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play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 24) June 9 2026 todayJune 9, 2026 308 4
Reading Matters (week 23) June 2 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:02:05 Author Interview - "WIld Things Never Die" by Sally Andrwe fast_forward00:36:01 Review - Kingsmead Book Fair & Franschhoek Literary Festival fast_forward00:45:52 Author Interview - "Book People" by Paige Nick play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 23) June 2 2026 todayJune 2, 2026 285 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 20) May 12 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:01:36 Author Interview - "The Dogs of Vivo" by Sven Axelrad fast_forward00:32:14 Author Interview - Sven Axelrad, part 2 fast_forward00:45:06 Interview - Alex Bouche, Director of The Kingsmead Book Fair play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 20) May 12 2026 todayMay 12, 2026 268 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 19) May 5 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:02:50 Author Interview - "Unleashed" by Caitlin Venniker fast_forward00:43:45 Preview - Franschhoek Literary Festival fast_forward00:47:59 Workshops - Denis Hirson on "The Art of Writing a Memoir" play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 19) May 5 2026 todayMay 5, 2026 265 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 17) April 21 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:04:05 Author Interview - "Gut Health: The South African Guide" by Vickie de Beer & Dr Stephen Schmidt fast_forward00:43:01 Book Review - "The Only Cure" by Mark Solms fast_forward00:47:12 Book Review - "Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness" by David Attenborough & Colin Butfield play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 17) April 21 2026 todayApril 21, 2026 239 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 16) April 14 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:01:49 Author Interview - "Swift" by Melinda Ferguson fast_forward00:38:29 Book Reviews - Four Children's Books by Refiloe Moahloli fast_forward00:41:07 Book Review - "Rule Breakers" by Hermann Pretorius fast_forward00:46:06 Book Review - "The Book Binder’s Secret" by A.D. Bell play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 16) April 14 2026 todayApril 14, 2026 245 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 15) April 7 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:03:52 Author Interview - "Treading Water" by Kay Brown fast_forward00:35:00 Book Review - "Lundy's Best Walks in the Cape Peninsula" play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 15) April 7 2026 todayApril 7, 2026 232 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 13) 24 March 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Program Intro - Sue Grant-Marshall fast_forward00:03:03 Book Review - "Lessons from my Father" by Steve Anderson and Melinda Ferguson fast_forward00:41:06 Book Review - "Shame Has to Change Sides – A Hymn to Life" by Gisele Pelicot fast_forward00:51:23 Book Review - "The Persian" by David McCloskey play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 13) 24 March 2026 todayMarch 24, 2026 223 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 12) 17 March 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Sue Grant-Marshall - Program Intro fast_forward00:02:43 Author Interview - "Getting Back on the Bike" by Cathy Carstens fast_forward00:38:41 Book Review - "How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder" by Nina McConigley fast_forward00:46:13 Book Review - "Why we Die" by Venki Ramakrishnan play_arrow 4 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 12) 17 March 2026 todayMarch 17, 2026 219 4 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 11) 10 March 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Sue Grant-Marshall - Program Intro fast_forward00:05:48 Book Launch - "Exit Wounds" by Peter Godwin fast_forward00:45:23 Read Aloud Month - Nokuphila School fast_forward00:52:18 Book Review - "You & Me" by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees play_arrow 3 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 11) 10 March 2026 todayMarch 10, 2026 202 3 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 10) 03 March 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Sue Grant-Marshall - Program Intro fast_forward00:02:24 Book Reviews - "Amity" & "The Sweetness of the Water" by Nathan Harris fast_forward00:25:32 Book Review - "Big Trust" by Dr Shade Zahrai fast_forward00:39:22 Book Review - "Fallout" by Peter Hain play_arrow 3 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 10) 03 March 2026 todayMarch 3, 2026 196 3 more_vertclose
Reading Matters (week 09) 24 February 2026 fast_forward00:00:00 Sue Grant-Marshall - Program Intro fast_forward00:02:16 Author Interview - "The Rift" by Shem Compion fast_forward00:41:50 Book Review - "It Doesn’t Have to Hurt’ by Dr Sanjay Gupta fast_forward00:48:59 Book Review - "Notes on Being a Man" by Scott Galloway play_arrow 3 Reading Matters with Sue Grant-Marshall Reading Matters (week 09) 24 February 2026 todayFebruary 24, 2026 193 3 more_vertclose