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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.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 24, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 24, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 24, 2025, 17.41 MB
Mon 24 Mar 2025

Jenna reviews The Antidote by Karen Russell. Set in 1930s Nebraska, the author's latest book delves into collective memory (and forgetting), man-made environmental disaster, and the genocide of the native American nations of the mid-West. Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 17, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 17, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 17, 2025, 17.77 MB
Mon 17 Mar 2025

Suri discusses the new novel Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina March 10, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina March 10, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina March 10, 2025, 18.1 MB
Mon 10 Mar 2025

Loose Reads: Rāhina March 3, 2025

Loose Reads: Rāhina March 3, 2025 Loose Reads: Rāhina March 3, 2025, 14.8 MB
Mon 3 Mar 2025

This week's book review on Loose Reads is Suri's take on the debut novel by Nussaibah Younis, Fundamentally - brought to you by Time Out Bookstore.
 

 

Loose Reads: Rāhina February 24, 2025

Loose Reads: Rāhina February 24, 2025 Loose Reads: Rāhina February 24, 2025, 15.68 MB
Mon 24 Feb 2025

Jenna chats about the spooooooky new book from Susan Barker Old Soul

Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Abby: February 10, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Abby: February 10, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Abby: February 10, 2025, 17.98 MB
Mon 10 Feb 2025

Abby gives you the low down on Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies, a local read due for release this Thursday! If you're looking for a piece of fun and satirical fiction, Star Gazers is highly recommended. For fans of political intrigue, comedy and alpacas. Thanks to our friends at Time Out

Loose Reads: Rāhina February 03 2025

Loose Reads: Rāhina February 03 2025 Loose Reads: Rāhina February 03 2025, 15.89 MB
Mon 3 Feb 2025

Jonny brings you Loose Reads thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore.

Loose Reads w/ Suri: 20 January, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Suri: 20 January, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Suri: 20 January, 2025, 24.61 MB
Mon 20 Jan 2025

This week on Loose Reads, Suri discusses the reprint of Barbara Kingsolver's 1989 novel Holding The Line. The novel, which kickstarted her writing career, traces the women-led Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 13, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 13, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 13, 2025, 12.87 MB
Mon 13 Jan 2025

The first Loose Reads of 2025! Thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 16, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 16, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 16, 2024, 27.06 MB
Mon 16 Dec 2024

Jenna and Jonny take requests from listeners for book recommendations for Christmas presents and summer reading. Whakarongo mai nei!