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Synopsis
Book Choice, sponsored by Wordsworth Books, is broadcast on the first Monday of each month, presented by Gorry Bowes-Taylor.While youre munching your lunch or driving the myriad motorways, youll hear all thats best in books. Cape Towns top book reviewers will entertain and inform you as they cheerfully chat about the newest and nicest fiction and non-fiction on Wordsworth Books shelves.You love author interviews? Well, we line up those for your pleasure and leisure too.You want an easy-peasy competition each month with good prizes? All there, prettily planned for your lovely listening.Do join us for your delectation for your entertainment for your information.
Episodes
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Book Choice Publisher's Choice - 11 June 24
11/06/2024 Duration: 57minWhat makes this show extra special is that we welcome three of South Africa’s top publishers, Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan, Jonathan Ball Publisher’s as well as South Africa’s number one bookseller, Exclusive Books, to join us on the show and introduce us to their big name authors, titles events and news. We like to think of this show as our behind the scenes of publishing show. Nobody knows the publishing industry better than the selection of professionals you’re about to hear from.
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Book Choice - 28 May 24
28/05/2024 Duration: 57minWe’ve got a feast of book reviews and author interviews on Book Choice. We review the much-awaited Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the new one by Sven Axelrad, called God’s Pocket, and a book called Hiking the Fish, As well as an interview with Candice Carty Williams, Book of the Year award winner, and Roy Haveman’s How to Fix a Country.
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Book Choice Publishers' Choice - 14 May 24
14/05/2024 Duration: 52minWelcome to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice on FMR with me your host Paige Nick. What makes this episode special is that we’re joined by three of SA's top publishers and SA's number on bookseller, Exclusive Books. These are the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes, publishing the books we love to delve into, and they really know what’s going on, so when they make a recommendation, you know you can count on it. Hope you enjoy the show.
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Book Choice - The Franschhoek Literary Festival - 30 April 24
30/04/2024 Duration: 55minWe’re heading into May, which means The Franschhoek Literary Festival is coming up. They draw some of the biggest local and international names in fiction and non-fiction, and this year is no exception. So to highlight this incredible opportunity for South African Book, politics and literary lovers, we thought we’d dedicate an entire show, that’s a full hour, to the festival. Join the festival director who will be sharing the inside track with you.
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Book Choice - 16 April 24
16/04/2024 Duration: 52minFive reviews plus three interviews equals the number one book show: Book Choice. Join Paige Nick and her team of reviewers for Book Choice, brought to you by Exclusive Books .
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Book Choice Publisher's Choice - 02 April 24
02/04/2024 Duration: 58minWelcome to Book Choice, Publishers’ Choice. Today we’re joined on the show by three of South Africa’s top publishers; Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers. As well as South Africa’s favourite bookseller, Exclusive Books, to tell us what they’ve got coming out over the next few months. Happy listening and happy reading.
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Book Choice - 19 Mar 24
19/03/2024 Duration: 58minOn this episode of Book Choice, we’ve got reviews of seven brand new books including the latest by Ivan Vladislavic and John Boyne, plus an interview with Ladles of Love, running a great initiative where R250 feeds a child two meals a day for a month and gets that child a book.
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Book Choice Publisher's Choice - 05 Mar 24
05/03/2024 Duration: 59minBook Choice is broadcast every alternating Tuesday of each month presented by Paige Nick. While you’re munching your lunch or driving the myriad motorways, you’ll hear all that’s best in books. Cape Town’s top book reviewers will entertain and inform you as they cheerfully chat about the newest and nicest fiction and non-fiction on current book shelves. You love author interviews? Well, we line up those for your pleasure and leisure too. You want an easy-peasy competition each month with good prizes? All there, prettily planned for your lovely listening. Do join us for your delectation… for your entertainment… for your information.
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Book Choice - 20 Feb 24
20/02/2024 Duration: 56minOn this show, among other things, in a bit of a mad experiment, we have three reviewers ( Vanessa Levenstein, Shirley De Kock Gueller and Twanji Kalula) ALL reviewing the exact same book, Son of a Whore, by Herman Lategan. As well as fiction and non-fiction reviews and a whopper of an author interview.
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BOOK CHOICE - PUBLISHERS' CHOICE - 06 FEB 23
06/02/2024 Duration: 57minJoin 3 of South Africa's top international publishers and South Africa's number one book seller, for a look at what they've got coming out in the next couple of months.
