I want Ariel to know that she inspired me to read 100 books this year (for many of the same reasons as her) and I am at 43 so far. So I'm right there with you 😂😂
If I'm not mistaken, Balad for Sophie was written by an author and illustrated by an artist. The Con Artists was written AND illustrated by the same person... For what I have experienced lately: editors want more and more artists to not only create the art but ALSO to write the story 👎👎 They say ''we're not looking for portfolios right now but we accept story proposals'' My opinion is that because artists want to be published, they write the story as well... Even though that should be a writers job... I think it must be very difficult to be good at drawing and also be good at telling a story.
As someone from tropical Australia, where our seasons mostly bounce between 'hot' and 'hot rainy,' I've never really had the chance to align my reading with the seasons. While I love the idea of cozy mysteries in winter or beach reads in summer, my reading style has evolved without those cues. Now I'm wondering if I've missed out on a richer reading experience, or if my books have just adapted to the eternal summer. Either way, it’s food for thought!
@@arabellat She just said she didn't want it to look like "chick lit" and she was upset that the cover was pink. she only mentioned the american cover, so i don't think she didn't like the UK cover. 🤷
l specifically ordered the UK version because I didn’t like the US one; luckily this was just before that online site went out of business that dammit I can’t remember the name of.
I have ADHD and one thing that’s super hard for me is reading! I was in remedial reading classes until 8th grade, and I still struggle! My reading goal this year is to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! I started it last October and I am 1/2 way through. I read one other book this year unexpectedly, so I think I’m doing pretty good!! ❤
I love how you're getting more and more into Tove Jansson! My partner is part Finnish and we just did a vacation to Finnland where we also went to the Moomin museum! It was full of these Moomin dioramas that Tove and her girlfriend built together on their summer island which, obviously, we loved, because that's like the most sapphic thing ever. I am now thoroughly obsessed with everything Moomin and Tove which delights my partner, so it's super cool that you are going on that same journey! We immediately ordered a copy of The True Deceiver after your recommendation too!
I recently read 84 Charing Cross Road and I was not prepared for how heartbreaking it would be! I was listening to the audiobook while I was getting ready for work and I had tears!!!
I was talking to one of my coworkers who's Ukrainian and she says that in Ukraine they call the last week of august and first couple of weeks of September 'lady summer' and its that tine of year where it is warm jut you can start to feel it cool and starting to look like Autumn. I thought that was such a lovely phrase for probably my favourite time of year.
Hearing you talk about autumn makes me so jealous!! I am from Rochester, New York (about 1.5 hours from Niagara Falls), and am a fall/winter girlie. My husband and I moved to Miami, Florida last year so that he could pursue his doctorate degree. It is so hot and humid here all year long 😭 Something I didn't think about before moving here was that when you live in a place with no seasons, it makes it feel like time isn't moving forward. At least, that's my experience, and I don't like it 😂. I can't wait to move to a place with seasons again in a few years!! Love you both ❤
Just wanted to say that one of the best things that have happened to me this year is deciding to keep up with this podcast :))))) (I used to """just"" follow Ariel's adventures😎) Love you guys so much. Thank you for the good work! :*
I felt that way about Slow Dance too, in the beginning but I mean it's in the title, a slow burn, the yearning gets better, the story is relatable, the dialogue is just as poised as it is frustrating, I was happy with it by the end. Rainbow wrote this in a perspective of adults that might be having to parent parents and their kids, while managing a love life, and come to terms with disappointments in middle age, so maybe it's only relatable to people like this. But I feel like if you grew up with Rainbow's books, you'll really appreciate this.
i loved slow dance so much!! but i completely understand the sadness you said permeated throughout the book. i cried a LOT reading the first half -- and not during particularly sad scenes!! just random scenes because it FELT sad.
Just wanted to drop in a graphic novel rec - The Worst Journey in the World is an adaptation of an account of Scott’s Antarctic expedition, and it’s so well researched, beautifully illustrated, and might have the kind of meaningful story that Ariel is looking for! (Also…. kind of a group biography? Maybe?) Anyway it’s out in October and deserves all the attention.
As a Rainbow Rowell fan, I couldn’t get through Slow Dance. (😭) For me, I really feel like Rainbow Rowell’s YA books are so amazing, and she’s written so many of them, it almost kind of makes me think that the teenager attitudes (that are more typical in her YA) trickled into her adult books. But it’s not what I want in an adult/fiction book! Teenagers having a big miscommunication makes so much more sense than 33 year olds having the same issues!
