http://www.rngdr.comenBooksThe Renegade Radio Networkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58e979294da3f61e7d8e9ab81e54f796.jpghttp://www.rngdr.comThu, 24 Apr 2025 04:54:24 +0000Honey & DiyanaTwo Book Nerds Talkingbooknerdstalking@gmail.comWe are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds...trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s07e04-coming-home-and-going-away-with-table-for-two-by-amor-towles--61207669
Exposited in seven points of view, the chain of storeis highlights the wit and dynamic penmanship of Amor Towles to craft the multi-faceted inner dialogue that goes on within people who are drifting and hoping to arrive into themselves. 

We enjoyed this read and we hope you'll enjoy this episode! 

Cheers booknerds!


]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61207669Sat, 31 Aug 2024 03:45:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaTable for Two is a story told in vignettes - Evelyn Ross drifts betwen cities, going from New York City to Chicago, then to Los Angeles. With every step she takes closer to home, she treads farther away away and finds herself in a constantly spiraling...
Exposited in seven points of view, the chain of storeis highlights the wit and dynamic penmanship of Amor Towles to craft the multi-faceted inner dialogue that goes on within people who are drifting and hoping to arrive into themselves. 

We enjoyed this read and we hope you'll enjoy this episode! 

Cheers booknerds!


]]>2981amortowles,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,shortstories,tablefortwo,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse74fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-e03-unbound-voices-after-the-aesop-women-s-library--60539837
It's been 2 weeks since the Aēsop Women's Library and we had some time to gather our thoughts about it. 

We got some special guests on board for this epsiode and we asked their thoughts on the Aēsop Women's Library 2024 that took place from 14-16 June at the Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall, Putrajaya.

We have Shi Han, who is behind the fabulous Instagram account @human_edition.
Shi Han was brought on by Aēsop Malaysia to document and highlight the event and this is her first time at the Aēsop Women's Library! You can watch her videos over on her Instagram account and support her work! 

We also invited some of our listeners over to the preview on the 13th of June at Aēsop TRX and you'll hear from Sook Kwan (@bookknots), Aishah (@aishah.reads), Mahirah (@bymahirah), and Xueh Wei (@readlahwei) on their thoughts and what they picked up from the Aēsop Women's Library!

We like to thank the man of the hour, Remy Wong, the Assistant Marketing Manager of Aēsop Malaysia, for the opportunity to partner with Aēsop for a second year. This has been an amazing journey and we cherish the memories and connections made. 

If you missed the Aēsop Women's Library, we highly recommend that you listen to our first epsiode where we tell you about the books and head on over to a bookshop to pick the books up! There are so many amazing local women writers and your support goes a long way. 

Thank you again to everyone who listened to our episodes and made this event a successful one! ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60539837Sat, 29 Jun 2024 02:51:00 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds!  It's been 2 weeks since the Aēsop Women's Library and we had some time to gather our thoughts about it.  We got some special guests on board for this epsiode and we asked their thoughts on the Aēsop Women's Library 2024 that took...
It's been 2 weeks since the Aēsop Women's Library and we had some time to gather our thoughts about it. 

We got some special guests on board for this epsiode and we asked their thoughts on the Aēsop Women's Library 2024 that took place from 14-16 June at the Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall, Putrajaya.

We have Shi Han, who is behind the fabulous Instagram account @human_edition.
Shi Han was brought on by Aēsop Malaysia to document and highlight the event and this is her first time at the Aēsop Women's Library! You can watch her videos over on her Instagram account and support her work! 

We also invited some of our listeners over to the preview on the 13th of June at Aēsop TRX and you'll hear from Sook Kwan (@bookknots), Aishah (@aishah.reads), Mahirah (@bymahirah), and Xueh Wei (@readlahwei) on their thoughts and what they picked up from the Aēsop Women's Library!

We like to thank the man of the hour, Remy Wong, the Assistant Marketing Manager of Aēsop Malaysia, for the opportunity to partner with Aēsop for a second year. This has been an amazing journey and we cherish the memories and connections made. 

If you missed the Aēsop Women's Library, we highly recommend that you listen to our first epsiode where we tell you about the books and head on over to a bookshop to pick the books up! There are so many amazing local women writers and your support goes a long way. 

Thank you again to everyone who listened to our episodes and made this event a successful one! ]]>2080aesopmalaysia,aesopwomenslibrary,aesopwomenslibrarymalaysia,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,voicesunboundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-e02-voices-unbound-literature-reading-culture-in-kl--60322257
In this second special Aēsop episode, we're talking to some special guests that are no strangers to the literary scene in Kuala Lumpur. 

We have Sharon Bakar who is the Managing Director of Word Works SDN BHD. Sharon runs creative writing courses, helps edit and publish writer’s works, and hosts literary events like readings at Seksan Gallery, Bangsar, KL. 

We also have Amir Muhammad who is an independent filmmaker, writer and founder of publication companies Matahari Books and Buku Fixi. 

We have Sharifah Osman with us too. Sharifah is a senior lecturer at the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at University Malaya Kuala Lumpur. 

And we have Tutu Dutta who is an international nomad who has lived in far flung cities around the world, past decade she has authored 10 books including Timeless Tales of Malaysia and The Blood Prince of Langkasuka. 

We got to pick their brains and it was lovely talking to all of them. We learned a lot and we hope you'll enjoy this episode!

Remember to visit the Aēsop Women's Library next week (14-16 June 2024) at the Aēsop store at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall, Putrajaya!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60322257Sun, 09 Jun 2024 02:45:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello everyone!  In this second special Aēsop episode, we're talking to some special guests that are no strangers to the literary scene in Kuala Lumpur.  We have Sharon Bakar who is the Managing Director of Word Works SDN BHD. Sharon runs creative...
In this second special Aēsop episode, we're talking to some special guests that are no strangers to the literary scene in Kuala Lumpur. 

We have Sharon Bakar who is the Managing Director of Word Works SDN BHD. Sharon runs creative writing courses, helps edit and publish writer’s works, and hosts literary events like readings at Seksan Gallery, Bangsar, KL. 

We also have Amir Muhammad who is an independent filmmaker, writer and founder of publication companies Matahari Books and Buku Fixi. 

We have Sharifah Osman with us too. Sharifah is a senior lecturer at the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at University Malaya Kuala Lumpur. 

And we have Tutu Dutta who is an international nomad who has lived in far flung cities around the world, past decade she has authored 10 books including Timeless Tales of Malaysia and The Blood Prince of Langkasuka. 

We got to pick their brains and it was lovely talking to all of them. We learned a lot and we hope you'll enjoy this episode!

Remember to visit the Aēsop Women's Library next week (14-16 June 2024) at the Aēsop store at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall, Putrajaya!]]>3748aesopwomenslibrary,aesopwomenslibrary2024,amirmuhammad,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,sharifahosman,sharonbakar,tbnt,tutudutta,twobooknerdstalking,voicesunboundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-e01-2-introducing-the-aesop-women-s-library-2024-voices-unbound-part-2--60237715Introducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition!

We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 27 titles to choose from this year! Do visit the selected Aēsop stores and you are allowed to choose one complimentary book, no purchase required.

During this time, the shelves of Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall Putrajaya will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women writers. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode and Part 1, if you're not caught up.

Mark your calendars and plan your journey!

When: 14 - 16 June 2024
Where: Aēsop The Exchange TRX, KL, and Aesop IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

—

Books in this episode: 

• Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions by Yeoh Jo-Ann
• 洞 (Hole) by 蔡曉玲 (Cai Xiao Ling)
• The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
• 三滴米酒 (Three Drops of Rice Wine) by Wendi Sia, Wendy Teo, Wei Ling Hung 
• The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail
•  声声慢 (Slow Voice) by Huang Huiru
• Tentang Pilihan by Dr. Nur Aisyah Zainorin
• Generation of Fragile by Germaine Thai
• Bergaji dan Pokai by Suraya Zainuddin
• 傷痛的祝福——大體捐贈者家屬的自述 (The Blessing of Pain - A Self Narration of an Anatomical Body Donor's Family) by 賴昭宏 (Lai Zhao Hong)
• Daylight Dialogues by Charissa Ong TY
• 余生：黎紫書微型小說自選集 (The Rest of Life) by 黎紫書 (Li Zi Shu)
• Senyum yang Tersembunyi by Melni
• 春天是一個晴天的早上 (Spring is the Morning of A Sunny Day) by 馬尼尼為 (Ma Ni Ni Wei)
• Duet Me Not by Lilian Li

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60237715Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:35:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaIntroducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition! We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as...Introducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition!

We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 27 titles to choose from this year! Do visit the selected Aēsop stores and you are allowed to choose one complimentary book, no purchase required.

During this time, the shelves of Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall Putrajaya will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women writers. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode and Part 1, if you're not caught up.

Mark your calendars and plan your journey!

When: 14 - 16 June 2024
Where: Aēsop The Exchange TRX, KL, and Aesop IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

—

Books in this episode: 

• Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions by Yeoh Jo-Ann
• 洞 (Hole) by 蔡曉玲 (Cai Xiao Ling)
• The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
• 三滴米酒 (Three Drops of Rice Wine) by Wendi Sia, Wendy Teo, Wei Ling Hung 
• The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail
•  声声慢 (Slow Voice) by Huang Huiru
• Tentang Pilihan by Dr. Nur Aisyah Zainorin
• Generation of Fragile by Germaine Thai
• Bergaji dan Pokai by Suraya Zainuddin
• 傷痛的祝福——大體捐贈者家屬的自述 (The Blessing of Pain - A Self Narration of an Anatomical Body Donor's Family) by 賴昭宏 (Lai Zhao Hong)
• Daylight Dialogues by Charissa Ong TY
• 余生：黎紫書微型小說自選集 (The Rest of Life) by 黎紫書 (Li Zi Shu)
• Senyum yang Tersembunyi by Melni
• 春天是一個晴天的早上 (Spring is the Morning of A Sunny Day) by 馬尼尼為 (Ma Ni Ni Wei)
• Duet Me Not by Lilian Li

]]>2539aesopmalaysia,aesopwomenslibrary,aesopwomenslibrarymalaysia,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,voicesunboundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-e01-introducing-the-aesop-women-s-library-2024-voices-unbound-part-1--60236064Introducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition!

We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 27 titles to choose from this year! Do visit the selected Aēsop stores and you are allowed to choose one complimentary book, no purchase required.

During this time, the shelves of Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall Putrajaya will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women writers. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode and Part 2!

Mark your calendars and plan your journey!

When: 14 - 16 June 2024
Where: Aēsop The Exchange TRX, KL, and Aesop IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

—

Books in this episode: 

• As Equals: the Oei Women of Java by Daryl Yeap
• L的棱角 (The Edges and Corners of L) by 郭詩玲 (Guo Shi Ling)
• The Food That Makes Us by Foong Li Mei and Szetoo Weiwen
• My Mother Pattu by Saras Manickam
• King of the Sea by Dina Zaman
• The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
• Principal Girl Redux, edited by Sharifah Osman and Tutu Dutta
• How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart by Florentyna Leow
• Mengejar Mimpi Sempura by Auni Zainal
• 趁早出發 (Leave Early) by 旅人小魚 (Traveler Xiao Yu)
• Fried Rice by Erica Eng
• 哪有什麼勇敢 不過就是沒死 (I'm Not Brave, Just Not Dead) by 背包旅神 (Backpacker God)

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60236064Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:30:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaIntroducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition! We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as...Introducing the Aēsop Women's Library 2024, Malaysia Edition!

We are beyond excited to partner up with Aēsop Malaysia again to bring you another year of the Aēsop Women's Library! This year's theme is voices unbound and you'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 27 titles to choose from this year! Do visit the selected Aēsop stores and you are allowed to choose one complimentary book, no purchase required.

During this time, the shelves of Aēsop stores at The Exchange TRX and IOI City Mall Putrajaya will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women writers. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode and Part 2!

Mark your calendars and plan your journey!

When: 14 - 16 June 2024
Where: Aēsop The Exchange TRX, KL, and Aesop IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

—

Books in this episode: 

• As Equals: the Oei Women of Java by Daryl Yeap
• L的棱角 (The Edges and Corners of L) by 郭詩玲 (Guo Shi Ling)
• The Food That Makes Us by Foong Li Mei and Szetoo Weiwen
• My Mother Pattu by Saras Manickam
• King of the Sea by Dina Zaman
• The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
• Principal Girl Redux, edited by Sharifah Osman and Tutu Dutta
• How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart by Florentyna Leow
• Mengejar Mimpi Sempura by Auni Zainal
• 趁早出發 (Leave Early) by 旅人小魚 (Traveler Xiao Yu)
• Fried Rice by Erica Eng
• 哪有什麼勇敢 不過就是沒死 (I'm Not Brave, Just Not Dead) by 背包旅神 (Backpacker God)

]]>2327aesopmalaysia,aesopwomenslibrary,aesopwomenslibrarymalaysia,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,voicesunboundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s07e03-food-murder-and-power-in-butter-by-asako-yuzuki--60156295Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) in this episode. Whew! There's a lot to unpack in this book, from delectable desciptions of food, to possible murders, the power struggle between the characters... this book is so much more than it seems. 

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer", the books is about gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back. What happens after this is a real roller coaster of a read. 

We hope you enjoy this episode and if you've read Butter, let us knwo what you think!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: The Aesop Women's Library is back this year! Stay tuned for our special epsiodes in collaboration with Aesop Malaysia to find out the book selections this year, author interviews, and more! 

Live, laugh, love, and read well. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60156295Fri, 24 May 2024 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're talking about Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) in this episode. Whew! There's a lot to unpack in this book, from delectable desciptions of food, to possible murders, the power struggle between the characters... this book is so...Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) in this episode. Whew! There's a lot to unpack in this book, from delectable desciptions of food, to possible murders, the power struggle between the characters... this book is so much more than it seems. 

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer", the books is about gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back. What happens after this is a real roller coaster of a read. 

We hope you enjoy this episode and if you've read Butter, let us knwo what you think!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: The Aesop Women's Library is back this year! Stay tuned for our special epsiodes in collaboration with Aesop Malaysia to find out the book selections this year, author interviews, and more! 

Live, laugh, love, and read well. ]]>3752asakoyuzuki,bookpodcast,butter,food,japanesebook,japaneseliterature,malaysianpodcast,murder,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s07e02-the-fox-wife-with-yangsze-choo--59153375Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Hello booknerds! 

We're so excited to share our interview with the fabulous Yangsze Choo on her new book The Fox Wife! It has a bit of everything; spirits, mystery, vengence, longing, all the good stuff! 

We really enjoyed this book and we got to talk to Yangsze (thank you Definitely Books) about it. Listen on about a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.

Cheers!


]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59153375Mon, 25 Mar 2024 03:45:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaSome people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . . Hello booknerds!  We're so...Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Hello booknerds! 

We're so excited to share our interview with the fabulous Yangsze Choo on her new book The Fox Wife! It has a bit of everything; spirits, mystery, vengence, longing, all the good stuff! 

