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Loose Reads

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

Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: October 11, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: October 11, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: October 11, 2021, 11.42 MB
Mon 11 Oct 2021

Today Suri brings us a pretty weighty read for if you're feeling up to it! Whakarongo mai to hear about Karl Ove Knausgaard's The Morning Star. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 4, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 4, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 4, 2021, 15.31 MB
Mon 4 Oct 2021

I tēnei ata Jenna phones up to chat about Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land! Whakarongo mai, and don't forget to hit up Time Out Books for some lockdown entertainment! 

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Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: September 27, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: September 27, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Suri Reddy: September 27, 2021, 10.46 MB
Mon 27 Sep 2021

Today Suri chats about Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle. And excitingly, Time Out Books is open for contactless pick-up in Level 3! Perfect time to revamp your shelf. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 20, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 20, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: September 20, 2021, 12.65 MB
Mon 20 Sep 2021

Jenna phones up to chat about a cozy and escapist book by NZ author Bridget van der Zijpp, I Laugh Me Broken. Whakarongo mai!

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 13, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 13, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: September 13, 2021 , 10.37 MB
Mon 13 Sep 2021

Suri phones up to chat about this week's book recommendation, Colson Whitehead's Harlem Shuffle. Whakarongo mai! 

Loose Read w/ Jenna Todd: September 6, 2021

Loose Read w/ Jenna Todd: September 6, 2021 Loose Read w/ Jenna Todd: September 6, 2021 , 11.23 MB
Mon 6 Sep 2021

I tēnei ata Jenna phones up with a perfect book rec if you're looking for bite sized bits of literary entertainment. Whakarongo mai to hear about Megan Dunn's Things I Learned at Art School

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: August 30, 2021

Loose Read w/ Surinam Reddy: August 30, 2021 Loose Read w/ Surinam Reddy: August 30, 2021 , 11.81 MB
Mon 30 Aug 2021

Suri's on the line for our weekly reading recs, and this time she reckon to check out What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad. Whakarongo mai to hear all about it. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 23, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 23, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 23, 2021, 11.7 MB
Mon 23 Aug 2021

Today Jenna has a fantastic book recommendation for your lockdown. Whakarongo mai to hear all about The Ghost of Frederic Chopin, and remember you can still support Time Out by checking out their online book-shopping and getting ready to have some fresh reads delivered to you when we're at safer alert levels!  

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: August 16, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: August 16, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: August 16, 2021, 11.59 MB
Mon 16 Aug 2021

Suri's here with quite a heavy recommendation this week; Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman. Whakarongo mai to hear all about it, and if it sounds like a bit of you, grab yourself a copy from Time Out Bookstore or any other good one. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 9, 2021

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 9, 2021 Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: August 9, 2021, 9.15 MB
Mon 9 Aug 2021

Jenna's here and today she talks about the Going West Books & Writers Festival. She also recommends you check out The Commercial Hotel by John Summers. It gives a classic sense of small town New Zealand, says Jenna, so if you enjoy something smart, funny and nostalgic give it a read! Whakarongo mai!