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  1. Wild Expo 2010
  2. Gardenex 2010
  3. SAAB CONGRESS 11 – 15 January 2010 – Potchefstroom
  4. New Clivia book complements Briza Publications title list
  5. Cape Town Book Fair 2009
  6. Gardenex Green Living Fair 2009
  7. Top 12 Titels (Augustus 2008 – 19 Desember 2008)
  8. Jaareindfunksie en boekbekendstelling
  9. Book launch during WOCMAP
  10. Reg Botha se boeke maak tuinmaak maklik
  11. Natuur-lik (Boek Bekendstelling)
  12. Cape Book Fair 2008
  13. Gardenex 2008
  14. Back from Frankfurt 2007
  15. Cape Town Flower Show 2007
  16. NSTF Awards e-Newsletter
  17. Gardenex 2007
  18. Cape Book Fair 2007
  19. Briza bestsellers for the past five months
  20. Smaakfees 'n heerlike kuierfees
1) Wild Expo 2010




The Wild Expo was held from the 30 April to 2 May at the Tshwane Event Centre. During this event Briza also introduced two books. REMARKABLE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA by Peter Milstein, and GAME RANGER IN YOUR BACK PACK by Megan Emmett and Sean Pattrick.

2) Gardenex 2010


















3) SAAB CONGRESS 11 – 15 January 2010 – Potchefstroom
The 36th Annual Conference of the South Africa Association of Botanists (SAAB) was hosted by the School of Environmental Sciences and Development at North West University, Potchefstroom, from 11 to 15 January 2010.

Briza Publications sponsored the following books People’s Plants, Medicinal Plants of South Africa, Bacterial Diseases of Plants in South Africa and Field Guide to the Acacias of South Africa, which were handed over by Mr Johan Steenkamp, Project Manager of Briza Publications, to outstanding students at the SAAB Dinner on the Tuesday evening.

       

       
4) New Clivia book complements Briza Publications title list
Clivia – Nature and Nurture by Dirk Swanevelder and Roger Fisher

200 designated Collector’s Copies have been numbered and signed by the authors, Dirk Swanevelder and Roger Fisher, here hard at work on 7 September 2009.

   
Congratulations to the authors with this excellent publication!
5) CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR 2009
Cape Town Book Fair took place on 13 – 16 June at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This was the fourth year that this event was held.


Briza Publications shared a stand with SANBI Bookshop. We also launched the following books at this year’s fair:
  • Medicinal Plants of South Africa (revised edition)
  • Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World
  • EARTH – The Comprehensive World Atlas



The EARTH atlas was a huge attraction at the fair. Millennium House in Australia published this extraordinary book and Briza has the selling rights in South Africa. EARTH is a publishing masterpiece, an investment that will increase in value and demand, for sure a publishing phenomenon.



The book launch was part of the events program of the book fair. It was held at Kirstenbosch Restaurant on Monday 15 June.
6) Gardenex Green Living Fair 2009
The Gardenex Green Living Fair 2009 was held at the Coca-Cola Dome on 27 - 29 March. Derrich Gardner hosted the Briza BOOKtalk on the Saterday. He interviewed some of Briza's well known authors on their new and forthcoming publications. The authors were:
  • Margaret Roberts
  • Ben-Erik van Wyk
  • Lambert Smith
  • Reg Botha
  • Lynton Johnson
  • Braam van Wyk
Lynton Johnson launched his new book Landscape Design for the home owner . This happened earlier on the same day as the BOOKtalk.

 

   
Lynton Johnson signing his book.   
Landscape Design for the Home Owner.   


BRIZA Booktalk with Derrich Gardner.



 
   Certificate awarded to J.J. van Rensburg
   from Garden World.

 
   Charlie Dimmock, well known gardering personality from the UK.