We really enjoyed this book and we got to talk to Yangsze (thank you Definitely Books) about it. Listen on about a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.

Cheers!


]]>4037authorinterview,definitelybooks,malaysianauthor,malaysianpodcast,pansing,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,thefoxwife,twobooknerdstalking,yangszechoofalse72fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s07e01-anticipated-reads-q1-2024--58804678
We're back with a whole new season and we're kicking it off with our anticipated reads for the first quarter of 2024!

It's an eclectic list filled with family drama, witches, crime, tea, and all sorts. It's going to be an interesting reading year and we hope you'll join us.

Books mentioned:
- You Only Call Me When You're In Trouble by Stephen McCauley
- You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, translated by Natasha Wimmer
- Good Material by Dolly Alderton
- Illium by Lea Carpenter
- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
- The Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
- Butter by Asako Yuzuki
- The Book of Love by Kelly Link
- Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
- Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
- The Searcher by Tana French
- Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58804678Sat, 24 Feb 2024 03:45:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello book nerds! We're back with a whole new season and we're kicking it off with our anticipated reads for the first quarter of 2024! It's an eclectic list filled with family drama, witches, crime, tea, and all sorts. It's going to be an...
We're back with a whole new season and we're kicking it off with our anticipated reads for the first quarter of 2024!

It's an eclectic list filled with family drama, witches, crime, tea, and all sorts. It's going to be an interesting reading year and we hope you'll join us.

Books mentioned:
- You Only Call Me When You're In Trouble by Stephen McCauley
- You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, translated by Natasha Wimmer
- Good Material by Dolly Alderton
- Illium by Lea Carpenter
- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
- The Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
- Butter by Asako Yuzuki
- The Book of Love by Kelly Link
- Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
- Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
- The Searcher by Tana French
- Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland]]>4298anticipatedreads,anticipatedreads2024,booknerds,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysiafalse71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e17-autumn-and-year-end-reads--58009141
It has been some time but we're back from the ether to bring you our last episode of the year.

Publishers usually hold out till the end of the year to release the good stuff and in this episode, we're talking about some anticipated reads that came out during the autumn season and year end.

We would like to take this time to thank all our listeners for sticking with us and for all the support and love we have received. We appreciate you and we will be back in 2024 with all new bookish episodes and content.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from ours to yours!

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58009141Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:40:00 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! It has been some time but we're back from the ether to bring you our last episode of the year. Publishers usually hold out till the end of the year to release the good stuff and in this episode, we're talking about some anticipated...
It has been some time but we're back from the ether to bring you our last episode of the year.

Publishers usually hold out till the end of the year to release the good stuff and in this episode, we're talking about some anticipated reads that came out during the autumn season and year end.

We would like to take this time to thank all our listeners for sticking with us and for all the support and love we have received. We appreciate you and we will be back in 2024 with all new bookish episodes and content.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from ours to yours!

]]>4001anticipatedbooks,anticipatedreads,autumnreads,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,yearend,yearendreadsfalse617fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e16-looking-after-the-ashes-with-kopi-soh--57676029
We know we're late but better late than never right? In this episode, we got to talk to the mysterious Kopi Soh, author of Looking After the Ashes. The book is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh’s childhood stories from growing up in a Peranakan family filled with "wisdom".

We talked about strange taboos (pantang larang), spirits, ghosts, and everything in between. We definitely learnt some new ones and relived some taboos we heard growing up.

We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up Kopi's book! Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57676029Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:45:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaSpooky greeting booknerds. We know we're late but better late than never right? In this episode, we got to talk to the mysterious Kopi Soh, author of Looking After the Ashes. The book is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh’s childhood stories...
We know we're late but better late than never right? In this episode, we got to talk to the mysterious Kopi Soh, author of Looking After the Ashes. The book is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh’s childhood stories from growing up in a Peranakan family filled with "wisdom".

We talked about strange taboos (pantang larang), spirits, ghosts, and everything in between. We definitely learnt some new ones and relived some taboos we heard growing up.

We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up Kopi's book! Cheers!]]>5593authorinterview,babanyonya,bookpodcast,kopisoh,lookingaftertheashes,malaysianpodcast,malaysianwriter,peranakan,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,taboos,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse616fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e15-how-kyoto-breaks-your-heart-with-florentyna-leow--56855723
We're talking to Tokyo-based Malaysian writer Florentyna Leow in this episode about her debut book How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart. The book is tender time capsule of her time working as a tour guide in Kyoto and the heartbreak that followed the end of a friendship.

We absolutely loved reading her book and we obviously had to talk to her about it. She's a kindred spirit and we hope you'll enjoy this episode (and pick up her book!).

Cheers!

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56855723Wed, 20 Sep 2023 02:55:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! We're talking to Tokyo-based Malaysian writer Florentyna Leow in this episode about her debut book How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart. The book is tender time capsule of her time working as a tour guide in Kyoto and the heartbreak that...
We're talking to Tokyo-based Malaysian writer Florentyna Leow in this episode about her debut book How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart. The book is tender time capsule of her time working as a tour guide in Kyoto and the heartbreak that followed the end of a friendship.

We absolutely loved reading her book and we obviously had to talk to her about it. She's a kindred spirit and we hope you'll enjoy this episode (and pick up her book!).

Cheers!

]]>4356authorinterview,bookpodcast,florentynaleow,howkyotobreaksyourheart,japan,malaysianpodcast,malaysianwriter,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse615fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e14-ancient-civilisation-reads--56624441
The promt for our August #tbntbookchallenge2023 is to read a book set in an ancient city or about an ancient civilisation. Eventhough these are some recommendations for our August challenge, we do hope some of these titles have piqued your interest and that you'll pick it up in your own time.

We had so much fun researching and recording this episode and of course, our own TBR pile just got bigger. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56624441Wed, 30 Aug 2023 03:40:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe know it's rather late in the day to release this episode but we've came across some titles that are just too good not to share. The promt for our August #tbntbookchallenge2023 is to read a book set in an ancient city or about an ancient...
The promt for our August #tbntbookchallenge2023 is to read a book set in an ancient city or about an ancient civilisation. Eventhough these are some recommendations for our August challenge, we do hope some of these titles have piqued your interest and that you'll pick it up in your own time.

We had so much fun researching and recording this episode and of course, our own TBR pile just got bigger. Cheers!]]>3183ancientcities,ancientcivilisation,ancientcivilisationreads,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge2023,twobooknerdstalkingfalse614fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e13-in-conversation-with-saras-manickam-live-at-lit-books--56477040
We got to talk to award-winning short story writer Saras Manickam back on 15 July 2023 live at our favourite indie bookshop Lit Books, PJ. We get into her short story collection My Mother Pattu and it was such a lovely conversation.

Saras writes with much empathy and understanding of human complexities, tackling difficult issues like racism, mistreatment of migrant workers, and domestic abuse. Her short story collection is filled with violence, tenderness, and hope.

We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up My Mother Pattu!

Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56477040Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:40:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! We got to talk to award-winning short story writer Saras Manickam back on 15 July 2023 live at our favourite indie bookshop Lit Books, PJ. We get into her short story collection My Mother Pattu and it was such a lovely conversation....
We got to talk to award-winning short story writer Saras Manickam back on 15 July 2023 live at our favourite indie bookshop Lit Books, PJ. We get into her short story collection My Mother Pattu and it was such a lovely conversation.

Saras writes with much empathy and understanding of human complexities, tackling difficult issues like racism, mistreatment of migrant workers, and domestic abuse. Her short story collection is filled with violence, tenderness, and hope.

We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up My Mother Pattu!

Cheers!]]>2960aseanauthor,authorinterview,bookpodcast,malaysianauthor,malaysianpodcast,mymotherpattu,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,sarasmanickam,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse613fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e12-book-chaser-babel-by-r-f-kuang-i-have-some-questions-for-you-by-rebecca-makkai--56214581― R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane History

Step into the world of dark academia with us in this book chaser episode. We talk about Babel by R.F. Kuang and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai; both set in institutions of learning and all the dark stuff that happens behind the scenes.

Murder, colonism, dark secrets, word nerdery: all the good stuff can be found in these books and of course, we did our best to not spoil anything for you.

Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56214581Wed, 26 Jul 2023 03:40:02 +0000Honey & Diyana“We're here to make magic with words” ― R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane History Step into the world of dark academia with us in this book chaser episode. We talk about Babel by R.F. Kuang and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai; both set in...― R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane History

Step into the world of dark academia with us in this book chaser episode. We talk about Babel by R.F. Kuang and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai; both set in institutions of learning and all the dark stuff that happens behind the scenes.

Murder, colonism, dark secrets, word nerdery: all the good stuff can be found in these books and of course, we did our best to not spoil anything for you.

Cheers!]]>3561babel,bookchaser,bookpodcast,darkacademia,ihavesomequestionsforyou,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rebeccamakkai,rfkuang,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse612fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e11-talking-to-the-samantha-shannon--55878579
We took a short break after all the Aesop Women's Library excitement and we're back!

We got to speak to THE Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, about her latest book, A Day of Fallen Night.

A Day of Fallen Night is the prequel to Priory and it’s set just shy of five centuries before Priory and covers the period known as the Great Sorrow, or Grief of Ages. We had such a great time talking to Samantha and we feel that it has come full circle. In case you didn't know, we actually have a podcast episode on Priory in Season 2 so you can check that out of you have not heard that episode.

We really geeked out talking to Samantha cause we're both huge fans of fantasy books (especially Diana) and we hope that you enjoy this chat.

Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55878579Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! We took a short break after all the Aesop Women's Library excitement and we're back! We got to speak to THE Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, about her latest book, A Day of Fallen Night. A Day of Fallen...
We took a short break after all the Aesop Women's Library excitement and we're back!

We got to speak to THE Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, about her latest book, A Day of Fallen Night.

A Day of Fallen Night is the prequel to Priory and it’s set just shy of five centuries before Priory and covers the period known as the Great Sorrow, or Grief of Ages. We had such a great time talking to Samantha and we feel that it has come full circle. In case you didn't know, we actually have a podcast episode on Priory in Season 2 so you can check that out of you have not heard that episode.

We really geeked out talking to Samantha cause we're both huge fans of fantasy books (especially Diana) and we hope that you enjoy this chat.

Cheers!]]>4634adayoffallennight,authorinterview,bookpodcast,fantasybook,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,samanthashannon,theprioryoftheorangetreefalse611fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-ep03-what-its-like-to-be-a-woman-writer-in-malaysia--53966066
In this episode, we got Hanna Alkaf, Viji Krishnamoorthy, Alina Rastam, Qurratul ‘Ain, and 梁靖芬 Leong Ching Foon aboard to talk to us about being a woman writer in Malaysia. It is such an illuminating episode and we think we can confidently say that our women writers are forces to be reckoned with.


—


The Aesop Women's Library: Malaysia Edition is happening on the 26th till 28th May 2023 at Aesop Pavilion KL and Aesop The Gardens Mall, and 2nd till 4th June 2023 at Aesop Gurney Plaza, Penang.

Read more about the Aesop Women's Library: Malaysia Edition

Check out the full lineup of complimentary books that will be available!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53966066Tue, 23 May 2023 03:00:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaThis is the third special episode brought to you by Aesop Malaysia in conjunction with the Aesop Women's Library: Malaysia Edition. In this episode, we got Hanna Alkaf, Viji Krishnamoorthy, Alina Rastam, Qurratul ‘Ain, and 梁靖芬 Leong Ching Foon...
In this episode, we got Hanna Alkaf, Viji Krishnamoorthy, Alina Rastam, Qurratul ‘Ain, and 梁靖芬 Leong Ching Foon aboard to talk to us about being a woman writer in Malaysia. It is such an illuminating episode and we think we can confidently say that our women writers are forces to be reckoned with.


—


The Aesop Women's Library: Malaysia Edition is happening on the 26th till 28th May 2023 at Aesop Pavilion KL and Aesop The Gardens Mall, and 2nd till 4th June 2023 at Aesop Gurney Plaza, Penang.

Read more about the Aesop Women's Library: Malaysia Edition

Check out the full lineup of complimentary books that will be available!]]>2968aesopmalaysia,aesopskincare,aesopwomenslibrary,booknerd,bookpodcast,malaysianauthors,malaysianpodcast,malaysianpoets,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-ep02-fiction-and-poetry-picks-for-the-aesop-women-s-library-malaysia-edition--53845524
This is the second episode of our Aesop Women's Library special. In this episode, Honey and Diana will be talking about some of their picks for the fiction and poetry collections that will be availble at the selected Aesop stores soon.

You will be spoilt for choice and we're here to help highlight some titles that might interest you.

Enjoy!

—

Over the course of three days, the shelves of Aesop Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Aesop The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur and Aesop Gurney Plaza will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature detailing the experiences of women-identifying authors and allies from around the region. The selection of over 20 titles—composed of recommendations from six collaborating publishing houses who champion local literary voices—is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. The featured writers include Viji Krishnamoorthy, 梁靖芬, Hanna Alkaf and Alina Rastam. As a way of supporting local independent publishers and booksellers in Malaysia, Aesop has purchased over 6,000 volumes from Lit Books, Clarity Publishing, Cite Book Garden, Gerak Budaya, Penwings Publishing and Buku Fixi.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53845524Sun, 14 May 2023 03:30:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaCheers booknerds! This is the second episode of our Aesop Women's Library special. In this episode, Honey and Diana will be talking about some of their picks for the fiction and poetry collections that will be availble at the selected Aesop stores...
This is the second episode of our Aesop Women's Library special. In this episode, Honey and Diana will be talking about some of their picks for the fiction and poetry collections that will be availble at the selected Aesop stores soon.

You will be spoilt for choice and we're here to help highlight some titles that might interest you.

Enjoy!

—

Over the course of three days, the shelves of Aesop Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Aesop The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur and Aesop Gurney Plaza will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature detailing the experiences of women-identifying authors and allies from around the region. The selection of over 20 titles—composed of recommendations from six collaborating publishing houses who champion local literary voices—is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. The featured writers include Viji Krishnamoorthy, 梁靖芬, Hanna Alkaf and Alina Rastam. As a way of supporting local independent publishers and booksellers in Malaysia, Aesop has purchased over 6,000 volumes from Lit Books, Clarity Publishing, Cite Book Garden, Gerak Budaya, Penwings Publishing and Buku Fixi.]]>2611aesopskincare,aesopwomenslibrary,aesopwomenslibrarymalaysia,booknerd,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-aesop-ep01-introducing-the-aesop-women-s-library-malaysia-edition--53789861The Aesop Women's Library!

During this time, the shelves of Aesop Pavilion, Aesop Gardens, and Aesop Gurney Plaza will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women authors. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode!

You'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 25 titles to choose from. Do visit the selected Aesop stores and these books will be complimentary, no purchase required.