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BOOK CHOICE - 23 JAN 24
23/01/2024 Duration: 01h04minThere is something special about this show. All 8 book reviews feel prescient and interesting, and the interview, well it’s about a book that has a dog in it named God, so maybe it’s that. Tune in and hear for yourself.
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BOOK CHOICE - 23 JAN 24
23/01/2024 Duration: 01h02minBook Choice is broadcast every alternating Tuesday of each month presented by Paige Nick. While you’re munching your lunch or driving the myriad motorways, you’ll hear all that’s best in books. Cape Town’s top book reviewers will entertain and inform you as they cheerfully chat about the newest and nicest fiction and non-fiction on current book shelves. You love author interviews? Well, we line up those for your pleasure and leisure too. You want an easy-peasy competition each month with good prizes? All there, prettily planned for your lovely listening. Do join us for your delectation… for your entertainment… for your information.
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BOOK CHOICE - 09 JAN 24
09/01/2024 Duration: 01h01minIt's the very first Book Choice: Publishers' Choice for 2024. So whatever your New Year's resolution, be sure to listen tomorrow, 9 January, at 12 noon. Join Paige Nick and top publishing houses: Jonathan Ball Publishers Penguin Random House Pan Macmillan South Africa and number one bookseller Exclusive Books #finemusicradio #books
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BOOK CHOICE - 26 DEC 23
26/12/2023 Duration: 54minBook Choice is presented by Paige Nick with her team of bookworms. They will entertain and inform you as they chat about the latest fiction and non-fiction on the shelves. From popular to literary works, you can enjoy author interviews and giveaways.
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BOOK CHOICE - PUBLISHERS' CHOICE - 12 DEC 23
12/12/2023 Duration: 55minThis week’s book choice is one of our popular Publishers’ Choice editions, which means, we’ll be joined today by three of South Africa’s top publishers, Penguin Random house, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan Macmillan Publishers, as well as South Africa’s number one Book Seller, Exclusive books, and each of them will introduce us to their current authors, titles, events and news
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BOOK CHOICE PUBLISHER'S CHOICE - 28 NOV 23
28/11/2023 Duration: 51minWelcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, the only show on South African radio that offers you an hour long extravaganza of books with me your host, Paige Nick. I’m looking forward to keeping you in good book company for the next hour
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Book Choice - Publishers Choice - 14 Nov 23
14/11/2023 Duration: 58minWell hello there book friends, welcome Book Choice, Publishers’ Choice, on Fine Music Radio. I’m your host Paige Nick and I’m delighted to bring you this show every month. If you’re a regular to the show, then you’ll know that every two weeks, we host the Publishers’ Choice version of this show. In it we invite three of South Africa’s top publishers, Penguin Random house, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan Macmillan Publishers, as well as South Africa’s number one Book Seller, Exclusive books, to join us on the show, and to each take on a segment where they introduce us to their current authors, titles, events and news. Giving us listeners an inside view into the world of publishing, and often a first look at what’s new and hot in the world of publishing right now.
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Book Choice Publishers Choice - Read_It - 31 Oct 23
31/10/2023 Duration: 57minBook Choice: Publisher’s Choice brings you a special edition of Read it! Learners from Gardens Commercial High School and Rustenburg Girls' High School, Cape Town soared through the air as they discussed "The Theory of Flight" by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu. We were fortunate to have Siphiwe join us via Zoom and the discussion was hosted by headmaster Marc Falconer.
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Book Choice - Publishers Choice - 17 Oct 23
17/10/2023 Duration: 54minGood morning and good afternoon, and a big book welcome to Book Choice, Publishers’ Choice, on Fine Music Radio. I’m your host Paige Nick and I’m delighted to bring you this show every month. Publisher’s Choice holds a special place in my heart, because we’ve partnered with some really special people, and it’s the only show of it’s kind that I know of in South Africa, perhaps even in the world. In this show we welcome three of South Africa’s top publishers.
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Book Choice - 03 Oct 23
03/10/2023 Duration: 57minWelcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, the only show on South African radio that offers you an hour long extravaganza of books, we’ve got five great book reviews and another four massive interviews to keep you informed and entertained for the next hour. I’m your host, Paige Nick, and I’m looking forward to keeping you in good book company, sponsored as always by exclusive books.