33. Getting to the bottom of our opposing taste in Fantasy books

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 moved again again, Emma’s been sick again, and we discuss the differences between fantasy and mythology/folklore, and finally work out why our tastes in Fantasy novels rarely overlap. AND SO MUCH MORE! Send us an email! [e-mail] ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen The Lord of the Rings series - J.R.R. Tolkien The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna Throne of Glass series - Sarah J. Maas Yellowface - R.F. Kuang Babel - R.F. Kuang This Green and Pleasant Land - Ayisha Malik Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare Hamlet - William Shakespeare The Tempest - William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare The Fault in our Stars - John Green Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation - Hannah Gadsby Pageboy - Elliot Page I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Turtles All the Way Down - John Green The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy - Jenny Odell A Career in Books - Kate Gavino ————————————————— Also mentioned: Andy Serkis https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785227/ Game of Thrones https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ 10 Things I Hate About You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/ Shakespeare in the Park https://publictheater.org/programs/shakespeare-in-the-park/free-shakespeare-in-the-park/ Nanette: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8465676/ Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/