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:

June 10, 2024#247 - Raeleen Has To Read in the Dark From Now On
Raeleen has to read in the dark, Ariel goes to bookshops in Toronto, and both of us finish some more mashed potato reads!

Links mentioned:
Pre-order our new peach hat!: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-ballcap

The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

George RR Martin article: https://theweek.com/feature/briefing/1022767/a-complete-timeline-of-george-rr-martins-progress-on-the-winds-of-winter

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?
Buy books with our affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BooksUnbound
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: Asia, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christi, Christina, Claire, Ellen, Emma, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Luna, Maria, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Nina, Phoebe, Sandra, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tiffany, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Redleen 2.0
00:04:04 - 10,000 Subscribers!
00:08:07 - Rae’s House Updates
00:15:26 - Trip To Rontis’
00:19:14 - On Waffles
00:22:59 - Ariel’s Tooth Kerfuffle
00:27:10 - Book Haul!
00:36:20 - What We Read This Week
01:11:18 - The Mail Room
...more
1h 22min
June 03, 2024#246 - Ariel Has Huge Minitruck News! 🚛
Raeleen reads a book she LOVES, Ariel has lots of minitruck updates, and we both do a peach hair check in.

Links mentioned:
Pre-order our new peach hat!: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-ballcap

The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

Bissett Books instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bissettbooks

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?
Buy books with our affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BooksUnbound
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: Asia, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christi, Christina, Claire, Ellen, Emma, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Luna, Maria, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Nina, Phoebe, Sandra, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tiffany, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Redleen
01:26 - Peach Hair Journey Recap
10:53 - BIG Mini Truck Update
17:40 - The STAMP
20:33 - Ordering The Books
36:14 - What We Read This Week
54:07 - Book Haul
...more
59min
May 27, 2024#245 - Raeleen’s Dreams are Kafkaesque 🪲
Raeleen is loving her #currentlyreading, Ariel is battling a door, and we both read a very similar book.

Links mentioned:
Pre-order our new peach hat!: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-ballcap

The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

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: Asia, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christi, Christina, Claire, Ellen, Emma, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Luna, Maria, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Nina, Phoebe, Sandra, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tiffany, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Billie Eilish: New Album Thoughts
13:00 - British Shop Expedition
25:05 - Ariel’s Door Repair
28:55 - What We Finished
43:37 - The Mail Room
...more
53min
May 20, 2024#244 - A Squirrel Stole Ariel's Book
It's nighttime and Ariel has a lot of squirrel stories.

Links mentioned:
Pre-order our new peach hat!: https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/books-ballcap

The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

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: Asia, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Ellen, Emma, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Nina, Paige, Phoebe, Sandra, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Ariel’s Squirrel
10:09 - Raeleen’s Spider
12:11 - Raeleen’s DJ Debut
16:29 - More Squirrel Stories
20:20 - What We Read This Week
33:44 - Book Haul!
38:47 - Mashed Potato May Check In
43:10 - The Mail Room
49:30 - New BALLCAPS
...more
52min
May 06, 2024 #242 - We’re “Lichen” Our Forest Reads 🍄🌲
We’re forest girls! Raeleen has just returned from camping and Ariel is buying forest books in the big city.

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: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Laila, Larissa, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00 - The Forest Episode?
05:11 - Breakfast In London
07:38 - Rae’s Camping Adventure
21:43 - Book Haul!
37:24 - What We Finished!
51:03 - The Mail Room
...more
1h 2min
May 06, 2024#243 - This Is Becoming Raeleen's Year of DNFs
Ariel is back from England! She has more books to haul and Raeleen has more books to DNF!

Links mentioned:
The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

Raeleen's list of books for the truck: https://bookshop.org/lists/raeleen-s-picks-for-the-book-truck

Ariel's list of mermaid books: https://bookshop.org/lists/mermaid-books-books-unbound-podcast?

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: Asia, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Ellen, Emma, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Thrilled To Be Home
00:02:36 - Ariel’s Flight Rule
00:08:17 - Another Party!
00:18:31 - Antique Update
00:22:51 - Book Haul!
00:34:15 - Mashed Potato May Update
00:49:30 - Who’s That Frog?
00:50:50 - Lists Are The Bist
00:52:39 - Book Truck Update
01:02:51 - The Mail Room
...more
1h 12min
April 29, 2024#241 - Forget Eating Them, We're READING Our Fish & Chips!!
Raeleen found a gem at the thrift store and Ariel is in jolly England buying books again!

