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BOOKmarkable
by readfionaread
BOOKmarkable: adventures in reading. Explore the magical adventure and intimate journey of reading in fiction and non-fiction alike to amplify your reading enjoyment! I will share my latest reading adventures and have conversations with other readers to learn about their great finds to help you find yours, with discussions and conversations about my (and your) latest, greatest reads.
Episodes
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Episode 22: September good fiction and non-fiction reads
Here are the books mentioned in this episode: The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy and The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley (The Dearly Beloathed Duology) Transcription by Ben Lerner London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall...
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Episode 21: When reading hits a wall: a conversation with Gaye Bissett
My August 2026 conversation with reader Gaye Bissett. Books and authors we talked about or mentioned include: Robert Ludlum, Len Deighton, John Le Carre Surfacing, Alias Grace, Oryx and Crake, Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and…
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Episode 20: Bookmarkable is back July 2026
I'm back and I'm committed to talking more about more books with you! Life is busy, but we can do this -- it's important! I share a quick update and let you in on an exciting conversation for our next episode when I will have a conversation with a (mystery for now) guest who will share her…
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Episode 19: True confessions of reading under pressure
A look back at summer and this reader's confessions of reading for escape and how reading fits into my life plus more reading aspirations and hopefully some new titles for you! Here are the books and authors I mention: The Five Invitations: Discovering what death can teach us about living fully…
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Episode 18: My summer check-in
I apologize for the delay in getting this summer episode recorded. Hopefully you can find some good lazy-day reading inspiration with this short update. Here are books and authors I mention: Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Manacled and Alchemised by SenLinYu Eve: How the female body drove 200…
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Episode 17: My conversation with author Frances Peck
I am so pleased to be able to share my first-ever interview with a published author here on Bookmarkable. I was delighted to sit down with local North Vancouver writer Frances Peck to discuss her debut novel, The Broken Places — a Globe and Mail best book of 2022, and finalist for the 2023…
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Episode 16: Canadian Independent Bookstore Day
Happy One-Year Anniversary to Bookmarkable! On April 26, I went to the Canadian Independent Bookstore Day at Cross & Crows Books on Commercial Drive in Vancouver, BC. There were tables of people selling jewellery, authors promoting their books and a pop-up bookstore for the currently online…
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Episode 15: Finding our bliss with comfort reads - my conversation with Cathy Needham
Hello Bookmarkable listeners: Before I forget, here’s where you can signup for April 26th’s Vancouver Book Crawl - or just drop by Cross & Crows bookstore at 1 pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/vancouver-book-crawl-tickets-1322842340049. I hear there will be contests and prizes too, plus a popup of…
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Episode 14: Books that got me through to spring
Here are the books I mentioned in this episode: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Piranesi and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark One Day Everyone Will Have been Against This and American War by Omar Al El Akkad Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly...
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Episode 13: February and a new philosophy of reading in these times
Wherein I seek to patch together meaning with the insights, gleaned from my latest reads, that point the way with many signs that might mean something. To sum up: reading might not always give you answers but it helps. Here are books mentioned in this episode: Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve...
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Episode 12: January 2025 a short check-in
It's a new year and I'm here and making it through January. Books are always there for comfort, guidance and reflection, showing the way. But you still need to read them (or listen to them). What circumstances help you feel like you can read more challenging titles and in hardcover? It's not just...
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Episode 11 - My November books and what's next
I look back on my year of reading with more gusto, and starting this podcast in May...and share my latest reading adventures from the month of November. Books or authors mentioned or discussed include: Read Dangerously: the Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Time by Azar Nafisi Beneath…
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Episode 10: Conversation with Claudia Sjoberg
Claudia is a local (Vancouver) business owner, entrepreneur, community leader, and all round wonderful, fun and caring friend to many. She is also a big reader and shared with me the long impressive list of books she's read with her book club -- but we also delved into some of the many more books...
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Episode 9: My conversation with Kerry Regier
Host of Vancouver Co-op Radio show Why a Duck? (that features classical and jazz music and lighthearted conversation), Kerry Regier, joined me for a book conversation on October 13. My apologies for some uneven audio levels on this recording. Here's what and who we mentioned: Poems of Miroslav...
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Episode 8: Fall 2024 reading update
Do you struggle to read? Is it hard to be a reader these days? Join me for a short check-in about my thoughts of the struggle to do quality reading with a busy life, in a time of many distractions. But fear not: reading can still help you out. Books I mention are: The Wedding People by Alison...
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Episode 7: My conversation with John and summer recap
I had a fun but brief conversation with my good friend and book lover John Vekar on a warm summer evening, focused on the book Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. This is definitely a part-one of our conversation. Other books mentioned: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Ordinary Monsters by…
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Episode 6: What we talk about when we talk about summer reading
(Title reference to short story writer Raymond Carver and his story collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Haruki Murakami’s play on that in his memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running). Books mentioned: Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane Holly, Mr. Mercedes…
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Episode 5: My conversation with Karen Spears
This was such a fun conversation on a hot summer day with a deep dive into the lure of Irish writing, the need to prune what we read to find what's next (with Karen’s own special formula for choosing what to keep reading), and a bit of an examination of the joy of the reading experience. Here are...
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Episode 4: Conversation with Nena Rawdah of Cross & Crows bookstore
Fiona Jackson shares her conversation with Nena Rawdah of East Vancouver's Cross & Crows bookstore and a few updates on her latest reads and whats on her next up TBR list. Books mentioned on the show include: All the works of Jane Austen Shakespeare's play: Much Ado About Nothing, Othello and The...
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Episode 3: More on my reading list, podcasts and conversations coming soon!
It's me again with a book report (I did my homework and read Prophet Song!), an update on all my other reads, reflections on reading podcasts I love, and a promise for my conversations! Here are the books I mention: Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch The Maniac, by Benjamin Labatut Who also wrote the...
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Episode 2: Rambling through my reading
Welcome back to this solo session where I chat with you about a few highlights from my 60+ books read since January (plus a few from before). Books mentioned: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Yours Truly and Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez Alone With You...
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Episode 1: Welcome to Bookmarkable: a conversation with Lorraine Smith
Welcome to Bookmarkable: adventures in reading. Thank you for joining this podcast journey of discovery into the expanding universe of books. This episode - a conversation with Lorraine Smith - was recorded September 8, 2023. Here are the books we discussed or mentioned: A Fine Balance Rohinton...
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BOOKmarkable: adventures in reading. Explore the magical adventure and intimate journey of reading in fiction and non-fiction alike to amplify your reading enjoyment! I will share my latest reading adventures and have conversations with other readers to learn about their great finds to help you find yours, with discussions and conversations about my (and your) latest, greatest reads.
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