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Book Reviews on Radio

Enjoy book reviews with Karen, Tom and Kat!

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Pride and Pudding: The History of British Puddings Savoury and Sweet by Regula Ysewijn

Grow: Wahine Finding Connection Through Food by Sophie Merkens

Colour the Stars by Dawn MacMillan

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The Messy-o-saurus by Rachel Weston

I Will Make You Passionate About Exercise by Bevan James Eyles 

Thief, Convict, Pirate, Wife by Jennifer Ashton

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The Makers by Monique Hemmingson

The Unofficial Princess Bride Cookbook

My Real Dog by Emily Joe

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Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries by Kate Moss

A Natural History of Mermaids by Emily Hawkins and Jessica Roux

The CSIRO Low-Carb Diet Easy 100

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Book Reviews on The Cafe, TV3

Watch the NZ Booklovers review segments for 2020 with these links:

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BOOK SEGMENT ONE

NZ Booklovers Awards - Shortlisted Fiction titles 2020:

The Claim by David Briggs

The Fell by Robert Jenkins

Lost in the Spanish Quarter by Heddi Goodrich

Meltwater by Suzanne Ashmore

Necessary Secrets by Greg McGee

The Strength of Eggshells by Kirsty Powell

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BOOK SEGMENT TWO

The River Home by Hannah Richell

Kia Kaha by June Pitman Hayes and Minky Stapleton

A Kitchen Well Travelled by Sai Yoganathan

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BOOK SEGMENT THREE:

Liane Moriarty books

Jane Harper books

The Art of Self-Kindness by Rachel Ray

The Treehouse books by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

Max and his Big Imagination by Chrissy Metge

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BOOK SEGMENT FOUR:

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

Katipo Joe by Brian Falkner

From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle: A Memoir by Brian Hennessy

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BOOK SEGMENT FIVE:
Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope

Joy at Work by Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein

Feed Me, Feed Me by Fran Mazza

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BOOK SEGMENT SIX:

The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner

The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

12WBT Low-Carb Solution by Michelle Bridges

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BOOK SEGMENT SEVEN:

The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan

Wild Kinship by Monique Hemmingson

Scatterlogical Wisdom by Frances Hall

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BOOK SEGMENT EIGHT:

The Air that we Breathe by Kara Douglas

Tulip and Doug by Emma Wood and Carla Martell

Sharing with Wolf by Melinda Szymanik and Nikki Slade Robinson

A Lifetime in the Galapagos by Tui De Roy

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BOOK SEGMENT NINE:

Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino

Wild by Kristin Hannah

Into the Unknown by Ian Trafford

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BOOK SEGMENT TEN:

While the Fantail Lives by Alan Titchall

Automania by Don Jessen

7 Ways with Jamie Oliver

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BOOK SEGMENT ELEVEN:

The Silence of Snow by Eileen Merriman

Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book by Gavin Bishop

The Telling Time by PJ McKay

For Reasons of Their Own by Chris Stuart

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BOOK SEGMENT TWELVE:

The Survivors by Jane Harper

Supergood by Chelsea Winter

Just Like You by Nick Hornby

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BOOK SEGMENT THIRTEEN:

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

Kylo Kitty Moves to the City by Chantal Venter

Hare & Ruru by Laura Shallcrass

Great Railway Journeys in New Zealand and Australia by David Bowden

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Feel free to watch the 2019 segments here:

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BOOK SEGMENT ONE

The Huntress by Kate Quinn,

Five Little Ducks Went Off to School by Peter Millett

The Baker’s Companion by Allyson Gofton.

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BOOK SEGMENT TWO

The Recipe by Josh Emett

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

Womankind by Margie Thomson, photographs Simon Young

Bish Bash Bosh by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby.

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BOOK SEGMENT THREE

The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons

FING by David Walliams

Balance by Rachel Grunwell

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BOOK SEGMENT FOUR

The Ex by Nicola Moriarty

Hairy Maclary and Friends 123 by Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary and Friends Colours by Lynley Dodd

Listen to Me! by Dr Anna Martin PhD

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BOOK SEGMENT FIVE
You'll Never See Me Again by Lesley Pearce

The Invincibles by Peter Millett

Heal by Pete Evans

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BOOK SEGMENT SIX

Whatever It Takes by Paul Cleave

Veg by Jamie Oliver

Shearers by Ruth Entwisle Low

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BOOK SEGMENT SEVEN

White Horses by Rachel Treasure

World's Worst Teachers by David Walliams

Food in a Minute: The New Everyday

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BOOK SEGMENT EIGHT

Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati

Star Wars Build Your Own Adventure

The Invisible Load by Dr Libby

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BOOK SEGMENT NINE

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop

The Camping Cookbook by Sara Mutande and Andrea Lovetere

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BOOK SEGMENT TEN
Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

Elastic Island Adventures: Rainbow Cove by Karen McMillan

Blong the Cat's Costume Caper by Karen McMillan

Big Ideas for Small Houses by Catherine Foster

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BOOK SEGMENT ELEVEN

The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

The Feel Good Factor by Matilda Green

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BOOK SEGMENT TWELVE

Blue Moon by Lee Child 

Inexpressible Island by Paullina Simons

The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams 

The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith

Summer by Simon Gault 

ME, Elton John

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