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95bFM's Loose Reads: Bird Life by Anna Smaill

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2023/12/04

Bird Life is a lyrical, present novel set in Japan. Dinah, grieving the suicide of her twin brother, moves from Aotearoa to Japan to teach English. There, she meets Yasuko, a mother grieving her son leaving home. Together, the kinship between Dinah and Yasuko deepens as they navigate their own paths. Listen to Jenna’s on studio chat with Rachel and Stella below. LISTEN HERE

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Baumgartner & A Thread of Violence

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2023/11/28

Suri reviews two books on 95bFM’s Breakfast show today.In A Thread of Violence, Mark O’Connell revisits a close to home in Dublin. A dramatic true crime featuring interviews with the killer. Baumgartner by Paul Auster tells the story of Cy, a widower moving through domestic activities. Filled with human moments that are told with the ghost of his wife in mind. You can listen below! LISTEN HERE Buy Baumgartner BUY A THREAD OF

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Author Interview: Sam Low - Modern Chinese

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2023/11/23

Hollie spoke to MasterChef winner Sam Low about his amazing new cookbook, Modern

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Three Nice Novels

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2023/11/20

It’s almost Christmas, therefore it’s time for our end of year round-ups. Today, Jenna chose three nice novels, just because it feels like we need them.Tom Lake by Ann PatchettGood Material by Dolly Alderton (audiobook on Libro.fm)Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-ReumListen to Jenna’s on studio chat with Rachel and Stella below. LISTEN HERE

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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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2023/11/16

Today on Nine to Noon, Jenna chatted to Susie about The Bee Sting. This has been shortlisted for the Booker, which will be announced in just over a week!A supremely Irish tragi-comedy, this is Jenna’s favourite novel of 2023. Listen below for the full review. BUY THE BEE STING

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Rapture: An Anthology of...

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2023/11/13

Rapture - a brand new Auckland University Press anthology, edited by Carrie Rudzinski and Grace Iwashita-Taylor, is one for the home library.Listen to Suri wax lyrical about this collection to Rachel, as well as read out a poem by our very own staff member, Abby Irwin-Jones. LISTEN HERE Buy Rapture

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Author Interview: Mona Awad - Rouge

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2023/11/07

Hollie spoke to best-selling author and store favourite, Mona Awad about her latest

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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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2023/11/06

It’s Britney, bitch! Jenna thoroughly enjoyed Britney’s highly anticipated and bestselling memoir. With the perfect mix of shock, sadness, humour and plenty of villains., The Woman in Me gives a lot of insight and context into the dark side of fame. This was listened to on Libro.fm, where your chosen indie bookshop gets a portion of the sale. Listen to Jenna’s on studio chat with Rachel and Stella below. LISTEN HERE Buy The Woman in ME

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Bestsellers for October 2023

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2023/11/02

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

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95bFM's Loose Reads: Foster by Claire Keegan

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2023/10/31

In anticipation of Claire Keegan’s new novella, Suri delved into Foster. Purposefully told, this is a tale of beauty with an underlying dark backstory. Touching, beautiful and a great distraction from studying for exams. So Late in the Day is due next month.Suri called into the studio to chat to Rachel. LISTEN HERE Buy Foster

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