On priorities

16 July 2014

On priorities

Within two minutes I’m busy telling the audience about my books and South Africa. During the Q &A they ask a number of questions, and I ramble on. Most of them have got an interest in looming World Cup which will start in few days. I talk more about their safety while in South Africa than my books.

- Niq Mhlongo, Crazy Author Moment

16 Jul 2014 09:01:09 | Seeds of a story

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