Our Podcast: Booklover Banter
Streaming now on Apple & Spotify or simply listen below.
Enter the wonderful world of books as we give a behind the scenes glimpse into the life of a bookseller, offer reading recommendations and much, much more. We'll be interviewing authors, publishers, fellow booksellers and a host of other people working in the exciting world of books. We don't take ourselves too seriously, we just wanted another excuse to talk about books!
LATEST EPISODE
Episode Fifteen:
Special Guest: An interview with Lyndsey Fineran, Artistic Director of the Auckland Writers Festival
This is a fascinating episode you won't want to miss! Liv is excited and honoured to sit down with Lyndsey Fineran, Artistic Director of the Auckland Writers Festival to talk about her role. Listen in to hear what is involved in creating the programme for the festival and how Lyndsey convinces authors, the likes of Ann Patchett, to travel half way around the world to appear on our stage.
Episode One:
Introducing The Booklover Team
Meet the team at The Booklover and learn how we became booksellers, what we love to read, and what we think of the world of bookselling! Plus there’s a few great book recommendations if you’re after something to read!
Rach and Laura get to interview Liv this time and ask how she came to own The Booklover Bookshop and how she combines running a bookshop with writing novels! Plus we share some amusing anecdotes about what happened in the bookshop this week - never a dull moment! Settle in and prepare for a laugh or two.
Episode Two:
Together At Last
Episode Three:
Children are reading less for fun - why and what can we do?
Listen to our panel of experts as we discuss the sobering truth: Children are reading less and less for fun. Why is this happening and what can we do to try and fix it?
Episode Four:
Olivia reluctantly talks about her new book!
Olivia would talk about another author's books all day long, but finds it hard to talk about her own! Today Laura and Rach ask Olivia all about her new historical novel The Girl from London out this week!
Episode Five:
Eileen Merriman Author Interview
Meet NZ author Eileen Merriman and find out what inspires her to write, how she writes, and which books she has read and enjoyed lately. Eileen also offers some excellent advice for aspiring writers.
Episode Seven (we skipped six just for fun):
It’s a Wrap 2023 - Part One
We get together to wrap up the year and have SO much to chat about that the episode has to be split into two. In this episode we talk about the books of the year, our favourites, our customers' favourites, and our top recommendations for Christmas. This is PACKED full of books!
Episode Eight:
It’s a Wrap 2023 - Part Two
In Part 2 of 2023 wrapped we talk about all the things that happened in the Bookshop world this year, including Rachel's trip to Ireland, we chat about exciting plans for next year, plus we have a long and heated discussion about getting a bookstore pet. Prepare to laugh along with us!
Episode Nine:
Fiona Sussman Author Interview
Olivia interviews fabulous NZ author Fiona Sussman. Fiona talks about growing up in South Africa, moving to NZ, the importance of writing about what matters to you, and so much more!
Episode Ten:
What’s new in 2024?
We talk about what we've been reading over the summer, including some awesome books that are coming out over the next couple of months. Some titles are alreading vying for our favourite book of 2024 and the year has only just begun!
Episode Eleven:
Romance Isnt Dead
It's Valentine's Day!! So what better time to release an episode all about romance. Olivia and Rachel sit down with Bayleigh Gibson, marketing assistant at Harper Collins NZ to talk about the Romance Isn't Dead influencer event held at The Booklover Bookshop last weekend
Episode Twelve:
Books on our retirement shelves
We discuss the books that got away. Prepare to be shocked when we reveal the books we know we should have read, the books our customers assume we have read, the books we really really want to read one day. These are the books we have on our metaphorical (and literal) retirement shelves waiting for the day they can be savoured and enjoyed. Or maybe we'll have to get to them earlier...
Episode Thirteen:
A book industry legend - Ross Lorimer
In this fascinating episode Olivia sits down to chat with the legendary Ross Lorimer, a household name in the book industry. We're not even going to tell you what he does and how he got to where he is today because it's so much better for you to hear it from the man himself.
Episode Fourteen:
The team talk about The Auckland Writer's Festival and more...
Rachel starts us off by talking about new books she's excited to see on our shelves, then we get stuck into discussing the amazing programme for The Auckland Writer's Festival. We make bold predictions about the Ockham Book Awards and chat about which authors we can't wait to see at the festival, the pros and cons of Q&A's with authors, and plenty more...