Book Choice

In this five minute short, Shirley Gueller reviews Tony Park’s King of Beasts.

In this five minute short, Beryl Eichenberger reviews the latest from Patricia Schonstein, The Glass Island.

In this 10-minute episode the Jonathan Ball team bring you the perfect book shopping list for winter.

Pan Macmillan joins us to talk about Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, Adrian Gore’s 4 principals and more in this 10 minute short.

Vanessa Levenstein interviews Rebecca Maughan -Brown on her bestselling preteen feelings journal that is selling out around the country and being translated into all South African languages in this ten minute short podcast.

In this ten minute segment Twanji Kalula chats to Vis Chetty, head of publicity at Penguin Random house about their hottest August titles

Paige Nick reviews a novel that will stay with you, Of all things we need hope, by Sally Cranswick.

Join us for a Booker Longlist award rundown from Riley Herbert-Henry. All the ins the outs, the satisfactions and the disappointments.

Riley Herbert-Henry tells us all about I want you to be happy by Jem Calder, a fun, quirky sounding read.

Paige Nick talks about the News24 Book of the Month, Wisani and the Bafokeng Brothers, by debut author Thandi Moagi, plus a short excerpt. Do not miss this one, it’s funny, moving and smart.

Land by award-winning, bestselling author Maggie O’ Farrell, author of Hamnet gets a beautiful review by Vanessa Levenstein

Shirley Gueller unpacks Mother Ghost Mango Seed by Natalie Gregory.

Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lilith Assadi gets reviewed in all its literary fiction glory, by Beryl Eichenberger.

Exclusive Books sponsors our next interview, Vanessa Levenstein and Marc Falconer chat to Caity Venniker about her Unleashed.

Penguin Random House and Twanji Kalula bring us their big new hits, some Frieda McFadden, the latest from Tom Eaton, and a book on birds and one on crypto.

Jonathan Ball come to us from Dullstroom with all their international partners, to tell us what they’ve got coming up for the rest of the year, including a memoir by Michael Douglas, a new one by Dave Eggers and a new one from Pulitzer Prize winning Michael Douglas.

Pan Macmillan bring us two brilliant South African releases, one fiction from Prev Reddy, and new fiction from Tony Park.

Riley Herbert Henry takes us into Alka Joshi’s world with this major interview.

Beryl Eichenberger interviews ex-CIA agent and massive international bestseller, David McClosky.

Helene Coetzee brings us an Afrikaans segment with Zelda Bezuidenhout.

Phillip Todres takes us into the fynbos with Bulbs of the Fynbos.

Beverley Roos-Muller reviews Douglas Stewart’s latest masterpiece, John of John.

Vanessa Levenstein chats to incredible children’s author, Refiloe Moahloli about her incredible work.

A Women’s Prize fiction winner in The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, Greedy Girl will make you hungry, by Jenny Morris, and the latest Elizabeth Strout.

This month Pan Macmillan shares some insider info on the big hit, John of John, including the special gift the author gave Oprah. A romantic thriller that will have you turning the pages late into the night, and Dogs of Vivo makes its launch into the world.