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**Books Unbound**

Unbinding books to get to their hearts! Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay discuss the books they’ve read, the books they’ve bought, and recommend books to listeners every week!

Latest Episodes:

#241 - Forget Eating Them, We're READING Our Fish & Chips!! Apr 29, 2024

Show notes

Raeleen found a gem at the thrift store and Ariel is in jolly England buying books again!

Links mentioned:

The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin
The George Orwell Essay on Tea: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/a-nice-cup-of-tea/
Designer of the pin: https://www.instagram.com/shelfworndrawn/

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Laila, Larissa, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar, Zoe!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start

00:01:30 - Mashed Potato May!

00:11:53 - Camping

00:19:26 - Mini Truck Update!

00:22:08 - Book Haul

00:37:53 - What We Read

00:50:52 - The Mail Room

01:05:24 - TBR CHALLENGE

#240 - Falling into Darkness: Seeing the Eclipse and Vampire Books!! Apr 22, 2024

Show notes

Ariel sees the eclipse, does more tea reviews and reads a classic, Raeleen hosts a Twin Peaks party, and reads a new favourite book!

Links mentioned:

Our new peach beanie: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-beanie
Free patreon mini pod where we made "Dream Bookshop Table Displays": https://www.patreon.com/posts/58273044
Westminster Bookshop in Fredericton: https://westminster.bookmarkreads.ca/
Sally Rooney’s new novel Intermezzo to be published in September: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/29/sally-rooney-new-novel-intermezzo-to-be-published-in-september
Brenna Thummler’s Sheets will be released as a beautiful box set on September 10th: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fS_JWLwUa/?hl=en&img_index=3
Turtles All the Way Down has a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBFNmV0Bzc
50th anniversary edition of Carrie: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hodder-to-publish-50th-anniversary-of-carrie-with-introduction-by-margaret-atwood
The letters of Emily Dickerson: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4N2WGWtQXA/
Amy Adams and Jenna Ortega will star in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-adams-joining-jenna-ortega-taika-waititis-klara-and-the-sun-1235778914/
Lily Gladstone to star in The Memory Police by Yoko Ozawa: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lily-gladstone-to-star-in-memory-police-movie-1235807134/

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Peach Hats!

00:01:38 - The Tea

00:05:58 - Party Queens

00:14:01 - The Eclipse

00:22:22 - Book Hauls

00:29:51 - Slow Days, Fast Company

00:34:45 - Of Mice and Men

00:41:49 - The Island of Doctor Moreau

00:44:41 - Don’t Go Without Me

00:50:09 - Snow Crash

01:03:22 - Book News

01:10:51 - The Mail Room

#239 - From Sourdough to Shrek, We're SWAMPIN Our Quarterly Reading Goals Apr 08, 2024

Show notes

We're a quarter of the way into the year so it's time for a big reading goal check in! We also review tea, talk about sourdough bread, read some listener comments, and more!

Links mentioned:

Ariel's Sourdough Reading Vlog: https://youtu.be/bMh6w-O6u-Q

Raeleen's Sourdough Recipe: https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/beginners-sourdough-bread-recipe

Raeleen's current favourite yoga video: https://youtu.be/mBoFPfqehDE?si=jYFCRS7wi7YoD50g

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - A tea update

00:08:37 - Bookshelf Shakeup!

00:13:52 - Rae’s new cross-stitch

00:15:27 - Rae’s new hobbie…

00:22:11 - Q1 UPDATE

00:30:07 - Goals

00:37:19 - Statistics

00:43:26 - What we’ve read in 2024

01:04:21 - Tiny Haul

01:05:58 - The Mail Room

01:14:07 - NOTE: Next Week’s Episode

#238 - Our Most Important Buddy Read Of All Time Apr 01, 2024

Show notes

We buddy read a book for the most fun reason ever and we recommend cozy Japanese books!

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

Timestamps:

00:00 - Rae’s Cardigan!

03:20 - Life Updates

12:59 - Book Haul!

19:23 - Something Really Fun Happened…

38:04 - Recommendations For Kat Dennings

44:59 - Cozy Recommendations

#237 - Ariel Controversially Joins a Book Club?? Mar 26, 2024

Show notes

Raeleen has a wild birthday party, Ariel joins a book club even after everything we've said, new books are hauled, some books are reviews, and a new website is launched!

Links mentioned:

Every Bookshop in Nova Scotia: https://www.everybookshopinnovascotia.com/

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:

00:00 - We’re Just Peachy

06:00 - How was your week?

13:25 - everybookshopinnovascotia.com

16:08 - Book Haul

25:24 - Minitruck Update

32:52 - Ariel Joined A Book Club

55:26 - Mail Room

#236 - Why We're No Longer Buying Books! Mar 18, 2024

Show notes

Raeleen is on a crochet mission, Ariel read some books she didn't quite love, and we both have (ironically) a book haul, hehe.

Links mentioned:

Our new peach hat: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-beanie

Daisy cardigan pattern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaIPX20u7JA

Leftover Bookmarks: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/2023-leftover-bookmark-bundle

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

#235 - WE DYED OUR HAIR PEACH FOR YOU 🍑 Mar 11, 2024

Show notes

A promise is a promise! Peach hair is here! Plus some peach reads and a book haul from Raeleen.

Links mentioned:

Our new peach hat: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-beanie

Daisy cardigan pattern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaIPX20u7JA

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

Timestamps:

00:00 - PEACH EDITION

04:35 - Our Peach Stuff

07:13 - Peach Hats Available Now!

14:55 - What is Peach?

22:32 - Peach Book Reviews

35:08 - Ariel’s Momofuku Experience

38:24 - What We Read

45:11 - DNF Spree

52:09 - A Little Book Haul

53:52 - The Mail Room

#234 - Ariel Went To NYC And Only Bought 5 Books?! (That's progress, people!) Mar 04, 2024

Show notes

After a week in NYC Ariel is back some stories and Raeleen has sort of spent sometime in Brooklyn too...

Links mentioned:

Leftover bookmarks available now: https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/2023-leftover-bookmark-bundle

Leftover stickers available now: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/2023-leftover-sticker-pack

Ariel's appearance on The End of the World Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3iO5qFtutl/

The bookmark artist, Sophie Edell: https://www.instagram.com/dittoecho/

Manacled (the fan fiction Raeleen is reading): https://senlinyuwrites.wixsite.com/fanfic/manacled

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jess, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, and Tamar!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Here We Are

00:01:41 - Ariel Went To New York

00:19:47 - Raeleen & Yogalates

00:23:17 - New Bookmarks!

00:25:29 - Ariel Was On Another Podcast???

00:26:47 - Rae Got A PS5

00:28:38 - Book Hauls!

00:42:03 - Book Reviews

00:50:55 - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith

00:54:23 - On Writing by Stephen King

00:58:37 - Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal

01:03:46 - The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan

01:08:00 - Currently Reading

#233 - Reading Confessions: Is Joining A Book Club A Massive Mistake??? Feb 26, 2024

Show notes

This month in reading confessions we hear from TWO people suffering with their book clubs, a book annotating disaster, a librarian losing love for books, and someone who hates epigraphs!

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:

A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emily, Emma, Hannah, Inbar, Jess, Jessie, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Sarah, Selma, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

#232 - Raeleen Gifted Ariel an Engagement Book Feb 19, 2024

Show notes

Raeleen sent Ariel a few books, Ariel finished a letter collection, and Raeleen is still chugging away at a big classic!

Support The Podcast:

Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound

Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound

Need Info or Some Books?

All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books

Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com

Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons: