Podcast appearances and mentions of john hanks

The St. Tammany Sheriff's Office is warning residents about increased black bear sightings. We spend some time with John Hanks from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries talking about where black bears can be found and what to do if you encounter one.

* We'll spend some time with John Hanks from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries talking about where black bears can be found and what to do if you encounter one. * Managing Your Money With Mark Rosa

In this episode of the Spotted Dog Podcast, Nolan & Richard sits down with John Hanks, Louisiana's leading Black Bear Biologist and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife Biologist of the Year. We dive into the recent historic black bear hunting season, discussing its success, management strategies, and what it means for the future of the species. John also shares insights on black bear habitat, behavior, and population trends, along with the challenges of conservation and coexistence. Whether you're a hunter, wildlife enthusiast, or just curious about these iconic Louisiana bears and their rehabilitation, this is an episode you don't want to miss!https://www.spotteddogsportinggoods.com/

In this Book Choice Short, John Hanks reviews Kirstenbosch, the most beautiful garden in Africa, by Brian J. Huntley.

John Hanks, the Large Carnivore Program Specialist of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife And Fisheries, joins us to discuss the Notice of Intent by LDWF to hunt black bears this December. This is the first podcast in a series of podcasts around Black Bears in Louisiana, and will be followed by two more podcasts: 1) with Secretary Sheahan about now what - how the state plans to execute the lottery and the hunt, and 2) with Maria Davidson and the history that led us to this point. John Hanks was Maria Davidson's successor at LDWF, and as Maria's successor, studying large carnivores down in the Bayou State, we hear from John about the resurgence of black bears in the state and how the hunt will be an integral part of that management plan.  Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.com Support our Conservation Club Members! Builders Select Stone Company: https://www.buildersselectstonecompany.com/  SCI Michigan: https://www.scimichigan.org/  Cantrell Outdoors: https://www.cantrelloutdoors.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Podcast is brought to you by: Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Students at Pleasant Grove High returned this year to find that their cell phones were banned. Pleasant Grove High School Principal John Hanks joined Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News to talk details. 

John Hanks, LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager, joins Don to break down how you can sign up to be selected to be given a hunting license to hunt Louisiana Black Bears, some questions regarding those licenses, when the deadline is, and if you do get picked, and what is next before you can go out and hunt some Bears.

In this week's show, Don fields fishing reports from Robbie Campo on what spots are heating up as the seasons change, Kirk Stansel gives us the lowdown on fishing during seasonal transitions as well, and Daryl Carpenter tells all about the Redfish stocking program that occurred during Ride the Bull last week, and what he recommends to beat the rain out on the water. Later on, we hear from Jacobian Guillory again on LSU's big opening weekend game against USC tomorrow and how bow fishing might just be easier than it seems, Mike Gallo gives us some details on fishing in deeper water, Eric Muhoberac breaks down the next big kayak tournament with the Redfish Rumble, a Bad Boys story of another Deer hunter being dumb, "Plastic Man" Ryan Lambert talks about preparing for the upcoming Teal season, and LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager, John Hanks, closes out the show helping us figure out how we can try and get a Black Bear hunting license!

Welcome to the second hour where we debut a new segment called "Please, Just Kill Me" where we discuss a state senator from Kansas who thinks day care is indoctrinating the children and driving a wedge in the traditional family. Then its time for another edition of Public Cervix Announcement with Dr. Laura Hanks...and her dad, Dr. John Hanks! We're all talking about how the practice of medicine has changed and why staying hydrated is so important in the hot hot heat of summer. As we know the former president and all caps speaker Donald Trump came to Racine yesterday and here are a list of 30 lies as told by CNN's Daniel Dale As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 10 am - noon across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice, they go a long way! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Jane and the show!

How can this be, that it's the first of November already? I feel like the end of the year has snuck up on us like a sneaky plot twist out of a Stephen King novel. But here's hoping your November is more Romantic Comedy, than ghoulish horror novel. Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books, with me, your host, Paige Nick, and a whole team of reviewers keen to whet your literary appetite with a host of new book reviews and interviews. Today, we're opening the show with Beverley Roos Muller and the new John Boyne novel, the follow up to his Boy in the Striped Pajamas that has been a multi-million copy bestseller around the world. This new follow up is called All the Broken Places. Beverley also brings us news of the new Nobel prize winner. Shirley Gueller, reviews Mercury Pictures Presents, by Anthony Marra, this one looks like a blockbuster to me. After that, our best Anthony Fridjhon reviews Kruger Self-Drive. Routes, Roads and Ratings perfectly timed for anyone considering a trip to the Kruger these upcoming holidays. John Hanks read the latest Tony Park novel, called the Pride and he'll be here to tell us about that. Then we have a new reviwer joining us, Rachel Van Der Vijfer is a grade 8 student at at Reddam, Durbanville. Vanessa Levenstein and I get chatting about the latest from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, we have both devoured these books, they are must reads And Beryl Eichenberger dips into some great crime, with a new novel from Irma Venter, called Red Tide. Twanji Kalula reports back on a book called Too Big to Jail, by Chris Blackhust and this book takes us inside HSBC, the Mexican drug cartels and the greatest banking scandal of the century. And we wrap the show up with an interview I was lucky enough to do with the author of the international bestseller, high concept novel, The Measure, by Nikki Erlich.

How can this be, that it's the first of November already? I feel like the end of the year has snuck up on us like a sneaky plot twist out of a Stephen King novel. But here's hoping your November is more Romantic Comedy, than ghoulish horror novel. Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books, with me, your host, Paige Nick, and a whole team of reviewers keen to whet your literary appetite with a host of new book reviews and interviews. Today, we're opening the show with Beverley Roos Muller and the new John Boyne novel, the follow up to his Boy in the Striped Pajamas that has been a multi-million copy bestseller around the world. This new follow up is called All the Broken Places. Beverley also brings us news of the new Nobel prize winner. Shirley Gueller, reviews Mercury Pictures Presents, by Anthony Marra, this one looks like a blockbuster to me. After that, our best Anthony Fridjhon reviews Kruger Self-Drive. Routes, Roads and Ratings perfectly timed for anyone considering a trip to the Kruger these upcoming holidays. John Hanks read the latest Tony Park novel, called the Pride and he'll be here to tell us about that. Then we have a new reviwer joining us, Rachel Van Der Vijfer is a grade 8 student at at Reddam, Durbanville. Vanessa Levenstein and I get chatting about the latest from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, we have both devoured these books, they are must reads And Beryl Eichenberger dips into some great crime, with a new novel from Irma Venter, called Red Tide. Twanji Kalula reports back on a book called Too Big to Jail, by Chris Blackhust and this book takes us inside HSBC, the Mexican drug cartels and the greatest banking scandal of the century. And we wrap the show up with an interview I was lucky enough to do with the author of the international bestseller, high concept novel, The Measure, by Nikki Erlich.

: Today is the first Monday in September, and you're tuned into Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books, with me, your host Paige Nick. For our spring show, we have a great line up of book reviews and author interviews to help you add a new book or two, or three, to your pile. Here's what you have to look forward to over the next hour, Beverley Roos Muller, will be reviewing Tunnel 29, by Helena Merriman. The extraordinary true story of escapees who tunnelled back under the Berlin Wall to help their contacts escape during the cold war. Then we chat to Vanessa Levenstein about Trust, by Hernan Diaz, which was just announced as a Booker Prize longlist nominee. And here's a fun fact we'll delve into further a little later in the show, all the music in today's show, comes straight out of this incredible book. After that, John Hanks interviews Ashling McCarthy, about her first book, ‘Down at Jika Jika Tavern'. Then Shirley Gueller gives us the inside track on Attic Child, by Lola Jaye. A book that's had great international press. After that, we welcome a new guest reviewer to the show. Twanji Kalula brings all his financial savvy to review Genius, the new offering from xxx Bruce Whitfield. In the second half of today's show, we have a really exciting segment. Beryl Eichenberger interviews Internationally Bestselling author, Louisa Treger who was recently in South Africa to launch her new novel, Madwoman. And last but not least, another interview when Philip Todress chats to Professor June Bam-Hutchinson, who heads the San and Khoi Unit in the University of Cape Town's Centre for African Studies.

