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About the book:
As a young man in a close-knit Muslim community in Woodstock, Muhammad used to feel trapped between who he was and who he was expected to be. But then he met Riyaaz, and his world shifted in unexpected ways.
Many years later, on the day of his wedding, Muhammad is pulled into memories of his adolescence – a time when faith and forbidden desires collided.

Haram is an unflinching tale alive with hidden and unspoken desires.

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#Pagecast #ZubayrCharles #HaramNovel #SouthAfricanLiterature #LGBTQBooks ]]> Books Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Haram by Zubayr Charles (with Shana Fife) 0 0 PAGECAST full 26:37 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1661079 https://iono.fm/e/1661079
About the book: One Word reveals the transformative power of discovering and embedding your organisation’s true purpose – captured in a single word. In this thought-provoking and practical guide, based on the author's doctoral research and business experience of growing South Africa’s most successful advertising and communication group, Joe Public, you will uncover a clear framework for translating corporate purpose into lived organisational culture. #Pagecast #PepeMarais #JoePublic #SouthAfrica #BookPodcast #KhayaDlanga ]]> Books Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 One Word by Pepe Marais (with Khaya Dlanga) 0 0 PAGECAST full 43:13 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1658420 https://iono.fm/e/1658420
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The widely accepted phrase ‘amadoda zizinja’ – men are dogs – is more than a colloquialism; it’s a symptom of a society where positive masculine role models are scarce. This linguistic shortcut flattens the nuanced reality of masculinity into a single, simplistic concept of patriarchy, obscuring the complex, chaotic social issues at play.

Through the vital work of African Men Care, a non-profit organisation, Dr Masito unpacks the interlocking crises facing Black boys and men: educational disparities, mental health struggles, pervasive violence, and fractured relationships. More crucially, the book illuminates a clear path forward.

‘Every man is every boy’ is not merely an observation but a powerful call to action. The struggles of adult men today are often rooted in the unaddressed needs and unrealised potential of the boys they once were. The lament ‘awekho amadoda’ (there are no men) serves as a stark warning: without decisive intervention, we risk losing entire generations. This book reveals how individual trauma metastasises into a collective crisis. When boys lack robust interior lives and positive identity models, the repercussions echo through families, schools, and communities. Hurt boys mature into hurting men, perpetuating cycles that impact everyone, including the girls and women in their lives.

#Pagecast #ThisCountryHatesOurBoys #SouthAfricanLiterature #DrMzamoMasito ]]> Books Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 PAGECAST: This Country Hates Our Boys by Dr Mzamo Masito (with Selokela Molamodi) 0 0 PAGECAST full 23:24 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1655675 https://iono.fm/e/1655675
Danny Marais is the twin brother of the beautiful, talented Charlie.

The Wildest Beauty is a remarkable novel, an account of their early childhood to their eventual enlistment in the First World War. From their placidly peaceful Stellenbosch schooldays to, ultimately, the battle of Delville Wood, Danny keeps a loving but half-resentful eye on his brother.

Though set largely in wartime, this novel is an intimate account of a small group of friends and family, inter alia the loving parents left behind in Stellenbosch. And then there is Danny’s life-changing encounter, in the darkened streets of wartime London, with a wryly cynical, battle-scarred officer.

In the midst of the greatest conflict in history, facing the wild beauty of ‘the abyss of unmeaning,’ Danny discovers the power of love, between friends, family – and even foes.

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Did you know that limpets grow their own seaweed gardens? Or that sea anemones fight one another to defend territories? What’s up with whelks surfing the waves in search of food? How does a starfish move? Does the paper nautilus really have a shell?

All this – and much more – about South African marine life is explained in Explore the shore. Written in an engaging and conversational style, the book encourages curious but novice naturalists of all ages to head to the shore to explore for themselves.

Readers will learn not only about general life on the shore but also about some weird and interesting aspects of creatures’ behaviour. Armed with the information in this book, a beach walk can be more exciting than any safari!

Pop-up features like personal anecdotes from the authors, interesting fact boxes and tongue-in-cheek comments from their adorable labradoodle Ben, who accompanies them on their beach visits, will make for personal, inviting content that readers will love.

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Love. Secrets. Second chances.
Nivashni Nair Sukdhev is back with another enchanting story set in the little town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal.
After walking away from the big city and an international modelling career, Kaavi Archary is beginning to find an inner peace. She is making friends, volunteering in a programme for troubled teenage girls and relishing a fresh start in life. But she has a secret: her estranged husband, Neel.
So when Neel shows up in Rally with divorce papers, Kaavi’s life is thrown into chaos. He says he’s here to end things — but what he really wants is to win her back. Beneath the heartbreak lies a chemistry that neither of them can resist.

As Kaavi faces the truth about her past and her family, she and Neel must decide if they can trust each other again.

It’s Complicated is a heartwarming tale about finding your way home — and discovering the quiet miracle of true love. This is the second book in the Rally romance series and can be read as a stand-alone story.

GET THE BOOK: Grab your copy of It's Complicated by Nivashni Nair Sukdhev — available now at all major bookstores and online. Perfect for fans of heartfelt romance and second-chance love stories!

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From ancient trailblazers like the "Eve of the West Coast" to modern icons including Thuli Madonsela, Caster Semenya, and Tyla, this essential book restores women to the centre of South Africa's story. Journey through profiles of celebrated figures like Miriam Makeba, Olive Schreiner, and Ruth First, alongside overlooked heroines such as Zwarte Maria, Mantatisi, Nongqawuse, and Gladys Mgudlandlu.

Spanning politics, literature, sport, activism, and art, these powerful narratives celebrate women's courage, intellect, creativity, and leadership that have shaped our nation and continue to drive the struggle for gender equality.

Malibongwe Makosikazi – let the women be praised!

About the Author:
Lizette Rabe is an emeritus professor of journalism at Stellenbosch University, with over 20 years of field experience before leading SU's journalism department. An acclaimed author and editor of key works on South African media, she has received major teaching and research awards, including the Chancellor's Award and the prestigious Stals Prize for Communication and Journalism.

About the Host:
Nancy Richards is an independent print and radio journalist, podcast host, and media trainer. She is the founder of Woman Zone, an NPO, and The Women's Library at Artscape. Her memoir, The Skipper's Daughter, was published in 2021.

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Through his use of discarded and mundane ephemera, such as toothpicks and bottle caps, along with concrete, rebar, electric fencing cable, sandpaper, and other industrial materials, the artist intuitively develops the familiar to the point of the uncanny. Soal’s works can be considered social abstractions influenced by a reinterpreted Arte Povera that is deeply rooted in and reflective of his upbringing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Working symbiotically with his materials, Soal utilises the inherent physical characteristics of the objects to transform them through processes of aggregation, combination, and erosion.

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The Distance Within reflects on Nicola Brandt’s German and Namibian inheritance and deconstructs certain established ways of seeing Namibia. Brandt traveled the country extensively, documenting landscapes and people, structures and encounters, to reveal ensnared histories of German colonialism, National Socialism and apartheid. Markers of these histories range from the ephemeral and private, such as a dilapidated mound of stones as a roadside memorial, to official sites of remembrance and resistance, particularly for colonial atrocities. Alongside her images, Brandt assembles texts by thought leaders in photography, postcolonial cultures, memory and genocide studies, as well as material from private and public archives, to understand enduring blind spots. The result is an intersectional argument in favor of reclaiming suppressed indigenous stories and identities, undoing romantic notions of whiteness, and, ultimately, illuminating what has not been visible.

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#Pagecast #capetownartist #artbookrecommendations ]]> Books Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Distance Within by Nicola Brandt 0 0 PAGECAST full 27:40 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1628284 https://iono.fm/e/1628284
More about The Condiment Book by Claire Dinhut:
The definitive condiment compendium by expert and TikTok sensation Claire Dinhut aka Condiment Claire

Are you Team Ketchup or Team Mustard? What are your Top 3 condiments? And is butter really a condiment? Let Claire guide you through the condiment world of flavour starting with the Classics that we all know and love – Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard and Butter – right through to Hot Sauces, Ferments and Pickles (think Miso and Kimchi), Dressings & Oils, Fruit in Jars and Dips.

With illustrations and charts throughout, The Condiment Book covers everything from failsafe recipes for much-loved condiments, hundreds of variations and flavour pairings, condiments from across the globe, fascinating historical facts (did you know that Aztecs used chillis as a weapon?) – it is the definitive guide to this class of food that isn't strictly necessary yet to most of us is indispensable.

More about Upwards by Karen Dudley:
In Upwards, Karen Dudley invites us on a culinary journey that transcends the ordinary, encouraging us to look up to what is true and essential – living simply and well.

In this follow-up to Onwards, Karen, with her signature warmth and insight, shares how the act of cooking can – and should be – a letting go of life’s daily preoccupations, a way to connect with ourselves and others, by paying attention to the pleasure and enjoyment of cooking something beautiful, delicious and even surprising.

Sharing recipes from a vibrant palette of flavours, Upwards lifts Karen’s loyal community towards the next level – to learn new skills, to look up to quality over quantity and to pay attention to the splendour that can come from the meditative act of cooking. Upwards is thus a call to be inspired, to create and to connect, all the time looking up, up, up, as we invite into our kitchens new dishes, new flavours and new possibilities.

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#FestiveFlavours #FoodieConversation #CookingInspiration #ElevateYourDish ]]> Books Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Condiment Book by Claire Dinhut 0 0 PAGECAST full 46:12 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1625997 https://iono.fm/e/1625997
Bennie Griessel en Vaughn Cupido ontvang die blye tyding dat hulle uiteindelik weer bevorder is tot die rang van kaptein. Maar hul vreugde is van korte duur. Die vergruisde liggaam van een van Cupido se beste vriende is gevind onder die motor waaraan hy in sy motorhuis gewerk het... was dit 'n ongeluk, of koelbloedige moord? En op ’n imposante plaas buite Stellenbosch ontplof ’n woonwa. Onverklaarbaar. Nadat die vuur geblus is, word ’n liggaam in die wrak gevind...

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Having survived scandal, controversy and the Zuma years, Paul Mashatile has risen through the ranks to the doorstep of the presidency.
Over a political career spanning 30 years, he has successfully navigated the corruption and factionalism that the ANC has become known for.
Now he wants to take charge of the party – and the Union Buildings. The question is: Should he? Is Paul Mashatile suitable for the highest office?
• He has been associated with the ‘Alex Mafia’ for more than 30 years. What influence do they have over Mashatile?
• He leads a lavish lifestyle, living in luxury homes in Johannesburg and Cape Town. How were they acquired?
• He has been outspoken about the economy, black economic empowerment, and South Africa’s foreign relations. But does he have firm principles?
• And how has his string of lovers affected his professional life?
This meticulously researched account by bestselling author Pieter du Toit answers these vital questions and reveals the dark truth about the ANC’s crown prince.

#SouthAfricanBooks #PagecastPodcast #TheDarkPrince #PieterduToit #PaulMashatile #SouthAfricanPolitics #ANC #BookPodcast #Political ]]> Books Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Dark Prince by Pieter du Toit 0 0 PAGECAST full 39:03 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1620867 https://iono.fm/e/1620867
This family saga is told through the lens of the third generation of women who surround Lemohang Ntoi, the head of the family, as he struggles to hold onto life as he knew it. It is the Ntoi women’s assertiveness and drive that threaten Lemohang’s position and ideals for this family. We see their attempts at healing past trauma while they pursue their dreams. Fabrics of Love navigates issues around culture, legacy, love and marriage.

#PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #FabricsOfLove #LeboMazibuko #FamilySaga #WomenWritersSA #AfricanLiterature #BookPodcast #CulturalLegacy #SAFiction ]]> Books Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Fabrics of Love by Lebo Mazibuko 0 0 PAGECAST full 26:06 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1617395 https://iono.fm/e/1617395
Marita van der Vyver is een van die mees geliefde skrywers in Afrikaans en is bekend vir haar romans en kinderboeke wat lesers al oor dekades heen betower.

Mia Spies is ’n gerekende multimedia joernalis en TV-aanbieder, wat bekend is vir haar deeglike storievertelling en insiggewende onderhoude.

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My jaar van vrees en vryheid is Marita se eerlike, roerende en soms skerp-humoristiese verkenning van ’n sprongjaar in haar lewe — ’n tydperk waarin sy van veiligheid en sekerheid na vrees en onsekerheid beweeg het. Terwyl sy deur haar herinneringe reis, ontgin sy ’n leeftyd van belewenisse, verlange, liefde, verlies, groei en die soeke na sin in ’n wêreld wat voortdurend verander.

Die boek verweef persoonlike vertelling met fyn waarneming: van die daaglikse ritme van haar lewe in Frankryk, tot drome van Suid-Afrika en die mense en plekke wat haar gevorm het. Dit is ’n verhaal oor vrees — maar ook oor bevryding, aanvaarding en die moed om weer te begin.

Sluit aan by Marita en Mia vir ’n warm, diepsinnige en verhelderende gesprek oor skryf, identiteit, herinnering en die krag van verhaal.

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Nicole Engelbrecht is the creator and host of one of SA’s biggest podcasts, True Crime South Africa, and is the author of Samurai Sword Murder: The Morne Harmse Story.

Anthony Molyneaux is a Documentary Director & Video Journalist with over a decade of experience. He is the director of Netflix’s 'Beauty and the Bester' (September 2025).

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Nicole Engelbrecht is back with a new book that delves into the cold cases of her phenomenally popular True Crime SA podcast.

In Bare Bones, she re-examines missing and murder cases she has covered in her podcast series, and revisits the leads and the interviews she conducted. Much of the information has never been made public before.

From the bones of a Jane Doe discovered under a swimming pool to a troubled young man who seemed to vanish in the prison system, from a business trip turned deadly to a child snatched from outside her home, Engelbrecht sifts the evidence anew and shines a light on old and new unsolved cases in the hope of bringing closure to the victims’ families and friends. Join her in the search for the truth behind the scenes of the podcast desk.

#TrueCrimeSA #BareBonesBook #NicoleEngelbrecht #PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanPodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity #ColdCases #PodcastInterview #NetflixDirector #CrimeBook ]]> Books Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Bare Bones: Cold Cases from True Crime South Africa by Nicole Engelbrecht 0 0 PAGECAST full 37:34 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1613606 https://iono.fm/e/1613606
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When the flames of life’s challenges have swept through you, who do you become from the ashes?

Nozipho Tshabalala is a high-performing, excellence-driven, successful black woman. Being in control of everything in her life was crucial to her survival and success. For the most part, it had always served her well – until it didn’t.
In this captivating and deeply personal memoir, conversation strategist Nozipho invites you into her world – one shaped by political violence, professional triumphs on global stages and the intimate battles with loss that would test her most fundamental beliefs. Now in her 40s, she has realised that what she needed most to survive may not be what she needs to thrive.

After the Fires is a call to reclaim the narrative amid life’s unexpected turns. It honours the complexity of womanhood while celebrating the possibility of becoming exactly who you were meant to be, even when that person looks nothing like what you imagined.

With vulnerability and wisdom, Nozipho demonstrates how surrender becomes not an act of defeat but a pathway to freedom. Her story reminds us that sometimes our greatest strength lies not in holding tighter but in opening our hands to release what no longer serves us.

#memoir #AfterTheFires #lettinggo #womenauthors #personalgrowth #inspirationalbook #NoziphoTshabalala #Pagecast #resilience ]]> Books Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 After the Fires by Nozipho Tshabalala 0 0 PAGECAST full 40:14 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1611473 https://iono.fm/e/1611473
Eben Etzebeth is die speler wat al die meeste toetswedstryde in
Suid-Afrikaanse rugbygeskiedenis gespeel het. Op die veld word
hierdie slot se intelligensie, energie en aggressie gerespekteer en
bewonder.

