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  • 47. We’re back!! Catching up on a bunch of reading updates!
    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’s been travelling again, Emma’s FINALLY cleared the editing backlog, and we catch up on the rest of our 2023 reading!
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction and chats
    06:05 Recent Reads
    06:07 A Doll’s House
    08:55 The Peace Egg
    11:00 These Violent Delights & Our Violent Ends
    16:18 Artwords
    24:17 Asian Art
    28:39 Learned by Heart
    32:49 Catching Fire
    35:17 A Christmas Carol
    38:44 Horrorstör
    42:21 Sheets trilogy
    54:40 A Greek Love
    56:21 Ballad for Sophie
    58:49 Educated
    01:04:44 The Storyteller
    01:06:09 The Lido
    01:07:56 Dune
    01:12:34 Currently Reading
    01:12:43 Great Expectations
    01:15:24 Myths from Mesopotamia
    01:19:58 Masters of Death
    01:25:23 Oriana. Una donna libera
    01:28:24 Haul/TBR
    01:28:41 Emma’s haul
    01:31:35 Nina’s haul
    01:36:01 Outro
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    A Doll’s House - Henrik Ibsen
    The Peace Egg - Juliana Horatia Ewing
    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong
    Our Violent Ends - Chloe Gong
    The Poppy War trilogy - R.F. Kuang
    Starbound trilogy - Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner
    Artwords - Beatriz M. Robles
    A Quokka’s Guide to Happiness - Alex Cearns
    Asian Art - Lara Blanchard, Marika Sardar, & Dorinda Neave
    Learned by Heart - Emma Donoghue
    Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
    A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
    Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix
    Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series - Ransom Riggs
    Sheets trilogy - Brenna Thummler
    Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel - Mariah Marsden & Brenna Thummler
    A Greek Love: A Novel of Cuba - Zoé Valdés
    Ballad for Sophie - Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia
    Educated - Tara Westover
    Educating - LaRee Westover
    The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - Dave Grohl
    The Lido - Libby Page
    Dune - Frank Herbert
    Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
    A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
    Myths of Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others - Stephanie Dalley
    The Egyptian Book of the Dead - E.A. Wallis Budge
    Masters of Death - Olivie Blake
    The Atlas series - Olivie Blake
    Oriana. Una donna libera - Giuseppe Galeani & Paola Cannatella
    Prophet Song - Paul Lynch
    Hammer the Sky (and Other Wonder Tales) - LL Rose
    The Song of Kieu: A New Lament - Nguyen Du
    Kurt Vonnegut: Letters - Kurt Vonnegut
    Kabuki: Metamorphosis - David W. Mack
    Women’s Bodies, Wisdom’s Wisdom - Christiane Northrup
    Museums from the Inside: 60 years of CIMAM
    Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype - Clarissa Pinkola Estés
    When I Sing, Mountains Dance - Irene Solà
    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
    Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doer
    All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doer
    Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
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    Also mentioned:
    Emma’s blog post: https://redphoenixpublishing.com.au/blog-1/f/authentic-expression-with-chronic-illness
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    Fantasy Fellowship https://fantasy-fellowship.co.uk/
    Speechify https://speechify.com/
    Lightfall https://youtu.be/zaSEgLKjxMs?si=ZvkWEcV87qh1aAQQ
    stitch. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/stitch/id1581052096
    Jessica Kellgren-Fozard’s video on Gentleman Jack (Anne Lister) https://youtu.be/q46K0xwg0I0?si=IlUzZWwWIpny40b2
    Gentleman Jack BBC show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7211618/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Maid https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11337908/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    1 hr 38 min
  • 46. Nina went to a Zine fair!
    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’s in the middle of finals, Emma’s in the zone with classics, and we discuss a bunch of Zines that Nina got in Japan!
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction and chats
    10:56 Recent Reads
    11:04 Equal Rites
    14:45 Metamorphosis
    20:34 Starbound trilogy
    39:13 The Good Soldier
    44:53 The Snow Queen
    48:38 Currently Reading
    49:06 A Doll’s House
    50:24 Haul/TBR
    50:33 Nina’s Zine haul!
