Once upon a time in Cape Town

Looked on by Brett Murray’s print All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go (and the gigantic painting of Brett’s upon which the print was based), The President had its first-ever launch at Everard Read Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa.

The event was held on the evening of 30 April 2025.
Xander Beattie reads from the novel’s opening pages.
A full house!
The author with Nicole Alexander, executive director of the Pride Shelter Trust. Proceeds from the sale of the artist edition of the book and print are going to this incredible organisation.