{"id":45172,"date":"2024-10-21T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T17:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:25:54","slug":"hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die Hopefieldse skrywer Luandi Brand (25) het haar eerste boek <span><span id=\"U102433746635pgH\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">genaamd<\/span><span id=\"U102433746635i4H\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;\">My Nommer is 4271<\/span><\/span> in September vanjaar vrygestel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die boek is in die wetenskapfiksie- genre en speel in Suid-Afrika af. Soos Brand verduidelik is dit \u2019n <span>\u201cfast paced\u201d<\/span>-boek vol aksie en die eerste van \u2019n duologie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die hoofkarakter, 4271, is \u2019n soldaat wat die land se mense probeer veilig hou, maar begin raaksien hoe die mag nie regtig dieselfde wil doen nie. Hulle weier hulp van ander lande af en nou is Suid-Afrika die enigste land met \u2019n verskriklike virus wat meer en meer muteer aangesien entstowwe onsuksesvol is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soldaat 4271 en \u2019n hond genaamd Nash, draai teen die mag en vorm deel van \u2019n rebellie. Die rebellie het nog hoop vir Suid-Afrika en probeer alles doen wat hulle kan om die oorlewendes te red, maar terselfdertyd moet hulle nog teen die mag ook baklei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie storie is ideaal vir \u2018zombie\u2019-liefhebbers wat mal is oor skop, skiet en dood. \u2019n Interessante feit is dat die geslag n\u00earens in die boek genoem word nie. Die leser kan self besluit hoe die karakter met hulle praat,\u201d meen Brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die inspirasie vir die boek het gekom nadat Brand besef het hoe vinnig mense gifstowwe kan inneem in die samelewing en dit het haar omtrent ses maande geneem om te voltooi. Die boek, wat deur Ns. Skrywershuis gepubliseer is, is vir Brand \u2019n droom wat waar geword het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met die geboorte van haar dogtertjie (nou 17 maande) wat laryngomalacia het \u2013 \u2019n aangebore versagting van die weefsels van die stemkas bokant die stembande wat die mees algemene oorsaak van lawaaierige asemhaling in babas is, en die finansi\u00eble druk van hospitaalbesoeke \u2013het sy nie opgegee om te werk aan dit wat sy wou bereik nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDit het duisende rande gekos en ek moes omtrent al my persoonlike boeke verkoop. Ek het skenkings ook ontvang en dit alles het my uiteindelik gekry waar ek moet wees. Ek het \u2019n halwe jaar lank hard gewerk, baie gebid en baie gehuil om uiteindelik my boek in my hande te kan hou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDit het altesaam vier jaar geneem en ek glo steeds my stryd is nog nie verby nie. My droom is om Afrikaanse boeke \u2019n nuwe lewe te gee, en nou kan ek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar ma, Salom\u00e9 Brand, s\u00ea die skryfproses was \u2019n lang reis vir haar dogter en met al die uitdagings wat sy deurgemaak het, bars albei ouers van trots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brand sien daarna uit om nog boeke te skryf en bly in haar vrye tyd kreatief besig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019n Getekende kopie van<span> My Nommer is 4271<\/span> kan deur Brand bestel word per e-pos by luandibrand@gmail.com of kontak haar by 084 777 4490. Die boek kan ook op Ns. Skrywershuis se webtuiste bestel word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Hopefieldse skrywer Luandi Brand (25) het haar eerste boek genaamd My Nommer is 4271 in September vanjaar vrygestel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":45174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_eb_attr":"","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"43465d14-e101-4751-a139-83a024d76429","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Noluvu Ludidi","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-45172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hopefielder se eerste boek uit! | Weslander<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Die Hopefieldse skrywer Luandi Brand (25) het haar eerste boek genaamd My Nommer is 4271 in September vanjaar vrygestel.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Noluvu Ludidi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\"},\"headline\":\"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":457,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2024\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit! | Weslander\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg\",\"width\":810,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Die skrywer Luandi Brand met haar boek.Foto:\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/weslander_koerant\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.\",\"email\":\"weslander@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"022 713 1251\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/author\\\/weslander\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit! | Weslander","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!","og_description":"Die Hopefieldse skrywer Luandi Brand (25) het haar eerste boek genaamd My Nommer is 4271 in September vanjaar vrygestel.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/","og_site_name":"Weslander","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","article_published_time":"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":810,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Noluvu Ludidi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Weslander","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Weslander","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0"},"headline":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!","datePublished":"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/"},"wordCount":457,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2024","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/","name":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit! | Weslander","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","datePublished":"2024-10-21T04:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T15:25:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","width":810,"height":1080,"caption":"Die skrywer Luandi Brand met haar boek.Foto:"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/hopefielder-se-eerste-boek-uit-20241016-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hopefielder se eerste boek uit!