Save these dates:
26-28 May 2023 (Aesop Pavilion, KL and Aesop The Gardens Mall)
2-4 June 2023 (Aesop Gurney Plaza, Penang)

Cheers booknerds!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53789861Wed, 10 May 2023 03:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaIntroducing The Aesop Women's Library! During this time, the shelves of Aesop Pavilion, Aesop Gardens, and Aesop Gurney Plaza will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women authors. The selection is...The Aesop Women's Library!

During this time, the shelves of Aesop Pavilion, Aesop Gardens, and Aesop Gurney Plaza will be cleared of products to make way for significant works of literature by Malayisan women authors. The selection is sprawling in genre and spirit: from emerging voices to seasoned authors, and short stories to novels and poetry. To find out more, listen to this episode!

You'd be spoilt for choice as there will be 25 titles to choose from. Do visit the selected Aesop stores and these books will be complimentary, no purchase required.

Save these dates:
26-28 May 2023 (Aesop Pavilion, KL and Aesop The Gardens Mall)
2-4 June 2023 (Aesop Gurney Plaza, Penang)

Cheers booknerds!]]>1818aesopmalaysia,aesopskincare,aesopwomenslibrary,booknerds,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e10-get-in-your-feels-with-we-all-want-impossible-things-by-catherine-newman--53648383Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self?

Get ready to be all in your feels with We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.
Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years, and when Edi is diagnosed with terminal cancer and put into hospice care, Ash's life is reshaped.

Catherine Newman has managed to write a book that is both sad and funny, and we highly recommend this read. Buddy read with your best friend and make sure to have a good cry and hug after.

On a happier note, do stay till the end of the episode for a very exciting announcement! You don't want to miss it ;)

Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53648383Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaWho knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self? Get ready to be all in your feels with We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman. Edi and Ash have been best friends...Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self?

Get ready to be all in your feels with We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.
Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years, and when Edi is diagnosed with terminal cancer and put into hospice care, Ash's life is reshaped.

Catherine Newman has managed to write a book that is both sad and funny, and we highly recommend this read. Buddy read with your best friend and make sure to have a good cry and hug after.

On a happier note, do stay till the end of the episode for a very exciting announcement! You don't want to miss it ;)

Cheers!]]>3145bookpodcast,catherinenewman,friendship,grief,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,weallwantimpossiblethingsfalse610fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e09-what-has-happened-to-harry-pillai-with-shivani-sivagurunathan--53218297What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? in this episode.

Shivani Sivagurunathan has been writing and publishing fiction and poetry for twenty years. She is an English professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and fun fact, she was Diana's professor when she was persuing her Masters!

What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? consists of two novellas and we got the opportunity to talk to Shivani about the two stories and all the juicy details.

If you'd like to hear Shivani live, Lit Books is having an author event with her on the 25th of March 2023 at 8pm and you can get your tickets here: Shivani Sivagurunathan Author Event at Lit Books

Enjoy the episode!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53218297Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're talking to Malaysian author Shivani Sivagurunathan on her book, What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? in this episode. Shivani Sivagurunathan has been writing and publishing fiction and poetry for twenty years. She is an English professor at the...What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? in this episode.

Shivani Sivagurunathan has been writing and publishing fiction and poetry for twenty years. She is an English professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and fun fact, she was Diana's professor when she was persuing her Masters!

What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? consists of two novellas and we got the opportunity to talk to Shivani about the two stories and all the juicy details.

If you'd like to hear Shivani live, Lit Books is having an author event with her on the 25th of March 2023 at 8pm and you can get your tickets here: Shivani Sivagurunathan Author Event at Lit Books

Enjoy the episode!]]>3979authorinterview,bookpodcast,malaysianauthor,malaysianpodcast,novella,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,seaauthor,shivanisivagurunathan,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,whathashappenedtoharrypillaifalse69fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e08-a-sci-fi-cozy-mystery-in-space-welcome-to-station-eternity--52762207
Greetings booknerds!

In this episode, Honey and DIana talk about a sci-fi cozy mystery called Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. Sentient spaceships, all forms and manners of aliens, symbiotic alien relationships, a shuttle full of humans from space - what can go wrong?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52762207Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:57:40 +0000Honey & DiyanaWhat do you do if you're a murder-magnet? Everywhere you go, someone dies. Mallory Veridian's solution is to blast off to space, to a space station called Eternity. Greetings booknerds! In this episode, Honey and DIana talk about a sci-fi cozy...
Greetings booknerds!

In this episode, Honey and DIana talk about a sci-fi cozy mystery called Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. Sentient spaceships, all forms and manners of aliens, symbiotic alien relationships, a shuttle full of humans from space - what can go wrong?]]>2760booknerd,bookpodcast,cozymystery,malaysianpodcast,murdermystery,murlafferty,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,scifi,stationeternityfalse68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e07-anticipated-reads-jan-june-2023--52536917
It's been a hot minute since you've heard our dulcet voices. Life certainly got crazy towards the end of 2022 but we've finally sat ourselves down in the studio to bring you some of our anticipated reads of the first half of 2023!

Ranging from fantasy to non-fiction, a dash of a VERY much talked about 'memoir', dreadful and hopeful reads about climate change, we've come up with a mixed bag of titles and genres to suit everyone's taste.

We're getiing back into the grove of bringing you more bookish content so do stay tuned! If you have not checked out our #tbntbookchallenge2023, do check it out and hopefully it prompts you to pick up one or a few interesting reads this year. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52536917Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:52:15 +0000Honey & DiyanaCheers booknerds! It's been a hot minute since you've heard our dulcet voices. Life certainly got crazy towards the end of 2022 but we've finally sat ourselves down in the studio to bring you some of our anticipated reads of the first half of 2023!...
It's been a hot minute since you've heard our dulcet voices. Life certainly got crazy towards the end of 2022 but we've finally sat ourselves down in the studio to bring you some of our anticipated reads of the first half of 2023!

Ranging from fantasy to non-fiction, a dash of a VERY much talked about 'memoir', dreadful and hopeful reads about climate change, we've come up with a mixed bag of titles and genres to suit everyone's taste.

We're getiing back into the grove of bringing you more bookish content so do stay tuned! If you have not checked out our #tbntbookchallenge2023, do check it out and hopefully it prompts you to pick up one or a few interesting reads this year. Cheers!]]>4234anticipatedbooks,anticipatedreads,booknerds,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,newbooks,newbooks2023,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e06-an-evening-with-karina-robles-bahrin-author-of-the-accidental-malay--51251208
We had such a great time talking to Karina and she's a hoot, as you'll find out yourself in this episode. This recording was done in front of a live audience so do take note of the sound.

Do pick up a copy of Karina's book and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51251208Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:24:24 +0000Honey & DiyanaOn the 2nd of September 2022, we sat down with the incredible Karina Robles Bahrin to talk about her debut Epigram Fiction Prize 2022 winning book, The Accidental Malay at Lit Books. We had such a great time talking to Karina and she's a hoot, as...
We had such a great time talking to Karina and she's a hoot, as you'll find out yourself in this episode. This recording was done in front of a live audience so do take note of the sound.

Do pick up a copy of Karina's book and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did. Cheers!]]>3916aseanauthor,authorinterview,bookpodcast,epigramfictionbookprize,karinaroblesbahrin,malaysianauthor,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,seaauthor,tbnt,theaccidentalmalay,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e05-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-by-gabrielle-zevin-a-must-read--51012016
We're back and fair warning, we're GUSHING about Gabreille Zevin's new book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. This book helped Honey out of her reading slump and Diana loved it. It's described as "a love story, but it is not one you have read before", it's one of love between creative individuals and the sense of being able to understand and click with one another. The book is beautifully nuanced and it's such a good read. We cannot recommend this enough and we hope you'll love it too.

NOTE: There are no spoilers in this episode so don't worry.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51012016Wed, 24 Aug 2022 03:45:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaCheers book nerds! We're back and fair warning, we're GUSHING about Gabreille Zevin's new book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. This book helped Honey out of her reading slump and Diana loved it. It's described as "a love story, but it is...
We're back and fair warning, we're GUSHING about Gabreille Zevin's new book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. This book helped Honey out of her reading slump and Diana loved it. It's described as "a love story, but it is not one you have read before", it's one of love between creative individuals and the sense of being able to understand and click with one another. The book is beautifully nuanced and it's such a good read. We cannot recommend this enough and we hope you'll love it too.

NOTE: There are no spoilers in this episode so don't worry.]]>2947bookdiscussion,booknerd,bookpodcast,gabriellezevin,gaming,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorro,twobooknerdstalking,videogamesfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-26-august-tbntbookchallenge2022-recommendations--50832125
This month, we're challenging you to read a diverse or a classic YA book and we're back with some recommendations. Honey tackles some diverse and recent YA books while Diana is giving us some classic YA titles that you may or may not have heard of. Whatever you pick up, we hope it's an enjoyable read for you. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50832125Sat, 06 Aug 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaMan, it's August already and that means a new reading prompt for our #tbntbookchallenge2022! This month, we're challenging you to read a diverse or a classic YA book and we're back with some recommendations. Honey tackles some diverse and recent...
This month, we're challenging you to read a diverse or a classic YA book and we're back with some recommendations. Honey tackles some diverse and recent YA books while Diana is giving us some classic YA titles that you may or may not have heard of. Whatever you pick up, we hope it's an enjoyable read for you. Cheers!]]>2207bookpodcast,classicyareads,diverseyareads,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge2022,twobooknerdstalking,yareads,youngadultfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e04-3-feel-good-reads-for-your-tbr--50722062
Books Mentioned:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50722062Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:30:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaAs promised, we both read some books that gives you a feel-good feeling. They range from intelligent animals to benevolent ghosts, a holiday in an Italian town and figuring out your place in the world. As usual feel-good reads often have a vein of...
Books Mentioned:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle]]>2628animalreads,bookpodcast,feelgoodreads,italiansummer,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,smalltownreads,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e03-hanna-alkaf-live-at-lit-books-on-queen-of-the-tiles--50653578https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50653578Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are finally back with LIVE events! Rejoice fellow introverts who occasionally would like to see some like-minded people. We interviewed Hanna Alkaf at Lit Books (our favourite lil bookish spot) on her book Queen of the Tiles. We put up a scrabble...3831authorinterview,bookpodcast,hannaalkaf,malaysianauthor,malaysianpodcast,murdermystery,mysteryreads,podcastmalaysia,queenofthetiles,rrp,rrpmalaysia,scrabble,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-25-july-2022-challenge-book-recommendations--50400335
We're back with another 30 Dirty episode to give you some book recommendations for our July #tbntbookchallenge2022. July's prompt is to read a book from a country you want to visit OR by an indigenous author.

We've come up with a list of books where the setting is of places we would love to visit and there are some trip-py reads. Cheers!

Books Mentioned (in order):
A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier (Swiss Alps)
The Green-eyed Lama by Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey Lester Falt (Mongolia)
Kamusari Tales Told at Night by Shion Miura (rural Japan)
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick (Antarctica)
Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith (Paris)
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (Mexico)
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (past)
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh (Banda Islands)
Red Blossom in Snow: A Lotus Palace Mystery by Jeannie Lin (Tang Dynasty in China)
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (Romania)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50400335Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaGreetings booknerds! We're back with another 30 Dirty episode to give you some book recommendations for our July #tbntbookchallenge2022. July's prompt is to read a book from a country you want to visit OR by an indigenous author. We've come up...
We're back with another 30 Dirty episode to give you some book recommendations for our July #tbntbookchallenge2022. July's prompt is to read a book from a country you want to visit OR by an indigenous author.

We've come up with a list of books where the setting is of places we would love to visit and there are some trip-py reads. Cheers!

Books Mentioned (in order):
A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier (Swiss Alps)
The Green-eyed Lama by Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey Lester Falt (Mongolia)
Kamusari Tales Told at Night by Shion Miura (rural Japan)
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick (Antarctica)
Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith (Paris)
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (Mexico)
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (past)
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh (Banda Islands)
Red Blossom in Snow: A Lotus Palace Mystery by Jeannie Lin (Tang Dynasty in China)
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (Romania)]]>2156bookpodcast,bookrecommendations,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbntbookchallenge2022,travel,travelreadsfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e02-we-had-to-remove-this-post-the-darkest-book-we-ever-reviewed--50122694
Join us as we discuss a book that goes into how it's like working as a social media content moderator and what coming face-to-face daily with the scum of humanity does to you. Proceed with caution.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50122694Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaIan McEwan recommends it, calling it a compelling setting. Diana says it's one of the darkest books she has read in a long time comparing it to Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. Honey picked it up and did not put it down until she was finished with it....
Join us as we discuss a book that goes into how it's like working as a social media content moderator and what coming face-to-face daily with the scum of humanity does to you. Proceed with caution.]]>2798bookdiscussion,bookpodcasts,bookreview,darkread,hannabervoets,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,psychologicalthriller,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,thrillerread,twobooknerdstalking,wehadtoremovethisposttrue6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-24-book-recommendations-for-june-challenge-2022-pt-2--50045209
We hope you'll enjoy this episode. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50045209Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're back with Part 2 of our book recommendations for June's #tbntbookchallenge2022! We have more retellings and books on historical figures PLUS 2 extra books that are to be released later this year for your consideration. We hope you'll enjoy...
We hope you'll enjoy this episode. Cheers!]]>1944bookpodcast,bookrecommendations,historicalfigures,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,retellings,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge2022,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-23-book-recommendations-for-june-challenge-2022-pt-1--50011418Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50011418Wed, 01 Jun 2022 03:50:01 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello! We're back with another of our 30 Dirty episodes and we're talking retellings and books about historical figures for our June #tbntbookchallenge2022. As usual, we got carried away talking about books so we've decided to make this episode a...Cheers!]]>1869booknerd,bookpodcast,bookrecommendations,historicalfigure,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,retelling,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge2022,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s06e01-tbr-for-june-to-september-2022--49977624
We have been away for some time but it's all to recharge and regroup our wits for a whole new season of TBNT! We're kicking off Season 6 with one of our favourite episodes to make, a TBR episode. We're covering some books that are to be released in June till September 2022 that have piqued our interest and we hope it does you too. Fair warning, there's A LOT of books.

Stay tuned for more updates from us because things are opening up again and we have so many plans lined up. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49977624Sat, 28 May 2022 23:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're back! We have been away for some time but it's all to recharge and regroup our wits for a whole new season of TBNT! We're kicking off Season 6 with one of our favourite episodes to make, a TBR episode. We're covering some books that are to...
We have been away for some time but it's all to recharge and regroup our wits for a whole new season of TBNT! We're kicking off Season 6 with one of our favourite episodes to make, a TBR episode. We're covering some books that are to be released in June till September 2022 that have piqued our interest and we hope it does you too. Fair warning, there's A LOT of books.

Stay tuned for more updates from us because things are opening up again and we have so many plans lined up. Cheers!]]>3913alixeharrow,baeksehee,beckychambers,blakecrouch,bookpodcast,clairepooley,gabriellezevin,jennakutcher,lisataddeo,natashapulley,newbooks,newbooks2022,newreleases,ottessamoshfegh,patrickraddenkeefe,simonjimenez,stephenking,sularigentill,taylorjenkinsreid,tbrfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-pre-s06-special-pow-wow-the-powder-room--49578219
This is a special episode in collaboration with the launch of BookXcess's new website!

