Books and Beyond: Four continents

This week our librarians Karen, Louisa and Alison share what they're reading and take us with them to four continents. 

Listen to this week's episode on the Planet FM website and read on for the books mentioned in the show.

From Oceania 

• Writing the Pacific: an anthology edited by Jen Webb and Kavita Nandan
• My name is Gary Cooper by Victor Rodger

From India

• Girls burn brighter by Shobha Rao
• The ministry of utmost happiness by Arundhati Roy
• Q and A by Vikas Swarup

From Nigeria

• Every day is for the thief by Teju Cole
• Known and strange things by Teju Cole
• Lagos noir edited by Chris Abani
• Song for night by Chris Abani
• Nollywood by Pieter Hugo (photographs); texts by Chris Abani, Stacy Hardy, Zina Saro-Wiwa

From Spain

• Her mother's hands by Karmele Jaio 
• The dinner guest by Gabriela Ybarra

Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond.

Catch us on Planet FM104.6, Sundays at 9.35pm. Recent shows can be listened to as podcasts via the Auckland Libraries podcast.