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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Sven Axelrad

In this episode, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Sven Axelrad, who burst onto the literary scene in 2023 with his magical and quirky debut, Buried Treasure. An accountant by profession, Sven is an avid reader (devouring 65 books a year), a tattoo enthusiast, guitar player,…

27 May 2024 9 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Lloyd Burnard

In this discussion, Pagecast host Michael Ward engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Lloyd Burnard, the sports editor of News24.com and the author of Miracle Men and Insights into the Rugby World Cup. Lloyd's 2024 book, Twice the Glory: The Making of the Greatest Bok Team in History, delves into…

27 May 2024 18 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Barbara Boswell

In this discussion, Pagecast host Kelly Ansara engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Barbara Boswell, a distinguished writer and scholar from Cape Town. Barbara draws much of her inspiration from her vibrant hometown. As an Associate Professor of English Literary Studies at the University of Cape Town, she has authored…

27 May 2024 7 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Nozibele Mayaba

In this thrilling discussion, Pagecast host Nompumelelo Mgidlana engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the phenomenal Nozibele Mayaba! Nozibele is a renowned HIV activist, internationally recognized podcaster, speaker, and TV host. She recently partnered with Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to launch a youth podcast, Don’t Hold Back, Say…

27 May 2024 14 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Ryan Blumenthal

In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the remarkable Ryan Blumenthal. Ryan is a seasoned forensic pathologist with over twenty years of experience in the field, based in South Africa. His book, Autopsy: Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa,…

27 May 2024 8 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Hendrik Hancke

In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Bradley Lutz engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Hendrik Hancke. Hendrik is a journalist at the Sunday Times in Johannesburg, with a rich background as a performing poet, playwright, and artist manager. During his time at Rapport, Hendrik won two Legend24 awards in 2017…

27 May 2024 7 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Wisani Mushwana

In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Wisani Mushwana. Wisani is a talented writer and researcher who holds an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) from the University of Cape Town and is currently completing his PhD in English Studies at the same…

27 May 2024 8 min

Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Farai Mudzingwa

In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Farai Mudzingwa, a talented freelance writer. Farai's short fiction has been published by Weaver Press, Kwani?, and Enkare Review II, while his longform articles and reporting have appeared in Chimurenga Chronic, The Mail & Guardian, The…

27 May 2024 10 min

Hunting the Seven by Beverley Roos-Muller

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s episode features the the remarkable Beverley Roos-Muller - speaking about her latest book Hunting the Seven. Never have seven people been so hunted. By assassins. By journalists, lawyers and activists in search of the…

19 May 2024 38 min

Positively Me by Nozibele Mayaba

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s episode features the phenomenal Nozibele Mayaba, who bares it all in the her memior, Postively Me - Daring To Live And Love Beyond HIV, co-authored with Sue Nyathi. Born in Qgeberha in the 1990s,…

13 May 2024 45 min

How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country by Roy Havemann

After state capture, South Africa is (f*cked) not in a good place. The system is down. How do we reboot? We are not the first country to find itself in a difficult spot. China, India, South Korea, Vietnam and many others have gone from being economic basket cases to powerhouses,…

6 May 2024 45 min

Show Me the Place by Hedley Twidle

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  From award-winning non-fiction writer Hedley Twidle comes Show Me the Place, an essay collection searching through history, memory and literature to find glimmers of utopia. The collection is a book of elsewheres; in it, the author…

29 Apr 2024 31 min

Bullshit: 50 Fibs That Made South Africa by Jonathan Ancer

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s podcast features the Jonathan Ancer and his latest book Bullshit: 50 Fibs That Made South Africa. An outrageous miscellany of lies, myths, untruths, fibs and fabrications that tell the woeful history of South Africa…

22 Apr 2024 34 min

Prisoners of Jan Smuts by Karen Horn

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s podcast features the remarkable Karen Horn speaking about Prisoners of Jan Smuts Equally skilled in different trades than in the art of love, the Italian prisoners-of-war who were incarcerated in South Africa during the…

15 Apr 2024 35 min

Love and Fury by Margie Orford

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s podcast features the phenomenal Margie Orford, speaking about her latest book - Love and Fury, a compelling and intimate account of the life, loves and furies. In this brave memoir, the renowned South African…

8 Apr 2024 51 min

Birds of Greater Southern Africa

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers.  Today’s podcast features Keith Barnes, co- author of Birds of Greater Southern Africa. This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini,…

1 Apr 2024 46 min

Called by the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife by Conraad de Rosner

The thrilling story of the conservationist who pioneered the use of dogs in combating poachers to protect wildlife in South Africa’s game reserves. Barely out of his teens, one of Conraad’s first brushes with the reality of life at the frontline of conservation was when he shot the leader of…

25 Mar 2024 32 min

The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This episode features Author Adam Welz, speaking about his latest book - The End of Eden Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown. Typically, discussions on climate change highlight the adverse effects on human…

18 Mar 2024 35 min

How to Fight a War by Mike Martin

Welcome to another episode of Pagecast brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This episode delves into Mike Martin’s latest book - *How to Fight a War* Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making. This…

11 Mar 2024 47 min

The stories Granma Forgot by Nadine Aisha Jassat

Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, featuring the inspiring Nadine Aisha Jassat speaking about her latest book - The Stories Granma Forgot.  Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders…

26 Feb 2024 32 min