1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Seventy two Weekend Breakfast the Literature Corner. Get's at twenty 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: minutes before ten o'clock. Welcome back to seven oh two 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: Weekend Breakfast with Me, Books and Shongle. It's a Saturday, 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: so we talk books to end the show, and this 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: morning we are talking children's books, which is one of 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: my favorite types of literature to talk about, especially because 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: there's so many beautiful, wonderful local books available for kids 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: on the show. So I'm thrilled when we get to 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: talk kiddie's books. And this week we're talking about a 10 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: book titled Tandy's Purple Bracelet. It is a book that's 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: intended to help teach kids about epilepsy and also empathy. 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: It is the work of storyteller, children's book author and 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: communications creative Hota, Faith Hohome, and hot joins us in 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: studio this morning. Hoteto, good morning, welcome to Weekend Breakfast. 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, good morning. 16 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: Good thank you very much for giving us part of 17 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: your Saturday. So tell us about how you ended up 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: in the business or in the line of writing children's books. 19 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: Did you always want to be an author? Did you 20 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: always know you wanted to do children's book or was 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: it a journey getting here? It was a journey, Okay, 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: tell us about the journey. 23 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: So in comms, we have development communication and one of 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: my passions is raising awareness about epilepsy. And I just 25 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: thought about like a way that will be accessible to 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: as many people as possible language wise and everything. And 27 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: then I just did a random Google search if there's 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: any books around epilepsy, and I didn't find any in 29 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: our continent for children. And also I was just like, 30 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: we don't have enough books with millenated people presenting on 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 2: the illustrations. And I was just like, let me read 32 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: the book. Yeah, and I wrote the book. 33 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: So how long did it take you to write the book? 34 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: How did you? I guess because you're talking about a 35 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: medical condition, right, so part of the stories that is 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: about this medical condition. How did you make sure that 37 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: the information was accurate but also kid friendly? 38 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: Right? 39 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: Because if you were kind of giving the information to 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: an adult, it would be very different than that you'd 41 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: give it to kids. So how did the book come together? 42 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 2: So I've been volunteering with Epilipicy South Africa, and through 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: volunteering over like the past six years, I've learned a 44 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: lot about epilepsy. Also, I have two people at home 45 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: who live with epilepsy, and Tandy is my actually my 46 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: grandmother's name, and it was also a commemoration to her. 47 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: So over the years, I also like did more research 48 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: about epilepsy because I realized that the community doesn't have 49 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: enough information about epilepsy. And the publisher helped me a 50 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: lot with toning the language for children. And yeah, so 51 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 2: the publishing house and also years of EXPERI in volunteering 52 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: and research about ability awls. 53 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: And so how long were you actually writing, so you know, 54 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: kind of writing and researching, because sometimes those happening in tandem. 55 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: How long did it take you to put the book together? 56 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: To put the book together? It took started officially in 57 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, and we launched the book in twenty 58 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 2: twenty five, So two years in a couple of months, okay, yes. 59 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so also I see one of the things 60 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: that's quite a big part of this story is it 61 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: set in a township. Yes, because again you know, we 62 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: do have kiddies books, but they're set in America or 63 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: in Europe very seldom. And again we're seeing like this 64 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: great development of more books set in South Africa, for 65 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: South African kids. Tell us about why it was important 66 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: to set Tandy's story in alex. 67 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: So It's twofold. First, I needed a book that represents 68 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: my story and the story of like a lot of 69 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: South Africans, because most millenated South Africans at some point 70 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: in time find themselves in the township. And then the 71 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: second part is that there is so much like the 72 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: township is such a strong community, and when there's good 73 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: information in the township, it spreads so much wider into 74 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: the country. So it's very important to me that because 75 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: I'm also from a township, it's very important to me 76 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 2: that the township spaces have real information and true information, 77 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: especially around living conditions like epilepsy, because I know that 78 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: when the people in the township know the real truth 79 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: around something, it spreads so much further than when it's 80 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: in pockets like the suburbs. 81 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, okay, so tell us about Tandy. Who is Tandy? 82 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: Of course she's named after your grandmother, But tell us 83 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: about the the main character in the book. 84 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: Time Sandy is a beautiful millenated girl from Alexander. She 85 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: has the most beautiful smile and you're going to see 86 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: that when you open the book, and she lives with 87 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 2: her grandmother, she lives with epilepsy, and we are journeying 88 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 2: through her first day of school. 