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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Thank you for tuning into this episode of Pagecast, presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today's episode features Rhodes and His banker by Richard Steyn. *Rhodes and his Banker* is an account of the remarkable friendship between a larger-than-life historical figure and a modest, unassuming banker, both of whom were personally involved in all the …
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Thank you for tuning into this episode of Pagecast, presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today's episode features Gaslight by Femi Kayode. In this follow-up to Kayode's "action-packed and spirited debut" Philip Taiwo returns to solve a missing-persons case, and in so doing, uncovers dark secrets the church has worked tirelessly to hide. From the …
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High Times, by Roy Isacowitz and Jeremy Gordin
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High Times is the true story of Michael Medjuck, whose taste for weed, women and the good life led him from late-1960s Johannesburg to notoriety as one of the biggest hash and weed smugglers in North America. From his base in Vancouver, Michael built up a smuggling network that supplied dealers in scores of cities across Canada and the United State…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Todays episode features the phenomenal Justin Fox chatting about his latest book - The Wolf Hunt. The Wolf Hunt is the second book in the thrilling Jack Pembroke series, each of which is a stand-alone story. In this book - Lieutenant Jack Pembroke moves fr…
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Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa by Cato Pedder
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In this episode of Pagecast, Cato Pedder, author of Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa, is in conversation with Maryam Adams, Publicist at Jonathan Ball Publishers. About the book: Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa is a fascinating, unflinching and forensic work of non-fiction by Cato Pedder, the great-granddaughter of Jan Smuts, t…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Todays episode features the phenomenal Kobby Ben Ben chatting about - No One Dies Yet. A genre-breaking novel from a powerful new African voice. 2019. The Year of the Return. It has been exactly 400 years since the first slave ships left Ghana for America.…
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In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s episode features the the remarkable Cecelia Ahern - speaking about her book In a thousand different ways. Alice Kelly’s been given a gift, though if you were to ask Alice about it, she wouldn’t describe it as a gift….she’d call it a curse. Since th…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Farai Mudzingwa
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Farai Mudzingwa, a talented freelance writer. Farai's short fiction has been published by Weaver Press, Kwani?, and Enkare Review II, while his longform articles and reporting have appeared in Chimurenga Chronic, The Mail & Guardian, The Joha…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Wisani Mushwana
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Wisani Mushwana. Wisani is a talented writer and researcher who holds an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) from the University of Cape Town and is currently completing his PhD in English Studies at the same university. His debut novel…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Hendrik Hancke
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Bradley Lutz engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Hendrik Hancke. Hendrik is a journalist at the Sunday Times in Johannesburg, with a rich background as a performing poet, playwright, and artist manager. During his time at Rapport, Hendrik won two Legend24 awards in 2017 for Investigative Jo…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Ryan Blumenthal
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the remarkable Ryan Blumenthal. Ryan is a seasoned forensic pathologist with over twenty years of experience in the field, based in South Africa. His book, Autopsy: Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa, published by Jona…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Nozibele Mayaba
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In this thrilling discussion, Pagecast host Nompumelelo Mgidlana engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the phenomenal Nozibele Mayaba! Nozibele is a renowned HIV activist, internationally recognized podcaster, speaker, and TV host. She recently partnered with Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to launch a youth podcast, Don’t Hold Back, S…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Barbara Boswell
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In this discussion, Pagecast host Kelly Ansara engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Barbara Boswell, a distinguished writer and scholar from Cape Town. Barbara draws much of her inspiration from her vibrant hometown. As an Associate Professor of English Literary Studies at the University of Cape Town, she has authored notable works incl…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Lloyd Burnard
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In this discussion, Pagecast host Michael Ward engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Lloyd Burnard, the sports editor of News24.com and the author of Miracle Men and Insights into the Rugby World Cup. Lloyd's 2024 book, Twice the Glory: The Making of the Greatest Bok Team in History, delves into the fascinating story behind South Africa'…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Sven Axelrad
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In this episode, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Sven Axelrad, who burst onto the literary scene in 2023 with his magical and quirky debut, Buried Treasure. An accountant by profession, Sven is an avid reader (devouring 65 books a year), a tattoo enthusiast, guitar player, and dog lover. His second novel,…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Jonathan Ancer
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Maryam Adams engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Jonathan Ancer, an award-winning journalist known for his diverse career as a reporter, features writer, and crossword columnist. Jonathan is the author of notable biographies on Craig Williamson and Pravin Gordhan. His latest book, Bullsh*t:…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Amy Heydenrych