   Dee Nangle from The Gardener, Margaret Roberts, Christo Reitz and
   Lizette Jonker from SA Garden/SA Tuinpaleis.
7) Top 12 Titels (Augustus 2008 – 19 Desember 2008)
  1. The Mammal Guide of Southern Africa – Burger Cillié
  2. 10/10 Gardening series: Plan your garden (Book nr 1) – Reg Botha
  3. Die Soogdiergids van Suider-Afrika – Burger Cillié
  4. Creative Gardening – Pitta Joffe
  5. 10/10 Gardening series: Choose plants for your garden (Book nr 4) – Reg Botha
  6. Fotogids tot Bome van Suider-Afrika – Braam v Wyk, Piet v Wyk & Ben-Erik v Wyk
  7. Making the Most of Indigenous Trees – Fanie & Julye-Ann Venter
  8. 10/10 Gardening series: Let’s start Gardening (Book nr 2) – Reg Botha
  9. Benut ons Inheemse Bome – Fanie & Julye-Ann Venter
  10. Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa – Frits van Oudtshoorn
  11. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa – Ben-Erik van Wyk & Gideon Smith
  12. Making Sense of Garden Design – Lindsay Gray, Helen Lachenict & Sharon Walker
8) Jaareindfunksie en boekbekendstelling
Briza Publikasies het op Woensdag 3 Desember 2008 groot makietie gehou. Dit was ’n tipiese, warm somersmiddag in Suid-Afrika en het ook die regte atmosfeer gekep vir MUTHI AND MYTHS FROM THE AFRICAN BUSH (Briza se nuutste publikasie) wat bekend gestel is.



Die funksie het plaasgevind by Mokha Restaurant, by die Pretoria se Botaniese Tuine. Die genooides het ingesluit outeurs, verskaffers, vryskut werkers, eie personeel en spesiale gaste vir die boekbekendstelling.



Briza het vanjaar 26 nuwe boeke die lig laat sien. Hierdie boeke was uitgestal en ook te koop aangebied.


9) Book launch during WOCMAP
MUTHI AND MYTHS FROM THE AFRICAN BUSH was launched on Wednesday 12 November at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

The book launch was part of the program at The World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (WOCMAP, 10 – 14 November 2008).

In this book are 52 compelling tales that will lead the reader on a journey of discovery of the African continent. Many of the stories inherited through Africa’s compelling oral tradition are between these covers: committed to paper for the first time ever. This book endeavoures to bring to light the deep history of 52 of the thousands of indigenous medicinal plants of Africa, before it is too late. The focus is towards Southern Africa because this region is a hotspot of cultural and botanical diversity.

The launch was a colourfull event with drummers, an African choir and traditional healers doing an 'intlombe dance' and the two authors, Heather Dugmore and Prof Ben-Erik van Wyk, had very little time to relax because of book signings and people who wanted to ask all kinds of questions.

The book is also available in Afrikaans: MUTI EN MITES UIT AFRIKA.
10) Reg Botha se boeke maak tuinmaak maklik
Hugo Geldenhuys Overberg Nuus/News Desember 2008 uitgawe / Ancet Media Active

Nadat die bekende tuinboukundige, Mnr Reg Botha, en Briza Publikasies saamgespan het om tuiniers met praktiese tuinbou by te staan, is die eerste twee boeke in ‘n reeks van ongeveer 20 by die galageleentheid van Overberg Agri se Tuin-van-die-Jaar kompetisie vir 2008 in Caledon bekendgestel.

Botha, ook bekend vir sy aanvanklike betrokkenheid by Tuin Paleis, beoordelings van tuinkompetisies, tuinbou-opleiding en televisiepraatjies oor tuine en plante, het die projek aangepak om tuiniers van praktiese wenke en raad oor tuinbou te voorsien. Sy reeks boeke beoog om voornemende tuiniers aan te moedig en te help om hul "groenvingers" te ontwikkel.

"Die magtelose gevoel as ’n mens na ’n kaal stuk grond kyk en die twyfel oor wat gedoen moet word om van dié grond ’n mooi en interessante tuin te maak, sonder dat die tuinier hom doodwerk het my gemotiveer om die boeke te skryf", het Botha tydens die bekendstelling gesê.

