30. TRAGEDY Strikes in Nina’s Shelves! + we make a book cake

Books Without Borders

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! [e-mail] ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: An Emotion of Great Delight - Tahereh Mafi When Women Were Dragons - Kelly Barnhill The Power - Naomi Alderman Damsel - Elana K. Arnold The Haunting of Tram Car 015 - P. Djèjí Clark The Dead Djinn Universe - P. Djèjí Clark Little Men & Jo’s Boys - Louisa May Alcott Emma - Jane Austen Persuasion - Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society - Eleanor Janega The Stationery Shop - Marjan Kamali The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs The Secret History - Donna Tartt Beautiful Creatures series - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Home Before Night - J.P. Pomare In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari - Fabio Geda The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley The Emperor of Any Place - Tim Wynne-Jones Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson Heartstopper series - Alice Oseman Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Book Thief - Markus Zusak ————————————————— Also mentioned: Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg Orilium Adventure in Aeldia challenge https://youtu.be/hAGr_byzqw8 Orilium Magical Readathon https://youtu.be/CtBWB6ATEdQ Leena Norms’ Women’s Prize Longlist video: https://youtu.be/VhA6kz7aBbo A Clockwork Reader https://youtube.com/@AClockworkReader Book Cake Book Tag FLOUR: A book that was slow to start but picked up as it went along BUTTER: A book that has a rich plot EGGS: A book you thought was going to be bad but was quite enjoyable SUGAR: A sweet, sugary book ICING: A book that covers every single element that you enjoy about a book SPRINKLES: A book series that you turn to for a pick-me-up when you are feeling down CHERRY ON TOP: Your favourite book of the year so far Tag credit to https://youtube.com/@suddenlylorna