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Nompumelelo Mgidlana engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Amy Heydenrych, the talented author behind the thrillers Shame on You and The Pact, and co-author of Chasing Marian. Her latest novel, Bad Luck Penny, was released just last month and promises to be another thrilling read. Join us as …
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Bronwyn Williams
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Kelly Ansara engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Bronwyn Williams, a renowned futurist, economist, and business trends analyst. Bronwyn earns her living as a ‘court jester,’ consulting to clients in both the public and private sectors worldwide. As a partner at Flux Trends and an associate …
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Koleka Putuma
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Kelly Ansara engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Koleka Putuma, a multi-award-winning theatre practitioner, writer, and poet. Koleka's work fearlessly tackles themes such as sexuality, gender, race, and politics. Her bestselling debut poetry collection, Collective Amnesia, garnered prestigi…
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Pagecast at Kingsmead Book Fair 2024: Justin Fox
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In this captivating discussion, Pagecast host Kelly Ansara engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Justin Fox, the prolific author behind more than twenty books, including The Cape Raider, Whoever Fears the Sea, and Secret Cape Town. Together, they delve into the intriguing world of his latest release, The Wolf Hunt, the second book in the…
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Hunting the Seven by Beverley Roos-Muller
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s episode features the the remarkable Beverley Roos-Muller - speaking about her latest book Hunting the Seven. Never have seven people been so hunted. By assassins. By journalists, lawyers and activists in search of the truth and TRC investigators wa…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s episode features the phenomenal Nozibele Mayaba, who bares it all in the her memior, Postively Me - Daring To Live And Love Beyond HIV, co-authored with Sue Nyathi. Born in Qgeberha in the 1990s, popular Aids activist Nozibele Mayaba’s upbringing w…
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How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country by Roy Havemann
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After state capture, South Africa is (f*cked) not in a good place. The system is down. How do we reboot? We are not the first country to find itself in a difficult spot. China, India, South Korea, Vietnam and many others have gone from being economic basket cases to powerhouses, lifting millions out of poverty. So how can we pick ourselves up and f…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. From award-winning non-fiction writer Hedley Twidle comes Show Me the Place, an essay collection searching through history, memory and literature to find glimmers of utopia. The collection is a book of elsewheres; in it, the author charts a journey to find…
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Bullshit: 50 Fibs That Made South Africa by Jonathan Ancer
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s podcast features the Jonathan Ancer and his latest book Bullshit: 50 Fibs That Made South Africa. An outrageous miscellany of lies, myths, untruths, fibs and fabrications that tell the woeful history of South Africa. Aimed at offending and entertai…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s podcast features the remarkable Karen Horn speaking about Prisoners of Jan Smuts Equally skilled in different trades than in the art of love, the Italian prisoners-of-war who were incarcerated in South Africa during the Second World War are a sourc…
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s podcast features the phenomenal Margie Orford, speaking about her latest book - Love and Fury, a compelling and intimate account of the life, loves and furies. In this brave memoir, the renowned South African crime writer divulges some of the harro…
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Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today’s podcast features Keith Barnes, co- author of Birds of Greater Southern Africa. This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, B…
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Called by the Wild: The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife by Conraad de Rosner
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The thrilling story of the conservationist who pioneered the use of dogs in combating poachers to protect wildlife in South Africa’s game reserves. Barely out of his teens, one of Conraad’s first brushes with the reality of life at the frontline of conservation was when he shot the leader of a poaching gang during an ambush in Windy Ridge game rese…
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The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This episode features Author Adam Welz, speaking about his latest book - The End of Eden Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown. Typically, discussions on climate change highlight the adverse effects on human societies due to storms, droughts, and sea…
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Welcome to another episode of Pagecast brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This episode delves into Mike Martin’s latest book - *How to Fight a War* Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making. This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the e…
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The stories Granma Forgot by Nadine Aisha Jassat
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, featuring the inspiring Nadine Aisha Jassat speaking about her latest book - The Stories Granma Forgot. Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – t…
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What if you could feel more in control of your stress levels? Stress, anxiety and depression have become a sign of our times. We continue to face global crises like climate change and war or threats of war in parts of the world that affect us all through our shared humanity and the global economy. Then there is the continuation of a modern, fast-pa…
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After four months of only speaking over the intercom, when air traffic controller Pippa Edwards finally meets pilot Andrew Boyce-Jones face-to-face, they discover they've got much more in common than simply working at the same airport. In fact... they both need a date. Tired of every relationship ending before it's even begun, Pippa wants to evade …
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode News24 Books Editor Shaun de Waal is in conversation with Author Siphiwo Mahala about Blame Me On History by Bloke Modisane. Feeling an exile in the country of his birth, the talented journalist and leading black intellectual Bloke Modisane…
