11. So… We Watched Persuasion…

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 has interesting thoughts about The Power by Naomi Alderman, Emma finally finished Billy Connolly’s autobiography, and we both watched the 2022 Persuasion adaptation. Send us an email! [e-mail] ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: Persuasion - Jane Austen The Midnight Library - Matt Haig Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Power - Naomi Alderman The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography - Billy Connolly The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales: From Burns to Buchan - Gordon Jarvie More Asexual Fairy Tales - Elizabeth Hopkins A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine The Lessons - Naomi Alderman Disobedience - Naomi Alderman The Liars’ Gospel - Naomi Alderman Everything I Know About Love: a Memoir - Dolly Alderton If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times - Katherine May The Solitude of Prime Numbers - Paolo Giordano Nightcrawling - Leila Mottley README.txt: A Memoir ————————————————— Also mentioned: Persuasion movie (seriously, don’t watch it) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13456318/ Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/ A Clockwork Reader https://youtube.com/c/AClockworkReader Bridgerton https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790/ Pride and Prejudice movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/ Pride and Prejudice show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/