We were invited to have a talk at The Powder Room with some lovely friends and we had a blast talking about all things bookish and being a booknerd. Sit in with us for this laidback session. Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49578219Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:00:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! This is a special episode in collaboration with the launch of BookXcess's new website! We were invited to have a talk at The Powder Room with some lovely friends and we had a blast talking about all things bookish and being a...
This is a special episode in collaboration with the launch of BookXcess's new website!

We were invited to have a talk at The Powder Room with some lovely friends and we had a blast talking about all things bookish and being a booknerd. Sit in with us for this laidback session. Cheers!]]>2848bookish,bookishlife,booknerds,bookpodcast,bookxcess,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,thepowderroom,twobooknerdstalkingfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-22-unreliable-femme-fatale-reads-for-may-challenge--49578196
We're on a short break but we thought of coming back on air to give you some recommendations for our TBNT May Challenge; the main character is an antihero or a book with an unreliable narrator.

We thought of combining the two and came up with a list of interesting unreliable femme fatale reads for your consideration.

Read well!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49578196Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:54:44 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello booknerds! We're on a short break but we thought of coming back on air to give you some recommendations for our TBNT May Challenge; the main character is an antihero or a book with an unreliable narrator. We thought of combining the two...
We're on a short break but we thought of coming back on air to give you some recommendations for our TBNT May Challenge; the main character is an antihero or a book with an unreliable narrator.

We thought of combining the two and came up with a list of interesting unreliable femme fatale reads for your consideration.

Read well!]]>1948bookpodcast,femmefatale,femmefatalereads,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,unreliablenarratorsfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05-finale-middle-grade-reads-of-horror-hope-and-wholesomeness--49373671
Honey comes in clutch with some interesting horror reads (don't worry, nothing too traumatizing), while Diana strikes a more hopeful and wholesome tune with her reads.
Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49373671Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:50:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe've finally reached the end of a very.. interesting season. We thought of highlighting some middle grade reads and if you've never thought of picking up a middle grade book, you're kinda missing out! Honey comes in clutch with some interesting...
Honey comes in clutch with some interesting horror reads (don't worry, nothing too traumatizing), while Diana strikes a more hopeful and wholesome tune with her reads.
Enjoy!]]>3379bookpodcast,elibrown,katedicamillo,katherinearden,malaysianpodcast,middlegrade,middlegradebooks,middlegradehorror,oddity,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,smallspacesquartetseries,taekeller,tbnt,thebeatryceprophecy,twobooknerdstalking,whenyoutrapatigerfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-21-out-of-earth-reads-nature-titles-april-challenge--49234024
Books mentioned (in order):
The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh
Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Descender Vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
The Black Incal by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Sentient by Jeff Limire, Gabriel Walta, and Steve Wands
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes and Stacey Kade]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49234024Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaFor April's challenge we urge you to pick up a read that has an element of nature in the title OR explores a world beyond earth. Honey picked a whole bunch of cool graphic novels, all sci-fi of course, while Diana has a mix bag from YA fantasy to...
Books mentioned (in order):
The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh
Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Descender Vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
The Black Incal by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Sentient by Jeff Limire, Gabriel Walta, and Steve Wands
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes and Stacey Kade]]>2308bookpodcast,graphicnovels,malaysianpodcast,nature,outerspace,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,spacegraphicnovels,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge2022,twobooknerdstalkingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s0518-book-chaser-travel-transience-and-the-art-of-mono-no-aware--49145942
It's a book chaser where we discuss Emily Itami's sparking debut Fault Lines and Jessica Au's contemplative Cold Enough For Snow. There is honesty here with strong female voices, introspection of where you are in life, meditation, travel and a sense of place. You'd want to visit Tokyo and Kyoto after this because both books bring you on a journey, not only of a physical one but an internal one too. Come travel with us this week!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49145942Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are back after a sudden two week break (it has been balls to walls busy for Honey) but huzzah! It's a book chaser where we discuss Emily Itami's sparking debut Fault Lines and Jessica Au's contemplative Cold Enough For Snow. There is honesty...
It's a book chaser where we discuss Emily Itami's sparking debut Fault Lines and Jessica Au's contemplative Cold Enough For Snow. There is honesty here with strong female voices, introspection of where you are in life, meditation, travel and a sense of place. You'd want to visit Tokyo and Kyoto after this because both books bring you on a journey, not only of a physical one but an internal one too. Come travel with us this week!]]>4043asianreads,bookpodcast,coldenoughforsnow,contemplative,emilyitami,faultlines,japan,jesiccaau,kyoto,malaysianpodcast,mononoaware,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tokyo,transience,twobooknerdstalkingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-20-doctor-doctor-medical-reads-or-reads-about-mental-health--48930668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48930668Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaAlrighty for March #tbntbookchallenge2022, we urge you to pick up a medical read (i.e. doctor's memoir, stuff set in clinics, hospitals all that jazz) OR a book about mental health. And we found a lot that we want to dive into as well. Will these...2284bookpodcast,doctors,malaysianpodcast,medicalreads,mentalhealth,mentalhealthbooks,nurses,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e17-cozy-mysteries-with-the-man-who-died-twice-the-maid--48837913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48837913Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are still in murder mysteries because well, there are so many good ones out there. This time we are going into 'cozies' - whodunnits usually with a lovable protagonist and set in small towns. There are suspects. There is usually pets. There might...3525bookpodcast,cozymystery,cozyreads,malaysianpodcast,mystery,mysterybooks,nitaprose,podcastmalaysia,richardosman,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,themaid,themanwhodiedtwice,twobooknerdstalkingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e16-books-with-an-animal-s-pov-or-on-pets-for-feb-s-challenge--48765310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48765310Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaHere are books! With animals in them, some giving you their very honest opinions, some told by the people who love them. We've found a whole lot of interesting books from a memoir of a famous chimp to a demonic goat the lives in a monastery. You'll...2434animalbooks,animals,booknerd,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e15-interview-with-jennifer-niven-david-levithan--48445477
Here's an edited version our LIVE interview with David Levithan and Jennifer Niven on their collaborative book Take Me With You When You Go. It was a really cool interview where we talk about writing, being ambassadors of empathy and what they are reading too. Have a listen to find out about the book which is an epistolary novel where a brother and sister email to each other what they are going through in life.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48445477Wed, 26 Jan 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello folks! Here's an edited version our LIVE interview with David Levithan and Jennifer Niven on their collaborative book Take Me With You When You Go. It was a really cool interview where we talk about writing, being ambassadors of empathy and...
Here's an edited version our LIVE interview with David Levithan and Jennifer Niven on their collaborative book Take Me With You When You Go. It was a really cool interview where we talk about writing, being ambassadors of empathy and what they are reading too. Have a listen to find out about the book which is an epistolary novel where a brother and sister email to each other what they are going through in life.]]>4131authorinterview,bookpodcast,davidlevithan,jenniferniven,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,takemewithyouwhenyougo,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,ya,yabook,youngadultfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e14-anticipated-reads-2022-first-half-of-year--48356913
Books mentioned in this episode (in order) :
To Paradise - Hanya Yanagihara
The Maid - Nita Prose
Violeta - Isabel Allende
Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman
Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Su Lynn Tan
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh
Queen of the Tiles - Hanna Alkaf
Cold Enough for Snow - Jessica Au
Anonymous Sex - edited by Hillary Jordan & Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Midnight in Everwood - M.A. Kuzniar
Candy House - Jennifer Egan
Tell me an Ending - Jo Harkin
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel
Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li
Fiona and Jane - Jean Chen Ho]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48356913Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaSome of the big ticket books for the first half of 2022 is here! We probably do another one in May since we've hardly covered anything and still managed to natter for almost an hour. Here are some book highlights and some excerpts so you can figure...
Books mentioned in this episode (in order) :
To Paradise - Hanya Yanagihara
The Maid - Nita Prose
Violeta - Isabel Allende
Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman
Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Su Lynn Tan
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh
Queen of the Tiles - Hanna Alkaf
Cold Enough for Snow - Jessica Au
Anonymous Sex - edited by Hillary Jordan & Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Midnight in Everwood - M.A. Kuzniar
Candy House - Jennifer Egan
Tell me an Ending - Jo Harkin
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel
Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li
Fiona and Jane - Jean Chen Ho]]>3184anticipatedbooks,anticipatedreads,anticipatedreads2022,bookpodcast,malaysianpodcast,newbooks,newbooks2022,newreleases,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e13-favourite-shows-and-books-of-2021--48261544It was a crazy end of year so we could only wrap things up at the beginning of 2022 (the tried to put in anticipated reads and then kinda failed hehe). We had a lot to say about the stuff we did last here. These are some highlights, some of our feelings of doing a podcast for over 3 years and some books we absolutely loved last year.
Cheers!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48261544Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaYes, we are back to normal TBNT programming! It was a crazy end of year so we could only wrap things up at the beginning of 2022 (the tried to put in anticipated reads and then kinda failed hehe). We had a lot to say about the stuff we did last...It was a crazy end of year so we could only wrap things up at the beginning of 2022 (the tried to put in anticipated reads and then kinda failed hehe). We had a lot to say about the stuff we did last here. These are some highlights, some of our feelings of doing a podcast for over 3 years and some books we absolutely loved last year.
Cheers!]]>30922021highlights,2021recap,2021wrapup,authorinterviews,bookhighlights,booknerds,bookpodcast,favbooks,favouritebooks,favouritereads,favreads,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,southeastasia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e12-yearning-tragedy-and-gender-rage-with-shelley-parker-chan-author-of-she-who-became-the-sun--47913988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47913988Wed, 15 Dec 2021 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are back deep diving into one of our favourite reads this year - She Who Became The Sun. Joining us is author Shelley Parker-Chan herself and it felt like the fitting book to end our year with. Firstly because it's such an epic and emotional read...4842ancientchina,asianbooks,asianfantasy,bookpodcast,chinesedrama,fanfic,fanfiction,fantasybook,fantasyreads,genderrage,historialfiction,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,shelleyparkerchan,shewhobecamethesun,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,youngadultfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e08-things-a-bright-girl-can-do-by-sally-nicholls-women-s-rights-are-human-rights--47900077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47900077Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:32:56 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn our final episode for our Literature for Equality project we look into the suffrage movement in Britain during World War One and talk about the fight for women's rights- the right to vote, the right for an education and the right to have a job....2626book,bookish,equality,genderequality,historicalfiction,humanrights,lfe,literatureforequality,@literatureforequalityproject,malaysia,malaysian,podcast,renegade,renegaderadio,rrp,suffrage,tbnt,twobooksnerdstalking,womensrights,yafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-project-e07-principal-girl-who-gets-to-be-the-centre-of-a-story--47802448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47802448Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe go closer to home in this episode by shinning a light on our own folklores and contemporary tales with a girl at the centre of the story. We had a lot of fun discussing our own love of story-telling as well as why we need #ownvoices tales, more of...2841book,bookish,equality,gender,nerds,ownvoices,podcast,radio,renegade,rrp,rrpmalaysia,shortstories,talking,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e06-persepolis-by-marjane-satrapi-giving-every-girl-a-voice--47697952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47697952Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:02:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaWhen Persepolis came out in 2000 it became an instant hit because it gave a human perspective on all that has happened in Iran during the late70s and 80s. Marjane's black and white drawings were charming but also unflinching as it gives voice to...2766bookpodcast,freedomofexpression,genderequality,graphicnovel,history,iran,lfe,literatureforequality,literatureforequalityproject,malaysianpodcast,marjanesatrapi,memoir,persepolis,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e05-fierce-fairytales-by-nikita-gill-reframing-our-fairytales--47453825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47453825Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:50:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaSo many of our fairytales and folklores deal with gender stereotypes. The pretty, poor girl waiting for a prince to save her, the girl who recklessly wears red and gets eaten by a wolf, the brother and sister unable to contain themselves from eating a...2628book,bookish,fairy,malaysia,malaysian,nerds,onceuponatime,podcast,podcasts,retellings,review,rrp,tales,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e04-circe-by-madeline-miller-the-unsung-heroism-of-women-s-labour--47357454





Light Thought var 4 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47357454Sun, 07 Nov 2021 10:33:28 +0000Honey & DiyanaEpics are all about heroes especially Greek epics. Odysseus sailing the seas vanquishing monsters and starting wars. Achilles fighting the Trojan war a harbinger of fleet death and divine retribution. And of the women, the witches and fates, goddesses...





Light Thought var 4 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>2596bookpodcast,circe,feministretellings,genderequality,greekheroes,greekmyths,lfe,literatureforequailtyproject,literatureforequality,madelinemiller,malaysianpodcast,mythology,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntlfeproject,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e03-kim-ji-young-born-1982-by-cho-nam-joo-what-s-the-big-deal-with-gender-equality-anyway--47233259
For more info, visit rngdr.com/lfe]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47233259Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:14:47 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn our third episode of our LFE Project, we take you in the life of one Korean Woman. This slim book that made waves when it first came out shone a light on conditioned misogyny and systemic sexism in modern Korean life. So many that is touched upon...
For more info, visit rngdr.com/lfe]]>2688asianbooks,asianreads,bookpodcast,chonamju,genderequality,kimjiyoung,kimjiyoungborn1982,koreanliterature,lfe,literatureforequality,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntlfeproject,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e02-we-should-all-be-feminists-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-who-s-afraid-of-the-word-feminism--47109703
For more info, visit rngdr.com/lfe]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47109703Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:50:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn our second episode of our Literature for Equality Project, we tackled the word feminism itself. How did this word get its current reputation? Why do people shy away from the word feminist? Adichie puts forth clear, concise and powerful arguments on...
For more info, visit rngdr.com/lfe]]>1894bookpodcast,chimamandangoziadichie,feminism,feminist,genderequality,genderissues,lfe,literatureforequality,literatureforequalityproject,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntlfeproject,twobooknerdstalking,weshouldallbefeministsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literature-for-equality-e01-iban-woman-by-golda-mowe-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-perfect-girl--46991919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46991919Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaThis is the first episode of our Literature for Equality Project where we pick 8 books that use them to discuss gender issues. This project is supported by The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. Our first book is Iban Woman by Golda Mowe and this is a...2382feminist,feministreads,genderequality,genderissues,goldamowe,ibanwoman,lfe,lfeproject,literatureforequality,literatureforequalitycontest,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-empower-e04-being-an-orang-asli-in-malaysia--46972214"Jakun la you"
"Don't be like one Jakun can or not"

Do these phrases sound familiar?

What is a playful jibe towards others is actually an Orang Asli (meaning original or first peoples in Malay) tribe name. The Jakun people are the second largest Orang Asli sub-groups in Malaysia.
In this episode, we spoke to Sherry Viviey, a half-Jakun youth on the discrimination and challenges faced by the Orang Asli community, and the misuse of her tribe name (usually used as a derogatory term).