Hy is lid van die senior Springbok-leierskapspan, en speel ’n groot rol
in ’n ongelooflik suksesvolle era wat twee agtereenvolgende
Wêreldbekers en die groep se huidige posisie van twee jaar boaan
die wêreldranglys insluit.

In hierdie eerlike en onderhoudende vertelling beskryf Eben van die
vernaamste faktore van sy sukses, en hoe hy gefokus bly – op en van
die veld af. Van sy nederige kinderjare in Goodwood – ’n voorstad
van Kaapstad waar niks maklik kom nie – regdeur sy vroeë
klubloopbaan, tot by sy swaar verdiende plek in die Suid-Afrikaanse
nasionale span, vertel Ten Slotte die persoonlike kant van sy
loopbaan, en wat dit geverg het om ’n wêreldkampioen te word. ]]> Books Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:15:00 +0200 0 0 Ten Slotte deur Eben Etzebeth 0 0 PAGECAST full 32:32 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1607370 https://iono.fm/e/1607370
#Vredemaker #ReggiePeace #LundiCavernelis #Pagecast #MemoirPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #FaithAndHope #OvercomingAdversity #InspirationalStories ]]> Books Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Vredemaker deur Reggie Peace 0 0 PAGECAST full 26:50 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1603928 https://iono.fm/e/1603928
#HellOfACountry #DavidCornwell #MikeNicol #TrueCrimeSA #SouthAfricanFiction #CrimeNovel #BookPodcast #1970sSouthAfrica #Pagecast #LiteraryPodcast ]]> Books Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:17:00 +0200 0 0 Hell of a Country by David Cornwell 0 0 PAGECAST full 21:47 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1601241 https://iono.fm/e/1601241
#DeepBlueBook #OceanLove #ColdWaterTherapy #FreeDivingLife #ClimateChangeAwareness #SwimmingWellness #MarineConservation #SaltwaterHealing #PagecastPodcast #VeruskaDeVita ]]> Books Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Deep Blue by Veruska De Vita 0 0 PAGECAST full 37:44 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1599152 https://iono.fm/e/1599152
Presented as a literary mixtape, Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space is a work that provides you with a uniquely modern reading experience. The A-Side, read as one narrative, tells the story of a soon-to-be thirty-year-old aspiring writer navigating a complicated world. The B-Side, taken as a separate experience, features (seemingly) independent and unrelated short stories.

There’s “Crunchy, Green Apples (or, Omo)”, a story about loss told by the strangest of narrative devices: a shopping list. “Sofa, So Good, Sort Of (or, John Muafangejo)” is a first-person account of a family’s history and a long journey towards hope. A group of friends attempts to navigate a recent breakup in “From the Lost City of Hurtlantis to the Streets of Helldorado (or, Franco).”

When read together, however, a third world emerges—a complex, intergenerational, and interconnected “journey across all genres” (Mukoma Wa Ngugi, author of Unbury Our Dead with Song) that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Bongani Kona interviews Rémy Ngamije (Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space) 0 0 PAGECAST full 23:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1600229 https://iono.fm/e/1600229
Siphokazi Jonas is a weaver of seemingly discordant worlds; growing up in an Afrikaans dorpie, attending an English boarding school, and going on annual holidays to a village emaXhoseni during the transition years of South Africa’s democracy made this a necessity.

In Weeping Becomes a River she confronts the linguistic and cultural alienation experienced as a black learner in former Model C schools in the 1990s and early 2000s, then fashions the fragments to reclaim and rewrite her place within a lineage of storytellers.

Migrating between forms, between poetry and intsomi, she navigates the waters of tradition, religion, intergenerational experiences of rural and urban spaces, and the ways in which family dynamics affect the body. She is not only a referee of the raging tensions within her, but she also pieces together a language for pathways of leaving and returning.

Her poems grapple with the past, the present, and possible futures without forgetting that “the body is marked territory from birth, and the scent of it never leaves”.

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Wamuwi Mbao interviews Siphokazi Jonas (Weeping Becomes a River) 0 0 PAGECAST full 19:36 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1598356 https://iono.fm/e/1598356
More about The Book of Unrest:
An ocean of
floodwater. Shipwrecked toddlers. Skeletons that rise from pristine
beaches. In his second book of poems, Nick Mulgrew confronts the natural
and human disasters of the eastern South African coast – and, in the
process, himself.

An unflinching examination of ancestry and place, of ruined childhoods and a troubled present, The Book of Unrest
conjures a world of alternating beauty and horror; a series of tainted
land-, city and seascapes, increasingly hostile to those living in them.
Drawing upon the wisdom of other Durban writers, Mulgrew interrogates
the purposes of poetry and politics in such a fraught time and place.
Can our traumas be learned from, or do they only shackle us to the past?

In turns elegiac and nihilistic, witty and desperate, sprawling
and precise, these poems sift through personal and collective histories
of mistrust and violence, to find what, if anything, can bring us rest.

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese interviews Nick Mulgrew (The Book of Unrest) 0 0 PAGECAST full 19:48 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1596406 https://iono.fm/e/1596406
There’s this moon in the sky. And I want to say – not now,
moon, I’ve got work to do. But you know the moon. She never
listens. So I sit and watch her for a while. Admire those curves.
Whisper secrets and cigarette smoke love.

— from ‘Letter to the Night’

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Bongani Kona interviews Frankie Murrey (A Collection of Gaps) 0 0 PAGECAST full 21:09 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1596794 https://iono.fm/e/1596794
Sarah Uheida’s Not This Tender is a profound exploration of memory, navigating the war-torn landscapes of North Africa, which she was forced to flee as a child. The collection offers a mythical yet deeply personal examination of longing and belonging, estrangement, loss, and the influence of family and language, conveyed through immersive portraits and the perspective of a fractured landscape.

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese interviews Sarah Uheida (Not This Tender) 0 0 PAGECAST full 24:06 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1595677 https://iono.fm/e/1595677
Set in Lagos in 1939 during the start of World War Two, the story follows Kehinde, who must leave her dreams of writing to become the third wife of Mr Ogunjobi. Kehinde finds purpose selling snacks and later joining the Lagos Market Women’s Association, fighting the British for women’s rights. But if her husband discovers her defiance, she risks being abandoned. Can Kehinde find the courage to fight for herself and other women, or will she remain trapped as a parlour wife?

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#PagecastPodcast #OpenBookFestival #SouthAfricanBooks #AfricanLiterature #FolusoAgbaje #TheParlourWife #LagosStories #WomenWriters #HistoricalFiction #BookInterviews #BookPodcast ]]> Books Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 OBF 2025: Wamuwi Mbao interviews Foluso Agbaje (The Parlour Wife) 0 0 PAGECAST full 17:40 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1591528 https://iono.fm/e/1591528
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Since the Zuma presidency weakened crime intelligence, violent crime surged, with murder rates rising over 75%. South Africa faces severe femicide, and most murderers evade justice. Prisons fail by perpetuating crime; harsher sentences do not help. Edwin Cameron, after visiting prisons, advocates for reform. Along with colleagues, he suggests abolishing minimum sentences, cash bail, and decriminalizing drug use to improve safety and justice.

#EdwinCameron #BehindPrisonWalls #CrimeReform #SouthAfricaCrime #BookPodcast #Pagecast #Authorinterview #Prison ]]> Books Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Behind Prison Walls by Edwin Cameron, Rebecca Gore and Sohela Surajpal 0 0 PAGECAST full 40:44 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1589498 https://iono.fm/e/1589498
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On 23 August 2021, a quiet, hardworking single mom was shot down as she drove home. Her name was Babita Deokaran, chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of Health. The izinkabi paid to kill her were caught, but the question remained: who ordered her murder, and why? Crime reporter Jeff Wicks set out to find the answer – a pursuit that would profoundly change, even endanger, his life. This is an explosive investigation into state capture and a moving tribute to the cost of integrity.

#TheShadowState #JeffWicks #QaanitahHunter #PagecastPodcast #NewBookRelease #PoliticalThriller #MustRead2025 #BookDiscussion #SouthAfricaPodcast #LiteraryTalk ]]> Books Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Shadow State by Jeff Wicks 0 0 PAGECAST full 39:17 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1587137 https://iono.fm/e/1587137
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This is not a story about making history.

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell was once a double British Champion and the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. As her body and mind are sharpened through gruelling training, press scrutiny and the harshness of adolescence, Rebecca charts her career’s ascent and her singular love of the water, before explaining why she walked away from it all.

A compulsive and unforgettable study of intensity, These Heavy Black Bones meditates on Blackness, identity and the ecstasy of peak physical performance, and lays bare the pressures within the swimming world.

#TheseHeavyBlackBones #RebeccaAchiengAjuluBushell #Pagecast #BookPodcast #Swimming #Athlete #Book ]]> Books Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 These Heavy Black Bones by Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell 0 0 PAGECAST full 31:56 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1585032 https://iono.fm/e/1585032
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In Tasneem’s close-knit Muslim Indian community, the stigma of divorce is a heavy burden to carry, and her mother insists on finding her a new husband – even if it means orchestrating a traditional ‘samoosa run’. When she meets Aadil an unexpected connection sparks and they strike a deal: a pretend engagement to keep their families off their backs. But a simple ruse soon grows complicated because one of them is hiding a life-changing secret . . .

#PagecastPodcast #NadiaCassim #NotAnotherSamoosaRun #BookDiscussion #SouthAfricanAuthors #CulturalStories #LiteraryPodcast #DiverseVoices #StorytellingMagic #BookPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Not Another Samoosa Run! by Nadia Cassim 0 0 PAGECAST full 33:50 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1580029?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1580029?v=1
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Ruby has to deal with the news of her father’s death and her sex scandal simultaneously trending on social media. Vimbai has been captured and Nosihle returns to Harare where her path crosses with Joshua, Shadow’s second in command.

Ruby is arrested and locked in the same cell as Vimbai. Will the two women be able to put aside their differences to survive this ordeal?

Rubies and Rain is a page-turner filled with surprise twists and turns.

#RubiesAndRain #BusisekileKhumalo #SueNyathi #Pagecast #AfricanLiterature #BookPodcast #WomenWriters #MustReadBooks #AuthorInterview #BookRecommendation ]]> Books Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Rubies and Rain by Busisekile Khumalo 0 0 PAGECAST full 32:48 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1577600 https://iono.fm/e/1577600
Discover what makes The Lucky Ones a “dazzling, poignant collection brimming with unforgettable characters and heart,” and why Mackay’s voice stands out in contemporary literature.

#TheLuckyOnes #AlistairMackay #WamuwiMbao #Pagecast #LiteraryPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #QueerLiterature #ShortStories #ContemporaryFiction #BookChat ]]> Books Mon, 21 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Lucky Ones by Alistair Mackay 0 0 PAGECAST full 28:58 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1575686 https://iono.fm/e/1575686
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“Kwantu means home” – Vusumzi Ngxande

For decades, African spirituality has been demonised or met with suspicion. Many people have had to choose between being a believer, usually in the Christian faith, or believing in their ancestors. Yet often African cultural practices require the involvement of Ancestors in one form or another, which goes against Christian dogma.

Journey Kwantu is inspired by Vusumzi Ngxande’s popular podcast of the same name that delves into South African spiritual identity and beliefs and shows how it has evolved over hundreds of years. The book is rooted in extensive historical research, lived experiences and interviews with healers, teachers and ordinary people trying to live out their truth.

With a unique ability to simplify complex issues and ask taboo questions, the author endeavours to answers questions like, “Who are we?” and “How did we come to believe what we believe?” In the process he deals with issues he has struggled with on his own spiritual journey, such as death and the afterlife and the authority of the Ancestors vs the Power of God to more practical matters like performing rituals in urban areas and understanding lineage and its impact on one’s spiritual life.

Deeply perceptive and engaging, Journey Kwantu offers a guide and spiritual sustenance to African believers.
#JourneyKwantu #VusumziNgxande #JoyFakude #Pagecast #SouthAfricanBooks #BookPodcast #AfricanAuthors #Heritage #Culture ]]> Books Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Journey Kwantu by Vusumzi Ngxande 0 0 PAGECAST full 39:33 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1571043 https://iono.fm/e/1571043
Perfect for listeners interested in South African heritage and indigenous history.

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Part historical detective story, part memoir, Fading Footprints traces the author’s journey into the magical folklore of the /xam hunter-gatherers of the Upper Karoo. Through archival research and on field trips in South Africa, De Prada-Samper reveals the tragic scope of the genocide of the /xam San by European colonisers.

#Pagecast #PippaSkotness #JoseManueldePradaSamper #FadingFootprints #SouthAfricanHistory #IndigenousPeoples #BookDiscussion #CulturalHeritage #LiteraryPodcast #SouthAfricaBooks ]]> Books Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Fading Footprints by José Manuel de Prada-Samper 0 0 PAGECAST full 32:30 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1567843 https://iono.fm/e/1567843
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In 1913, a secretive American millionaire, who lived on the top floor of the famous Carlton Hotel, had a crazy idea: to make movies in Johannesburg. And not just any movies but the biggest in the world, huge spectacles with elaborate sets, thousands of extras and epic story lines.

Isidore Schlesinger – better known as ‘IW’ – built a studio on a farm called Killarney, where he set out to challenge a place in America that was in its infancy: Hollywood.

The glamour, gossip and high drama of IW’s studio fit perfectly into a city experiencing an intoxicating golden age. There was as much action on the movie sets as there was on screen: from political intrigue and the clashing of massive egos to public outbursts, fiery judicial inquiries, disaster and death.

Behind this mad enterprise was a maverick, a tycoon, a recluse, a friend of the famed and the connected. IW could have held his own in California but he chose as his base the City of Gold, and his indomitable ambition saw his ‘Hollywood on the Veld’ soar. This is the never-been-told-before story of the rise and fall of the strangest and most unique movie empire ever.

#Pagecast #TedBotha #HollywoodOnTheVeld #BookPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #LiteraryPodcast #AuthorInterview #BookDiscussion #CinemaHistory #MustReadBooks ]]> Books Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Hollywood on the Veld by Ted Botha 0 0 PAGECAST full 28:05 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1565680 https://iono.fm/e/1565680
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We need to think differently about African economics.

For centuries, Westerners have tried to 'fix' African economies. From the abolition of slavery onwards, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their experiments have invariably gone awry, to the great surprise of all involved.

In this short, bold story of Western economic thought about Africa, historian Bronwen Everill argues that these interventions fail because they start from a misguided premise: that African economies just need to be more like the West. Ignoring Africa's own traditions of economic thought, Europeans and Americans assumed a set of universal economic laws that they thought could be applied anywhere. They enforced specifically Western ideas about growth, wealth, debt, unemployment, inflation, women's work and more, and used Western metrics to find African countries wanting.

The West does not know better than African nations how an economy should be run. By laying bare the myths and realities of our tangled economic history, Africonomics moves from Western ignorance to African knowledge.

#Africonomics #BookPodcast #AfricanEconomy #AuthorInterview #EconomicDevelopment #AfricanBusiness #PodcastEpisode #Pagecast
#BronwenEverill #MphuthumiNtabeni ]]> Books Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance by Bronwen Everill 0 0 PAGECAST full 35:32 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1561715 https://iono.fm/e/1561715
Khaya Dlanga, author of Life Is Like That Sometimes, reflects on personal resilience, blending humour with profound social commentary rooted in his Eastern Cape upbringing.

Siya Khumalo, author of The Queer Book of Revelation, discusses navigating the intersections of religion, sexuality, and activism through bold science fiction that challenges perceptions and inspires acceptance.

Discover how these voices use their craft to confront complex issues of identity, justice, and transformation.

#PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #StorytellingForChange #BookPodcast #SocialJustice #SouthAfricanLiterature #IdentityAndJustice #AuthenticVoices #LiteraryPodcast #CulturalDialogue ]]> Books Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:24:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "Stories of Identity, Justice, and Change" 0 0 PAGECAST full 20:36 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1561714 https://iono.fm/e/1561714
Join Kelly as she chats with four brilliant South African authors, each bringing their unique perspective on love, relationships, identity, and triumph.

