Book Choice

Today’s show is all about the big names. Deon Meyer, John le Carre, Alan Hollinghurst, L. Ron Hubbard, Mozart, Capitec, Esther Mahlangu, household names in crime fiction, action fiction, literary fiction, science fiction, music non fiction, banking non fiction and Art Non Fiction.

The 1st choice of the year is our Publishers Choice featuring a look ahead to a new year of happy reading.

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.

Helene from Pan Macmillan checks in with us to tell us about their fave reads for this festive season.

It’s our last chance to share our list of must-reads for this festive season, with suggestions from Penguin Random House SA, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books. Click play to hear some great suggestions.

Murder, Mystery, Music and much more! A big Spud interview - two books on music and more Murder, Mystery, Music and much more! Our team of reviewers share some fabulous finds for the holiday season.

In this Book Choice Short, John Hanks reviews Kirstenbosch, the most beautiful garden in Africa, by Brian J. Huntley.

In this Book Choice Short, Twanji Kalula chats to John van de Ruit about Spud’s Reunion.

A ten minute book review podcast with Shirley Gueller (CTPO Marketing Consultant) on Diva by Daisy Goodwin and Music as Medicine by Daniel Levitin.

Pan Macmillan brings us the new Spud by John van de Ruit, a new one by Trevor Noah and SO MUCH more.

Welcome to Book Choice Publishers Choice with Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers. Plus a review of A Library to Flee, by Etienne Van Heerden and a review of Grootbos Florilegium.

In today’s Book Choice Publishers’ Choice show, the Jonathan Ball team interviews Sam Wilson on First Murder on Mars. The Penguin and Pan MacMillan team tells us what they’re bringing out this month and Twanji Kalula interviews Zelda la Grange on her new memoir.

In this 10 minute short, Twanji Kalula chats to Zelda la Grange about her new memoir, What Nelson Mandela taught me.

A super diverse show. From the latest Tana French mystery, to lifestyle and cook books, the new memoir from Jonathan Jansen, and an interview with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.

A brilliant review in 5 minutes. Twanji Kalula talks Breaking Bread by Jonathan Jansen.

A 10-minute Short: Vanessa Levenstein interviews show favourite, author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, on her latest masterpiece, The Creation of Half Broken People. (Watch this title, we think it will feature at the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025)

3 of South Africa’s top publishers; Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers, and South Africa’s favourite bookseller, Exclusive Books, join us to tell us what great reads you can expect on their shelves this October.

What the editor of Book Choice, Paige Nick has been reading. A 3-minute podcast. One for halloween, and one for curiosity.

A 10-minute podcast of books full of hope and healing for World Mental Health Day, brought to you by Mpumi Mgidlana, publicist at Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Frederick Backman’s latest, Earth, the second in John Boyne’s new quartet, two nature titles, an interview with Zukiswa Wanner on her latest, another with Louisa Treger on her new bestseller, The Paris Muse. Plus so much more.

A ten-minute interview. Beryl Eichenberger chats to Louisa Treger about her latest novel, The Paris Muse. About Picasso’s muse and her own art.

Twanji Kalula interviews Zukiswa Wanner on being an African literary icon and her latest novel, Love, Marry, Kill.

Tune in for a 10 minute review. Batya Bricker, GM of Books and Brands at Exclusive Books talks about her keepers and her tossers.

For all the best books in the hood, or perhaps the shelf, join host, Paige Nick and publishers, Penguin Random House SA, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books to find out what they’re publishing this September.

Tune in for a 9 minute interview. Nancy Richards chats to Frankie Murray about all things Open Book Festival.