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16 Episodes

Cover to Cover Episode 16

In the next episode, Eusebius speaks to Moe Shaik about The ANC Spy Bible and to Andrew Harding about These Are Not Gentle People. Eusebius adds, "Two of the best books about South African history and politics written over the past ten years are Moe Shaik's The ANC Spy Bible…
29 Jul 2021 31 min

Cover to Cover Episode 15

In episode 15 Joanne Joseph chats to literary South African icon, Sindiwe Magona, about carrying the past into the present and future from her book, When the Village Sleeps, and Cherie Jones discusses the hardships and empowerment she felt while writing her novel, How the One-Armed Woman Sweeps Her House…
15 Jul 2021 29 min

Cover to Cover Episode 14

In Episode 14, Eusebius interviews John Kani on Kunene and the King and reviews Nathan Tantaal's Oolog. Joanne then follows with a highlights package featuring three titles from the Homebru campaign: Listen to Your Footsteps by Kojo Baffoe, But He Speaks So Well by Ivan Johnson and Ougat by Shana…
1 Jul 2021 31 min

Cover to Cover Episode 13

In Episode 13 Joanne Joseph interviews Patric Tariq Mellet on The Lie of 1652 a book that joins a growing list of books retelling the history of South Africa, focusing on the land. In his book, Mellet aims to debunk myths such as “the empty land” and the “Bantu invasion”…
17 Jun 2021 26 min

Cover to Cover Episode 12

Eusebius interviews Dr Wamuwi Mbao, editor of Years of Fire and Ash which is a poetry anthology exploring decolonisation. Jacques Rousseau, expert in critical thinking from UCT, then reviews Helen Zille's latest book, #Stay Woke Go Broke.
3 Jun 2021 32 min

Cover to Cover Episode 11

‘’Journeys” is the theme for the next Cover to Cover online book show presented by Joanne Joseph, who takes us from travels through countries, to navigating privilege and the journey to financial freedom, with four remarkable authors.
20 May 2021 31 min

Cover to Cover Episode 10

Best-selling author, Angie Thomas, of The Hate U Give and Concrete Rose delves into the language of young adult readers on the next Cover to Cover online book show presented by Eusebius McKaiser, expertly powered by Exclusive Books!
6 May 2021 29 min

Cover to Cover Episode 9

This episode throws the spotlight on interesting books that have been made into Movies or TV series. Film Producer, Bongiwe Selane and actor, Jack Devnarain sit down with Joanne Joseph to discuss Bridgerton: The Duke and I series by Julia Quinn, Happiness is a Four-Letter Word by Nozizwe Cynthia Jele,…
22 Apr 2021 32 min

Cover to Cover Episode 8

Episode 8 will be presented by Eusebius McKaiser. The authors are Adekeye Adebajo on his book "The Trial of Cecil John Rhodes" about Rhodes waking up in an African Hereafter 120-years after his death and Shireen Hassim, one of the contributors to the book "Reassessing Mandela" who spoke to Eusebius…
8 Apr 2021 33 min

Cover to Cover Episode 7

Cover to Cover Episode 7 is presented by Joanne Joseph and will loosely tie together the theme "Histories" because it will speak to a range of authors about their personal histories, local historical fiction and international historical fiction. The authors are Claudine Shiels on her book Walking Through Front Doors…
26 Mar 2021 34 min

Cover to Cover Episode 6

The sixth episode of Cover to Cover will be released today at 18h00 and the theme is Non-Fiction. In this show Eusebius goes Cover to Cover with Gasant Abarder author of Hack with a Grenade, an editor’s back story of SA news, and Helena Kriel an award winning screenwriter and…
11 Mar 2021 30 min

Cover to Cover Episode 5

The fifth episode of Cover to Cover has the theme biography and autobiography. In this show Joanne goes Cover to Cover with Jonathan Jansen about his book Learning Lessons, Stephen McGown about Six Years with Al Qaeda and chats to Obenewa Amponsah about Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden and…
25 Feb 2021 33 min

Cover to Cover Episode 4

Eusebius is going Cover To Cover with 2020's Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart author of Shuggie Bain. Nobody wants to miss this episode!
11 Feb 2021 31 min

Cover to Cover Episode 3

Joanne Joseph and Eusebius McKaiser go cover to cover with some of the best books for young readers!
17 Dec 2020 30 min

Cover to Cover Episode 2

Joanne Joseph and Eusebius McKaiser go Cover to Cover with renowned Foodies, chefs, restaurant owners and authors. If you are looking for the best cook books on the market, this episode is for you.
15 Dec 2020 30 min

Cover to Cover Episode 1

We’re going ‘Cover to Cover’ with literature heavyweights, Joanne Joseph and Eusebius McKaiser!
11 Dec 2020 55 min