Book Choice

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.

Book Choice is broadcast every alternating Tuesday of each month presented by Paige Nick. While you’re munching your lunch or driving the myriad motorways, you’ll hear all that’s best in books. Cape Town’s top book reviewers will entertain and inform you as they cheerfully chat about the newest and nicest fiction and non-fiction on current book shelves. You love author interviews? Well, we line up those for your pleasure and leisure too. You want an easy-peasy competition each month with good prizes? All there, prettily planned for your lovely listening. Do join us for your delectation… for your entertainment… for your information.

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.

As the temperature plunges, our Book Choice selection gets hotter! Join Paige Nick for Book Choice: Publishers' Choice. She's joined by Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball Publishers Pan Macmillan South Africa and Exclusive Books. Happy Winter Reading!

We’ve got a review of the booker award winning novel, Orbital by Samatha Harvey, a special Youth Month segment, an interview with Kate Mosse author of Map of Bones and a special feature on one of my favourite books this year, The interpreters edited by Hedley Twidle and Sean Christie.

The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction", edited by Sean Christie and Hedley Twiddle, published by Soutie Press, is certainly one of the most remarkable releases of 2025. It’s a brilliant idea and hosts phenomenal talent. Everyone from Anjie Krog to J. M. Coetzee, Mark Gevisser, Michiel Heyns, Daniël Hugo, Anton Kannemeyer, Bongani Kona and more. Take a listen to this 15-minute Book Choice Short, where we cover this astonishing title with a review AND an interview. Paige Nick: In this 15 min book short, Vanessa Levenstein covers an astonishing new title with a review and an interview with editor, Hedley Twiddle.

Welcome to Book Choice Publishers’ Choice, where we’re joined by Exclusive Books, Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball Publishers and Pan Macmillan to tell us what they have in store for readers this June, which is Youth Month.

A 100% South African show: all SA authors, all SA books, all SA reviews and interviews. All on Book Choice on Fine Music Radio.