What do you do when your world is falling apart, and the dog has eaten your chemistry homework? Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka.

Books mentioned on the show can be requested using the Auckland Libraries catalogue links below:

All day is a long time / David Sanchez / 2022 / Available in Adult Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=639ea0b4-2f28-5853-ae89-2545254cdc91&entityType=FormatGroup

Chemistry / Weike Wang / 2018 / Available in Adult Fiction and OverDrive/Libby eBook: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=cab9dc85-15e8-526a-a19c-8fb0bacc2203&entityType=FormatGroup

Lessons in chemistry / Bonnie Garmus / 2022: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=0b0d465c-a81c-570f-95b4-bc4de705dadd&entityType=FormatGroup

The mad women’s ball / Victoria Mas / translated from the French by Frank Wynne / 2021 – Available in Adult Fiction Historical and OverDrive/Libby eBook: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=67ffa15d-9e65-51ab-a9a2-a2a01edaaf89&entityType=FormatGroup

New York, my village: a novel/ Uwem Akpan / 2021 / Available in Adult Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=6176e4c7-68b0-506b-9e2f-d565dd906748&entityType=FormatGroup