Book Choice

In this 10 minute short, Vanessa Levenstein chats to Rachel Kolisi and Zibu Sithole, authors of Falling Forward: For Every Woman Who’s Had to Start Again. This Book Choice short is brought to you by Exclusive Books.

The Franschoek Literary Festival team do a Book Choice show takeover with two big-name international author interviews plus everything you need to know about The Franschoek Literary Festival, taking place in May this year. Sponsored by Exclusive Books.

In this 10-minute short, Vanessa Levenstein chats to FLF Festival Programme Director, Jennifer Blaine, about everything you need to know about this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival; the hot tickets, where to buy them, and what to see and do at this year’s jam-packed festival. Don’t miss this one

A 10-minute short - Vanessa Levenstein chats to Francoise Malby-Anthony about Dining With Elephants and her upcoming appearance at the Franschhoek Literary Festival in May 2026.

In this 10-minute short, Tan Twan Eng chats to Festival Programme Director, Jennifer Blaine, about his famous, award-winning House of Doors and his upcoming tour to South Africa and appearances at The Franschoek Literary Festival in May 2026.

Meet the Newmans, My husbands wife, both massive international bestsellers. Haram by Zuabyr Charles, Bosadi by Kopano Matlwa and The Woman and her Stars by Penny Haw, two even better local bestsellers, and Twanji asks if Piers Morgan is right and woke is dead, or maybe he’s just being contentious and we wrap up with Vanessa Levenstein chatting to Charlotte Bauer of the News24 Charlotte Bauer Book club.

Paige Nick chats about Penny Haw and her backlist of remarkable novels about remarkable women from history, and her latest, The Woman and Her Stars, published by Penguin Random House.

Vanessa Levenstein chats to Charlotte Bauer of The Charlotte Bauer Book Club on News24. What it does, how you can join and how you can win books?

Twanji Kalula reads one of the most contentious reads of the year, is woke dead, or shall we just kill Piers Morgan?

A 7-minute short with Beryl Eichenberger on brilliant novel, Bosadi by award-winning author, Kopano Matlwa.

An hour of award-winning writers and musicians, covering new literary-fiction titles by Imraan Coovadia and Michiel Heyns, a musical memoir by Kutlwano Masote, a big Afrikaans poetry segment with Danie Marais, to celebrate World Book day on the 21st. Political non-fiction to celebrate this election year with MafiaLand by Kyle Cowan, and an interview with Nadia Davids on her international release called Cape Fever.

Kutlwano Masote is an award-winning musician and one of South Africa's most sought-after orchestra conductors. Paige Nick reviews his memoir, Imperfect Harmony in this 10-minute short.

In this short, with bonus material, Helené Coetzee unpacks the latest in Afrikaans fiction and celebrates World Poetry day on the 21st March.

Riley Herbert-Henry interviews award-winning playwright and novelist, Nadia Davids on her Cape Fever in this 10-minute short.

Pan Macmillan brings us some bests, Mike Nicol’s granddaughter, his latest novel, and the 4 Non Blondes.

Vanessa Levenstein chats to internet cooking sensation Fehmz, about Damn Good Food in this ten minute short

Twanji and Vis chat brand new, big-hitting bestsellers in this 10-minute short.

A huge Publisher’s Choice edition today, Penguin Random House, Exclusive Books, Jonathan Ball and Pan Macmillan are in the studio telling us what they have coming up. Vanessa Levenstein interviews famous Fehmz on her Damn Good Food recipe book which has gone seriously viral and Mike Nicol and his granddaughter drop into the show to tell us about his latest.

In our February show we’ve got a great mix if big-hitting award winning fiction and authors, two afrikaans fiction reviews, the third in a series of South African Italian novels and an inter-review with cycling hero Cathy Carstens on her new memoir, Getting back on the bike.

Marc Falconer shares a review and interview with his cycling hero.