95bFM: Loose Reads

Suri's on the line for our weekly reading recs, and this time she reckon to check out What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad. Whakarongo mai to hear all about it. 

Today Jenna has a fantastic book recommendation for your lockdown. Whakarongo mai to hear all about The Ghost of Frederic Chopin, and remember you can still support Time Out by checking out their online book-shopping and getting ready to have some fresh reads delivered to you when we're at safer alert levels!  

Suri's here with quite a heavy recommendation this week; Sorrowland by Rivers Soloman. Whakarongo mai to hear all about it, and if it sounds like a bit of you, grab yourself a copy from Time Out Bookstore or any other good one. 

Jenna's here and today she talks about the Going West Books & Writers Festival. She also recommends you check out The Commercial Hotel by John Summers. It gives a classic sense of small town New Zealand, says Jenna, so if you enjoy something smart, funny and nostalgic give it a read! Whakarongo mai!

Today Suri brings in the winner of the 2021 International Booker Prize, At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop. On shelves now in all good bookstores. Whakarongo mai! 

Jenna's here and today she recommends you check out A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (In Which Four Russians Give A Master Class in Writing and Life). It'll be a home library staple for life, says Jenna, so don't sleep on it! Whakarongo mai to hear all about the work, available now at Time Out and all good bookstores. 

Suri's on the line and today she recommends checking out living autobiography, Real Estate by Deborah Levy. Whakarongo mai!

Jenna's here and today she's talking about Nic Low's Uprising: Walking the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Whakarongo mai! 

Suri takes us on a journey to the stone cold North with a book recommendation about the life of oil riggers in Aberdeen. A portrait of masculinity, loneliness and female desire, it sounds like an interesting read! Whakarongo mai nei to hear Suri's takes on Sea State, on shelves now at Time Out Bookstore. 

Jenna is here with the perfect book to tuck up with in this cozy weather. Whakarongo mai to hear all about Tracey Thorn's My Rock 'n' Roll Friend! On shelves now at Time Out.