Loose Reads

Jenna comes pops into the studio this morning with not one, but two books to chat about this morning. Firstly Lanny by Max Porter, longlisted for the Manbooker Prize, tells a story about magical creatures, crime, friendship and family, Jenna suspects a few people might be sleeping on this book but it's not to be missed. And secondly, Margaret Atwood's The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale #2), is almost out and we couldn't be more excited. But with a strict embargo, we have no idea what to expect. 

Jenna brings in her favourite book of the year. And with a review like that, what else is there to say? The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, is a fictional novel based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children. Although devastating, Jenna says this is one that you must read.

Jenna remembers Ben Folds Five, and their iconic single, 'Brick' and reckons A Dream About Lightning Bugs, Ben Folds memoir is worth a read. Whether you know the song or not, Jenna says it's a great read, that's sure to get you hooked.

Jenna is beaming over one of the books shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2019 prize, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. The book has been translated from Polish and mixes your classic crime novel with thought-provoking ideas, injustice against marginalised people, animal rights, the hypocrisy of traditional religion, belief in predestination, getting away with murder and a few laughs, Jenna reckons.