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#201 - We're In A Reading Frenzy: Raeleen Reads 6 Books! Jul 09, 2023

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Links:
Coach House Books: https://chbooks.com/
Cormac McCarthy: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html
Elizabeth Gilbert: https://twitter.com/GilbertLiz/status/1668226071949443073

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#200 - Big Reading Party and Extravaganza! Jul 02, 2023

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In celebration of 200 episodes we have put together an epic episode! A buddy read, mystery presents, surprise vlogs, and more!

00:00:00 - 200!!!

00:02:08 - Thank You!!!00:06:41 - Stickers!

00:07:40 - Total Branding Refresh!

00:08:42 - Our Peach Hair Goal

00:12:19 - The 200 Interview00:17:38 - Present Time!

00:34:50 - Secret Read: Lonely Castle in the Sky

00:45:34 - Secret Read: A Map To The Sun

00:54:09 - Buddy Read: My Brilliant Friend

01:06:08 - Q&A!

01:06:24 - Hollywood Biopic!

01:15:54 - The Pod In 5 Years…

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#199 - We're Finally in our Emo Phase 😈 Jun 25, 2023

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Links mentioned:
Orwell and Lorde video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMVW6WWOJCw
Every Bookshop in Nova Scotia: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/every-bookshop-in-nova-scotia

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Late Night Energy

03:49 - Back Pain

04:48 - Painting Has BEGUN

08:19 - Ariel’s Book Haul!

09:10 - Mild Vertigo

13:03 - New Bookshop Alert!

17:36 - Giovanni’s Room

20:10 - Pod

22:22 - 2 More Books!

28:27 - Pageboy

32:16 - Kitchen Confidential

39:12 - Reading Update

41:23 - Book Games

#198 - Raeleen Read A Bunch of Boring Books Jun 18, 2023

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Links mentioned:
Ottawa Public Library news: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/by-the-book-ottawa-public-library-takes-a-stand-on-intellectual-rights-book-bans-and-cancel-culture
Nimona news: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/netflix-nimona-powerful-little-chaotic-disruptor-character-exclusive/

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Raeleen The Hike-ist

03:12 - Life Is Unrelenting

06:20 - Wrapping Up Mashed Potato May

13:54 - Down & Out In Paris and London… Is Dead

16:20 - How Did You All Do?

21:33 - What’s Raeleen Reading?

22:10 - Lexicon

26:29 - True Grit???

33:08 - Gender Queer

34:39 - Curious Cat Bookstore

43:40 - A Single Man

49:06 - Pageboy

52:15 - Raeleen’s Book Haul

56:50 - Book News

#197 - We've Never Mentioned This Many Classics with CLAIRE FENBY! Jun 11, 2023

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Links mentioned:
Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claire_fenby/
Claire's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Claire_Fenby/
Orwell's review of "We": https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/freedom-and-happiness-review-of-we-by-yevgeny-zamyatin/
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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Claire!

00:04:39 - Claire’s Favourite Book?

00:08:23 - Claire’s Favourite Author?

00:12:50 - Clarie’s Favourite Genre?

00:14:36 - Reading Trends in 2023

00:19:24 - Claire’s Favourite Book Shop

00:23:23 - Currently Reading!

00:26:52 - Claire’s Mashed Potatoes

00:33:54 - Reccomendations!

00:43:43 - Rec 2: Non-Fiction!

00:51:36 - Rec 3: Little Known Classics

01:03:13 - The End of All Things

#196 - Vacation vs Staycation: Who Bought More Books? Jun 04, 2023

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00:00 - Ariel’s Trip To Toronto 05:25 - Nova Scotia Wildfires 07:27 - A Bag of Garbage 10:25 - New Running Shoes 👟 13:31 - Rae’s Sleepover 17:45 - BMV Books 19:07 - Green Grass Running Water 21:23 - Fauna 22:03 - Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys 24:10 - Cat + Gamer 24:35 - Revival 25:02 - The Queen of the Tearling 27:44 - The Way of Kings 30:08 - Lexicon 32:37 - We Have Merch! 34:10 - Willow is Crazy

#195 - Was This The Best Reading Week of the Year?? May 28, 2023

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Links mentioned:
Otis & Clementine bookshop: https://www.instagram.com/otisbooks/
Bookmark illustrator Niña Nill's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninanill/
Discount code for merch is "warehouse": https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Chanel Miller's Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouIxvBMF7Rw

Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Allison, Brittany, Christina, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Luna, Karin, Maria, Mario, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar, and Tina!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Ariel’s Beautiful Flowers 00:01:54 - Raeleen’s Shrektacular 00:04:44 - CJ’s Concert Disaster 00:07:58 - Breaking Dawn Part II 00:09:32 - Everyone Loves Mean Girls 00:11:08 - Our New Bookmarks! 00:12:55 - Ariel’s Journey: Peggys Cove 00:19:44 - Otis & Clementine’s 00:23:25 - Lonesome Dove 00:24:09 - Watership Down 00:25:03 - Emily of New Moon Series 00:27:12 - The Eyes of the Dragon 00:27:38 - The Wall 00:29:20 - We Were Dreamers 00:29:43 - True Biz 00:31:34 - The Blue Castle 00:39:58 - Know My Name 00:47:45 - What Do We Read Next? 00:50:00 - Mashed Potato May Check-In 00:52:48 - Guess The Plot 01:07:30 - Some Fun News!

#194 - How Long Will It Take To Read A 1000 Page Book? May 21, 2023

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Links mentioned:
Banned books news: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-05-15/15-most-banned-books-2022-2023
Rupi Kaur news: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2023/04/26/canadian-writers-books-among-most-banned-in-us-schools-so-far-this-year.html
Taylor Swift news: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/opinion/2023/05/10/taylor-swift-a-secret-author-thats-an-old-rumour-we-heard-shes-coming-to-the-star-.html

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#193 - Raeleen's New Kitten Inspired A Book Tag! May 15, 2023

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Links mentioned:Audiobook deal: Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw The Books Unbound Cat Tag1/ Sphinx: a book that you think is the best in its genre2/ Cat affection: a book that ended abruptly3/ Cat nap: a short and satisfying book4/ Black Cat: a book you wish was being adopted by more people5/ Max: a book with a red cover6/ Simon: what is the tallest book on your shelves7/ Willow: a book with pacing issues Support The Podcast:Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unboundJoin our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunboundFollow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/ Need Info or Some Books?All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/booksSubmit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.comUse 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: Allison, Brittany, Chrissy, Christina, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Luna, Karin, Maria, Mario, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar, and Tina!

#192 - How Many Times Has Ariel Met Cheryl Strayed?? May 07, 2023

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