The Reading Chatroom

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Reading Chatroom!

We are so excited to be back with a brand new format just for you.

This season focuses on debut novels and today, we are covering:

- Just Watch Me by Lior Torrenberg

- Before We Hit the Ground by Selali Fiamanya

With a special interview with Selali at the end of the episode.

Remember to check us out on Instagram @thereadingchatroom and to like, comment, and rate us wherever you get your podcasts.

Music track: Chocolate by Lukrembo

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Episode 10 | The Reading Chatroom at the Franschhoek Literary Festival☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom for our season one finale!

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Penance by Eliza Clarke

• Kin by Tayari Jones

• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

• The Dogs of Vivo by Sven Axelrad

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at the Franschhoek Literary Festival.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Emma’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@byswartemma 

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Episode 9 | The Reading Chatroom in Gordon’s Bay☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Tom Lake by Anne Patchett

• I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman (tr. Ros Schwartz)

• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

• Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at The Waffle Café in Gordon’s Bay.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

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Episode 8 | The Reading Chatroom at The Waffle Café☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

• Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

• Discipline by Larissa Pham

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at The Waffle Café in Gordon’s Bay.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

Episode 7 | The Reading Chatroom at the V&A Waterfront ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

• The Wedding People by Alison Espach

• The Compound by Aisling Rawle

• Love Forms by Claire Adam

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at the V&A Waterfront.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

Episode 6 | The Reading Chatroom at the Woolies Cafe,  V&A Waterfront ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer

• The Best of Everything by Kit De Waal

• The Artist by Lucy Steeds

• Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

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Episode 5 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna

• The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall

• Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

Episode 4 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this archival episode we chat about AI, Mia Ballard's Shy Girl scandal and much more, including:

• Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

• Audition by Katie Kitamura

• The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden

• Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠ 📚☕

Episode 3 | The Reading Chatroom at Bootlegger Stellenbosch ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:

• Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

• Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at Bootlegger in Stellenbosch

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.

Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠ 📚☕

Episode 2 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront ☕📚

Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.

Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.

In this episode we chat about:
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• One of Us by Elizabeth Day
• Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
• Heart the Lover by Lily King

Expect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.

This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront.

If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.
Come join the chatroom.

Follow us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom 📚☕