Jenna Todd
Prize winners named in Ockham NZ Book Awards
Celebrated New Zealand writer Catherine Chidgey last night won a $64,000 fiction prize for her latest novel, The Axeman's Carnival. Winners of this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards were announced… Audio
Book review: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Jenna Todd reviews Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, published by Penguin NZ Audio
Short list announced for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The short list has been announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards with 16 books making the final cut.
That's been whittled down from a longlist of 44 books, chosen from a record 191 entries -… Audio
Book review: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd reviews Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer, published by Headline Publishing Group. Audio
How to judge a book by its cover
The finalists in this year's Publishers Association of New Zealand Book Design Awards were announced on Tuesday.
Convenor of the judging panel, book seller Jenna Todd, told she judges books by their… Audio
Book review: Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, published by Penguin. Audio
What constitutes an essential business under Level 4?
If all goes well and Covid-19 case numbers continue to drop, the Government has announced Auckland could move to Alert level 3 as early as next Tuesday. Until then non-essential businesses around the… Audio
Book review People Like Them by Samira Sedira
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews People Like Them by Samira Sedira, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Book review: Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Jenna Todd from Time Out Bookstore reviews Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, published by Transworld. Audio
Book review - Best of 2020
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her top picks from 2020's books: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (Granta Books, $33), In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado (Serpent's Tail Limited… Audio
Ockham NZ Book Awards long list
The longlist of books that have been selected for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards has been announced today. Joining Bryan to discuss the longlist is the deputy chair of Booksellers NZ, Jenna Todd. Audio
Book review - The Best of Me: Ultimate Short Story Collection
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Best of Me: Ultimate Short Story Collection by David Sedaris. This book is published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio
Book review - The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Hobby knitter on knitting's comeback
Knitting is making a come back as cool hobby after being considered an "old person's" past time. Audio
Book review - The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Book review - Best of 2019
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her favourite books of 2019: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman (Text Publishing) and Childhood by Tove Ditlevesen (Penguin). Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport is… Audio
Book review - The Beautiful Ones by Prince
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Beautiful Ones by Prince. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez, published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio
Book review - Doxology by Nell Zink
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Doxology by Nell Zink, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio