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 moved again, Emma’s been sick, and we discuss bookshelf organisation and whether or not reading challenges really serve our reading styles.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl - Melissa Keil
Year of the Rabbit - Tian Veasna
Heaven - Mieko Kawakami
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley
Little Men & Jo’s Boys - Louisa May Alcott
Babel - R.F. Kuang
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
Yellowface - R.F. Kuang
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy - Jenny Odell
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty
When We Were Dragons - Kelly Barnhill
Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World - Elif Shafak
Circe - Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
All Our Shimmering Skies - Trent Dalton
Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Other Side of Beautiful - Kim Lock
The Insatiable Volt Sisters - Rachel Eve Moulton
Emma - Jane Austen
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff
This Green and Pleasant Land - Ayisha Malik
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation - Hannah Gadsby
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers
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Also mentioned:
Imgur album for this episode: https://imgur.com/a/FCAuFHI
Jack Edwards https://youtube.com/@jack_edwards
Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
Make Emma Happy challenge https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/d70c3a54-b24e-4f64-8775-5cebebd64652
Make Nina Happy challenge https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/437561dc-2769-47de-a239-fa940f85a3ce
Leena Norms https://youtube.com/@leenanorms
Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8
