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Books Unbound

Ariel Bissett & Raeleen Lemaybooksunboundpodcast.com
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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Episodes

#57 - Raeleen is Engaged!!!!

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, 202040 minEp. 56

#56 - BOOK CLUB: Dig!

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, 202050 minEp. 56

#55 - Where To Start With Fantasy!

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, 202035 minEp. 55

#54 - Raeleen Is An Overachiever and Ariel Has More Secret Graphic Novels

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, 202039 minEp. 54

#53 - The Strangest Books We've Ever Read

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, 202048 minEp. 53

#52 - Ariel Gives Raeleen A Bunch of Books

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, 202055 minEp. 52

#51 - Times We've Met Book Celebrities!

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, 202051 minEp. 51

#50 - Fugitive Tales and Farm Stories!

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, 202051 minEp. 50

#49 - Perfect Autumn Reads! 🍂

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, 202034 minEp. 49

#48 - It's Ariel's Birthday!

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, 202053 minEp. 48

#47 - Books For The Reluctant Reader

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, 202033 minEp. 47

#46 - Ariel Officially DNF’s a Book!

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, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 46

#45 - Where To Start With Stephen King

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, 202048 minEp. 45

#44 - The Fabled Return

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, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 45

#43 - The Racing To Read Book Tag!

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, 202027 minEp. 43

#42 - Competitive Book Reading

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, 202054 minEp. 42

#41 - The One Where Ariel Tries Reading & Walking

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, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 41

#40 - Book Hauls & Failed TBR's

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, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 40

#39 - Classics and Getting Ready to Go OFFLINE!

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, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 39

#38 - Summer Books and Books NOT From the Perspective of Humans!

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, 202057 minEp. 38

#37 - Recommending Books that Have Been Recommended!

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, 20201 hrEp. 37

#36 - #blacklivesmatter

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, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 36

#35 - Books That Are "Hideous to Look at But Great to Read!"

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, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 35

#34 - Oatmeal Books and Dark Books WITH LITTLEBOOKOWL!

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, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 34

#33 - Reviewing AS King’s Favourite book WITH AS KING!

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, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 33

#32 - Green Books and Books That Deserve a Second Chance!

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, 202047 minEp. 32

#31 - Books That Should Be Retold From Another Character's Perspective!

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, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 31

#30 - Hard-Hitting Books and Books to Make You Ugly Cry!

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, 202057 minEp. 30

#29 - BOOK CLUB: The Memory Police!

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, 202056 min

#28 - It Comes in Threes!

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, 202054 minEp. 28
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