Same! I’ve started that book twice and I just can’t get into it. I didn’t enjoy the dialogue it felt really immature and the plot just didn’t pull me in. I dont know, and I love so many of her books 🤷🏻♀️
You guys are really convincing me that I need a new loafer type shoe for autumn. I’ve been on the fence about buying a pair of Mary Jane loafers and hearing you guys is the final push I needed! Excellent pod as usual ❤
I've just finished the Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery because Ariel mentioned it, and I loved it! The descriptions of nature and the seasons were so beautiful (inspo for sabbat celebrations @Raeleen?) and I left the story with my heart full and happy - and wanting to read more by this author I didn't know before. Oh and it was funny too!! What a great rec! Thanks 😊
I kinda wish Halloween was bigger in Germany because our grocery stores already put out the Christmas stuff and cookies and that was in end of August 😅 that stuff is stale till December
Hi, Ariel and Raeleen! 😊 I was wondering if there are plans for opening the bookmark subscription this fall? Sending love and good vibes from Arkansas, USA! 💗
Raeleen, God of the Woods has competition for the book of the summer. All the Colors of the Dark is my BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. (So far) and I think you’d really like it and it’s also a good Summer/Fall book because of some spooky elements.
All the Colors of the Dark is definitely a great choice for anyone who liked God of the Woods. In fact, I would choose All the Colors of the Dark over God of the Woods.
So, I'm watching this on September 4, and it has been a couple of weeks where I've been feeling annoyed because on social media I see the people like "spooky season" and walmart has already put out the thanksgiving and halloween decoration (we don't even do thanksgiving here in Mexico!!). And it really really annoys me that people are like that in the middle of August, like why can't you just enjoy? why the need to live so ahead? What is wrong with summer? (I may be partial, tho, August is my birthday month). Now that is September I can understand it a bit more the "is almost fall" feeling, but still, doesn't make sense for me the halloween decoration (not even Día de Muertos, Halloween), until AFTER Independence Day (September 16). On a semi-related note, it was funny how, where I live, June 20 was like the weather said "oh, is summer now, I'll guess I'll rain", and it has been daily rain for the last 2 moths and a half, with sunny mornings, but rain around 2 pm onwards.
In Lessons in Chemistry, MOST of the book does not take place during her show. It was a bit of a disappointment for me since that was how it was pitched, what I was most interested in, and it ended up being my favorite part of the book. But we only get like 100 pages of her tv show. So the tv show sounds spot on hahaha.
I can't remember what episode it's in, but does anyone remember the name of the book Ariel read, it was (I believe real) letters between two men in a very weird, kinda toxic relationship... been wanting to read it but never wrote the name down 😢
Oooh we finally have a pronounced e in Tove Jansson, everyone! 😍👏 too-veh yaan-son (think “yaas”) is the way to go, so glad to hear some progress 😅❤ lmk if I should send a voice memo to the insta account if you want to hear it haha
I want Ariel to know that she inspired me to read 100 books this year (for many of the same reasons as her) and I am at 43 so far. So I'm right there with you 😂😂
I don't usually comment but Raeleen, your hair looks absolutely amazing. I'm glad you're having so much fun with your hairdying journey.
If I'm not mistaken, Balad for Sophie was written by an author and illustrated by an artist. The Con Artists was written AND illustrated by the same person... For what I have experienced lately: editors want more and more artists to not only create the art but ALSO to write the story 👎👎 They say ''we're not looking for portfolios right now but we accept story proposals''
My opinion is that because artists want to be published, they write the story as well... Even though that should be a writers job... I think it must be very difficult to be good at drawing and also be good at telling a story.
As someone from tropical Australia, where our seasons mostly bounce between 'hot' and 'hot rainy,' I've never really had the chance to align my reading with the seasons. While I love the idea of cozy mysteries in winter or beach reads in summer, my reading style has evolved without those cues. Now I'm wondering if I've missed out on a richer reading experience, or if my books have just adapted to the eternal summer. Either way, it’s food for thought!
The hair looks gorgeous Raeleen
Just here to say this is my favorite podcast and I look forward to it every week.
The author has talked about how she hated the cover design for "Lessons in Chemistry"
is this true for the UK cover too because I quite like that one, I think it's cute
@@arabellat I don't know about the UK cover.
