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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Gaborone Book Festival 2022 kicks off on Thursday

The Gaborone Book Festival 2022 runs at the University of Botswana from September 15-17, 2022. It will be brought to you in partnership with IDM, Botswana, Maitisong, and the University of East Anglia.

The Gaborone Book Festival, founded by Keikantse Phele and Kenanao Phele, first ran in the Southern African country of Botswana in 2018. 

The event, which also run in 2019, 2020, and 2021 was aimed at fostering a love for reading among Batswana and residents of Botswana. 

It has hosted many writers and poets from Botswana and across the continent.

On April 12, festival organisers revealed the dates for this the fifth edition to be September 15-17 in the capital of the Southern African country. 

Since then, they have been sharing more information on the program and the artists who will feature over the three days.