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.
Jenna wraps up another successful Auckland Writers Festival (ft. highlights from international authors Durga Chew-Bose and Sharlene Teo), and we discuss Hellholes of the World: A Love Story by David G. Brown. A pure, rough and tumble travel memoir published posthumously, David tells of travelling to places that are not usually on your bucket list: Israel, Syria, the Congo, Banglasdesh, Sierra Leone and more. A classic travel memoir with excellent storytelling and political insight.
Jenna's entered a sort of Writers Festival frenzy this week and it's not hard to see why. Ft. talks from international and local literary scholars alike, musical performances from friends of bFM Lawrence Arabia and Tama Waipara, and an abundance of free events you've just gotta get your claws on.
Kiran's brought in an Auckland Writers Festival special today. Eileen Myles' Afterglow, A Dog Memoir paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant - a pit ball named Rosie.
We're time-travelling all the way back to 2003, Singapore on this week's edition of Loose Reads. Listen as Jenna takes us through a tale of memories, powerful female friendships, and the decisions that just can't resist haunting us. It's Sharlene Teo's debut novel, Ponti.
Kiran's brought in a rock-infused number this week. Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue is exactly what the title suggests: a full feature of design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing groundbreaking cover art created for iconic rock 'n' roll giants including Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd to name a few.
Jenna's reviewing a memoir this week. Educated reveals the trials and tribulations of Idaho native Tara Westover, and her journey to overcoming a radical father and a violent brother to pursue her yearning for knowledge. A tale of fierce family loyalty and the grief that comes with the severing the ties closest to you, Educated isn't one to miss. Give it to your daughter, give it to you grandma - it's got a little something for everyone.
Kiran brings in a New Zealand novel this week. Brannavan Gnanalingham's Sodden Downstream is just as wonderfully bleak as you'd imagine, chronicling the life of Tamil Sri Lankan refugee Sita as she settles into the Hutt Valley during a once-in-a-century storm.
Jenna's been hanging out in Grafton Cemetery (not really though) while reading Chavisa Woods' collection of eight short stories from the American undergrowth, What To Do When You're Goth In The Country.
Kiran brings in Mark Yarm's oral history of grunge, Everybody Loves Our Town. Apart from being an excellent excuse to dust off your flannel shirt and Singles soundtrack, is it worth a read?
Jenna's in Memphis but Ian's here to provide Piece of Mind. Or be yr Powerslave. Or... you get the picture. Enjoy as our two resident musicians (Ian and Mike) talk about a book written by a musician about being a musician: Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's powerful and particularly toilet focused tome What Does This Button Do?
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