: Today is the first Monday in September, and you're tuned into Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books, with me, your host Paige Nick. For our spring show, we have a great line up of book reviews and author interviews to help you add a new book or two, or three, to your pile. Here's what you have to look forward to over the next hour, Beverley Roos Muller, will be reviewing Tunnel 29, by Helena Merriman. The extraordinary true story of escapees who tunnelled back under the Berlin Wall to help their contacts escape during the cold war. Then we chat to Vanessa Levenstein about Trust, by Hernan Diaz, which was just announced as a Booker Prize longlist nominee. And here's a fun fact we'll delve into further a little later in the show, all the music in today's show, comes straight out of this incredible book. After that, John Hanks interviews Ashling McCarthy, about her first book, ‘Down at Jika Jika Tavern'. Then Shirley Gueller gives us the inside track on Attic Child, by Lola Jaye. A book that's had great international press. After that, we welcome a new guest reviewer to the show. Twanji Kalula brings all his financial savvy to review Genius, the new offering from xxx Bruce Whitfield. In the second half of today's show, we have a really exciting segment. Beryl Eichenberger interviews Internationally Bestselling author, Louisa Treger who was recently in South Africa to launch her new novel, Madwoman. And last but not least, another interview when Philip Todress chats to Professor June Bam-Hutchinson, who heads the San and Khoi Unit in the University of Cape Town's Centre for African Studies.

Simon & Peter talk about their conservation heroes of 2021.The list could be endless, but we talk about the recent passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, E.O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy and celebrate Dr Esmond Martin, Wangari Maathai, Merlyn Nkomo, Dr John Hanks, Peter Fearnhead, Jane Goodall and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka as some of this year's conservation heroes.We wish all our listeners a prosperous, successful and exciting 2022. The fight to save our wild places has never been tougher, but it is made easier by all the amazing folk who do so much for so little. We salute you all. 

Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to Dr John Hanks who has over 45 years of experience in a wide variety of conservation management and research projects. Among his many important posts have been Chief Professional Officer for the Natal Parks Board and Professor and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences. Over the last few years, Dr Hanks has been deeply involved with Operation Lock which has been fighting rhino horn poaching in Africa. His recent book about Operation Lock has revealed a number of fascinating controversies surrounding Rhino poaching.

Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to Dr John Hanks who has over 45 years of experience in a wide variety of conservation management and research projects. Among his many important posts have been Chief Professional Officer for the Natal Parks Board and Professor and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences. Over the last few years, Dr Hanks has been deeply involved with Operation Lock which has been fighting rhino horn poaching in Africa. His recent book about Operation Lock has revealed a number of fascinating controversies surrounding Rhino poaching.

Vanessa Levenstein could not contain her excitement at getting her hands on Hamnet, by one of her favourite authors, Maggie O' Farrell. Melvyn Minnaar calls The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, “a glorious travelogue with a difference”, and Beryl Eichenberger reviewed A Daughter's Tale by Arnando Lucas Correa, in which seven decades of secrets unravel with the arrival of a box of letters from the distant past. Beverley Roos-Muller grappled with her views on the much anticipated third in trilogy The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel, and Philp Todres was impressed with Jonathan Safran Foer's ability to give a personal and emotive voice to climate change in his latest offering, We are the Weather. John Hanks calls Warwick and Michele Tartboton's A guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa, “one of the best illustrated field guides anywhere in the world”, and Lesley Beake suggests two good reads for the 10-12 year old age group, Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes and Mirror Magic by Claire Fayers.

Fine Music Radio — Vanessa Levenstein could not contain her excitement at getting her hands on Hamnet, by one of her favourite authors, Maggie O’ Farrell. Melvyn Minnaar calls The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, “a glorious travelogue with a difference”, and Beryl Eichenberger reviewed A Daughter’s Tale by Arnando Lucas Correa, in which seven decades of secrets unravel with the arrival of a box of letters from the distant past. Beverley Roos-Muller grappled with her views on the much anticipated third in trilogy The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel, and Philp Todres was impressed with Jonathan Safran Foer’s ability to give a personal and emotive voice to climate change in his latest offering, We are the Weather. John Hanks calls Warwick and Michele Tartboton’s A guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa, “one of the best illustrated field guides anywhere in the world”, and Lesley Beake suggests two good reads for the 10-12 year old age group, Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes and Mirror Magic by Claire Fayers.

Fine Music Radio — Beverley Roos-Muller gave considerable thought to her choice of books this month, and has even themed her contribution. No prizes for guessing the topical theme, but there may well be a prize for listening closely to her reviews of The Body: a guide for occupants, by Bill Bryson and Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Howard Phillips. Vanessa Levenstein was duly impressed by Chanel Miller’s Know my name, the memoir of the woman previously known as Emily Doe, who was at the centre of a much publicized rape case in the US. Melvyn Minnaar highly recommends Apeirogon by Colm McCann which he describes as “truly uplifting”, giving “hope amid our and all division”, while Penny Lorimer provides our monthly dose of thrillers with Blood Will Be Born by Gary Donnelly and Three hours by Rosamund Lupton. John Hanks gives his sweeping view of Birds of Southern Africa and their tracks and signs, by Lee Gutteridge, and Beryl Eichenberger stays with flying things but takes us across continents with The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Prepare to fasten your seat belts for Philp Todres’ interview with Damian Barr as they discuss the author’s latest novel You will be safe here. Philip calls it a “rough but riveting ride”, that transports the reader back to Boer War era South Africa. Lesley Beake brings to the table her inspired choice for younger readers, both Tiger themed: The tiger who came to tea, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, republished in 2018, and Tiger Walk by Dianne Hofmeyr, illustrated by Jesse Hodgson.

Beverley Roos-Muller gave considerable thought to her choice of books this month, and has even themed her contribution. No prizes for guessing the topical theme, but there may well be a prize for listening closely to her reviews of The Body: a guide for occupants, by Bill Bryson and Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Howard Phillips. Vanessa Levenstein was duly impressed by Chanel Miller's Know my name, the memoir of the woman previously known as Emily Doe, who was at the centre of a much publicized rape case in the US. Melvyn Minnaar highly recommends Apeirogon by Colm McCann which he describes as “truly uplifting”, giving “hope amid our and all division”, while Penny Lorimer provides our monthly dose of thrillers with Blood Will Be Born by Gary Donnelly and Three hours by Rosamund Lupton. John Hanks gives his sweeping view of Birds of Southern Africa and their tracks and signs, by Lee Gutteridge, and Beryl Eichenberger stays with flying things but takes us across continents with The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Prepare to fasten your seat belts for Philp Todres' interview with Damian Barr as they discuss the author's latest novel You will be safe here. Philip calls it a “rough but riveting ride”, that transports the reader back to Boer War era South Africa. Lesley Beake brings to the table her inspired choice for younger readers, both Tiger themed: The tiger who came to tea, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, republished in 2018, and Tiger Walk by Dianne Hofmeyr, illustrated by Jesse Hodgson.

