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Book Choice

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.

Weekly English South Africa TV & Film Paige Nick

220 Episodes

1 – 20

Book Choice: Book Short _ Riley Herbert-Henry, Nadia Davids

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

16 Mar 21 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Helené Coetzee , Afrikaans fiction and celebrates World Poetry day

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

16 Mar 9 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Paige Nick , Imperfect Harmony

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.

16 Mar 4 min

Book Choice - 16 Mar 26

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…

16 Mar 59 min

Book Choice Publishers' Choice - 02 Mar 26

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…

2 Mar 58 min

Book Choice Publishers' : Book Short _ Twanji and Vis, Penguin Random House

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

2 Mar 12 min

Book Choice Plushers' Choice : Book Short _ Vanessa Levenstein, Exclusive Books

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

2 Mar 9 min

Book Choice Publishers' : Book Short _ Pan Macmillan

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

2 Mar 15 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Riley Herbert-Henry, Out Of The Dead Lands

A 10-minute podcast by Riley Herbert-Henry plus bonus content on Mirari Press.

16 Feb 4 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Beverley Roos Muller, The Eleventh Hour

An iconic short podcast with iconic Beverley Roos Muller on iconic Salman Rushdie.

16 Feb 4 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Paige Nick, Bosadi

A 10-minute podcast on the best book Paige Nick has read so far this year. Bosadi, by Kopano Matlwa.

16 Feb 2 min

Book Choice: Book Short _ Marc Falconer, Getting Back On The Bike

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

16 Feb 10 min

Book Choice - 16 Feb 26

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.

16 Feb 49 min