In this episode, hear from:

Zukiswa Wanner, acclaimed novelist , whose latest book Love Marry Kill explores the complexities of modern relationships with sharp social commentary and humour.

Duduzile Nhlabathi-Madonsela, dating coach and author of The Dating Playbook, sharing candid and practical advice for navigating today’s dating scene.

Sven Axelrad, Durban-based author of The Nicotine Gospel, blending dark humour with poignant reflections on family, loss, and identity.

Khanyiso Tshwaku, sports journalist and co-author of Twice the Glory, chronicling the Springboks’ historic back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories and their cultural significance.

Tune in for an engaging, heartfelt, and sometimes fiery exploration of love in all its forms.

#PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #LoveAndWriting #ModernRelationships #LiteraryPodcast #SouthAfricanLiterature #WritingCommunity #RugbyWorldCup #StorytellingMatters #LoveFateOrChoice #BookPodcast ]]> Books Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:23:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "Thoughts on Love" 0 0 PAGECAST full 26:01 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1561712 https://iono.fm/e/1561712
In this episode, Jean-Marie Korff speaks with:

Marina Auer, a medical doctor turned author, whose novel Single Minded explores the pressures and resilience of hospital life.

Costa Ayiotis, South African-Greek author and former UN diplomat, who shares his nostalgic and humorous memoir Matriarchs, Meze and the Evil Eye, reflecting on family, culture, and identity.

Tony Park, acclaimed thriller writer, discusses his latest novel The Protector, focusing on wildlife crime and conservation.

Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta, legal transcriptionist and isiXhosa translator, whose debut crime novel If the Dead Could Talk investigates justice and memory in South Africa.

Discover their writing rituals, the inspiration behind their stories, and how their South African heritage shapes their work.

#PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #CrimeFiction #CulturalStorytelling #SouthAfricanLiterature #ThrillerWriters #LiteraryPodcast #WildlifeConservation #AfricanAuthors #StorytellingMatters ]]> Books Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:54:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "The Different Voices in South African Storytelling" 0 0 PAGECAST full 19:26 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1561428 https://iono.fm/e/1561428
Join us for an intimate conversation with:

Louisa Treger, acclaimed author of The Paris Muse, who brings to life the untold stories of women silenced by history and explores the responsibilities of fictionalising real lives.

Bonnie Espie, writer and poet, whose latest novel Making A Killing blends dark comedy with crime fiction, offering fresh perspectives on identity, motherhood, and mental health.

Alistair Mackay, the Cape Town-based author of The Lucky Ones, whose fiction challenges social norms while championing love, kindness, and connection in uncertain times.

Together, they reflect on their writing rituals, how their voices have evolved, and the ways their work contributes to both local and global literary landscapes. Discover what it means to truly feel “seen” as a writer, how they balance humour and serious themes, and the books that have recently inspired them.

Whether you’re a writer, reader, or lover of stories that touch the heart and mind, this episode offers rich insights into the power of fiction to illuminate real emotions and lived experiences.

#PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #FictionWriting #Storytelling #LiteraryPodcast #MakingA Killing #TheParisMuse #TheLuckyOnes #WritingCommunity #RealEmotionsInFiction #BookPodcast #KingsmeadBookFair ]]> Books Fri, 30 May 2025 15:39:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "Fictional Worlds, Real Emotions" 0 0 PAGECAST full 14:57 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1561413 https://iono.fm/e/1561413
Meet the incredible voices behind these powerful books:

Lara Nathan, author of Jamie Shai and his Superpower, shares how her special-needs son inspired a story rooted in empathy and inclusion.

Professor Claudine Storbeck, founder of the Centre for Deaf Studies, explores the importance of Deaf culture and sign language in children’s literature and education.

Salamina Mosese, acclaimed actress and author of Disaster at Gogo’s Spaza, brings township family life vividly to the page through her storytelling.

Refiloe Moahloli, award-winning author and founder of Twelve Animation Studios, celebrates multilingualism, joy, and self-confidence in her work.

Together, they answer thought-provoking questions about the importance of representation in South African children’s literature, how social themes like inclusion and identity are woven into their stories, and the core values they hope young readers will embrace.

Whether you’re a parent, educator, or book enthusiast, this episode offers a look at the stories shaping the future of childhood in South Africa.

#KingsmeadBookFair #SouthAfricanAuthors #ChildrensBooks #InclusionInLiterature #RepresentationMatters #EmpathyThroughStories #AfricanChildrensBooks #LiteraryFestival #BookLoversSA #StorytellingForChange #BookPodcast ]]> Books Fri, 30 May 2025 15:13:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "The Authors Rewriting Childhood in South Africa" 0 0 PAGECAST full 28:16 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1560944 https://iono.fm/e/1560944
#KingsmeadBookFair #BookPodcast #BookFair2025 #SouthAfricanAuthors #LiteraryFestival #BehindTheScenes #BookLoversSA #PodcastInterview #BookCommunity #FestivalHighlights #ReadingCulture ]]> Books Thu, 29 May 2025 13:10:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast conversations at the KBF 2025: "Get To Know The Team Behind it All'' 0 0 PAGECAST full 15:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1559122 https://iono.fm/e/1559122
Khaki Fever is ‘Chick-lit in khaki’ that offers pure escapism with the perfect combination of romance and drama spiced with laugh-out-loud moments.

Game guide Alexandra Carnell-Ellis is principled, doesn’t suffer fools, and is generally not too fond of ordinary people either. When she’s fired from The Plains, a commercial ‘Ferrari Safari’-type game reserve in the Karoo for being rude to guests, she’s determined to make a fresh start.

She lands a dream job at an exclusive game reserve in Mpumalanga, but Alex’s new beginning appears to be doomed from the start as she arrives at the lodge with attitude, a few facts about her that aren’t strictly true, and a stolen dog in tow. For one, she had pretended to be a man in her application, because she is convinced that khaki fever gives male guides an advantage.

Alex struggles to control her unruly tongue and almost immediately makes enemies with the camp manager and the owner’s terrifyingly scary girlfriend, who can’t wait to expose Alex’s deepest darkest secrets. She finds love in the form of the level-headed and attractive head guide, but it’s not long before everything goes wrong.

After impulsively abandoning her vehicle and guests to rescue an abandoned baby baboon, a storm breaks over her head and she flees the reserve. Will she ever be able to find her way back?

Tune in to hear Lindsay Norman share behind-the-scenes insights and what makes Khaki Fever a must-read for 2025!

#KhakiFever #LindsayNorman #SouthAfricanFiction #PagecastPodcast #BookChat #WomenWriters #AdventureReads #BookRecommendation #MustRead2025 #PodcastInterview #BookPodcast ]]> Books Fri, 23 May 2025 10:25:00 +0200 0 0 Khaki Fever by Lindsay Norman 0 0 PAGECAST full 34:25 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1557146 https://iono.fm/e/1557146
Reflecting on the festival buzz in the air, standout moments, and the nostalgic love affair with Johannesburg, all against the breathtaking beauty of Franschhoek. In “The Last Word: Endings, Echoes, and What Comes Next”, Michele Magwood, Paige Nick, and Kate Mosse were interviewed by Shaun de Waal in a powerful, funny, and moving conversation that captured it all. ]]> Books Sun, 18 May 2025 09:41:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “The Last Word: Endings, Echoes, and What Comes Next” 0 0 PAGECAST full 23:33 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1557094 https://iono.fm/e/1557094
Sandiswa Tshabalala sat down with Ute Hermanus, Thandolwethu Binda, and Emily Bolton for “Moments That Moved Us: A Festival in Reflection” — a heartfelt and energising chat with the JBL FLF crew. They shared the behind-the-scenes magic, the unexpected joys, and the moments that made it all worthwhile. ]]> Books Sat, 17 May 2025 13:34:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “Moments That Moved Us: A Festival in Reflection” 0 0 PAGECAST full 19:11 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1557089 https://iono.fm/e/1557089
Ute Hermanus sat down with Ashraf Jamal for “The Art of Story: When Words and Images Collide.” It was a brilliant, thought-provoking conversation that danced between the visual and the verbal. A true celebration of storytelling in all its forms. ]]> Books Sat, 17 May 2025 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: "The Art of Story: When Words and Images Collide" 0 0 PAGECAST full 16:00 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1557076 https://iono.fm/e/1557076
Three Karens — Schimke, Vermeulen, and Lane — gathered to unpack what it means to be a Karen in 2025. The conversation, titled “Karen, Rewritten: Owning the Name in a Meme-Worn World”, was outrageously funny. They laughed louder (and longer) than the internet ever did at the meme. Enjoy! ]]> Books Sat, 17 May 2025 10:36:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “Karen, Rewritten: Owning the Name in a Meme-Worn World” 0 0 PAGECAST full 17:44 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1556940 https://iono.fm/e/1556940
Abi Daré and Bronwen Everill join Sibongile Machika to explore the borders of Africa as they appear in fiction and non-fiction, and how these boundaries are often more porous than we assume. Both authors reflect on how their work aims to spark ideas that help us rethink the ways we live in and relate to the world. ]]> Books Fri, 16 May 2025 15:30:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “This Continent Speaks: Africa, Innovation, and the Stories That Shap 0 0 PAGECAST full 16:02 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1556705 https://iono.fm/e/1556705 Books Fri, 16 May 2025 13:41:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “Across Borders, Between Lines: Fiction from Everywhere” 0 0 PAGECAST full 14:08 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1556652 https://iono.fm/e/1556652
Caryn Dolley, Kelly Ansara and Nicole Engelbrecht talking true crime, ethical sleuthing and getting to the bottom of Caryn’s obsession with painting cats as famous Pawtraits. ]]> Books Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “Page-Turners and Perpetrators: The Craft and Crime of True Stories” 0 0 PAGECAST full 15:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1556598 https://iono.fm/e/1556598
Join Kelly Ansara and Justin Fox as they chat about place, memory and non-fiction writing. We also hear more about Justin’s unexpected skill that helps him with his writing. ]]> Books Fri, 16 May 2025 10:35:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “Places That Stay: Memory, Movement and the Stories We Tell” 0 0 PAGECAST full 11:46 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1555439 https://iono.fm/e/1555439
#Pagecast #TonyLeon #BeingThere #GeordinHillLewis #CapeTown #SouthAfricanPolitics #PoliticalMemoir #BookDiscussion #HistoryInTheMaking #LeadershipStories ]]> Books Tue, 13 May 2025 15:14:00 +0200 0 0 Being There: Backstories from the Political Front by Tony Leon 0 0 PAGECAST full 40:22 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1553912 https://iono.fm/e/1553912
David Baddiel is a British comedian, bestselling author, and cultural commentator known for his sharp wit and thought-provoking works like Jews Don’t Count.

His latest work is a deeply personal memoir called My Family. The book is a candid, moving, and often hilarious exploration of Baddiel’s North London childhood, his mother’s extraordinary journey from Nazi Germany, her unconventional passions, and his father’s battle with dementia. Discover how Baddiel weaves comedy and poignancy into family history, memory, and identity, and hear his insights on what it means to be Jewish today.

#DavidBaddiel #Memoir #JewishLiteraryFestival #BookPodcast #GusSilber #BookLovers #Memoir #AuthorInterview #CapeTown #Jewish #JewishCulture ]]> Books Thu, 08 May 2025 13:59:00 +0200 0 0 David Baddiel on South Africa, Comedy, Memory and Family 0 0 PAGECAST full 29:12 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1547826 https://iono.fm/e/1547826
#JoWatson #TheExEffect #RomanceBooks #SouthAfricanAuthors #PagecastPodcast #BookLovers #AuthorInterview #ContemporaryRomance #Bookstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #RomCom #BookPodcast #Pagecast #SouthAfricanAuthors #SecondChanceRomance #BookLovers #PodcastInterview #NewRelease ]]> Books Mon, 05 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Ex Effect by Jo Watson 0 0 PAGECAST full 28:03 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1545114 https://iono.fm/e/1545114
Whether you're a devoted reader or a curious listener, this episode offers a unique glimpse into the story behind the story.

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We Two from Heaven is a singular memoir, a four-part fugue on the tricks and traps of memory, a shuffling of the cards of time. Episodes from the early life of writer James Whyle are interwoven with the letters of his father from the Western Front during the First World War. Their formative experiences – war, conscription, injury, desertion – flash by, juxtaposed, as if in counterpoint.

How do we know who we are? Upending the reader’s expectations of a memoir, Whyle then explores the violence and madness of apartheid society as the narrator passes through boarding school and university and takes his first steps to become a writer. Raw and rhythmic, lyrical and caustic, this is an unsparing, formally inventive dissection of human vanities and illusions.

At the end of history, on the shores of a blue bay, the voices of the past can be heard as we await the arrival of the barbarians – or the baboons, whoever comes first.

More about James and Jeremy:
James Whyle grew up in the Amatole Mountains in South Africa. Conscripted into the apartheid army, he was discharged on the grounds of insanity. He did everything in his power to assist the authorities in arriving at this diagnosis. The resulting play, National Madness, won an Amstel Playwright of the Year merit award in 1982. His story, The Story, was chosen by JM Coetzee as winner of the 2011 Pen/Studzinski competition. The Book of War, a novel, won the M-Net Lit Prize for best debut in 2012.

Jeremy Boraine is Publishing Director at Jonathan Ball Publishers.

#Pagecast #JamesWhyle #WeTwoFromHeaven #JeremyBorraine #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #LiteraryDiscussion #JonathanBallPublishers #PodcastLovers #CreativeWriting ]]> Books Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Memory, Madness, and Memoir: James Whyle on We Two From Heaven 0 0 PAGECAST full 34:25 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1543396 https://iono.fm/e/1543396
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Rookie lawyer Grace Zulu does not give up easily. She escaped an arranged marriage to put herself through university. Now she’s got her first case.
Her client is young Willbess ‘Bessy’ Mulenga, who has been arrested for offences ‘against nature’. Bessy works in a men-only bar, loves to dance, to wear dresses and live freely. But in 1990s Zambia, following your own identity can get you beaten, jailed or even worse. Grace is determined to get Bessy out of custody. Then her terrified, bruised client goes missing without a trace. She knows something bad has happened and that someone is trying to cover it up. Along with the most unlikely group of allies, Grace must take on powerful enemies at the highest levels – even risk her own safety – to get to the truth. The whole truth.
A debut novel that soars with passion and humanity, The Lions’ Den is a moving story of prejudice, corruption, injustice, courage and solidarity. It shows us that no cause is ever a lost one.

More about Iris and Sewela:

Iris Mwanza is a Zambian-American writer. Now Deputy Director of Women in Leadership in the Gender Equality Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she has worked as a corporate lawyer in both Zambia and the US. Mwanza holds law degrees from Cornell University and the University of Zambia, and an MA and PhD in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to her work at the Foundation, Mwanza serves on the Supervisory Board of Care International and on the Board of Directors of World Wildlife Fund US.

Sewela Langeni is an author and the owner of Book Circle Capital, an independent bookshop focusing on African Literature based at 27 Boxes in Melville, Johannesburg. She is passionate about literacy, especially in children. She is a Marketing Manager at one of South Africa's leading insurance companies. Her academic background spans from Journalism, Communication Sciences and Marketing. She holds a Master's degree in Strategic Marketing and Consulting from the University of Birmingham, UK. Sewela is an avid reader and reviewer of local books for adults and kids. In her role at Book Circle Capital, she also facilitates conversations on books with authors.

#NewPodcastAlert #AfricanLiterature #LegalThriller #GenderEquality #ZambianAuthors #PodcastSeries #BookCircleCapital #BookPodcast #Fiction ]]> Books Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Inside The Lion’s Den: Iris Mwanza on Justice, Identity & Fighting Power in 1990s Zambia 0 0 PAGECAST full 32:49 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1541206 https://iono.fm/e/1541206
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Evolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the steepest odds and unlikeliest of outcomes, but our winning streak cuts both ways: the secret to our success may yet be our downfall.

