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#82 - ARIEL'S SHELVES ARE FINALLY DONE!
16 mei 2021 · 1 uur 15 min
The time is finally here! Ariel's shelves are finished! Plus we got refunds from our car insurance and bought many books... a great week at B_U headquarters! Lees meer
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A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
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#81 - Are We Pretentious Readers??
9 mei 2021 · 44 min
Do we read a lot of pretentious books? Can we recommend a book to a cat? A deep dive into our shelves will tell! Plus we recommend books for sparking creativity and books for summer nights! Lees meer
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#80 - Ariel is Becoming a Carpenter?? Bookshelf Update!
2 mei 2021 · 1 uur 2 min
Raeleen went to another thrift store, Ariel got some books in the mail... and Ariel goes on a long speech about carpentry 🙈 Lees meer
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#79 - How Do We Feel About Book Awards?
25 april 2021 · 46 min
Are you looking for a book with an unsatisfactory ending? Have you thought about what your “Imperial Affliction” book would be? Need a happy book? And our thoughts on book awards! It’s all here! Lees meer
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#78 - Raeleen Can’t Stop Thrifting Books!
18 april 2021 · 53 min
Raeleen just can’t resist those 50% thrift books! Ariel reads some poems! Lees meer
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#77 - Books for Lo-fi Tokyo Nights 🌃 and Books for Plants! 🪴🌱
11 april 2021 · 40 min
Things spiral as we record late into the night answering your recommendation requests. Books for a frilly plant, books based on our favourite foods, lofi Tokyo night reads, and books for a wide open sky! 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 Lees meer
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#76 - Midnight Reading Slumber Party!!!
4 april 2021 · 1 uur 3 min
Recorded late at night! Things get a little wacky! Raeleen has a tale to tell, Ariel almost cries, we haul many books, we pick our hardcover punishment, and more! Lees meer
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#74 - An Existential Crisis About Bookshelves!
28 maart 2021 · 45 min
Ariel is working away on her bookshelves, Raeleen destroyed a book, and neither of us finished much this week?? Lees meer
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#73 - Is Shakespeare Good?????
15 maart 2021 · 38 min
Reading Slumps! Shakespeare! Books for commuting! Cozy reads! Lees meer
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#72 - We Can't Stop Buying Books 🙈
7 maart 2021 · 1 uur 5 min
We bought some hardcover books that we MUST read within the next month! Lees meer
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#71 - Casting Sean Bean Into Books Characters!
28 februari 2021 · 41 min
In this episode we pick books that Sean Bean would star in, pick books based on our favourite movies, and talk about books we gave second chances to! Lees meer
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#70 - Raeleen's Car Is ALIVE!!!
21 februari 2021 · 39 min
After we accidentally start off by doing a virtual farm update... Raeleen tells the tale of her car! And then we finally jump in to the books, both great and not so great, that we've read and are reading this week! Lees meer
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#69 - Reading Poems and Picking Books For Them!
14 februari 2021 · 41 min
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! Lees meer
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#68 - Accidentally Giant Book Hauls? And Chess Books! ♟
7 februari 2021 · 1 uur
We read a lot!! And bought a lot!! It's a big week! Lees meer
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#67 - Books About The Sea! 🌊
31 januari 2021 · 53 min
Want to read about the ocean? Need a book for your boyfriend? Maybe books from very strange perspectives? We’ve got you covered!! Lees meer
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#66 - Raeleen reads a lot and Ariel doesn’t! WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
25 januari 2021 · 38 min
I swear I’ll read more next week!!!!!!!!! - Ariel
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#65 - Choosing Books For Our Favourite Video Game!
17 januari 2021 · 41 min
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! Lees meer
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Book History: Book Curses! 🔮
15 januari 2021 · 12 min
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? Lees meer
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?
10 januari 2021 · 37 min
After our updates on our currently reading, we had a question about reading challenges and had a great conversation about our thoughts! Lees meer
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#63 - OUR 2021 READING RESOLUTIONS!
3 januari 2021 · 56 min
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! Lees meer
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#62 - Surprise Christmas Book Haul!
