Enter the wonderful world of books - booksellers and passionate readers Olivia, Rachel and Laura give a behind the scenes glimpse into the life of a bookseller ...
This is a bumper episode where we reflect on the year that was 2024. Hear about our top ten bestsellers, our favourite books, the highlights, the challenges and the joys of being booksellers. There's laughing, there's screaming, there's Christmas lights and music and...well, cockroaches.Books mentioned in this episode:Place of Tides by James RebanksTable for Two by Amor TowlesTell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutAll the Colours of the Dark by Chris WhitakerTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinDusk by Robbie ArnottThe Husbands by Holly GramazioJuice by Tim WintonThe Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerMoon Road by Sarah LeipcigerThe Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour/Jude DobsonYou Are Here and One Day by David NichollsOrbital by Samantha HarveyJames by Percival EverettLola in the Mirror by Trent DaltonThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Space Between by Lauren KeenanPrecipice by Robert HarrisAll Fours by Miranda JulyDays of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy TreloarNorth Woods by Daniel MasonBecause All Fades by Freddie GilesMaurice and Maralyn by Sophie ElmhirstPlayground by Richard PowersThe City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami17 Years Later by JP PomareEden Undone by Abbott KahlerCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseRuby Loud Mouse by Alice PearceWell Woman by Dr Frances PitsilisMarry Me in Italy by Nicky PellegrinoLioness by Emily PerkinsThe Wild Robot by Peter BrownRunt by Craig SilveySmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road Trip by Beth O'LearyHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyWild Dark Shore & Once there Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyThe Postcard by Anne BerestThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoynePachinko by Min Jin LeeDelirious by Damien WilkinsThe Kill Factor by Ben OliverDivine Rivals by Rebecca RossThe Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly JacksonNexus by Yuval Noah HarariThe Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellThe Knowledge Gene by Lynne KellyThe Horse by Timothy Winegard
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Olivia chats about her new book The Songbirds of Florence
Olivia chats with Rachel and Laura about her new book The Songbirds of Florence. Find out about her research, the editing process, why the title changed and plenty more...
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The Booklover team are together talking books, books and more books!
Liv, Rach and Laura talk about books, books and more books: what they've read, what they are excited to read, book covers, book embargoes. Plus hear about what they've been watching, superstitions, pick-up lines and so much more...Books mentioned in this podcast:Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutDeath at the Sign of the Rook by Kate AtkinsonGabriel's Moon by William BoydJames by Percival EverettThe Safekeep by Yael van der WoudenThe Sanatorium, The Retreat and The Wilds by Sarah PearseDeath at the Sanatorium by Ragnar JonassonHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyIntermezzo by Sally RooneyThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstablePrecipice by Robert HarrisMarry Me in Italy by Nicky PellegrinoA Very French Affair by Maria HoyleEntitlement and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan AlamThe Mighty Red by Louise ErdrichJuice by Tim WintonThere Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif ShafakTime of the Child by Niall WilliamsThe Alaska Sanders Affair by Joel DickerThe City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki MurakamiThe Wild Robot by Peter BrownRunt and Honeybee by Craig SilveyThe Age of Enchantment: The Chronicles of Whetherwhy by Anna JamesHolmes and Moriarty by Gareth RubinFilms/TV series mentioned in this episode:Emily in ParisMaxton HallThe Wild RobotRunt
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Live Interview with Ruth Shaw at The Booksellers Conference
In this deeply personal and emotion-filled chat, Olivia talks with Ruth Shaw live on stage during the recent NZ Booksellers Conference held at the Crown Plaza in Auckland. They discuss what life is like being both an author and a bookseller and Ruth reveals what she is writing next plus plenty more.Books by Ruth Shaw mentioned in this episode:The Bookseller at the End of the WorldBookshop Dogs
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A backstage pass to The Booksellers Conference
Join us at the Booksellers Conference, the biggest event of the year for us booksellers. Come behind the scenes, meet some amazing people, and share in our joy as we chat about what it means to win NZ Bookshop of the Year 2024.
Enter the wonderful world of books - booksellers and passionate readers Olivia, Rachel and Laura give a behind the scenes glimpse into the life of a bookseller and offer reading recommendations and more. They'll also be interviewing authors, publishers, fellow booksellers and a host of other people working in the exciting world of books.
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