The Gambling Animal offers a revelatory retelling of the human story. Drawing on
their unique research into the risk psychology of humans and other animals - including our most impressive rivals, elephants - Don Ross and Glenn Harrison reveal the hidden logic of our rise.

Even before the dawn of civilisation, we bet the Earth on our ability to keep doubling down. But with an ecological crisis on the horizon, how long will our winning streak continue?

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Don Ross is an experimental economist and philosopher of science, based at University College Cork in Ireland since 2016, the University of Cape Town in South Africa since 1997, and Georgia State University in Atlanta, USA since 2010. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, and growing up mostly in Ontario, he earned his PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 1990. Since then he's published many academic articles and books on a range of topics and has done policy consulting for public and corporate clients, including the World Bank, the South African National Roads Agency, the US Department of Commerce, and the Government of Namibia. He currently lives in Cork, Ireland.

Dave Gorin is a former accountant, then an advertising strategist, and now a writer and observer of human nature, with a particular interest in history. As a book lover he has written over 200 reviews for a spectrum of South African publications. 

#TheGamblingAnimal #DonRoss #DavidGorin #HumanBehavior #RiskTaking #Psychology #GamblingInsights #BookInterview #SouthAfrica #Elephants ]]> Books Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Risk, Evolution, and Humanity’s Winning Streak: Don Ross on The Gambling Animal 0 0 PAGECAST full 32:03 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1538376 https://iono.fm/e/1538376
Tune in for a deep dive into the complex and often disturbing history of white supremacy, and explore how its legacy continues to shape our world today. Don't miss this important conversation! 🎧

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White supremacy is on the rise in the world once again, often finding expression in acts of extreme violence by young white men.

Gavin Evans explores the roots of this ideology, traced back to the 19th century to Charles Darwin and Francis Galton’s race-based theories. He examines the spread of eugenics and the rise of Nazism and Apartheid.

Evans further investigates the 21st-century evolution of ‘Great Replacement’ ideas, their spread through alt-right forums, and their influence on young men with access to weapons. White Supremacy reveals the connections between mainstream and extremist ‘Replacement Theory’ and the ongoing promotion of race science by both far-right and establishment figures, highlighting the dangerous legacy of eugenics.

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Gavin Evans has practised as a journalist in South Africa and the UK and is the author of 10 books of non-fiction. He lectures at Birkbeck College, University of London, and is a member of the Royal Institution’s ‘Challenging Pseudoscience’ group. Evans lives in the UK and frequently travels to South Africa.

Dr Beverley Roos-Muller is a former academic lecturing in humanities at the University of Cape Town. In her early years she was a journalist on the Cape Argus, and remains a broadcaster and writer on social, political and literary matters. She was an anti-apartheid activist in the 1980s, including as spokesperson for the multi-organisational Open City campaign opposing the Group Areas Act, and was a delegate to Lusaka with the Five Freedoms Forum in 1989. She is the author of Bullet in the Heart and Hunting the Seven.

#Pagecast #SouthAfricanLiterature #NewBookRelease #WhiteSupremacy #SocialJustice #BookLovers #PodcastRecommendations #SouthAfricanPodcasts #BookDiscussion #GavinEvans #BeverleyRoosMuller #MustListen #HistoryBooks #NonFiction #SocialCommentary" ]]> Books Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Rise and Return of White Supremacy: Gavin Evans in Conversation with Beverley Roos-Muller 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 29:33 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1536863 https://iono.fm/e/1536863
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Architect Sir Herbert Baker left an indelible mark on South Africa and much of the British Empire in the first half of the 20th century. This is the first full biography from childhood and was written with full cooperation from his family and with access to his archive and private papers.

After a Victorian architectural apprenticeship in London, Sir Herbert Baker went on to become the most prolific architect of his age in South Africa, where he designed numerous public buildings, churches, schools and private houses, including the Union Buildings, St George’s Cathedral and Groote Schuur. Thereafter, he worked in India, Kenya and England where, among many other projects, he designed South Africa House.

He was an intimate friend of many fascinating men of his age, including Cecil Rhodes, T. E. Lawrence, John Buchan and Jan Smuts. Lavishly illustrated, this biography offers a compelling picture of an architect whose buildings contribute greatly to South Africa’s rich history.

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John Stewart is an award-winning architect, architectural historian and author who, prior to his retirement, was the leader of one of the UK’s largest multi-disciplinary architectural practices. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Royal Society of Arts and was twice selected as one of the best 40 Architects under Forty in the UK. He has been writing and lecturing full-time since 2015 and has written six books. John was educated at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, the Oxford School of Architecture and Henley Management College and lives in Buckinghamshire outside London.

Michele Magwood is an award-winning journalist and the former Books Editor of the Sunday Times. She has worked in television and broadcasting, and now edits and writes.

#SirHerbertBaker #JohnSteward #SouthAfricanHistory #ArchitecturalHeritage #CapeDutchArchitecture #HistoricalBuildings #SouthAfricanPodcast #HistoryLovers #HeritageConservation #ColonialArchitecture #ArchitectsOfHistory #JohannesburgHistory #CapeTownArchitecture #UnionBuildings #SouthAfricanCulture #SouthAfricanPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Empire, Architecture and Influence: The Life of Sir Herbert Baker with John Stewart 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 27:05 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1531836 https://iono.fm/e/1531836
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Dating is an extreme sport and no one survives it unscathed. But to find The One, you must get back in the game and keep at it. And like other extreme sports, the odds get better if you find the right coach.

The Dating Playbook is a sobering, matter-of-fact guide to navigating the dating scene, or mjolo as it is colloquially called. Known as the Peaceful One on TikTok, popular dating coach Dudu Nhlabathi-Madonsela is no stranger to teaching people how to win at mjolo and at love.

Dudu’s teachings include advice on online dating etiquette, practical flirting and seduction techniques, as well as tips for measuring your progress. She also explains how location, politics, socioeconomic issues and upbringing inform who and how we date.

With an emphasis on understanding yourself first and being honest about what you want at various stages of your life, Dudu helps readers face the harsh realities of modern-day dating and shows them how to find their footing in the dating scene. In an era where you can be exposed to anything from a hobosexual to a high-value narcissist, she can safely say your mother’s advice just won’t do.

Whether you are dating or in a relationship, Dudu’s considered advice will show you the way.

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Dudu Nhlabathi-Madonsela also known as ‘The Peaceful One’ on social media, is a witty and straight-talking dating coach who tackles social issues, particularly relating to relationships and black family dynamics. She provides regular commentary on local radio and TV stations on relationship matters.

Dudu holds multiple degrees and pivoted from being a banker to a healthcare strategist with an MBA in healthcare innovation. She aims to build one black family at a time by fostering deep conversations about how our history as a country, social issues, and social conditions impact our interpersonal relationships.

Ndizwanga Nemanashi is the marketing manager at Jonathan Ball Publishers, where she spends her days creating campaigns that connect readers to books they will enjoy. She is a professional bookworm with a deep love for people, good food, great music, and the perfect cup of tea.

#SupportLocalAuthors #BookLovers #BookDiscussion #PodcastForReaders #SouthAfricanAuthor #southafricanpodcast #podcastseries #Dating #newepisode #DatingAdvice #LoveTalk #RelationshipGoals ]]> Books Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:17:00 +0200 0 0 Modern Dating Decoded: Dudu Nhlabathi-Madonsela’s No-Nonsense Guide to Mjolo Mastery 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 23:30 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1528259 https://iono.fm/e/1528259
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For Rose Marie Jones, risks are a hard no–except for Game Night. For one precious evening a week, Rose can forget about her demanding boss and her lackluster love life and focus on beating the pants off her friends. But none of them brings out her hyper-competitive side quite like William Ashdern.

Her best friend’s half-brother, William is the paragon of a sexy nerd. The tall, dorky, and handsome game designer is Rose’s playing nemesis. But when Rose decides to enter a contest with the board game she’s secretly invented, there’s only one person who can help her win.

Now what has always been a game between Rose and William is getting a lot more serious. And after spending her entire life trying not to lose, Rose might finally be ready to risk it all–and play to win.

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Shameez Patel was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She lives there with her husband, child, and two cats named Turbo and Charger. During the day, she juggles her time between parenting her daughter and working as an engineer, but at night, she escapes to new worlds that always have someone to fall in love with. Shameez became obsessed with fiction, especially fantasy fiction, at a young...

Qarnita Loxton was born in Cape Town, where she still lives with her family. She has practised as an attorney, studied psychology and worked as an executive coach. Her first novel, Being Kari, was longlisted for the 9mobile Prize for Literature in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2018 Herman Charles Bosman Prize. Being Lily, Being Shelley and Being Dianne followed, concluding the series. In 2021 Qarnita was awarded the Philida Literary Award for an oeuvre of literary successs. She is a co-author of Chasing Marian, published in 2022. Her most recent novel What's Wrong With June? was published in 2024.

#RomanticComedy #SouthAfricanAuthor #RomanceBooks #BookPodcast #SouthAfricanFiction #RomanticFiction #BookRecommendations #LoveStories
#RomanticReads #SupportLocalAuthors #BookLovers #BookDiscussion #PodcastForReaders #SouthAfricanBooks #FunnyBooks #CapeTownPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:20:00 +0200 0 0 Playing Flirty with Shameez Patel: Nerdy Romance, Board Games & Big Risks 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 30:12 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1527940 https://iono.fm/e/1527940
If you’re going through perimenopause or menopause or you just want to support someone who is, this episode is for you! 🌿

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Food for Menopause by Dr Linia Patel is packed with 80 super tasty, appealing recipes – perfect for busy lives. You might already know a bit about menopause
symptoms or you might believe it’s something to think about some time in the future. But studies show that there’s lots you can do from your thirties to make your menopausal years easier.

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Dr Linia Patel is a leading dietitian and sports nutritionist with a PhD in Public health & Epidemiology. She has worked extensively in high performance sport and is particularly passionate about women’s health. She spends her clinical time working with women helping them to better understand the powerful connection between how their body works and how to achieve optimal health.

Suzy Brokensha is a writer, editor, and trend-spotter who has had a distinguished and varied career in media. Currently editor in chief of FAIRLADY, HOT and LOSE IT magazines, she has a unique understanding of her readers and how to reach them.

#Menopause #MenopauseDiet #HormoneBalance #NutritionForMenopause #HealthyAging #MenopauseSupport #Perimenopause #MenopauseRelief #MenopauseJourney #WellnessTips #WomenHealth #HealthyDiet #BookPodcast #BookRecommendations #SouthAfricaReads #AfricanAuthors #BooksInAfrica #BookLovers #BookDiscussion #BookCommunity #ReadingSouthAfrica #BookClubSA #LiteraryPodcast ]]> Books Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:18:00 +0200 0 0 From Perimenopause to Post-Menopause: How Food Can Transform Your Journey with Dr. Linia Patel 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 29:32 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1525525 https://iono.fm/e/1525525
Daar word bitsig na hulle as die “Stellenbosch-Mafia” verwys en baie reken die klub van miljardêrs wat in en om dié Bolandse dorp woon, is die ergste voorbeeld van witmonopoliekapitaal. Hul kritici kla oor hul invloed op die staat en die ekonomie, maar wie is hierdie groep ongelooflike ryk Afrikaanssprekende individue en hoeveel mag het hulle werklik?

Die skrywer en joernalis Pieter du Toit het ondersoek gaan instel op Stellenbosch, een van die welvarendste dorpe in die land, wat deur talle as ’n hoeksteen van die Afrikanerdom beskryf word. Hierdie dorp is immers die geboorteplek van talle Afrikanerintellektuele, politieke leiers, asook vele sakemanne en hul sakeryke.

Du Toit kyk krities na hierdie klub van miljardêrs: Wie is hulle en belangriker nog, hoe is hulle onderling verbind? Watter netwerke het ontstaan danksy gedeelde direksies, alliansies en familieverbintenisse? Hy bied ’n intieme blik op Johann Rupert se sakeryk en beskryf ook die opkoms van Markus Jooste en die impak wat die Steinhoff-skandaal op Stellenbosch gehad het. ]]> Books Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:16:00 +0200 0 0 Die Stellenbosch Mafia by Pieter du Toit 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 32:27 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1512741 https://iono.fm/e/1512741 Books Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Pagecast Holiday Round-up with Bookstagrammers 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 44:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1512742 https://iono.fm/e/1512742 Books Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Pagecast Holiday Round-up: Booksellers Recommendations 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 15:23 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1509890 https://iono.fm/e/1509890
#Pagecast #AngloBoerWar #Commando #DeneysReitz #SouthAfricanHistory #HistoricalNonFiction #WarLiterature #BoerWar #JanSmuts #WinstonChurchill #SouthAfricanLiterature #BookPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Unveiling the Anglo-Boer War: Commando by Deneys Reitz 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:47 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1507886 https://iono.fm/e/1507886
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What happens when we die? How are some people able to see or communicate with spiritual worlds beyond our own? Can they offer answers to some of our most burning questions about life and death?

Sarah Bullen, who has had a life-altering near-death experience herself, explores these mysteries as she gathers riveting stories of people from South Africa and beyond – people who have crossed to the ‘other side’ or those who can contact it. This book offers original interviews with a fascinating collection of teachers with special abilities, individuals who have gone through near-death experiences and those who can communicate across worlds using mediumship, gifts, trance and plants.

Meet and learn from a man who woke up on a stretcher on the way to the morgue, a spiritual teacher who survived two near-death experiences on an operating table, a psychic rabbi, an influencer who communicates with the departed, a former corporate executive turned-sangoma who runs a traditional clinic, and shamans and neo shamans from across the continent. With her keen observation skills and insights gleaned from her own experience, Bullen offers a fresh way of looking at the world.

#Pagecast #TheOtherSide #Mysticism #Spirituality #NearDeathExperiences #LifeAfterDeath #MysticalJourneys #SarahBullen #PninaFenster #SpiritualExploration #BeyondTheVeil #MysticConversations #LifeAndDeathMysteries #SpiritualWorlds #BookTalk #AuthorInterview #Podcast #SpiritualPodcast #MysticalPodcast #LifeAfterDeathPodcast #SpiritualityPodcast #MysticismAndMagic #BookPodast ]]> Books Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Sarah Bullen on The Other Side: Mysticism, Magic, and Near-Death Experiences 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 32:10 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1503280 https://iono.fm/e/1503280
"You only need to win a game by one point." – These words from Jacques Nienaber after South Africa’s 2023 RWC opener against Scotland became the defining mantra of a tournament filled with nail-biting drama.

From the lows of 2017, when the Boks were overpowered by Ireland, to the incredible rise under Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus, Twice the Glory takes you inside the squad’s most intense moments—Covid disruptions, Siya Kolisi’s leadership, tactical masterstrokes, injuries, and the unforgettable final in the Stade de France.

Relive the journey. Feel the tension. Celebrate the triumph. 🏆🇿🇦

#Pagecast #Springboks #RugbyWorldCup #TwiceTheGlory #JacquesNienaber #RassieErasmus #SiyaKolisi #Bokke #RWC2023 #SouthAfricanRugby #BookPodcast #RugbySouthAfrica ]]> Books Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Unraveling the Springboks' Historic Victory: Twice The Glory by Lloyd Burnard and Khanyiso Tshwaku 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 46:24 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1500987?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1500987?v=1
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A student's mysterious death in the Stellenbosch mountains.
A former special forces soldier silenced.
A corrupt politician found dead on a golf course bunker, with a cryptic message in the sand.
A game ranger pulled into a high-stakes heist.
And lurking behind it all—powerful forces determined to sabotage Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido.

Benny needs to be sharp, sober, and in control. But there’s one more thing weighing on him—his wedding day is fast approaching, and he’s anything but ready.

