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.
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.
Episode 23: A backstage pass to The Booksellers Conference
Join us at the Booksellers Conference, the biggest event of the year for us booksellers.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
Episode 16: We judge books by their covers
There is a lot of talk in the bookselling world at the moment about book covers…
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.
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.
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.
Episode 12: Books on our retirement shelves
Today booksellers Olivia, Rachel and Laura discuss the ones that got away.
Episode 11: Romance Isn’t Dead
It's Valentine's Day!! So what better time to release an episode all about romance.
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.
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!
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.
Episode 7: It’s a Wrap - Part 1
Bestsellers of 2023, our favourites, our customers' favourites, and our top recommendations for Christmas.
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.