On top of bookselling, George also works as a freelance journalist and critic. He just returned from five years in London and is trying his best to not make that his entire personality. Used to work with Sally Rooney's cousin, which until working at Time Out was his main literary claim to fame.
George's favourite books: The Book of Strange of New Things by Michel Faber &
The Idiot by Elif Batuman.
Pip is currently studying Art History and Media Studies at the University of Auckland. She has worked in other bookstores and behind the scenes in publishing before joining the Time Out team. Her favourites are social-realism stories, historical fiction, and books set in London. Alongside reading, she has a keen interest in film and music.
Pip's favourite books: Anne of Green Gables, A Terrible Kindness by Jo Brown Wroe & Starter for Ten by David Nicholls.