Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books!

In this episode, Nina has finally read a good book, Emma has read a proper stinker, and we discuss the tragedy that is shoddy book craftsmanship. PLUS we do the Book Cake Book Tag!

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Books mentioned in this episode:

An Emotion of Great Delight - Tahereh Mafi

When Women Were Dragons - Kelly Barnhill

The Power - Naomi Alderman

Damsel - Elana K. Arnold

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 - P. Djèjí Clark

The Dead Djinn Universe - P. Djèjí Clark

Little Men & Jo’s Boys - Louisa May Alcott

Emma - Jane Austen

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen

The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society - Eleanor Janega

The Stationery Shop - Marjan Kamali

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

Beautiful Creatures series - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Home Before Night - J.P. Pomare

In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari - Fabio Geda

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley

The Emperor of Any Place - Tim Wynne-Jones

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson

Heartstopper series - Alice Oseman

Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

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Also mentioned:

Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg

Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8

Orilium Magical Readathon https://youtu.be/CtBWB6ATEdQ

Leena Norms’ Women’s Prize Longlist video: https://youtu.be/VhA6kz7aBbo

A Clockwork Reader https://youtube.com/@AClockworkReader

Book Cake Book Tag

FLOUR: A book that was slow to start but picked up as it went along

BUTTER: A book that has a rich plot

EGGS: A book you thought was going to be bad but was quite enjoyable

SUGAR: A sweet, sugary book

ICING: A book that covers every single element that you enjoy about a book

SPRINKLES: A book series that you turn to for a pick-me-up when you are feeling down

CHERRY ON TOP: Your favourite book of the year so far

Tag credit to https://youtube.com/@suddenlylorna