PAGECAST

Released every Monday at 7 am, Pagecast Season 1 offers you insider interviews with recently published authors and their latest books. We look into the process of writing these books, explore the narratives within and provide you with the story behind the story.
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78 Episodes
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The Man Who Shook Mountains by Lesley Mofokeng

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Sewela Langeni of Book Circle Capital is in conversation with Lesley Mofokeng, author of The Man Who Shook Mountains Journalist Lesley Mofokeng investigates the life of his remarkable grandfather, Mongangane…
27 Mar 37 min

My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced by Pamela Power

In this episode,  author Amy Heydenrych chats with author scriptwriter and script editor Pamela Power about her latest book - My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced.  The title says it all – this is an honest, fun and humorous look at a grown woman’s love-hate relationship with alcohol. In My…
20 Mar 32 min

Red on Red by Phil McNulty and Jim White.

In this episode of Pagecast, critic and football fan Dave Gorin interviews co-authors of Red on Red, Phil McNulty and Jim White. The untold story of the most contested fixture in world football Liverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally vibrant places. Yet the inhabitants dislike each other with…
12 Mar 52 min

The Zulu Kingdom and the Boer Invasion of 1837-1840 by John Laband

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Highly qualified and experienced Information specialist and Historian Graham Dominy chats with respected historian and author John Laband regarding his latest book The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom. This…
6 Mar 25 min

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

In this episode, Pagecast co-producer Nicola Bruns interviews Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg! Isaac and the Egg, is "a story about love, friendship and baked beans", a parable about learning to live again. A story of a broken man's transformative journey into the woods. A young man…
27 Feb 30 min

Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Avid runner, school teacher and MC Sean Robson chats with co-author and long-time running coach Eric Orton about Born to Run 2 - The Ultimate Training Guide. This book teaches…
20 Feb 38 min

You Are Not Alone by Cariad Lloyd

CapeTalk's Pippa Hudson interviews Cariad Lloyd regarding her book 'You Are Not Alone'. Inspired by her award-winning podcast, Griefcast; You Are Not Alone is Cariad Lloyd's frank, funny and compassionate exploration of grief. When Cariad Lloyd lost her father at the age of fifteen, people didn't talk about death. Years…
10 Feb 14 min

Bliss on Toast by Prue Leith

Co-producer of Pagecast, Nicola Bruns, chats with Dame Prue Leith regarding her latest cookbook, Bliss on Toast. About the book: What's more comforting and satisfying than toast? And if you top it with a few cleverly paired ingredients, it can be a full meal, not to mention pure bliss. These…
6 Feb 43 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Joy Watson

Welcome to the final day 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…
21 Dec 2022 9 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Sonja van der Westhuizen

Welcome to day 11 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…
20 Dec 2022 11 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Pippa Hudson

Welcome to day 10 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…
19 Dec 2022 13 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Patricia McCracken

Welcome to day 9 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…
16 Dec 2022 17 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Phyllis Green

Welcome to day 8 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…
15 Dec 2022 10 min

Pagecast Year in Review with Paige Nick

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…
14 Dec 2022 9 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Jennifer Platt

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…
13 Dec 2022 15 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Samantha Herbst

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…
11 Dec 2022 10 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Sue Grant-Marshall

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…
9 Dec 2022 13 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Shaun de Waal

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…
7 Dec 2022 5 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Danielle Weakley

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…
7 Dec 2022 8 min

Pagecast Year In Review with Nancy Richards

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…
6 Dec 2022 11 min
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