It's time for another edition of Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, it being the first Monday of the month of love, and we're broadcasting from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I'm Cindy Moritz, and as usual we have a diverse and interesting selection of reading for booklovers around Cape Town, or if you're streaming online, wherever it is you're listening. Melvyn Minnaar fell under the influence of acclaimed Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma's An Orchestra of Minorities. Beverley Roos-Muller applauds Sir Salman Rushdie's latest novel, Quichotte (pronounced Key-Shot), loosely based on the classic Don Quixote story, and which was shortlisted for the Booker last year. Philip Todres spoke to John Matisonn about his new book, released in December, titled Cyril's Choices, Lessons From 25 Years of Freedom in South Africa, and Penny Lorimer discovered Canadian author Louise Penny with her most recent, A Better Man, and also read A Death In The Medina by James Von Leyden. John Hanks found value in Grant Fowld and Graham Spence's Saving the last Rhino and Beryl Eichenberger regales us with her views on Fiona Niell's Beneath the surface as well as Kate Furnivall's Guardian of Lies. Phillippa Cheifitz delved into the Africa Cookbook by owner of The Africa Café's Portia Mbau and Lesley Beake perceives the shift in teen reading with The choice between us by Edyth Bullbring, Singing down the Stars by Nerine Dorman and, The Music Box by Toby Bennett.

Fine Music Radio — It’s time for another edition of Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, it being the first Monday of the month of love, and we’re broadcasting from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I’m Cindy Moritz, and as usual we have a diverse and interesting selection of reading for booklovers around Cape Town, or if you’re streaming online, wherever it is you’re listening. Melvyn Minnaar fell under the influence of acclaimed Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma’s An Orchestra of Minorities. Beverley Roos-Muller applauds Sir Salman Rushdie's latest novel, Quichotte (pronounced Key-Shot), loosely based on the classic Don Quixote story, and which was shortlisted for the Booker last year. Philip Todres spoke to John Matisonn about his new book, released in December, titled Cyril’s Choices, Lessons From 25 Years of Freedom in South Africa, and Penny Lorimer discovered Canadian author Louise Penny with her most recent, A Better Man, and also read A Death In The Medina by James Von Leyden. John Hanks found value in Grant Fowld and Graham Spence’s Saving the last Rhino and Beryl Eichenberger regales us with her views on Fiona Niell’s Beneath the surface as well as Kate Furnivall’s Guardian of Lies. Phillippa Cheifitz delved into the Africa Cookbook by owner of The Africa Café’s Portia Mbau and Lesley Beake perceives the shift in teen reading with The choice between us by Edyth Bullbring, Singing down the Stars by Nerine Dorman and, The Music Box by Toby Bennett.

Fine Music Radio — Beverley Roos-Muller waded into Booker controversy territory and read both The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, joint winners for 2019. Melvyn Minnaar devoured Furious Hours, Casey Cep’s literary true crime thriller about Harper Lee’s non-fiction novel that never saw the light of day. John Hanks strongly recommends Gary Goldman & Marieka Gryzenhout’s superbly illustrated Field Guide to Mushrooms & other Fungi of South Africa. Debut reviewer Chegofatso Modika explored what it means to be queer in South Africa in They Called Me Queer compiled by Kim Windvogel and Kelly-Eve Koopman. Lesley Beake could not resist master of language Philip Pullman’s latest, The Book of Dust volume 2. Beryl Eichenberger discovered a sensitive approach to grief in Melina Lewis’s After you Died. The novel, in which four young women go for an early run, and only three return is set in Fish Hoek. Vanessa Levenstein found much that was familiar in Finoula Dowling’s Okay, Okay, Okay. Penny Lorimer brings us her views on The Second Sleep by Robert Harris and A Walk at Midnight by Alex van Tonder. Fred Khumalo’s The Longest March, took Philip Todres back 120 years, when 7000 Zulu mine workers marched from the gold mines of Johannesburg to Natal covering a distance of five hundred kilometres over ten days, and Vanessa Levenstein spoke to Andrew Newman about his conscious bedtime stories for children.

Beverley Roos-Muller waded into Booker controversy territory and read both The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, joint winners for 2019. Melvyn Minnaar devoured Furious Hours, Casey Cep's literary true crime thriller about Harper Lee's non-fiction novel that never saw the light of day. John Hanks strongly recommends Gary Goldman & Marieka Gryzenhout's superbly illustrated Field Guide to Mushrooms & other Fungi of South Africa. Debut reviewer Chegofatso Modika explored what it means to be queer in South Africa in They Called Me Queer compiled by Kim Windvogel and Kelly-Eve Koopman. Lesley Beake could not resist master of language Philip Pullman's latest, The Book of Dust volume 2. Beryl Eichenberger discovered a sensitive approach to grief in Melina Lewis's After you Died. The novel, in which four young women go for an early run, and only three return is set in Fish Hoek. Vanessa Levenstein found much that was familiar in Finoula Dowling's Okay, Okay, Okay. Penny Lorimer brings us her views on The Second Sleep by Robert Harris and A Walk at Midnight by Alex van Tonder. Fred Khumalo's The Longest March, took Philip Todres back 120 years, when 7000 Zulu mine workers marched from the gold mines of Johannesburg to Natal covering a distance of five hundred kilometres over ten days, and Vanessa Levenstein spoke to Andrew Newman about his conscious bedtime stories for children.

Penny Lorimer shares the drama of Louise Candlish's Those People and revisits private detective Jackson Brodie in Kate Atkinson's latest, Big Sky. John Hanks describes the Field Guide to the Frogs and other Amphibians of Africa by Alan Channing and Mark-Oliver Rödel as an ambitious undertaking that he highly recommends, and then he credits Madkadikgadi Pans: A travellers guite to the salt flats of Botswana for his decision on where to travel next. Beryl Eichenberger was transfixed by Elif Shafak's Ten minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, in which the reader is exposed to the captivating last moments of Leila's life under the skies of Istanbul. Phillippa Cheifitz tosses in a bit of culinary sass with a review of Zola Nene's Simply Zola, and Lesley Beake returns with her choice of children's books, the delightful “What's Up Thoko!” written and illustrated by Niki Daly, and Raj and the Best Day Ever by Seb Brown. And Vanessa Levenstein, deeply moved by the passing of American icon Toni Morrison, compares Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton to Morrison's Beloved in a sensitive and perceptive way. In studio with me today is the author of the already much-discussed Zephany, Joanne Jowell, who will share some of her insights around telling this multi-layered story.

Fine Music Radio — Penny Lorimer shares the drama of Louise Candlish’s Those People and revisits private detective Jackson Brodie in Kate Atkinson’s latest, Big Sky. John Hanks describes the Field Guide to the Frogs and other Amphibians of Africa by Alan Channing and Mark-Oliver Rödel as an ambitious undertaking that he highly recommends, and then he credits Madkadikgadi Pans: A travellers guite to the salt flats of Botswana for his decision on where to travel next. Beryl Eichenberger was transfixed by Elif Shafak’s Ten minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, in which the reader is exposed to the captivating last moments of Leila’s life under the skies of Istanbul. Phillippa Cheifitz tosses in a bit of culinary sass with a review of Zola Nene’s Simply Zola, and Lesley Beake returns with her choice of children’s books, the delightful “What’s Up Thoko!” written and illustrated by Niki Daly, and Raj and the Best Day Ever by Seb Brown. And Vanessa Levenstein, deeply moved by the passing of American icon Toni Morrison, compares Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton to Morrison’s Beloved in a sensitive and perceptive way. In studio with me today is the author of the already much-discussed Zephany, Joanne Jowell, who will share some of her insights around telling this multi-layered story.

Penny Lorimer shares the drama of Louise Candlish's Those People and revisits private detective Jackson Brodie in Kate Atkinson's latest, Big Sky. John Hanks describes the Field Guide to the Frogs and other Amphibians of Africa by Alan Channing and Mark-Oliver Rödel as an ambitious undertaking that he highly recommends, and then he credits Madkadikgadi Pans: A travellers guite to the salt flats of Botswana for his decision on where to travel next. Beryl Eichenberger was transfixed by Elif Shafak's Ten minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, in which the reader is exposed to the captivating last moments of Leila's life under the skies of Istanbul. Phillippa Cheifitz tosses in a bit of culinary sass with a review of Zola Nene's Simply Zola, and Lesley Beake returns with her choice of children's books, the delightful “What's Up Thoko!” written and illustrated by Niki Daly, and Raj and the Best Day Ever by Seb Brown. And Vanessa Levenstein, deeply moved by the passing of American icon Toni Morrison, compares Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton to Morrison's Beloved in a sensitive and perceptive way. In studio with me today is the author of the already much-discussed Zephany, Joanne Jowell, who will share some of her insights around telling this multi-layered story.

