Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Book Feature

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This week, Phemelo is joined in studio by owner of Bridge Books, Griffin Shea who reviews several books that he's currently reading including The Trees by Perceval Everett, a dark comedy about lynchings and zombies, The Parable of the Sower series by Octavia Butler & You Dreamed of Empire by Alvaro Enrigue, a comedic and drug-tinged fantasy about the first encounter between the Aztecs and the Spanish.
Regards,
11 Mar 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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