Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay

Books Unbound

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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!

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Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay

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#24 - The Animal Crossing Book Tag! 06.04.2020 44:36

Animal Crossing is here and Raeleen and Ariel are SO EXCITED. After discussing our islands and reviewing New Horizons, we had to answer these Animal Crossing book questions!  Questions found at: https://bookishthingsandtea.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/animal-crossing-book-tag-original-book-tag-sunday/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1FFS7lF4E Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel...

#23 - Graphic Novels and Casting Actresses in Books! 31.03.2020 53:25

Can there be too much Fall in one book!? Discussing lots of graphic novels and casting Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan as characters in books. Ariel also goes on rants about magic and Animal Crossing! 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

#22 - Great Audiobooks and Recommending Books We Haven't Read?? 24.03.2020 43:53

Raeleen finishes a few books and Ariel has started a bunch of others... what's new?! 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

#21 - Reverse Recommendations and Books We Didn't Like (But You Might)!! 17.03.2020 1:03:31

We pick one of YOUR recommendations to read! Ariel goes on a rant about pronouncing a name and Raeleen talks about a play she probably will never see.. it's a good time! 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

#20 - Addressing the Elephant WITH BOOKSANDLALA! 10.03.2020 1:12:55

Kayla from BooksandLala joins us! Ariel talks about her love for authors who address the elephant in their books! Everyone discusses books full of dialogue, translated books, and lots of Stephen King! Kayla asks for recommendations of short, weird books! Having Kayla on the podcast was so fun and we'll be dying to know how she feels about her book suggestions from Ariel and Raeleen! More Kayla: ht...

#19 - Books You Desperately NEED People to Read! 03.03.2020 52:23

Ariel is extremely excited about Raeleen's new current read! Ariel and Raeleen discuss disappointing books, the books you never want to stop talking about, magical realism, and books from the 80s!  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

#18 - Boarding Schools and Big Cities! 25.02.2020 45:28

Introducing the idea of reverse recommendations! Ariel and Raeleen discuss book covers, books about schools both magical and abroad, and books set in New York City and Paris!  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

#17 - Library Book Nightmare and Raeleen's New Slogan! 18.02.2020 54:38

Ariel has a big conundrum at the library and Raeleen speaks the truest wisdom she has ever uttered. Raeleen also finally gets to share some manga recommendations, orphan characters, and isolation as a theme?  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/booksunbo...

#16 - Books That "Freak Us Out in an Exciting Way!" 11.02.2020 58:07

Ariel and Raeleen went on their first Books Unbound field trip and share all about it! They also discuss books that are safe for work and books with clever and mind-twisting concepts!  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

#15 - How to Get Out of a Reading Slump and "Your Name" Books! 04.02.2020 57:29

Book collections are mentioned along with great recommendations for getting right back into the swing of reading! Ariel and Raeleen also discuss books with a similar dream-like atmosphere and theme of separation as the movie "Your Name."  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...

#14 - Books That Make You Go "HMMM?" and Rare Stolen Books!! 28.01.2020 47:06

What books make you go "HMM?" just by listening to the synopsis? Are you looking for a book about a tight group of friends? Raeleen and Ariel have the books for you! We also discuss some crazy book news including some rare stolen books! 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...

#13 - WOMEN! WOMEN! READ ALL ABOUT THEM! 21.01.2020 59:07

Accidentally we kept discussing women... but when is that ever a bad thing!? Raeleen discusses tidying and Ariel rants about the Oscars, it's a good old time!  Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests and see our book lists at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast on patreon! patreon.com/booksunbound

#12 - Introducing Book News and Books That Would Make Great Black & White Movies! 14.01.2020 47:25

Has Ariel already found her favourite book of the year!? In the first episode of 2020, we discuss supporting libraries, reading another George Orwell novel, black and white books and books that take place in bookish settings! Raeleen and Ariel take on a new segment: Book News! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodca...

#11 - Magical 2019 Wrap Up Extravaganza! 04.01.2020 44:15

To end off our first year of podcasting, Raeleen and Ariel decided to share their 2019 mashed potato books, favourites, book to movie adaptations, and more! Honestly one of the funniest episodes yet. 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

#10 - BOOK CLUB: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 25.12.2019 51:17

Our first book club episode featuring voice clips from YOU!! In this book club episode we discuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong!  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

#9 - Xmas Books, Motivational Teachers, and Books to Read in One Sitting WITH STORIESFORCOFFEE! 17.12.2019 1:01:59

We have the wonderful Olivia from StoriesforCoffee in this episode! She launches another impassioned speech about 1984 from Ariel, Raeleen tries to make us all read a book she wishes more people picked up, and Ariel is still traumatized from an encounter with a mouse that happened right before recording this episode. It's a good one! Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Rae...

#8 - Queer Women, Mysteries, and Retellings! 10.12.2019 49:27

Raeleen finished a book and got deja vu, Ariel hasn't finished anything, but we both get excited to recommend books about queer women, a mystery, some retellings, a book with dual timelines, and essays about women! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned:  Our goodreads list: https...

#7 - Baking Bread and Weird Books! 03.12.2019 50:16

The story of why the novel Ariel is currently reading is making her bake bread, plus we recommend weird books, a book about mental health, and some poetry! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast Sourdough...

#6 - Books All 20 Year Olds Should Read! 26.11.2019 29:29

Our first podcast episode recorded in the same room! Raeleen rereads a favourite book and Ariel gets another George Orwell book...  Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: Our goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/141358.Books_Unbound_Podcast Sadie by Courtney Summers The...

#5 - Deckled Edges vs Normal Pages and Underhyped Books! 19.11.2019 57:05

It’s time for our first ever debate: we are tackling deckled edges versus normal pages… what side are you on?! We also recommend under hyped books, books with beautiful writing, and stories that have small town vibes like Gilmore Girls! This was a good one <3 Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books...

#4 - Puzzling Books and Intense Stories WITH JESSETHEREADER! 12.11.2019 46:50

It's our first guest! We go through our episode with our long time pal Jesse from JessetheReader and discuss puzzling books that don't have mysteries (sort of...), books with intense plots, and cozy books to warm your heart! We loved doing this episode with Jesse and definitely hope to have him back soon! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon...

#3 - Time Travel, Stand Alones, and Books About Being Lost! 05.11.2019 42:33

In episode three we Ariel is still reading the same thing but we manage to have a great time regardless! We find books for people feeling lost, books that have weird uses of time, and stand alones that aren't contemporary. Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: Our goodreads list: https://...

#2 - Witchy Books, Morally Grey Characters, and Mashed Potato Books??! 29.10.2019 52:48

Welcome to episode two! We're only a few days away from Halloween so we recommend some witchy books! We also try to find some books with morally grey characters NOT written by Victoria Schwab, and both recommend a book that "hit us hard". Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support the podcast on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booksunbound Books mentioned: Our goodread...

#1 - Our New Podcast, What We're Reading, and Books with Unconventional Formats! 18.10.2019 49:15

Welcome to Books Unbound! In our first episode we introduce ourselves a bit and then dive into what we're currently reading and the last book we finished before jumping into recommending you some books! This week we were asked for books with unconventional formats, magical realism, and adult books with middle-grade adventures! Submit your book requests to booksunboundpodcast@gmail.com and support...