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.

Jenna does a nice novel roundup, featuring books from the likes of Ann Patchett, Dolly Alderton and Hwang Bo-reum. Whakarongo mai nei!

On Loose Reads, Suri is reviewing Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, edited by Carrie Rudzinski, and Grace Iwashita-Taylor. 

Jenna reviews Britney Spears: The Woman In Me, her autobiography/ memoir.

Suri reviews Foster, a novella from Claire Keegan. 

Suri reviews Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World, from Naomi Klein. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jenna is in the studio, reviewing Green Dot, a new novel from Madeline Gray on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!