Also known as: GBF
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The Botswana Gazette
… The Gaborone Book Festival is betting it cannot. GOSEGO MOTSUMI Artificial intelligence may be rewriting the rules of creativity, but the Gaborone Book Festival is making one thing clear:…
Can AI Kill The Book Festival?The Botswana Gazette
… At the Gaborone Book Festival, the Zimbabwean author unpacked what happens when a story leaves the page and why writers need to understand the business waiting beyond the book. …
When A Book Hits NetflixThe Botswana Gazette
After a three-year silence, the Gaborone Book Festival is back and it is bringing big names, fresh voices, poetry, Netflix-worthy storytelling and a brand new book market to the National Museum. …
GBF Returns With Literary HeavyweightsThe Botswana Gazette
After a three-year hiatus, the Gaborone Book Festival is back with fresh voices, bold environmental conversations, a children’s writing workshop and a mission to prove that books are still the hottest place to start a national conversation GOSEGO MOTSUMI Three years is a long tim …
GBF Gets Its Groove BackThe Botswana Gazette
After a three-year hiatus, the Gaborone Book Festival is back with fresh voices, bold environmental conversations, a children’s writing workshop and a mission to prove that books are still the hottest place to start a national conversation GOSEGO MOTSUMI Three years is a long tim …
GBF Gets Its Groove BackThe Gaborone Book Festival argues that while AI can generate stories quickly, it cannot replicate the shared experience of people gathered together to discuss, laugh, and imagine collectively.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Gaborone Book Festival argues that while AI can generate stories quickly, it cannot replicate the shared experience of people gathered together to discuss, laugh, and imagine collectively.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Sue Nyathi's self-published novel "The Polygamist" has been adapted into a Netflix series streamed across more than 60 countries. At the Gaborone Book Festival, the Zimbabwean author discussed the journey from rejected manuscript to international success and the business side of book-to-screen adaptation.
30 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Gaborone Book Festival is returning to the National Museum with literary figures, new voices, and poetry, after a three-year hiatus from the city's cultural calendar.
19 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Gaborone Book Festival is returning with fresh voices, environmental conversations, and a children's writing workshop, aiming to reestablish books as a platform for national conversation.
17 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Gaborone Book Festival is resuming after a three-year hiatus, featuring new voices, environmental discussions, and a children's writing workshop.
17 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →