14. Plays, Witches, and The Midnight Library

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’s read a bunch more Shakespeare, Emma’s got a new five-star read, and we share our final thoughts on The Midnight Library. Send us an email! [e-mail] ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy Horns - Joe Hill The Fireman - Joe Hill The Two Gentlemen of Verona - William Shakespeare As You Like It - William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream - William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare The Seagull - Anton Chekhov The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne Letters from Father Christmas - J.R.R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki - Baek Sehee The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales: From Burns to Buchan - Gordon Jarvie The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss Heartstopper - Alice Oseman Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen The Midnight Library - Matt Haig Mona - Pola Oloixarac The Sentence - Louise Erdrich Between the Acts - Virginia Woolf The Piano Tuner - Daniel Mason The English Understand Wool - Helen DeWitt The Psychology of Time Travel - Kate Mascarenhas The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell Brother - David Chariandy A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky ————————————————— Also mentioned: William Shakespeare Complete Works Second Edition https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11jg1v_w_y&hl=en-AU&q=William+Shakespeare+Complete+Works+Second+Edition&kgs=f042117933360528&shndl=17&source=sh/x/kp/osrp/3&entrypoint=sh/x/kp/osrp Arkangel Shakespeare Network audiobook playlist https://youtu.be/qU2FsgLn6-I CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ CAWPILE V3 https://youtu.be/P0uGtQlxb2E Jack Edwards https://youtube.com/@jack_edwards Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Specific Jack Edwards video about books that made him cry https://youtu.be/J0LPb6vRaec Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/ The Perks of Being a Wallflower https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659337/