Tune in to listen to the story title "Macam Jakun", written by our own Honey Ahmad, inspired by Sherry's story, and the amazing discussion we had with this feisty youth.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46972214Fri, 15 Oct 2021 03:50:11 +0000Honey & Diyana"Ehhh macam Jakun la" "Jakun la you" "Don't be like one Jakun can or not" Do these phrases sound familiar? What is a playful jibe towards others is actually an Orang Asli (meaning original or first peoples in Malay) tribe name. The Jakun people are..."Jakun la you"
"Don't be like one Jakun can or not"

Do these phrases sound familiar?

What is a playful jibe towards others is actually an Orang Asli (meaning original or first peoples in Malay) tribe name. The Jakun people are the second largest Orang Asli sub-groups in Malaysia.
In this episode, we spoke to Sherry Viviey, a half-Jakun youth on the discrimination and challenges faced by the Orang Asli community, and the misuse of her tribe name (usually used as a derogatory term).

Tune in to listen to the story title "Macam Jakun", written by our own Honey Ahmad, inspired by Sherry's story, and the amazing discussion we had with this feisty youth.]]>4173audiostories,indigenouspeople,jakun,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,orangasli,orangaslijakun,orangaslimalaysia,orangaslistories,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntxempower,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-empower-e03-being-a-refugee-in-malaysia--46875586
In this episode, we spoke to Abeera and Yusra, two amazing youths from Project Stand Up, on their aspirations, their challenges, and their hopes for the well-being and empowerment of refugee youths here in Malaysia.

Check out this episode on all podcast platforms to hear their story titled "Freedom", and the discussion we had with these two lovely youths.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46875586Fri, 08 Oct 2021 03:50:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaHaving to uproot yourself from a country and the life you've known, and starting all over can be daunting. But it can also mean opening more doors of opportunity for you. In this episode, we spoke to Abeera and Yusra, two amazing youths from Project...
In this episode, we spoke to Abeera and Yusra, two amazing youths from Project Stand Up, on their aspirations, their challenges, and their hopes for the well-being and empowerment of refugee youths here in Malaysia.

Check out this episode on all podcast platforms to hear their story titled "Freedom", and the discussion we had with these two lovely youths.]]>3652audiostories,bookpodcast,freedom,genderequality,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,projectstandup,refugee,refugees,refugeesinmalaysia,refugeestories,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,tbntxempower,twobooknerdstalking,youthempowerment,youthmovementfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-empower-e02-malaysian-bi-national-families-their-fight-for-equality--46768530
In this episode, we spoke to Bina Ramanand who co-founded the Foreign Spouses Support Group Malaysia and is the Lead Coordinator for the "Malaysian Campaign for Equal Citizenship", Melinda Anne Sharlini who is a gender justice advocate and the programme manager for Family Frontiers and, Shamila Unnikrishnan, a Malaysian currently residing in Nairobi, Kenya on their experiences and journey to achieving gender-equal citizenship laws in Malaysia.

Listen on for a story written by our very own Diana Yeong and the riveting discussion with Bina, Melinda and Shamila.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46768530Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:50:12 +0000Honey & Diyana“The grievances of the plaintiffs are real … the discrimination is apparent,” Justice Akhtar Tahir said, reading out his ruling in the landmark case against discriminatory citizenship laws back on the 9th of September 2021. In this episode, we spoke...
In this episode, we spoke to Bina Ramanand who co-founded the Foreign Spouses Support Group Malaysia and is the Lead Coordinator for the "Malaysian Campaign for Equal Citizenship", Melinda Anne Sharlini who is a gender justice advocate and the programme manager for Family Frontiers and, Shamila Unnikrishnan, a Malaysian currently residing in Nairobi, Kenya on their experiences and journey to achieving gender-equal citizenship laws in Malaysia.

Listen on for a story written by our very own Diana Yeong and the riveting discussion with Bina, Melinda and Shamila.]]>2950audiostories,discriminatorylaws,equality,equalitylaws,foreignspouses,genderequality,genderequalrights,malaysianpodcast,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,sayajugaanakmalaysia,tbnt,tbntxempower,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-x-empower-e01-being-transgender-in-malaysia--46660975
In this special episode, you'll be hearing an excerpt of Julya's unpublished book, Transma and Me, and we had a wonderful conversation with Julya and Faris about their experiences and their individual journeys.

Join us as we bring you the stories and voices of marginalized communities in Malaysia in this 4 part series of special edition shows in collaboration with Empower Malaysia.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46660975Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:50:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaEveryone has a universal need to feel accepted, to be accepted for their authentic self. In a country that does not recognize the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, living your truth can be scary and painful. In this special episode, you'll be hearing...
In this special episode, you'll be hearing an excerpt of Julya's unpublished book, Transma and Me, and we had a wonderful conversation with Julya and Faris about their experiences and their individual journeys.

Join us as we bring you the stories and voices of marginalized communities in Malaysia in this 4 part series of special edition shows in collaboration with Empower Malaysia.]]>5059audiostories,bookpodcast,empowermalaysia,lgbtq+,malaysianpodcast,marginalisedcommunity,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,specialedition,specialeditionepisode,tbnt,trans,transgender,transrights,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbtn-s05e11-mist-bound-with-daryl-kho-a-fantasy-that-teaches-kids-about-dementia--46509842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46509842Wed, 15 Sep 2021 03:50:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaHello there folks! This is an edited version of the LIVE conversation we have with Daryl Kho with some extra excerpts and nerd news. Mist Bound is a is a charming tale of a bright little girl, Alexis who is very close to her grandfather. When he was...3093adventure,asianfolklore,authorinterview,bookpodcast,darylkho,dementia,dementiaawareness,fantasy,howtogluebackgrandpa,kidsbook,malaysianpodcast,middlegrade,middlegradebooks,mistbound,mythology,podcastmalaysia,rrp,rrpmalaysia,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-19-sept-challenge-local-children-s-picture-books-with-li-hsian--46421331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46421331Wed, 08 Sep 2021 03:50:10 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe sat down with Li Hsian the co-facilitator for art discovery tours at Ilham Gallery and picked her brains on great local children's picture books. They use a lot of picture books at the gallery to introduce children to art and themes that might be...2222bookpodcast,childrensbook,childrenspicturebooks,ilhamgallery,kidsbooks,kidspicturebooks,malaysianpodcast,nurseryrhymes,picturebooks,podcastmalaysia,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,vintagebooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e10-4-books-that-brings-you-back-to-nature--46227477
Music :

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4466-teddy-bear-waltz
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

And other tracks from https://www.bensound.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46227477Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:30:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are all bereft of nature right now being stuck in our houses so being a book nerd, we picked up some books that we can live vicariously through. From long nature walks to friendships with foxes, there is something in our picks that will be bound to...
Music :

Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4466-teddy-bear-waltz
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

And other tracks from https://www.bensound.com/]]>3494bookpodcast,catherineraven,daramcanulty,@malaysianpodcast,naturalist,nature,naturebooks,naturereads,podcastmalaysia,raynorwinn,renegaderadio,rrp,rrpmalaysia,symontgomery,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e09-the-dead-djinn-universe-of-p-djeli-clark--46136972
Music :

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Krampus's Workshop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5518-krampus-s-workshop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46136972Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:50:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaAfter last week's horror that is way too close to home, we are still in the world of the supernatural albeit a more rollicking one. Welcome to an alternate Cairo at the turn of the 20th century a mash up of steampunk and djinns with a nice dash of...
Music :

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Krampus's Workshop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5518-krampus-s-workshop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>3306booklovers,booknerds,bookpodacst,deaddjinnincairo,djinn,malaysianpodcast,murdermystery,pdjeliclark,podcastmalaysia,renegaderadio,rrp,rrpmalaysia,steampunk,tbnt,theangelofkhanelkhalili,thedeaddjinnuniverse,thehauntingoftramcar015,themasterofdjinn,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e08-black-magic-in-jember-with-nurillah-achmed--46046495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46046495Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:50:13 +0000Honey & DiyanaHere is an interview we did at the last Ubud Writer's Festival in 2019 (remember sitting in rooms, huddled together listening to an author?) What carefree days those were. Honey sat down with an Indonesian Emerging Writer Nurillah Achmad and talked to...2972authorinterview,booknerd,horror,indonesia,indonesianwriter,jember,malaysianpodcast,nurillahachmad,podcastmalaysia,renegaderadio,rrp,rrpmalaysia,shortstory,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,ubudwritersfestivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e07-re-release-the-broken-earth-trilogy--45958266
Being fantasy dorks, we dig deep into NK Jemisin's award-winning fantasy series, the Broken Earth trilogy. It is epic, nuanced and delves into really personal stuff with a backdrop of the world ending. We talk about reading everything from just one author and end the podcast with an excerpt of Jemisin's fierce Hugo acceptance speech.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45958266Wed, 04 Aug 2021 03:55:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn keeping with our August 2021 Book Challenge, we are re-releasing one of our favourite cli-fi reads, The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. Being fantasy dorks, we dig deep into NK Jemisin's award-winning fantasy series, the Broken Earth...
Being fantasy dorks, we dig deep into NK Jemisin's award-winning fantasy series, the Broken Earth trilogy. It is epic, nuanced and delves into really personal stuff with a backdrop of the world ending. We talk about reading everything from just one author and end the podcast with an excerpt of Jemisin's fierce Hugo acceptance speech.]]>3360bookish,books,brokenearth,clifibook,climatechange,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,nkjemisin,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,thebrokenearth,trilogy,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-18-30-dirty-august-reads-set-by-a-beach--45866387
FB: Two Book Nerds Talking
IG: @tbntbooks
Twitter: @TbnTpod
Email: booknerdstalking@gmail.com

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45866387Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:45:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaOur August challenge is to read a book about climate change or a book set in the tropics. We decided to give you reads set near a beach (or sea or island) and as you can see we have interpreted it rather loosely. And well, that's the challenge; to...
FB: Two Book Nerds Talking
IG: @tbntbooks
Twitter: @TbnTpod
Email: booknerdstalking@gmail.com

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>2101beach,beachreads,books,literature,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,podcasthost,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,tropics,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e06-poisonous-plants-and-witchery-with-kalynn-bayron--45780247
Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Decline by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300016
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45780247Wed, 21 Jul 2021 03:45:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe sat down for an interview with YA author Kalynn Bayron and talked about her new novel, This Poison Heart. It's got a gothic house, a secret garden, locked rooms and a girl who can control plants. 'Black Poison Ivy' is what she calls her heroine...
Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Decline by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300016
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>3767author,books,fantasy,feminist,greek,interview,literature,magic,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,myth,nyc,plants,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,ya,youngadultfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e05-coping-with-stuff-and-rethinking-we-discuss-think-again-by-adam-grant--45701257
Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45701257Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:45:14 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn these strange and challenging times, books like Think Again can be useful in making you embrace the things that you think are keeping you back from making change and moving on. Imposter syndrome (apparently not that bad), constructive arguing (we...
Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>3224books,communication,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,nonfiction,reading,renegaderadio,rrp,selfhelp,tbntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e04-keepers-of-stories-with-suffian-hakim--45592012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45592012Wed, 07 Jul 2021 03:45:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe had a little online LIVE event recently with Elaine from Lit Books and Singaporean author Suffian Hakim. We wished we were doing it at the bookstore and all of us felt a little bereft about it but well- the show must go on! The Keepers of Stories...3000authorinterview,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,myth,mythology,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,singapore,singaporeanauthor,storytelling,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-17-novellas-with-a-dark-heart-part-2--45502843
Credits:
Excerpts were taken from soundcloud.com

Listen to the full song of The Deep by Clipping here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EnPFsk4lOo

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45502843Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:45:10 +0000Honey & DiyanaThis is part 2 of our 30 Dirty this month. We wanted to really get stuck into these brilliant novellas hence divided the show into two. This week we dive into the world of mer-people, enchanted forests, a benign alien invasion and an island where...
Credits:
Excerpts were taken from soundcloud.com

Listen to the full song of The Deep by Clipping here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EnPFsk4lOo

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>1928aliens,bookpodcast,bookrecs,dark,gothic,horror,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,mermaids,novella,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,specfic,speculativefiction,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-16-novellas-with-a-dark-heart-part-1--45404609https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45404609Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:45:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're a careening into the second half of 2021 and the July challenge is to read a book that has magical realism or a speculative fiction novella. As usual we narrowed it down and are bringing to you today Novellas that has a bit of a horror bent to...1924bookpodcast,books,horror,malaysianpodcast,novella,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,speculativefiction,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e03-feminist-retellings-in-3-awesome-books--45322296
Excerpt credits:
Genevieve Gornichec in conversation with Jenny Lawson: https://youtu.be/unXlakWQQ2k

Interview with Jennifer Saint: Author of Debut Novel Ariadne: https://youtu.be/og1d4_Uv3WY

Folk Tale Retellings | Sistersong by Lucy Holland: https://youtu.be/SzcfMSJfhE8

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Errigal by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3715-errigal
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4440-suonatore-di-liuto
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45322296Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:00:13 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe're doing book chasers this week and it's all on feminist retellings - and we're looking into 3 books that go into Greek mythology, Norse mythology, and a famous Ballad. These books are debuts and are so good we can only curl up in envy even as we...
Excerpt credits:
Genevieve Gornichec in conversation with Jenny Lawson: https://youtu.be/unXlakWQQ2k

Interview with Jennifer Saint: Author of Debut Novel Ariadne: https://youtu.be/og1d4_Uv3WY

Folk Tale Retellings | Sistersong by Lucy Holland: https://youtu.be/SzcfMSJfhE8

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Errigal by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3715-errigal
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4440-suonatore-di-liuto
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>3350ballad,bookpodcast,books,feminist,feministretellings,fiction,greekmythology,literature,malaysianpodcast,myths,norsemythology,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e02-how-do-you-live-the-most-charming-coming-of-age-read--45223699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45223699Wed, 09 Jun 2021 03:45:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe sat down to discuss a wonderful translation of Genzaburo Yoshino's 1930's classic How Do You Live? This is one of Diana's best reads of 2021 so far, and once you've sat back and listened to this episode, you will understand why books like this are...2597bookpodcast,books,classic,comingofage,japanese,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,middlegrade,miyazaki,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,translation,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s05e01-project-hail-mary-with-author-andy-weir--45129315
Music credits:
What Does Anybody Know About Anything by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/dtv/

Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45129315Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:45:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaIt's the first episode of Season 5. Hello friends and book lovers we are back and this is our 100th episode! That's pretty amazing eh? And have we got a treat for you. This is an interview we did with sci-fi author Andy Weir and we had a good time...
Music credits:
What Does Anybody Know About Anything by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/dtv/

Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/]]>4237andyweir,bookish,books,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,martians,movie,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,science,scifi,space,spacetravel,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tnbt-minisode-15-translated-works-for-june-challenge--45038275
Editor's note: We apologise for the audio quality in this episode - we're still trying to get the hang of virtual recordings. Thank you for sticking it out!

