All the titles discussed in this Literary Lounge episode are about outsiders: those who have been othered by society and taught that they don’t belong for one reason or another. Join Alison and Ineka and find out that love wins, every time.

Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are often available in multiple formats:

Not quite white by Laila Woozeer / 2022 / Non-fiction - Memoir / eAudiobook: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=19b3b1d2-5607-11ed-bf54-d707fa697c50&entityType=Agent

How to be a bad Muslim and other essays by Mohamed Hassan / 2022 / Non-Fiction NZ: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=274ed507-9fda-5e5d-9e94-42aaa3bb16d4&entityType=FormatGroup

Joan is okay by Weike Wang / 2022 / Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=90adab71-b9c8-5e11-aab1-fcd37684f620&entityType=FormatGroup

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka / 2022 / Crime Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=9e5f7b4e-628c-53a6-b196-e2225bfd25bc&entityType=FormatGroup

Delilah Green doesn’t care by Ashley Herring Blake / 2022 / Romance Fiction: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=81e0f29e-8407-5c8d-ab8e-3dd9e5edc60b&entityType=FormatGroup