THE books you should have on your
to-read list.
HOWARD STERN
COMESAGAIN
HOWARDSTERN
HE’Sa legendonradio
andTV,butthisyearsees
HowardSternreturnforhis
thirdforayintotextwithhis
HowardSternComesAgain
–24years aft erhislast
bookMissAmerica. The
bookgivesreadersan
exclusivelookintothe
life ofthebroadcasting
legendasheopensupon
everything,fromhis 2017
cancerscaretoregrets
frompastinterviewshe’s
hadwithstarslikeRobin
Williams,GildaRadner,
GeorgeMichaelandWill
Ferrell, aswellasa whole
lotofheartbreak.Sternis
a phenomenalwriterand
articulates hisstory inthe
mostmagicalway.He’s
openandhonestabouthislifeandcareeranddoesn’tsugar-coatsomeof
hismore unsavourymoments.Thisisaninteresti ng, eye-openinglookat
the life of one of the greatest radio broadcasters the world has ever seen.VERYNICE
MARCYDERMANSKY
HERE’Soneofthemoretwistedlovestories
we’ve read inalongtime!InitRachelKlein
sharesa kisswithhersadandlonelycollege
professor,ZahidAzzam,whosoongoesonto
become ahouseguestat Rachel’s beautiful
homewheresheliveswithhermother.There,
heandBecca,saidmother,developa close
bond.Buttherelati onshipwithZahid gets
reallyintense,reallyquickly– andthedynamics
soonturnugly. Marcy hascraft edadeliciously
disturbingstorythatwillhaveyoulaughing,
crying and shouti ng all the way through!THEBARBEQUE
ALEXHAMILTON
THERE’Snothinglikea goodol’braai,
somethingAlexHamiltonknowsalltoowell.
Inhisbrand-newcook bookheshares some
greatwaysyoucanusethebraaiotherthan
justcookingyourmeat.Whilethereare,
naturally,somemouthwateringmeatrecipes
likesmokedpaprikaandlemonchicken,pork,
fennelandappleburgersandmore,theauthor
makessuretofeaturesomecomplementary
itemsthatarejustastasty,likecorianderand
limetzatziki,kimchi,a barbecuemarinadeand
chocolatepeanutbutters’mores. Therecipes
areeasytofollowandsimpleenough for
anyone to try their hand at.NADIANAKED
NADIANAKAI
NADIANAKAIis a rappertobe
reckonedwith,andshe’smaking
hermarkunlikeeverbeforewith
thereleaseofherimpressive
debutalbumNadiaNaked. The
recordshowsusthatthereis a
strengthinvulnerabilityandthe
star isunapologetically herself in
thiscollecti onoftracks. Sheisn’t
afraid to pushherself creati vely
andcreatemusicthatwillget
heraudiencestositupandlisten.Lyrically,Nadiais uptherewiththe
best, andshows offherimpressivetalent almost eff ortlessly, gelling
withherlist ofcollaborators.Thealbumshows many different sides
ofNadiaNakai–andit’s thedebutwe hopedshe’d deliver. A fantasti c
release.
El’s Favourite Track: Naaa Meaan (Feat. Cassper Nyovest)MADAMEX
MADONNA
MADONNAextendsherreignas
thequeenofpopwithMadameX,
her14thstudioalbum,andwhat’s
clearisthat theicon issti llpushing
boundariesandgrowingsonically.
She’sincorporateda varietyof
infl uencesfrom different partsof
theworld for thispolitically charged
record,andspeakshermindasshe
alwayshas.Whilehersoundseems
tobea bittooallovertheplace,its
boldnessandoriginalitymakesfora
great listen. It’s notherbest album,
butit’s sti llvery good.
El’sFavouriteTrack: Crave (Feat.
SwaeLee)
LATENIGHTFEELINGS
MARKRONSON
MARKRONSON’SLateNight
Feelingsis anexplosionof
flawless popanddisco, and
thoughessenti allyaheartbreak
record,it comeswithan
empoweringmessage.Ronson
shows offhisexcepti onal
producti onskillshere andproves
justhowmuchmusiccanelevate
thelyrical message andemotion
deliveredby anartist whendone
right.LateNightFeelingis bold,
movingandjustall-roundreally
entertainingtolistento.
El’sFavouriteTrack:FindU Again
(Feat. Camila Cabello)MYFITNESSPAL
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