Papercuts: Downtime with Papercuts

An episode of the Papercuts podcast, hosted by The Spinoff, titled "Papercuts: Downtime with Papercuts" was published on October 25, 2019 and runs 68 minutes.

October 25, 2019 ·68m · Papercuts

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Summary

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. Follow us on Instagram: @papercutspod and email us! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Description

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/