Botha sê meeste tuiniers kry ’n bevlieging om tuin te maak en is teleurgestel met die produk, omdat hulle nie na behore beplan het nie. "Veral beginnertuiniers is oorhaastig en beplan nie hul tuine op papier nie, ’n stap wat noodsaaklik is vir uiteindelike sukses. Die reeks boeke beoog stap-vir-stap-ondersteuning om tuine suksesvol te vestig en in stand te hou." Mnr Christo Reitz, bestuurder van Briza Publikasies, sê die reeks sal in Engels en Afrikaans beskikbaar wees en dat daar op praktiese tuinmaak gefokus word.

Die eerste boeke, "Beplan jou tuin" en "Kom ons maak nou tuin", fokus op wat nodig is om tuine te begin. Verdere boeke van die reeks sal verskeie aspekte van tuinmaak toelig en tuiniers help om tuinuitdaging stap vir stap te oorkom. "Deur die loop van volgende jaar sal die res van die reeks bekendgestel word en kan bestaande en voornemende tuiniers dit teen bekostigbare pryse aanskaf", het Reitz gesê.

Verdere titels in die reeks sal op spesifieke tuinsake fokus: geskikte plante en voeding, komposhope, waterbehoeftes, skadelike insekte en siektes, bolle en saailinge, die bou van watertuine, formele tuine, kleintuine, snoei, tuine vir die onderskeie seisoene, potte, fokuspunte, die verbouing van kruie en groente, hulptuiniers, tuinontspanning, tuine in die aand en "my tuin ’n potpourie."

Bogenoemde tuinsake kan volgens Botha aangevul word met boeke oor tuinmaak by die see en astrologiese invloede op tuine. Volgens Reitz is Briza Publikasies bekend in die natuur- en tuinomgewing en het hulle reeds boeke oor grassoorte in Suid-Afrika, inheemse plante en bome en plante met medisinale waarde gepubliseer.

Die gebeurtenis/glansaand het Saterdagaand 11 Oktober in die Victoriasaal in Caledon plaasgevind tydens die Overbergse Wentuin-van-die-jaar wenners, en wenners van die blommerangskikkings kompetisie. Reg Botha se nuwe tuinboureeks is ook die aand bekendgestel.

     
11) Natuur-lik (Boek Bekendstelling)
’n Bioloog besin oor mensspesie
Daleen van Manen

"Malaria het meer mense doodgemaak as alle oorloë, en doen dit nou nog. Dink net hoe haglik oorbevolk hierdie planeetjie nou al sou gelyk het sonder malaria! En… ons hofnar van gesondheid het juis met trots onlangs aangekondig hoe hulle nou malaria hokslaan deur weer op groot skaal DDT te spuit!"

Hartbeespoort. – "Malaria het meer mense doodgemaak as alle oorloë, en doen dit nou nog. Dink net hoe haglik oorbevolk hierdie planeetjie nou al sou gelyk het sonder malaria! En… ons hofnar van gesondheid het juis met trots onlangs aangekondig hoe hulle nou malaria hokslaan deur weer op groot skaal DDT te spuit!"

Entomoloog en skrywer, prof. Erik Holm, se nuutste boek, Natuur-lik !, is pas bekend gestel en is ’n moet vir elkeen wat ’n ligter blik op die natuur, ekologie, goggas en ons snaakse mensdom nodig het. ’n Humorsin is ’n vereiste.

"Deur ’n bioloog se oë lyk die mensdom se doen en late nogal vreemd, soms ontstellend, meesal snaaks, maar dikwels bewonderenswaardig," sê Erik wat self ook die komiese illustrasies vir die boek gedoen het.

Die boek is ’n samevatting van rubrieke wat die afgelope vier jaar in Beeld verskyn het en waarin Erik die ooreenkomste tussen die mens en dierewesens (soos onder meer kakkerlakke en miere) bepeins, en vir ons uiters vreemde begrip van die natuur lag.

"Fanatiese vegetariërs maak ’n fout as hulle dink dat hulle nie diere eet nie.