31 december 2020 · 28 min
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! Lees meer
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#61 - OUR BIG 2020 WRAP UP!
27 december 2020 · 57 min
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! Lees meer
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#60 - Books To Read While Being Tattooed!?
20 december 2020 · 44 min
One of our listeners is getting a tattoo and needs a very specific type of book! Plus it’s time for Japanese fiction, middle grade graphic novels, books like the Goldfinch, and Orwell essays! Lees meer
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#59 - Penguin Buys Simon? Big Publishing News!
20 december 2020 · 53 min
Raeleen has books to haul and shares so many books she read! Ariel has lots of book news including some big information: Penguin is buying Simon & Schuster.. what does that mean for books?
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#58 - BOOK CLUB: Before the Coffee Gets Cold!
17 december 2020 · 43 min
We loved this one! It's time to talk about, without spoilers first and then diving into them part way through, about our last book club of 2020! Thanks to everyone who sent in a clip! Lees meer
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#57 - Raeleen is Engaged!!!!
6 december 2020 · 40 min
Our chattiest episode ever! We had a lot to update you on and because of Ariel’s move she hadn’t read much so we decided to do a more chatty episode (with a few books mentioned, for good measure)! Lees meer
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#56 - BOOK CLUB: Dig!
30 november 2020 · 50 min
Our third book club episode featuring voice clips from YOU!! In this book club episode we discuss Dig by AS King. Lees meer
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#55 - Where To Start With Fantasy!
22 november 2020 · 35 min
Answering recommendations from our listeners! Books about characters escaping isolation? Romance with good character development? Raeleen shares where to start with fantasy and Ariel has a very specific recommendation for a book like the movie “We Bought A Zoo”! Lees meer
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#54 - Raeleen Is An Overachiever and Ariel Has More Secret Graphic Novels
15 november 2020 · 39 min
This update episode is full of graphic novels and a lot of book news! As always, Raeleen has some new books to share and we’re both excited to share our new merch! Lees meer
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#53 - The Strangest Books We've Ever Read
8 november 2020 · 48 min
Do you need a Goodreads goal booster? Uncommon retellings? Re-readable books? Or want to hear about the weirdest books you've read? This is the episode for you!! Lees meer
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#52 - Ariel Gives Raeleen A Bunch of Books
1 november 2020 · 55 min
This is a big one: a plant adoption tale, we announce our new book club book, many books are hauled, Ariel reveals she secretly read a graphic novel many months ago, and Raeleen shares one of the most beautiful covers we've ever had. Lees meer
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#51 - Times We've Met Book Celebrities!
25 oktober 2020 · 51 min
One of our listeners asked us to share our book celebrity memories! We had a blast answering these! We also recommend graphic novel adaptations, books with mentors, and books for people who love YA! Lees meer
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#50 - Fugitive Tales and Farm Stories!
18 oktober 2020 · 51 min
It's time for a new reverse recommendations! Before our weekly reading update and a book haul, we ask for books about fugitives running away from the law and books that take place on farms! Lees meer
Link to the spreadsheet (also available on our patreon): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Zx1nasUNfO7Ses-wQGruDLrpTVKNkGb2Jgfz0b2bis/edit?usp=sharing
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#49 - Perfect Autumn Reads! 🍂
11 oktober 2020 · 34 min
Another round of answering your requests! This week Raeleen and Ariel find a Halloween/fall time book, a very low-stress book, short books, and audiobooks for moving! Lees meer
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#48 - It's Ariel's Birthday!
4 oktober 2020 · 53 min
Recorded on Ariel's birthday, it's time to catch up on our reading! Lees meer
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#47 - Books For The Reluctant Reader
25 september 2020 · 33 min
Join Ariel & Raeleen as they answer questions like: which books would they recommend to those who are trying to get into Graphic Novels but don't know the genre very well? Which book to screen adaptation makes the most sense for Ariel & Raeleen to act in? And more! Lees meer
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#46 - Ariel Officially DNF’s a Book!
18 september 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Raeleen is making serious progress with 1Q84, Ariel has started a biography, and both of them discuss Beck Albertalli’s piece on Medium!
