Papercuts

Papercuts

Welcome to Papercuts, the podcast all about books!

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March 28, 2021 65 mins

Load up your TBR pile with some excellent reading recommendations from the Papercuts team.

Books reviewed this episode:

KD: The Mirror Book by Charlotte Grimshaw and We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida

LK: Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

JT: No One is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood

Not books:

KD: We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida.

LK: The Sopranos on Neon; Obscure Season 2: Frankenstein 

JT: The Casketeers season 4 on TVNZ

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It’s the most exciting time of the year in the New Zealand book world as the Ockham New Zealand Book Award longlist has just been announced. We also have a line up of three New Zealand books for review and have a wee look at what’s on the reading pile and coming out in 2021.

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Books

KD: Gangland by Jared Savage, with a mention of Patched by Jarrod Gilbert (HarperCollins NZ)

Mary Holm on RNZ’s Bookmark...

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December 21, 2020 69 mins

Representing Gone By Lunchtime, Dietary Requirements, The Real Pod, Papercuts, The Fold and On The Rag our hosts dive into the key events, issues, heroes and villains of 2020.

From National’s botched election campaign to Ben Thomas’ take on TikTok, via the collapse of Bauer, the rise of oat milk, with a detour through controversial frozen grapes and Simon’s Sausage Spot, there’s something for everyone in this year’s Superpod. Fea...

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November 30, 2020 80 mins

The gang are back with their usual witches brew of book news, insightful book reviews and discussions, not-book reviews and their dangerously teetering TBR piles.

Books reviewed this episode:

KD: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (Picador/Grove Atlantic)

LK: Real Life by Brandon Taylor (Daunt Books)

JT: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (Granta)

Not books:

KD: Magazines are back! Welcome back Metro and North & South

LK: Season Two o...

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September 20, 2020 79 mins

The Papercuts gals are back to help you navigate the huge flood of incredible books that were delayed by Covid-19 and are now finally available for your reading pleasure. We also bring you our usual winning formula: a hot scoop of book industry news, our insightful book reviews and discussions, our not-book reviews and our dangerously teetering TBR piles. Come up the Papercuts lab and see what’s on the slab!

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July 26, 2020 69 mins

The Papercuts team are finally back in The Spinoff studio this month with their usual winning recipe of book news, book recommendations, not books and their ever-growing ‘TBR’ piles.

They anticipate the announcements of some big book prizes, deep dive into a hugely entertaining book about the apocalypse, the new Ottessa Moshfegh (Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation), and how reading BWB Texts will make you much smarter. This mon...

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May 30, 2020 60 mins

Book news

  • Ockham results
  • Congratulations to all the winning and shortlisted authors, and especially to Becky Manwatu for her sweep of Best First Fiction and the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.
  • Auckland Writers Festival 2020 Winter Online Series 
  • Watch live via the Festival’s YouTube and Facebook channels, and then on their website.
  • WORD Christchurch now running October 30 - 1 November
  • They need your help to stage ...
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Book news

Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist -- the Prize’s 25th year. The shortlist was announced on the Women’s Prize for Fiction social channels:

Dominicana by Angie Cruz

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell

Weather by Jenny Offill

#BookshopsAreBack!!

Newsroom has a list of retailers around the country.

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April 3, 2020 52 mins

Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

 

Well, we've all said we wish we had more time to read and now we've got what we wished for. Jenna, Kiran and Louisa delve into some book news (that's not too heavy for our weary heads), book reviews, not books and to be read piles. Tune in, switch your brain off and start making some notes for your upcoming, post-quarantine rea...

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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

It's February and our latest episode is packed to the gills. We chat trigger warnings, American Dirt, festivals, movies, poetry and of course, have our usual book reviews and TBR piles. Tune in!

Book news

  • AWF Programme is out on the evening of 11th March
  • Ockham Shortlist is out on March 4th.
  • HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LISTEN: Digg...
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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

 

BOOKS NEWS:

Romance Writers of America Controversy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/08/romance-writers-america-cancels-awards-program-writer-racism-controversy/

Booker Prize Judges Announced

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51018138

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Announced January 30, 2020

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December 19, 2019 70 mins

Join various hosts of The Spinoff podcasts Gone by LunchtimeOn The RagThe Real Pod, Paper Cuts, The Offspin, and Dietary Requirements as we look back at the car crash that was 2019.

In this special end of year podcast hosted by Leonie Hayden, we dissect the country's response to national disasters, the highs and lows of MAFS, international literary scandals, the madness and tragedy of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Mad Chapman's ...

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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

Band on the Run

Can you believe this is our final episode for 2019? In this episode we give a scene report from the first Papercuts band-on-tour field trip where we headed to Wellington for the Verb Festival. And we bring you more book news, book reviews, discuss what we are looking forward to reading over summer, and more! Sett...

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October 24, 2019 68 mins

Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

After a few extra weeks off, Papercuts are back to chat the controversial Booker decision, NZ Bookshop Day, the Goldsmith shortlist & some exciting upcoming author events! Book reviews and to be read piles are all divulged as well as some not books too. Settle in with Jenna, Kiran and Louisa - we love your support!

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September 3, 2019 73 mins

Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

On this month’s Papercuts, Jenna, Kiran and Louisa hold experiment to see what it is like to drink a bottle of prosecco whilst recording. We observe the Booker Longlist, delve into bunch of NZ trade news - including the NZ Booksellers Conference, Industry Awards and Coalition for Books. As always, we review what we’ve been readi...

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July 25, 2019 73 mins

In this episode we give advice on how to tackle the ever growing tower that is the 'To Be Read' pile, discuss a recent release that didn't quite hit the spot, and bring you our usual book reviews and raves. 

As always, you can email us at papercutspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @papercutspod

Thanks to The Spinoff and the Mātātuhi Foundation for their support.

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Book News

An Eveni...

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June 21, 2019 67 mins

Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

As always, you can email us at papercutspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @papercutspod and a big thanks to The Spinoff and the Mātātuhi Foundation for their support.

Book News

AWF's An Evening with Arundhati Roy - 17th July

http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/news/Page1/an-evening-with-arundhati-roy/  

PANZ Boo...

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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

As always, you can email us at papercutspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @papercutspod

Thanks to The Spinoff and the Mātātuhi Foundation for their support.

Papercuts: An Auckland Writers Festival Report. 

A VERY SPECIAL podcast, where we say the words VERY SPECIAL many times.

 

Papercuts report from the grou...

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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

As always, you can email us at papercutspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @papercutspod

Thanks to The Spinoff and the Mātātuhi Foundation for their support.

Book News:

Dunedin Writers Readers Festival

Verb Wellington

VOLUME Mapua Literary Festival

WORD Christchurch - including Shayne Carter with Rachael King

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Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.

In this episode we have a special guest! Anne O'Brien, director of the Auckland Writers FestivalWaituhi O Tāmakijoins us to discuss what punters can expect at New Zealand's largest annual festival of ideas and literature. We look at the Ockham Book Awards shortlist, explore the bizarre story of "world class scam artist" Elizabeth...

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