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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/ Jenna Todd: November 12, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: November 12, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: November 12, 2018, 21.46 MB
Mon 12 Nov 2018

Jenna joins us in studio this morning to talk a novel from the shortlist of the Man Booker prize, Everything Under by Daisy Johnson. The story tells the tale of our protagonist diving deep into their past, and the grim memories that she finds. Because we all love something grim and gritty, right Jenna?! And does this Man Booker prize mean these are the best ever books? Thankfully, Jenna is here to explain it all to Mike and Tess. Phew.

Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: November 5, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: November 5, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: November 5, 2018, 21.51 MB
Mon 5 Nov 2018

Milkman is the winner of the Man Booker prize and Kiran loved it. A novel with no names or locations, or even proper paragraphs; that's how good it is, and she's even convinced Tess to read it, wow.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 29, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 29, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 29, 2018, 21.12 MB
Mon 29 Oct 2018

Anne Kennedy's The Ice Shelf tells the story of Janice dragging her fridge around windy Wellington, in search of someone to take care of it. Now, that's a story you don't hear very often. This black comedy gets a rave review from Jenna, but, you may need some tissues as well.

Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: October 15, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: October 15, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: October 15, 2018, 15.07 MB
Mon 15 Oct 2018

Mike loves Kiran's taste in music books so lucky for him Kiran brings in a real gem, Mars By 1980 - The Story of Electronic Music. Covering some of Mike and Kiran's favourite musicians, the book tells the history of electronic music and it's rise to mainstream. Ending with a track by the first 'adult tv show' Mikey ever liked, Dr. Who. Classic.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd & Eli: October 8, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd & Eli: October 8, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd & Eli: October 8, 2018, 15.69 MB
Mon 8 Oct 2018

Eli joins Jenna and Mikey to review Munmun by Jesse Andrews, it's what the kids are reading these days. From the author of 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl', this novel is set in a dystopian land where your size represents your wealth. Is this just and horrifying as the Stephen King novels Mikey read growing up? Sounds like it.

Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: October 1, 2018

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Mon 1 Oct 2018

With all the great women that are around us, The Only Girl writer on the masthead of Rolling Stone Magazine in the early 70's is on Kiran's mind this morning. Kiran brings in Robin Green's glorious biography; what it was like to be a woman in a man's world, and what Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s waterbed is like too?

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 24, 2018

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Mon 24 Sep 2018

This week is a little different, we're delving into the world of graphic novels. It's not Jenna's specialty but she's thoroughly excited by her first experience with Sabrina. Although it's got dark themes, it's a worth the read, I mean, it was long listed for The Man Booker Prize. Wowee!

Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: September 17, 2018

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Mon 17 Sep 2018

Kiran returns to commemorate Mark E. Smith with Messing up the Paintwork. A book that contains all of the glorious wisdom of this eccentric character for those who miss him terribly. But Kiran reckons everybody loves a bit of The Fall, right?!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 10, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 10, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 10, 2018, 21.78 MB
Mon 10 Sep 2018

Celebrating Māori language week, Jenna brings in Māori Made Easy: 1 and 2 to help Mike and y'all with your Te Reo. As well as a special children's book, Paraweta, to give away. 

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 3, 2018

 Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 3, 2018 Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 3, 2018, 16.99 MB
Mon 3 Sep 2018

Suri joins us today with a read that's perhaps not so loose (sorry). Beth Macy's Dopesick, tackles the ongoing opioid crisis in America, with heartbreaking stories of addicts and alike. A book that despite it's heartbreaking nature, is a must-read and needs to be heard; the expert says.