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!

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

Show notes are below:

Book news

Joint winners of the Booker Prize 2019:

- The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo.

- Article by Galley Beggar Press: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/what-happened-booker-prize-ellmann/

- New Zealand Bookshop Day is THIS Saturday 26 October https://www.booksellers.co.nz/whats-on

- Goldsmiths Shortlist https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize/

- Zadie Smith - Wednesday 13th November James Hay Theatre

https://wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/an-evening-with-zadie-smith/- - Patti Smith is coming to Christchurch and Auckland

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/16550/Patti-Smith-New-Zealand-Shows-Announced.utr

- Verb Wellington's Litcrawl: https://www.verbwellington.nz/

Congrats to the winner of Inland by Tea Obreht: Ali Horsley!

Thank you to Hachette for making this happen!

Book reviews

LK: Scented by Laurence Fearnley

- https://www.fragrantica.com/

- Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

JT: The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine

- Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell

KD: The Country Life by Rachel Cusk

- Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas

- The Ice Shelf by Anne Kennedy

Online picks

LK: The Age of Rudeness by Rachel Cusk for the New York Times

KD:‘A Short Run: A Selection of NZ Lathe Cut Records’ at Objectspace

JT: ‘Downtime’ on iphone (in settings/screentime)

The TBR Pile

KD: Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt

Outlier by Rachel Cusk

Patience by Toby Lit

Face it by Debbie Harry

The River Capture by Mary Costello

Sinead Gleeson

Actress by Anne Enright

LK: The Boyfriend by Laura Southgate

Green Book and Screen Tests by Kate Zambreno

The Address by Fiona Davis

Call Me Evie by J. P. Pomare

JT: A Sharp Left Turn by Mike Chunn

Rich Enough? by Mary Holm

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman

Thank you Alice for recording and the Matatuhi Foundation for your support.

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