Books Unbound

By Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay

Unbinding books to get to their hearts! Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay discuss the books they've read, the books they've bought, and recommend books to listeners every week!... more

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Books Unbound episodes:

October 16, 2023#214 - How Many Of Our Book Goals Can We Still Accomplish This Year?
The End of the Year Book Tag:
Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?

Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?

Is there a new release you're still waiting for?

What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?

Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?

Have you already started making reading plans for next year?

Links mentioned:
Olivia (who reads loads of screenplays): https://www.instagram.com/storiesforcoffee/

Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/

Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw

Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Ready To Rumble
03:17 - What A Mug!
05:40 - Misery
08:49 - Fleabag: The Scriptures
13:14 - Mother Thing
15:16 - Rouge
16:50 - Buddy Read: Mamo
23:07 - Trick Mirror
29:07 - Rebecca
38:19 - Ariel!
42:26 - End of the Year Book Tag!!
51:18 - Reading Plans For 2024
...more
57min
October 09, 2023 #213 - Reading Confessions: Should I Get Rid of My HP Tattoos?
Reading Confessions is a Books Unbound special edition show where listeners call in with their bookish woes!
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Reading Confessions
02:43 - Question I: Claire!
06:27 - Ariel’s 3 Approaches To Big Books
15:52 - Question II: Ren
25:21 - Question III: Connie!
27:03 - Raeleen “Borrows” a Book
30:51 - Fix Or Delete
...more
39min
October 02, 2023 #212 - We're Both Reading Classics!
Links mentioned:
James's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelfworndrawn/
James's Journals: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShelfWornDrawn
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Feeling 29
00:01:10 - Autumn Mode!
00:04:11 - Knitted Bunting
00:05:06 - An Exciting Package!
00:08:39 - Mamo
00:13:02 - Please Look After Mom
00:14:18 - Tech Socks
00:21:06 - People We Meet On Vacation
00:21:48 - Yara
00:22:52 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings
00:23:27 - Practical Magic
00:25:22 - Doughnuts and Doom
00:27:51 - Lunch Poems
00:30:33 - If It Bleeds
00:33:01 - The Trial
00:37:13 - Rebecca
00:39:17 - Interview with James
01:02:49 - Quarterly Update

...more
1h 17min
September 25, 2023 #211 - Ariel Finishes A Book Live on the Podcast (sort of...)
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Hurricane Update
07:11 - Woohoo CJ!!
12:58 - Pumpkin Cheesecake
14:38 - Reading Talk!
19:19 - 84 Charing Cross Road
25:51 - Happiness Falls
29:56 - The Skull!!!
32:26 - If It Bleeds
36:18 - Oops…
37:08 - A Guest In The House
43:49 - Full Dark, No Stars
44:45 - Doctor Sleep
46:30 - SURPRISE Book Reveal
47:22 - Book Games!

...more
55min
September 18, 2023 #210 - Ariel Regrets Buying A 700 Page Book
Links mentioned:
Jen Campbell's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenvcampbell/
Jon Klassen's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonklassen/
Elias’s Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliasreads/
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
...more
53min
September 11, 2023 #209 - Forcing Our Friends To Read Our Favourite Books! (With Leena Norms!)
Check out Leena!
Leena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenanorms
Leena's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leenanorms
Leena's book: https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/bargain-bin-rom-com-leena-norms
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Leena!!!
03:26 - Raeleen Update
06:48 - What’s Leena Reading?
13:35 - Ballad For Sophie
20:17 - What’s Raeleen Reading?
29:38 - Holly by Stephen King
33:42 - Sea of Tranquility
...more
43min
September 04, 2023 #208 - Buying Books Outdoors (With Terry Fallis!)
Check out Terry Fallis!
Terry Fallis's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terry.fallis/
Terry Fallis's Substack: https://terryfallis.substack.com/
Terry Fallis's Website: https://terryfallis.com/
Check out the new book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/636395/a-new-season-by-terry-fallis/9780771094743

Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Ariel’s Trees
03:25 - AUTUMN TIME
09:23 - We Stan Albatross
10:31 - New bookmarks!!!
12:20 - Reading Update
16:50 - Catboy
20:26 - Diary of a Void
22:49 - Bookshelves Update
25:08 - Book Haul!
36:01 - The Goodbye Cat
37:03 - Interview with Terry Fallis!

...more
1h 4min
August 28, 2023 #207 - We're All Book Collectors After All (With AS King!)
Check out AS King!
AS King’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/as_king_/
Pre-order the book: https://www.aaronsbooks.com/collectors

Links Mentioned:
Elias’s Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliasreads/
Books gifted by Penguin Random House Canada:
Happy Place: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/704944/happy-place-by-emily-henry/9780593441275
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/203055/how-to-live-safely-in-a-science-fictional-universe-by-charles-yu/9780307739452
What My Bones Know: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/658389/what-my-bones-know-by-stephanie-foo/9780593238127

Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
...more
1h 6min
August 14, 2023 #206 - Surprise Book Mail & Women in Translation
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
05:42 - Margarita Señorita
10:01 - Summer Vacation!
11:36 - What We Read
12:49 - Oryx & Crake
18:18 - Concerning My Daughter
32:24 - Picking Ariel’s Next Read
37:27 - Presents!!!
40:38 - Book Games
54:26 - Favourite Song?
57:40 - Favourite Flower?
59:16 - Favourite Smell?
...more
1h 4min
August 07, 2023 #205 - The Most Books We've Ever Reviewed Ever?
Support The Podcast:
Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound
Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/
Need Info or Some Books?
All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books
Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com
Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw
Our Patrons:
A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Brittany, Bronte, Christina, Claire, Claudia, Haley, Hannah, Jessie, Jo, Jude, Karin, Luna, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Rebecca, Simon, Tamar!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Back In Technicolour!
01:15 - Raeleen Update
03:54 - Ariel Is Sick
05:59 - Raeleen The Machine
09:07 - Truth Telling
13:33 - Bonjour Tristesse
20:09 - A Third Read!
20:30 - The Laws of the Skies
24:35 - The Year of Magical Thinking
30:41 - Hauling Some Books!
36:33 - Book News

...more
44min

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