Novelbound: A Comedy Book Podcast

Latest Episodes:

THIS POETRY SLAMS. (Deep dive into the good stuff with Justin Jacobson) Dec 21, 2020

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We have a straight-up TREAT for your ears this week. We brought on one of our favorite slam poetry writers and he shares some of his deepest (and also romantic) ones. We dissect them and share the embarrassing Facebook posts full of *angst* and discuss the power of writing to tell a story in such few words. Honestly, this was so much fun to record- listening to emotional ballads and leaning into word choices and backstories- OOOPH it's meant for the nerdiest of ears. So many thanks to Justin Jacobson! His writing is so powerful and we're so grateful to have him on.

Old Books You Shouldn't Be Sleeping On Dec 14, 2020

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This week, we're doing a throwback. Like August 1847, when things were a little simple and the Bronte sisters were out conquering the world. We discuss some of our FAVORITE titles from over fifty years ago, and discuss the best parts of the novels. We talk about The Importance of Being Earnest, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Anne of the Island, and Girl of the Limberlost. If you're looking for a cozy read that you can literally download for free in ten seconds, these books are full of mystery, drama, and sheer hilariousness. Get ready for it!

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If You Like That, Read This with Katie (Our Hilarious British Friend!) Dec 07, 2020

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In this episode, we laughed so hard, Celine literally stopped breathing.

We bring our British friend, KatieElizabeth_Reads on to discuss books! (I mean, what else!) We played the game of "If you liked this book, you should read this book," and it became our new TBR for the week. Katie also shares one of her embarrassing stories that we will forever treasure- when she wrote fan fiction about Harry Styles and suddenly 200,000 readers were subscribing to her angsty, sensuous stories that she could only write as a fifteen-year-old with minimal romantic experience. (Katie made us put this disclaimer: Harry: If you're listening to this, this was strictly for writing experience and to break it into the publishing world. She's not obsessed with you. You can still date her and not worry that she's going to watch you sleep.)

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Books That Changed Our Perspective (And Our Weirdest Breakup Stories!) Nov 30, 2020

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This week, we wanted to share the books that made us really see how beautiful and incredible the world and people are. We share the books that taught us so much, and then (because you know we didn't want to get TOO serious lol) we shared the weirdest breakups we've ever had and it's a JUICY one! The books we discuss: Wild, The Hiding Place and A Man Called Ove. The Novelbound Community is on Facebook and Instagram! Come join us and tell us what you thought about these books and what books have changed YOUR perspective! If you leave us a review, we will LITERALLY LOVE YOU FOREVER.

Books You Can Just Get LOST In Nov 23, 2020

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Ever had a book that you never wanted to stop reading? That brought you back to a perfect time and feeling? Anna and Celine share a hint at the episode THEY COULDN'T RECORD BECAUSE *HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL THE CONTENT THEY TRIED TO COVER ENDED UP BEING SO INAPPROPRIATE* and discuss the books that they come back to again and again.
The books are:
I Capture the Castle
Peter and the Starcatchers
Eragon
Legend (Marie Lu)

We couldn't dish about these books enough and will be making a few more of these episodes to give you some books to read during Christmas and Wintertime. All of these books have incredible imagery and worldbuilding, amazing characters, and unique storytelling that we are DYING for you to read. (But like, seriously .... CHECK OUT THESE BOOKS ALREADY!)

Characters We Love To Hate Nov 18, 2020

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The best books have the best villains. Villains make the character's story so much more powerful and keep us hanging on the edge of our seats. We share our favorite characters we love to hate, ranging from old classics to new YA Fiction. It's gonna be a good one, y'all.

Toxic Book Boyfriends & Thirsty Ladies of Our Favorite Novels Nov 17, 2020

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We're about to spill some TEA. From Prince Cardan in the Cruel Prince, to Vampire Academy's weird love affair, to Ron's relationship with Lavender Brown, we're talking about all the ways these boys were the worstttttt. *Cue John Ralphio*
We also talk about Mr. Collins, and the Thirst Trap of Lydia Bennett and ohmygosh, WICKHAM. THE ACTUAL WORST. We also discuss HOW to have good relationships, in real life and in books- and why we love certain relationships!

If you want to share all the feels you've got, comment on this post on Instagram or join or Facebook group! We'll be discussing this all week long!

Harry Potter and the Controversial Theories Nov 16, 2020

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You're in the presence of two die-hard Potter fans. Do we own wands? Yes. Do we know our sorting houses? In multiple countries? YES.
Now we're exploring all the crazy theories and opinions of the Wizarding World and what content we wish was being created right now. We're spilling the tea and talking about the heartbreaks, the friendship, and the magic that still consumes us all to this day. Harry Potter is one of our favorite book series, and we can't wait to dedicate lots of episodes to discussing it with you!

Confession: We were obsessed with the Twilight Series (And here's WHY) Nov 10, 2020

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Well, there goes our credibility. But what kind of a book podcast would be if we didn't talk about Twilight?

This episode covers WHY,at thirteen we were FULLY SMITTEN with team Jacob. We also discuss why we suddenly were ashamed to admit that we went to EVERY single midnight premiere. We talk about the love triangle, the midnight premieres, the absolutely ridiculous notions we had about being loved by the supernatural, and basically how ready we are to read midnight sun WITH YOU.

If you're looking for something to listen to that is PURELY comfort, just let us whine about our teenage years for a hot minute.

Teaser Episode: Our Guilty Pleasure Reads Nov 04, 2020

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You know that feeling when you can't stop reading late at night? When you're blushing because the scene that's been building for HUNDREDS of pages finally came to pass? Anna and Celine discuss their absolute favorite guilty pleasure reads and their most embarrassing moments from high school. Tea will be spilt.