Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they bust some myths about literary blokes. Our featured male fiction authors write about far more than just hunting, shooting and fishing.

Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below – most are available in multiple formats

All the broken places / John Boyne / 2022 / Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=a69db313-3574-5fb5-8f48-64f5230a4d4e&entityType=FormatGroup

Leonard and Hungry Paul / Rónán Hession / 2019 / Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=4a2c338d-1ad5-5b57-a859-fea400019f66&entityType=FormatGroup

The trees / Percival Everett / 2021 / Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=a4bf9864-ee8e-58e5-8b0f-323e42ebafc5&entityType=FormatGroup

The queen of Dirt Island / Donal Ryan / 2022 / Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=e3a95948-2b4b-5198-86c9-bd2ecf2a2f78&entityType=FormatGroup

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