"Eerstens is alle plante oortrek en deurtrek met mikroskopiese diere, en tweedens het elke mens ’n hele dieretuin in sy spysverteringskanaal…" skryf hy. En:

"Natuur-sentimentalisme is ’n mooi eienskap tussen mense. Hou dit net uit die natuur en natuurbewaring uit. Daar word dit gevaarlik vir die natuur!"

Nog ’n juweel: "Diereregte-aktiviste is ongelukkig en onvrolik. Hulle het inderwaarheid net een doel, en dis om ander mense ewe ongelukkig te maak."

En oor 'groen' mense: "Intussen is daar ’n groep wat oor die algemeen niks van ekologie weet nie, maar hulself ook groen noem.

"Dit is romantiese natuurgelowiges – die pienk groenes. Hulle het dit eintlik oor meditasie en joga, heling deur kristalle… Hulle glo ook aan vegetaries en organies eet en dagga rook."

"Ek is eintlik ’n 'interpreet' – ek trek goed bymekaar en vergelyk. Hierdie is eintlik interpretasies van die mens se beste kwaliteite, ons estetiese en humorsin."

Erik sal voortaan op SABC se natuurprogram 50/50 as spesialis-aanbieder gesien word.
12) Cape Book Fair 2008
Cape Town Book Fair breaks its own record

The Cape Town Book Fair has broken its own record, with 50 494 people attending it over four days. This excludes the thousands of children visiting the fair over the four days.(This is according to the press release issued by CTBF.)

This event took place from 13 – 17 June 2008 in the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Briza Publications and SANBI's stand at the Book Fair



The fair last year drew a staggering 49 000 visitors, this year it was up to 50494. At 1pm on Tuesday it was confirmed that 7 194 children had visited the fair. "This is the first year that we have counted the number of children attending the fair," said Vanessa Badroodien the director of the fair.

For four days thousands of members of the public, representatives of publishing houses, and trade delegations from 31 countries and other African countries spent hours poring over the latest offerings.

Director of the fair Vanessa Badroodien said, "We are very happy with this year’s figures, they reflect the international trend in the growth of book fairs, and place us in an ideal position to grow and consolidate the fair next year."

More than 400 events took place on the floor of the fair, ranging from book launches to hard-hitting debate in The Dalro Literary Forum, a new public space that was used this year for popular book personalities to conduct live interviews.

"The beauty of the events at the book fair is that they are free for those attending the fair," said Badroodien, "we really want this fair to be accessible and inclusive and this year we have really achieved that goal with a great mix of visitors’ representative of the demographics of Cape Town."

"This is not a fair for any one particular group, it has become a space that embraces all of Cape Town’s people, and the many visitors who visit it from around the country and the world."

The fair which is run in partnership with the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest book fair in the world, and under the auspices of the Publishers’ Association of South Africa was opened by Professor Kader Asmal on Saturday 14 June.

GUIDE TO GARDEN SUCCULENTS was launched at Kirstenbosch Restaurant.

Briza Publication and SANBI shared a stand. We also had our book launch at the Kirstenbosch Restaurant on Monday night 16 June.

Briza launched it’s latest publication, GUIDE TO GARDEN SUCCULENTS by Gideon Smith and Ben-Erik van Wyk.
13) Gardenex 2008
Briza Publications hosted the 'Briza Book Corner' at Gardenex, the biggest gardening show in South Africa. This event took place on 18 – 20 April 2008 at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg.



It was the second year that Briza was there. We had a large selection of plant and gardening books from various local publishers as well as Timber Press from the USA.



Briza had lucky draws twice a day for the duration of the show. We also launched new books (and projects) during the three days of the show. The books that we launched, were:
  • A GUIDE TO ANIMAL DISEASES IN SA: CATS AND DOGS (Also in Afrikaans) by Pamela Oberem
  • GUIDE TO GARDEN SUCCULENTS by Gideon Smith & Ben-Erik van Wyk
  • EASY GUIDE TO SMALL GARDENS (Also in Afrikaans) by Keith Kirsten
  • SPOTTER’S GUIDE: BIRDS OF THE BUSCHVELD (Also in Afrikaans) by Saartjie Kidson and Herman van Niekerk


On Saturday late afternoon, Briza hosted an informal 'get-together' of authors, plant specialists and ‘floral friends’.



Don’t miss GARDENEX next year!


14) BACK FROM FRANKFURT 2007
Briza was lucky to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair for the last few years. This year our stand was part of the PASA (Publishers’ Association of South Africa) collective stand.


Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world and co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in South Africa. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association.



The Book Fair took place from 10 to 14 October and was, as always, a great experience.

At the Fair a record 7,448 exhibitors from 108 countries presented 391,653 titles. Despite the train strikes and Autumn school holiday 283,293 visitors came to the Fair. During the three trade days there were 154,269 visitors – almost one per cent up on the previous year. At the weekend the German-speaking halls were full to capacity with members of the public.

Briza was proud to exhibit our latest Polish and Korean translation of our successful publication, MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE WORLD, at the fair.
15) Cape Town Flower Show 2007
A First visit to Cape Town Flower and Garden Show

Briza Publications were, for the first time, part of the Cape Town Flower & Garden Show that took place from the 25th - 28th October 2007. The Show was held on the beautifull Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West. Our Briza stand were one of 75 stalls that covered the whole plant and garden spectrum. One of the exhibits that drew a lot of attention, was the exhibit that represented South Africa at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea flower show this year. According to the organisers 20 000 people visited the show in the 4 days.



Two of Briza's well known authors did lectures at the show. Margaret Roberts shared her knowledge on Companion and Food gardening, as well as Cosmetics for your garden. Keith Kirsten was also present and educated us on small gardens. The Briza books that covered these topics were popular and many people used this opportunity to buy early Christmas presents.

Some of the titles that were in demand were, Companion Planting, Ecoguide: Fynbos, Guide to the Aloes of SA and Easy Guide to Small Gardens. The opportunity to meet the laymans botanists that love Briza publications were just as special as informing new readers who, and what Briza is all about.

We are already looking forward to the 6th Cape Flower Show that will take place at the same venue, the last weekend of October 2008.

16) NSTF Awards e-Newsletter
NSTF Awards e-Newsletter

23 APRIL 2007

Taken form this issue

The prestigious NSTF Awards Gala Dinner will be held on the 23 May 2007. It will be at this gala dinner that top achievers and contributors to the Science Engineering and Technology (SET) will be recognised for their excellent contributions to the sector. Contact the NSTF Secretariat if you wish to attend or to have your organisation or company listed as a sponsor.

The calendar is counting down to the NSTF Awards Gala Dinner when acknowledgement will be given to excellence in the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sector. To be on the nomination list is a prestigious accomplishment by itself. Here follows the finalists for this year’s awards.

NSTF Awards Finalists 2006/2007

Category K – Science Communicator over the last 5 years
The award is intended to recognise a communicator who has made an outstanding contribution to science, engineering and technology by making a substantial impact in terms of public awareness, and whose reports are objective, responsible and scientifically correct, but who has also succeeded at communicating through an accessible writing style which inspires and interests the reader.  See http://www.nstfawards.org.za/awardsk.htm

  • Karooveld Book Team, (Prof Karen Esler, Department Conservation Ecology and Entomology, US and Dr Suzanne J Milton, Ecologist and Dr W Richard J, Dean, Ornithologist)
    Karoo Veld: Ecology and Management, published in 2006, in both English and Afrikaans has played a significant role in creating greater understanding of practical Karooveld ecology and management amongst private landowners, where there is a tremendous need for science to be translated into a format that is accessible and palatable.  By promoting this valuable information in a user-friendly format, while remaining knowledgeable and accessible as a resource, the authors have revolutionised the transfer of higher education research findings in this niche field. The book reflects a culmination of at least a century of observation over 60 cumulative years of life and research in the Karoo by the authors.
17) Gardenex 2007


Gardenex 2007 was a great success!

