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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/ Jenna: January 24, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 24, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 24, 2023, 10.91 MB
Mon 23 Jan 2023

Jenna kicks off a new year of reading with The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 12, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 12, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 12, 2022, 21.61 MB
Mon 12 Dec 2022

Suri's here with an epic wrap up of 2022 reads! Here's her mighty list to help spark some summer reading ideas. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 5, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 5, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 5, 2022, 13.6 MB
Mon 5 Dec 2022

Jenna brings in a whopping three recommendations today - all music related! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 28, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 28, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 28, 2022, 14.82 MB
Mon 28 Nov 2022

Jenna brings in a dark, weighty tome to get you through the summer. Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez! 

Loose Reads w/ Manon: November 21, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Manon: November 21, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Manon: November 21, 2022, 12.41 MB
Mon 21 Nov 2022

It's been a weekend of wild weather here in Tāmaki, and Manon's been tucking up with a good book she can recommend called Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel. Also, this is your friendly reminder to get to Christmas presents sorted now! Cheers, Time Out! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 14, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 14, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 14, 2022, 10.51 MB
Mon 14 Nov 2022

Today Jenna brings in another potential Christmas offering, local legend Dominic Hoey's novel Poor People With MoneyWhakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 7, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 7, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 7, 2022, 8.23 MB
Mon 7 Nov 2022

Suri has the perfect, playful summer read for you. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 31, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 31, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 31, 2022, 8.9 MB
Mon 31 Oct 2022

Jenna pops into the studio with a very intriguing read this morning written from the perspective of a magpie! A New Zealand gothic novel, The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey is definitely one to put on your Christmas list or check out for yourself. Whakarongo mai nei. 

Loose Reads w/ Manon: October 17, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Manon: October 17, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Manon: October 17, 2022, 11.69 MB
Mon 17 Oct 2022

Manon comes in another great book rec. Today she chats about The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler - a little bit thriller, very sci-fi and cool. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 10, 2022

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 10, 2022 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: October 10, 2022, 13.24 MB
Mon 10 Oct 2022

Jenna comes in with what she describes as a intelligent, funny, and refreshing read today, 15 years in the making! Whakarongo mai nei to hear about This Devasting Fever by Sophie Cunningham