    01:00:35 Emma’s haul
    01:04:41 Challenge Check-in
    01:19:19 Outro
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Breasts and Eggs - Mieko Kawakami
    Diary of a Void - Emi Yagi
    Pregnancy Diary - Yōko Ogawa
    Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
    Discworld series - Terry Pratchett
    Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
    Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy
    Starbound trilogy - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
    Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
    Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
    The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford
    The Great Gadsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
    A Doll’s House - Henrik Ibsen
    Mustache Rydes - Steven A. Yagyagan
    Home of her Heart - Tara Goldstein
    Ballad for Sophie - Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia
    Learned by Heart - Emma Donoghue
    A Greek Love: A Novel of Cuba - Zoé Valdés
    Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
    Sheets - Brenna Thummler
    Delicates - Brenna Thummler
    Lights - Brenna Thummler
    Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
    The Peace Egg - Juliana Horatia Ewing
    A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
    Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
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    Also mentioned:
    Scarf update: https://imgur.com/a/h7lSvIJ
    Zine artists mentioned:
    ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN https://www.instagram.com/asian_food_design?igsh=MWg0em43YXppdHh2Zw==
    KOSMINEN https://www.instagram.com/kosminenkollektiivi?igsh=encydzVyeHFsdHU0
    Speechify https://speechify.com/
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY
    Frozen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
    Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/
    Leena Norms https://youtube.com/@leenanorms
    Room https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170832/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Lightfall https://youtu.be/zaSEgLKjxMs?si=ZvkWEcV87qh1aAQQ
    Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8
    1 hr 23 min
  • 45. Wandering, pondering, and trying to remember character names. + Book-Song Pairings!
    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 just keeps starting more books, Emma’s struggling with character names, and we have a go at pairing books with songs.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction and chats
    07:28 Recent Reads
    07:42 The Eve Illusion
    15:52 The Death of Ivan Ilyich
    26:35 These Broken Stars
    35:11 Station Eleven
    42:32 Currently Reading
    42:58 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
    49:59 Breasts and Eggs
    52:17 Equal Rites
    53:57 This Shattered Light
    54:45 Moody Bitches
    01:02:22 Haul/TBR
    01:07:43 Book-Song Pairings
    01:22:00 Outro
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate
    Kokoro - Natsume Sōseki
    The Eve Illusion - Giovanna & Tom Fletcher
    The Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins
    Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series - Juno Dawson
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy
    Siddartha - Herman Hesse
    These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
    Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
    Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
    Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
    Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh
    The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Yukio Mishima
    Breasts and Eggs - Mieko Kawakami
    Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
    Discworld series - Terry Pratchett
    This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
    Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy - Julie Holland M.D.
    This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences - Sarah Hill
    Loverless Love - Christopher Guerin
    Lights - Brenna Thummler
    Sheets - Brenna Thummler
    Delicates - Brenna Thummler
    Persuasion - Jane Austen
    The Wrath & the Dawn - Renée Ahdieh
    Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
    Heartstopper series - Alice Oseman
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    Also mentioned:
    Nina at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion: https://imgur.com/a/WNJnVXv
    McFly https://www.mcfly.com/
    Carrie Hope Fletcher https://www.youtube.com/carrie
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4
    Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/
    Songs:
    Satellite by Maggie Rogers https://youtu.be/FxhaT1hgBp4?si=6cU4gZeL54f9yB2Q
    The Longest Wave by Red Hot Chili Peppers https://youtu.be/HWOblzU6-hM?si=HMK_2ECRcdepJLuw
    exile (feat. Bon Iver) by Taylor Swift https://youtu.be/osdoLjUNFnA?si=24xTiaDeA81sK5Dq
    Sick of Losing Soulmates by dodie https://youtu.be/8qGFAkyfjDU?si=apmYikEwCIrMC5RL
    Bloom by Troye Sivan https://youtu.be/41PTANtZFW0?si=hh5sm287yOKGRRbl
    Dreams by The Cranberries https://youtu.be/Yam5uK6e-bQ?si=X3-qya3bcyP1bFBA
    1 hr 23 min
  • 44. We have some new things to share!
    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’s been exploring Japan, Emma’s body been a pain again, and we have some fun new things happening in our episodes moving forward!
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction and chats
    03:41 Recent Reads
    05:11 The Canterville Ghost
    07:20 The Model Millionaire and Other Stories (11:07-17:33 spoilers about The Birthday of the Infanta)
    18:55 The Last Lecture
    26:31 The Uninhabitable Earth
    39:19 Convenience Store Woman
    48:10 Moshfegh tangent
    50:12 Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens
    51:45 Dracula
    57:53 Currently Reading
    58:19 Dune
    01:08:15 The Death of Ivan Ilyich
    01:10:29 These Broken Stars
    01:13:22 Haul/TBR
    01:17:45 Challenge Check-In
    01:29:09 Outro
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
    The Model Millionaire and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde
    Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
    The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
    The Uninhabitable Earth - David Wallace-Wells
    This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate - Naomi Klein
    Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism - Aja Barber
    Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata
    Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Death in Her Hands - Ottessa Moshfegh
    My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens - Nick Arnold
    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    Dune - Frank Herbert
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy
    Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
    These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
    This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
    Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
    Artwords - Beatriz M. Robles
    Toddler-Hunting & Other Stories - Taeko Kōno
    The Eve Illusion - Giovanna & Tom Fletcher
    The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford
    Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
    Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
    Discworld stories - Terry Pratchett
    A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid
    Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
    The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
    Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
    By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go - Joanne Greene
    Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys
    The Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins
    The Snow Queen - Hans Christian Andersen
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    Also mentioned:
    Scarf update: https://imgur.com/a/bEg9wO0
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    Randy Pausch Last Lecture https://youtu.be/ji5_MqicxSo
    Leena Norms https://youtube.com/@leenanorms
    The Vlogbrothers https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
    Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/
    Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
    Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c883c525-cad4-47be-af53-9a5f307b091d
    Gilmore Girls https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238784/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Northanger Abbey https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844794/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    1 hr 30 min
  • 43. Smashing goals and finishing Lapvona!
