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95bFM's Loose Reads: Transcription by Ben Lerner
95bFM's Loose Reads: Transcription by Ben Lerner
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
95bFM's Loose Reads: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Floodlines by Saleem Haddad
95bFM's Loose Reads: Floodlines by Saleem Haddad
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
95bFM's Loose Reads: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Stakes by Noelle McCarthy
95bFM's Loose Reads: Stakes by Noelle McCarthy
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Helsinki trilogy by Pirkko Saisio
95bFM's Loose Reads: Helsinki trilogy by Pirkko Saisio
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95bFM's Loose Reads: John of John by Douglas Stuart
95bFM's Loose Reads: John of John by Douglas Stuart
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Nate's Auckland Writers Festival debrief
95bFM's Loose Reads: Nate's Auckland Writers Festival debrief
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Valley - Crime and Punishment in a NZ City by Asher Emanuel
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Valley - Crime and Punishment in a NZ City by Asher Emanuel
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95bFM's Loose Reads: My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A Fiction by Deborah Levy
95bFM's Loose Reads: My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A Fiction by Deborah Levy
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Heart the Lover by Lily King
95bFM's Loose Reads: Heart the Lover by Lily King
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
95bFM's Loose Reads: Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Banjara by Shana Chandra
95bFM's Loose Reads: Banjara by Shana Chandra
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Glyph by Ali Smith
95bFM's Loose Reads: Glyph by Ali Smith
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
95bFM's Loose Reads: Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Vaim by Jon Fosse
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vaim by Jon Fosse
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Party Boy by Breton Dukes
95bFM's Loose Reads: Party Boy by Breton Dukes
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95bFM's Loose Reads: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
95bFM's Loose Reads: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Seed by Elisabeth Easther
95bFM's Loose Reads: Seed by Elisabeth Easther
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Leather & Chains - My 1986 Diary by Kate Camp
95bFM's Loose Reads: Leather & Chains - My 1986 Diary by Kate Camp
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Vigil by George Saunders
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vigil by George Saunders
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Service by John Tottenham
95bFM's Loose Reads: Service by John Tottenham
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Ockham longlist & Wonderland by Tracy Farr
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Ockham longlist & Wonderland by Tracy Farr
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
95bFM's Loose Reads: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Helm by Sarah Hall
95bFM's Loose Reads: Helm by Sarah Hall
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Suri's best reads of 2025!
95bFM's Loose Reads: Suri's best reads of 2025!
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Jenna answers your book gifting questions!
95bFM's Loose Reads: Jenna answers your book gifting questions!
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: A Real Piece of Work by Freya Bromley
RNZ's Nine to Noon: A Real Piece of Work by Freya Bromley
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RNZ's Afternoons: Jenna previews upcoming 2026 titles
RNZ's Afternoons: Jenna previews upcoming 2026 titles
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: John of John by Douglas Stuart
RNZ's Nine to Noon: John of John by Douglas Stuart
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
RNZ's Nine to Noon: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2025
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2025
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RNZ's Culture 101: Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd
RNZ's Culture 101: Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny by Kiran Desai
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny by Kiran Desai
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Endling by Maria Reva
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Endling by Maria Reva
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Gabriele by Anne and Claire Berest
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Gabriele by Anne and Claire Berest
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Perspectives by Laurent Binet
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Perspectives by Laurent Binet
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2024
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2024
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Gliff by Ali Smith
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Gliff by Ali Smith
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Mongrel by Hanako Footman
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Mongrel by Hanako Footman
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Take What You Need by Idra Novey
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Take What You Need by Idra Novey
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
RNZ's Nine to Noon: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2023
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2023
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Cousins by Aurora Venturini (trans. by Kit Maude)
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Cousins by Aurora Venturini (trans. by Kit Maude)
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
RNZ's Nine to Noon: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
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Staff Picks | August 2026
Staff Picks | August 2026
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Bestsellers for June 2026
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Looking Ahead into 2026
Looking Ahead into 2026
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Book Review: Twist by Colum McCann
Book Review: Twist by Colum McCann
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Nate's Releases to Watch in 2025
Nate's Releases to Watch in 2025
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The breath out: Kataraina by Becky Manawatu, reviewed by Jenna
The breath out: Kataraina by Becky Manawatu, reviewed by Jenna
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‘I am a proud reader of some objectively terrible books’ - Abby's Bookseller Confessional!
‘I am a proud reader of some objectively terrible books’ - Abby's Bookseller Confessional!
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Author Interview: Emily Perkins
Author Interview: Emily Perkins
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What’s It Like Judging New Zealand’s Biggest Book Award?
What’s It Like Judging New Zealand’s Biggest Book Award?
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GIVEAWAY! Win tickets to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
GIVEAWAY! Win tickets to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
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Author Talk: Megan Dunn with Yvonne Todd
Author Talk: Megan Dunn with Yvonne Todd
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All Tomorrow's Poets 2021: A National Poetry Day Audio Event
All Tomorrow's Poets 2021: A National Poetry Day Audio Event
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Becky Manawatu
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Owen Marshall
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Pearly Gates by Owen Marshall
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Carl Shuker
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Customer Review: Lizard's Tale by Weng Wai Chan
Customer Review: Lizard's Tale by Weng Wai Chan
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: David Vann
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A Mistake by Carl Shuker: Reviewed by Kiran Dass
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Staff Blog: Katie's isolation recommendations for kids #2
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Staff Blog: Katie's isolation recommendations for kids
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: February, 2020: The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: December, 2019: Olive, Again by Olive Kitteridge
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RNZ's Nine to Noon: Girl by Edna O'Brien
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: October, 2019: Girl by Edna O'Brien
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: September, 2019: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
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95bFM's Loose Reads: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: August, 2019
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95bFM's Loose Reads: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
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Author Interview: Duncan Sarkies
Author Interview: Duncan Sarkies
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95bFM Author Interview: Beth talks to Tina Makereti
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Author Interview: Ineke Meredith
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Author Interview: Saraid de Silva
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What’s It Like Judging New Zealand’s Biggest Book Award?
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Author Interview: Sam Low - Modern Chinese
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Author Interview: Dominic Hoey - Poor People With Money
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Author Interview: Ruin and Other Stories - Emma Hislop
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Author Interview: Melinda Szymanik - Lucy and the Dark
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Author Interview: Joy Holley - Dream Girl
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Author Interview: Josie Shapiro - Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
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Author Interview: Shaneel Lal - One of Them
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Author Interview: Susan Wardell - The Lighthouse Princess
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Author Interview: Airana Ngarewa - The Bone Tree
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Author Interview: Michaela Keeble - Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai
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Author Interview: Giselle Clarkson - The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions
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Author Interview: Claire Baylis - Dice
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