Links mentioned:
The Mashed Potato Pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/mashed-potato-enamel-pin

The George Orwell Essay on Tea: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/a-nice-cup-of-tea/

Designer of the pin: https://www.instagram.com/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: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jenny, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Katelyn, Laila, Larissa, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar, Zoe!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start
00:01:30 - Mashed Potato May!
00:11:53 - Camping
00:19:26 - Mini Truck Update!
00:22:08 - Book Haul
00:37:53 - What We Read
00:50:52 - The Mail Room
01:05:24 - TBR CHALLENGE
...more
1h 8min
April 22, 2024#240 - Falling into Darkness: Seeing the Eclipse and Vampire Books!!
Ariel sees the eclipse, does more tea reviews and reads a classic, Raeleen hosts a Twin Peaks party, and reads a new favourite book!

Links mentioned:
Our new peach beanie: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound/products/books-beanie

Free patreon mini pod where we made "Dream Bookshop Table Displays": https://www.patreon.com/posts/58273044

Westminster Bookshop in Fredericton: https://westminster.bookmarkreads.ca/

Sally Rooney’s new novel Intermezzo to be published in September: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/29/sally-rooney-new-novel-intermezzo-to-be-published-in-september

Brenna Thummler’s Sheets will be released as a beautiful box set on September 10th: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fS_JWLwUa/?hl=en&img_index=3

Turtles All the Way Down has a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBFNmV0Bzc

50th anniversary edition of Carrie: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hodder-to-publish-50th-anniversary-of-carrie-with-introduction-by-margaret-atwood

The letters of Emily Dickerson: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4N2WGWtQXA/

Amy Adams and Jenna Ortega will star in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-adams-joining-jenna-ortega-taika-waititis-klara-and-the-sun-1235778914/

Lily Gladstone to star in The Memory Police by Yoko Ozawa: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lily-gladstone-to-star-in-memory-police-movie-1235807134/

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: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Peach Hats!
00:01:38 - The Tea
00:05:58 - Party Queens
00:14:01 - The Eclipse
00:22:22 - Book Hauls
00:29:51 - Slow Days, Fast Company
00:34:45 - Of Mice and Men
00:41:49 - The Island of Doctor Moreau
00:44:41 - Don’t Go Without Me
00:50:09 - Snow Crash
01:03:22 - Book News
01:10:51 - The Mail Room
...more
1h 20min
April 08, 2024 #239 - From Sourdough to Shrek, We're SWAMPIN Our Quarterly Reading Goals
We're a quarter of the way into the year so it's time for a big reading goal check in! We also review tea, talk about sourdough bread, read some listener comments, and more!

Links mentioned:
Ariel's Sourdough Reading Vlog: https://youtu.be/bMh6w-O6u-Q
Raeleen's Sourdough Recipe: https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/beginners-sourdough-bread-recipe
Raeleen's current favourite yoga video: https://youtu.be/mBoFPfqehDE?si=jYFCRS7wi7YoD50g

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: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Mickey, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - A tea update
00:08:37 - Bookshelf Shakeup!
00:13:52 - Rae’s new cross-stitch
00:15:27 - Rae’s new hobbie…
00:22:11 - Q1 UPDATE
00:30:07 - Goals
00:37:19 - Statistics
00:43:26 - What we’ve read in 2024
01:04:21 - Tiny Haul
01:05:58 - The Mail Room
01:14:07 - NOTE: Next Week’s Episode

...more
1h 15min
April 01, 2024 #238 - Our Most Important Buddy Read Of All Time
We buddy read a book for the most fun reason ever and we recommend cozy Japanese books!

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: Ashley, Bellanora, Bethany, Brittany, Bronte, Cait, Candis, Christina, Claire, Emma, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jill, Jo, Jude, Katelyn, Laila, Luna, Lydia, Maria, Mario, Meg, Nicole, Sarah, Sherralle, Simon, Tamar!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Rae’s Cardigan!
03:20 - Life Updates
12:59 - Book Haul!
19:23 - Something Really Fun Happened…
38:04 - Recommendations For Kat Dennings
44:59 - Cozy Recommendations

...more
54min

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