One of Raeleen's most anticipated books of the year is a big disappointment...

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00:00 - #283

01:07 - Ariel Went Curling

06:30 - Raeleen and The Zoo

09:37 - Book Haul

20:55 - What We Read

47:42 - The Mail Room

This was a fun new adventure for us to try out!

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Raeleen goes on an adventure, Ariel went on an adventure a year ago, and we have some big book news!

Links mentioned:

New Directions Publishing (they sent some books to Raeleen): https://www.ndbooks.com/

Lucy Maud Show News: https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/anne-of-green-gables-megan-follows-lucy-maud-1236311127/

Amazon Kindle News: https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb

Leena’s great video about the Amazon news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9TW9_DCWM

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - So much to talk about

00:01:43 - Rae’s Update

00:16:47 - Cambridge Imprint Vlog

00:24:34 - Book Haul!

00:39:41 - What We Finished

00:52:51 - Currently Reading

01:02:36 - Book News

01:13:49 - The Mail Room

It's time to hear reading confessions, hot takes, and reader problems from our listeners! On this episode we have someone who hates the special edition boom, someone who doesn't like half star ratings, two people who are reading too many audiobooks (is that possible?), someone who is having an existential crisis about borrowing too many ebooks from the library, and a bookseller who is struggling to live her 84 Charing Cross Road dreams!

Links mentioned:

Article about special editions: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/books/deluxe-book-editions-decorated-edges.html

Article about ebooks at libraries: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2020/09/hold-on-ebooks-cost-how-much-the-inconvenient-truth-about-library-ecollections/

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Hair mods

00:05:37 - Rae’s Week

00:07:36 - Ariel’s Oscars Watchlist

00:10:12 - 2 Updates

00:11:04 - CONFESSIONS!

00:25:04 - Half Star Ratings

00:32:17 - Inventory Dilemma

00:45:19 - Ebooks, Audiobooks, and the Library System

00:59:14 - 90% Audiobooks

01:09:41 - On Reading Speeds

Two new reviews, a handful of currently reads, and no new books?!

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Chapters:

00:00 - On Snow

03:21 - Rae Update

12:35 - Ariel Update

17:48 - New Merch!

19:56 - What We Read

27:04 - Review: Second Hand Love

33:03 - Currently Reading!

46:38 - Mail Room

We both went on trips and those trips led to bookshopping...

Links mentioned:

Scoodie Pattern: https://www.averp.co.uk/patterns/p/crochet-scoodie-pattern

Star Blanket Pattern: https://bettymcknit.com/patterns/6daystarblanket/

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00:00 - #278

01:48 - Ariel’s new slippers!

22:18 - The Decagon House Murders

32:26 - Men of War

42:10 - What We’re Reading

54:01 - The Mail Room

We've both read books about women who are bullied at work this week!

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Chapters:

00:00 - Rae is SWAMPED

01:34 - New Mug!!

09:38 - #WhereImReading

40:28 - What We’re Reading

44:55 - The Mail Room

We're starting the year off with a BANG!

Links mentioned:

Leena's Book "Half Arsed Human": https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Half-Arse-Human-by-Leena-Norms/9781472638199

Leena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenanorms/

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Welcome to 2025!!!

00:00:52 - AGM

00:02:16 - What We’ve Been Up To

00:04:40 - Ariel Tried Hot Pot

00:10:02 - Ariel Is Into Pokemon

00:14:16 - Raeleen Got A Sourdough Starter

00:16:35 - Rae Is Into D&D

00:21:33 - Shrek Quest Update

00:23:01 - Biggest Book Haul of 2025 (so far)

00:41:35 - Half Arse Human by Leena Norms!!!

00:45:08 - Review: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

01:08:52 - Review: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty

01:18:55 - What We’re Reading

We're reacting to our 2024 goals and creating our 2025 goals! HERE! WE! GO!

Shrek Quest Bingo Card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2RQwlryXtmtb4Ul7eO2bhK1e160gO-V/view?usp=drive_link

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - #275!

00:09:05 - 24 A24 Movies In 2024 Part 24

00:40:32 - Raeleen’s 2025 Goals

00:57:31 - Ariel’s 2025 Goals

01:06:35 - LIVE BOOK BREAKING

01:10:28 - 2025 TBR’s

Ariel visited SEVENTEEN bookstores so she has a LOT of books! And we react to your stats! Nearly 3000 of you filled out the reading survey and left SO MUCH great information for us to look through!

Ariel's log of visiting every bookshop in nova scotia: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/every-bookshop-in-nova-scotia

The spreadsheet of community statistics for you to read through: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C74Hp9tXw6hFNlwjQN-Q9jg5nNKwjrN6SyNtHiZOSTI/edit?usp=sharing

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Chapters:

00:00 - Christmas Book Haul!

04:21 - Every Book Shop In Nova Scotia

46:12 - Community Statistics 2024