@@arabellat She just said she didn't want it to look like "chick lit" and she was upset that the cover was pink. she only mentioned the american cover, so i don't think she didn't like the UK cover. 🤷
l specifically ordered the UK version because I didn’t like the US one; luckily this was just before that online site went out of business that dammit I can’t remember the name of.
@@irhonda31 Book Depository?
Lesson in Chemistry is an unexpected delight. And it has a great dog.
I have ADHD and one thing that’s super hard for me is reading! I was in remedial reading classes until 8th grade, and I still struggle! My reading goal this year is to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! I started it last October and I am 1/2 way through. I read one other book this year unexpectedly, so I think I’m doing pretty good!! ❤
I love how you're getting more and more into Tove Jansson! My partner is part Finnish and we just did a vacation to Finnland where we also went to the Moomin museum! It was full of these Moomin dioramas that Tove and her girlfriend built together on their summer island which, obviously, we loved, because that's like the most sapphic thing ever. I am now thoroughly obsessed with everything Moomin and Tove which delights my partner, so it's super cool that you are going on that same journey! We immediately ordered a copy of The True Deceiver after your recommendation too!
I recently read 84 Charing Cross Road and I was not prepared for how heartbreaking it would be! I was listening to the audiobook while I was getting ready for work and I had tears!!!
I was talking to one of my coworkers who's Ukrainian and she says that in Ukraine they call the last week of august and first couple of weeks of September 'lady summer' and its that tine of year where it is warm jut you can start to feel it cool and starting to look like Autumn. I thought that was such a lovely phrase for probably my favourite time of year.
I too love the phrase "lady summer"
In german there is Altweibersommer (old women summer)
Hearing you talk about autumn makes me so jealous!! I am from Rochester, New York (about 1.5 hours from Niagara Falls), and am a fall/winter girlie. My husband and I moved to Miami, Florida last year so that he could pursue his doctorate degree. It is so hot and humid here all year long 😭 Something I didn't think about before moving here was that when you live in a place with no seasons, it makes it feel like time isn't moving forward. At least, that's my experience, and I don't like it 😂. I can't wait to move to a place with seasons again in a few years!! Love you both ❤
I also live in Miami and was literally going to say how incredibly hot and humid it is ALL YEAR LONG 😢 Must have been a harsh adjustment for you!
I am loving Ariel's biography era!
Persepolis was my introduction to graphic novels! I would love to see you read it, Ariel. Hope you love it.
Just wanted to say that one of the best things that have happened to me this year is deciding to keep up with this podcast :))))) (I used to """just"" follow Ariel's adventures😎)
Love you guys so much. Thank you for the good work! :*
I felt that way about Slow Dance too, in the beginning but I mean it's in the title, a slow burn, the yearning gets better, the story is relatable, the dialogue is just as poised as it is frustrating, I was happy with it by the end. Rainbow wrote this in a perspective of adults that might be having to parent parents and their kids, while managing a love life, and come to terms with disappointments in middle age, so maybe it's only relatable to people like this. But I feel like if you grew up with Rainbow's books, you'll really appreciate this.
I love the 5 dollars coffee disaster 😂
Yess we love to see more Tove :3 and you know quickly searching "How to pronounce Tove Jansson in Finnish" will help with pronouncing her name :D
Loving this pod! Has Ariel ever talked about how she gets those beautiful waves? They always looks so good 😭
i loved slow dance so much!! but i completely understand the sadness you said permeated throughout the book. i cried a LOT reading the first half -- and not during particularly sad scenes!! just random scenes because it FELT sad.
The "ber" months! Ive never related so much to a phrase 🍁
Just wanted to drop in a graphic novel rec - The Worst Journey in the World is an adaptation of an account of Scott’s Antarctic expedition, and it’s so well researched, beautifully illustrated, and might have the kind of meaningful story that Ariel is looking for! (Also…. kind of a group biography? Maybe?)
Anyway it’s out in October and deserves all the attention.
As a Rainbow Rowell fan, I couldn’t get through Slow Dance. (😭) For me, I really feel like Rainbow Rowell’s YA books are so amazing, and she’s written so many of them, it almost kind of makes me think that the teenager attitudes (that are more typical in her YA) trickled into her adult books. But it’s not what I want in an adult/fiction book! Teenagers having a big miscommunication makes so much more sense than 33 year olds having the same issues!
Same! I’ve started that book twice and I just can’t get into it. I didn’t enjoy the dialogue it felt really immature and the plot just didn’t pull me in. I dont know, and I love so many of her books 🤷🏻♀️
You guys are really convincing me that I need a new loafer type shoe for autumn. I’ve been on the fence about buying a pair of Mary Jane loafers and hearing you guys is the final push I needed! Excellent pod as usual ❤
I also read God of the Woods so fast! It was a great summer read!
