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The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction", edited by Sean Christie and Hedley Twiddle, published by Soutie Press, is certainly one of the most remarkable releases of 2025. It’s a brilliant idea and hosts phenomenal talent. Everyone from Anjie Krog to J. M. Coetzee, Mark Gevisser, Michiel Heyns, Daniël Hugo, Anton Kannemeyer, Bongani Kona and more. Take a listen to this 15-minute Book Choice Short, where we cover this astonishing title with a review AND an interview. Paige Nick: In this 15 min book short, Vanessa Levenstein covers an astonishing new title with a review and an interview with editor, Hedley Twiddle.

We’ve got a review of the booker award winning novel, Orbital by Samatha Harvey, a special Youth Month segment, an interview with Kate Mosse author of Map of Bones and a special feature on one of my favourite books this year, The interpreters edited by Hedley Twidle and Sean Christie.

Welcome to Book Choice Publishers’ Choice, where we’re joined by Exclusive Books, Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball Publishers and Pan Macmillan to tell us what they have in store for readers this June, which is Youth Month.

A 100% South African show: all SA authors, all SA books, all SA reviews and interviews. All on Book Choice on Fine Music Radio.

Pan Macmillan's publicist Helene Coetzee chats with Paige Nick about her new book, The Book People.