95bFM: Loose Reads

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: January 18, 2021

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1300

Jenna returns after a glorious summer break to review one of the books she's whizzed through in the holidays. Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey follows the narratives of a number of characters during the second world war, and how they intertwine. Jenna reckons this is a must read for your summer list.

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: December 14, 2020

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Suri is here to round up some of her favourite books for you to get your hands on for the summer. Featuring Hiakai: Modern Māori Cuisine by Monique Fiso, The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey, Railways Studios by Neill Peter Atkinson Alsop, What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future by Oliver Jeffers, Summer by Ali Smith, and Magnolia 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: December 7, 2020

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +1300

It's had Jenna humming Pulp's 'Common People', and contains a universal tale of class difference via a particularly Aotearoa lens. So, what else should we know about Rachel Kerr's Victory Park?

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: November 30, 2020

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Suri's been reading more non-fiction this week, and brings us Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present by Yanis Varoufakis. A book about what a fair and equal society might look like in a post-capitalist universe.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: November 23, 2020

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Jenna reviews Stan Walker's autobiography, Impossible: My Story and she reckons this is definitely an important read for Aotearoa. Stan writes about his family, abuse, success, forgiveness and redemption, this is one that you will pick up and not be able to put back down.

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: November 16, 2020

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Suri pops in with a review of Red Pill by Hari Kunzru, and although this is certainly not light reading, it's very good and worth diving into. Red Pill is a novel about the alt-right, online culture, creativity, sanity, history, and how love can endure through everything else.

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: November 9, 2020

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Suri's been diving deep into the non-fictions and thoroughly enjoyed Jill Lepore's If Then. A novel about The Simulmatics Corporation, founded in 1959, Jill tackles the heavy topics of mined data and voter profiles.

Loose Reads w/ Kiran Dass: November 2, 2020

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Kiran joins us for her last review on bFM before she leaves the big smoke. As usual, we have a lovely review from Kiran, this week on Brandon Taylor's debut novel, Real Life. It's shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2020, and definitely stands up as a fantastic read.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna Todd: October 19, 2020

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Jenna's been getting into ghost stories, this week she reviews The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale. The true story of Nandor Fodor, a Jewish-Hungarian refugee and chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical research. Spooky.

Loose Reads w/ Surinam Reddy: October 12, 2020

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1300

Suri join us reviewing Pew by Catherine Lacey. This is definitely a novel to add to your summer reading list, and not just before the cover is pretty.