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Bookish podcasts to listen to while in Quarantine

You know what I love? Books! You know what else I love? Podcasts! If you’re here, there’s a pretty good chance that you like the former, and after this post, you’ll definitely like the latter, too, if you don’t already.

In all seriousness though, staying home and living alone can be quite tedious and boring (while the opposite has its own shares of problems, of course) and, if like me, you’re used to working in an open space, where people chatting or answering calls are providing you that sweet, unintelligible background noise that you need, then the silence of your own home can be quite daunting.

Of course, I’ll always have Spotify, but sometimes you don’t want music, sometimes you just want quiet, funny discussions on topics you’re passionate about. And well, it’s 2020, everyone has a podcast now!

Books Unbound

Hosted by Booktuber Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay (gosh, remember Raeleen? So glad to have her back!), the show is a perfect combination of everything I want to hear about in a podcast: books, bookish news and recommendations. I find their voices really soothing, Ariel always goes on crazy tangents and it’s super fun, and they have such eclectic tastes that I’m always intrigued by at least of the books they mention. If you’re already familiar with either of them from Youtube, then the show is the next thing you need.

Reading Glasses

Every bookish topics you can think of has been or will be covered by Brea and Mallory, from bookish gadgets to books about cults, nothing is left unexplored. They’ve been around for so long, you’d think they’d run out of ideas, but they always keep things interesting. They’re super creative, they always have interesting stories (Mallory is now an author herself, and Brea is a horror-movies actress and filmmaker), they interview authors, they introduced me to the term “bookish wheelhouse”, they talk about Horror, about their cats, about feminism and diversity... I just think they’re very interesting people!

Potterless

I think a lot of people are turning to comfort reads in these difficult times, and Harry Potter is the ultimate comfort read for a lot of us. However, there are some people who still haven’t read the books. It’s okay, this blog is a no-shame zone, and look, some people even turn it into a fun experience: Potterless is the story of Mike, a 24 25 26 27(?) year-old man who hasn’t read the Harry Potter books when he was a child, and is now reading them as an adult because his wife is a true Potterhead and that’s what you do for love. He’s now finished with the series, so you can binge-listen to the whole thing. As someone who read the books pretty late (6 of the movies had already come out), I must say that it was pretty entertaining to listen to him trying to puzzle everything out, since it’s not something that I’ve experienced. His theories throughout Goblet of Fire were just wild! You can have a good laugh while reminiscing, it’s a win-win situation!

Novel Predictions

Have you ever wanted to force your friends to read all your favourite books? Of course, you have! Well, Kales and Alyson turned it into a podcast, with good and, sometimes, not so good outcomes. They alternate between themselves, and do 2-parts episodes where they first discuss where the other thinks the story is headed, before confronting those expectations in the second part. It’s super entertaining, super fun, and something I’d want to do with my friends, except that I’d rather read my own books. I’m too much of a picky reader to do that on a regular basis.

Literary Disco

I feel like I don’t even need to mention them, right? But since they’re one of my favs, here you go: it’s a book-club type of podcast where Todd, Julia and Ryder (that guy from Boys Meets World for all my 90′s kids out there - still can’t get over that fact, by the way, and it’s been years!) discuss their monthly book pick. They mostly focus on literary fiction, but they throw in some historical fiction, crime/mystery/thriller, and even some YA and middle-grade from time to time. One of their latest episodes was about the Baby-Sitters Club! What I love about them is that they’re really well-spoken, they always know how to bring up discussion no matter what book it is, and the friendship between the three of them just stands out, you can tell they’ve known each for a very long time and I really appreciate that connection and their banter.

88 Cups of Tea

Another one I think doesn’t need introducing, but just in case: this podcast is more focused on authors, and just the writing process as a whole, but I guarantee that the discussions are always interesting even if you’re not a writer yourself. Yin interviews so many of my favourite authors, from Madeline Miller to Maggie Stiefvater, V.E. Schwab, Libba Bray, and a whole bunch of other well-known authors like Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, Sabaa Tahir, A.S. King. I’m mostly citing female authors, but she interviews male authors, too, I swear! But, her interview with R.F. Kuang, the author of The Poppy War, is probably one of my favourites to this day. Yin is always so thoughtful with her questions, and she puts of a lot of care into making the authors shine and share their stories. It’s so heart-warming, like a good cup of tea.

SFF Yeah !

Book Riot offers a plethora of great podcasts for all tastes, but the one I listen to the most is, of course, the one focused on Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Jenn and Sharifah discuss bookish news, and offer both Sci-Fi and Fantasy recommendations based on the topic of the week. And, since it’s Book Riot, you can bet their picks will be diverse books. They usually try to recommend under-hyped books or books from smaller presses and, let me just say, there are some gems in there. They seriously read so much, it’s insane.

Book Squad Goals

Another book-club podcast, where 4 friends come together to discuss their book of the... half-month? It’s a bi-weekly show, so you get two episodes per month, which is great! The discussion is always flowing so smoothly, and it really feels like you’re a part of the gang. They read from literally all genres, from backlist books to new releases. They always keep it fresh. The voices are a bit difficult to place at first (I’m not used to having that many people on my podcasts), but they’re so entertaining that I had to push through!

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Another Book Wyrm, happily snuggled around his treasure 

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Source.

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Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek ▪ Weimar, Germany

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“Go,” she says. “He waits for you.”

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I found myself thinking about this story today. I don’t know if I’ll ever be over it completely.

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“Go,” she says. “He waits for you.”

3.31.2019

I found myself thinking about this story today. I don’t know if I’ll ever be over it completely.

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0306; Libreria Acqua Alta – Venice

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booksforthoughts BPC | April 2019 | 28. ___ too sexy 

This book is too sexy! It has a great cover, deckled edges (not everyone’s taste, but I love them), pretty endpapers and more. Plus, the content’s great, too!

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One of My favourite Authors; Maggie Stiefvater 💙

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can’t believe this is going to be a movie ✨

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Day 9 of #novbookstagram UK vs US edition 🇬🇧🇺🇸 • In my haste in my last post, I forgot to mention that my SJM shelf aspires to be like THE QUEEN @readsleepfangirl’s DEDICATED SHELF BUT IT’S ONLY A WEE CHILD COMPARED 😭💕 #theravenboys #maggiestiefvater

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What are you #CurrentlyReading? ⠀ I’m reading (and listening to the audiobooks of!) #DarkoftheWest and #TheKissofDeception and thoroughly enjoying both! Dark of the West is a brand new release set in a fantasy world at war. It’s very reminiscent of Code Name Verity and Atonement but with fantasy elements. I am OBSESSED with it and know it’s going to inevitably break my heart. The Kiss of Deception is the first book in the Remnant Chronicles trilogy, it’s been on my TBR for ages! It’s a wonderful story and I am loving the mystery and direction it’s going. ⠀ On another note, here is the other #shelfie I promised! These are the rest of my shelves that I reorganized a couple of weeks ago. I’m still very pleased with how they turned out! ⠀ #bookstagram #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookaddict #instareads #book #bookblogger #instabook #reader #bookish #bookgram #beautifulbooks #reading #booktag #prettybooks #coverlove #books #goodreads #yabooks #fantasybooks #scifibooks #bookshelf #bookstack (at Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtkOTK7HiBy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o3kcwhx49yj2

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A Darker Shade of Magic won my fan art poll on Patreon, so I drew Kell! I’m still reading the second book, but I’m loving this series!

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Emily Howarth

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By readitandweep_girls