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95bFM's Loose Reads: Performance by David Coventry

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2024/06/24

After five years of reviews, Suri AND Jenna came into the studio to farewell the amazing Rachel Ashby from her role at breakfast. Suri then talks about David Coventry’s new autofiction-ish novel, Performance. From Te Waipounamu to Europe, David takes us on a clever and fascinating observation of identity, loss and longing. Listen below!LISTEN HERE Buy Performance

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Hard by the Cloud House by Peter...

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2024/06/20

Jenna phoned into the 95bFM studio fresh from the BookPeople Australian Booksellers Conference. Hard by the Cloud House, written by Peter Walker and published by Massey University Press, weaves together the threads of memoir, history, pūrākau and nature writing to tell the tale of the mysterious extinct bird, Pouakai (Haast’s Eagle). Listen below! LISTEN HERE Buy Hard by the Cloud House

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Bird Child and Other Stories by...

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2024/06/10

This morning, Suri visited the bFM studio to review the well researched, electric and genius new book of short stories by Patricia Grace. Divided into three sections, this collection immediately connects you to the human experience across a wide variety of character and place. Listen to Suri’s chat with Rachel below. LISTEN HERE Buy Bird Child and Other Stories

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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Take What You Need by Idra Novey

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2024/06/07

Take What You Need follows an estranged stepmother and stepdaughter whilst commenting on the rural and urban divide, class, poverty and racism in America and the lives of artists. It’s a fantastic read - compelling, nuanced and contemporary. Listen to Jenna chat with Kathryn below. Listen here Buy Take What You Need

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Bestsellers for May 2024

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2024/06/04

Click on the covers to shop!TOP 5 BOOKS KID'S BOOKS View previous Bestsellers

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Author Interview: Ineke Meredith

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2024/05/28

Hollie spoke to Ineke Meredith about her memoir, On Call.Author Photo: Rachel Calvo What

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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire

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2024/05/27

Set on the coast of Northern Ireland, Maguire’s debut novel Night Swimmers is another to add to the pile of great Irish writing. Local woman Grace, is known as a bit a grouch, who lives an independent life. However, after a meeting between two new village arrivals - Evan and his young son Luca - the three are drawn together, which may bring healing for them all. The warmth of community and connections between strangers are highlighted in this novel about loneliness, with both humour and profound

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95bFM's Loose Reads: All Fours by Miranda July

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2024/05/27

Miranda July’s work crosses many mediums, however Jenna has been anticipating her first novel since 2013’s The First Bad Man.Our unnamed protagonist is an artist and mother and she is ready for freedom. Whilst experiencing symptoms of perimenopause as well as flashbacks to the traumatic birth of her child, she sets on a cross country road trip, which soon takes a detour. Boundaries and ethics are no barrier to her as she attempts to balance her desires and her family life. The connection between

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Author Interview: Saraid de Silva

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2024/05/21

Time Out spoke to writer Saraid de Silva about her debut novel, Amma.People may not know

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95bFM's Loose Reads: James by Percival Everett

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2024/05/20

Today on 95bFM’s Loose Reads, Suri reviewed Percival Everett’s James. An amazing endeavour of a novel, where Everett gives Jim, the peripheral sidekick in Huckleberry Finn, a full voice. With notes of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, James is a clever exploration of language, plunging the reader into the American South, pre-civil war. LISTEN HERE Buy James

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95bFM's Loose Reads: The 2024 Ockham Fiction Finalists

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2024/05/14

Abby, one of our two Ockham Fiction Champions, popped into the bFM studio to chat the fiction shortlist.Listen below and you can watch the Ockhams this Wednesday 15th March here.You can also come in person! Purchase tickets here. LISTEN HERE A Better Place Buy Audition Buy Birnam Wood Buy Lioness

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Author Interview: Emily Perkins

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2024/05/12

Abby got the chance to speak with Emily Perkins about her book Lioness - a finalist for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

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Author Interview: Eleanor Catton

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2024/05/10

Abby spoke with Eleanor Catton about her latest book, Birnam Wood - a finalist for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

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Author Interview: Pip Adam

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2024/05/08

Abby had a chat with author Pip Adam about her latest book, Audition - a finalist for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Ockhams Poetry Shortlist

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2024/05/07

Suri previews two of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards poetry finalists.Roof Leaf Flower Fruit: A Verse Novel by Bill Nelson - narrative poetry which traces family history with a shocking truth revealed.Talia by Isla Huia explores whakapapa and peers with electric ease. Listen below for Suri giving her lowdown and poetry reading from each book below. The two other books on the poetry shortlist are: Chinese Fish by Grace YeeAt the Point of Seeing by Megan Kitching Keep updated here to find out the

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What’s It Like Judging New Zealand’s Biggest Book Award?

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2024/05/06

Abby spoke with Juliet Blyth, former bookseller and current CEO of Read NZ. She is the convenor of judges for this year’s Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

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Bestsellers for April 2024

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2024/05/05

Click on the covers to shop!TOP 5 BOOKS KID'S BOOKS View previous Bestsellers

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Amma by Saraid de Silva

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2024/04/30

This week, Jenna reviewed Saraid de Silva’s Amma, a moving family story that follows three generations of Sri Lankan women. From Singapore, to Invercargill, to London, Saraid’s visceral storytelling is immersive with great plotting. Listen to Jenna and Rachel chat below! LISTEN HERE Buy Amma

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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen

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2024/04/24

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions tells the tale of a lifelong friendship and a schizophrenia diagnosis which leads to murder. Told through a historical, political and scientifc context, mental health and American healthcare are explored.Listen to Jenna chat with Kathryn below. Listen here Buy The Best Minds

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

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2024/04/22

Tommy Orange’s latest novel, Wandering Stars explores the decimation of American indigenous communities; from colonial violence to economic repression and addiction. Told through the eyes of Orvil Red Feather and his ancestors, ‘Wandering Stars’ explores a patchwork of characters reckoning with the violence of past and present, at all times searching for the beauty and wisdom of their ancestors. Painful, beautiful and at times funny, this piercing companion to There, There strikes at the heart and

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