Books and Beyond: Big Fat Books (BFBs)

Alison and Karen are in holiday mode and discuss a selection of very long books for your reading enjoyment.

Listen to this episode and read on for the books mentioned in the show.

Books mentioned in the show include:

• Infinite jest by David Foster Wallace
• The goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
• A suitable boy by Vikram Seth
• The luminaries by Eleanor Catton
• Les miserables by Victor Hugo
• An angel at my table by Janet Frame
• War and peace : original version by Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Andrew Bromfield
• Lonesome dove by Larry McMurtry
• The Silk Roads: a new history of the world by Peter Frankopan

Auckland Libraries podcast 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 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to via the Auckland Libraries podcast.