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I've Developed a Serious Mug Habit: Bookish Gift Ideas for the Holidays (Shorts Episode 49)

11/28/2018

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I Always Share My Amazon Wishlist with My Relatives.

OR

​A Gift to Me, From Me
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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
  • LitJoyCrate
  • Bad People Book Club
  • An article from the Washington Post highlighting the best book subscriptions of 2018

​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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Stay the Course and Go for It: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections (Highlights Episode 48)

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

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 of Tara Westover's Educated, 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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