Ariel, what are inserting into your penny loafers instead of pennies? (Canada phased out pennies as coinage back in 2013.)😄
I agree about on a sunbeam, Ariel…it was so boring. Spinning WAS excellent though.
I need drink and snacks to cosy down and hear your awkward high school days. Feeling this is going to be enjoyable.
I've just finished the Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery because Ariel mentioned it, and I loved it! The descriptions of nature and the seasons were so beautiful (inspo for sabbat celebrations @Raeleen?) and I left the story with my heart full and happy - and wanting to read more by this author I didn't know before. Oh and it was funny too!! What a great rec! Thanks 😊
Actually in Japan summer is in fact the spooky season. It is said that the chills you get from a scary story will cool you down.
I kinda wish Halloween was bigger in Germany because our grocery stores already put out the Christmas stuff and cookies and that was in end of August 😅 that stuff is stale till December
Hi, Ariel and Raeleen! 😊 I was wondering if there are plans for opening the bookmark subscription this fall? Sending love and good vibes from Arkansas, USA! 💗
Raeleen, God of the Woods has competition for the book of the summer. All the Colors of the Dark is my BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. (So far) and I think you’d really like it and it’s also a good Summer/Fall book because of some spooky elements.
All the Colors of the Dark is definitely a great choice for anyone who liked God of the Woods. In fact, I would choose All the Colors of the Dark over God of the Woods.
What if 👀👀 flight of the albatross for the coffee disaster version??
So excited for fall because I just want to wear my thinking about books hoodie!
Tove Jansson is pronounced something like Too-ve Yans-son
For a second I forgot you guys were Canadian and I remember now that your Thanksgiving is like in October, right?
I’m sooo curious to know what books are on CJ’s shelf in Ariel’s truck!!!
Love the new hair Raeleen! It reminds me of a raspberry ruffle (a sweet if you don’t know haha)
So, I'm watching this on September 4, and it has been a couple of weeks where I've been feeling annoyed because on social media I see the people like "spooky season" and walmart has already put out the thanksgiving and halloween decoration (we don't even do thanksgiving here in Mexico!!). And it really really annoys me that people are like that in the middle of August, like why can't you just enjoy? why the need to live so ahead? What is wrong with summer? (I may be partial, tho, August is my birthday month).
Now that is September I can understand it a bit more the "is almost fall" feeling, but still, doesn't make sense for me the halloween decoration (not even Día de Muertos, Halloween), until AFTER Independence Day (September 16).
On a semi-related note, it was funny how, where I live, June 20 was like the weather said "oh, is summer now, I'll guess I'll rain", and it has been daily rain for the last 2 moths and a half, with sunny mornings, but rain around 2 pm onwards.
Welp, it’s happened again folks. Rayleen convinced me to buy another book, ignore my tbr, and immediately read it!
Running to the library to find God Of The Woods……
I really liked Persepolis and I understand why it’s so beloved, but I personally didn’t *love* it.
In Lessons in Chemistry, MOST of the book does not take place during her show. It was a bit of a disappointment for me since that was how it was pitched, what I was most interested in, and it ended up being my favorite part of the book. But we only get like 100 pages of her tv show. So the tv show sounds spot on hahaha.
It has a new cover
Question! Since Ariel has been reading biographies lately, I’m who she would write a biography about if given the chance.
also, excuse my username i created this account in junior high LOL
I feel like Ariel isn’t ever really listening to what Raeleen is saying.
I can't remember what episode it's in, but does anyone remember the name of the book Ariel read, it was (I believe real) letters between two men in a very weird, kinda toxic relationship... been wanting to read it but never wrote the name down 😢
ooh I know exactly what you’re talking about, I’ll try and find it
Is it Letters to Eugene? (Found it in the episode about Ariel rereading Animal Farm)
yes!!!!!! thank you so much I owe you my life @@eveningpiano
I am definitely in your Women losing their minds demographic!
If you want a great Brie Larson performance you should check out the movie Unicorn Store! It’s really great and heartfelt and Brie also directed it!
Oooh we finally have a pronounced e in Tove Jansson, everyone! 😍👏 too-veh yaan-son (think “yaas”) is the way to go, so glad to hear some progress 😅❤
lmk if I should send a voice memo to the insta account if you want to hear it haha