Our Podcast: Booklover Banter
Episode 25: 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.
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 Strout
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd
James by Percival Everett
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Sanatorium, The Retreat and The Wilds by Sarah Pearse
Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jonasson
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Precipice by Robert Harris
Marry Me in Italy by Nicky Pellegrino
A Very French Affair by Maria Hoyle
Entitlement and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Juice by Tim Winton
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
The Alaska Sanders Affair by Joel Dicker
The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Runt and Honeybee by Craig Silvey
The Age of Enchantment: The Chronicles of Whetherwhy by Anna James
Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
Films/TV series mentioned in this episode:
Emily in Paris
Maxton Hall
The Wild Robot
Runt
Episode 24: Live Interview with Ruth Shaw at The Booksellers Conference
Olivia talks with Ruth Shaw live on stage during the recent NZ 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 World
Bookshop Dogs
Episode 23: A backstage pass to The Booksellers Conference
Join us at the Booksellers Conference, the biggest event of the year for us booksellers.
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.
Episode 22: Author interview with J.P. Pomare
Rachel experiences a fan-girl moment as she sits down to interview one of her favourite authors, J.P. Pomare!
Rachel experiences a fan-girl moment as she sits down to interview one of her favourite authors, J.P. Pomare! Discover the ins and outs of writing crime fiction, including how to write the perfect twist, plus hear his fascinating insights into the state of bookselling in Australia and New Zealand, and so much more...this episode is PACKED with good stuff.
Episode 21: A Day in the life of a bookseller with The Booklover Team
The team are back! It's been a while but we are together again to talk about the day in the life of a bookseller.
The team are back! It's been a while but we are together again to talk about the day in the life of a bookseller. It's fair to say we do a bit of rambling, and laughing, and well, we have a good old banter. It is Booklover Banter after all!
Episode 20: Author interview with Suzanne Heywood
Laura sits down to chat with Suzanne Heywood, author of the bestselling memoir, Wavewalker - one of Laura's favourite books!
Laura sits down to chat with Suzanne Heywood, author of the bestselling memoir, Wavewalker - one of Laura's favourite books! Hear about Suzanne's incredible childhood spent sailing with her family on a yacht - the highs, the lows and everything in between!
Episode 19: Interview with Renee Rowland, Association Manager of Booksellers NZ
Find out what this important association is, what it does, and get a behind the scenes view of bookselling in Aotearoa.
In this episode Olivia talks with Renee Rowland, Association Manager of Booksellers NZ. Find out what this important association is, what it does, and get a behind the scenes view of bookselling in Aotearoa. Renee also reveals her favourite books and she tells listeners about something she has done in her life which we believe you will find extraordinary. This episode has it all.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Episode 18: Author interview with Freddie Gillies
Rachel sits down to chat with Freddie Gillies, author of Because All Fades.
Episode 17: Stonking good reads of 2024 so far
The team get wildly excited about some crackingly good books
The team get wildly excited about some crackingly good books they've just read and highlight the ones to get excited about over the next few months. In the nicest possible way (no name and shame) they also share a couple of duds.
Episode 16: We judge books by their covers
There is a lot of talk in the bookselling world at the moment about book covers…
There is a lot of talk in the bookselling world at the moment about book covers so Liv, Rach and Laura thought it was time to jump in and share their thoughts. Plenty to discuss and, well, just a heads up it gets a little heated...
Episode 15: An interview with Lyndsey Fineran, Artistic Director of the AWF
Liv is excited and honoured to sit down 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 14: The team talk about the Auckland Writer’s Festival
In this fascinating episode Olivia sits down to chat with the legendary Ross Lorimer, a household name in the book industry.
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...
Episode 13: 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. If you decide to listen to this episode on your way to work, be warned there's a high chance you might be late as you're not going to want to hit pause on this one.
Episode 12: Books on our retirement shelves
Today booksellers Olivia, Rachel and Laura discuss the ones 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 11: Romance Isn’t 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, as well as romance tropes and sex ratings and so much more. We pose so many questions, with very few answers! Love is in the ear (get the pun!).
Episode 10: The team discuss their summer reading
What we read over the summer, some titles are already vying for our favourite book of 2024.
We talk about what we read over the summer, including some awesome books that are coming out over the next couple of months. Some titles are already vying for their favourite book of 2024 and the year has only just begun!
Episode 9: Author interview with 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!
Olivia interviews fabulous NZ author Fiona Sussman. This episode is so interesting you won't want to miss it. 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 8: It’s a Wrap - Part 2
We talk about all the things that happened in the Bookshop world this year, plus we have a long and heated discussion about getting a bookstore pet.
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 7: It’s a Wrap - Part 1
Bestsellers of 2023, our favourites, our customers' favourites, and our top recommendations for Christmas.
Whoops we skipped episode 6 - oh well! Liv, Rach and Laura 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 (Part 1) 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 5: Author interview with Eileen Merriman
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.
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.