A Readers' Community
A Readers' CommunityYour local literary spotlight. A South African podcast featuring conversations about books with local writers and readers. Hosted by Vasti Calitz. We'd love to hear from you. Send an email to areaderscommunity@gmail.com.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 30 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | BooksArts | ||||
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In our final episode for the season, Lebohang Masango about the choices we make at the intersection of love and money, and Joy Watson tells me about her favourite anti-heroines.
The soft life can be a life of luxury, of champagne and overseas trave... more
In this bonus episode, we bring you a live recording of a book club hosted on 1 March 2023 with Alistair Mackay. It took place at the Book Lounge, and we talked about Alistair’s novel, It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way, a brilliant queer speculative fic... more
Ritual can be a powerful narrative device. On the one hand, it’s likely to bring together a bunch of characters and to bring a simmering plot to the point of boiling over. On the other hand, they are often associated with a significant life event, wi... more
With the lack of equity, reparation and justice experienced by the majority of South Africans since the end of Apartheid, there is a sense in the present moment of what we might call an ‘apology fatigue’. In ‘Unsettling Apologies’, Melanie Judge and ... more
In this episode, join Vasti as she tries to find her way back into reading poetry. She speaks to Nondwe Mpuma, whose collection Peach Country was a wonderful invitation back into the form. Nondwe writes about home, in the Eastern Cape, and the landsc... more
The prevalence and fear of gender based violence really cannot be overstated. The statistics and stories and experiences invade our lives, we encounter it in the news, fiction and non-fiction. For every story we read we raise our guard, we feel more ... more
In this episode, we talk to Chase Rhys about their recent collection, 'Misfit: Stories vannie anne kant'. A lot of the stories in this collection are about being an outsider, about not quite belonging in any space one enters into, about intersections... more
We are back with the fourth season of A Readers’ Community. We’re really covering a wide range of books and ideas in this season - like thinking about home through poetry, what we can hope for from public apologies, about the choices we make at the i... more
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- Highly recommended
A great podcast for anyone interested in contemporary South African fiction and non-fiction writers. Excellent discussions with individual writers that encompass both their work and interpretations of contemporary South African society. Excellent.
Apple Podcasts5PaulKealoha
United Kingdom5 years ago - Great Content - Long Overdue
This podcast is long, long overdue. The quality engagements at the in-store book events and the Open Book Festival needed to reach a wider community. Super happy you have translated the experience into a podcast.
The production quality is professional, top shelf stuff.
May the book sales soar!
Apple Podcasts5ZAR-USD
South Africa6 years ago - Local book stuff, yay!
Very enjoyable! Glad to hear some local voices. I subtracted one star because there was a distinct lack of cats :p. Other than that, great!
Apple Podcasts4MartinC8000South Africa6 years ago - Best book shop can only make the best book podcast
Cannot wait to listen to more episodes and to celebrate books!
Apple Podcasts5JSWSASouth Africa6 years ago - Can’t Wait
I have been waiting for this for a long time. So excited to finally have some local content from a community so close to home.
Apple Podcasts5Cape Town BabySouth Africa6 years ago - Book podcasts
I am so excited to add a new literary review podcast to my feed! Especially as this is a local one - I love all the others but they are all American and it will be great to listen to some local voices and get some more local recommendations!
Apple Podcasts5LuamiC23South Africa6 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #208 | South Africa/Arts/Books |
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