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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/ Jenna: Rāhina March 2 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina March 2 2026 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina March 2 2026, 17.98 MB
Mon 2 Mar 2026

Jenna joins Milly for Loose Reads - chatting about Elizabeth Easther's Seed. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina February 23, 2026

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Mon 23 Feb 2026

Nate is up in studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about Kate Camp's Leather & Chains: My 1986 Diary. A unique follow-up to her memoir You Probably Think This Song Is About You, Kate Camp turns her poet' s eye on her 1986 diary. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 16, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 16, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 16, 2026, 12.58 MB
Mon 16 Feb 2026

Jenna joins Rosetta and Milly for Loose Reads - chatting about Leila Mottley's The Girls Who Grew Big. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina February 9, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina February 9, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina February 9, 2026, 15.92 MB
Mon 9 Feb 2026

Nate is back up for Loose Reads, and today we're getting deep into questions of morality and mortality, with George Saunders' Vigil. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 2, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 2, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 2, 2026, 12.51 MB
Mon 2 Feb 2026

Jenna from Timeout is up in the studio with Rosetta and Milly to chat about the perfect read for the grumpy customer service worker in your life - John Tottenham's Service! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāpare January 29, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāpare January 29, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāpare January 29, 2026, 24.07 MB
Thu 29 Jan 2026

We're making up for Auckland Anniversary day with a special Thursday Loose Reads! Nate chats about the newly announced Ockham Book Awards Longlist, and one of his top picks from the list: Tracy Farr's Wonderland!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina January 19, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina January 19, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina January 19, 2026, 17.19 MB
Mon 19 Jan 2026

Jenna is back up in the studio for another year of great reads, and today we delve into Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection - an audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina January 12, 2026

 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina January 12, 2026 Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina January 12, 2026, 18.23 MB
Mon 12 Jan 2026

It's the first Loose Reads of 2026! Nate is kicking things off in the studio, with a kōrero all about Helm by Sarah Hall - a surprising and delightful book about a special wind. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina December 15, 2025

 Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina December 15, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina December 15, 2025, 28.82 MB
Mon 15 Dec 2025

It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina December 8, 2025

 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina December 8, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina December 8, 2025, 34.65 MB
Mon 8 Dec 2025

Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!