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95bFM: 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. Broadcast from Auckland, New Zealand on Monday mornings after 9am, on 95bFM Breakfast with Mikey Havoc.

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Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina February 16, 2026

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2026/02/15

Jenna joins Rosetta and Milly for Loose Reads - chatting about Leila Mottley's The Girls Who Grew Big. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina February 9, 2026

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2026/02/08

Nate is back up for Loose Reads, and today we're getting deep into questions of morality and mortality, with George Saunders' Vigil. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāpare January 29, 2026

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2026/01/28

We're making up for Auckland Anniversary day with a special Thursday Loose Reads! Nate chats about the newly announced Ockham Book Awards Longlist, and one of his top picks from the list: Tracy Farr's Wonderland!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina January 19, 2026

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2026/01/18

Jenna is back up in the studio for another year of great reads, and today we delve into Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection - an audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina January 12, 2026

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2026/01/11

It's the first Loose Reads of 2026! Nate is kicking things off in the studio, with a kōrero all about Helm by Sarah Hall - a surprising and delightful book about a special wind. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina December 15, 2025

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2025/12/14

It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina December 8, 2025

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2025/12/07

Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina November 24, 2025

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2025/11/23

Suri is back up in the studio for Loose Reads! Today she's talking with Rosetta and Milly about the latest book from Patricia Lockwood, Will There Ever Be Another You. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina November 10, 2025

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2025/11/09

Suri is up for another bangin' Loose Reads with Rosetta and Milly! Today, she chats about Thomas Pynchon's new novel Shadow Ticket. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Nate: Rāhina October 20, 2025

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2025/10/19

Nate is up in the studio for Loose Reads this week! Today on the show, he has a kōrero with Rosetta and Milly about The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina October 13, 2025

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2025/10/12

Jenna is up in the studio for Loose Reads, recapping an exciting weekend with Bookshop Day at Time Out, and chatting about Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin's Ordinary Saints. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina October 6, 2025

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2025/10/05

Suri is back up in the studio for Loose Reads, and today she's chatting about Chris Kraus' latest novel, The Four Spent the Day Together. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina September 15, 2025

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2025/09/14

I tēnei rā, kei te kōrero Jenna i te pukapuka ngā Mike McRoberts: 'Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo'! Mike McRoberts' 'Speaking My Language' narrates the iconic journalist's journey through reconnecting with his whakapapa and reo, and offers mātauranga for others hoping to do the same. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina August 18, 2025

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2025/08/17

Today on Loose Reads, Jenna is chatting about The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine: in which three women from very different families are brought together when their sons are accused of assaulting a young woman whose social standing they see as far below their own. Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: Rāhina August 11, 2025

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2025/08/10

Today on Loose Reads, Suri is up in the studio to chat about Among Friends by Hal Ebbott - A betrayal that should shatter their seemingly perfect lives. But will they let it? Whakarongo mai nei!Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: Rāhina August 4, 2025

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2025/08/03

Jenna is up for a chat about some exciting book news - including a new book from NZ music expert Gareth Shute, the Bookers Prize Shortlist, and more! Jenna also chats with Milly and Rosetta about Neil Blackmore's Objects of Desire. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025

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2025/07/06

This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet Hunter, Sunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: June 30, 2025

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2025/06/29

Thanks to TimeOut Bookstore

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: June 23, 2025

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2025/06/22

Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: June 9, 2025

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2025/06/08

Jenna reviews the first two volumes from On The Calculation of Volumes by Solvej Balle. The first book in the septology by the Danish author has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!

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