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The Girls of Lake Evelyn by Averil Kenny

Ingrid Kluckow delves into Avril Kenny's magical writing world to discover the story behind the story. Ingrid is an avid reader, writer, actress, yoga instructor and marketing coordinator. Averil Kenny is a writer from Queensland. She writes women's fiction with an evocative flair, featuring strong, sassy heroines. The Girls of…

8 Aug 2022 32 min

Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks

Refilwe Moloto yanks the blockchain with Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle, authors of Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the end of Banks. Simon Dingle is an author, broadcaster and entrepreneur with extensive experience in cryptocurrency. He has been on the founding teams of several fintech firms, including Luno. He…

1 Aug 2022 50 min

Jenny Crwys-Williams chats with Joanne Joseph, author of Children of Sugercane

Jenny Crwys-Williams teleports to 19th century Natal with Joanne Joseph, author of the historical novel Children of Sugarcane, which conjures the world of and female indentured migrant from India. Children of Sugarcane is Joanne Joseph’s first work of fiction. Joseph is an established South African media personality and bestselling author,…

25 Jul 2022 40 min

Pippa Hudson in conversation with Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of "The Boy Who Never Gave Up"

Pippa Hudson chats with Dr Emmanuel Taban (The Boy Who Never Gave Up), who is Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year. He walked from war-torn Sudan to JHB, survived torture and kidnapping, and then became a pioneering pulmonologist. In 1994, the 16-year-old Emmanuel Taban walked out of war-torn Sudan…

18 Jul 2022 47 min

Ferial Haffajee in conversation with Mark Gevisser regarding his latest book " Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred"

Did Thabo Mbeki set the table for state capture? Mark Gevisser’s prize-winning Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred has just been published in an updated and revised edition, and Ferial Haffajee tackles him on Mbeki’s legacy. Mark Gevisser is one of South Africa’s foremost writers. He is the author of five…

11 Jul 2022 37 min

Dr Wamuwi Mbao talks to Yewande Omotoso about her new novel An Unusual Grief at FLF

Wamuwi Mbao talks to Yewande Omotoso about her new novel An Unusual Grief, whose protagonist outlives her daughter – and then rediscovers her. Wamuwi Mbao is an essayist and cultural critic. He writes on literature, pop culture, and politics and is a literary reviewer for the Johannesburg Review of Books…

4 Jul 2022 40 min

Bulelani Ngcuka and Albie Sachs reflect on Ngcuka’s story: Bulelani Ncuka – The Sting in the Tale.

After several years of serving on opposing sides of the law, former National Prosecutor, Bulelani Ngcuka and former Constitutional Court judge, Albie Sachs reconnect and reflect on Ngcuka’s story - Bulelani Ncuka – The Sting in the Tale. by Marion Sparg. “Highly relevant today as prosecutors deal with the aftermath…

27 Jun 2022 44 min

Dr Pumla Dineo Gqola joins internationally acclaimed Tsitsi Dangarembga at FLF

Dr Pumla Dineo Gqola joins internationally acclaimed Tsitsi Dangarembga (Nervous Conditions, The Book of Not & This Mournable Body) – to discuss her stellar writing career, her life in Harare, and the choices of women besieged by patriarchy. Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Her debut novel,…

6 Jun 2022 34 min

Serial troublemaker Lionel Shriver in conversation with writer and editor Karina Szczurek at FLF

Karina M. Szczurek talks to Orange Prize winner Lionel Shriver (Should We Stay Or Should We Go) and her knack for exploring social and cultural fault-lines. Lionel Shriver is a journalist and author of 14 novels. Born in North Carolina, she divides her time these days between London and New…

30 May 2022 46 min

A look into South Africa's gangs: Jonathan Ancer in conversation with Liz McGregor, Mark Shaw and Caryn Dolley

A look into South Africa's gangs Author Jonathan Ancer is in conversation with Liz McGregor, Mark Shaw and Caryn Dolley for this episode of Pagecast. The episode delves into the lastest books by Liz, Mark and Caryn, which all touch on the role that gangs play in South Africa, personal…

23 May 2022 39 min

John Maytham in conversation with Sarah Lotz author of Impossible.

A deliciously witty romance with a closing twist that will take your breath away, Impossible deploys all the suspense and craft of Lotz's bestselling thriller The Three in a gleefully unpredictable tale of two strangers looking for love. This isn't a love story. This is impossible. Nick: Failed writer. Failed…

9 May 2022 31 min

Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father’s Killer by Liz McGregor

“Liz McGregor has always been a great journalist but only South Africa could have wrung out of her this single-minded account of the murder of her beloved father. The book is an indescribable duty, exquisitely done.” – Peter Bruce “An enthralling account of the journey by a daughter to meet…

3 May 2022 32 min

Mind Over Mountain by Robby Kojetin

A simple mistake at an indoor climbing gym sentenced 28-year-old Robby to a year in a wheelchair, shattering his aspirations of becoming a mountaineer. In the months that followed, Robby faced depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and a complete loss of his sense of identity. But from somewhere deep inside him,…

25 Apr 2022 33 min

Terreur en Bevryding: Die ANC/SAKP, die Kommunisme en geweld (1961-1990) - by Leopold Scholtz.

Wie vandag se ANC, sy beleid en regeerstyl wil verstaan, moet feitlik ’n eeu terug begin delf. ’n Deel van die antwoord lê in sy verhouding met die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party (SAKP) en die invloed van die kommunisme, asook die ANC/SAKP se optrede in ballingskap, skryf die politieke kommentator en…

19 Apr 2022 33 min

Rescue by Ian Goldin

An optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of Oxford. We are at a crossroads. The wrecking-ball of Covid-19 has destroyed global norms. Many think that after the devastation there will be a bounce back. To Ian Goldin, Professor of Development…

11 Apr 2022 28 min

The Language of Food | Book by Annabel Abbs

Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you’ll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power…

4 Apr 2022 41 min

Sunny by Sukh Ojla

Sukhjeet Kaur "Sukh" Ojla is an English stand-up comedian, novelist, playwright and comedy writer. On this episode of Pagecast she chats with fellow author Sara Nisha Adams. Sunny is the queen of living a double life. To her friends, she's the entertaining, eternally upbeat, single one, always on hand to…

28 Mar 2022 32 min

Love Marriage by Monica Ali

TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE. Established South African media personality and bestselling author Joanne Joseph chats with Monica Ali about this exquisite gorgeous, layered and immersive tale of a Bengali Muslim family. Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine,…

22 Mar 2022 34 min

The Last Beekeeper by Siya Turabi

‘Reminds me of Khaled Hosseini, poignant and heartwarming… Simply a beautiful story that had me reading until 3:30 in the morning’ Sarah, NetGalley ‘I am a friend of the bees. Like you.’ ‘So, you have been waiting for me?’ ‘The forest has been waiting for you.’ Pakistan, 1974: The secret-wreathed…

14 Mar 2022 19 min

The Fire Portrait by Barbara Mutch

‘An author with great skill in crafting a gripping and soul-searching story’ Leah Fleming Cape Town-based radio presenter and book lover Pippa Hudson is in conversation with author Barbara Mutch about her latest book 'The Fire Portrait'. About the book: When Englishwoman Frances McDonald sets up home in a remote…

7 Mar 2022 28 min