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#45 - Where To Start With Stephen King
10 september 2020 · 48 min
Focusing on recommendations, Ariel & Raeleen answer several different Dustjacket inquiries such as: Where to start with Stephen King, books with mixed race main characters, and books that reflect who you are as a person! Lees meer
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#44 - The Fabled Return
3 september 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
Ariel & Raeleen are back! Fresh off a month long no-internet retreat, Ariel and Raeleen get right back into things discussing what they've been reading, slight updates to the podcast format, performative reading and becoming free of it, and anything else that happened in August. Lees meer
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#43 - The Racing To Read Book Tag!
23 juli 2020 · 27 min
Ariel & Raeleen drop by mid-Reading Rush to try their new Racing to Read book tag! Including prompts like: A book you read really quickly, favourite long books, and favourite books that had ups and downs, this episode covers tons of bookish areas! Lees meer
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#42 - Competitive Book Reading
21 juli 2020 · 54 min
With the Reading Rush only a few days away, Ariel and Raeleen have books on the brain! Raeleen presents evidence in the groundbreaking theory that the best course of action for someone moving from YA to Adult Fiction lies in reading fiction that is about young characters! And as if that wasn't already enough, Ariel drops a bomb when coming clean about her disdain for musicals, and follows that shocking revelation by failing her first ever recommendation! Lees meer
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#41 - The One Where Ariel Tries Reading & Walking
14 juli 2020 · 1 uur 15 min
After Ariel gets dizzy trying to read and walk at the same time, she ups the ante by reading out a few poems on the air. Meanwhile, Raeleen tries to recommend manga like Deathnote, and succeeds?! Interspersed with book hauls, book malls, and book WITHDRAWALS, this episode has it all! Lees meer
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#40 - Book Hauls & Failed TBR's
7 juli 2020 · 1 uur 24 min
Raeleen buys too many books, Ariel fails her TBR challenge (and considers quitting social media), and they both give recommendations for books that would make good boardgames, video games, and books that Miranda's husband might like! Lees meer
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#39 - Classics and Getting Ready to Go OFFLINE!
30 juni 2020 · 1 uur 16 min
This is such a great episode with a NEW SEGMENT and talk about a NEW Goodreads! Ariel and Raeleen discuss nature books ( books taking place in the forest and near water), as well as classic literature and high school English experiences! Join Books Unbound as we go offline for the month of August! (but don't worry, the podcast will continue as normal!!) Lees meer
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#38 - Summer Books and Books NOT From the Perspective of Humans!
23 juni 2020 · 57 min
Ariel and Raeleen discuss the books they associate with Summer and those sweet Summertime vibes as well as books told from a different kind of perspective!? Lees meer
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#37 - Recommending Books that Have Been Recommended!
16 juni 2020 · 1 uur
A meta recommendation moment where Ariel and Raeleen talk about books that have been recommended to them in the past that they have loved, as well as recommending books by Black authors! Lees meer
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#36 - #blacklivesmatter
9 juni 2020 · 1 uur 9 min
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Raeleen and Ariel discuss the importance of the #blacklivesmatter movement and what they've been reading to try and educate themselves!
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#35 - Books That Are "Hideous to Look at But Great to Read!"
2 juni 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
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Ariel and Raeleen recommend books that you shouldn't judge by their terrible covers and the books that they've most recently added to their 'Want to Read' shelf on Goodreads!
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#34 - Oatmeal Books and Dark Books WITH LITTLEBOOKOWL!
26 mei 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
An exciting guest episode with Caz from LittleBookOwl! Ariel, Raeleen, and Caz discuss books that are full of sweetness and substance as well as books with darkness and mystery inspired by an emergency room vibe! They all plan out a COSPLAY adventure together!!? Lees meer
More Caz: https://www.youtube.com/LittleBookOwl
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#33 - Reviewing AS King’s Favourite book WITH AS KING!
22 mei 2020 · 1 uur 16 min
In this special episode, Ariel sits down and discusses God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut with the wonderful A.S. King! Lees meer
Check out AS King: https://instagram.com/as_king_?igshid=ocji1ty4j6yc
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