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RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
GIVEAWAY! Win tickets to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Ockham NZ Book Awards, News
GIVEAWAY! Win tickets to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Ockham NZ Book Awards, News
Ockham NZ Book Awards, News
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: If We Burn by Vincent Bevins
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: If We Burn by Vincent Bevins
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
Bestsellers for March 2024
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for March 2024
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Sheep's Clothing by Celia Dale
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Sheep's Clothing by Celia Dale
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
RNZ's Nine to Noon: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Beautiful Afternoon by Airini Beautrais
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Beautiful Afternoon by Airini Beautrais
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Kids Run the Show by Delphine de Vigan
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Kids Run the Show by Delphine de Vigan
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Clarice Lispector & Sarah Bernstein
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Clarice Lispector & Sarah Bernstein
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2023
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: Best of 2023
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
Bestsellers for December 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for December 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Time Out's Bestsellers in 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Time Out's Bestsellers in 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch + Christmas agony aunt
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch + Christmas agony aunt
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Suri's Christmas picks!
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Suri's Christmas picks!
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
Bestsellers for November 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers for November 2023
Bestsellers, Round-ups
Bestsellers, Round-ups
95bFM's Loose Reads: Bird Life by Anna Smaill
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Bird Life by Anna Smaill
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Baumgartner & A Thread of Violence
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Baumgartner & A Thread of Violence
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
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Author Interviews
Author Interview: Sam Low - Modern Chinese
Author Interviews
Author Interviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: Three Nice Novels
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: Three Nice Novels
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Jenna, RNZ
RNZ's Nine to Noon: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Jenna, RNZ
Jenna, RNZ
95bFM's Loose Reads: Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads: Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Suri
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Author Interviews
Author Interview: Mona Awad - Rouge
Author Interviews
Author Interviews
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
95bFM's Loose Reads, Reviews, Jenna
 
 
Hari Huritau to our incredible 2IC, Hollie! 🎈
Hari Huritau to our incredible 2IC, Hollie! 🎈
Jenna's Nine to Noon book review was on @radionewzealand this morning. Jonathan Rosen's The Best Minds: A Friendship, Madness and the Tragedy of Good tells the tale of a lifelong friendship and a schizophrenia diagnosis which leads to murder. Told
Jenna's Nine to Noon book review was on @radionewzealand this morning. Jonathan Rosen's The Best Minds: A Friendship, Madness and the Tragedy of Good tells the tale of a lifelong friendship and a schizophrenia diagnosis which leads to murder. Told through a historical, political and scientifc context, mental health and American healthcare are explored in this memoir which is both personal and wide-reaching. Listen at the link in the bio.
Read audiobooks and support Time Out! From now until 28 April, shop on-sale audiobooks through @librofm during their Independent Bookshop Appreciation Sale. Every purchase supports our bookshop! Start shopping here: www.libro.fm/sale?bookshop=timeout
Read audiobooks and support Time Out! From now until 28 April, shop on-sale audiobooks through @librofm during their Independent Bookshop Appreciation Sale. Every purchase supports our bookshop! Start shopping here: www.libro.fm/sale?bookshop=timeout
Hollie spoke to Michael Bennett about his latest book in the Hana Westerman series, Return to Blood. It also seems like Michael might have the best work/life balance going on.
Hollie spoke to Michael Bennett about his latest book in the Hana Westerman series, Return to Blood. It also seems like Michael might have the best work/life balance going on.
This morning, on @95bfm_breakfast, Suri reviewed the new novel by Tommy Orange. Wandering Stars is painful, beautiful and at times funny, this piercing companion to There, There strikes at the heart and offers human truths impossible to look away f
This morning, on @95bfm_breakfast, Suri reviewed the new novel by Tommy Orange. Wandering Stars is painful, beautiful and at times funny, this piercing companion to There, There strikes at the heart and offers human truths impossible to look away from. Listen at the link in the bio!
✨GIVEAWAY✨Your Ockham Fiction Champions, Hollie & Abby, have a double pass to the 2024 Ockham NZ Book Awards to giveaway! 📚 To enter the draw, make sure you’re following us and @newzealandbookawards then simply tag a friend you’d li
✨GIVEAWAY✨Your Ockham Fiction Champions, Hollie & Abby, have a double pass to the 2024 Ockham NZ Book Awards to giveaway! 📚 To enter the draw, make sure you’re following us and @newzealandbookawards then simply tag a friend you’d like to take to the awards night and use 1 word to describe your fave of the shortlist! The awards take place Wednesday 15 May, 7-10pm at Aotea Centre, Auckland. Please make sure you can attend before entering. * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading
Jenna's latest @95bfm_breakfast review is now available to listen! French author Eilsa Shua Dusapin (Winter in Sokcho) is back with another atomospheric novel. Nathalie arrives in Vladivostok to work on costumes for the Russian bar trio who are pr
Jenna's latest @95bfm_breakfast review is now available to listen! French author Eilsa Shua Dusapin (Winter in Sokcho) is back with another atomospheric novel. Nathalie arrives in Vladivostok to work on costumes for the Russian bar trio who are preparing their dangerous routine for the winter circus season. This book captures a snapshot of a creative and physical undertaking by a small team of people. Punchy sentences, a sense of danger and a strong sense of place enrich Dusapin’s prose. Listen at the link in the bio! #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading
It’s home cooking season and we have lots of cookbooks in store! 👩‍🍳🥧🍲 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading #cookbook #autumn
Hello from Cherie 🐶 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading #author #autho
Hello from Cherie 🐶 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading #author #authorinterview * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading
Some of the Time Out team at lovely Cait’s wedding recently 💕💒 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newze
Some of the Time Out team at lovely Cait’s wedding recently 💕💒 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop
Hari Huritau to our incredible 2IC, Hollie! 🎈 Jenna's Nine to Noon book review was on @radionewzealand this morning. Jonathan Rosen's The Best Minds: A Friendship, Madness and the Tragedy of Good tells the tale of a lifelong friendship and a schizophrenia diagnosis which leads to murder. Told Read audiobooks and support Time Out! From now until 28 April, shop on-sale audiobooks through @librofm during their Independent Bookshop Appreciation Sale. Every purchase supports our bookshop! Start shopping here: www.libro.fm/sale?bookshop=timeout Hollie spoke to Michael Bennett about his latest book in the Hana Westerman series, Return to Blood. It also seems like Michael might have the best work/life balance going on. This morning, on @95bfm_breakfast, Suri reviewed the new novel by Tommy Orange. Wandering Stars is painful, beautiful and at times funny, this piercing companion to There, There strikes at the heart and offers human truths impossible to look away f ✨GIVEAWAY✨Your Ockham Fiction Champions, Hollie & Abby, have a double pass to the 2024 Ockham NZ Book Awards to giveaway! 📚 To enter the draw, make sure you’re following us and @newzealandbookawards then simply tag a friend you’d li Jenna's latest @95bfm_breakfast review is now available to listen! French author Eilsa Shua Dusapin (Winter in Sokcho) is back with another atomospheric novel. Nathalie arrives in Vladivostok to work on costumes for the Russian bar trio who are pr
It’s home cooking season and we have lots of cookbooks in store! 👩‍🍳🥧🍲 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #
Hello from Cherie 🐶 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newzealand #auckland #bookshop #reading #author #autho Some of the Time Out team at lovely Cait’s wedding recently 💕💒 * * * #dogsattimeout #book #books #timeout #timeoutbookstore #shoplocal #mteden #mtedenvillage #neighbourhoodbookshop #bookstagram #bestseller #booklover #mustread #newbook #newze

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