‘Better the Blood,’ discussed!

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Book club is back to discuss ‘Better the Blood’ by Michael Bennett! It’s about Hana Westerman, a Māori police detective who is hunting down a serial killer in Auckland, New Zealand. Angeline Boulley, author of the YA novel ‘The Firekeeper’s Daughter,’ and Steph Matuku, a New Zealand author who writes YA books centered on Māori characters, join us. We discuss the parallels to the history of colonialism in the U.S. and the complexities of the serial killer’s mission. Warning, there are spoilers in this episode, so if you have not read the book yet, you can go back and listen to our spoiler-free interview with Michael Bennett first! Thank you to all of the listeners who called in. We appreciate you!

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0:47.8	It's just like a regular book club,
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0:51.9	It is April, and our selection this month
0:54.6	is Michael Bennett's detective novel
0:56.5	Better the Blood.
0:57.7	It's about Hana Westerman, a Maori police detective
1:00.4	who's trying to find a serial killer
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