Fine Music Radio — Penny Lorimer shares the drama of Louise Candlish’s Those People and revisits private detective Jackson Brodie in Kate Atkinson’s latest, Big Sky. John Hanks describes the Field Guide to the Frogs and other Amphibians of Africa by Alan Channing and Mark-Oliver Rödel as an ambitious undertaking that he highly recommends, and then he credits Madkadikgadi Pans: A travellers guite to the salt flats of Botswana for his decision on where to travel next. Beryl Eichenberger was transfixed by Elif Shafak’s Ten minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, in which the reader is exposed to the captivating last moments of Leila’s life under the skies of Istanbul. Phillippa Cheifitz tosses in a bit of culinary sass with a review of Zola Nene’s Simply Zola, and Lesley Beake returns with her choice of children’s books, the delightful “What’s Up Thoko!” written and illustrated by Niki Daly, and Raj and the Best Day Ever by Seb Brown. And Vanessa Levenstein, deeply moved by the passing of American icon Toni Morrison, compares Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton to Morrison’s Beloved in a sensitive and perceptive way. In studio with me today is the author of the already much-discussed Zephany, Joanne Jowell, who will share some of her insights around telling this multi-layered story.

It's midday on the first Monday of Women's month and what better time to put up your feet and join us for Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, coming to you from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I'm Cindy Moritz, and I'm delighted to bring you this month's choice of good books from our switched-on team of readers. Penny Lorimer reviews two unusual thrillers, one by a seasoned British writer and the other by a novice American writer. Joe Country by Mick Herron and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips “Haunting, poetic and page turning”, is how Vanessa Levenstein describes the much hyped Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, set in a small town in North Carolina in the 1960s. Philip Todres chatted with Getaway Magazine editor Justin Fox about The 30-Year Safari - A celebration of Getaway Photography, published by Jacana. He called it “A very handsome coffee-table book with an impressive range of stunning photographs selected from the past decade of travel images featured in Getaway.” Beverley Roos-Muller read Cari Mora, for which she suggests a strong stomach is required. It is written by Thomas Harris, best remembered for his "Hannibal the Cannibal" books. John Hanks believes Stuarts' Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife is a must-have for every wildlife enthusiast and anyone involved with environmental education. Beryl Eichenberger reviewed The Wall by Max Annas, set in an upmarket suburb where the homeowners feel safe and secure. When someone comes in to find help he doesn't feel the same. Melvyn Minnaar indulged in two wonderful hardcover books of American origin which are miles apart content-wise: A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley and Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer. Peter Soal takes us into a tumultuous White House in Siege: Trump Under Fire by veteran journalist and media commentator Michael Wolff. It documents a White House driven by vicious infighting and a president who is described as erratic, irrational a

Fine Music Radio — It’s midday on the first Monday of Women’s month and what better time to put up your feet and join us for Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, coming to you from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I’m Cindy Moritz, and I’m delighted to bring you this month’s choice of good books from our switched-on team of readers. Penny Lorimer reviews two unusual thrillers, one by a seasoned British writer and the other by a novice American writer. Joe Country by Mick Herron and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips “Haunting, poetic and page turning”, is how Vanessa Levenstein describes the much hyped Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, set in a small town in North Carolina in the 1960s. Philip Todres chatted with Getaway Magazine editor Justin Fox about The 30-Year Safari - A celebration of Getaway Photography, published by Jacana. He called it “A very handsome coffee-table book with an impressive range of stunning photographs selected from the past decade of travel images featured in Getaway.” Beverley Roos-Muller read Cari Mora, for which she suggests a strong stomach is required. It is written by Thomas Harris, best remembered for his "Hannibal the Cannibal" books. John Hanks believes Stuarts’ Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife is a must-have for every wildlife enthusiast and anyone involved with environmental education. Beryl Eichenberger reviewed The Wall by Max Annas, set in an upmarket suburb where the homeowners feel safe and secure. When someone comes in to find help he doesn’t feel the same. Melvyn Minnaar indulged in two wonderful hardcover books of American origin which are miles apart content-wise: A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley and Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer. Peter Soal takes us into a tumultuous White House in Siege: Trump Under Fire by veteran journalist and media commentator Michael Wolff. It documents a White House driven by vicious infighting and a president who is described as erratic, irrational a

Fine Music Radio — Beverley Roos Muller delves into the complex world of Artificial Intelligence in Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me, calling it elegant as well as disturbing. Andrew Brown feels like Alice in Wonderland reading William Boyd’s Love is Blind, which is now out in paperback. Vanessa Levenstein calls Fiona Snycker’s Lacuna “an articulate response to JM Coetzee’s novel Disgrace, finally giving Lucy Lurie a voice, and Philip Todres speaks to Samantha Smirin, author of Life Interrupted: A Bipolar Memoir. He describes it as a “heartbreakingly honest biography of a person confronting bipolar disorder”. From the human condition to the call of the wild, John Hanks flew through African Raptors by William Clark and Rob Davies, and calls it a must-have for dedicated ornithologists. Back down to earth, Beryl Eichenberger explores a dream come true… or a nightmare waiting to happen in Michelle Sacks’s dark fiction, You Were Made for This. Penny Lorimer has discovered a new historical series with Philip Kerr’s Metroplis, featuring an interesting and attractive protagonist. And I’ll tell you all about Sarah Blake’s The Guest Book, a powerful exploration of whether history is the memory we carry in our bodies and how one privileged American family grappled with their own “things better left unsaid’.

Beverley Roos Muller delves into the complex world of Artificial Intelligence in Ian McEwan's Machines Like Me, calling it elegant as well as disturbing. Andrew Brown feels like Alice in Wonderland reading William Boyd's Love is Blind, which is now out in paperback. Vanessa Levenstein calls Fiona Snycker's Lacuna “an articulate response to JM Coetzee's novel Disgrace, finally giving Lucy Lurie a voice, and Philip Todres speaks to Samantha Smirin, author of Life Interrupted: A Bipolar Memoir. He describes it as a “heartbreakingly honest biography of a person confronting bipolar disorder”. From the human condition to the call of the wild, John Hanks flew through African Raptors by William Clark and Rob Davies, and calls it a must-have for dedicated ornithologists. Back down to earth, Beryl Eichenberger explores a dream come true… or a nightmare waiting to happen in Michelle Sacks's dark fiction, You Were Made for This. Penny Lorimer has discovered a new historical series with Philip Kerr's Metroplis, featuring an interesting and attractive protagonist. And I'll tell you all about Sarah Blake's The Guest Book, a powerful exploration of whether history is the memory we carry in our bodies and how one privileged American family grappled with their own “things better left unsaid'.

Fine Music Radio — Beverley Roos Muller gives joyful voice to Vox by Christina Dalcher which she found very readable. Committed conservationist John Hanks wonders whether The Last Elephants by Don Pinnock and Colin Bell really are the last elephants. From last to the next as Vanessa Levenstein so joyfully chats to Mitch Albom about his sequel to The five people you meet in heaven: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. And Nicky Farrelly comes up with a joyful bundle of great reads. Just right for the fireside or the electric blanket. Melvyn Minnaar chooses two very different books for those of us who thrill to language charm. MR: And Cindy Moritz reviews Written in History – Letters that changed the World, a book for those of us who are in for a feast of history.