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","name":"Weslander","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization","name":"Weslander","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Weslander"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weslander_koerant\/"],"description":"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.","email":"weslander@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"022 713 1251","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0","name":"Weslander","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Weslander"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/author\/weslander\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/306bb0c1225847b1a7bb4a91980f4d38.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58895,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/siggestremde-skryf-boek-20220302-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":0},"title":"Siggestremde skryf boek","author":"Weslander","date":"7 March 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Noudat haar eerste boek bekend gemaak is, is Taylor Kuilders seker sy wil \u2019n skrywer wees.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4022bc4194a64047a11848aff572ab42.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":270282,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/bofbal-se-ryk-verlede-ontleed-in-saldanhbaaier-se-nuutste-boek\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":1},"title":"Bofbal se ryk verlede ontleed in Saldanhbaaier se nuutste boek","author":"Weslander","date":"3 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Met sy jongste boek, Rough Diamonds \u2013 A History of South African Baseball, neem Saldanhabaaier Hendrik Snyders lesers deur die geskiedenis van bofbal in Suid-Afrika as een van die afgeskeepte sportkodes wat ons selde op kommersi\u00eble sportkanale in Suid-Afrika sien. Die skryfproses tot by die eindproduk het di\u00e9 trotste Weskusser\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-09_72673.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-09_72673.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-09_72673.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-09_72673.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-09_72673.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54943,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/nuwe-skrywer-voltooi-eerste-boek-na-10-jaar-20221102-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":2},"title":"Nuwe skrywer voltooi eerste boek n\u00e1 10 jaar","author":"Weslander","date":"7 November 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Om bewusmaking rakende uitdagings in die lewe te skep, het die Darling-inwoner Jonathan Ruiters \u2019n boek, Kronkelpaaie van die lewe, geskryf.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3b901ba8606d4c2689d30e1066415de7.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3b901ba8606d4c2689d30e1066415de7.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3b901ba8606d4c2689d30e1066415de7.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3b901ba8606d4c2689d30e1066415de7.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50894,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/smith-se-stories-inspireer-20230816-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":3},"title":"Smith se stories inspireer","author":"Weslander","date":"21 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Andre Smith, \u2019n gereelde rubriekskrywer vir Weslander, het sopas sy tweede boek vrygestel. Di\u00e9 bundel, Die Knokkerboomblom sal weer bot, verskyn slegs twee jaar nadat hy sy debuutbundel, My Sandveldbos, in 2021 die lig laat sien het. Sy debuutbundel","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c76202f2226447bdbf2c1e2ed3e2a5ac.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c76202f2226447bdbf2c1e2ed3e2a5ac.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c76202f2226447bdbf2c1e2ed3e2a5ac.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62280,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/gratis-kinderboek-in-vier-tale-beskikbaar-20171129-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":4},"title":"Gratis kinderboek in vier tale beskikbaar","author":"Weslander","date":"4 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Lapa Uitgewers en die bekroonde skrywer Wendy Maartens het pas aangekondig dat die prenteboek Drie hoera\u2019s vir Denver gratis en in vier Suid-Afrikaanse tale in PDF-formaat beskikbaar gestel word. Dit is as deel van die veldtog 16 dae van aktivisme te","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":297008,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/oud-raadslid-gee-boek-uit\/","url_meta":{"origin":45172,"position":5},"title":"Oud-raadslid gee boek uit","author":"Weslander","date":"13 February 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kruger is bekend as oud-soldaat en vir sy betrokkenheid by plaaslike regering, toerisme en sy passie en liefde vir die omgewing.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AndreKrugerFotoDanie_54293.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AndreKrugerFotoDanie_54293.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AndreKrugerFotoDanie_54293.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AndreKrugerFotoDanie_54293.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AndreKrugerFotoDanie_54293.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Weslander","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45172"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=45172"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=45172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}