We’re reacting to our 2025 goals and sharing our 2026 dreams!!!

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... oops, we instantly bought SO MANY BOOKS!

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The version of the answers you can read through: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxZ_K4V0w92Gk8e4y2NqsvClOCEGYL3HvcMxy3hcZjQ/edit

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THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! TOP BOOKS! BOOK DATA! STATISTICS! READING TRENDS!

Links mentioned:

Reading Spreadsheet Template: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/stuff

Fill out our 2025 Reading Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOaqDlWh7z2bDMsq5m2lc2xugveJtr3jpMxF_JJG9p22g5cA/viewform

Article about niche bookstores: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/one-genre-bookstores-calgary-9.6989662Article about bookshops opening: https://globalnews.ca/news/10935412/a-new-chapter-bookworms-canada-independent-bookstores/)

Article about AI book winning a big prize: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/18/author-rie-qudan-why-i-used-chatgpt-to-write-my-prize-winning-novel

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - 2025 WRAP UP

00:03:29 - Milestones of 2025

00:05:13 - Raeleen’s Top Books of 2025

00:16:39 - Ariel’s To Books of 2025

00:30:17 - Spreadsheet Time!

01:15:36 - Mashed Potatoes 2025

01:30:58 - Subgenre of the Year

01:40:14 - Reading Predictions for 2026

01:51:22 - Favourite Authors of 2025

01:53:37 - Book Memories 2025

Ai is coming for us all! No little truck is safe!

Links mentioned:

2025 Reader Survey: https://forms.gle/gHVtRXybD1w2Nz2u6

Larissa’s adventures: https://www.polarsteps.com/LarissaAC/16978275-were-going-on-an-adventure?s=b0fdb71c-fb97-4161-bfaf-ee89cf1a0b74

Chelle and Poppy’s Anne video: https://youtu.be/ag9xciyz_UE?si=ifJqcTLNZjsZJoPJ

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Chapters:

00:00 - Community Reading Survey … is OPEN

04:30 - Life Updates!

07:08 - Ariel’s Advent Calendar

22:17 - Book Haul!

39:00 - Currently Reading

57:54 - The Mail Room

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We read some spooky books, share our halloween weekends, and Raeleen gives a plumbing update!

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If our podcast was a child, he would be in Grade 1, he'd be reading, and he'd wear great outfits! To celebrate six years of Books Unbound we go on a walk down memory lane by sharing our favourite books from the past six years. Plus our usual life and reading updates!

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Chapters:

0:00 Thank you for six years!

8:09 Raeleen's move and plumbing mishap

20:32 Ariel went to the orchestra

31:13 Raeleen Reviews a Fear Street book

35:16 Raeleen's currently reading

36:46 Ariel's currently reading

43:03 Ariel's classics book haul

47:28 Six Years in Six Books!

1:02:20 Mail Room

1:07:23 Outro

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Ariel turns 31! Raeleen goes to a NEW ZOO! We review books, haul them, and have a good bookish time!

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Our Patrons:

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