89 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: Right, yes, So where does the purple bracelet come in? 90 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: Because the book is titled Tandy's Purple Bracelets. 91 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: So the purple bracelet comes from Epilepsy Awareness. So purple 92 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: is the color for it is the international color for 93 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: Epilepsy Awareness. And I wanted to center it around the 94 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: medical bracelet. It's not necessarily always purple. But then I 95 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 2: also wanted because anybody can wear a medical bracelet for 96 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: different medical reasons, I wanted to I wanted to make 97 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: it purple the one for the joy of the color, 98 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: but also to represent that she's wearing it for epilepsy. 99 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: So Tandy goes to her first day at school. Is 100 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: she wearing her purple bracelet? 101 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: Yes, She's always doing her purple plot. Right. 102 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: So then I imagine, you know, the other six seven 103 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: eight year olds see her bracelets. What kind of what 104 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: is the tension? I guess when the other kids are 105 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: they curious? Are they mean? Because sometimes people can be 106 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: mean about things they don't understand. It's like her first 107 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: day of school experience, her. 108 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: First day of school experience. She meets a friend who 109 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: loves the bracelet, who's excited to see the bracelet and 110 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: know more about it, but she also meets other learners 111 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: who likes wool couldn't wear his favorite thing to school 112 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 2: because it doesn't match his uniform, which is most cases 113 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: in South African schools, and Sow doesn't understand why Tandy 114 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: can wear the purple bracelet, and many other kids in 115 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: the school also share the same sentiment. So her first 116 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: day of school started off really amazing, and then over 117 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: time she was faced with other kids were not happy 118 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: that they couldn't come with things that don't match, and 119 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: it makes her first day of school really tough space 120 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: which a lot of people who live with epilepsy also 121 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: find difficult when getting into spaces and actually saying I 122 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: have epilepsy because of the misinformation that other people have 123 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: about the condition. 124 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: So it sounds as though while the book is aimed 125 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: at children at young people, that it also kind of 126 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: provides a guide to whichever grown up caregiver is also 127 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: reading this book or helping the child read this book. 128 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: Yes, so you also get to learn how to respond 129 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: to a person when they experiencing a seizure, and are 130 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: the importance of safety, the importance of kindness, and the 131 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: importance of staying with the person throughout the episode and 132 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: after and what exactly to do in the process. 133 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: So what would you say Some of the key themes 134 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: in this book are about I know, empathies one of them. 135 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: About some of the other key themes, I imagine awareness 136 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: health awareness that you're saying, you know, we don't have 137 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: a lot of information about this condition, so health awareness 138 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: is quite important. Talk to us about your. 139 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 2: Themes, So health awareness, kindness, empathy, and I think i'd 140 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 2: say also like resilience. Throughout the book, you meet a 141 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: young girl that is first day of school is very 142 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 2: hard for most people, or first day of anything. You 143 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: feel with nervous, nervousness, excitement and everything. So going through 144 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 2: all those emotions also and having support throughout. So family 145 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 2: also is a key theme. And community is also like 146 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: a key theme in the book. 147 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: And also I guess part of the work you're doing 148 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: with this book is to reduce stigma. Tell us about 149 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: some of the stigma that is kind of that's around 150 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: epilepsy and people living with the condition. 151 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: So I think the biggest stigma that I've also experienced 152 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 2: is that people think it's like a spiritual attack or 153 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 2: dark energy and dark forces, and that makes people respond 154 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 2: to people experiencing a seizure in ways that don't necessarily help, 155 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: because the seizure itself is not harmful to the person, 156 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: but then how people around the person respond to the 157 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 2: seizure is usually the cause of going to hospital or 158 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 2: like cause of harm. So the main theme, the main 159 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 2: stigma that comes across is not understand not treating epilepsy 160 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: as a medical condition and more of like a spiritual 161 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: or like a spiritual attack and stuff, and that makes 162 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 2: people delay going to the hospital about it or getting 163 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: the right or create medical attention for it. 164 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: You mentioned and also part of the inspiration for the 165 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: book was people that she lived with at home who 166 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: have epilepsy, who live with epilepsy, Have they read the book? 167 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: And what did they think of the book? Did they 168 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: think you kind of you got the information because part 169 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: of it is like you're wanting to educate, right, and 170 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: so it would be about getting the right information the 171 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: right tone. How have the people in your life who 172 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: live with this condition, like Candy, how did they receive 173 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: the book? 174 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: So handy is actually late and she couldn't didn't get 175 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 2: to see the actual work. But my mom, who lived 176 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: with her mom for like a very long time, cried 177 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: and it felt like a warm hag for all the 178 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: experiences that she's had. And then for my little brother, 179 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 2: he was really really proud of the work and really 180 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 2: excited to see this happening and really excited to see 181 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: other people also like just understanding epilepsy just as epilepsy 182 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 2: and not more than other things that they've been thinking about. 