95bFM: Loose Reads

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Suri reviews two books on Loose Reads, from fiction (Baumgartner by Paul Auster) and non-fiction (A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell) realms.