Beverley Roos Muller gives joyful voice to Vox by Christina Dalcher which she found very readable. Committed conservationist John Hanks wonders whether The Last Elephants by Don Pinnock and Colin Bell really are the last elephants. From last to the next as Vanessa Levenstein so joyfully chats to Mitch Albom about his sequel to The five people you meet in heaven: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. And Nicky Farrelly comes up with a joyful bundle of great reads. Just right for the fireside or the electric blanket. Melvyn Minnaar chooses two very different books for those of us who thrill to language charm. MR: And Cindy Moritz reviews Written in History – Letters that changed the World, a book for those of us who are in for a feast of history.

Join me for the last half of my conversation with self-proclaimed pragmatic conservationist and author of Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching--Dr. John Hanks. We talk more about Operation Lock and the taboo issue that impacts every conservation effort in the world. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/operation-lock-war-rhino-poaching/9781770227293

Join me for a conversation with former Greytonian, conservationist and author of Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching--Dr. John Hanks. We talk about everything from starting off his marriage in a remote camp in Kafue National Park to that time he almost got a job selling ladies' lingerie. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/operation-lock-war-rhino-poaching/9781770227293  

Fine Music Radio — Melvyn Minnaar is delightfully set alight by Leonard Cohen’s The Flame. Cindy Moritz finds John Boyne’s A Ladder to the Sky deliciously dark and satisfying. John Hanks journeys through Ian Glenn’s The First Safari – Searching for Francois Levaillant, an account of South Africa’s first and perhaps the greatest ever birder. Lesley Beake brings us a dystopian teen novel and a South African story for younger readers. Briony Chisholm chats about her delightully titled One Night Only, her debut novel that’s a fun and flirty take on the romantic dongs of 33 year old Sarah Trafford. Philip Todres talks to Jay Pather co-editor with Catherine Boulle of Acts of Transgression - Contemporary Live Art in South Africa a wonderfully informative, and accessible book, with some excellent photographs to add to the treat. Peter Soal takes on two local stalwarts in The Indepence Factor by Dennis Worrall, and Graham Viney’s The Last Hurrah – South Africa and the Royal tour of 1947 Vanessa Levenstein takes a delightful trip around the Cape via Around the Cape in 80 Ways compiled and edited by Gabriel & Louise Athiros. Finally, if Matabataba finds the time we’ve a pre-record of Rodeny Trudgeon

Melvyn Minnaar is delightfully set alight by Leonard Cohen's The Flame. Cindy Moritz finds John Boyne's A Ladder to the Sky deliciously dark and satisfying. John Hanks journeys through Ian Glenn's The First Safari – Searching for Francois Levaillant, an account of South Africa's first and perhaps the greatest ever birder. Lesley Beake brings us a dystopian teen novel and a South African story for younger readers. Briony Chisholm chats about her delightully titled One Night Only, her debut novel that's a fun and flirty take on the romantic dongs of 33 year old Sarah Trafford. Philip Todres talks to Jay Pather co-editor with Catherine Boulle of Acts of Transgression - Contemporary Live Art in South Africa a wonderfully informative, and accessible book, with some excellent photographs to add to the treat. Peter Soal takes on two local stalwarts in The Indepence Factor by Dennis Worrall, and Graham Viney's The Last Hurrah – South Africa and the Royal tour of 1947 Vanessa Levenstein takes a delightful trip around the Cape via Around the Cape in 80 Ways compiled and edited by Gabriel & Louise Athiros. Finally, if Matabataba finds the time we've a pre-record of Rodeny Trudgeon

A blast from the past! Steve reached into the archives while he's traveling, and pulled out the Christmas show from 2016. Hear listener Christmas stories, and then find out what it's like to be a REAL Mall Santa!

Fine Music Radio — It’s noon on the first Monday of the month, so it’s BOOK CHOICE on Fine Music radio, and it’s a warm welcome from me, Gorry Bowes Taylor Matabata . . . .. This happy hour Andrew Marjoribank, Wordsworth Books brings you a bagful about his knees and his Passion for Opera, and his book is one of today’s Giveaways. Cindy Moritz spies a grand thriller in Daniel Silva’s The Other Woman. More spine chillers from Mike Fitzjames, including the new Tony Park, which is also one of today’s Giveaways. The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. The Enumerations is a novel about the effects of a mental condition on a family. Vanessa Levenstein spoke to author, Máire (pronounced Moira) Fisher. John Hanks hopes that adults, too, will read Kids’ Snakes of Southern Africa by Johan Marais, and keep snakes alive, and Lesley Beake talks teenage fantasy, in other words, other worlds and two good books for the young. Peter Soal gives us the up-beat on the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha by Richard Steyn. Philip Todres takes on a remarkable tome - Belonging - The story of the Jews 1492 - 1900’ by Simon Schama. If Matabataba finds the time, but I doubt it, we’ve a pre-recorded chat with Zimbabwean writer, Jill Baker, about the first in her sizzling Zambezi trilogy, The Horns.

It's noon on the first Monday of the month, so it's BOOK CHOICE on Fine Music radio, and it's a warm welcome from me, Gorry Bowes Taylor Matabata . . . .. This happy hour Andrew Marjoribank, Wordsworth Books brings you a bagful about his knees and his Passion for Opera, and his book is one of today's Giveaways. Cindy Moritz spies a grand thriller in Daniel Silva's The Other Woman. More spine chillers from Mike Fitzjames, including the new Tony Park, which is also one of today's Giveaways. The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. The Enumerations is a novel about the effects of a mental condition on a family. Vanessa Levenstein spoke to author, Máire (pronounced Moira) Fisher. John Hanks hopes that adults, too, will read Kids' Snakes of Southern Africa by Johan Marais, and keep snakes alive, and Lesley Beake talks teenage fantasy, in other words, other worlds and two good books for the young. Peter Soal gives us the up-beat on the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha by Richard Steyn. Philip Todres takes on a remarkable tome - Belonging - The story of the Jews 1492 - 1900' by Simon Schama. If Matabataba finds the time, but I doubt it, we've a pre-recorded chat with Zimbabwean writer, Jill Baker, about the first in her sizzling Zambezi trilogy, The Horns.

Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Peter Soal ponders Ramaphosa's Turn by Ralph Mathekga who wonders whether Ramaphosa can pull South Africa out of our current quatmire. Yes, says Mathekga. Melvyn Minnaar finds happiness in his latest favourite novel Happiness by Aminatta Forma, while Vanessa Levenstein reviews two novels by lauded and applauded South African writers: Craig Higgonson's The White House and Maya Fowler's Patagonia – A Fugue. John Hanks, happiest holidaying in the vast spaces of the Karoo, finds a superproduction in Mitch Reardon's Wild Karoo - A Journey Through History, Change and Revival in an ancient lan. Lesley Beaker, cautious about animal stories for children, praises Gareth Patterson's beautiful Born to be Free, a true tale of three lion cubs. Cindy Moritz declares The Death of Truth a little gem written by Pulitzer prize-winner Michiko Kakutani, while balletomnane Sheila Chisholm is kept on her tippy-toes by the biography David Poole – A Life Blighted by Apartheid.

Fine Music Radio — Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Peter Soal ponders Ramaphosa’s Turn by Ralph Mathekga who wonders whether Ramaphosa can pull South Africa out of our current quatmire. Yes, says Mathekga. Melvyn Minnaar finds happiness in his latest favourite novel Happiness by Aminatta Forma, while Vanessa Levenstein reviews two novels by lauded and applauded South African writers: Craig Higgonson’s The White House and Maya Fowler’s Patagonia – A Fugue. John Hanks, happiest holidaying in the vast spaces of the Karoo, finds a superproduction in Mitch Reardon’s Wild Karoo - A Journey Through History, Change and Revival in an ancient lan. Lesley Beaker, cautious about animal stories for children, praises Gareth Patterson’s beautiful Born to be Free, a true tale of three lion cubs. Cindy Moritz declares The Death of Truth a little gem written by Pulitzer prize-winner Michiko Kakutani, while balletomnane Sheila Chisholm is kept on her tippy-toes by the biography David Poole – A Life Blighted by Apartheid.

