmer at Unmuting Conversations: Wits Writing Festival 2025
27-31 October 2025Wits Writing Centre, Wartenweiler LibraryHumanities Graduate CentreA festival of writing, featuring panel discussions, film screenings, dance, storytelling and poetry performancesâŚ
https://karavanpress.com/2025/10/29/elleke-boehmer-at-unmuting-conversations-wits-writing-festival-2025/
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
GOOD HOPE by
@njclelland.bsky.social
shortlisted for the SALA Novel Award
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
Books Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist - Karen Jennings on her novel âCrooked Seedsâ
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Books Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist - Karen Jennings on her novel âCrooked Seedsâ
Karen Jennings on the genesis of her novel âCrooked Seedsâ
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2025-10-25-books-sunday-times-literary-awards-shortlist-karen-jennings-on-her-novel-crooked-seeds/
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
The Day of the Dead is an occasion on which family and friends gather to pay their respects to those who have passed on. This year, we are inviting literary friends and family to celebrate the day at Liberty Books!
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
UJW Cape Town, 23 October 2025: Women of Courage with Thobeka Yose, award-winning author of IN SILENCE MY HEART SPEAKS. â¤ď¸
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A little bit of that weekend feeling before some more work has to be done ...
about 2 months ago
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
Karavan Press at the Madibaland @ BookBedonnerd Literary Festival 30 October - 1 November 2025 Richmond, Karoo
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
Please join us for the launch of ICE SHOCK by
@ellekeboehmer.bsky.social
: Elleke will be in conversation with Karin Schimke.
@exclusivebooks.bsky.social
Cavendish Monday, 3 November 2025 5.30 for 6PM RSVP:
exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
Martinique Stilwell, author of THINKING UP A HURRICANE, delivers the 2025 Ackerman Lecture at the DermPath Symposium.
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Karavan Press
about 2 months ago
âBurning Down the Houseâ is book of the month for the Feminist Readers Book Club
@thebooklounge.bsky.social
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 5.30 for 6PM Buy the book here:
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Loved listening to this â Nancy Richards interviews Nick Mulgrew, two of my favourite book people:
open.spotify.com/episode/09Gf...
about 2 months ago
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Monday morning, but I am still in Sunday mood.
about 2 months ago
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Dan Kirchoff
about 2 months ago
Dam. I was there ... before the cops came.
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Bill Grueskin
about 2 months ago
Well, you can finally cross âIâve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penisâ off your bucket list
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