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Books Unbound
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 Sunday morning.
October 17, 2021
#106 - What Is The Book Supply Shortage All About?!
We did a cute buddy read of Mooncakes while on a video call a week ago and now it's time to tell you all what we thought! Ariel also has a book haul, Raeleen has started a really spooky book, and we have some interesting book supply shortage information! Check out our new merch: Unbinding books to get to their hearts with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni!
October 10, 2021
#105 - Books We Think The Cullens Should Read! 🧛🏻♂️
What book club pick would you recommend for the Cullens? What is the self-help book Edward needs? In this episode we recommend books to the Cullen family from the Twilight saga, purple books for your book shelf, and spooky reads for autumn. Check out our new merch: Unbinding books to get to their hearts with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni!
October 3, 2021
#104 - Ariel's Birthday and (Weirdly) Locomotives!
IT'S A BIRTHDAY EPISODE! Ariel is turning 27 so she made a quiz (I couldn't help myself), opens presents from Raeleen, locomotives are discussed... it goes a bit off the rails. Check out our new merch: Unbinding books to get to their hearts with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni!
September 26, 2021
#103 - Our Big City Book Haul
Raeleen and Ariel went to the big city! Also other cities! And they bought many books! Here are their tales! Check out our new merch: Unbinding books to get to their hearts with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni!
September 19, 2021
#102 - Adventures From A Bookshop!
Join us for a trip to the bookstore! With our microphones in hand, we recorded an entire trip to Chapters for you all! Photos that accompany the episode: Check out our new merch: Unbinding books to get to their hearts with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni!
September 19, 2021
#101 - BOOK CLUB: One Hundred Years of Solitude
It's time to discuss 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez! We share our thoughts and experiences reading the book and then dive into the voice messages sent to us by listeners! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Nicole, Luna, Charlie, Liz, and Manogni! x2
September 12, 2021
#100 - OUR HUNDREDTH EPISODE REUNION SPECTACULAR!
We've reunited to celebrate making 100 episodes! How has the time flown!? We've been making our beloved Books Unbound for two years now (and as we realize when recording, we've known each other for 10 years this September!) and were celebrating the fun with some exciting updates, a special book haul, and a big Q&A, while Raeleen visits Ariel in Nova Scotia! Check out our new merch! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/booksunbound!
September 5, 2021
#99 - Disappointing Buddy Read??
We did a buddy read this week and things didn’t go as hoped… but we also read other books and, of course, bought some new ones. Plus Ariel gets a pardon from the Queen! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound
August 29, 2021
#98 - Books for a Horse?! WITH NOELLE GALLAGHER!
The lovely Noelle Gallagher joins us this week! We learn about her favourite authors (she couldn't pick just one!) and she helps us recommend books for a horse, romance reads, and classics with gorgeous writing! Find Noelle here: Check out our merch! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Luna, and Charlie!
August 22, 2021
#97 - Ariel Got a First Edition Animal Farm?! (And Also Met A Pug)
A dream has come true! But we also find out how many books Raeleen has purchased this year (take a guess!) and hear about a dog Ariel met at a yardsale. Ariel’s favourite restaurant in Toronto: Pho Xe Lua, Check out our merch! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Luna, and Charlie!
August 15, 2021
#96 - The Mood Reader Tag! Are We Mood Readers?
Are we mood readers? What does that mean? How does it affect what we read? We had lots of fun with this tag! Slanted Spines (Original Tag Creator): A Book Olive: Questions: 1. Do you consider yourself a mood reader? 2. Do you set TBR lists and do you stick to them? 3. Do books affect you emotionally? Does the mood of a book rub off on you? 4. When you’re feeling sad, what do you read? (Or do you not read when sad?) 5. Most often, do you use reading to escape, to learn, or to critically reflect? 6. What is a book that made you laugh out loud? 7. What is a book that has made you cry? Or, if you don’t cry, one that really moved you? 8. What is a book that you didn’t even know how you felt about? 9. Are you more likely to read on a sunny day or a cloudy day? 10. Do you usually “set the mood” when you read? Music, lights, smells, etc? 11. Can you leap from book to book or do you need buffer time between them? Buy our mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, Lotus Luo, Luna, and Charlie!
August 8, 2021
#95 - Raeleen Reads 3 Disappointing Books And Ariel Finds THE PERFECT BOOK?
Ariel finds the perfect book at a bookstore and Raeleen reads three disappointing books in a row! Buy our mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
August 1, 2021
#94 - OUR BIGGEST BOOK HAUL YET!
Ariel visited the big city and BOUGHT MANY BOOKS so we’re doing a dedicated book haul episode!! Buy our mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
July 25, 2021
#93 - Ariel Blurbed A Book! And A Buddy Read Happened!
Ariel's dream of blurbing a book came true! And Raeleen and Ariel buddy read Wild! Buy our mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
July 18, 2021
#92 - Books We Haven't Read... But Want To!!!
We get a lot of recommendation requests that we can't quite answer because we haven't read those perfect books yet... so today we're making an episode where we only shout out books we haven't read yet but think sound awesome! Buy the mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
July 11, 2021
#91 - BIG NEWS! EEE! And Ariel Got A Library Card!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS! New books! Failed challenges! We've got it all! *Note: there are a few minutes of annoying static in Raeleen's audio but it gets fully resolved! <3 Buy the mug! Limited time only! Check out our new special offer on Patreon! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: The pillow I mentioned.... Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
July 4, 2021
#90 - Books We Disagree On!
A discussion about what books we disagree on gets out of hand, we try to find books that feel like water colours, we pick out books where cities are central to the story, and we try and pick a book that would make a good cross stitch design or graphic novel! Book Club details: Book Club Discord: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
June 27, 2021
#89 - We Accidentally Bought The Same Book!
This is a good one, folks! We discover we bought the same book, we accomplish our TBR challenge, Raeleen fails her hardcover challenge and I (Ariel) have to pick her next read, and I have a dumb mug idea live on the podcast (let us know on Instagram if you'd buy it!!). Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
June 20, 2021
#88 - Books to Music Adaptations?! WITH MAX OF WELLDONEBOOKS!
We got to hang out with the lovely Max of WellDoneBooks and chatted about his favourite authors, favourite books, and dove into your recommendations asking for audiobooks, books by WOC, and picked books to match our favourite albums! Follow Max: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!
June 13, 2021
#87 - Raeleen Has a Disappointing Reread 💔
Coming to you FULLY VACCINATED!! Wooo! Vote in our upcoming book club: Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Nicole Hilder, Lydia Gappa, Kate, Mareike, and Lotus Luo!