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Podcast Episode 49 - I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays

11/28/2018

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-Alternative Titles-

I Always Share My Amazon Wishlist with My Relatives.

OR

A Gift to Me, From Me

bookish gifts and online shops

Blue Q socks - cute, bookish, quotable socks
The Mountain Thread Company - coiled rope baskets and totes
Riddle’s Tea Shoppe - book themed teas including teas that focus on Harry Potter connections
Modern Mrs. Darcy shop - book darts, journals, pens, and classes
Book Riot store - socks, books, t-shirts, and collections
Carrot Top Paper Shop on Etsy - artistic mugs, postcards, prints, and bookmarks focusing on literary heroines and quotes
Kulana Stickers on Etsy - personalized vinyl stickers
Bibliophile pullover from New Vintage Embroidery

great gift books

Jane Mount's My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile
Annie Spence's Dear Fahrenheit 451
Anne Bogel's I'd Rather Be Reading
Knox McCoy's The Wondering Years
Rick Riordan's illustrated Percy Jackson books
Jim Kay's illustrated versions of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books 1, 2, and 3

book subscriptions mentioned in episode

Book of the Month Club - gift options linked here
Owl Crate and Owl Crate Junior
Capsule Books
Once Upon a Book Club

other book subscription services

reminder about discount codes

Once Upon a Book Club - Use the discount code UNABRIDGED to receive a 10% discount on your purchase.
The Mountain Thread Company - Use the discount code UNABRIDGED to receive a 15% discount on your purchase. Offer expires after 12/28.
Capsule Books - Use the discount code ESCAPE15 to receive a 15% discount on your purchase.

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Podcast Episode 48 - Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections

11/21/2018

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It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.”

― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis

works mentioned in episode

Jen -
- March Trilogy by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
- Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
- Runaways by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 by Joss Whedon (Author), Georges Jeanty (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Jo Chen (Illustrator)
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
- This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Ashley -
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
- Alone by Christophe Chabouté
- Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and illustrated by Giovanni Rigano
- La Perdida by Jessica Abel

Sara -
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- Middle School Is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm and illustrator Elicia Castaldi
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

other mentions

Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and the graphic novel adaptation (Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden and Brenna Thummler)
Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series
Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Rick Riordan's graphic novels
Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock

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Podcast Episode 47 - I'm Always Here for That: YA To-Be-Read Lists

11/14/2018

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I have a hard time remembering why they are there.
OR
He just writes really smart books for young adults.
OR
I've heard a lot of great buzz.
OR
There is a bad boy in the book, which I am all in for.
OR
I have to read the book before I watch the movie, of course.
OR
I am just going to plow forward.

works mentioned in episode

Jen -
- Neal Shusterman's Scythe
- Tahereh Mafi 's Shatter Me series
Ashley -
- Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer
- Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series
Sara -
- Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series
- Lance Rubin's Denton Little's Deathdate

other mentions

Neal Shusterman's Challenger Deep, also his Unwind series
Book Smugglers Blog

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Podcast Episode 46 - Don't Get in That Car: Tara Westover's EDUCATED

11/7/2018

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My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.”

-Tara Westover, Educated: A Memoir

Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book!

timeline

Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00 - 01:10
Main Discussion: 01:11 - 51:47
Book Pairings: 51:57 - 58:39
Classroom Connections: 58:40 - 63:05

book pairings

Jen - Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle
Ashley - Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
Sara - Ruth Warimer's The Sound of Gravel
Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table

other mentions in classroom connections

Sara - Dave Pelzer's A Child Called "It"

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Podcast Episode 49 - I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Podcast Episode 48 - Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections

Podcast Episode 47 - I'm Always Here for That: YA To-Be-Read Lists

Podcast Episode 46 - Don't Get in That Car: Tara Westover's EDUCATED

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