Wola Nani at the CTBF: Vintage finds for book lovers with focus on Africana and Collectible Children's Authors

For its first year at the Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF), AIDS NGO Wola Nani will have a stand selling collectible books and popular contemporary reads.
“For our inaugural year as a guest of the CTBF, Wola Nani will focus on items of special interest to collectors of Africana and children’s books” says the charity’s chairman Marcus Brewster. “Africana lovers will find choice first editions of everything from Andre Brink to Lawrence van der Post”. Other collectible fiction stocked will include Nadine Gordimer, Doris Lessing, J M Coetzee, and Alan Paton as well as stalwarts like T V Bulpin and Lawrence Green.

Those looking to find something memorable for Dad on Father’s Day in June or those men wanting to recapture their lost youth will find a treasure trove of vintage boy’s fiction at the Wola Nani stall. Finds include dust-jacketed hard cover editions of Biggles, The Hardy Boys, Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” books and Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” series. There will also be paperback reading copies of these hard-to-find titles.

For all readers there will be a large selection of modern classics in lightly-read condition from cult authors including Paulo Coelho, Terry Pratchett and Ayn Rand that offer a chance to catch up on seminal reads.

As Tuesday 16 June is Youth Day, Wola Nani will be offering books to delight children, tweens and teens by popular authors like JK Rowling, Meg Cabot and Jacqueline Wilson.

Proceeds will go to Wola Nani, a non-profit organisation striving to improve the quality of life of those living with HIV and AIDS, especially women, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). “Wola Nani focuses on education, counselling and support, and assists with the financial strains brought about by HIV and AIDS” says Project Director Moira Jones. “We encourage book lovers and collectors to support the work of Wola Nani by visiting our stand at the CTBF”.

The CTBF takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from Saturday 13 to Tuesday 16 June.