Book Choice: Book Short _ Vanessa Levenstein interviews Shubnum Khan, Exclusive Books

The Franschoek Literary Festival team do a Book Choice show takeover with two big-name international author interviews plus everything you need to know about The Franschoek Literary Festival, taking place in May this year. Sponsored by Exclusive Books.

In this 10-minute short, Vanessa Levenstein chats to FLF Festival Programme Director, Jennifer Blaine, about everything you need to know about this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival; the hot tickets, where to buy them, and what to see and do at this year’s jam-packed festival. Don’t miss this one

In this 10-minute short, Tan Twan Eng chats to Festival Programme Director, Jennifer Blaine, about his famous, award-winning House of Doors and his upcoming tour to South Africa and appearances at The Franschoek Literary Festival in May 2026.

A 10-minute short - Vanessa Levenstein chats to Francoise Malby-Anthony about Dining With Elephants and her upcoming appearance at the Franschhoek Literary Festival in May 2026.

Meet the Newmans, My husbands wife, both massive international bestsellers. Haram by Zuabyr Charles, Bosadi by Kopano Matlwa and The Woman and her Stars by Penny Haw, two even better local bestsellers, and Twanji asks if Piers Morgan is right and woke is dead, or maybe he’s just being contentious…