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Alison and Ineka are still in Literary Lockdown on tonight’s episode of Books & Beyond. This feast of fun and fabric includes discussion about repurposed beer crates, flotation tanks and side hustles – with a side of reading thrown in for good measure. Listen to this episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lockdown - Fun and Fabric continued   Books mentioned in the show:   My dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, 2020  Available in the Fiction collection , Overdrive eBook , Audiobook on CD and Large Print   Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, 2019 Short story collection - available in the Pacific collection   Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, 2020 Available in the Fiction collection , OverDrive eBook , and Large Print    An unexpected Grace by Kristin von Kreisler, 2014  Available in the Fiction collection , Overdrive eBook and Large Print    Three apples fell from the sky by Narine Abgaryan, 2020 Availa

It’s a frenzy of soft furnishing tonight because Alison and Ineka are in Literary Lockdown. Find out who has the best pouffe, and what these two have been reading during Level 3. Listen to this week's episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lockdown Books mentioned in the show:   Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry  Also available in OverDrive eBook and BorrowBox eAudiobook   Where are we now by Glenn Patterson Guaranteed Available in OverDrive   Thick: and other essays by Tessie McMillan Cottom Also available in OverDrive eBook   The immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi Also available in OverDrive eBook and OverDrive eAudiobook   Real Life by Brandon Taylor Also available in OverDrive eAudiobook 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 , Sun

Alison and Ineka discover the power imbalances and pressures still experienced by so many – even though we’ve been “closing the gaps” for years. Join them as they read about normal families, nearly normal families and uncanny valleys. Listen to this week's episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Lust in the dust Books mentioned in the show:   Follow the rabbit-proof fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara After the carnage by Tara June Winch The daughters of Mars by Tom Keneally The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton Breath by Tim Winton Only killers and thieves by Paul Howarth  All the birds singing by Evie Wyld Red dust dreaming by Eva Scott The slap by Christos Tsiolkas 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 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be liste

Alison and Ineka discover the power imbalances and pressures still experienced by so many – even though we’ve been “closing the gaps” for years. Join them as they read about normal families, nearly normal families and uncanny valleys. Listen to this week's episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge   Books mentioned in the show:   Uncanny valley: a memoir by Anna Wiener (2020)  BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR: A rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture in Silicon Valley at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power.  A nearly normal family by M T Edvardsson (2019) CRIME: Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of a brutal murder of a shady businessman. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. This novel asks how well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?  Scribe by Alyson

Alison and Ineka have been reading about recovery, resilience and revenge. Join us and make literature subversive fun again. Listen to this week's episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge   Books mentioned in the show:   Nothing to See  by  Pip Adam (NZ author – Adult Fiction)   Days of Distraction  by  Alexandra Chang (Adult Fiction)   The Weekend  by  Charlotte Wood (Adult Fiction)   The Natural Way of Things  by  Charlotte Wood (Adult Fiction)   How to escape from prison  by Paul Wood (NZ author  -  Adult Non-Fiction )   Disappearing Earth  by Julia Phillips (Adult Fiction)   My dark Vanessa  by  Kate Elizabeth Russell  (Adult Fiction)   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 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to 

“Kia pūavai to tātou Reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani I Aotearoa” May our Cook Islands Māori language blossom in Aotearoa. “Te ma’ata I ta’au ka oranga, ko te ma’ata rai ia ta’au ka rauka” The more you give, the more you receive; if you give a lot, you will receive a lot. Turou! Oro Mai! ‘Akaepaepa'anga te ‘Are Puka o Ākarana i te Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani Tapati 2 o ‘Āukute – Ma’anakai 8 o ‘Āukute 2020 |Sunday 2 August – Saturday 9 August 2020 Te Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is a time of the year for Cook Islanders living throughout Aotearoa to acknowledge, celebrate and embrace the culture, history and most importantly, the reo (language) of the Cook Islands. Our city, Tāmaki Makaurau, has the largest Pacific population in the world, with just over 35,000 people proudly identifying as being Cook Islanders. It is for this reason that Auckland Libraries is delighted to connect with our Cook Islands community and celebrate the pearl of the Pacific. Kiaorana e Kia Manuia!

In this episode of Books and Beyond, Alison talks to Dan Fitzpatrick (Ngā Ruahine) about the poetry of colonialism in Aotearoa. Dan teaches at a large, super diverse secondary school in Auckland. Listen to this week's episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Poetry of colonialism Books mentioned in the show:   The breathing tree : new poems  by  Apirana Taylor   Storyteller : poems 1988-1999  by  Simon Williamson ; with an introduction by Apirana Taylor   Rail poems of New Zealand Aotearoa : an anthology  by  edited by Mark Pirie   The best of best New Zealand poems  by  edited by Bill Manhire & Damien Wilkins   Denis Glover : selected poems  by  Denis Glover ; edited by Bill Manhire   Selected poems, 1940-1989  by  Allen Curnow   Fast talking PI  by  Selina Tusitala Marsh   Dark sparring : poems  by  Selina Tusitala Marsh   Coming to it : selected poems  by  Sam Hunt   Small holes in the silence : collected works