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45038275Wed, 26 May 2021 03:45:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaJust to get you folks warmed up for Season 5. Yes! Season 5 is just around the corner and we are giving you our monthly 30 Dirty. June's #tbntbookchallenge2021 is to read a translated work OR a book written by a non-nativeEnglish speaker. We have...
Editor's note: We apologise for the audio quality in this episode - we're still trying to get the hang of virtual recordings. Thank you for sticking it out!

Music credits:
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>2234bookish,books,horror,literature,magicalrealism,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,romcom,rrp,tbnt,thirtydirty,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s01e7-re-release-killing-commendatore--44918539
In the first show of the new year, Honey and Diana peel back the layers of Murakami's Killing Commendatore. A meditation on art, music and fraught relationships just to name a few themes in this book. Or izit just a rehash of old obsessions. We talk abt book resolutions, getting reacquainted with your bookshelves and going for a more varied reading list for 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44918539Thu, 20 May 2021 00:42:45 +0000Honey & DiyanaNotes: A few more sleeps till we kick off Seasons 5 (and it'll be our 100th episode too!). So till then, enjoy this throwback to our 7th episode on Murakami's Killing Commendatore. We thought it'd be a good one to indulge in, especially because his...
In the first show of the new year, Honey and Diana peel back the layers of Murakami's Killing Commendatore. A meditation on art, music and fraught relationships just to name a few themes in this book. Or izit just a rehash of old obsessions. We talk abt book resolutions, getting reacquainted with your bookshelves and going for a more varied reading list for 2019.]]>2708bookish,books,japanese,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,murakami,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-14-coming-of-age-family-stories--44551072https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44551072Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:50:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaYes, we're on a break, but we couldn't let you go without another 30Dirty episode! So we roped in our interns to give you the low-down on coming-of-age and family drama recommendations… all as graphic novels - fun! Not to worry, we do have some novels...2003books,comingofage,familydrama,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge,twobooknerdstalking,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e01-rerelease-good-omens-and-lifelong-friendships--44326212
We are back with a killer new season of book nerdery. First up, Good Omens, we talk book, TV and, friendships- between an angel, Aziraphale and a demon, Crowley plus that of co-writers Pratchett and Gaiman. It's a heart-warming tale filled with answerphone messages and the antichrist. Also June's book picks for Break Your TBR. Ah... we missed filling up your shelves...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44326212Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:59:34 +0000Honey & DiyanaNotes: Just because Season 4 is over, does not mean you have to stop listening! We've got lots of exciting tid-bits coming your way. But, for now, here's an oldie but a goldie; a perfect read for our April #tbntbookchallenge too! |..| We are back...
We are back with a killer new season of book nerdery. First up, Good Omens, we talk book, TV and, friendships- between an angel, Aziraphale and a demon, Crowley plus that of co-writers Pratchett and Gaiman. It's a heart-warming tale filled with answerphone messages and the antichrist. Also June's book picks for Break Your TBR. Ah... we missed filling up your shelves...]]>3370bookish,books,goodomens,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,neilgaiman,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,tv,twobooknerdstalking,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e18-ai-and-the-human-heart-in-klara-the-sun--44233730
Music credits:
With a Stamp by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Retro Dreamscape by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/283/retro-dreamscape
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Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44233730Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:15:47 +0000Honey & DiyanaThis has been a loooooong season folks, but in our final episode of Season 4 we discussed Klara and the Sun, quite possibly the book of the moment. Often we find ourselves quite agreeable on the books that we review but ever so often, we have...
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With a Stamp by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Retro Dreamscape by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>3865ai,bookish,books,ishiguro,klaraandthesun,ladies,malaysian,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,robots,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e17-women-who-wrote-with-lauren-marino-ain-aissa--44124771
Special thanks to our guests Ain Aissa (Seek To Speak Podcast) and Lauren Marino.

Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Swimmey Texture by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4451-swimmey-texture
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Energizing by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5709-energizing
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44124771Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:50:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaThis is an edited version of our LIVE stream discussion with Lauren Marino, author of Bookish Broads and Ain Aissa, host of podcast Seek to Speak. We had a gala time talking about forgotten women authors, inspirational trailblazers and of course...
Special thanks to our guests Ain Aissa (Seek To Speak Podcast) and Lauren Marino.

Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Swimmey Texture by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4451-swimmey-texture
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Energizing by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5709-energizing
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license]]>4065bookish,books,girls,ladies,malaysian,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-13-robots-aliens-witches-for-april-s-challenge--44027779https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44027779Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:30:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaAnother 30 Dirty and we have to say we do enjoy putting these mini-shows together for you folks because it lets us look back on some of our favourite reads and discover a whole lot more other reads. Rest assure our TBRs grow ever longer too with each...2146aliens,fantasy,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,robots,rrp,tbnt,tbntbookchallenge,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e16-talking-to-the-ladies-of-lockdown-chronicles--43928150https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43928150Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:26:40 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe spent a delightful hour talking to Viji Krishnamoorthy and Shireen Zainuddin the editors of a collection of short stories called Lockdown Chronicles. After the first MCO ended they decided to record down the Malaysian experience of the pandemic in...3319book,covid,lockdown,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,nerds,pandemic,podcast,reads,renegaderadio,rrp,shortstories,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e15-the-committed-the-explosive-follow-up-to-the-sympathiser--43851134https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43851134Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:50:15 +0000Honey & DiyanaViệt Thanh Nguyễn fans rejoice! The sequel to The Symphatiser, the spy thriller that goes deep into the Vietnam War that won the 2016 Putlizer Prize for fiction is sharper, more violent and just as absurd. This novel has layers like a kek lapis and...3755books,fiction,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e08-rerelease-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous--43711891
Ocean Vuong's raw and visceral debut novel takes you by the throat and doesn't let you go. Admittedly not for everyone, you will still be floored by the emotional truth within. Structured as a letter written by a son to his illiterate mother, this work of auto-fiction blurs the lines between reality and make-believe, you won't really know where Ocean ends and Little Dog (the protagonist) begins and in there lies the beauty of it. Also it's August! So it's break your T.B.R. again and there are so many lovely books to cover...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43711891Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:55:08 +0000Honey & DiyanaNotes from Honey: Hey Booknerds, we are taking a week’s break but here’s one of our favourites from the TBNT archives and fitting too for March’s #tbntbookchallenge2021 | .. | Ocean Vuong's raw and visceral debut novel takes you by the throat and...
Ocean Vuong's raw and visceral debut novel takes you by the throat and doesn't let you go. Admittedly not for everyone, you will still be floored by the emotional truth within. Structured as a letter written by a son to his illiterate mother, this work of auto-fiction blurs the lines between reality and make-believe, you won't really know where Ocean ends and Little Dog (the protagonist) begins and in there lies the beauty of it. Also it's August! So it's break your T.B.R. again and there are so many lovely books to cover...]]>3375bookish,books,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-12-japanese-queer-writing-for-march-reading-challenge--43609249🏳️‍🌈💕

It's our Thirty Dirty again and for March it's to read a book that has LGBTQ issues in it or a book written by a Japanese author. We thought why not combine and two and was completely illuminated by the fact the Japanese queer writing has had a long history right up to the first ever novel in the world. And seriously all of the books we talked about today is interesting. We are going to pick up some ourselves.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43609249Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:55:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaProducers Note: This episode contains content that might be sensitive to some, content includes particular kinds of consensual sexual activity and discussions of LGBTQ+ topics. If this isn't your cup of tea, we suggest you skip this one. 🏳️‍🌈💕 It's...🏳️‍🌈💕

It's our Thirty Dirty again and for March it's to read a book that has LGBTQ issues in it or a book written by a Japanese author. We thought why not combine and two and was completely illuminated by the fact the Japanese queer writing has had a long history right up to the first ever novel in the world. And seriously all of the books we talked about today is interesting. We are going to pick up some ourselves.]]>1783books,fiction,lgbtq,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,podcast,queer,queerfiction,renegaderadio,rrp,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e14-talking-blood-prince-with-author-tutu-dutta--43507601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43507601Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:50:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaCome meet the first vampire in the world! Did you know that Raja Bersiong actually lived in the 11th or 12th century meaning that it predates Vlad Tepesh? - the real life bloodthirsty ruler that spawned Dracula. Mentioned in Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa...3145books,dark,fantasy,folklore,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,podcast,renegaderadio,story,supernatural,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,vampire,yafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e13-living-in-interior-chinatown--43364876https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43364876Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaOne of Diana's current favourite author is Charles Yu and we got stuck into Interior Chinatown- one of the most innovative and entertaining books of 2020, hey it won the National Book Award. We went into structure, stereotypes even fonts and foibles....2714books,interiorchinatown,literature,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,novel,podcast,renegaderadio,rrp,story,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e12-talking-books-with-mr-big-bad-wolf-andrew-yap--43253772https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43253772Wed, 03 Feb 2021 03:55:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaEver wondered what it takes to run the biggest book sale in the world over and over again and still have juice leftover to open beautiful bookstores and push for reading advocacy? Well at the end of 2020 Diana and Honey sat down with Andrew Yap, one...3911bigbadwolf,bookreview,books,booksales,bookxcess,ilovebooks,malaysian,podcast,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-011-indochinese-books-for-our-february-reading-challenge--43121675https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43121675Wed, 27 Jan 2021 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaTo egg you along on our #tbntbookchallenge for 2021 we will be putting up a 30mins show at the end of each month that can get your juices going for the next month. So February's challenge is to read a book by a Southeast Asian author or set in...2087asianlit,asianwriters,crimefiction,georgeorwell,graphicnovel,malaysianpodcast,podcast,poetry,renegaderadio,southeastaisa,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e11b-2021-anticipated-reads-jan-jun-part-2--43089354https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43089354Sun, 24 Jan 2021 09:55:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaPart 2 folks where we cover Asian Lit, middle-grade-YA, translated books and other notable literary fiction coming out in the first half of 2021. Enjoy!3121anticipatedreads,asianlit,bookrecommendation,literatyfiction,malaysianpodcast,middlegrade,podcast,popularfiction,renegaderadio,tbnt,twobooknerdstalking,yafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e11a-2021-anticipated-reads-jan-jun-part-1--42976697
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Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Russian Dance
Joey Pecoraro
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUbxtXlyp-urIb2hRlXRpQ

Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42976697Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are trying to keep our shows concise folks so here is the first part of 2021 Anticipated Reads (January-June). In this first part we go into most anticipated books, a huge non-fiction list and speculative fiction to watch out for. We though we...
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Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Russian Dance
Joey Pecoraro
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUbxtXlyp-urIb2hRlXRpQ

Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>26982021reads,all,anticipatedreads,bookish,hashtags,literary,nonfiction,(plus,readinglist,speculativefiction,tbr,the,usualfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-010-last-episode-2020-our-year-in-podcasting--42714476https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42714476Wed, 30 Dec 2020 03:55:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaFor those of you who have just started listening to TBNT, these are some of our 2020 highlights. It's been quite a year! We clocked over 40 episodes, launched Patreon, figured out how to do social distancing recording, talked and talked and talked and...23502020,bibliophile,booknerd,books,lastepisode,podcast,podcastroundup,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-009-stocking-filler-our-reading-roundup--42622166
Alien Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42622166Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:55:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaOur second last little episode of the year! This time we are giving you a quick tour of our reading year. We talk about romantic books, books we'll probably DNF and what some of the books we are looking forward to reading... Alien Sunset by...
Alien Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]]>1774bibliophile,booknerd,books,christmas,ilovebooks,malaysian,podcast,reading,reading2020,readingnow,readingroundup,review,stockingfillerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e10-talking-food-with-lara-lee-author-of-coconut-sambal--42569552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42569552Sat, 19 Dec 2020 12:36:32 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe caught up with chef and food writer Lara Lee on her gorgeous cookbook Coconut and Sambal. It has hit the culinary world by storm giving a face to modern Indonesian cuisine. As you can imagine gathering together recipes from the very diverse...4683bibliophile,booknerd,cookbookauthor,cookbookclub,cookbookreview,ilovebooks,indonesianfood,malaysian,podcast,readingnow,review,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minsode-008-stocking-filler-christmas-book-gifts--42516670
DD Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100492

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42516670Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:00:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are back with another stocking filler! Yay! This time it's on some yummy books to can get for the bookworm in your life or... let's be real for yourself. DD Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license....
DD Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100492

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>2134bibliophile,bookgifts,bookrecommendation,giftideas,gifting,gifts,readingnow,recommended,stockingfillersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e09-shooting-the-breeze-with-the-dirt-cheap-podcast--42437935
Covert Affair - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/

Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/ioi_-5sAuXQ

Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42437935Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:55:14 +0000Honey & DiyanaDirt Cheap Podcast reached out to us for a chat. We sat down via Discord with hosts Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden to talk about their poddy where they are reading a dime store novel Murder in the Glass Room (it's bad, it's really, really bad)...
Covert Affair - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/

Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/ioi_-5sAuXQ

Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5]]>3931badreads,bibliophile,booknerd,books,dimestorenovels,ilovebooks,malaysian,podcast,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-007-stocking-filler-december-tbr--42391850
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Arcadia - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100326

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42391850Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:07:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaT'is the season to be jolly (well as jolly as you can muster after the year we've been having). Why not take a load off and enjoy our little minisode on some December TBR and book highlights. This is a first of a series of audio stocking fillers for...
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Arcadia - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100326

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>1891booknerd,bookrecommendations,books,cultured,filler,ilovebooks,readingnow,stockingfillings,tbntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e08-is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-easy-job--42271282
Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100768

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42271282Wed, 02 Dec 2020 03:54:35 +0000Honey & DiyanaToday we discuss one of our most unexpected reads of the year. Kikuko Tsumura's book is hilarious, mundane, relatable and dare we say intriguing. Yes, it's about a woman who keeps changing her temp job but scratch beneath the surface there is an...
Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100768

Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>3046booknerd,books,contemporary,ilovereading,japaneseauthor,malaysian,modernlit,podcast,readingnow,translated,workplacefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/renegade-radio-presents-lone-passage--42191072
Through this exclusive audio documentary series, we will be shining a light on the stories and struggles of refugee children who in one way or another, ended up here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. What does the future hold for these young refugees in a country that doesn't recognize the rights of refugees?

From Renegade Radio in collaboration with Malaysiakini, this is Lone Passage.

Subscribe now to Lone Passage on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42191072Fri, 27 Nov 2020 02:00:17 +0000Honey & DiyanaLone Passage is a podcast about those most vulnerable and invisible in our society; Unaccompanied Minor Refugees. Children who are forced to leave their homes and loved ones due to dire circumstances. Through this exclusive audio documentary series,...
Through this exclusive audio documentary series, we will be shining a light on the stories and struggles of refugee children who in one way or another, ended up here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. What does the future hold for these young refugees in a country that doesn't recognize the rights of refugees?

From Renegade Radio in collaboration with Malaysiakini, this is Lone Passage.

Subscribe now to Lone Passage on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.]]>200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e07-the-devil-and-the-dark-water-with-author-stuart-turton--42152996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42152996Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:55:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaStuart Turton returns with his second novel, another twisty nefarious tale, this time set on a ship in the 17th century. There is a motley crew of suspect characters, supernatural occurrences and of course murder. But as usual nothing is what it seems...4533bibliophile,booknerd,books,crimenovel,historicalfiction,investigative,malaysian,mystery,pirates,readingnow,supernaturalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e06-hopeful-reads-with-midnight-library-addie-larue--42033667
Other book recommendations
Life after Life- Kate Atkinson
Everyday- David Levithan
How to Stop Time- Matt Haig
The Heavens- Sandra Newman
Peter Pan- J.M. Barrie
My Real Children- Jo Walton
A Lifetime of Impossible Days- Tabitha Bird
Check out our episode on Ted Chiang's Exhalation]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42033667Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:38:03 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe have heard of the theme Uplit but sometimes a book is not thoroughly 'up' just quietly hopeful perhaps on humanity, getting through a rough patch or just sometimes straight-up outwitting the devil. We all need a little patch of sunlight breaking...
Other book recommendations
Life after Life- Kate Atkinson
Everyday- David Levithan
How to Stop Time- Matt Haig
The Heavens- Sandra Newman
Peter Pan- J.M. Barrie
My Real Children- Jo Walton
A Lifetime of Impossible Days- Tabitha Bird
Check out our episode on Ted Chiang's Exhalation]]>3546bibliophile,booknerd,books,hopefulreads,ilovebooks,malaysian,mentalhealth,readingnow,uplitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e05-live-interview-with-joshua-kam-extra-spoilers--41915890https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41915890Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:35:50 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe did a LIVE interview with Joshua Kam on his award-winning book How the Man In Green Saved Pahang and Possibly the World with Lit Books. Here is an edited version of the interview and a never before heard SPOILER section right at the end. This is...4392bibliophile,booknerd,books,fantasy,hikayat,ilovebooks,malaysianauthor,mythology,readingnow,speculativefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e04-spooktober-storytelling-special--41731986booknerdstalking@gmail.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41731986Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:49:23 +0000Honey & DiyanaBonus episode! We thought it's be fun to careen out of our usual wheelhouse and tell you folks some cerita hantu. This was quite a bit of fun to do as we shook out some old stories we wrote and put it forth to be enjoyed by all. In lieu of Halloween...booknerdstalking@gmail.com]]>2822booknerd,books,halloween,halloweenspecial,hallowseve,shortstories,storytellingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e03-marriage-in-monogamy-vs-infidelity-in-here-is-the-beehive--41562554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41562554Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:55:11 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are delving into a topic today and it's the 'M' word... yup marriage. Having read Sue Miller's Monogamy and Sarah Crossan's Here is the Beehive almost back to back we were taken aback by how many similar themes it touches. So join us as we peel...3945bibliophile,booknerd,books,bookworm,contemporaryfiction,fiction,ilovereading,infidelity,marriage,monogamy,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e02-super-thursday-and-more-tbr--41444145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41444145Wed, 14 Oct 2020 03:55:14 +0000Honey & DiyanaAfter a month's break, our TBRs are bursting and though our heart's go to everyone who is putting out a book this year, our hearts rejoice that there are so many tasty, tasty books to sink our teeth into (even if we moan that it's impossible to read...4008bibliophile,booknerd,bookrecommendations,books,ilovebooks,newbooks,newreleases,readingnow,superthursdayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s04e01-bandits-nuns-mayhem-we-talk-with-zen-cho-on-her-new-novella--41323714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41323714Wed, 07 Oct 2020 03:55:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaZen Cho is back with a brand new novella called The Pure Order of the Moon Reflected on Water. She calls it a tropical wuxia, inspired by martial arts yarns and period C-dramas, follow her band of merry bandits as they careen around a fantasy take on...4167bibliophile,booknerd,books,fanfic,fantasy,ilovebooks,martialarts,novella,readingnow,twobooknerdstalking,wuxiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e23-the-mistress-of-darkness-julya-oui-talks-taiping-and-terror--40494558https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40494558Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:55:07 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe hung out on a thunderous afternoon with Julya Oui and talk campfire tales, the private life of Silobans and the fact that there's really nothing to be afraid of. Having exorcised her demons on her page she cheekily says, "it's someone else's...4039author,bibliophile,booknerd,bookreview,books,ceritahantu,horror,ilovebooks,malaysian,podcast,readingnow,scarystories,taipingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e22-august-tbr-huns-n-dee-s-reading-recs--40394014https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40394014Wed, 19 Aug 2020 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaAs everyone knows, there are too many books being released atm. As a spillover from last week's episode since we could not fit everything in an hour this week we thought you might like to know the stuff we really liked reading lately plus more...3676bibliophile,booknerd,books,ilovebooks,malaysian,readingnow,recommendedreading,tbrtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e21-worldcon-booker-longlist-anticipated-books--40277415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40277415Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:19:38 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe chill out with each other, over some delicious beverages and talk about happenings in the book world. Everything from ConZealand to is Rothfuss going to finally finish his book to the Booker Longlist. Also listen to Honey trying to convince Diana...3536booknerds,books,conzealand,georgerrmartin,ilovebooks,midnightsun,patrickrothfuss,readingnow,thebookerprize,worldconfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e20-special-interview-with-hanna-alkaf-on-the-girl-and-the-ghost--40129228https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40129228Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:00:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaHanna Alkaf is back with her first middle grade novel The Girl and the Ghost. A little girl inherits and peleset (generational spirit) from her bomoh grandmother and makes it her friend. But Pink (what she named her peleset) is made of darker stuff....4359booknerd,books,childrensbook,horror,ilovebooks,malaysian,middlegrade,podcast,readingnow,supernaturalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e19-kevin-kwan-s-latest-sex-vanity-best-tak--39893190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39893190Wed, 22 Jul 2020 04:30:53 +0000Honey & DiyanaKevin Kwan's romp-com has big stilettos to fill. After the Crazy Rich Asian trilogy, everyone is waiting with bated breath what the next glittery read would be. Well wonder no more! In Sex and Vanity we are back in the world of the super rich with an...3804bibliophile,booknerd,books,ilovebooks,kevinkwan,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e18-in-conversation-with-rutger-bregman-on-humankind--39771988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39771988Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:33:56 +0000Honey & DiyanaBumper episode coming up folks! This week we have a whopper so sit back, relax and let Rutger pretty much take you through his book about a hopeful history of us. It's fascinating and his theories are backed by tons of research. If there is one non...5109bibliophile,booknerd,books,greatreads,history,hopeful,humankind,ilovebooks,nonfiction,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e17-impractical-uses-of-cake-facebook-live-interview--37518323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/37518323Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:21:06 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe chatted with Yeoh Jo-Ann the author of Impractical Uses of Cake with Elaine from Lit Books. This was supposed to be a live event but well, that pesky little virus happened to we ended up doing a FB LIVE instead. Sigh... there would have been cake...4054authorinterview,booknerd,books,epigrambooks,readingnow,singaporefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e16-break-your-tbr-book-highlights--33029444https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33029444Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaIt's been quite a while since we've done a Break your TBR so here's an entire episode dedicated to books that are out in May/June and some which are up-coming. There's no rhyme or reason really... these are just books that's been buzzing and those...3855bookhighlights,booknerd,discussion,ilovebooks,literary,readingnow,recommendation,tbrfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e15-last-tang-standing-with-debut-author-lauren-ho--31118314https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31118314Wed, 17 Jun 2020 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe have all been there. Awkward marital questions at family gatherings, trying to get ahead in your work place where everyone looks like an enemy, torn between two delectable men... (err... okay maybe that one is wishful thinking). Thank god for books...4017authorinterview,bibliophile,booknerd,books,contemporary,debutauthor,ilovebooks,readingnowtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e14-is-the-glass-hotel-the-perfect-pandemic-read--30060618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30060618Wed, 10 Jun 2020 03:55:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaMany know Emily St. John Mandel through her gentle dystopia novel Station Eleven. Now back with her 5th novel, The Glass Hotel feels at times dream-like and other times like you have stumbled upon a parallel universe to her novel before. And she...2941bibliophile,booknerd,books,ilovebooks,malaysianpodcast,readingnow,tbntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-nebula-awards-special--27794360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27794360Wed, 20 May 2020 03:55:08 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe came out from our little Ramadhan break to discuss the Nebula Awards nominees. Find out about the novels that is exciting the speculative fiction world from magical doorways to lesbian necromancers in space, there is even a novel that eerily...4491awards,bibliophile,booknerd,books,fantasy,nebula,readingnow,sciencefiction,speculativefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e13-sarah-j-mass-crescent-city-with-avery-khuan--25984187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25984187Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:55:07 +0000Honey & DiyanaOne of the most highly anticipated fantasy offerings this year, Sarah J. Mass' House of Earth and Blood is her first 'adult novel'. We chewed through angels, faes, shifters, merfolk and all sorts of other magical creatures in an urban fantasy setting....3512bibliophile,booknerd,books,bookstagrammer,crescentcity,fantasy,readingnow,sarahjmass,tbnttruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e12-the-wandering-with-author-intan-paramaditha--25510413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25510413Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:55:07 +0000Honey & DiyanaIntan Paramaditha joined us from her home in Sydney talk to us about her choose your own adventure book, The Wandering. A fable, an adventure, a commentary on mobility and boundaries this is a book you can pick up again and again to go on a different...4084bibliophile,booknerd,books,fairytales,fantasy,indonesianwriter,readingnow,speculativefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e11-murder-most-horrid-seishi-yokomizu-s-inugami-curse--24941608https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24941608Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:55:10 +0000Honey & DiyanaMost people have heard of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle but few outside of his native Japan know Seshi Yokomizo. The master of murder mysteries especially the locked door kind, his detective Kosuke Kindaichi has starred in over 70 books....3150bibliophile,booknerd,books,crime,crimebooks,japaneseauthor,murder,murdermystery,readingnow,seishiyokomizo,twobooknerdstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e10-fancy-reading-a-hilarious-depression-memoir--24696234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24696234Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:55:16 +0000Honey & DiyanaRhik Samadder wrote one of our favourite memoirs of last year. Called I Never Said I Loved You, it's on life, death and things unsaid. It is laugh out loud funny but also painful in places, Samadder goes into his depression and mental health issues...3801bibliophile,booknerd,books,britishwriter,mentalhealth,readingnow,ubudfestival,ubudwritertruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e09-poet-lemn-sissay-on-poetry-and-his-memoir--24276832https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24276832Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:55:16 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe've got an episode we recorded in Ubud for you this week. Since world poetry day was a few days ago on the 21st of March, this episode is in conversation with Lemn Sissay, poet, presenter, performer and speaker. It was after his festival session on...2838booknerd,books,lemnsissay,readingnow,sandwiches,ubudfestivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e08-little-girls-tell-tales-sour-heart-by-jenny-zhang--23994519https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23994519Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:55:15 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe met the charming Jenny Zhang in Ubud and cornered her for an interview about her first book of short stories, Sour Heart. This collection is set in the 90s and told from the point of view of little girls on the cusp of adolescence. Alongside the...2808bibliophile,booknerd,books,chineseamerican,fiction,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e07-hamnet-by-maggie-o-farrell-shakespeare-s-domestic-life-and-tragedy--23737511https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23737511Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:05:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell was just long-listed for the Women's Prize for fiction. What makes people over five hundred years later still speculate on Shakespeare's life? How much did the death of his son Hamnet influenced his tragedy Hamlet? Was the...3450bibliophile,booknerd,books,hamlet,readingnow,shakespeare,thatisthequestion,tobeornottobe,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-006-indonesian-emerging-poet-ilhamdi-putra--23451722https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23451722Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:55:11 +0000Honey & DiyanaOur minisode this time brings you a young poet that hails from Sumatera. Ilham was the only emerging poet to be in the Ubud Indonesian writing anthology and we caught up with him during the festival last year. His poem was political and does hit home...2409bibliophile,booknerd,books,indonesianwriter,poem,poems,poet,readingnow,ubudfestivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e06-locke-and-key-with-geeks-in-malaysia-part-1--23194308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23194308Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:55:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaZoiks! We have a special crossover episode for all you geeks and nerds out there. In the studio with us this week are the gregarious Amelia Chen and Nick Dorian from the pop culture podcast Geeks in Malaysia. We chewed through Joe Hill's graphic...4371crossover,geeks,geeksinmalaysia,lockeandkey,nerdsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e05-going-through-the-controversy-of-american-dirt--22934615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22934615Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:55:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaWhen Jeanine Cummins' highly anticipated book American Dirt hit the shelves readers were beside themselves recommending it. The mother and son story of being pursued by a drug kingpin fired everyone's imaginations. And then controversy hit, Mexican...3720americandirt,bibliophile,booknerd,books,controversy,discussion,readingnow,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e04-secondhand-the-global-garage-sale-with-author-adam-minter--22675415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22675415Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:55:17 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe secondhand industry has spawned its own sub-culture, economy and entrepreneurs. Dive with us into the world of garage sales, flea markets and thrift stores with author Adam Minter who has spent a lot of his free time poking around secondhand...3776amcorpmall,bibliophile,booknerd,books,fleamarket,readingnow,secondhand,tbnt,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-005-indonesian-emerging-writer-lita-lestianti--22428306https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22428306Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:55:15 +0000Honey & DiyanaAs promised from time to time we feature an emerging writer from the region. We met Lita Lestianti at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and talked how she juggles writing with motherhood...1545booknerd,indonesianwriter,uwrf,uwrf19falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e03-girl-talk-with-booker-prize-winner-girl-woman-other--22225076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22225076Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:30:13 +0000Honey & DiyanaBernadine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other is a candid look into the lives of 12 British black women. The novel is clever, entertaining and experimental but did it deserve the joint Booker with Atwood's testaments. Well we sat down and talked feminism,...3532bibliophile,bookerprize,booknerd,books,bookstagram,girlwomanother,readingnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e02-the-witcher-special-with-epic-arcade--21932340https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21932340Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaBeen mad about a certain monster-fighting, white-haired mutant? In this episode special we talk everything Witcher, the books, the games, the series. Love it or hate it, if you have Netflix there is no way you could miss The Witcher that has been...4063bibliophilia,booknerd,books,literary,thewitcherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s03e01-tan-twan-eng-special-the-garden-of-evening-mists--21687591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21687591Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:55:13 +0000Honey & DiyanaWith the launch go The Garden of Evening Mists movie, we got author Tan Twan Eng in the studio to spill the beans on borrowed sceneries, horimonos and, the thrill of seeing your characters come to life on the big screen. Of course we needed out on...4219amreading,asianauthor,author,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,interview,tbnt,thegardenofeveningmists,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02-bonus-episode-2019-wrap-up--21060974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21060974Thu, 26 Dec 2019 03:55:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaT'is the end of 2019. How was the reading year for you? We feel incredibly blessed really looking back at the year of reading and podcasting we had. Here are some of our reading highlights and the episodes we loved. We also talked about award-winners...39342019,amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoread,wrapupfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-004-in-the-mad-and-furious-city-with-guy-gunaratne--20865589https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20865589Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe had the chance to interview Guy Gunaratne at URWF'19 where he chatted about his book The Mad and Furious City. We talked about belonging, extremism and finding the inspiration to write a book in vernacular and language that feels true to yourself....2839falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-003-indonesian-emerging-writer-chandra-bientang--20311209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20311209Thu, 