Books Unbound

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#10 - BOOK CLUB: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Dec 25, 2019

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Our first book club episode featuring voice clips from YOU!! In this book club episode we discuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong!

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

#9 - Xmas Books, Motivational Teachers, and Books to Read in One Sitting WITH STORIESFORCOFFEE! Dec 17, 2019

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We have the wonderful Olivia from StoriesforCoffee in this episode! She launches another impassioned speech about 1984 from Ariel, Raeleen tries to make us all read a book she wishes more people picked up, and Ariel is still traumatized from an encounter with a mouse that happened right before recording this episode. It's a good one!

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

Check out Olivia! https://www.instagram.com/storiesforcoffee/

Books mentioned:
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Only Woman in the Room by Heather Terrell
Let It Snow by John Green, Lauren Miracle, and Maureen Johnson
My True Love Gave to Me Edited Stephanie Perkins
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
With Malice by Eileen Cook
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

#8 - Queer Women, Mysteries, and Retellings! Dec 10, 2019

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Raeleen finished a book and got deja vu, Ariel hasn't finished anything, but we both get excited to recommend books about queer women, a mystery, some retellings, a book with dual timelines, and essays about women!

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Books mentioned: 
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Hike by Drew Magary
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
In the Woods by Tana French
Fly on the Wall by e. Lockhart
Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With My by Mariko Tamaki
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How to by a Woman by Cailtin Moran

#7 - Baking Bread and Weird Books! Dec 03, 2019

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The story of why the novel Ariel is currently reading is making her bake bread, plus we recommend weird books, a book about mental health, and some poetry! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
The Hike by Drew Magary
Our Dreams at Dusk by Manami Tasogare
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Cat's Pajamas by Ray Bradbury
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Dear Boy by Emily Berry
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci
All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

#6 - Books All 20 Year Olds Should Read! Nov 26, 2019

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Our first podcast episode recorded in the same room! Raeleen rereads a favourite book and Ariel gets another George Orwell book...

Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Book Thief by Markus Zusac
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Animal Farm The Graphic Novel
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon Mu
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls by Alissa Nutting
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Very Good Lives by JK Rowling
Hatchet by Gary Paulson
Misery by Stephen King

#5 - Deckled Edges vs Normal Pages and Underhyped Books! Nov 19, 2019

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It’s time for our first ever debate: we are tackling deckled edges versus normal pages… what side are you on?! We also recommend under hyped books, books with beautiful writing, and stories that have small town vibes like Gilmore Girls! This was a good one <3 Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell

#4 - Puzzling Books and Intense Stories WITH JESSETHEREADER! Nov 12, 2019

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It's our first guest! We go through our episode with our long time pal Jesse from JessetheReader and discuss puzzling books that don't have mysteries (sort of...), books with intense plots, and cozy books to warm your heart! We loved doing this episode with Jesse and definitely hope to have him back soon! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Go follow Jesse! https://www.youtube.com/jessethereader

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Outsider by Stephen King
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China by Rao Pingru
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Strange Planet by Nathan W Pyle
I Am The Messenger by Marcus Zusak
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Martian by Andy Weir
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
1984 by George Orwell
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too by Jomny Sun
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

#3 - Time Travel, Stand Alones, and Books About Being Lost! Nov 05, 2019

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In episode three we Ariel is still reading the same thing but we manage to have a great time regardless! We find books for people feeling lost, books that have weird uses of time, and stand alones that aren't contemporary. Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
The Long Walk by Stephen King
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Anne of Green Gables illustrated by Brenna Thummler
The Outsider by Stephen King
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Giant Days by John Allison
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

#2 - Witchy Books, Morally Grey Characters, and Mashed Potato Books??! Oct 29, 2019

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Welcome to episode two! We're only a few days away from Halloween so we recommend some witchy books! We also try to find some books with morally grey characters NOT written by Victoria Schwab, and both recommend a book that "hit us hard". Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
If You Find Me by Emily Mudoch
All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nobokov
Sadie by Courtney Summers

#1 - Our New Podcast, What We're Reading, and Books with Unconventional Formats! Oct 18, 2019

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Welcome to Books Unbound! In our first episode we introduce ourselves a bit and then dive into what we're currently reading and the last book we finished before jumping into recommending you some books! This week we were asked for books with unconventional formats, magical realism, and adult books with middle-grade adventures! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound

Books mentioned:
Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribon
Sick Kids In Love by Hannah Moskowitz
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
A Little Something Different by Sally Hawkins
Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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