This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks. Wordsworth Books, brings us a cosy collection of fine fireside reading, Lesley Beake, an author deeply involved with children's literature, suggests a comic series by the Kwezi team that will hit the spot with young South African readers, and is stunned by Jess Bosworth Smith's brave and marvellous The Straw Giant and the Crow. Ardent conservationist John Hanks dives deep into Living Shores by George and Margo Branch, a masterpiece on our marine ecosystem, he declares. Vanessa Levenstein chatted to British historical novelist Kate Furnival about her latest, her ninth, steamy romance The Betrayal: twin sisters in Paris 1938 on the cusp of war. Peter Soal suggests that Who Will Rule in 2019 by Jan-Jan Joubert is required reading for all who want to understand coalition politics. Mike Fitzjames, so cruelly in this cold weather, puts ice in our veins with three chilling thrillers, while I wiled away winter with a quartet of non-fiction crime books, not all of them new – Jonny Steinberg's The Number, Andrew Brown's Good cop Bad cop, Exposing South Africa's Underworld by Mark Shaw, and Killing Goldfinger by Wesley Clarke. Finally fine cook and cookery writer Phillippa Cheifitz reminds us that Prince Harry and Meghan dished up whole bowls of wholesome and healthy poke food at their wedding, tuck into Melissa Delport's Whole – bowl food for balance. Yum

Fine Music Radio — This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks. Wordsworth Books, brings us a cosy collection of fine fireside reading, Lesley Beake, an author deeply involved with children’s literature, suggests a comic series by the Kwezi team that will hit the spot with young South African readers, and is stunned by Jess Bosworth Smith’s brave and marvellous The Straw Giant and the Crow. Ardent conservationist John Hanks dives deep into Living Shores by George and Margo Branch, a masterpiece on our marine ecosystem, he declares. Vanessa Levenstein chatted to British historical novelist Kate Furnival about her latest, her ninth, steamy romance The Betrayal: twin sisters in Paris 1938 on the cusp of war. Peter Soal suggests that Who Will Rule in 2019 by Jan-Jan Joubert is required reading for all who want to understand coalition politics. Mike Fitzjames, so cruelly in this cold weather, puts ice in our veins with three chilling thrillers, while I wiled away winter with a quartet of non-fiction crime books, not all of them new – Jonny Steinberg’s The Number, Andrew Brown’s Good cop Bad cop, Exposing South Africa’s Underworld by Mark Shaw, and Killing Goldfinger by Wesley Clarke. Finally fine cook and cookery writer Phillippa Cheifitz reminds us that Prince Harry and Meghan dished up whole bowls of wholesome and healthy poke food at their wedding, tuck into Melissa Delport’s Whole – bowl food for balance. Yum

This cheerful hour Andrew Marjoribanks cheers us with great choices in Wordsworth Books fiction and non-fiction. And, for the first time, we review an app as John Hanks is cheerfully aflutter about Steve Woodhall's Butterflies of South Africa. This beautiful and engaging app is also one of our Giveaways today. Vanessa Levenstein is cheered by her chat with Mick Herron about his dark, politically incorrect, poetic and hysterically funny, London Rules, the latest spy thriller in the Slough House series. Legal eagle, police reservist and writer Andrew Brown found William Boyd's The Dreams of Bethan Mellmouth searingly clever – and humorous. Phillippa Cheifitz raises a cheer for Any Time Ile de Pain's celebrity cook Liesi Mulder's new cookbook from that famed café emporium in Knysna. Mike Fitjames, mean as ever, unsettles your nerves with three new thrillers, and Philip Todres takes on art mover and shaker Natalie Knight's biography – The Big Picture – an Art-O-Biography. It's both a personal memoir and an overview of Natalie's contribution to the South African arts and culture landscape. Cindy Moritz was much moved by the beautiful and illuminating tale of the Holocaust tattooist and the woman he loved in The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and finally Peter Soal was cheerfully shocked by Robin Renwick's How to Steal a Country - which describes the vertiginously rapid descent of political leadership in South Africa.

Fine Music Radio — This cheerful hour Andrew Marjoribanks cheers us with great choices in Wordsworth Books fiction and non-fiction. And, for the first time, we review an app as John Hanks is cheerfully aflutter about Steve Woodhall’s Butterflies of South Africa. This beautiful and engaging app is also one of our Giveaways today. Vanessa Levenstein is cheered by her chat with Mick Herron about his dark, politically incorrect, poetic and hysterically funny, London Rules, the latest spy thriller in the Slough House series. Legal eagle, police reservist and writer Andrew Brown found William Boyd’s The Dreams of Bethan Mellmouth searingly clever – and humorous. Phillippa Cheifitz raises a cheer for Any Time Ile de Pain’s celebrity cook Liesi Mulder’s new cookbook from that famed café emporium in Knysna. Mike Fitjames, mean as ever, unsettles your nerves with three new thrillers, and Philip Todres takes on art mover and shaker Natalie Knight’s biography – The Big Picture – an Art-O-Biography. It’s both a personal memoir and an overview of Natalie’s contribution to the South African arts and culture landscape. Cindy Moritz was much moved by the beautiful and illuminating tale of the Holocaust tattooist and the woman he loved in The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and finally Peter Soal was cheerfully shocked by Robin Renwick’s How to Steal a Country - which describes the vertiginously rapid descent of political leadership in South Africa.

Uut muusikat klavessiinile mängib ameeriklanna Elaine Funaro. Kaastegevad on Randall Love klavessiinil, John Hanks löökpillidel, Rebecca Troxler flöödil ja Brent Wissick viola da gambal. Album on ilmunud aastal 2001.

Uut muusikat klavessiinile mängib ameeriklanna Elaine Funaro. Kaastegevad on Randall Love klavessiinil, John Hanks löökpillidel, Rebecca Troxler flöödil ja Brent Wissick viola da gambal. Album on ilmunud aastal 2001.

Fine Music Radio — It’s the first Monday of the month, so it’s BOOK CHOICE on Fine Music Radio 101.3 - I‘m Gorry Bowes Taylor: This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Bools, brings you an inspiring bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. John Hanks finds cardinal imperatives and some omissions in James Clarke’s Overkill – The race to save Africa’s wildlife, while Phillippa Cheifitz finds gorgeous food for the gluten-intolerant in Jenny Kay’s The South African Gluten-free Cookbook, and more munhies in Olami, Nirit Saban’s gluten-free cookbook. Melvyn Minnaar finds Dictatorland. The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon a fast and his most super engaging read in recent times, while Mike Fitzjames, cruel as ever, hopes to crack our minds with three dead dangerous thrillers. Vanessa Levenstein suggests that while most university students are juggling their part-time jobs and studying, Evan Spiegel had bigger plans, as she reviews How to turn down a billion dollars – The Snapchat story by Billy Gallagher. Finally Paul Duncan and Alain Proust have done it again with their new book Inside Kimberley, another stunning heritage book. Philip Todres talks to Paul Duncan.

It's the first Monday of the month, so it's BOOK CHOICE on Fine Music Radio 101.3 - I‘m Gorry Bowes Taylor: This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Bools, brings you an inspiring bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. John Hanks finds cardinal imperatives and some omissions in James Clarke's Overkill – The race to save Africa's wildlife, while Phillippa Cheifitz finds gorgeous food for the gluten-intolerant in Jenny Kay's The South African Gluten-free Cookbook, and more munhies in Olami, Nirit Saban's gluten-free cookbook. Melvyn Minnaar finds Dictatorland. The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon a fast and his most super engaging read in recent times, while Mike Fitzjames, cruel as ever, hopes to crack our minds with three dead dangerous thrillers. Vanessa Levenstein suggests that while most university students are juggling their part-time jobs and studying, Evan Spiegel had bigger plans, as she reviews How to turn down a billion dollars – The Snapchat story by Billy Gallagher. Finally Paul Duncan and Alain Proust have done it again with their new book Inside Kimberley, another stunning heritage book. Philip Todres talks to Paul Duncan.

