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RNZ's Afternoons: Jenna previews upcoming 2026 titles
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Afternoons: Jenna previews upcoming 2026 titles
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: Stakes by Noelle McCarthy
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Stakes by Noelle McCarthy
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Helsinki trilogy by Pirkko Saisio
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Helsinki trilogy by Pirkko Saisio
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
RNZ's Nine to Noon: John of John by Douglas Stuart
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: John of John by Douglas Stuart
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
Bestsellers for May 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for May 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: John of John by Douglas Stuart
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: John of John by Douglas Stuart
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Nate's Auckland Writers Festival debrief
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Nate's Auckland Writers Festival debrief
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Valley - Crime and Punishment in a NZ City by Asher Emanuel
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Valley - Crime and Punishment in a NZ City by Asher Emanuel
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A Fiction by Deborah Levy
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A Fiction by Deborah Levy
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
Bestsellers for April 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for April 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Heart the Lover by Lily King
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Heart the Lover by Lily King
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Banjara by Shana Chandra
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Banjara by Shana Chandra
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Glyph by Ali Smith
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Glyph by Ali Smith
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
Bestsellers for March 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for March 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vaim by Jon Fosse
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vaim by Jon Fosse
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Party Boy by Breton Dukes
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Party Boy by Breton Dukes
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
RNZ's Nine to Noon: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Seed by Elisabeth Easther
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Seed by Elisabeth Easther
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
Bestsellers for February 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for February 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Leather & Chains - My 1986 Diary by Kate Camp
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Leather & Chains - My 1986 Diary by Kate Camp
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vigil by George Saunders
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vigil by George Saunders
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
Bestsellers for January 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for January 2026
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Service by John Tottenham
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Service by John Tottenham
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads, Jenna, Reviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Ockham longlist & Wonderland by Tracy Farr
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Ockham longlist & Wonderland by Tracy Farr
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Nate
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2025
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2025
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
 
 
A HUGE happy birthday to our Rhi! They are currently gallivanting in Sweden, but here’s a pic from a pre-trip birthday gelato. 🍧📚✨
A HUGE happy birthday to our Rhi! They are currently gallivanting in Sweden, but here’s a pic from a pre-trip birthday gelato. 🍧📚✨
You HAVE to read Stakes! From @noellevivien, the bestselling author of Grand, this is a searing, immersive memoir set between Ireland and Aotearoa. It's been an absolute pleasure to celebrate the launch of Stakes with Noelle and @penguinbooksnz at @
You HAVE to read Stakes! From @noellevivien, the bestselling author of Grand, this is a searing, immersive memoir set between Ireland and Aotearoa. It's been an absolute pleasure to celebrate the launch of Stakes with Noelle and @penguinbooksnz at @goblin_akl. 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️
Our May Bestsellers! 🏆📚 Look at that all NZ line-up for kids books! 💕
Our May Bestsellers! 🏆📚 Look at that all NZ line-up for kids books! 💕
We are open on Monday from 10am - 6pm for your book top-ups. Have a happy & safe long weekend!
We are open on Monday from 10am - 6pm for your book top-ups. Have a happy & safe long weekend!
We are CHUFFED to be 2026 finalist for Bookshop of the Year at the @booksellersnz Book Industry Awards. We're in the great company of our friends at @thewomensbookshop, @dorothybutlerbooks & @petonebooks.
We are CHUFFED to be 2026 finalist for Bookshop of the Year at the @booksellersnz Book Industry Awards. We're in the great company of our friends at @thewomensbookshop, @dorothybutlerbooks & @petonebooks.
Time Out’s May Staff Picks. 💪📚✨
So lovely to have @joshsilverauthor visit after his appearance at the @aklwritersfest. We love Josh’s novel Fruit Fly! Jenna will be reviewing this next week on @rnznewzealand’s Nine to Noon. 🍊💚
So lovely to have @joshsilverauthor visit after his appearance at the @aklwritersfest. We love Josh’s novel Fruit Fly! Jenna will be reviewing this next week on @rnznewzealand’s Nine to Noon. 🍊💚
When author and poet @michaelpedersenoyster read this powerful ode to bookshops ("lighthouses of the high street") at @aklwritersfest - we cried. Settle into this absolute masterful reading of the poem, Lines on Glister and Glow, especially recorded for Time Out by the greatest Scot out there. Thank you, Michael! 💫💥
Behind the scenes at Book Camp aka @aklwritersfest. 1. With the delightful (and former bookseller) @lilykingbooks 2. A meaningful Takaparawhau Bastion Point author visit with the manaaki of @ngatiwhatuaorakei. (Who can you spot?) 3. Scarf fashion w
Behind the scenes at Book Camp aka @aklwritersfest. 1. With the delightful (and former bookseller) @lilykingbooks 2. A meaningful Takaparawhau Bastion Point author visit with the manaaki of @ngatiwhatuaorakei. (Who can you spot?) 3. Scarf fashion with @annarawhiticonnell. 4. Dog Man at rest. 5. With the darling @revawrites post interview. 🐌 6. Waiting to go on the KTK stage. 7. Debrief with @holliejw, @abbyirwinjones & @booketybookbooks. 8. Hūnua Falls with festival favourite @david_moscrop_writes & our Maria. 9. Fin.
What a special opportunity to speed date with @kuangrf, thank you so much to @harpercollinsnz. ✨💕
What a special opportunity to speed date with @kuangrf, thank you so much to @harpercollinsnz. ✨💕
A HUGE happy birthday to our Rhi! They are currently gallivanting in Sweden, but here’s a pic from a pre-trip birthday gelato. 🍧📚✨ You HAVE to read Stakes! From @noellevivien, the bestselling author of Grand, this is a searing, immersive memoir set between Ireland and Aotearoa. It's been an absolute pleasure to celebrate the launch of Stakes with Noelle and @penguinbooksnz at @ Our May Bestsellers! 🏆📚 Look at that all NZ line-up for kids books! 💕 We are open on Monday from 10am - 6pm for your book top-ups. Have a happy & safe long weekend! We are CHUFFED to be 2026 finalist for Bookshop of the Year at the @booksellersnz Book Industry Awards. We're in the great company of our friends at @thewomensbookshop, @dorothybutlerbooks & @petonebooks.
Time Out’s May Staff Picks. 💪📚✨
So lovely to have @joshsilverauthor visit after his appearance at the @aklwritersfest. We love Josh’s novel Fruit Fly! Jenna will be reviewing this next week on @rnznewzealand’s Nine to Noon. 🍊💚
When author and poet @michaelpedersenoyster read this powerful ode to bookshops ("lighthouses of the high street") at @aklwritersfest - we cried. Settle into this absolute masterful reading of the poem, Lines on Glister and Glow, especiall
Behind the scenes at Book Camp aka @aklwritersfest. 1. With the delightful (and former bookseller) @lilykingbooks 2. A meaningful Takaparawhau Bastion Point author visit with the manaaki of @ngatiwhatuaorakei. (Who can you spot?) 3. Scarf fashion w What a special opportunity to speed date with @kuangrf, thank you so much to @harpercollinsnz. ✨💕

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