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#69 - Reading Poems and Picking Books For Them! Feb 14, 2021

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Basing books off of favourite poems, immigrants coming to the US/Canada, getting into adult literary fiction, and books with quick chapters for a pregnant friend (or anyone!). We've got you covered!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#68 - Accidentally Giant Book Hauls? And Chess Books! ♟ Feb 07, 2021

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We read a lot!! And bought a lot!! It's a big week!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#67 - Books About The Sea! 🌊 Jan 31, 2021

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Want to read about the ocean? Need a book for your boyfriend? Maybe books from very strange perspectives? We’ve got you covered!! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#66 - Raeleen reads a lot and Ariel doesn’t! WHAT ELSE IS NEW? Jan 25, 2021

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I swear I’ll read more next week!!!!!!!!! - Ariel

#65 - Choosing Books For Our Favourite Video Game! Jan 17, 2021

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We invest a lot of our life into a farming simulator game, may as well pick books for our fictional in-game spouses too! Plus audiobook narrators, non-fiction that has stuck with us, and new releases we're excited for!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

Book History: Book Curses! 🔮 Jan 15, 2021

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In this episode of Book History, Ariel dives into the world of book curses. Used by scribes to protect books from theft, what were these curses all about? Support this monthly series on Patreon: Patreon.com/booksunbound Bibliography: Great curses: https://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/top-10-medieval-book-curses/ CBC report: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/haruki-murakami-toronto-theft-used-books-used-book-store-1.3923235 Info about early scribes: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/ancientbooks/2016/05/24/medieval-book-production-and-monastic-life/ Chains and chests: https://medievalbooks.nl/2015/07/10/chain-chest-curse-combating-book-theft-in-medieval-times/ Earliest book plate: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3185 Book plate history and examples: https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-personalized-bookplates/ Famous book plates: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/ex-libris-the-bookplates-of-31-famous-men/ A list of great book curses: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/536874/9-curses-book-thieves-middle-ages-and-beyond

#64 - What Do We Think About Reading Challenges? Jan 10, 2021

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After our updates on our currently reading, we had a question about reading challenges and had a great conversation about our thoughts!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#63 - OUR 2021 READING RESOLUTIONS! Jan 03, 2021

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What books do we NEED to read in 2021? Most anticipated releases? Raeleen is doing a book buying ban? And we share some new podcast updates! CMON, 2021, WE'RE READY!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#62 - Surprise Christmas Book Haul! Dec 31, 2020

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We thought it would be lovely to sit down for a bonus episode at the end of the year to share the books we got around the Christmas period!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#61 - OUR BIG 2020 WRAP UP! Dec 27, 2020

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Our top 5 books! Best re-reads! Cat books! Books unfinished! Statistics! Mashed potato books conquered and created! It's our big 2020 wrap up!

Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

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