Briza Publications hosted the 'Briza Book Corner' at Gardenex, the biggest gardening show in South Africa. This big event took place on 20 – 22 April 2007 at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg.

It was a first for Gardenex and a first for Briza. We had a large selection from eight local publishers on plant and gardening books.

Briza ran a competition (lucky draw) twice a day and had three book launches during the three days of the show. The books that we launched, were:
  • "Making Sense of Garden Design" – Lindsay Gray, Helen Lachenicht and Sharon Walker (Ook vertaal in Afrikaans: "Sinvolle Tuinontwerp").
  • "Companion Planting" – Margaret Roberts (Ook vertaal in Afrikaans: "Plantmaats").
  • "Easy Guide to Small Gardens" – Keith Kirsten (Ook vertaal in Afrikaans: "Gids tot Klein Tuine").
Briza also hosted an informal 'get-together' of authors, plant specialists and ‘floral friends’ on Saturday late afternoon.

If you did not visit us this year, make sure to be there next year! The show will be at the same venue from 18 – 20 April.

   

   
18) Cape Book Fair 2007

BIGGER, BETTER BOOK FAIR FIGURES

Attendance figures at the 2007 Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) were close to double those of the inaugural event last year. Over 49 000 visitors attended the four-day fair at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, which ended on Tuesday. This figure doesn't include the many thousands of children who also attended the event, which was one of the largest to be held at the CTICC ever. [June 19] In 2006, 26 000 visitors attended the fair.

"We are extremely pleased with the figures," said Vanessa Badroodien, Director of the CTBF. "The fair was a huge success, attracting a huge and diverse range of people."

Evidence of the large numbers attending the event was reflected in the convention centre parking garages, which were full for the four days. Even all the overflow parking was taken. CTICC Catering services battled to keep up with the demand for meals and beverages, with queues forming at most refreshment points. Autobank terminals ran out of money on several occasions.
Over 260 journalists, including an international contingent, covered the event. More than 200 authors and 354 exhibitors participated in the fair, with representatives from countries including the United States, Ghana, Germany, India, China and France. Directors from the Beijing and Frankfurt Book Fairs were in attendance, as well as the heads of the British and Caribbean Publishers' Associations.

Iris Klose, Project Manager/International Department for the Frankfurt Book Fair, which is a partner of the CTBF, said that she had been "extremely impressed" with the fair.

"It has been very lively. We combined our visit here to include both a presentation and a stand presence, and they have worked well. Overall, I would say the fair has been a striking success for everybody involved," she said.

Several new features at the book fair proved very popular, noted Badroodien.

"The magazine stands by Caxton and Media 24 were really well supported and pulled large crowds. And our book collections (on Mandela, wine and science fiction/fantasy) were also well supported," she said.

Virtually all of the 470 activities on the CTBF programme were full, whether they covered political issues, literary topics or more entertaining subjects.

"One thing we have realised is that author interactions are a highlight of the fair. Whether we had George Bizos talking about his autobiography, Anthony Horowitz explaining how he writes, or Marion Keyes being hilarious, the public just couldn't get enough," said Badroodien.

Another obvious highlight is the children's programme. "We expanded our zone for kids this year, but it still wasn't big enough," said Badroodien. "And on Monday and Tuesday we had an unexpected influx of children and their parents or teachers, possibly due to the public servants strike action and schools being closed. It called for fast re-organisation on our part." Aside from the popularity of the events programme, reports from trade delegations and exhibitors were that the business side of the book fair was busy. Most commented on the efficient running of the event, and said they had made many useful connections. Printers, distributors, publishers, book-sellers, illustrators and more were represented on the exhibition floor.

While exhibitors enjoyed the exciting atmosphere created by the thousands of visitors, there was a common request for a business day that was closed to the public. Badroodien has said this will definitely happen next year.

"However, we must keep in mind that this is a part public, part trade event. And we want to encourage as many book-lovers as possible to attend, including young readers. After all, children are the next generation of book-buyers - and authors and publishers," said Badroodien.