This sunny hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, brings a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Beveley Roos Muller finds 'Head Case' by Ross Armstrong unforgettable, an absolute one-off; smart, cheeky, with the oddest and most original detective character. John Hanks takes a trip down the 'River of Gold – Narratives and exploration of the Great Limpopo' by Peter Norton, Mike Gardiner and Clive Walker much, much more than Kipling's ‘great, grey, green, greasy Limpopo all set about with fever trees'. Philip Todres talks to Sylvia Brunders who has just published 'Parading Respectability – The cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape'. Vanessa Levenstein loved Clare Robertson's 'Under Glass', and do bear in mind that Clare is the winner of the 2014 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. And the good news is that Under Glass is one of our prizes today. Melvyn Minnaar talks delightedly to poet Karin Schimke about her inspiring new book 'Navigate' and Cindy Moritz much enjoyed the fanciful 'The Immortalists' by Chloe Benjamin, where four siblings go to a fortune teller in their childhood and find out the dates they're going to die. How do they choose to live their lives?

Fine Music Radio — This sunny hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, brings a bagful of the best in fiction and non-fiction. Beveley Roos Muller finds 'Head Case' by Ross Armstrong unforgettable, an absolute one-off; smart, cheeky, with the oddest and most original detective character. John Hanks takes a trip down the 'River of Gold – Narratives and exploration of the Great Limpopo' by Peter Norton, Mike Gardiner and Clive Walker much, much more than Kipling’s ‘great, grey, green, greasy Limpopo all set about with fever trees’. Philip Todres talks to Sylvia Brunders who has just published 'Parading Respectability – The cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape'. Vanessa Levenstein loved Clare Robertson’s 'Under Glass', and do bear in mind that Clare is the winner of the 2014 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. And the good news is that Under Glass is one of our prizes today. Melvyn Minnaar talks delightedly to poet Karin Schimke about her inspiring new book 'Navigate' and Cindy Moritz much enjoyed the fanciful 'The Immortalists' by Chloe Benjamin, where four siblings go to a fortune teller in their childhood and find out the dates they’re going to die. How do they choose to live their lives?

Welcome to BOOK CHOICE on the first Monday of the month and to a bright, bookish New Year! I'm Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books with a big bundle of good books on which to spend your book vouchers. Beverley Roos Muller finds Chris Barnard as beautiful and brilliant as she remembers him in Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the first heart transplant by James Brent Styan. Philip Todres is gobsmacked by Ballenesque, the long-awaited restrospective from one of the world's most important photographers – Roger Ballon, who, for the first time, reveals his compelling and particular vision. Vanessa Levenstein loved Dear World – A Syrian Girl's story of War and plea for peace by Bana Alabed. John Hanks holds Sir David Attenboroough in high esteem and thus was pleased to read David Attenborough – Adventures of a young Naturalist. The Zoo Quest Expeditions. Mike Fitzjames, mean as always, shreds our nerves with truly good new crime novels. We chat to Lyndall Gordon about Outsiders – Five Women Writers Who Changed the World, wonderfully written with Lyndall's usual passionate intelligence. Good laughs from Melvyn Minnaar who chuckled his way through 50 People Who Stuffed Up The World by Alexancer Parker and Tim Richman. Finally Cindy Moritz is deeply moved by Hunger — A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay, an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator who addresses the experience of living in what she calls an ‘undisciplined' body.

Fine Music Radio — Welcome to BOOK CHOICE on the first Monday of the month and to a bright, bookish New Year! I’m Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books with a big bundle of good books on which to spend your book vouchers. Beverley Roos Muller finds Chris Barnard as beautiful and brilliant as she remembers him in Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the first heart transplant by James Brent Styan. Philip Todres is gobsmacked by Ballenesque, the long-awaited restrospective from one of the world’s most important photographers – Roger Ballon, who, for the first time, reveals his compelling and particular vision. Vanessa Levenstein loved Dear World – A Syrian Girl’s story of War and plea for peace by Bana Alabed. John Hanks holds Sir David Attenboroough in high esteem and thus was pleased to read David Attenborough – Adventures of a young Naturalist. The Zoo Quest Expeditions. Mike Fitzjames, mean as always, shreds our nerves with truly good new crime novels. We chat to Lyndall Gordon about Outsiders – Five Women Writers Who Changed the World, wonderfully written with Lyndall’s usual passionate intelligence. Good laughs from Melvyn Minnaar who chuckled his way through 50 People Who Stuffed Up The World by Alexancer Parker and Tim Richman. Finally Cindy Moritz is deeply moved by Hunger — A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay, an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator who addresses the experience of living in what she calls an ‘undisciplined’ body.

Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books has pleasant present ideas in fiction and non-fiction. Even the politically well-connected Peter Soal is gobsmacked by the strong stuff we thought we knew – but didn't - in The President's Keepers by Jacques Pauw. Beverley Roos Muller is thunderstruck by The Third Reef by SJ Naude, while Jay Heale suggests that surely one of his book selections would make the ideal Christmas present, and Cindy Moritz was inflamed by Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ing. Philip Todres chats to Anne Emslie as she leads us on a guided tour through the rooms of the Owl House in Nieu Bethseda and along the paths of the sculpture garden in Anne's exquisite book: A Journey Through the Owl House. A tour, too, from John Hanks as he travels through The Garden Route guide: The Definitive Guide to the Garden Route. Which was wonderfully proclaimed the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve in June this year by UNESCO. And Melvyn Minnaar takes a trip to ancient Greece for his holiday reading in two books: Mythos by Stephen Fry and Colm Toibin's House of Names. Finally Phillippa Cheifitz stirs her wooden spoon into the culinary wonders of Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson.. Do stay tuned for all the music in this programme is composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber in celebration of Pieter Toerien's new production of ‘Evita' right here at Artscape for the festive season, and do stay with us, too, for our easy peasy competition question to win one of two R250 Wordsworth Books vouchers. Andrew Marjoribnks, Santa's sack full of Wordsworth's best in fiction and non-fiction.

Fine Music Radio — Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books has pleasant present ideas in fiction and non-fiction. Even the politically well-connected Peter Soal is gobsmacked by the strong stuff we thought we knew – but didn’t - in The President’s Keepers by Jacques Pauw. Beverley Roos Muller is thunderstruck by The Third Reef by SJ Naude, while Jay Heale suggests that surely one of his book selections would make the ideal Christmas present, and Cindy Moritz was inflamed by Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ing. Philip Todres chats to Anne Emslie as she leads us on a guided tour through the rooms of the Owl House in Nieu Bethseda and along the paths of the sculpture garden in Anne’s exquisite book: A Journey Through the Owl House. A tour, too, from John Hanks as he travels through The Garden Route guide: The Definitive Guide to the Garden Route. Which was wonderfully proclaimed the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve in June this year by UNESCO. And Melvyn Minnaar takes a trip to ancient Greece for his holiday reading in two books: Mythos by Stephen Fry and Colm Toibin’s House of Names. Finally Phillippa Cheifitz stirs her wooden spoon into the culinary wonders of Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson.. Do stay tuned for all the music in this programme is composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber in celebration of Pieter Toerien’s new production of ‘Evita’ right here at Artscape for the festive season, and do stay with us, too, for our easy peasy competition question to win one of two R250 Wordsworth Books vouchers. Andrew Marjoribnks, Santa’s sack full of Wordsworth’s best in fiction and non-fiction.

