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#331 - Ariel Read Hollywood, Ending and Promised To Not Spoil It! Sep 28, 2026

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We're doing our quarterly check in, Raeleen reads a disappointing read, Ariel reads a hot new title, and both of us scheme about our plans for the final few reading months of the year!

Links mentioned:

CJ's new song, Painted Dogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMoWePmuXBE&list=OLAK5uy_mUqBkBi9rsa3p9G0BPwYgQvP87cSeKhA0

Nichola McNulty, the Legal Scholar: https://lnkd.in/p/dsQ_eSb5

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Q4???

00:05:28 - The Jane Austen Festival

00:14:54 - The Foyles Tag

00:18:43 - Rae’s New Job!

00:24:50 - What We’re Reading!

00:32:16 - Book Haul!

01:00:27 - Currently Reading

01:03:13 - Quarterly Update!

01:15:03 - Upcoming Schemes

#330 - A Farewell To Summer! Sep 14, 2026

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Chapters:

00:00 - Autumn Is Here!!!

08:41 - Rae Went To Spirit Halloween

13:39 - What We Read

38:23 - The Mail Room

#329 - Coast to Coast Reading is BACK, baby! Aug 31, 2026

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Raeleen has finished her big move and is picking her next read live on the air! Ariel is a big rereading mood and has been buying books in unusual ways.
Links mentioned:
Patrick Allaby: https://www.patrickallaby.com/
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Chapters:

00:00 - Rae is Back in BC!

18:26 - Book Review: Albatross

28:00 - Currently Reading

41:51 - Haul!

59:52 - The Mail Room

#328 - The Dog Days of Summer Are Over Aug 17, 2026

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We're in the middle of it all this summer! Raeleen hated a book, Ariel read the hottest book she's ever read, and both of us accidentally read the same book!

Links mentioned:

Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary: https://www.yamnuskawolfdogsanctuary.com/

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Dog Days of Summer

00:04:54 - Meteor Shower

00:09:40 - The Newfoundland Trip

00:19:39 - Wolf Sanctuary

00:22:56 - Book Haul!

01:06:07 - Currently Reading

#327 - The Summer Heat is Boiling Our Reading! Aug 03, 2026

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Raeleen has read one of her favourite books of the year and Ariel is reporting in about how Summer Monday Mornings is going!
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#326 - In The Field: Book Shopping Adventures Together in Calgary! Jul 20, 2026

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Bookshops visited:

Fair’s Fair:

https://fairsfair.com/

Nekoto Books: https://nekotobooks.com/

Pages (Kensington): https://www.pageskensington.com/

Shelf Life Books:

https://www.shelflifebooks.ca/

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#325 - This Is Going To Be The Greatest Reading Summer of Our Lives Jul 06, 2026

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It's our quarterly update! Raeleen is doing a bookish ATTACK and Ariel is totally changing up her Monday mornings.

Check out the Book History of Nova Scotia website: https://www.bookhistoryofnovascotia.com/

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Chapters:

00:00 - Summer Is Here

09:45 - Book News

20:03 - End of the Quarter

33:21 - Our Q3 Goals….

46:14 - Reading Update

#324 - Ariel Finally Finished Her Book and She Didn't Like It! Jun 22, 2026

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Ariel reads her first big disappointment of the year and Raeleen has discovered a whole new reading philosophy!

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Quest For Waffle Fries

00:06:38 - Camping!

00:15:20 - F1 Update

00:17:35 - Rae’s New Bookshelf System

00:22:43 - Trip to the Museum!

00:24:47 - A New Book

00:28:34 - Review: The Mechanic

00:37:05 - Review: Eggshell Skull

00:58:19 - A Tangled Web…

01:05:13 - Total Mail Room

#323 - When Do We Start Calling This a Reading Slump??? Jun 08, 2026

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Ariel returns from a big trip! We both review the potatoes we ate this month and Raeleen reviews three books!

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:53 - Book Haul!

00:13:41 - Summer Has STARTED

00:18:45 - Ariel’s Ferris Bueller Story

00:19:42 - Potatoes in Margate

00:22:21 - Rae’s Potato Catalogue

00:42:11 - E-Reader Review

00:52:57 - #currentlyreading

01:00:16 - The Mail Room

#322 - Are Blind Dates with Books A TRAP?! May 25, 2026

Show notes

This may be shocking but Raeleen has another book haul, hehehe. Also ARiel went to a conference, is struggling with her currently reading, and Raeleen went to a sing-along!

Links mentioned:

Ariel's PEI Trip: https://www.chasinganne.com/

Quilt show: https://www.instagram.com/hangamaamiri/?hl=en

Chasing Anne PEI Trips: https://www.chasinganne.com

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