Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books! From Contemporary to Classic, Fantasy to Realism, YA to Dark Horror, Fiction to Non-Fiction, Nina’s and Emma’s reading tastes are wide and varied. And we have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. Whether you’re here for book reviews, reading motivation, movie adaptation discussions, or just the soothing book chat vibes, there’s something for everyone here at ...
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We’ve had to make the difficult decision to say goodbye for now, but you can still keep up with what we’re reading here if you: Follow Emma on Instagram: @emma_jane_reads Follow Nina on StoryGraph: ninaevan
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53. The Accidental Month of Fairytale Retellings + pride month reading and more!
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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’s finally had time to read again, Emma’s accidentally read three fairytale retellings and intentionally read a bunch of queer books, and we both have rather hefty hauls!Send us an email…
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Author Talk: KE Barden (The Gilded Mirror – spoiler free!)
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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, we interview KE Barden, author of YA fantasy novel The Gilded Mirror, the first book in the Finding Ever After series.Kim can be found on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @kebardenauthor Send …
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52. Slumping, Soaring, and Starting a Path to Publishing.
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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’s hit a reading slump, Emma has read more than ever, and we talk about Nina’s publishing intensive course. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.comFollow Emma on Instagram @em…
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51. The passing of time + Totally Should’ve Book Tag
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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’s finishing school, Emma’s joined more book clubs and readathons, and we so the Totally Should’ve Book Tag!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.comFollow Emma on Instagram @em…
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50. 50 episodes of BWB!! How well do we know each other?
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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 50TH EPISODE(!!), Nina’s been travelling again, Emma’s obtained a ridiculous number of books, and we find out how well we really know each other 🤔Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.comFol…
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49. Book speed-dating in Nina World
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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’s gone off the rails, Emma’s stayed firmly on them, and we’ve got a whole bunch of books to catch up on!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.comFollow Emma on Instagram @emma_…
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Author Talk: Laurel Black (Lost Kingdom)
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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, we interview Laurel Black, debut author of YA fantasy novel Lost Kingdom.Laurel can be found online at www.laurelblackbooks.com or on Instagram @laurelblackbooksSend us an email! BooksWithou…
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48. Emma likes Dickens now??
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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’s having a non-fiction moment, Emma’s had some serious ups and downs in reading, and we have a secret project to tell you all about!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.comFol…
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Special Episode: 2023 Reading Wrap-Up + 2024 Reading Goals
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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 special episode, we go through our 2023 stats, our worst and best books of 2023, review our 2023 goals, and set our 2024 goals. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Chap…
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47. We’re back!! Catching up on a bunch of reading updates!
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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’s been travelling again, Emma’s FINALLY cleared the editing backlog, and we catch up on the rest of our 2023 reading!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————C…
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46. Nina went to a Zine fair!
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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’s in the middle of finals, Emma’s in the zone with classics, and we discuss a bunch of Zines that Nina got in Japan!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Ch…
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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—————————————————…
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44. We have some new things to share!
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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’s been exploring Japan, Emma’s body been a pain again, and we have some fun new things happening in our episodes moving forward!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com———————…
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43. Smashing goals and finishing Lapvona!
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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’s been busy with mid-terms, Emma’s done lots of reading, and we’re both making excellent progress on our reading goals!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com————————————————…
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42. Emma’s finally read The Hunger Games!
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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’s made more books, Emma’s had her wisdom tooth removed, and we have a lot of catching up to do.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books mentioned in this…
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41. Emma’s got a considerable birthday book haul (incl. ltd. ed. Pride & Prejudice)!
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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’s living her best live in Japan, Emma’s got a huge birthday haul, and we discuss several reflective reads, among others.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com———————————————…
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40. Nina made her first book! + Yellowface Book Talk
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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’s had her first book making class, Emma’s started taking CBD oil, and we have a discussion about Yellowface.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books ment…
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39. Someone gave Nina a book at a bar??
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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’s had some seriously interesting adventures, Emma’s got a lot of reading done, and we have a lot to catch up on.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books …
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38. Colours, Changes, and Challenges
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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’s got a birthday book haul, Emma’s got a new tattoo, and we have a big scarf update.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books mentioned in this episode:Pe…
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37. The largest rating discrepancy we’ve ever had.
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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’s read a new highly rated book, Emma’s found a new favourite graphic novel, and we have an in-depth discussion about our very differing opinions of Peter Pan.Send us an email! BooksWith…
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36. We need to talk about Jane Eyre.
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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’s experienced some bookstore brain freeze, Emma’s managed a new level of injury, and we have an in-depth discussion about Jane Eyre.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com———…
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35. As weekly as possible… + Mid-year Book Freakout Tag!
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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’s moved again again again again (no, seriously!), Emma’s in catch up mode while doing secret side reading, and we do the Mid-year Book Freakout Tag!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBorders…
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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’s moved again again again and is also the sick one this week, Emma’s got a new five-star book to report on, and we discuss the spectrum of intolerance with relation to race and religion…
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33. Getting to the bottom of our opposing taste in Fantasy books
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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’s moved again again, Emma’s been sick again, and we discuss the differences between fantasy and mythology/folklore, and finally work out why our tastes in Fantasy novels rarely overlap.…
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32. Nina’s had a reading revelation!