Murder, corruption, high-stakes crime—Leo is a must-read for every crime fiction fan.

#Pagecast #DeonMeyer #CrimeThriller #Leo #SouthAfricanCrimeFiction #CrimeThriller #BookPodcast #MurderMystery #BennyGriessel #ThrillerBooks #TrueCrimePodcast #MustRead ]]> Books Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Latest Benny Griessel Thriller: Leo by Deon Meyer 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 44:38 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1498595?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1498595?v=1
#Pagecast #SouthAfricanHistory #FirstWorldWar #LouisBotha #JanSmuts #HistoricalLeaders #MilitaryHistory #SouthAfricanWarEfforts #WorldWarI #HistoricalNonFiction #SouthAfricanAuthors ]]> Books Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Botha, Jan Smuts and the First World War by Antonio Garcia and Ian van der Waag 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 38:53 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1496185 https://iono.fm/e/1496185
#Pagecast #SamWilson #LaurenBeukes #TheFirstMurderOnMars #SciFiBooks #MarsStories #HumanityExplored #BookPodcast #LiteraryConversations #JonathanBallPublishers ]]> Books Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Exploring Humanity Beyond Earth: Sam Wilson on The First Murder on Mars 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 22:29 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1493884 https://iono.fm/e/1493884
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Paris, 1936. Dora Maar, a talented photographer and painter, meets Pablo Picasso and is instantly drawn to his intense creativity. Their passionate relationship, marked by love, sadism, and Picasso's infidelities, pushes Dora to the edge.

The Paris Muse, by Lousa Trejar is a fictional retelling of Dora's journey, set against the backdrop of Paris and the French Riviera. As Picasso paints Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, their relationship darkens. With World War II approaching and the Nazis invading, Dora suffers a breakdown and is hospitalized.

Atmospheric and powerful, The Paris Muse sheds light on Dora's life, ensuring she is no longer a forgotten figure in Picasso’s story.

#Pagecast #TheParisMuse #LouisaTreger #DoraMaar #PabloPicasso #ArtAndLove #HistoricalFiction #ParisianArtScene #BookTalk #AuthorInterview #KarinaSzczurek #LiteraryPodcast #BookPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Louisa Treger on The Paris Muse: Art, Love, and Dora Maar's Untold Story 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 34:25 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1491604 https://iono.fm/e/1491604
Nomad Heart offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of theatre and television, capturing Ian’s colourful anecdotes, fearless approach to life, and masterful storytelling. Whether you’re an aspiring actor or simply love South African history and culture, this conversation is not to be missed.

#Pagecast #IanRoberts #NomadHeart #SouthAfricanIcon #MemoirMagic #TheatreLife #TVLegends #ActingJourney #BookPodcast #JonathanBallPublishers ]]> Books Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Nomad heart by Ian Roberts 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:53 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1489363 https://iono.fm/e/1489363
In Breaking Bread, Jansen reflects on his formative years growing up in a deeply evangelical family on the Cape Flats, the life-changing influence of an inspiring teacher, and his journey as the first in his generation to attend university during apartheid. With incisive analysis, humour, and compassion, this memoir explores the complexities of South African society while offering profound insights into leadership, reconciliation, and humanity. Don’t miss this engaging conversation about one of South Africa’s most thought-provoking figures.

#Pagecast #JonathanJansen #BreakingBreadMemoir #RebeccaDavis #SouthAfricanBooks #LeadershipLessons #CapeFlatsStories #EducationMatters #BookPodcast #JonathanBallPublishers ]]> Books Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 From the Cape Flats to the Classroom: Jonathan Jansen's Inspiring Story 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 41:23 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1486425 https://iono.fm/e/1486425
“Nooi, ek praat nie met julle nie. Julle lieg van bladsy een tot die
einde . . . maar ek is nie so seker van die sport nie.”
– “Kommandant-generaal” Fritz Meyer van die Wenkommando aan Carolien Saayman van Beeld

Die afgelope halfeeu het meer as 15 000 uitgawes van Beeld verskyn met derduisende stories in woord en beeld. Regdeur hierdie 50 jaar is ’n mantra in die redaksie: “Slaan die groot storie hard.” In Beeld 50 vertel dié geliefde koerant se joernaliste hoe hulle juis dit gedoen het deur die dekades en wat hulle steeds bybly van daardie ervaring.

Die boek neem die leser op ’n reis deur van die grootste nuusgebeure sedert 1974 en weerspieël die geskakeerde leefwêreld van die Afrikaanse gemeenskap in die noorde van die land. Beeld is die Suid-Afrikaanse dagblad wat al die meeste as die mooiste aangewys is – daarvan getuig die foto’s, voorblaaie, spotprente en grafika op dié blaaie. Tog is dit nie ’n beste-voetjie-voorsit-soort boek nie, want dis in die eerste plek joernaliste wie se stemme jy hier hoor.

Op die ou end is die belangrikste element die leser. Soos Pieter du Toit in 2014 as nuusredakteur gesê het: “Ons lojaliteit lê by die briefskrywer wat ons kapittel oor ’n onbesonne hoofberig, die intekenaar wat kla oor sy nat koerant op die grasperk en die leser wat dankie sê vir die nuwe Saterdag-Beeld.” ]]> Books Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Beeld 50: Samesteller Erika de Beer 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 35:11 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1484498 https://iono.fm/e/1484498
#ANC #SouthAfrica #Politics #AfricanNationalCongress #SouthAfricanPolitics #CyrilRamaphosa #StateCapture #CorruptionInSouthAfrica #SouthAfricanHistory
#PoliticalAnalysis #BookPodcast ]]> Books Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Talking about the ANC's Legacy: Pieter du Toit on The Super Cadres 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1480745 https://iono.fm/e/1480745
In this special episode, Jonathan Ball Publishers' Publicity Manager, Jean-Marie Korff, sits down with Mervyn Sloman, the owner of the beloved indie bookshop, The Book Lounge, and the director of Open Book. Mervyn shares insights into the festival's journey, its role in cultivating a thriving literary community, and the challenges and triumphs that have shaped Open Book into one of the most anticipated events on the literary calendar.

Join us as we explore the festival’s evolution, its impact on South African literature, and the powerful narratives that continue to captivate audiences. Whether you're a longtime festival attendee or a first-time visitor, Open Book Cape Town offers an unforgettable literary experience, bringing stories that shape the world closer to home. ]]> Books Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Mervyn Sloman 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 24:12 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1480392 https://iono.fm/e/1480392
In this episode, we are joined by the acclaimed Niq Mhlongo, born in 1973 in Soweto. Niq’s debut novel, Dog Eat Dog, was published by Kwela in 2004 and later translated into Spanish as Perro Come Perro in 2006, earning the Mar des Lettras prize. Beyond his novels and short stories, Niq has contributed as a screenwriter for the animated children’s TV series Magic Cellar and created scripts for the comic magazine Mshana, which debuted in 2007. His most recent novel, The City is Mine, was published in 2024.

Join us as we explore Niq’s incredible body of work, his creative journey, and the storytelling that continues to resonate with readers around the world. ]]> Books Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Niq Mhlongo 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 21:36 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1479934 https://iono.fm/e/1479934
In this episode, Jonathan Ball Publishers Publicity Manager Jean-Marie Korff sits down with the phenomenal Qarnita Loxton.

After studying law at the University of Cape Town and graduating in 1997, Qarnita worked as an attorney, primarily in the financial services sector. More recently, she transitioned into the field of executive coaching, bringing a fresh perspective to her work.

Qarnita's literary career began in 2017 with the release of her debut novel, Being Kari. She followed it with Being Lily, Being Shelley, and Being Dianne, captivating readers with her nuanced storytelling. She is also the co-author of Chasing Marion, written alongside Amy Heydenrych, Pamela Power, and Gail Schimmel. Her most recent novel, What’s Wrong with June, was published in 2024.

Join us as we explore Qarnita’s writing journey, the evolution of her characters, and the themes that resonate through her work. ]]> Books Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Qarnita Loxton 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 10:54 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1479623 https://iono.fm/e/1479623
In this episode, Jonathan Ball Publishers Publicity Manager Jean-Marie Korff sits down with Lesedi Molefi, a Soweto-born writer, documentary filmmaker, photographer, and entrepreneur. Lesedi’s work spans multiple disciplines, capturing the essence of South African stories through various mediums. As a storyteller with a unique perspective, he uses his creative talents to shine a light on the complexities and beauty of everyday life in South Africa.

Join us as we explore Lesedi’s creative journey, his approach to storytelling across different forms, and the narratives that have shaped his remarkable career. ]]> Books Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Lesedi Molefi 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 28:10 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1478960 https://iono.fm/e/1478960
In this episode, Jonathan Ball Publishers Publicity Manager Jean-Marie Korff sits down with the talented Shubnum Khan, a South African author and artist. Her debut novel, Onion Tears, was shortlisted for both the Penguin Prize for African Writing and the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for Writing in English. Shubnum holds a Master’s degree in English and has earned several prestigious literary fellowships, including the Octavia Butler Fellow at Jack Jones Literary Arts and the Mellon Fellowship at Stellenbosch University. When she’s not travelling, Shubnum resides in Durban, where she writes and draws for a living.

Join us as we explore Shubnum's literary journey, creative process, and the stories that have shaped her remarkable career. ]]> Books Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Shubnum Khan 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 10:26 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1478771 https://iono.fm/e/1478771
In this episode, we chat with the phenomenal Gothataone Moeng, author of the short story collection Call and Response. Gothataone was interviewed by Nompumelelo Mgidlana, Publicist at Jonathan Ball Publishers. Join us as we explore the powerful themes and voices that define her work. ]]> Books Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Gothataone Moeng 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 15:45 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1476383 https://iono.fm/e/1476383
Op 10 Junie 1980 gedurende 'n eindelose dag van bloedige gevegte onder die Angolese son is 13 lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag dood en etlike beseer toe 61 Gemeganiseerde Bataljon Groep 'n kompleks van Swapo-basisse in die suide van Angola aangeval het.

Gedurende Operasie Sceptic het tweede luitenant Paul Louw sy peleton in vier Ratels na die slagveld by die doelwit Smokeshell gelei. In die chaos wat daardie dag gevolg het, is 12 dienspligtiges in sy peleton van 44 noodlottig gewond en hy is self ook beseer. Een van sy troepe, die 18-jarige HP Ferreira, is met 'n 14,5 mmmasjiengeweer deur sy pelvis geskiet en hy is ook deur etlike AK-47 koeëls getref. Hy het wonderbaarlik oorleef.

Louw, nog met die bloed van sy manne aan sy klere, en 'n handjievol ander soldate het die aand deurgebring in 'n Ratel wat deur 'n RPG-vuurpyl getref is. Hulle was heeltemal afgesny van die res van die aanvalsgroep en het nie geweet of hulle die son sou sien opkom nie.

In Bloedbroers vertel van die oorlewendes van hul ervarings tydens die geveg. Dit werp ook lig op wat met soldate gebeur nadat die laaste skote afgevuur is en volg die veterane toe hulle vier dekades ná die operasie vir die eerste keer na die slagveld teruggekeer het. ]]> Books Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Deon Lamprecht - Bloedbroers 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 47:47 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1471855 https://iono.fm/e/1471855
#Pagecast #AmphibiousSoul #CraigFoster #NatureConservation #WildlifeFilmmaker #SouthAfricanAuthors #EnvironmentalMemoir #MyOctopusTeacher #SeaChangeProject #WildnessInNature #SouthAfricanWildlife #Memoir #BookPodcast #CapeTownMayor ]]> Books Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Reconnecting with Nature: Amphibious Soul by Craig Foster 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:05 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1469914 https://iono.fm/e/1469914
Today's episode features Killer Stories - Conversations with South African serial murderers!

‘If you made me angry, for that anger to go away, I have to get hold of you . . . I have to do something to you.’

These chilling words were spoken by one of South Africa’s most feared serial killers during an interview with Brin Hodgs-kiss in one of the country's most secure prisons.

Hodgskiss earned his doctorate in psychology through a study based on interviews with thirteen serial killers. His recordings remained untouched until recently, when top true-crime podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht discovered his paper online. This led to the creation of Killer Stories.

Killer Stories intertwines the killers' accounts, the true-crime events behind them, and Hodgskiss's own journey as a psychologist, leading to a profound understanding of these complex minds.

In this episide Brinn and Nicole chat to one another regarding their love of True Crime, psychology and the process that went into creating this book.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:04:00 +0200 0 0 Killer Stories - Conversations with South African serial murderers by Brin Hodgskiss and Nicole Engelbrecht 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 40:38 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1467485 https://iono.fm/e/1467485
Today's episode features We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children
by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke

Having kids is a baffling endeavour beset with sulk, meltdowns, anxiety and disappointment and that’s just the parents! When you get that call to the principal’s office? When the school acceptances don’t come? When the bedroom door slams and you hear your child sobbing behind it? All awful but it’s also a precious time, both hellishly challenging and full of joy. The trick? To find a way to enjoy our families, love our children and believe in them. And laugh . . .

In this book, Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke have gathered together experiences and insights from The Village members. These are the gems and remedies from the real parenting experts, the parents to help you raise your family in your own perfectly imperfect way.

In this episide Vanessa is in conversation with CapeTalk radio host and parent of two, Lester Kiewit.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:18:00 +0200 0 0 We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children by Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 54:58 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1465116 https://iono.fm/e/1465116
Today's episode features Crash and Burn by Glenn Orsmond.

This insider’s tale, narrated by Glenn Orsmond, chronicles the South African airline industry over the past thirty years, highlighting the dramatic collapse of Comair in 2022.

Orsmond, twice the CEO of Comair and founder CEO of 1time, guides readers through the fiercely competitive low-cost airline sector that surged after the 1990s. Comair, operating Kulula and British Airways, and 1time led this wave, transforming domestic flying and tourism.

Despite a 75-year profit history, Comair fell due to the pandemic, regulatory issues, and poor management decisions. Expect stories of industry legends, innovations, fierce competition, pilot-accountant conflicts, union-boss disputes, and shareholder-director battles.

In this episode, Glenn engages in a captivating conversation with David O'Sullivan, Broadcaster, Writer and Media Consultant.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Crash and Burn by Glenn Orsmond 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 38:43 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1462932 https://iono.fm/e/1462932
More about the book:
Rhodes and his Banker is an account of the remarkable friendship between a larger-than-life historical figure and a modest, unassuming banker, both of whom were personally involved in all the major political and financial developments in Southern Africa during the closing decades of the 19th century.

Intertwining dual narratives of Cecil John Rhodes as rapacious entrepreneur with the Standard Bank under Sir Lewis Michell tiptoeing in his wake to become the biggest bank in Africa, Steyn recounts how colonialism and capitalism took root in South Africa and Rhodesia.

RhodesAndHisBanker #RichardSteyn #CecilRhodes #SouthAfricanHistory #BookPodcast #History #AuthorInterviews #DavidGorin #BookDiscussion ]]> Books Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Rhodes and His Banker: Richard Steyn on Power, Money & Empire in 19th-Century Southern Africa 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 38:04 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1460092?v=2 https://iono.fm/e/1460092?v=2
From the opening chapter, Gaslight pulls readers into a suspenseful world of corruption, power, and psychological tension, where nothing is as it seems. As Taiwo digs deeper, he finds himself entangled in a web of lies, wealth, and religious influence—raising urgent questions about morality, truth, and trust in modern-day Nigeria.

🎧 Don’t miss this compelling conversation about faith, justice, and the complexities of human motivation.

#GaslightByFemiKayode #FemiKayode #PagecastPodcast #CrimeFiction #PsychologicalThriller #BookDiscussion #AfricanLiterature #PhilipTaiwo #BookPodcastUK #WamuwiMbao ]]> Books Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Secrets, Power & the Church: Femi Kayode Talks Gaslight with Wamuwi Mbao 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 43:30 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1458128 https://iono.fm/e/1458128
From his base in Vancouver, Michael built up a smuggling network that supplied dealers in scores of cities across Canada and the United States. The proceeds of smuggling afforded this former King David High School pupil a lifestyle of hedonistic excess – the finest wines, the most glamorous hookers, the best weed in the world.

In 1991, Michael was nabbed by US federal agents while smuggling an enormous shipload of Afghani hash into the West Coast of Canada. Put on trial as the scheme’s mastermind, Michael was convicted and sentenced to 24 years behind bars. His US prison experiences, from dingy county lock-ups to brutal federal penitentiaries, are the stuff of legend. Eventually, a chance remark to his lawyer led to his early release and return to Canada.

After barely a year of freedom, Michael was again arrested – this time in Spain for an ill-judged cocaine-smuggling venture – and sentenced to another prison term of nine years.

This is Michael’s extraordinary story, as told to fellow South Africans Roy Isacowitz, author and journalist, and the late Jeremy Gordin, award-winning journalist, editor and author.

Roy Isacowitz is an author and journalist, now retired in Tel Aviv.

The late Jeremy Gordin is an award-winning journalist, editor and author. ]]> Books Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 High Times, by Roy Isacowitz and Jeremy Gordin 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 26:03 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1455977 https://iono.fm/e/1455977
Todays episode features the phenomenal Justin Fox chatting about his latest book - The Wolf Hunt.

The Wolf Hunt is the second book in the thrilling Jack Pembroke series, each of which is a stand-alone story.

In this book - Lieutenant Jack Pembroke moves from England to South Africa, where he commands an anti-submarine flotilla in Cape Town. He must quickly prepare his men for Nazi U-boats threatening the vital Cape convoy route during World War II. With Rommel's forces active in North Africa, this sea route is crucial for Allied supplies. The enemy, led by kapitan Wolfgang Brand, also carries a South African spy intent on sabotage. Jack's mission to escort a convoy to Durban while evading U-boats becomes a tense cat-and-mouse game, pushing him and his men to their limits in "The Wolf Hunt."

In this episode, Justin is in conversation with novellist and lecturer Dr Ronald Irwin.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Wolf Hunt by Justin Fox 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 48:05 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1453891 https://iono.fm/e/1453891
About the book:
Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa is a fascinating, unflinching and forensic work of non-fiction by Cato Pedder, the great-granddaughter of Jan Smuts, the South African prime minister responsible for heralding the age of apartheid.

Moederland is a courageous and modern appraisal of what it means to be descended from the people who created the ultra-racist apartheid system in South Africa.

Illuminating its turbulent history through the lives of her female ancestors, it is a history of South Africa like no other, told from the perspective of women long silenced in the historical narrative.

It asks, what were they doing while white supremacy was constructed?

In Moederland, Pedder travels the centuries from the 1600s, when Cape Town was a remote outpost of the Dutch East India Company, to the kraal of a Zulu king in the 1800s before doubling back to Europe and then culminating with the English Quaker aunt who defies apartheid to marry across the colour line. As anti-racist campaigners call out the statue of Jan Smuts in Parliament Square, Cato painstakingly excavates the long-forgotten life stories of the women of her prehistory, unpacking the legacy of her Afrikaans heritage and bringing their collective shame into the light.

Moederland brilliantly sits at the borderline between personal history and memoir, and shares themes with The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal, The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam and Maybe Esther by Katja Petrowskaja, both of which use unknown forebears to throw new light on the troubled past. It will also appeal to readers of Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize winning novel, The Promise.

About the author:
Cato Pedder was born into the Quaker Clark shoe family and is a former newspaper reporter with 15 years of experience in South Africa and the UK, including at the Johannesburg Star and The Sun. She graduated from Cambridge University in English Literature and holds further degrees in African Studies from SOAS and Creative Writing from Kingston University, where she won the academic prize. She is a published poet, was born in California and brought up in England. She has lived in South Africa and returns there regularly. ]]> Books Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa by Cato Pedder 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 34:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1449446 https://iono.fm/e/1449446
Todays episode features the phenomenal Kobby Ben Ben chatting about - No One Dies Yet.

A genre-breaking novel from a powerful new African voice.

2019. The Year of the Return. It has been exactly 400 years since the first slave ships left Ghana for America. Ghana has now opened its doors to Black diasporans, encouraging them to return and get to know the land of their ancestors.

Elton, Vincent, and Scott arrive from America to visit preserved sites from the transatlantic slave route, and to explore the country's underground queer scene. Their activities are narrated by their two combative guides: Kobby, their guide to Accra’s privileged circles; and Nana, the voice of tradition and religious principle. The pair's tense relationship sets the tone for what becomes a shocking and unsettling tale of murder that is at times funny, at times erotic, yet always outspoken and iconoclastic.

In this episode, Kobby is in conversation with Lethabo Mailula, an academic at law, society and politics commentator and a cultural production critic

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 46:16 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1447202 https://iono.fm/e/1447202
Today’s episode features the the remarkable Cecelia Ahern - speaking about her book In a thousand different ways.

Alice Kelly’s been given a gift, though if you were to ask Alice about it, she wouldn’t describe it as a gift….she’d call it a curse.

Since the age of 8 years old, Alice has been able to see people’s feelings.

That is the basis of Cecelia Ahern’s latest wonderful offering….

In this epsiode of Pagecast, Cecelia is in conversation with Samantha Herbst, ‍ Writer. Editor. Content Creator.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 47:07 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445135 https://iono.fm/e/1445135
Join us as we explore the gripping narrative of The Wolf Hunt - Nazi Terror in South African Waters, and gain insight into the creative process behind this standalone adventure. Discover the significance of literary festivals like Kingsmead to authors and the local literary community, and get a sneak peek into what Justin Fox is reading next.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we uncover the rich storytelling and historical depth that defines Justin Fox's work.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Justin Fox 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 5:56 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445138 https://iono.fm/e/1445138
Join us as we delve into Koleka's literary journey and explore her latest collection, We Have Everything We Need to Start Again. This inspiring collection invites readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery and embrace their true selves.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we discuss the profound impact of Koleka's work on the literary community and the importance of festivals like Kingsmead in fostering local talent and dialogue.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Koleka Putuma 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:45 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445308 https://iono.fm/e/1445308
Join us as we explore her latest book, The Future Starts Now - Expert Insights into the Future of Business, Technology and Society, co-authored by Theo Priestley. Bronwyn shares her perspectives on the state of our nation, especially in the context of the upcoming elections, and offers a glimpse into how society and business will evolve in the coming years.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we discuss the future of business, technology, and society, and the critical insights Bronwyn provides.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Bronwyn Williams 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:54 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445324 https://iono.fm/e/1445324
Join us as we delve into Amy's literary journey and explore her latest release, Bad Luck Penny. Amy shares her insights on what makes stories literary, a topic she will be discussing on one of her panels at this year's festival. We also discuss the significance of festivals like Kingsmead for authors and the local literary community.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we uncover the gripping narratives and creative process behind Amy's work.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Amy Heydenrych 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 8:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445331 https://iono.fm/e/1445331
Join us as we explore Jonathan's literary journey and uncover some of the most fascinating fibs from his latest book. Jonathan shares his insights on the importance of literary festivals like Kingsmead and their impact on the local literary community. We also discuss his favorite fibs, some that didn't make it into the book, and what he plans to cover next.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we delve into the stories and fabrications that have shaped South Africa.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Jonathan Ancer 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:45 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445349 https://iono.fm/e/1445349
Join us as we explore Sven's remarkable transition from the world of accounting to the literary world. Sven shares his journey, discusses his literary muses, and gives us an inside look into his latest book, God’s Pocket, including the inspiration behind it. We also get a sneak peek into his plans for book number three.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we delve into the creative mind of Sven Axelrad and his captivating storytelling.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Sven Axelrad 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 9:14 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445380 https://iono.fm/e/1445380
Join us as we explore the current state of sports in our nation and the unique power of sports to unite South Africans. Lloyd shares insights from his latest book, Twice the Glory, offering a detailed look at what makes this Bok team truly the greatest in history.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we discuss the unifying spirit of sports and the compelling narratives behind South Africa's rugby success.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Lloyd Burnard 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 18:18 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445383 https://iono.fm/e/1445383
Join us as we delve into Barbara's latest book, The Comrade's Wife. Barbara shares her inspirations and the compelling narrative behind this new release. We also explore the significance of literary festivals like Kingsmead for authors and the local literary community.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as Barbara discusses her participation in a panel on life and death, alongside Sewela Langeni and Barry Gilder, where they will explore the trials of the liberation struggle.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Barbara Boswell 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:59 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445410 https://iono.fm/e/1445410
Join us as we explore Nozibele's latest brave account of living with HIV, Positively Me. Nozibele shares the inspiration behind her new book and discusses the gut-wrenching honesty with which she narrates her journey of living and loving beyond HIV.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as Nozibele speaks about her participation in the panel on The Mother Wound, where she will discuss parent-related pain alongside Colleen Higgs, Moshitadi Lehlomela, and Lisa Lazarus.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Nozibele Mayaba 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 14:34 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445445 https://iono.fm/e/1445445
Join us as we explore Ryan's latest book, Risking Life for Death, which delves into Locard’s Exchange Principle and the daily dangers faced by forensic pathologists. Ryan shares his experiences and insights from his fascinating career.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as Ryan discusses his participation in the panel, When the Dead Speak, with Sunday Times Books online editor Mila De Villiers and fellow forensic expert Hestelle van Staden. They provide a unique glimpse into the world of forensic pathology and what it’s like to see dead people.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Ryan Blumenthal 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 8:33 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445464 https://iono.fm/e/1445464
Join us as we explore Hendrik's latest book, ONKANT, a rugby love story that captures his deep appreciation for the sport. Hendrik shares insights into his writing journey and discusses the themes and inspirations behind his new book.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as Hendrik talks about his participation in the panel, The Winning Kant, where he joins Dylan Rogers, Lloyd Burnard, and David O’Sullivan to celebrate the glory of rugby and discuss defending the Rugby World Cup.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Hendrik Hancke 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:41 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445471 https://iono.fm/e/1445471
Join us as we explore Wisani's journey in writing his first novel, A Soft Landing. Wisani shares the creative process behind the book and gives us an inside look into its themes and inspirations. We also discuss his experience at the Kingsmead Book Festival and what it means to him as an emerging author.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we delve into the world of literature and what’s next for Wisani Mushwana.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Wisani Mushwana 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 8:10 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1445492 https://iono.fm/e/1445492
Join us as we explore Farai's latest book, Avenues by Train. Farai shares insights into the themes and inspirations behind his work and discusses the significance of literary festivals like Kingsmead for authors and the local literary community.

Don't miss this enlightening episode as we delve into Farai's creative process and what’s next for him in his literary journey.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Farai Mudzingwa 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 10:17 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1442778 https://iono.fm/e/1442778
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 truth and TRC investigators wanting justice for the victims’ families.

In 1986, seven young men were shot and killed by police in Gugulethu in Cape Town. The nation was told they were a ‘terrorist’ MK cell, which was plotting an attack on a police unit. An inquest followed, then a dramatic trial in 1987 and another inquest in 1989. Finally, the fact that Eugene de Kock’s Vlakplaas unit plotted and drove the operation was revealed at the Truth and Reconciliation ten years after the murders, but Vlakplaas’s real agenda remained shrouded in mystery.

In *Hunting the Seven*, Beverley Roos-Muller tells the story of the Gugulethu Seven and the hunt for the truth of their deaths. She reveals that it was Vlakplaas’s only operation in the Western Cape and was an elaborate, deadly scheme designed to keep the money rolling into the death squad’s slush fund.

In this epsiode of Pagecast, Beverley is in conversation with Award-winning journalist, Beauregard Tromp, the Africa editor of the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Sun, 19 May 2024 18:28:00 +0200 0 0 Hunting the Seven by Beverley Roos-Muller 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 38:18 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1440158 https://iono.fm/e/1440158
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, popular Aids activist Nozibele Mayaba’s upbringing was one of struggle and strife. She was raised by the tough hand of her mother in the confines of a strict Christian household. Nozibele strove to be the “good girl” that everyone adores to win her mother’s approval and the affection of her absent father.

She lived by the book and was steered by her faith. Hers becomes a life of firsts. She is the first person in her family to travel overseas. The first to graduate from university. It is also her first love, with his infectious smile that infected her with HIV.

This diagnosis throws her life into disarray. Fearing stigma and feeling the need to maintain her “good girl” image, she kept her status a secret. However, she soon succumbed to depression. It is in the aftermath, when she picks up the broken pieces of her life that she finds purpose in all the pain she has endured.

She went public with her story in a video that when viral and launched her onto a new path. Nozibele, who has since gotten married and recently became a mother, has made it her mission to hold open conversations about her journey living with HIV.

Told with gut wrenching honesty, Nozibele is at her most vulnerable in this brave account about what it means to live and love beyond HIV.

In this epsiode of Pagecast, Nozibele is in conversation with seasoned media practitioner Sebenzile Nkambule.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 13 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Positively Me by Nozibele Mayaba 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 45:53 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1437695 https://iono.fm/e/1437695
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, lifting millions out of poverty. So how can we pick ourselves up and fix things? In this book, Roy Havemann argues that right now we need to focus on six basic ‘E’s: Eskom, Education, Environment, Exports, Ethics, and Equality.

Havemann lays out how we can practically bring in lessons from other countries and learn from their achievements and mistakes, for example, how China, Greece and Colombia solved loadshedding, how different South American countries are dealing with inequality and how Brazil and Kenya are upgrading their education systems.

He shows that we are slowly moving in the right direction. Our own ‘Operation Vulindlela’ delivery unit, which is a joint initiative of the Presidency and the Treasury, is implementing change where it’s needed but more can be done to accelerate reforms to make South Africa a success. Sometimes the solutions to our problems are right here in our very own country – all that is needed is for us to recognise and harness them.

*Foreword by Tito Mboweni

Roy Havemann has consulted to the SA Presidency, the Treasury, the World Bank and private companies among others. After lecturing macroeconomics, Havemann joined the National Treasury in 2002 and rose through the ranks to be head of the Western Cape budget office and Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni’s speechwriter. ]]> Books Mon, 06 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country by Roy Havemann 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 45:06 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1435813 https://iono.fm/e/1435813
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 charts a journey to find other liveable places and spaces in a troubled world.

Whether embarking on a bizarre quest to find Cecil Rhodes’s missing nose (sliced off the bust of the Rhodes Memorial) or bike-packing the Scottish islands with a couple of squabbling anarchists; whether learning to surf (much too late) in the wild, freezing waters off the Cape Peninsula or navigating the fraught politics of a Buddhist retreat centre – the author explores forgotten utopias, intentional communities and islands of imagination with curiosity, hope and humour.

Threaded through the pieces in this collection are questions of friendship and human community, of environmental destruction and repair, of landscape and memory.

In this episode, Hedley is in conversation with Mila de Villiers - Sunday Times Books digital editor.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Show Me the Place by Hedley Twidle 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 31:06 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1433777 https://iono.fm/e/1433777
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. Aimed at offending and entertaining everyone in equal measure, this will have South Africans sniggering and spluttering into their porridge. It will also pique their curiosity.

The lies come thick and fast, like a burst sewerage pipe. Way, way back the Europeans ‘discovered’ southern Africa and found a land that was largely uninhabited. Um, no. On the other hand, Africa was a paradise before the settlers pulled in. Not quite!

Back in the darkest of ages (the 1970s!), citizens were told that there were Satanic messages if you played The Beatles songs backwards. During the civil war in Angola, there were no South African troops in that country. National icon Hansie Cronje was a paragon of virtue and integrity … until he wasn’t. President Nelson Mandela told us that we, as a nation, were ‘special’. Turns out we aren’t.

Jonathan Ancer has written, after consulting with historians and barflies, a fascinating and witty collection of the lies we’ve been told – and the lies we tell ourselves.

In this episode, Jonathan is in conversation with Rebecca Davis, Senior Journalist at the Daily Maverick and author.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Bullshit: 50 Fibs That Made South Africa by Jonathan Ancer 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 34:01 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1431709 https://iono.fm/e/1431709
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 Second World War are a source of great fascination to this day.

The first Italian POWs arrived in the Union of South Africa in early 1941, most of them being held in Zonderwater Camp outside Cullinan or in work camps across the country. The government of Jan Smuts saw them as a source of cheap labour that would contribute to harvesting schemes, road-building projects such as the old Du Toit’s Kloof Pass between Paarl and Worcester and even to prickly-pear eradication schemes.

Prisoners of Jan Smuts recounts the stories of survival and shenanigans of the Italian POWs in the Union through the eyes of five prisoners who had documented their experiences in memoirs and letters.

Many opted to remain in South Africa once the war had ended, forging quite a legacy. These included sculptor Edoardo Villa, who left an important mark in the local and international art world, and businessman Aurelio Gatti, who built an ice-cream empire whose gelato was to delight generations of South Africans.

In this episode, Karen is in conversation with Monique Verduyn author and literary reviewer.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Prisoners of Jan Smuts by Karen Horn 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 35:08 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1422828 https://iono.fm/e/1422828
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 crime writer divulges some of the harrowing experiences that have shaped her life and influenced her writing. Through sexual assault, divorce, depression and personal loss, Orford illuminates the trauma she has navigated. Tender and courageous chapters vividly recall memories of what she has been through as a woman, mother, wife, feminist and ambitious writer.

Love and Fury shows why trauma in our past can have such an enduring and debilitating effect on women’s lives. It also unpacks the healing power of love, creativity, courage and self-reflection, ultimately offering a profound message of hope and joy for any woman who has ever questioned themselves, their trauma and who they are in the world. This book is every woman’s love and fury.

In this episode, Margie is in conversation with Barbara Boswell, feminist literary scholar and Associate Professor of English at the University of Cape Town.

I promise its a chat you will never forget.

Enjoy! ]]> Books Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Love and Fury by Margie Orford 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 51:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1420992 https://iono.fm/e/1420992
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, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region and home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

This book describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world’s leading bird illustrators.

Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

In this episode of Pagecast Keith is in conversation with Christian Boix, Author at Africa Geographic.

Enjoy the chat! ]]> Books Mon, 01 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Birds of Greater Southern Africa 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 46:03 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1418842 https://iono.fm/e/1418842
Much of Conraad’s work involving dogs is a continuous struggle against industrial-scale bushmeat poachers, who strangle game in snares, an even greater threat to wildlife than rhino horn poachers as the overburdened courts seem interested only in endangered species. He also works to catch poachers of critically endangered pangolins, the most trafficked animal in the world.

Conraad decided to use his almost telepathic rapport with dogs to tackle the poaching crisis sweeping South Africa. His first anti-poaching dog, a Weimaraner named Zingela, became an inseparable companion. Zingela saved Conraad’s life on numerous occasions – once when Conraad was about to be assassinated by two fellow rangers hired by poachers. Conraad’s story is an epic of modern-day African wildlife conservation, spiced with adventure, courage and romance.

Conraad De Rosner was born and schooled in Gqeberha, then Port Elizabeth. He studied nature conservation before starting work, in 1993, at Windy Ridge Game Park in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2009, he was appointed assistant antipoaching manager at SabiSands game reserve. In 2011, he formed his company, K9 Conservation, at Thanda Game Reserve. In 2015, he moved to his base training farm in Hoedspruit, where for the past six years and more, he has developed and expanded his training of rangers and dogs. ]]> Books Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Called by the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife by Conraad de Rosner 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 32:10 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1415277 https://iono.fm/e/1415277
Typically, discussions on climate change highlight the adverse effects on human societies due to storms, droughts, and sea level rise. Yet, it's the natural world, facing a sixth mass extinction due to ecosystem disruptions and rising temperatures, that bears the brunt of climate breakdown. This has endangered countless species, signalling a rapid loss of the natural world.

"The End of Eden" navigates this narrative by offering a unique perspective on the struggles of wild species across diverse ecosystems globally. Through a mix of natural history, firsthand accounts, and modern research, Welz introduces us to the intimate struggles of several species against climate breakdown. This book stands out for its deep research and beautiful prose, aiming to foster a deeper human-nature connection and urging action to protect the natural world.

In this episode of Pagecast Welz is in conversation with CapeTalk Afternoon Drive host, John Maytham.

Enjoy the episode! ]]> Books Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0200 0 0 The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 35:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1413059 https://iono.fm/e/1413059
Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making.

This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the enemy and one’s own soldiers, but also fails to achieve geopolitical objectives.

Conflict scholar and former soldier Mike Martin takes the reader through the hard, elegant logic of fighting a conclusive interstate war that solves geopolitical problems and reduces future conflict.

In cool and precise prose, he outlines how to orchestrate military forces, from infantry to information, and strategy to tactics.

**It has been described as “An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals — both good and bad.”**

In this episode of Pagecast Mike is joined by Abel Esterhuyse, author and head of the Department of Strategic Studies in the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University,

Enjoy the chat! ]]> Books Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 How to Fight a War by Mike Martin 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 47:07 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1409479 https://iono.fm/e/1409479
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 if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets.
But when Grandma asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla promises that she will.

As Nyla sets out on her journey, she hopes that uncovering the past will help her to understand the mystery at the heart of her family … and to work out who she is.

In this episode of Pagecast Nadine is in conversation with children's bookseller extraordinaire Veruska Louw. 

Enjoy the episode!  ]]> Books Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The stories Granma Forgot by Nadine Aisha Jassat 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 32:05 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1406936 https://iono.fm/e/1406936
Stress, anxiety and depression have become a sign of our times. We continue to face global crises like climate change and war or threats of war in parts of the world that affect us all through our shared humanity and the global economy. Then there is the continuation of a modern, fast-paced, highly competitive lifestyle to contend with, which can affect young and old alike.

How have your stress levels been lately? Maybe stress has left you feeling depleted and tired, or moody and irritable. International bestselling and award-winning author, Noa Belling has put together a tried and tested, scientifically backed and power-packed toolkit to help you. It targets different ways that stress can show up in our lives, which might leave some of us depleted and depressed and others wired and anxious.

Noa is in conversation with Award-winning radio host, acclaimed MC and voice-over artist, Sean Loots.

Enjoy the chat! ]]> Books Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Stress Less by Noa Belling 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 37:45 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1404755 https://iono.fm/e/1404755 In fact... they both need a date. Tired of every relationship ending before it's even begun, Pippa wants to evade the inevitable questions at her dreaded ten-year school reunion in Cape Town. Andrew needs to get his well-meaning family off his back about settling down. The solution seems simple. A pact - a fake dating pact - for as long as it's mutually beneficial. It's perfect. Or at least it would be if their very real attraction wasn't about to make Pippa question everything she thought she wanted...

Jo Watson is a bestselling author of romantic comedies, including Love to Hate You which has sold over 100,000 copies. She's a two-time Watty Award winner with over 50 million reads on Wattpad and 85,000 followers. Love at First Flight is her latest book. 

In this episode of Pagecast Jo is in conversation with author Gail Schimmel.  ]]> Books Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Love At First Flight by Jo Watson 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 41:51 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1402053 https://iono.fm/e/1402053
In this episode News24 Books Editor Shaun de Waal is in conversation with Author Siphiwo Mahala about Blame Me On History by Bloke Modisane.

Feeling an exile in the country of his birth, the talented journalist and leading black intellectual Bloke Modisane left South Africa in 1959. It was shortly after the apartheid government had bulldozed Sophiatown, the township of his childhood. His biting indictment of apartheid, Blame Me on History, was published in 1963 – and banned shortly afterwards. Modisane offers a harrowing account of the degradation and oppression faced daily by black South Africans. His penetrating observations and insightful commentary paint a vivid picture of what it meant to be black in apartheid South Africa. At the same time, his evocative writing transports the reader back to a time when Sophiatown still teemed with life. This 60th-anniversary edition of Modisane’s autobiography serves as an example of passionate resistance to the scourge of racial discrimination in our country and is a reminder not to forget our recent past.

Thanks for tuning in, enjoy the chat! ]]> Books Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Blame Me On History by Bloke Modisane 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 34:36 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1400229 https://iono.fm/e/1400229
In this episode, we're joined by Sewela Langeni, the owner of Book Circle Capital, a bookstore specialising in African Literature. She sits down with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, the author of the novel Innards, for an engaging discussion.

Set in Soweto, the urban heartland of South Africa, Innards tells the intimate stories of everyday black folks processing the savagery of apartheid. Rich with the thrilling textures of township language and life, it braids the voices and perspectives of an unforgettable cast of characters into a breathtaking collection flush with forgiveness, rage, ugliness and beauty.

Relax and immerse yourself in this compelling conversation, enjoy it! ]]> Books Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Innards by Magogodi oaMphela Makhene 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 26:45 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1393456 https://iono.fm/e/1393456
Join us in this episode as Hanlie Theron from Bargain Books shares her top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list.

Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous holiday period! ]]> Books Mon, 08 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Holiday Roundup with Hanlie Theron from Bargain Books 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 10:54 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1389929 https://iono.fm/e/1389929
Join us in this episode as we drop by the Exclusive Books Sandton staff to discover their top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list.

Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous December! ]]> Books Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Holiday Roundup with Exclusive Books Sandton 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 16:06 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1388577 https://iono.fm/e/1388577
Join us in this episode as co-producer of Pagecast Maryam Adams chats with Sewela Langeni about her holiday reading!

Sewela is the owner of Book Circle Capital, an independent bookshop focusing on African literature based at 27 Boxes in Melville, Johannesburg.

Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous December! ]]> Books Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Holiday Roundup with Sewela Langeni, owner of Book Circle Capital 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 7:27 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1386748 https://iono.fm/e/1386748
Join us in this episode as we drop by the Exclusive Books Cavendish staff to discover their top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list.

Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous December! ]]> Books Mon, 04 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Holiday Roundup with Exclusive Books Cavendish 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 21:43 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1384385 https://iono.fm/e/1384385
This book offers a unique take on the lives of Roman emperors, challenging traditional chronological storytelling. Professor Beard examines the true nature of imperial power, the actual dynamics within the Roman palace, and the lives of those surrounding the emperor, including his family, rivals, and the general populace.

Her insightful narrative provides a fresh perspective on Roman history and its enduring influence on modern society.

Tune in for an intriguing discussion! ]]> Books Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 22:48 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1382064 https://iono.fm/e/1382064
‘. . . it is nine months this evening since I last saw the light in my own house, when I had to tear myself away from all that is dear to me. And today is also my little son’s birthday. Oh, how I long for home.’

So wrote Michael Muller in 1901 as he gazed at the lights of Cape Town from a ship bound for Bermuda, after months of internment in a British POW camp in Simon’s Town. The camps were full, so Boer prisoners were being sent to other parts of the empire. Michael’s brothers, Chris and Pieter, were exiled to Ceylon, while Lool was held in the Green Point camp in Cape Town.

Remarkably, three of the brothers kept diaries – the only known instance of this happening in the Boer War. They recorded their intimate thoughts and turbulent emotions, and the diaries gave them agency. The scrawled notes of Chris on the evening after the legendary Magersfontein battle, the rain-dashed pages written by Lool in Colesberg, and the angry words penned by Michael about his treatment at Surrender Hill, have the urgency of men determined to go on record.

When Beverley Roos-Muller first began to explore writing about the Boer experience of the war, she read the tiny war diary of Michael, grandfather of her husband, Ampie Muller. It led her to the discovery of the other diaries and many more documents. She also records the brothers’ difficult return home and examines the consequences for South Africa of the bitterness this strife invoked.

This is a beautifully told account of the fellowship of four brothers in war, their capture and their eventual recovery. ]]> Books Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Bullet in the Heart by Beverley Roos-Muller 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:22 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1379588 https://iono.fm/e/1379588
When Joanne Lefson took on a piglet at her animal shelter, the young sow proceeded to eat everything in her stable but a paint brush. In a flash of inspiration, Joanne attempted to introduce the pig to the art of painting - and thus Pigcasso was born.

Starting out with a humble canvas on the sanctuary wall, Pigcasso's paintings are now owned by the likes of George Clooney, she has a Swatch watch design partnership, a wine label, and has eclipsed the previous world record holder for animal art. She's been commissioned by Nissan and has had exhibitions in Cape Town, Munich, and Amsterdam. More than that, Pigcasso's art funds the food and veterinary services for all the animals at the sanctuary.

Pigcasso is the story of this unique pig and of the circumstances that brought her and Joanne together to take the art world by storm and form a unique and unbreakable bond.

Enjoy the chat! ]]> Books Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Pigcasso - The Pig Saved a Sanctuary by Joanne Lefson 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 27:18 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1376927 https://iono.fm/e/1376927
Written from the maxim “it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom.

In these vibrant narratives, 25 of the world’s most accomplished movement lawyers and activists become storytellers, reflecting on their experiences at the frontlines of some of the most significant struggles of our time. In an era where human rights are under threat, their words offer both an inspiration and a compass for the way movements can use the law – and must sometimes break it – to bring about social justice.

The contributors here take you into their worlds: Jennifer Robinson frantically orchestrating a protest outside London’s Ecuadorean embassy to prevent the authorities from arresting her client Julian Assange; Justin Hansford at the barricades during the protests over the murder of Black teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; Ghida Frangieh in Lebanon’s detention centres trying to access arrested protestors during the 2019 revolution; Pavel Chikov defending Pussy Riot and other abused prisoners in Russia; Ayisha Siddiqa, a shy Pakistani immigrant, discovering community in her new home while leading the 2019 youth climate strike in Manhattan; Greenpeace activist Kumi Naidoo on a rubber dinghy in stormy Arctic seas contemplating his mortality as he races to occupy an oil rig.

The stories in The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated capture the complex, and often-awkward dance between legal reform and social change. They are more than compelling portraits of fascinating lives and work, they are revelatory: of generational transitions; of epochal change and apocalyptic anxiety; of the ethical dilemmas that define our age; and of how one can make a positive impact when the odds are stacked against you in a harsh world of climate crisis and ruthless globalization.

Contributors: Phelister Abdalla, Alejandra Ancheita, Joe Athialy, Baher Azmy, Pavel Chikov, Ghida Frangieh, Njeri Gateru, Mark Gevisser, Robin Gorna, Justin Hansford, Mark Heywood, Benjamin Hoffman, David Hunter, Ka Hsaw Wa, Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Kumi Naidoo, Nana Ama Nketia-Quaidoo, Katie Redford, Jennifer Robinson, Ayisha Siddiqa, Eimear Sparks, Klementyna Suchanov, Marissa Vahlsing, Krystal Two Bulls, David Wicker, Farhana Yamin and JingJing Zhang. ]]> Books Mon, 06 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 46:21 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1374826 https://iono.fm/e/1374826
Join Sias du Plessis as he sits down with the phenomenal Caster Semenya to discuss her powerful memoir, The Race To Be Myself. From her rise to fame as a world-class athlete to the intense scrutiny and speculation surrounding her identity, Semenya has faced it all with courage and resilience. Now, she's ready to share her story in full, offering a manifesto for acceptance and change. Tune in for a conversation that will inspire and challenge you, as Caster opens up about her journey, her family, and her determination to live life on her own terms. 🏃‍♀️📚

#CasterSemenya #TheRaceToBeMyself #Memoir #SportsBiography #LGBTQIA+ #GenderEquality #BookLovers #NewBookRelease #Pagecast #SouthAfricanAuthors #BookPodcast #Running #Olympics ]]> Books Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 THE RACE TO BE MYSELF: Caster Semenya Shares Her Unforgettable Story 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 42:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1372495 https://iono.fm/e/1372495
As Kirabo enters her teens, questions begin to gnaw at her - questions that the adults in her life will do anything to ignore. Where is the mother she has never known? And why would she choose to leave her daughter behind? Inquisitive, headstrong, and unwilling to take no for an answer, Kirabo sets out to find the truth for herself.

Her search will take her away from the safety of her prosperous Ugandan family, plunging her into a very different world of magic, tradition, and the haunting legend of 'The First Woman'.

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is a Ugandan novelist and short story writer. She has a PhD from Lancaster University. Her first novel, Kintu (Oneworld, 2018), won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 'Let's Tell This Story Properly', which featured in her first collection, Manchester Happened (Oneworld, 2019). She was awarded the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction 2018 and lives in Manchester, where she lectures in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2020, she was selected as one of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2020 by New African magazine. ]]> Books Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The First Woman, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 38:23 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1370088?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1370088?v=1
An eclectic, experimental novel, Avenues By Train is a brash and confident debut by an exciting new voice. ]]> Books Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 44:54 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1367722 https://iono.fm/e/1367722
The police were at their wits end. The new ANC government was alarmed. The citizens of Cape Town were living in fear.

Mark Shaw tells the incredible tale of how the police’s response pulled together former foes – struggle cadres and the apartheid security apparatus – to break the Pagad death squads. It is a story that has never been told in full and was not possible until recently, when many were released from prison or had retired and were finally willing to talk openly about this revealing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.

Mark Shaw is the author of Hitmen for Hire and Give Us More Guns. He is also director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Shaw was previously the National Research Foundation Professor of Justice and Security at the University of Cape Town and worked for ten years at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. He has held a number of positions in the South African government and civil society, where he worked on issues of public safety and urban violence in the post-apartheid transition. ]]> Books Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Breaking the Bombers by Mark Shaw 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 44:02 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1365330 https://iono.fm/e/1365330
#MovingToTheUK #ExpatLife #SouthAfricanExpats #SamBeckbessinger #BookLovers #NewBookRelease #UKRelocation #ExpatsInLondon #Pagecast #RelocationGuide ]]> Books Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Moving to the UK by Sam Beckbessinger 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 43:18 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1363262 https://iono.fm/e/1363262
Today's book- Coloured by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Chutel has been selected at News24's book of the month.

Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities are disdained as people with no clear heritage or culture — ‘not being black enough or white enough.’
the book Coloured challenges this notion and presents a different angle to that narrative as it delves into the history of Coloured people as descendants of indigenous Africans and a people whose identity was shaped by colonisation, slavery, and the racial political hierarchy it created.

Although rooted in a difficult history, this book is also about the culture that Coloured communities have created for themselves through food, music, and shared lived experiences in communities such as Eldorado Park, Eersterus, and Wentworth. Coloured culture is an act of defiance and resilience. ]]> Books Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 'Coloured' by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 35:39 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1360873 https://iono.fm/e/1360873
Het jy al ooit gewonder hoe dit moet voel om vir die Springbokke gekies te word of hoe 50 000 ekstatiese ondersteuners op die pawiljoen klink?

Met die Rugbywêreldbeker om die draai, het Hendrik Hancke die land deurkruis om met oud-Springbokke en ander rolspelers, insluitend breiers en’n skeidsregter, te gesels oor hul liefde vir rugby. Hulle deel oomblikke in die kleedkamer, persoonlike oorwinnings en voorheen ongepubliseerde stories oor wat van die veld af en op toer gebeur.

Schalk “Schalla” Brits verduidelik waarom dit so noodsaaklik vir ’n Springbok is om ’n spanspeler te wees, terwyl Gcobani Bobo aangrypend vertel van sy reis met rugby van King Williamstown tot Nieu-Seeland. Frik du Preez verklap weer hoe hy en ’n voormalige Nobelpryswenner mekaar gevind het oor hul gedeelde afkeer van Brusselse spruite en Jean de Villiers gesels oor die hoogtepunte en uitdagings van Springbok-kaptein wees.

As jy Saterdagmiddae kliphard vir die televisie skree of op die sypaadjie sal slaap vir ’n kaartjie na ’n groot wedstryd, dan is dié boek vir jou! ]]> Books Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Onkant! ’n Rugbyliefdesverhaal by Hendrik Hancke 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 27:51 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1358817 https://iono.fm/e/1358817
Bringing this compelling narrative to life is the talented South African actress and storyteller, Roshina Ratnam, who serves as the narrator. In our discussion, Joanne and Roshina provide insights into the audiobook's production journey and delve into the creative techniques Roshina employed to vividly convey the story's essence.

About the book:
Vividly set against the backdrop of 19th century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, written with great tenderness and lyricism, Children of Sugarcane paints an intimate and wrenching picture of indenture told from a woman’s perspective.

Shanti, a bright teenager stifled by life in rural India and facing an arranged marriage, dreams that South Africa is an opportunity to start afresh. The Colony of Natal is where Shanti believes she can escape the poverty, caste, and troubling fate of young girls in her village. Months later, after a harrowing sea voyage, she arrives in Natal only to discover the profound hardship and slave labour that await her.
Spanning four decades and two continents, Children of Sugarcane demonstrates the life-giving power of love, heartache, and the indestructible bonds between family and friends. These bonds prompt heroism and sacrifice, the final act of which leads to Shanti's redemption. ]]> Books Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0200 0 0 The making of Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph - Audiobook 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 35:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1356446 https://iono.fm/e/1356446
In "20 Battles," historians Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz explore South Africa's evolving way of war over 100 years. They trace the development of the defence forces' doctrine and structure, uncovering historical continuity and lessons from past battles and operations.

The book, and this chat, also highlights significant milestones, including their first deployment during the 1914 Industrial Strike, involvement in both world wars, large-scale cross-border operations during the Border War, and the recent, infamous Battle of Bangui.

In this episode of pagecast Evert Kleynhans and David Katz chat with historian Archie Henderson. Enjoy the episode! ]]> Books Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0200 0 0 20 Battles: Searching for a South African Way of War 1913-2013 by Evert Kleynhans and David Katz 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 47:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1353871 https://iono.fm/e/1353871
About the book:
Locard’s Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it.

Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for Death, South African forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal offers a master class in this singular forensic technique based on real-life case studies. With more than twenty years’ experience in the field, Blumenthal explains how to look for clues and traces, and how what he does not find at autopsy is often more important than what he does find. In other words, the absence of evidence can sometimes be of greater value than the presence of evidence.

His account also highlights the dangers forensic pathologists are exposed to daily. As they try to unravel the puzzle of someone’s death, forensic pathologists often face life-threatening infections, toxic gases and the hazards associated with high-profile cases – in effect, risking their life to solve someone else’s death.

An understanding of Locard’s Exchange Principle can help you become a medical detective in your own life, can help you be a happier person and can even provide you with a better philosophy for growing older, Blumenthal argues.
About the author:
RYAN BLUMENTHAL is a forensic pathologist with more than twenty years’ experience in the field, and he is based in South Africa. His book Autopsy: Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa, which was published by Jonathan Ball Publishers in August 2020, became a non-fiction bestseller in South Africa. His eight-part documentary Lightning Pathologist was aired from 9 to 20 November 2020 on People°s Weather (Channel 180) on DStv. It was viewed by over 2,2 million people. ]]> Books Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Risking Life for Death by Ryan Blumenthal 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 28:29 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1351426 https://iono.fm/e/1351426
All eyes are on the Springboks, winners of the 2019 World Cup. Can they win again?

Join Nick Mallett, a renowned coach and commentator, as he delves into the tournament's core questions.

The book, "Insights into the Rugby World Cup," is a must-read for everyone, whether a sports fan or not.

In this Pagecast episode, Nick Mallett discusses the book with co-author Lloyd Burnard, also the Sports Editor of News24.

Enjoy the conversation, and let's hope the Springboks lead us to victory! ]]> Books Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Insights into the Rugby World Cup by Nick Mallet and Lloyd Burnard 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 26:52 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1344173 https://iono.fm/e/1344173
About the book:
Often in the news for his entrepreneurial exploits and his controversial tweets, Elon Musk is one of the richest and best-known people on earth. In 2022 he made headlines worldwide with his bid to buy Twitter. Who is this boundary-pushing billionaire with grand plans of inhabiting Mars, and what lies at the heart of his vision? Why is he so utterly unafraid of risk?

As an awkward Pretoria schoolboy who loved comics and science fiction, Musk’s early years and singular family background were crucial in forming his stellar ambitions. Journalist and author Michael Vlismas, who attended the same high school as Musk, knows well the environment that shaped him and offers new insights into Musk’s development, including his troubled relationship with his father.

Tracing his remarkable life, from his South African childhood to his move to Canada at 17 and then to the US – where Musk made millions out of PayPal and built Tesla and SpaceX into two of the world’s most famous companies – this is the story of a man driven to preserve the optimism he sees in humanity and find a future for humans ‘out there among the stars’

About Michael:
Michael Vlismas is an award-winning journalist and author of six books, including biographies with Gary Player, Schalk Burger Snr and Tim Noakes. He lives in Somerset West near Cape Town with his wife and two sons. ]]> Books Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Elon Musk: Risking it all by Michael Vlismas 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 36:51 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1342099 https://iono.fm/e/1342099
Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes?
And why do flamingos stand on one leg while bats hang upside down?
Did you know that a chameleon’s tongue can shoot out at five times the acceleration of a fighter jet?

In The Buck That Buries its Poo, naturalist Quinton Coetzee answers these and many other intriguing wildlife questions. He also dispels countless myths and elucidates some of the legends that surround creatures in the South African bush we thought we knew all about.

For example, bats do not get tangled in people’s hair (because they are far too adept at flying) and elephants are not afraid of mice (but they do fear bees!). Other tall tales you might hear around the campfire are that lions roll in animal dung, entrails or carcasses to disguise their scent, and that rhinos have a predilection for stamping out fires. What is true, though, is that hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs.

This handy guide is based on Coetzee’s own research and that of others, and his experience gleaned over decades living close to nature and wildlife. It seeks to unravel the mysteries of nature in Africa – from mammals and birds to arthropods and plants – with fascinating information and fun trivia. It is a book that will enlighten and entertain. PS: Zebras are black with white stripes! ]]> Books Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The Buck That Buries its Poo by Quinton Coetzee 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 48:15 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1336923 https://iono.fm/e/1336923 Countdown to Socialism.

About the book:
The National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is the policy blueprint of the governing ANC/SACP alliance, who have been implementing it in different spheres for more than two decades. It is intended to provide ‘the most direct route’ to a socialist South Africa and is the key to understanding events in the country since the 1994 transition.

Although many important steps towards Expropriation without Compensation and other NDR objectives have already been taken or are well in train, most South Africans have never been informed about the NDR and its destructive goals. With growth stalling, joblessness at crisis levels, and governance unravelling, people cannot fathom why the ANC does not implement meaningful reforms. Understand the NDR, however, and its underlying priorities become apparent.

If South Africa’s mainly capitalist economy was thriving, with high growth, low unemployment, and rising living standards, the ANC could not justify expanding state ownership or control. By contrast, with joblessness and destitution at unprecedented levels, the call for state provision and control becomes far more compelling – and even patently harmful policies such as Expropriation without Compensation seem justifiable. ]]> Books Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Countdown to Socialism by Anthea Jeffery 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 33:04 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1334540 https://iono.fm/e/1334540
Acclaimed South African writer Darrel Bristow-Bovey has a deeply personal relationship with the story of Endurance and in this lyrical journey into past and present, into humanity and the natural world, above and below the Antarctic ice, he revisits the famous story wondering why it seems to mean more today than ever before. 

Drawing on literature, natural history, personal memoir and the thrilling epics of polar adventure, this is a celebration of the human spirit. If this story tells us anything, it’s that in the face of a self-inflicted natural disaster, we can still pull off a miracle or two.

Darrel sat down with South African author Mphuthumi Ntabeni at the book lounge in Cape Town to delve into one of the greatest stories of all time. Enjoy this episode of Pagecast! ]]> Books Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End by Darrel Bristow-Bovey 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 42:28 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1332200 https://iono.fm/e/1332200
What is the X factor that ensures a CEO’s success? KC Chesaina seeks to uncover the unique personality traits, business acumen and leadership values that have turned CEOs into captains of industry.

Based on extensive research and focused interviews with the leaders of some of South Africa’s top companies, including Vodacom, Bidvest, Capitec Bank, RMB, Dis-Chem, Discovery Health, Nedbank, Sanlam, Momentum, Curro, Exxaro, Harmony Gold and MTN, Chesaina’s book takes you to the heart of corporate South Africa.

In this episode of Pagecast, we have the pleasure of listening to KC in conversation with Rolland Simpi Motaung, avid reader, book reviewer, founder, educator, and facilitator at Trymph Education.

Enjoy this episode! ]]> Books Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 The CEO X Factor by KC Rottok Chesaina 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 42:43 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1329482 https://iono.fm/e/1329482
Three girls went into the woods. Only two came back, covered in blood and with no memory of what happened. Or did they? Being fifteen is tough – tougher when you live in a boring-ass small town in 1996.

Donna, Rae and Kat keep each other sane with the fervour of teen friendships, zine-making and some amateur sleuthing into the town's most enduring mysteries: a lost gold mine, and why little Ronnie Gaskins burned his parents alive a decade ago. Their hunt will lead them to a hidden cave from which only two of them return alive.

As the police investigate, Rae and Donna will have to return to the cave where they discover a secret so shattering that no-one who encounters it will ever be the same.

SAM BECKBESSINGER is the author of the bestselling Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grownup Grownup (over 70 000 copies sold). She’s also a cartoon scriptwriter, has published three picture books for young children, and wrote for Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire on Realm. Sam gets way too excited about gross body fluids and spreadsheets. She lives in London.

DALE HALVORSEN is a writer and internationally award-winning book cover designer for authors like Lauren Beukes and Nnedi Okorafo. He is the co-creator of the Vertigo original horror series Survivors’ Club together with Lauren Beukes and artist Ryan Kelly. It is currently in development as a TV series. Dale lives in Cape Town. ]]> Books Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Girls of Little Hope by Dale Halvorsen and Sam Beckbessinger 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 40:16 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1316849 https://iono.fm/e/1316849
In some settings, such as Ireland, contiguous Catholic and Protestant states are often not conducive to good relations or neighbourliness. In colonial and imperial southern Africa, formal inter-state arrangements took place at the expense of a third party – subjected African peoples.

Three Wise Monkeys explores some of the contradictions, silences and oversights, and working misunderstandings that arise when an emerging Anglophone, Protestant, industrial and urbanising state – South Africa – develops side by side with Mozambique – a Lusophone, Catholic, commercial, rural colony.

In three volumes, Charles van Onselen examines the intertwined relations between South Africa and Portugal’s chronically weak east coast colony, as expressed through the migrant labour system, the tourist trade, the rise and fall of LM Radio and the extraordinary tale of the Lourenço Marques Lottery.

These areas constituted zones of cross-cultural, transnational interaction that both states were reluctant to acknowledge formally, choosing instead to ‘see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil’ for much of the 20th century.

Three Wise Monkeys presents a startling new way of viewing the entangled, often hidden, economic, political and social dynamics that informed the rise of 20th-century South Africa, often at the expense of neighbouring Mozambique. ]]> Books Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Three Wise Monkeys by Charles van Onselen 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 32:49 PAGECAST https://iono.fm/e/1314542 https://iono.fm/e/1314542
#CleopatraAndFrankenstein #CocoMellors #DebutNovel #RomanceNovels #LiteraryFiction #BookLovers #NewBookRelease #Pagecast #TexxAndTheCity #BookDiscussion #BookPodcast #BlueSisters #booktok ]]> Books Mon, 29 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200 0 0 Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors 0 0 PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers full 27:50 PAGECAST