Book Choice

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.

Tune in for a 9 minute interview, Vanessa Levenstein chats to Mark Solms about the complete worlds of Sigmund Freud, which he’s spent the last three decades editing and compiling.

In today’s show we’ve got 5 phenomenal author interviews; Freud’s complete works, Nicky Greenwall’s A Short Life, Alison Weir’s Belonging, Peter Friedland’s Quiet time with the president, and a round up of what you can enjoy at this year’s Open Book Festival and so much more.

Thank you for streaming book choice, Publishers’ Choice. Today we welcome Batya Bricker from Exclusive Books, The Pan MacMillan Team, The Penguin Random House Team and the Jonathan Ball Publishing Team to fill us in on what they’re publishing, reading and selling right now.

In this episode of Book Choice, we’ve got a review of the latest by Lionel Shriver called Mania, and a memoir called psychopath, we’ve even got the latest by Alistair Mckay, as well as amazing author interviews, including one with Andrew Smith, the author of First People. The Lost History of the Khoisan, and so much more.

This is Book Choice, Publishers’ Choice, on Fine Music Radio with your host, Paige Nick. We welcome South Africa’s three top publishers and South Africa’s number one Book Seller into the studio to fill us in on what they’re publishing, selling and even more importantly, reading right now.

On this episode of Book Choice we've got a book that’s very Italian, one that’s very south African, a thriller-thriller, the new Marian Keyes, young adult fiction, three books on opera, not one bird book review, but two, and a partridge in a pear tree. Book Choice is brought to you by Exclusive Books.

What makes this show extra special is that we welcome three of South Africa’s top publishers, Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan, Jonathan Ball Publisher’s as well as South Africa’s number one bookseller, Exclusive Books, to join us on the show and introduce us to their big name authors, titles events and news. We like to think of this show as our behind the scenes of publishing show. Nobody knows the publishing industry better than the selection of professionals you’re about to hear from.

We’ve got a feast of book reviews and author interviews on Book Choice. We review the much-awaited Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the new one by Sven Axelrad, called God’s Pocket, and a book called Hiking the Fish, As well as an interview with Candice Carty Williams, Book of the Year award winner, and Roy Haveman’s How to Fix a Country.

Welcome to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice on FMR with me your host Paige Nick. What makes this episode special is that we’re joined by three of SA's top publishers and SA's number on bookseller, Exclusive Books. These are the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes, publishing the books we love to delve into, and they really know what’s going on, so when they make a recommendation, you know you can count on it. Hope you enjoy the show.

We’re heading into May, which means The Franschhoek Literary Festival is coming up. They draw some of the biggest local and international names in fiction and non-fiction, and this year is no exception. So to highlight this incredible opportunity for South African Book, politics and literary lovers, we thought we’d dedicate an entire show, that’s a full hour, to the festival. Join the festival director who will be sharing the inside track with you.

Five reviews plus three interviews equals the number one book show: Book Choice. Join Paige Nick and her team of reviewers for Book Choice, brought to you by Exclusive Books .

Welcome to Book Choice, Publishers’ Choice. Today we’re joined on the show by three of South Africa’s top publishers; Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers. As well as South Africa’s favourite bookseller, Exclusive Books, to tell us what they’ve got coming out over the next few months. Happy listening and happy reading.

On this episode of Book Choice, we’ve got reviews of seven brand new books including the latest by Ivan Vladislavic and John Boyne, plus an interview with Ladles of Love, running a great initiative where R250 feeds a child two meals a day for a month and gets that child a book.

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.