183 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 2: But more than anything, I think it's it's been very 184 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: emotional because it's also still new, so I haven't received 185 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: like actual straight feedback. It's just all like fuzzy crying 186 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 2: and stuff. 187 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, because that was going to be my 188 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: next question about you know, now that the book is out, 189 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: you know, how have people received the work, especially because 190 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: this book fills the gap. You saw that there wasn't 191 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: a resource for both adults and children to better understand epilepsy, 192 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: so I was keen to hear you know, how have 193 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: people who've picked up the book read the book, have 194 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: they found it as this resource? It's a story book, 195 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: but it's actually also a resource at the same time, So. 196 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 2: With I've met people who live with epilepsy outside of 197 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 2: my family also, like through the book, and the people 198 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 2: I met for the first time through like the book, 199 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 2: tours and everything have been and it's been like a fuzzy, 200 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: warm hag, right. The response has been that The response 201 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 2: has been, you're also talking to that little kid in 202 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 2: them that started going to hospital and not understanding why 203 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 2: they go into hospital. It just touches people in a 204 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 2: way that some of them didn't even know that this 205 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 2: is the right way of responding. 206 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: And yeah, it's. 207 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 2: Been very, very emotional for a lot of people, honestly. 208 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: And yeah, we got to what's that message here from 209 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: Celestis this morning? We also need a children's book and 210 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: type one diabetes in the same vein. Would you consider 211 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: writing more kiddies books? Definitely, particularly in this style that's 212 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: like a story but it has you know, it's like 213 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: an edutainment for lack of a bitter word, Would you 214 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: consider doing more of that kind of thing? 215 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: Most definitely. I am big on creating messages that impact 216 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 2: communities positively. I've been thinking about taking Candy into other journeys, 217 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 2: but I've also been thinking about looking at medical conditions 218 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 2: that are fixed most of most people in South Africa 219 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 2: and finding ways to break it down nicely and easily 220 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 2: for everybody to read at home. So maybe something next year. 221 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: Maybe perhaps, yes, maybe, And so if people are looking 222 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: for copies of your book, what languages is Tendeses purple 223 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: bracelet available in? Where can people find copies of the book? 224 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 2: So currently Tandy's Purple Bracelet is in English and we 225 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 2: will be translating to Isuzulu and Tatuana. 226 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: Oh fun. 227 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 2: And then you can find the book at book so 228 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 2: called Capital. You can find the book at the exclusive 229 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 2: books doors all around the country and you can also 230 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 2: buy it on Macro online and take a lot. 231 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: And you're meant to be having a launch of the 232 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: book today. In fact, it is in an hour at 233 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: book Book Circle Capital. Are they still spaces available if 234 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: someone's listening and they're thinking, hey, we'd like to pull 235 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: through here about the book, maybe get a copy? Do 236 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: you know if there any space is still available for 237 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: the launch? 238 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: I believe. So it's a book reading and a book 239 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 2: signing spaces. I believe it's still available. Anybody can come through, 240 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 2: pull through, show up and I'll be The book readings 241 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 2: are really fun because you get to like inter act 242 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 2: and everything, and then you can also like ask questions. 243 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: So yep, people can come through. 244 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: Do you need to RSVP anywhere, book anywhere or do 245 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: you just show up at the bookstore. 246 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 2: So go to the Book Circle Capital Instagram page. There 247 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: should be a link and direct on how to RSVP. 248 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: Cool amazing. I must thank you very very much Tato 249 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: for joining us this morning. A great pleasure having you 250 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: on the show. 251 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Goods thank you. 252 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:15,239 Speaker 1: That is the author of Tundee's Purple Bracelet Hotato. Faith Johomer, 253 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: a storyteller, children's book author and communications creative. If you'd 254 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: like to be part of the book reading that's taking 255 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: place today between eleven and twelve thirty, it's at the 256 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: Book Circle Capitol, which is Shop seventeen in Marvel at 257 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: the twenty seven boxes. Marm coming up. 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