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Thank you for joining us on this episode of Pagecast, a podcast series presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, we're joined by Sewela Langeni, the owner of Book Circle Capital, a bookstore specialising in African Literature. She sits down with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, the author of the novel Innards, for an engaging discussion. Se…
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Holiday Roundup with Hanlie Theron from Bargain Books
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Welcome to the Pagecast Festive Special! Join us in this episode as Hanlie Theron from Bargain Books shares her top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list. Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous holiday period!By PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers
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Holiday Roundup with Exclusive Books Sandton
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Welcome to the Pagecast Festive Special! Join us in this episode as we drop by the Exclusive Books Sandton staff to discover their top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list. Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous December!By PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers
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Holiday Roundup with Sewela Langeni, owner of Book Circle Capital
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Welcome to the Pagecast Festive Special! Join us in this episode as co-producer of Pagecast Maryam Adams chats with Sewela Langeni about her holiday reading! Sewela is the owner of Book Circle Capital, an independent bookshop focusing on African literature based at 27 Boxes in Melville, Johannesburg. Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyo…
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Holiday Roundup with Exclusive Books Cavendish
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Welcome to the Pagecast Festive Special! Join us in this episode as we drop by the Exclusive Books Cavendish staff to discover their top picks for holiday reading and recommendations for your reading list. Tune in for a delightful conversation and a joyous December!By PAGECAST by Jonathan Ball Publishers
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In the latest episode of Pagecast, Batya Bricker, General Manager of Books and Brand at Exclusive Books, engages in a fascinating conversation with the world-renowned classicist, Professor Mary Beard, about her new book, "Emperor of Rome." This book offers a unique take on the lives of Roman emperors, challenging traditional chronological storytell…
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Bullet in the Heart by Beverley Roos-Muller
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In today's episode of Pagecast, join legendary broadcaster Jenny Crwys-Williams as she interviews Beverley Roos-Muller, the author who vividly brings to life the experiences of the Muller brothers during the Boer War. ‘. . . it is nine months this evening since I last saw the light in my own house, when I had to tear myself away from all that is de…
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Pigcasso - The Pig Saved a Sanctuary by Joanne Lefson
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Thanks for tuning Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In today's episode Joanne Lefson and Brandon de Kock chat about Pigcasso - The Painting Pig That Saved a Sanctuary. When Joanne Lefson took on a piglet at her animal shelter, the young sow proceeded to eat everything in her stable but a paint brush. In a flash of inspiration, J…
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The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century
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Thanks for clicking play on this episode of Pagecast. In today's chat, Mark Gevisser, editor of 'The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated,' is in conversation with activists Mark Heywood and Kumi Naidoo, two of the contributors to the book. Written from the maxim “it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Wi…
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Athlete. Icon. Activist. In this episode of Pagecast, Sias du Plessis, a media and communications consultant, chats with the phenomenal Caster Semenya. Aged eighteen, Semenya shot to fame on the global sporting stage for her blistering speed. But shrouding her monumental win were fierce rumours about her physical body rather than her phenomenal per…
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The First Woman, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
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At once epic and deeply personal, the second novel from prize-winning author Jennifer Makumbi is an intoxicating mix of Ugandan folklore and modern feminism that will linger in the memory long after the final page. As Kirabo enters her teens, questions begin to gnaw at her - questions that the adults in her life will do anything to ignore. Where is…
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When seven-year-old Jedza witnesses a tragic incident involving a train and the death of his close boyhood friend in his hometown Miner’s Drift, he is convinced that his life is haunted. Now in his mid-20s, Jedza is a down-and-out electrician, moving to Harare in the hopes that he will escape the darkness and superstitions of the small town. But li…
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At the very dawn of the country’s brave new democracy, Cape Town was at war. Pagad, which started as a community protest action against crime, had mutated into a sinister vigilante group wreaking death and destruction across the city. Between 1996 and 2001, there were more than 400 bombs – most famously at the popular Planet Hollywood restaurant at…
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Thinking of moving to the UK but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the information coming at you after a Google search? Baffled by visa requirements? Worried about how your kids and your beloved pet iguana would handle it? Fear not! Written by a seasoned mover who's been there, done that and even brought back the tea towel, Sam Beckbessinge…
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'Coloured' by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Pagecast, brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Today's book- Coloured by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Chutel has been selected at News24's book of the month. Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities are d…
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