A Readers' Community

We go on some literary journeys through South African cities, featuring Tshidiso Moletsane talking about his debut novel, Junx, and with recommendations from Dela Gwala.

Dela recommends ‘Our Move Next’, curated by Kelly-Eve Koopman, Sarah Summers and Vasti Hannie; ‘The Eternal Audience of One’ by Rémy Ngamije, ‘Zoo City’ by Lauren Beukes, and ‘The Woman Next Door’ by Yewande Omotoso. ‘Our Move Next’ is available for download here.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Vasti Calitz and Andri Burnett.

This season is made possible by a grant by the National Arts Council.

A Readers' Community is a South African book podcast centring local authors.

We explore the connection between sex and death in literature, with a conversation with Yewande Omotoso about her book, ‘An Unusual Grief’, and with recommendations from Efemia Chela.

Efemia recommends ‘Blackass’ by A Igoni Barrett, ‘Luster’ by Raven Leilani, ‘Detransition, Baby’ by Torrey Peters, and ‘In the Heart of the Country’ by JM Coetzee.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Vasti Calitz and Andri Burnett.

This season is made possible by a grant by the National Arts Council.

A Readers' Community is a books podcast featuring conversations with South African authors and readers.

Vasti talks to Terry-Ann Adams about their book, 'White Chalk', and gets recommendations from Omphile Raleie of Bookamoso about narratives of the everyday in fiction.

Omphile recommends ‘The GoldDiggers’ by Sue Nyathi, ‘The Ones with Purpose’ by Nozizwe Cynthia Jele, ‘Bows and Butterflies’ by Xoli M, and ‘Searching for Simphiwe’ by Sifiso Mzobe.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Vasti Calitz and Andri Burnett.

This season is made possible by a grant by the National Arts Council.

A Readers' Community is a literary podcast featuring conversations with South African authors and readers.

Season 3 of A Readers' Community is coming your way. First episode out on 11 May 2022. Subscribe so you don't miss it.

To get in touch, email [email protected].

A Readers' Community is a literary podcast featuring conversations about South African books.

The Open Book Podcast Series is back, and it's moved to its own platform. Click here to find it on Apple Podcasts, or here to find it on Spotify, or search 'Open Book Podcast' on your preferred app.

The series presents a taste of the kind of conversations you would experience at the Open Book Festival, which occurred annually in Cape Town in pre-pandemic times, with a selection of discussions that gives some highlights from a brilliant year in South African literature.

We can't wait to share this series with you.

In this final episode of the season, we look at stand out reads from 2021 so far, featuring a conversation with Mphuthumi Ntabeni, author of The Wanderers.

Jess’s favourite picture book of the year so far is The Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen, while the book that has meant most to Colin this year is The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr, and Luami’s stand out read is a spec fic novel, Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.

A Readers' Community is a South African literary podcast featuring conversations with local authors and recommendations from Book Lounge staff.

In this episode about memoirs, we bring you a conversation with Robert Hamblin about his just-published book, ‘Robert: A Queer and Crooked Memoir for the Not So Straight or Narrow', and staff recommend their favourite memoirs.

Megan’s favourite is ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeanette Walls, Luami loved ‘Priestdaddy’ by Patricia Lockwood, and Carmen’s recommendation is ‘Memorial Drive’ by Natasha Tretheway.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.

A Readers' Community is a South African books podcast featuring conversations with local authors and recommendations from Book Lounge staff.

An episode about comic books, graphic novels, and graphic biographies. We speak to the dream team behind Kwezi, South Africa’s first superhero comic, Loyiso Mkize, Clyde Beech and Mohale Mashigo (aka Carol Mashigo).

Jess talks about the graphic biography ‘Kusama’ by Elisa Macellari, the adaptations of ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’ by George Orwell, as well as the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’  Noah recommends Nimona by Noelle Stevenson as well their memoir, ‘The Fire Never Goes Out’, and Luami loved ‘Glass Town’ by Isabel Greenberg and ‘Fangs’ by Sarah Andersen.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.

A Readers' Community is a South African literary podcast featuring conversations with local authors as well as book recommendations.

This episode is all about books to read when you’re struggling to read. We speak to A’Eysha Kassiem, author of Suitcase of Memory, as well as Naledi Mashishi, whose debut novel is Invisible Strings

The book that rescued Mervyn from a reading slump recently is Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, while Megan was saved by Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Carmen’s solution is essay collections, and she recommends A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib.

Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.

A Readers' Community is a South African book podcast featuring conversations with local authors and book recommendations.

In this episode, we talk to Desiree Lewis and Gabeba Baderoon, the editors of a new collection,  'Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa', and the Book Lounge staff recommend local fiction they’ve loved recently.

Jess recommends ‘Hibiscus Coast’ by Nick Mulgrew, Belinda loved ‘Young Blood’ by Sifiso Mzobe, and Thandi suggests ‘When the Village Sleeps’ by Sindiwe Magona.

Get in touch by emailing [email protected]. This podcast is hosted by Vasti Calitz and produced by Andri Burnett.

A Readers' Community is a South African literary podcast featuring conversations about recent South African books.