Draft:Kalk Bay Books
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Kalk Bay Books is an independent bookshop located in Kalk Bay - a small fishing village with a working harbour.[1] Kalk Bay books was incorporated 20[2] years ago by Audrey Rademeyer.[3]
This small fishing settlement has a long and influential history in literature, and the first written words about the settlement were penned by the Governor Simon van der Stel in November 1667, when he established a base camp at "Kalkoven" and noted the abundance of fish in the Southern Cape Peninsula.[4]
Kalk Bay's stories are connected to the sea and the land,[5] slavery, colonialism and apartheid. The area's influencers include Filipino sailors[6] scores of emancipated slaves from Batavia, Java and Malaysia, [7] colonial and apartheid politics[8] that shape the small town's contemporary book venue [9] with its diverse heritage.
Kalk Bay Books is located in "die Middeldorp" [10] and the shop's inviting atmosphere permits readers and writers to explore a wide range of titles and engage in conversation and discussion. This independent bookshop [11] has worked with award winning local authors, such as Dawn Garisch and Mark Gevisser, to launch non fiction and literary works. [12] The store's continued existence challenges the "corporatocracy in the book-supply chain", [13]and Kalk Bay Books, much like other independent bookstores, facilitate a community space where literary and other conversations are permitted.[14]