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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’s moved again, Emma’s been sick, and we discuss bookshelf organisation and whether or not reading challenges really serve our reading styles.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gma…
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31. Disabled people can never be happy…? + Book Talk on Emma
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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’s survived some harrowing travel difficulties, Emma talks about ableism in Jo’s Boys as well as two new five-star reads, and we discuss Jane Austen’s Emma.Send us an email! BooksWithout…
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30. TRAGEDY Strikes in Nina’s Shelves! + we make a book cake
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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 has finally read a good book, Emma has read a proper stinker, and we discuss the tragedy that is shoddy book craftsmanship. PLUS we do the Book Cake Book Tag! Send us an email! BooksWit…
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29. Surprises, announcements, and updates galore!
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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 has completed her Shatter Me saga, Emma has read some excellent things, and we catch up on our monthly challenges… with a twist!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com———————…
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28. Scattered and Shattered… + Who Am I?: Literary edition.
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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, Emma has a surprising update about her reading this week, Nina’s rollercoaster journey with the Shatter Me series continues, and we play a hilarious game of literary Who Am I?Send us an emai…
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27. Emma’s read HOW MANY BOOKS???
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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’s read a lot, and Emma’s read A LOT! Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books mentioned in this episode:Reading the World: How I Read a Book from Every C…
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26. Secrets, Questions, and New England Mysteries
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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, Emma’s read The Secret History, Nina’s read I Have Some Questions for You, and we catch up on our monthly reading challenges! Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com——————————————…
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25. Nina’s created a book game!
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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, we’ve both had rough weeks, but we get cheered up quickly by playing a brand new game invented by our very own Nina. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books …
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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 dives into some Rainbow Rowell, Emma reviews Hamnet, and we do the Book Addiction Tag. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books mentioned in this episode…
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23. Books they are better, down where it’s wetter, Under the Sea
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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’s had an unusually slow reading week, Emma’s read two excellent sea-themed books, and it’s time for our February reading challenges recap!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.…
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22. Thoroughly Mixed Reviews + Can We Guess Books Based on Their 1-Star Reviews?
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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 and Emma have had some very mixed reads, PLUS we do Book Riot’s “Can You Guess These Acclaimed Books By Their 1-Star Reviews?” quiz. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com——…
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21. Death, the Afterlife, and I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
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TW - The final 9 minutes of this podcast contain in-depth discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised. 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 and Emma happen to both have read enjoyable South…
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20. Wisdom of the elders + the good reads just keep coming!
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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’s discovering a new interest in books with older characters, Emma‘s run of good reads continues, and we have a check in on our monthly reading challenges. Send us an email! BooksWithout…
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19. Library Chaos and the Contradictions Book Tag
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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’s reading is in full chaos mode, Emma‘s extra fatigued but still managed to finish two excellent books, and we do the Contradictions Book Tag. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@g…
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18. The worst book to ever receive an Honorary Printz Award
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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 has lost all faith in the American Library Association, Emma reviews Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and we talk about our bookish crochet projects. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPo…
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17. A NEW FAVOURITE BOOK OF 2022 + a super-sized reading update!
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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 has a new favourite book of 2022, Emma’s already read a 5 star book in 2023, and we have read so many books in the last four weeks!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com————…
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16. Top Books of 2022 and Our End of Year Reading Wrap Up
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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 and Emma discuss their least and most favourite reads of 2022, compare their 2022 reading stats, and set goals / make plans for their reading in 2023. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBord…
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15. Book vs Movie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower edition
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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 and Emma discuss StoryGraph challenge features, more Shakespeare plays, and I’m Glad My Mom Died, plus a special Movie vs Book segment on Perks of Being a WallflowerSend us an email! Bo…
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14. Plays, Witches, and The Midnight Library
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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’s read a bunch more Shakespeare, Emma’s got a new five-star read, and we share our final thoughts on The Midnight Library.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————…
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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’s finished The Name of the Wind, Emma has mixed feelings about Cleopatra and Frankenstein, and we take a deep-dive into Shakespeare’s As You Like It.Send us an email! BooksWithoutBorder…
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12. Life, Choices, and Which Book Characters Are We?
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CW: This episode contains discussions about suicidal ideation. 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 and Emma have some initial discussions about The Midnight Library and we learn a lot about each other while taking quizzes…
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11. So… We Watched Persuasion…
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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 has interesting thoughts about The Power by Naomi Alderman, Emma finally finished Billy Connolly’s autobiography, and we both watched the 2022 Persuasion adaptation. Send us an email! B…
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10. We’ve Been Questioning our Rating Systems
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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’s reading plans have changed, Emma’s Alice Oseman binge-read is finalised, and we discuss the CAWPILE rating system. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————C…
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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 and Emma discuss book clubs, BookTok, The End of The Year Book Tag, and so much more!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————————Books mentioned in this episode:W…
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8. Flip The Page Challenge - Part 3
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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 and Emma discover other unexpected hobbies we have in common, PLUS the exciting conclusion of the Flip The Page Challenge!Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com—————————————…
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