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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/ Suri: March 11, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 11, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Suri: March 11, 2024, 7.21 MB
Mon 11 Mar 2024

Suri is in to review The Extinction of Irena Rey, a novel from Jennifer Croft on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 4, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 4, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: March 4, 2024, 7.63 MB
Mon 4 Mar 2024

Jenna’s reviewing Kids Run the Show from Delphine De Vigan and Alison Anderson- a thriller about social media’s impact on family dynamics. 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: February 26, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Suri: February 26, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Suri: February 26, 2024, 6.98 MB
Mon 26 Feb 2024

Suri reviews Study for Obedience (Sarah Bernstein) and Too Much of Life (Clarice Lispector).

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 19, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 19, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 19, 2024, 5.62 MB
Mon 19 Feb 2024

Jenna dials in from Camp A Low Hum to review the reprint of Lord Jim At Home on Loose Reads. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 5, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 5, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: February 5, 2024, 8.08 MB
Mon 5 Feb 2024

Jenna’s reviewing Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam on Loose Reads, which has been longlisted for the Ockhams. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024, 8.13 MB
Mon 22 Jan 2024

Jenna reviews The Librarianist, a gentle novel from Patrick deWitt. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024, 6.52 MB
Mon 15 Jan 2024

Suri is in the studio for Loose Reads, reviewing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store from James McBride.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023, 11.17 MB
Mon 18 Dec 2023

Jenna cosplays as your book Agony Aunt on Loose Reads, giving book recommendations off listener-submitted-vibes, as well as giving us the lowdown on the Booker prize winner from this year, Prophet Song from Paul Lynch.

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023, 11.65 MB
Mon 11 Dec 2023

Suri ties the year up with a neat Christmassy bow, wrapping up 2023 with her top picks (linked below):

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023, 8.07 MB
Mon 4 Dec 2023

Jenna reviews Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill's novel, Bird Life. Whakarongo mai nei!