In all, she had been "incredibly pleased" with the response to this year's book fair. "We attracted a diverse and enthusiastic crowd, and they filled up all our events and activities. We had a wide range of exhibitors, with 4% from the continent and an international contingent of 26%. It's fair to say the 2007 CTBF has been a cultural and an economic success - especially considering the dramatic increase in visitor numbers," she said.

Badroodien said that plans were already being made for next year's event, including increasing the space booked for public lectures, establishing a booking system for certain events, creating an entirely separate zone for children and holding a business-only day.

"This year has been wonderful. And based on what we have seen, we feel entirely positive about the 2008 Cape Town Book Fair," she said.

The Cape Town Book Fair is a joint venture between the Publisher's Association of South Africa (PASA) and the Frankfurt Book Fair, in association with the Sunday Times.

Issued by HWB COMMUNICATIONS
On behalf of The Cape Town Book Fair
For more information please contact:
Evelyn Holtzhausen
Tel: 021 462 0416
Cell: 082 658 6007
E-mail: evelyn@hwb.co.za
http://www.capetownbookfair.co.za/

 
Book launch at Kirstenbosch. Colin Paterson-Jones receives a copy of ECOGUIDE: FYNBOS

   Harris Steinman receive a copy of KIRSTENBOSCH: BOYOND WORDS at the book launch
 
The BRIZA PUBLICATIONS / SANBI stand at the Cape Town Book Fair 2007   The Briza and SANBI teams at the Cape Town Book Fair 2007

19) Briza bestsellers for the past five months - February to June 2006
  1. Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants
  2. Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa
  3. Karooveld (Afrikaans)
  4. Photographic Guide to the Wildflowers of Southern Africa
  5. Feast of Flavours from the Southern African Kitchen
  6. Making the Most of Indigenous Trees
  7. Karoo Veld (English)
  8. The Mammal Guide of Southern Africa
  9. Medicinal Plants of South Africa
  10. Flora's Trees and Shrubs
20) Smaakfees 'n heerlike kuierfees
Boekbekendstellings kan ongemaklike effêres wees - mense wat mekaar nie ken nie wat styf en ordentlik glimlag en hulle dan so gou as moontlik uit die voete maak.

Maar soms is 'n boekbekendstelling anders, soos op 4 Mei in Linden toe Briza se twee Suid-Afrikaanse resepteboeke bekend gestel is - A Feast of Flavours from the South African Kitchen en 'n Smaakfees uit Suid-Afrika. Hierdie boeke bevat tradisionele Suid-Afrikaanse resepte met 'n titseltjie pizazz, want waar sou ons oumas tog steak gaargemaak het met vye en Gorgonzolakaas? Of so kwistig soos Lochner met kruie en speserye gewerk het? Die hemelse peoding gemaak van mieliemeel en sjokolade wat tot in Londen harte steel, verdien spesiale vermelding.

Die bestandele vir die fees was reg - kosghoeroe Lochner de Kock, 'n hele leërskare interessante en bekende kunstenaars, 'n kuierplek met die naam Paputzki's, 'n kaggelvuur, goeie wyn, en 'n bord bobotie so uit die ( Briza) boek!

Daar is sommer reg van die eerste oomblik af behoorlik gekuier, gesing en gesels, en toe Christo met sy toespraak wou begin, moes hy sy stem dik maak om bo die gesellige rumoer gehoor te work. Elsa het boeke verkoop, en in die proses 'n hele paar gesogte handtekeninge van akteurs en TV-persoonlikehede ingeoes.

Lochner se verbintenis as kosskrywer met Briza laat 'n mens onwillekeurig aan twee aanhalings dink: "Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And, cooking done with care is an act of love" (Graig Clairborne), en "Happy and successful cooking doesn't rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart, makes great demands on the palate and needs enthusiasm and a deep love of food to bring it to life" (Georges Blanc). Dis die Lochner wat Briza leer ken het, en dis die gees wat hy tussen die kosmakery deur aan sy lesers
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