• 45. Wandering, pondering, and trying to remember character names. + Book-Song Pairings!

  • Dec 30 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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45. Wandering, pondering, and trying to remember character names. + Book-Song Pairings!

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  • 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 just keeps starting more books, Emma’s struggling with character names, and we have a go at pairing books with songs. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com ————————————————— Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and chats 07:28 Recent Reads 07:42 The Eve Illusion 15:52 The Death of Ivan Ilyich 26:35 These Broken Stars 35:11 Station Eleven 42:32 Currently Reading 42:58 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 49:59 Breasts and Eggs 52:17 Equal Rites 53:57 This Shattered Light 54:45 Moody Bitches 01:02:22 Haul/TBR 01:07:43 Book-Song Pairings 01:22:00 Outro ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: Astral Season, Beastly Season - Tahi Saihate Kokoro - Natsume Sōseki The Eve Illusion - Giovanna & Tom Fletcher The Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series - Juno Dawson The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy Siddartha - Herman Hesse These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien The Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Yukio Mishima Breasts and Eggs - Mieko Kawakami Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett Discworld series - Terry Pratchett This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy - Julie Holland M.D. This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences - Sarah Hill Loverless Love - Christopher Guerin Lights - Brenna Thummler Sheets - Brenna Thummler Delicates - Brenna Thummler Persuasion - Jane Austen The Wrath & the Dawn - Renée Ahdieh Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors Heartstopper series - Alice Oseman ————————————————— Also mentioned: Nina at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion: https://imgur.com/a/WNJnVXv McFly https://www.mcfly.com/ Carrie Hope Fletcher https://www.youtube.com/carrie Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/ CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4 Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Songs: Satellite by Maggie Rogers https://youtu.be/FxhaT1hgBp4?si=6cU4gZeL54f9yB2Q The Longest Wave by Red Hot Chili Peppers https://youtu.be/HWOblzU6-hM?si=HMK_2ECRcdepJLuw exile (feat. Bon Iver) by Taylor Swift https://youtu.be/osdoLjUNFnA?si=24xTiaDeA81sK5Dq Sick of Losing Soulmates by dodie https://youtu.be/8qGFAkyfjDU?si=apmYikEwCIrMC5RL Bloom by Troye Sivan https://youtu.be/41PTANtZFW0?si=hh5sm287yOKGRRbl Dreams by The Cranberries https://youtu.be/Yam5uK6e-bQ?si=X3-qya3bcyP1bFBA
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