Author Spotlight interviews
Niphie Debaî
Weekdays 09:00
Lead interview host at BookNest Collective. Niphie reads every book before the microphone goes on and guides authors through the conversation their readers actually want to hear.
The voices behind the signal
Meet our presenters
Real people, real conversations. Every host reads the book before the microphone goes on, every time.
The Book Talk, literary discussions
Amara Okoye
Weekdays 11:00
Amara runs our literary discussion hour, where critics, booksellers and readers argue the month's most talked about titles. She keeps the room honest and the arguments generous.
Author Spotlight, second chair
Daniel Mbeki
Tuesdays and Thursdays 15:00
Daniel hosts the afternoon Author Spotlight sessions, with a bias toward debut writers and the long, unglamorous years that come before a first book.
BookNest Radio interviews
Clara Vandenberg
Wednesdays 13:00
A former bookshop buyer, Clara interviews authors and publishers on the radio strand and asks the practical questions writers rarely get on stage.
BookNest Radio interviews, evening
Samuel Adeyemi
Fridays 20:00
Samuel closes the week with long form interviews and listener calls, reading widely across fiction, memoir and business writing.
Literary discussions and Poetry Hour
Leila Haddad
Sundays 18:00
Poet and broadcaster, Leila hosts our poetry and discussion evenings and gives new voices their first time behind a microphone.