The Open Book festival returned to the Fugard after an overwhelmingly successful 2012 and kicked off on Saturday the 7th of September. The Fugard Theatre once again was the hub with the much-loved indie book shop and the main venue for talks with the Book Lounge, playing a close second. 2013 presented some excellent writers with names like internationally acclaimed Ian Rankin, Patrick DeWitt, Kamila Shamsie and newcomers Damien Brown, Marli Roode and Taiye Selasi.