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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/ Suri: June 13, 2022

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Mon 13 Jun 2022

Suri brings in quite a weighty read to dig into over the Winter months. Whakarongo mai nei to hear her reckons on The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: May 30, 2022

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Mon 30 May 2022

Jenna brings in the perfect book for this rainy weather. Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about Sam Knight's The Premonitions Bureau.  

Loose Reads w/ Manon: May 23, 2022

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Mon 23 May 2022

Manon dials in with a great read for you. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: May 16 2022

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Mon 16 May 2022

Today Jenna chats about about the Coco Solid's fantastic and genre-bending work How to Loiter In a Turf War and a little about this year's Ockham winners! Whakarongo mai! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: May 9 2022

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Mon 9 May 2022

Suri brings in Brannavan Gnanalingam's Slow Down, You're Here, a dark antipodean goth novel revolving around a New Zealand immigrant family. Whakarongo mai. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: May 2, 2022

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Mon 2 May 2022

Jenna dials in with quite a heavy, gripping and gorgeous recommendation, Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. It's on the shelves now.  Whakarongo mai. 

Loose Reads w/ Manon: April 11, 2022

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Mon 11 Apr 2022

The lovely Manon joins the Loose Reads rotation, and for her first rec brings in Taste Makers by Mayukh Sen. Whakarongo mai! 

Loose Read w/ Jenna: April 4, 2022

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Mon 4 Apr 2022

Jenna chats about a fabulous new book Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art. Pick one up for yourself now if you like! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 28, 2022

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Mon 28 Mar 2022

Suri chats about Mothers, Fathers, and Others: New Essays by Siri Hustvedt. Whakarongo mai! 

 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 21, 2022

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Mon 21 Mar 2022

Weather this storm by tucking up with Jenna’s book recommendation. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Andrew Lipstein’s Last Resort, a good escapist read! Cheers Time Out!