Book Choice

For the next five minutes, listen to Paige Nick chatting about the book she’s just read, The Compound by Aisling Rawle, in our Book Choice Publishers’ Choice Short. It’s reality TV in a book.

In this Book Choice Publishers’ Choice short, Helene Coetzee from Pan Macmillan chats to Jaco Jacobs for seven minutes about his latest release, The Lightning Bird.

In this ten minute Book Choice Publishers’ Choice Short, Vanessa Levenstein brings us the perfect inter-review with award-winning journalist, Mandy Weiner, about her new book The Deal.

Join us for our festive season book suggestions from Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball and Pan MacMillan, a drop in from author Jaco Jacobs, as well as an epic inter-review with Mandy Weiner, courtesy of our friends at Exclusive Books.

In this 10-minute interview Beverley Roos-Muller got to chat to Lord Peter Hain about his latest book on South African politics and corruption.

In this 10-minute interview, Twanji chats to Bruce Whitfield about his latest book on banking, it’s about Time.

In this 10-minute podcast, Riley Herbert-Henry talks about his mission to read the entire Booker Prize shortlist and what he thought of them, and what he thought of the winner, and his thoughts on the future of the Booker Prize.

A 5-minute Book Choice Short in which Beryl reviews the latest Wally Lamb, The River is Waiting.

In this week’s show we really take our time bringing you the best of books, Riley Herbert-Henry reviews The Diplomat by Mpho Boshego, he also read the entire Booker Prize Shortlist and weighs in on it and the winner. Beryl reviews the latest Wally Lamb, Beverly Roos-Muller interviews Lord Peter Hain, and Twanji chats to Bruce Whitfield about his latest.

We’re joined by three of South Africa’s top publishers, Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers and SA’s favourite bookseller, Exclusive Books, to find out what to put on your bookie gifting list this year. For yourself or for someone else.

In this 5 minute podcast Vanessa talks all things Austen to celebrate her 250th birthday.

An out of this world ten-minute interview, legend, Twanji Kalula chats to Dr Adriana Marais, on her work in space exploration.

In this five minute book short, Beverley Roos-Muller reviews the latest by cosy crime king, the immensely tall Richard Osmond.

In this month’s October Book Choice we celebrate 250 years of Jane Austen with Austen Mania, two true crime book reviews, a big-hitting new Richard Osmond titles and a pair of enticing author interviews, on that takes us all the way to space and back.

Thanks to Exclusive Books for sponsoring Fine Music Radio’s Book Choice. It’s broadcast every second Monday at noon. It’s also available as a podcast, as is Book Choice: Shorts, with individual interviews and reviews. Book Choice is hosted by Paige Nick.

in this 10-minute listen, Twanji Kalula chats to Jeff Wicks about the astonishing investigative journalism that blew this case wide open.

Are you a fan of fiction or non-fiction? No worries we cover all of it in today’s show, with everything from Big banger reads like Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal to Eben Etzebeth’s memoir, Unlocked,

Our Publishers’ Choice edition, where we cover the latest big hits from Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball and Pan Macmillan and where our sponsors, Exclusive Books join us with news and some questions from the National Kid’s Lit Quiz. How many of them can you get right?

Something very special is happening right here in Cape Town from the 5- 7th September. The Open Book Festival is an absolute must-see highlight on the literary calendar every year, in this show we hand over to festival founder, Mervyn Sloman and festival coordinator Frankie Murray to get some insider info on what we can expect to enjoy at this years’ festival.

What caused the rise of serial killers in the 70s and 80s? Beverly Roos Muller reviews Murderland by Caroline Fraser. John Hanks reviews Tidal Pools of the western Cape by Serai Dowling, Twanji Kalula interviews Nadia Cassim about her novel Not another samosa run, and so so so much more fiction and non-fiction.

Are you a cold water dipper? Here’s a 6-minute podcast with John Hanks chatting about A guide to Tidal Pools of the Western Cape, by Serai Dowling.

Modern Muslim Jane Austen highlights community issues in Not Another Samoosa Run by Nadia Cassim. In this Book Choice Short, Twanji Kalula has a 7 minute convo with the author.

Find out what caused the rise of serial killers in the 70s and 80s in this 6-minute podcast with Beverley Roos-Muller, who also has an interesting link to this subject.

From silent book clubs to robust discussions about books: FMR's Book Choice: Publishers' Choice has the right people in our reading corner: Exclusive Books, Pan Macmillan, Jonathan Ball Publishers and Penguin Random House. Hosted by best-selling author Paige Nick.

A slew of reviews and three massive interviews, one on Proteas of the Fynbos, one on Juliet Prowse’s new biography and an interview with household name and global bestselling Irish author, John Connolly.