Lorraine Sithole

Lorraine Sithole, festival director of the Gauteng International Book Festival was longlisted for the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Award, and has contributed to Black Tax, Burden Or Ubuntu edited by Nia, Mhlongo, and When Stories Become Secrets: Women

Speak Out edited by Sue Nyathi.

Sithole is the founder of BookWorms Book Club and the current Vice-Chairperson of the International Book on Books For Young People

South Africa.

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"When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world. We can also learn how to deal with problems we are having by learning from the lessons of the past."