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Welcome to day 7 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, Paige Nick, South African novelist, columnist and advertising copywriter takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Paige's stand-out book for 2022 is Forever Home by Graham Norton, and she plans to read three books over the festive season, including:

-Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

-Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel

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Welcome to Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, Jennifer Platt, Books Editor for Sunday Times takes us on the journey of her year in books, the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Jennifer has two book picks for 2022 including:

Booth - Karen Joy Fowler

Verity - Colleen Hoover

Jennifer Plans to read several books over the festive season, including:

I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

Revenge - Tom Bower

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry

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Welcome to day 5 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode editor, content creator and cohost of

@thegreatequalizerpodcast takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Samantha's stand-out book for 2022 is Witches by Brenda Lozano, and she plans to read three books over the festive season, including:

-Floor Sample by Julia Cameron

-I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg

-I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

-Healing Through Words by Rupi Kaur

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Welcome to day 4 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, author, journalist, and radio host, Sue Grant-Marshall takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Sue's stand-out book for 2022 is Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford and she plans to read three books over the festive season, including:

-Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

-Bonny and Read by Julie Walker

-The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

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Welcome to day 3 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

Welcome to Pagcast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode News24 Books Editor, Shaun de Waal, reviews his standout book for 2022, External Mission: The ANC in Exile by Stephen Ellis.

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Welcome to day 2 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

Welcome to Pagcast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, Editor-in-Chief of Modern (Living, Wellness, Beauty, Lux) and book lover sometimes known by her quirky handle, @doesmybooklooksmart, Dan Weakley, takes us on ride of her year in books, the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Dan has several books picks for 2022 including:

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Plant Hunter by T.L Mogford.

Dan Plans to read several books over the festive season, including:

The Christmas Postcards by Karen Swan

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

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Welcome to day 1 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

Welcome to Pagcast’s holiday season. This December we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, journalist and presenter Nancy Richards reflects on her year in books and the literary journey she went on over the last year. Nancy's book pick for 2022 is JOAN by Katherine J. Chen, and she plans to spend the holidays reading The Hyacinth Girl: T. S. Eliot's Hidden Muse by Lyndall Gordon.

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Batya Bricker, Exclusive Books Marketing, Loyalty and Procurement – General Manager joins Michele Magwood, writer, editor and Publisher-at-Large for Jonathan Ball Publishers, to chat about the Exclusive Books Christmas List.

This year’s Exclusive Books Christmas selection – The List – is the widest selection in years, making the offering truly ‘something for everyone’.

The campaign itself, Santa’s No 1 Supplier, is traditional and nostalgic, featuring Santa himself, with his trusty elves, amongst the treasure trove of bookshelves at Exclusive Books.

“This is a departure from Exclusive Books’ usual approach, where we would emphasise the general holiday aspect of the Season, rather than the particularity of Christmas. But our feeling for this year, post-covid and amidst our current challenging times, was that we all needed a bit of Festive magic and wonder, a universal need no matter how you choose to celebrate at the end of the year.” – Batya Bricker – Exclusive Books Marketing, Loyalty and Procurement – General Manager.

You can access the list at: https://issuu.com/exclusivebooks/docs/_lks19117_christmas_catalogue_2022_sa_final_jetli?fr=sMTgyMzU0OTk1NjU&_ga=2.154250168.1885358239.1670216671-amp-bfD7XouynpxxlXXZHZ9IBg

Enjoy! Exclusive Books Christmas Catalogue

In this week’s episode, publicist and book lover Thembela Mputamputa is in conversation with Mogau Seshoene, author of Hosting with the Lazy Makoti.

About the book:

The highly anticipated new cookbook from South Africa’s award-winning and bestselling cookbook author and chef.

“I am back with a brand-new collection of over 100 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes! In my highly anticipated new cookbook, Hosting with the Lazy Makoti, I will show you how to host any occasion with stylish and tasty food, from soul-warming one-pot dinners, irresistible easy bakes, and hearty plant-based dishes to Mzansi favourites, flavourful seven-colour meals, decadent desserts, vibrant African cuisine, and much more.”

‘Her unique characteristics and impressive enthusiasm flood the pages.’ - Abigail Donnelly

‘Mogau’s way with food puts beautiful labels on age-old foods that have been passed from generation to generation.’ - Florence Masebe

‘This is not just a cookbook, but a demonstration of what one can achieve with passion.’ - Savita K Mbuli

About the author:

Mogau Seshoene is a trained chef and award-winning cookbook author. Her previous book, The Lazy Makoti’s Guide to the Kitchen, became an instant bestseller. Mogau has received a Gourmand World Cookbook Award and a USIBA Creative and Cultural Industries Award, and was named the 2021 Luxe Restaurant Awards Culinary Media Personality of the Year. She’s featured on the Forbes Africa ‘30 under 30’ list and the Mail and Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans list.

Veteran journalist and Author Arlene Prinsloo interviews the legend that is Jeffrey Archer regarding his latest book.

About the book:

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’.

Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.

Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team. Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive – and unique – responsibility. But it soon becomes clear the problems in Royalty Protection are just the beginning. A renegade organization has the security of the country – and the Crown – in its sights. The only question is which target is next in line…

About Jeffrey:

Jeffrey Archer, whose novels include the Clifton Chronicles, the William Warwick novels and Kane and Abel, is one of the world's bestselling authors, with sales of over 275 million copies around the world. Famous for his discipline as a writer who works on up to fourteen drafts of each book, Jeffrey also brings a vast amount of insider knowledge to his books. Whether it’s his own career in politics, his passionate interest in art, or the wealth of fascinating background detail – inspired by the extraordinary network of friends he has built over a lifetime at the heart of Britain’s establishment – his novels provide a fascinating glimpse into a range of closed worlds. A member of the House of Lords, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two granddaughters and three grandsons. He splits his time between London, Grantchester in Cambridge, and Mallorca where he writes the first draft of each new novel.

About Arlene:

Arlene Prinsloo is a veteran journalist, who has worked for Netwerk24, Rapport, Die Burger and Beeld in a career spanning 30 years. She has covered royal news as a blogger for Sarie and Netwerk24. Prinsloo lives in Cape Town.