with authors of Soccer Farm and Inspiring Champions
BK
Publishing hosted a live discussion with Mr Lourens Erasmus and Dr
Henning Gericke, authors of Soccer Farm
and Inspiring
Champions, respectively, at the SMALL
Artist Studio and Project Space in Rietondale, Pretoria.
The purpose of the evening was to celebrate the publishing of the
books, as well as to thank everyone who supported the authors in
their writing and publishing journeys.
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| Benoit Knox, Lourens Erasmus and Dr Henning Gericke |
The evening was a great success. It was opened with readings from the respective books. Publisher Benoit Knox then opened the discussion, followed by questions for each of the authors. Members of the audience were also given an opportunity to ask the honoured guests questions. The audience was left inspired and uplifted by the captivating discussion.
There
were a few well-known faces in the audience, including Cameron van
der Burgh, Dan Skinstad, Jonathan Mokuena and Gerhard Swarts, all of
whom wrote their ‘Green and Gold’ stories for Inspiring
Champions. Marks Maponyane, the
all-time top goal scorer for Kaizer Chiefs, and Lourens' hero “since
[he] was twelve”, was also in the audience. Lourens personally
thanked him in Setswana.
Knox
says of Inspiring Champions and
Soccer Farm,
“They are two very different books, but both are filled with
stories of human endeavour in the face of adversity, stories of
personal growth and ambition, of pushing boundaries and living lives
worth living. Two books that every South African should read.”
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| SMALL Artist Studio and Project Space |
To
order your copy of each book, visit www.bkpublishing.co.za. For more details contact BK Publishing at +27 (0)12 342 5347 or admin@bkpublishing.co.za
Look out for more photographs from this event in an upcoming post.
Press release by Andrea Vermaak