    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’s been busy with mid-terms, Emma’s done lots of reading, and we’re both making excellent progress on our reading goals!
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
    Fortunately, the Milk - Neil Gaiman
    Tangled Hair - Akiko Yosano
    The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do
    Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
    Grace - Morris Gleitzman
    Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler
    We Should Hang Out Sometime - Josh Sundquist
    The Shepherd King series - Rachel Gillig
    Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series - Juno Dawson
    The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
    The Portrait of Mr W.H. - Oscar Wilde
    Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime - Oscar Wilde
    The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
    Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate
    If I Had Your Face - Frances Cha
    Pachinko - Min Jin Lee
    The Vagrants - Yiyun Li
    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
    Moby Dick - Herman Melville
    Dune series - Frank Herbert
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
    Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens - Nick Arnold
    Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands - Kate Beaton
    Derrick of Death - Malvina Lerma
    The Rich - Rachel Lynch
    By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go - Joanne Greene
    Girls Against God - Jenny Hval
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    Also mentioned:
    Fantasy Fellowship https://fantasy-fellowship.co.uk/
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4
    Ottessa Moshfegh Guardian interview https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/13/ottessa-moshfegh-im-not-brainstorming-ways-to-freak-people-out-lapvona-paperback
    Dune https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Dune: Part Two https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926084/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/
    Quirine Brouwer https://www.instagram.com/quirinebrouwer?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
    ——
    Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012
    Artist: http://incompetech.com/
    1 hr 29 min
  • 42. Emma’s finally read The Hunger Games!
    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’s made more books, Emma’s had her wisdom tooth removed, and we have a lot of catching up to do.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Phoenix series - Osamu Tezuka
    Black Jack series - Osamu Tezuka
    Jungle Emporer series - Osamu Tezuka
    The Confabulations of Toulouse LeChat - Richard Trebilcock
    I Am a Cat - Natsume Sōseki
    Botchan - Natsume Sōseki
    Kokoro - Natsume Sōseki
    The Reader on the 6.27 - Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
    Diary of a Void - Emi Yagi
    The King’s Speech - Mark Logue & Peter Conradi
    The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
    Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
    CHERUB series - Robert Muchamore
    Skulduggery Pleasant series - Derek Landy
    A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid
    Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage - Helen Ellis
    Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
    The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
    The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
    Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Damsel - Elana K. Arnold
    Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate
    The Eve Illusion - Giovanna and Tom Fletcher
    Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
    Sign Here - Claudia Lux
    Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens - Nick Arnold
    The Portrait of Mr W.H. - Oscar Wilde
    Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime - Oscar Wilde
    The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
    The Model Millionaire and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde
    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    Grace - Morris Gleitzman
    Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig
    The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher - Doug MacLeod
    The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do
    The Uninhabitable Earth - David Wallace-Wells
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    Also mentioned:
    Reading scarf update https://imgur.com/a/ChZ8tpj
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10545296/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Romeo + Juliet (1996) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    Fantasy Fellowship https://fantasy-fellowship.co.uk/
    Leena Norms https://youtube.com/@leenanorms
    No Books on a Dead Planet https://open.spotify.com/show/5cGclAfob2CYlcCaZVcn4I?si=BnuBTov0SH-V_JMvqK_UXg
    1 hr 25 min
  • 41. Emma’s got a considerable birthday book haul (incl. ltd. ed. Pride & Prejudice)!
