Manon brings in a beautiful poetry collection, Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Jenna brings in a beautiful read today that she thinks will be the perfect book for relaxing this Matariki. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Pure Colour by Sheila Heti. 

Suri brings in quite a weighty read to dig into over the Winter months. Whakarongo mai nei to hear her reckons on The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Jenna brings in the perfect book for this rainy weather. Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about Sam Knight's The Premonitions Bureau.  

Manon dials in with a great read for you. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. 

Today Jenna chats about about the Coco Solid's fantastic and genre-bending work How to Loiter In a Turf War and a little about this year's Ockham winners! Whakarongo mai! 

Suri brings in Brannavan Gnanalingam's Slow Down, You're Here, a dark antipodean goth novel revolving around a New Zealand immigrant family. Whakarongo mai. 

Jenna dials in with quite a heavy, gripping and gorgeous recommendation, Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. It's on the shelves now.  Whakarongo mai. 

The lovely Manon joins the Loose Reads rotation, and for her first rec brings in Taste Makers by Mayukh Sen. Whakarongo mai! 

Jenna chats about a fabulous new book Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art. Pick one up for yourself now if you like!