Description
Athlete. Icon. Activist.
Join us for an evening with 800m Olympic gold medallist, Caster Semenya who will be in conversation to celebrate her forthcoming autobiography – The Race To Be Myself which is out with #Merky Books on October 31.
Banned from the sport she loved, Caster will be sharing her incredible life and the experiences that led her to write The Race To Be Myself.
This event promises to be a powerful, inspiring and unforgettable evening!
There will be an opportunity to ask Caster your own questions, purchase a copy of The Race To Be Myself from the Round Table Books pop-up and get your books signed by the Olympic and World Champion herself!
Please note: Doors open at 7.15pm and the talk starts promptly at 7.30pm.
About the book
Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight after winning the 2009 World Championships Caster Semenya quickly became the centre of a debate which still continues today about gender in sports, and the right to compete as you are.
Told with blistering candour and captivating speed, The Race To Be Myself is a journey through innocence, ambition, defiance, and acceptance. From her rural beginnings running in the dust, to crushing her opponents on the track. To the falsehoods spread about her name, and the many trials she has been forced to endure publicly and privately. This is Caster’s time to set the record straight and share her story of how she became a defiant champion.
Throughout it all Caster has found triumph in her strong will, her community and her family. Caster’s story is our story, and testimony to anyone forced to stop doing what they love.
The Author
Caster Semenya is a professional runner from South Africa. She’s a two-time Olympic Games gold medallist and a three-time World Athletics Championships gold medallist. She lives in Pretoria, South Africa.
Event Partners
Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a Black Women-led, inclusive marketing agency that connects a wide variety of books and films with Black audiences, through events, digital marketing and partnerships.
Round Table Books
Round Table Books is a black-owned, inclusion-led bookshop and community interest company. They sell books for every reader and run community projects, based in the heart of Brixton.
#Merky Books
#Merky Books is an award-winning imprint launched in 2018 by Stormzy and Penguin Random House UK with a clear ambition to publish books that will own – and change – the mainstream.