    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’s living her best live in Japan, Emma’s got a huge birthday haul, and we discuss several reflective reads, among others.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Zona: The Forbidden Land - Fred G. Baker https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=366830
    Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
    Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
    Siddartha - Herman Hesse
    Diary of a Void - Emi Yagi
    Sign Here - Claudia Lux
    Botchan - Natsume Sōseki
    Kokoro - Natsume Sōseki
    Unusual Stories from Many Lands - Arlo T. Janssen
    The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff
    Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield
    Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson
    The Shadow Cabinet - Juno Dawson
    Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
    Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins - Caroline Taggart
    A Little Book about Books: Quotes for the Bibliophile in Your Life - Marcus Leaver
    A Little Book about Music: Quotes for the Melophile in Your Life - Marcus Leaver
    A Little Book about Movies: Quotes for the Cinephile in your Life - Marcus Leaver
    All Cats Are Introverts - Francesco Marciuliano
    The Little Instruction Book for Cats - Dannyboy and Kate Freeman
    The Little Book of Cats: Purrs of Wisdom
    Jacob’s Room - Virginia Woolf
    I Am a Cat - Natsume Sōseki
    Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
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    Also mentioned:
    Imgur album for this episode: https://imgur.com/a/3UiTEHL
    Zona review: https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=366830
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4
    T2 https://www.t2tea.com/en/au
    59 min
  • 40. Nina made her first book! + Yellowface Book Talk
    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’s had her first book making class, Emma’s started taking CBD oil, and we have a discussion about Yellowface.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
    Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
    Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
    Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
    Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
    Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
    Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
    Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
    Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
    God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut
    Siddartha - Herman Hesse
    Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger
    Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
    Yellowface - R.F. Kuang
    The King’s Speech - Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
    The Reader on the 6.27 - Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
    Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton
    Drop Bear - Evelyn Araluen
    The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do
    Marrying Ameera - Rosanne Hawke
    Sign Here - Claudia Lux
    Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield
    The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff
    North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
    Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation - Hannah Gadsby
    Babel - R.F. Kuang
    The Poppy Wars trilogy - R.F. Kuang
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    Also mentioned:
    Emma’s blog post: https://redphoenixpublishing.com.au/blog-1/f/i-have-complicated-feelings-about-r-u-ok-day
    Scarf photo: https://imgur.com/a/auI4xg2
    R.F. Kuang Yellowface article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/20/rebecca-f-kuang-who-has-the-right-to-tell-a-story-its-the-wrong-question-to-ask
    With Cindy video: https://youtu.be/JUdFkRdgPDU?si=M0WHj8qsyUEXvHTn
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
    Straya September https://youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_Y
    Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8
    Orilium Magical Readathon https://youtu.be/CtBWB6ATEdQ
    ——
    Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012
    Artist: http://incompetech.com/
    54 min
  • 39. Someone gave Nina a book at a bar??
    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’s had some seriously interesting adventures, Emma’s got a lot of reading done, and we have a lot to catch up on.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You - Matt Inman
    The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    First Survivor: The Impossible Childhood Cancer Breakthrough - Mark Unger
    We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story - Josh Sundquist
    The Liar - Stephen Fry
    The Woman in the Library - Sulari Gentill
    A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers
    Wayfarers series - Becky Chambers
    To Be Taught, If Fortunate - Becky Chambers
    Landline - Rainbow Rowell
    Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give - Ada Calhoun
    Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
    Attachments - Rainbow Rowell
    Carry On series - Rainbow Rowell
    Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
    Love-Shy - Lili Wilkinson
    Exiles - Jane Harper
    The Dry - Jane Harper
    Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
    Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
    Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
    Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
    The Truth Together - Kelly Rodgers
    Against the Glass - Linda M. Habib
    The Stellar Snow Job - Marie Howalt
    Siddartha - Herman Hesse
    Diary of a Void - Emi Yagi
    Tokyo Ueno Station - Yu Miri
    Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate
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    Also mentioned:
    Degrassi: The Next Generation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288937/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Heartstopper https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638036/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Eighth Grade https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7014006/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    The Dry https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5144174/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    1 hr 19 min
  • 38. Colours, Changes, and Challenges
    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’s got a birthday book haul, Emma’s got a new tattoo, and we have a big scarf update.
    Send us an email! [email protected]
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    Books mentioned in this episode:
    Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
    Not Dead Yet! - Mark Fletcher (https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=332931)
    A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
    The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
    The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
    Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh
    Carry On - Rainbow Rowell
    I’ll Give You the Sun - Jandy Nelson
    Salt Slow - Julia Armfield
    Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield
    Yellowface - R.F. Kuang
    Dune - Frank Herbert
    Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
    Jane Austen's Table: Recipes Inspired by the Works of Jane Austen - Robert Tuesday Anderson
    So. Many. Planner Stickers.
    The Secret History - Donna Tartt
    We are the Weather Makers - Tim Flannery
    On a Sunbeam - Tillie Walden
    One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig
    How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You - Matt Inman
    The Liar - Stephen Fry
    A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers
    Love-Shy - Lili Wilkinson
    The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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    Also mentioned:
    Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/hbfRMmY
    Not Dead Yet! review https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=332931
    CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ
    CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4
    Barbie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
    Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/
    The Lizzie Bennet Diaries https://m.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet
    StarKid Productions https://www.teamstarkid.com/
    Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
    Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8
    Magical Readathon Autumn Equinox 2023 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxe_ZP6kflk
    Orilium Magical Readathon https://youtu.be/CtBWB6ATEdQ
    57 min

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