This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us awesome fiction and non-fiction reads for the still chilly days of August. Beverley Roos Muller re-reads with glee Gerald Durrell's The Corfu Trilogy, which includes the delightful My Family and Other Animals. More animals, though not so happily in John Hanks' richly rewarding review of Philip Limbery's Dead Zone – Where the Wild Things Were. Vanessa Levenstein is happily engrossed in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arandhati Roy's first work of fiction since she won the Booker Prize 20 years ago for The God of Small Things, and Jay Heale takes a close look at three locally produced picture books for young readers. Melvyn Minnnar talks to art historian Anna Tietze about her A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery – Reflections on Art and National Identity - the first comprehensive history of the 150 year old South African National Gallery. As always, the mean Mike Fitzjames sets your nerves ajangle with three terrifying crime novels - The Thirst by Jo Nesbo, The Caller by Chris Carter and A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly. Peter Soal takes a hard look at two very different busnessmen – Harry Oppenheimer and Brett Kebble. Finally Ina Paarman, perfectionist, praises Phillippa Cheifitz's brand new, grand new cookbook: Make it Easy, a collection of her truly tasteful recipes from Woolies Taste magazine.

Fine Music Radio — This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us awesome fiction and non-fiction reads for the still chilly days of August. Beverley Roos Muller re-reads with glee Gerald Durrell’s The Corfu Trilogy, which includes the delightful My Family and Other Animals. More animals, though not so happily in John Hanks’ richly rewarding review of Philip Limbery’s Dead Zone – Where the Wild Things Were. Vanessa Levenstein is happily engrossed in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arandhati Roy’s first work of fiction since she won the Booker Prize 20 years ago for The God of Small Things, and Jay Heale takes a close look at three locally produced picture books for young readers. Melvyn Minnnar talks to art historian Anna Tietze about her A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery – Reflections on Art and National Identity - the first comprehensive history of the 150 year old South African National Gallery. As always, the mean Mike Fitzjames sets your nerves ajangle with three terrifying crime novels - The Thirst by Jo Nesbo, The Caller by Chris Carter and A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly. Peter Soal takes a hard look at two very different busnessmen – Harry Oppenheimer and Brett Kebble. Finally Ina Paarman, perfectionist, praises Phillippa Cheifitz’s brand new, grand new cookbook: Make it Easy, a collection of her truly tasteful recipes from Woolies Taste magazine.

"Thank you for joining us, it's good to be with you. This joyful hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a grand bag of good books, Peter Soal declares his support for the DA and Mmusi Maimane as he reviews 'Mmusi Maimane – Prophet or Puppet by S'Thembiso Msomi', and Beverley Roos Muller was riveted by Raoul Wallenberg's incredible rescue expedition which saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary during the last months of World War Two in 'Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography by Ingrid Carlberg'. Shangai Darangwa, Lifestyle Feature Writer for The Sunday Independent, takes an up close and critical look at Bongani Madondo's 'Sigh the Beloved Country', Cindy Moritz found 'The Girls' by Emma Cline just fabulous. Philip Todres reviews two books which deal with Jewish immigrants to South Africa - 'The Reb and the Rebel' edited by Carmel Schrire and Gqynne Schrire, and 'Married to Medicine – Doctor Mary Gordon, Pioneer Woman Physician and Humanist' by Jack Metz and Gordon Metz. In December it will 20 years since Alison Botha was raped, disembowelled and left for dead. In twelve days the movie “I Have Life” will be premiered around the country. Vanessa Levenstein reviews Alison's story as told to Marianne Thamm: "I Have Life", then Vanessa reviews two novels, one by well-known, well-loved author, Maggie O'Farrell, 'This Must Be the Place', the other by debut writer Kit de Wall: 'My Name is Leon'. Cape Town cookbook writer Phillippa Cheifitz munches her way through 'Eat Ting' by Mpho Tshukudu & Anna Trapido, a good book that looks at diet, weight and health for modern black South Africans. Mike Fitzjames, as always, scares us out of our wits with three chilling thrillers, and, if we have time, leading conservationist and author, John Hanks walks us through elephants' 'Giant Steps' by Richard Peirce."

Fine Music Radio — "Thank you for joining us, it’s good to be with you. This joyful hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, gives us a grand bag of good books, Peter Soal declares his support for the DA and Mmusi Maimane as he reviews 'Mmusi Maimane – Prophet or Puppet by S’Thembiso Msomi', and Beverley Roos Muller was riveted by Raoul Wallenberg’s incredible rescue expedition which saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary during the last months of World War Two in 'Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography by Ingrid Carlberg'. Shangai Darangwa, Lifestyle Feature Writer for The Sunday Independent, takes an up close and critical look at Bongani Madondo’s 'Sigh the Beloved Country', Cindy Moritz found 'The Girls' by Emma Cline just fabulous. Philip Todres reviews two books which deal with Jewish immigrants to South Africa - 'The Reb and the Rebel' edited by Carmel Schrire and Gqynne Schrire, and 'Married to Medicine – Doctor Mary Gordon, Pioneer Woman Physician and Humanist' by Jack Metz and Gordon Metz. In December it will 20 years since Alison Botha was raped, disembowelled and left for dead. In twelve days the movie “I Have Life” will be premiered around the country. Vanessa Levenstein reviews Alison’s story as told to Marianne Thamm: "I Have Life", then Vanessa reviews two novels, one by well-known, well-loved author, Maggie O’Farrell, 'This Must Be the Place', the other by debut writer Kit de Wall: 'My Name is Leon'. Cape Town cookbook writer Phillippa Cheifitz munches her way through 'Eat Ting' by Mpho Tshukudu & Anna Trapido, a good book that looks at diet, weight and health for modern black South Africans. Mike Fitzjames, as always, scares us out of our wits with three chilling thrillers, and, if we have time, leading conservationist and author, John Hanks walks us through elephants’ 'Giant Steps' by Richard Peirce."

"This cheerful hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, has a bagful of good books to cheer us through the chill. We talk to John Hanks, conservation expert and head of WWF in Africa about his passionate and deeply persuasive book 'Operation Lock and the war on rhino poaching'. Vanessa Levenstein reviews two books, very different in style and genre, both exploring the quest for love and belonging: 'The Course of Love – A novel', written by philosopher, writer and television presenter Alain De Botton, and 'Finding Martha Lost' by Caroline Wallace, the pseudonym for Caroline Smailes. Philip Todres chats to Man Booker Prize winner, the South African novelist Christopher Hope about his caustic new satirical novel 'Jimfish', while Phillippa Cheifitz finds comfort food in 'My Cape Malay Kitchen' by Cariema Isaacs. Little comfort in heart-stopping, chart-topping thrillers chosen by Mike Fitzjames. Beverley Roos Muller finds Joyce Carol Oates's 'The Sacrifice' powerful and gripping."

Fine Music Radio — "This cheerful hour: Andrew Marjoribanks, Wordsworth Books, has a bagful of good books to cheer us through the chill. We talk to John Hanks, conservation expert and head of WWF in Africa about his passionate and deeply persuasive book 'Operation Lock and the war on rhino poaching'. Vanessa Levenstein reviews two books, very different in style and genre, both exploring the quest for love and belonging: 'The Course of Love – A novel', written by philosopher, writer and television presenter Alain De Botton, and 'Finding Martha Lost' by Caroline Wallace, the pseudonym for Caroline Smailes. Philip Todres chats to Man Booker Prize winner, the South African novelist Christopher Hope about his caustic new satirical novel 'Jimfish', while Phillippa Cheifitz finds comfort food in 'My Cape Malay Kitchen' by Cariema Isaacs. Little comfort in heart-stopping, chart-topping thrillers chosen by Mike Fitzjames. Beverley Roos Muller finds Joyce Carol Oates’s 'The Sacrifice' powerful and gripping."