Abby gives us the lowdown on shortlisted novels for the Ockham fiction category. 

Suri reviews two of the shortlisted poetry collections for the Ockham Awards- Talia and Root Leaf Flower Fruit.

Jenna reviews Amma from Saraid de Silva on Loose Reads. 

 Suri reviews Wandering Stars from Tommy Orange. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jenna’s in the studio to talk about Vladivostok Circus, a new novel from Elisa Shua Dusapin. Whakarongo mai nei!

Suri is in to review If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution, a new work from Vincent Bevins.

 Suri is in for Loose Reads, reviewing Sheep’s Clothing, a black comedy from Celia Dale.

Jenna’s in to review The Beautiful Afternoon from Airini Beautrais on Loose Reads, an exploration of how we become who we are. 

Suri is in to review The Extinction of Irena Rey, a novel from Jennifer Croft on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jenna’s reviewing Kids Run the Show from Delphine De Vigan and Alison Anderson- a thriller about social media’s impact on family dynamics. 

Suri reviews Study for Obedience (Sarah Bernstein) and Too Much of Life (Clarice Lispector).

Jenna dials in from Camp A Low Hum to review the reprint of Lord Jim At Home on Loose Reads. 

Jenna’s reviewing Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam on Loose Reads, which has been longlisted for the Ockhams. 

Jenna reviews The Librarianist, a gentle novel from Patrick deWitt. Whakarongo mai nei!

Suri is in the studio for Loose Reads, reviewing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store from James McBride.

Jenna cosplays as your book Agony Aunt on Loose Reads, giving book recommendations off listener-submitted-vibes, as well as giving us the lowdown on the Booker prize winner from this year, Prophet Song from Paul Lynch.

Suri ties the year up with a neat Christmassy bow, wrapping up 2023 with her top picks (linked below): Pacific Arts Aotearoa  So Late in the Day  Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand  Wolves of Eternity  Rick Stein's Simple Suppers

Jenna reviews Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill's novel, Bird Life. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Suri reviews two books on Loose Reads, from fiction (Baumgartner by Paul Auster) and non-fiction (A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell) realms.

Jenna does a nice novel roundup, featuring books from the likes of Ann Patchett, Dolly Alderton and Hwang Bo-reum. Whakarongo mai nei!  

On Loose Reads, Suri is reviewing Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, edited by Carrie Rudzinski, and Grace Iwashita-Taylor. 

Jenna reviews Britney Spears: The Woman In Me, her autobiography/ memoir.

Suri reviews Foster, a novella from Claire Keegan. 

Suri reviews Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World, from Naomi Klein. Whakarongo mai nei!