{"id":83724,"date":"2025-10-15T17:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/uncategorized\/paneelgesprek-lees-jy-nog\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:10:53","slug":"paneelgesprek-lees-jy-nog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/ink-festival-newspaper-2025\/paneelgesprek-lees-jy-nog\/","title":{"rendered":"Paneelgesprek: Lees jy nog?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83724\" class=\"elementor elementor-83724 elementor-83640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33166f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33166f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a09582\" data-id=\"9a09582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a933955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a933955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>EASYEQUITIES SKRYWERSFEES<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eeba8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eeba8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ca74d\" data-id=\"80ca74d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d251e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d251e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"highlight-text\">Paneelgesprek: Lees jy nog?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c3ebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c3ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ec7bc\" data-id=\"82ec7bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60528a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60528a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Produksie: <strong>Reaching Readers<\/strong><br>Deur: <strong>Chase Rhys<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6d73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0f6d73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9580ad\" data-id=\"d9580ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09099b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09099b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Lees jy nog? Dai issie vraag van \u00f4sse tyd. Wan in \u2019n w\u00eareld vol tech en masjiene wat presies wiet hoe om \u00f4sse dopamien te kietel, voelie gedrukte woord stil, staarag, geduldag, actually \u2019n bietjie rebellious.  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa5f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa5f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1c04e\" data-id=\"bb1c04e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e09b3d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e09b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bibi Slippers hettie gesprek Reaching Readers byrie Woordfees begin mettie vraag: \u201cLees jy nog?\u201d Nie w\u00e1t lees jy nie, maa lees jy nog \u2013 enigiets, period? <\/p><p>Dai issie vraag van \u00f4sse tyd. Wan in \u2019n w\u00eareld vol tech en masjiene wat presies wiet hoe om \u00f4sse dopamien te kietel, voelie gedrukte woord stil, staarag, geduldag, actually \u2019n bietjie rebellious. <\/p><p>Die paneel wat Bibi bymekaageroep het, ken daai stryd goed. Helen\u00e9 Coetzee, boekbemarker, het vetel sy maak tyd vi lees soes \u2019n afspraak. \u201cIs in my dagboek,\u201d s\u00ea sy. \u201cMy man weet, moet my nie dan pla nie.\u201d Sy s\u00ea vi ouers dieselfde wanne hulle vra hoe om kinnes annie lees te kry: \u201cSit dit op die chore list. Nie dat dit \u2019n chore is nie. Maar maak dedicated tyd daarvoor.\u201d    <\/p><p>Marion Erskine is oek oppie panel. Hy\u2019s \u2019n skrywe en admin van Lekkerleesboekrak, \u2019n Faceboekgroep vol gewone mense wat oo boeke praat sonder skaamte. \u201cMense voel veilig,\u201d s\u00ea hy. \u201c \u2019n Gewone antie van Klerksdorp kan oor \u2019n boek skryf en \u2019n spelfout maak. Sy\u2019s nie \u2019n academic nie, maar sy kan haar mening deel en voel sy is deel van iets groters.\u201d Sy Faceboekgroep het al oorie 12 000 lede. Is \u2019n ware liter\u00ear democracy.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717a8e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717a8e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb704fe\" data-id=\"fb704fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03443a6 elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03443a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png 400w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63fb51\" data-id=\"b63fb51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31b3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31b3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #f04e4e;\">\u2019n Gewone antie van Klerksdorp kan oor \u2019n boek skryf en \u2019n spelfout maak. Sy\u2019s nie \u2019n academic nie, maar sy kan haar mening deel en voel dat sy deel is van iets groters. <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a97a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a97a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-603b35b\" data-id=\"603b35b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2f146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c2f146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die content creator Hayley Malan bring boeke na plekke waa min mense it verwag. Sy\u2019s op \u2019n mission om stil-stil \u2019n niewe leserskap te bou. Sy\u2019s gewild, haa followers k\u00f4 virrie leefstyl, maa dan hoo hulle ampe \u201caccidently\u201d oek oo boeke. Haa strategy om lesers te bereik is om boeke deur te glip terwyl hulle mid-scroll is. \u201cEk wil mense bereik wat gewoonlik by \u2019n boekwinkel sou verbystap,\u201d het sy ges\u00ea.    <\/p><p>En toe was daa Sven Axelrad, die romanskrywer wat sy gemak in \u2019n strategie verander het. Hy dra oral dieselfde rooi k\u00eappie, jeans en T-hemp. \u201cDis jou outeursuniform,\u201d het Bibi gespot. Hy\u2019t gepraat oorie aestethic van \u2019n author wies en hoe it help om instantly recognisable te kan wies.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72ab1fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72ab1fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70cf63d\" data-id=\"70cf63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1ae3f elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb1ae3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png 400w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e95862c\" data-id=\"e95862c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74afb6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74afb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #f04e4e;\">Die aandag-ekonomie maakie net lees moeiliker nie, it maak it moeiliker om \u2019n skrywer te wies. Jy moet vedag mystic woord magician en marketing genius wies, recluse en influencer, Tolstoy met \u2019n ringlight. <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f344c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f344c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-432a8c6\" data-id=\"432a8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b228757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b228757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die paneel het gesels oorie veskil tussen skrywer en author. Die skrywer is eensam, isolated, die een wattie w\u00eak maak. En dan is daa die outeur, die public brand, wat \u2019n memorable look moet het, \u2019n social media strategy en by boekklubs opdaag.  <\/p><p>\u2019n Kar vol bokse boeke en besoeke aan boekklubs is Helen\u00e9 se suggestion vi hoe outeurs vedag hul lesers bou, een sitkame op \u2019n slag, met handaflewerings aan mense wat koep. \u201cDis stadig,\u201d s\u00ea sy. \u201cUitputtend.\u201d Bibi het geknik. \u201cEn \u2019n bietjie irriterend,\u201d het sy bygevoeg.    <\/p><p>Want hier\u2019s die stil waarheid wat almal omgedraai het: die aandag-ekonomie maakie net lees moeiliker nie, it maak it moeiliker om \u2019n skrywer te wies. Jy moet vedag mystic woord magician en marketing genius wies, recluse en influencer, Tolstoy met \u2019n ringlight. <\/p><p>En tog, wat ytie die gesprek gek\u00f4 het, wassie hopeloos nie. Tussenie Facebook-tannies, Bookstagram, Booktok en home-deliveries is daa \u2019n scrappy soot hope. Ek dinkie trick vi literatuur se survival gannie oo hoe ommie algoritme te outsmart nie, maa om it te outlast, een stubborn leser op \u2019n slag.  <\/p><p>*<\/p><p>Reaching Readers<br>15 OKT 10:00<br>EasyEquities Skrywerskamer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b601c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09b601c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d20107\" data-id=\"4d20107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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