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Loose Reads

Get your bookworm on with a rotating roster of, um, bookworms. Including Jenna Todd & Suri Reddy from Time Out Bookstore, bringing us a different book to talk about each week.

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Loose Reads w/ Manon: August 22, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Manon: August 22, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Manon: August 22, 2022, 11.2 MB
Mon 22 Aug 2022

Manon pops into the studio with a gnarly, yet beautiful poetry collection for us, Naming the Beasts by Elizabeth Morton, as well as the heads up about an event at Time Out on Friday in celebration of National Poetry Day! Whakarongo mai nei, and head along on Friday for some wine and words. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 15, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 15, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 15, 2022, 8.3 MB
Mon 15 Aug 2022

I tēnei ata Jenna chats about Colleen Maria Lenihan's Kōhine. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: August 8, 2022

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Mon 8 Aug 2022

Suri's got a book filled with gaming and 90s nostalgia which all in all is a big, open-hearted read. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 1, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 1, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: August 1, 2022, 12.36 MB
Mon 1 Aug 2022

Jenna's got the perfect wintery read for you. Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley.

 

Loose Reads w/ Manon: July 25, 2022

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Mon 25 Jul 2022

Manon's on the line to kōrero about Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra! Whakarongo mai nei! 

 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 18, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 18, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 18, 2022, 21.9 MB
Mon 18 Jul 2022

Jenna discusses certified good book Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker with guest host Guy Montgomery! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: July 11, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Suri: July 11, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Suri: July 11, 2022, 9.63 MB
Mon 11 Jul 2022

This week Suri has a read which is fascinating, abject, dark, and has been compared to shrek - Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 4, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 4, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 4, 2022, 11.75 MB
Mon 4 Jul 2022

Jenna brings in a non-fiction book by journalist and thriller author Jonathan Freedman, about the first person to escape Auschwitz. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about The Escape Artist. 

Loose Reads w/ Manon: June 27, 2022

 Loose Reads w/ Manon: June 27, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Manon: June 27, 2022, 7.95 MB
Mon 27 Jun 2022

Manon brings in a beautiful poetry collection, Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: June 20, 2022

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Mon 20 Jun 2022

Jenna brings in a beautiful read today that she thinks will be the perfect book for relaxing this Matariki. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Pure Colour by Sheila Heti.