Our chattiest episode ever! We had a lot to update you on and because of Ariel’s move she hadn’t read much so we decided to do a more chatty episode (with a few books mentioned, for good measure)! 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
Dec 06, 2020•40 min•Ep. 56
Our third book club episode featuring voice clips from YOU!! In this book club episode we discuss Dig by AS King. 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
Nov 30, 2020•50 min•Ep. 56
Answering recommendations from our listeners! Books about characters escaping isolation? Romance with good character development? Raeleen shares where to start with fantasy and Ariel has a very specific recommendation for a book like the movie “We Bought A Zoo”! 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
Nov 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 55
This update episode is full of graphic novels and a lot of book news! As always, Raeleen has some new books to share and we’re both excited to share 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! patreon.com/booksunbound
Nov 15, 2020•39 min•Ep. 54
Do you need a Goodreads goal booster? Uncommon retellings? Re-readable books? Or want to hear about the weirdest books you've read? This is the episode for you!! 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
Nov 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 53
This is a big one: a plant adoption tale, we announce our new book club book, many books are hauled, Ariel reveals she secretly read a graphic novel many months ago, and Raeleen shares one of the most beautiful covers we've ever had. 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
Nov 01, 2020•55 min•Ep. 52
One of our listeners asked us to share our book celebrity memories! We had a blast answering these! We also recommend graphic novel adaptations, books with mentors, and books for people who love YA! 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
Oct 25, 2020•51 min•Ep. 51
It's time for a new reverse recommendations! Before our weekly reading update and a book haul, we ask for books about fugitives running away from the law and books that take place on farms! Link to the spreadsheet (also available on our patreon): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Zx1nasUNfO7Ses-wQGruDLrpTVKNkGb2Jgfz0b2bis/edit?usp=sharing Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the podcast...
Oct 18, 2020•51 min•Ep. 50
Another round of answering your requests! This week Raeleen and Ariel find a Halloween/fall time book, a very low-stress book, short books, and audiobooks for moving! 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
Oct 11, 2020•34 min•Ep. 49
Recorded on Ariel's birthday, it's time to catch up on our reading! 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
Oct 04, 2020•53 min•Ep. 48
Join Ariel & Raeleen as they answer questions like: which books would they recommend to those who are trying to get into Graphic Novels but don't know the genre very well? Which book to screen adaptation makes the most sense for Ariel & Raeleen to act in? And more! 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
Sep 25, 2020•33 min•Ep. 47
Raeleen is making serious progress with 1Q84, Ariel has started a biography, and both of them discuss Beck Albertalli’s piece on Medium! 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
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 46
Focusing on recommendations, Ariel & Raeleen answer several different Dustjacket inquiries such as: Where to start with Stephen King, books with mixed race main characters, and books that reflect who you are as a person! 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
Sep 10, 2020•48 min•Ep. 45
Ariel & Raeleen are back! Fresh off a month long no-internet retreat, Ariel and Raeleen get right back into things discussing what they've been reading, slight updates to the podcast format, performative reading and becoming free of it, and anything else that happened in August. 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
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 45
Ariel & Raeleen drop by mid-Reading Rush to try their new Racing to Read book tag! Including prompts like: A book you read really quickly, favourite long books, and favourite books that had ups and downs, this episode covers tons of bookish areas! 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
Jul 23, 2020•27 min•Ep. 43
With the Reading Rush only a few days away, Ariel and Raeleen have books on the brain! Raeleen presents evidence in the groundbreaking theory that the best course of action for someone moving from YA to Adult Fiction lies in reading fiction that is about young characters! And as if that wasn't already enough, Ariel drops a bomb when coming clean about her disdain for musicals, and follows that shocking revelation by failing her first ever recommendation! Unbinding books to get to their heart wit...
Jul 21, 2020•54 min•Ep. 42
After Ariel gets dizzy trying to read and walk at the same time, she ups the ante by reading out a few poems on the air. Meanwhile, Raeleen tries to recommend manga like Deathnote, and succeeds?! Interspersed with book hauls, book malls, and book WITHDRAWALS, this episode has it all! 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
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 41
Raeleen buys too many books, Ariel fails her TBR challenge (and considers quitting social media), and they both give recommendations for books that would make good boardgames, video games, and books that Miranda's husband might like! 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
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 40
This is such a great episode with a NEW SEGMENT and talk about a NEW Goodreads! Ariel and Raeleen discuss nature books ( books taking place in the forest and near water), as well as classic literature and high school English experiences! Join Books Unbound as we go offline for the month of August! (but don't worry, the podcast will continue as normal!!) Unbinding books to get to their heart with Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay! Submit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.com and support the...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 39
Ariel and Raeleen discuss the books they associate with Summer and those sweet Summertime vibes as well as books told from a different kind of perspective!? 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
Jun 23, 2020•57 min•Ep. 38
A meta recommendation moment where Ariel and Raeleen talk about books that have been recommended to them in the past that they have loved, as well as recommending books by Black authors! 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
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 37
Please click here to learn more: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Raeleen and Ariel discuss the importance of the #blacklivesmatter movement and what they've been reading to try and educate themselves! 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
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 36
Please click here to learn more: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Ariel and Raeleen recommend books that you shouldn't judge by their terrible covers and the books that they've most recently added to their 'Want to Read' shelf on Goodreads! 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...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 35
An exciting guest episode with Caz from LittleBookOwl! Ariel, Raeleen, and Caz discuss books that are full of sweetness and substance as well as books with darkness and mystery inspired by an emergency room vibe! They all plan out a COSPLAY adventure together!!? More Caz: https://www.youtube.com/LittleBookOwl 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...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
In this special episode, Ariel sits down and discusses God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut with the wonderful A.S. King! Check out AS King: https://instagram.com/as_king_?igshid=ocji1ty4j6yc 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
May 22, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 33
Ariel and Raeleen discuss books with the most beautiful green spines and books that they're so glad they read again despite not enjoying them the first 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
May 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 32
Ariel and Raeleen discuss books that were popular on Booktube before 2016 and books, like Stephenie Meyer's upcoming novel, that they would like to read from the point of view of one of the other characters! 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
May 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 31
Soooo much emotion! Ariel and Raeleen have exciting book news about up-coming bookish things as well as heartbreaking book news, discussions about very emotional books, and the books that have made them cry the hardest! 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
May 05, 2020•57 min•Ep. 30
Our second book club episode featuring voice clips from YOU!! In this book club episode we discuss The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa! 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
May 01, 2020•56 min
Ariel and Raeleen talk about how the Reading Rush went for them! They also discuss the best stand-alone novels that should become a tv series and which books would make great documentaries! 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
Apr 28, 2020•54 min•Ep. 28