28 Nov 2019 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaDuring the Ubud Writers Festival we checked out new emerging writers especially from Indonesia. For the next few months we will be featuring an emerging writer each month starting with the lovely Chandra Bientang. A philosophy major and content writer...1697amreading,bali,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,ubud,uwrf19,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-002-talking-with-the-queen-of-ubud-janet-deneefe--20178444https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20178444Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:55:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are on a hiatus but we have plenty of good stuff for you to keep you company from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. We caught up with the powerhouse behind one of the world's best Lit Fest, Janet Deneefe and talked about the festival this...1424amreading,bali,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,festival,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,ubud,uwrf19,whattoread,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e21-ubud-writers-readers-festival-roundup--20011352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20011352Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:55:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are back! From the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and it was fabulous. As we are busy sorting out the interviews and crafting cool episodes for you constant listeners, have a listen to our festival roundup. It will give you a taste of what went...3359amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,festival,freebooks,malaysia,malaysianpodcast,nerds,tbnt,ubud,uwrf19,whattoread,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e20-all-hallow-s-eve-lovecraft-special--19777004https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19777004Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:55:06 +0000Honey & DiyanaCome join us in the disturbing world of Lovecraftian stories and weird tales, where The Old Ones disdain the insignificance of man and you, are but a sleep away from a dreamscape world of night gaunts and crafty cats. Lovecraft was prolific, at times...3932booknerds,books,bookworms,cosmichorror,cthulumythos,eldritch,halloween,literature,lovecraft,scarybooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e19-journey-with-us-to-the-starless-sea--19660176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19660176Thu, 24 Oct 2019 03:55:16 +0000Honey & DiyanaIt's been 8 long years for Erin Morgenstern fans since The Night Circus captivated readers and dreamers alike all over the world. Now finally, her second novel, The Starless Sea is out. Come with us into her underground labyrinth of stories complete...3032bibliophile,bookreview,books,bookstagram,bookworms,discussion,fantasy,literary,reading,thestarlessseafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e18-tunku-halim-special-chatting-with-malaysia-s-master-of-horror--19542577https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19542577Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:55:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaSo still in a Spooktober mood we sat down and sunk our teeth into Tunku Halim's macabre mind. It was... delightfully pleasant. He shares his thoughts on Malaysian's obsession with the supernatural and everything from orang minyak to bomohs. We also...3406booknerds,books,horror,horrorwrite,malaysianhorror,supernaturalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e17-ghost-stories--19431916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19431916Thu, 10 Oct 2019 03:55:07 +0000Honey & DiyanaImaging sitting in a darkened room and listening to a really good ghost story, the thrill of fear licking down your spine, the hairs on the back of your neck rising as the tale builds up to its final fright. For as long as we have been telling...2918amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,ghosts,ghoststories,nerds,scaryreads,spooktober,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e16-john-connolly-special--19332193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19332193Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:55:14 +0000Honey & DiyanaSo. . .John Connolly popped by the studio for a conversation on all things Charlie Parker. Book of Bones is book 17 of the series (imagine that) and Honey who has been following it from the very beginning was beside herself because she could ask all...3987amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,crime,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,horror,johnconnolly,nerds,scary,supernatural,tbnt,truecrime,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e15-is-atwood-s-the-testaments-worth-the-hype--19237949https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19237949Thu, 26 Sep 2019 03:55:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe Testaments, is the much-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (fans have waited over 34 years for it!) It follows three different women 15 years after the incidents of The Handmaid's Tale and aims to answer all your burning questions about Gilead....2535amreading,atwood,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,margaret,nerds,tbnt,testaments,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e14-getting-to-know-three-women-with-special-guest-min-hun--19156818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19156818Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:55:02 +0000Honey & DiyanaLisa Taddeo's hot non-fiction Three Women has been on everyone's summer reading list. Does it really give what it claims to offer? Give you vital truths about feminine desire. Can we relate to these three women as women ourselves? And what does a man...4151bibliophile,booklover,booknerd,bookshop,bookstagram,bookstore,threewomentruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e13-the-night-tiger-special-with-yangsze-choo--19085911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19085911Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:55:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe got to skype with the charming Yangsze Choo on her latest novel The Night Tiger. She answered all our questions including enlightening us on genre selection, her morbid fasciation with ghosts and, mirror worlds...3786amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,malaysianauthor,nerds,tbnt,thenighttiger,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-minisode-001-break-your-tbr-sept-19--19034492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19034492Sun, 08 Sep 2019 02:00:21 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe got a long TBR for September so it's out this week as a bonus Minisode. Our producer Jeff K. joined us for a lively discussion on tasty books out this month of September. Quite a lot of horror since it's creeping up to Halloween.1716bibliophile,booknerds,books,bookstagram,bookworm,horror,lovecraft,septembertbr,tbnt,tbr,twobooknerdstalkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e12-japanese-playboys-and-fleeting-loves-we-talk-kawakami--19003378https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19003378Thu, 05 Sep 2019 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe 10 Loves of Mr Nishino is a series of ten short stories about the different women and affairs in one man's life. Contemporary author Hiromi Kawakami explores the nuances of a Japanese playboy and writes a wry, astute and at times, an achingly...2956bibliophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,books,bookstagram,booksy,discussion,japanesewrite,kawakami,lovestory,nerds,tbnt,tbntbooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e11-live-at-lit-books-with-suffian-hakim--18940490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18940490Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:55:12 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe Minorities is a rib-tickling, social satire on the life of 4 housemates and a pontianak that starts off with a few mishaps and culminating in a battle royale across the border. Nak perang pun... kena datang ke Malaysia... (want to fight also must...3844amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e10-the-butterfly-lion-and-how-to-get-kids-reading--18816308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18816308Thu, 15 Aug 2019 03:55:06 +0000Honey & DiyanaOur guest this week, Marianne Dark has taught English for many years and run a language centre. She brings her insights in this episode on how to get kids excited about reading. Our book choice is the Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo, a wonderful...3377amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,bookstore,booksy,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e09-magic-monsters-in-pan-s-labyrinth--18751666https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18751666Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaEver so often both of us crave for fae creatures and fantastical worlds. The recent Pan's Labyrinth book The Labyrinth of the Faun based on the 2006 movie by Del Toro had us frothing at the bit. His imagination paired with Cornelia Funke's elegant...3549amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,fantasy,fiarytale,freebooks,nerds,panslabyrinth,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e08-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous--18697097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18697097Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:55:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaOcean Vuong's raw and visceral debut novel takes you by the throat and doesn't let you go. Admittedly not for everyone, you will still be floored by the emotional truth within. Structured as a letter written by a son to his illiterate mother, this...3345amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e07-how-to-stay-sexy-and-not-get-murdered--18631557https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18631557Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:55:20 +0000Honey & DiyanaAre you strangely fascinated by true crime and serial killers? Then you might have heard of My Favourite Murder, one of the most popular true crime podcasts out there helmed by dynamic duo Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff. Well now they have...3562amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,malaysianpodcast,memoir,nerds,podcast,tbnt,tbntbooks,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e06-tbnt-special-with-tash-aw-interview--18570146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18570146Thu, 18 Jul 2019 03:55:21 +0000Honey & DiyanaAfter reading Tash Aw's riveting latest novel, We, The Survivors, we, the interviewers sat down to a skype with him. We talked all sorts of things, from fatalistic viewpoints of Asians to the class system that overrides race and religion. We also...3839amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e05-exhalation--18513061
Emily A. Sprague - Float
Ann Annie - Long Stream
Topher Mohr and Alex Elena - Space Coast
KYLE and Amine Type Beat - Lemonade
Kevin Macleod - Bossa Antigua
Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"Bossa Antigua" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18513061Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:55:09 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe discuss the stories in Exhalation, Ted Chiang’s latest short story anthology, and touched on all sorts of sci-fi malarkey from virtual pets to robot nannies, from time-gates to intelligent parrots. What makes him such a story-telling rockstar in...
Emily A. Sprague - Float
Ann Annie - Long Stream
Topher Mohr and Alex Elena - Space Coast
KYLE and Amine Type Beat - Lemonade
Kevin Macleod - Bossa Antigua
Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"Bossa Antigua" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)]]>4068amreading,arrival,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,exhalation,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,tedchiang,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e04-priory-of-the-orange-tree--18453308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18453308Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:55:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe discuss Samantha Shannon's doorstopper epic fantasy Priory of the Orange Tree. A stand-alone that is a feminist reimagining of St. George and the Dragon as well as Japanese mythology The Luck of the Mountains. This book has magic! Political...2637amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,samanthashannon,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e03-the-mister--18394009https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18394009Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000Honey & DiyanaOur first PG-rated episode. We tear through EL James' The Mister with guest, Irene.328450shades,amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e02-notes-on-a-nervous-planet--18313200https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18313200Wed, 19 Jun 2019 03:30:04 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe front cover says that this book is a user manual for your own head. Matt Haig's Notes on a Nervous Planet will make you take a second and examine just how intact your mental health is in an overly connected world. And oh, reading is one of his...3450amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,matthaig,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-s02e01-good-omens-and-lifelong-friendships--18250310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18250310Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:00:11 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are back with a killer new season of book nerdery. First up, Good Omens, we talk book, TV and, friendships- between an angel, Aziraphale and a demon, Crowley plus that of co-writers Pratchett and Gaiman. It's a heart-warming tale filled with...3490amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,goodomens,neilgaiman,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep20-speculative-fiction-with-tina-issacs--17674611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17674611Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:57:22 +0000Honey & DiyanaBook of M, an exploration on the questions of humanity linked to the power of memory. All over the world people are loosing their shadows and eventually their memories in exchange for transformative power. What kind of world would that be? And how can...3494amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,speculativefiction,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep19-meet-nana-we-talk-human-feline-relationships--17588209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17588209Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:56:21 +0000Honey & DiyanaHiro Arikawa's wildly popular book The Travelling Cat Chronicles has been a hit since it was translated into English. People love cats, the story of a young man taking his kitty on a roadtrip around Japan (even on a ferry!) to find a new home for her...3151amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,hiroarikawa,japanesebooks,nerds,tbnt,thetravelingcatchronicles,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep18-why-becoming-by-michelle-obama-is-the-memoir-you-should-read--17516477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17516477Wed, 03 Apr 2019 03:50:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaThe hottest memoir in the market atm is Michelle Obama's Becoming. What is the story behind the hugely popular former first lady? We talk about her girlhood and the journey to BECOMING the person she is today. There is plenty in this book to inspire,...3117amreading,becomingmichelleobama,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,iambecoming,michelleobama,nerds,obama,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep17-live-we-talk-magic-with-malaysia-s-queen-of-regency-with-zen-cho--17448610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17448610Wed, 27 Mar 2019 03:55:08 +0000Honey & DiyanaYou asked for it and here it is! The Live recording of TBNT's interview with Zen Cho when she swung by Lit Books on her last trip to KL. We talk about her new book, The True Queen, learn about her writing life and even got her to recommend some books...2828amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,fantasy,freebooks,nerds,sorcerertothecrown,tbnt,thetruequeen,whattoread,zenchofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep16-what-is-your-poetry-poison-with-norman-chella--17377171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17377171Wed, 20 Mar 2019 03:50:19 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn honour of World Poetry day, we bare our souls with an in-depth poetry discussion- I mean we go stuck into it making this our longest episode yet. We celebrate the moving poems of Mary Oliver who left us last year and celebrate her mind and words....3952amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,instapoetry,maryoliver,nerds,poetry,poetryofinstagram,poetrysociety,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep15-why-the-broken-earth-series-won-3-hugos-we-talk-nk-jemisin-s-groundbreaking-fantasy-trilogy--17305904https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17305904Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:50:22 +0000Honey & DiyanaBeing fantasy dorks, we dig deep into NK Jemisin's award-winning fantasy series, the Broken Earth trilogy. It is epic, nuanced and delves into really personal stuff with a backdrop of the world ending. We talk about reading everything from just one...3288amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,botm,broken,discussions,earth,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,nkjemisin,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep14-get-steamy-with-kiss-quotient-new-book-releases-march-2019--17235807
We get up close and personal with Stella and Michael in one of the hottest contemporary romances out there. The Kiss Quotient is a reverse Pretty Woman and is how a person on the autism spectrum finds love unexpectedly with a male escort. But it’s much more that just a raunchy romp (although the love scenes were pretty hot), it’s also about trust and giving someone time to be comfortable with love… awww… the ‘feels’ is high in this one. We also announce the WINNER for our Hanna Alkaf Weight of or Sky giveaway.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17235807Wed, 06 Mar 2019 03:50:22 +0000Honey & DiyanaGet steamy with Kiss Quotient & New Book Releases March 2019 We get up close and personal with Stella and Michael in one of the hottest contemporary romances out there. The Kiss Quotient is a reverse Pretty Woman and is how a person on the autism...
We get up close and personal with Stella and Michael in one of the hottest contemporary romances out there. The Kiss Quotient is a reverse Pretty Woman and is how a person on the autism spectrum finds love unexpectedly with a male escort. But it’s much more that just a raunchy romp (although the love scenes were pretty hot), it’s also about trust and giving someone time to be comfortable with love… awww… the ‘feels’ is high in this one. We also announce the WINNER for our Hanna Alkaf Weight of or Sky giveaway.]]>2853amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,booksofinstagram,bookstagram,botm,currentlyreading,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,helenhoang,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep13-what-if-bram-stoker-s-dracula-was-real-find-out-in-dracul--17154639https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17154639Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:55:07 +0000Honey & DiyanaFor our 13th episode it’s HORROR with JD Barker and Dacre Stoker’s Dracul, a fictionalised (or is it?) account of Brams life which led him to write the horror classic Dracula. And yes, Dacre is Bram's great, great gandnephew. We talk vampires from...3245amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep12-is-7-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle-the-weirdest-book-you-ll-read-this-year--17027837booknerdstalking@gmail.com if you like to tell us anything about the show and also join our book giveaway.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17027837Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:50:05 +0000Honey & DiyanaMurder! Mayhem! In a crumbling English Manor... Stuart Turton's 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle brings back the heydays of Christie murder mysteries with a body hopping twist. Find out how confusing we got (without major spoilers of course) and if this...booknerdstalking@gmail.com if you like to tell us anything about the show and also join our book giveaway.]]>2685amreading,biblophile,bookcontest,bookgiveaway,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooksfreebooks,free,freebooks,giveaway,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep11-new-book-releases-of-feb-2019-jk-rowling-s-favourite-teen-classic--16975529booknerdstalking@gmail.com if you like to tell us anything about the show and also join our book giveaway.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16975529Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:55:10 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe have a BOOK GIVEAWAY this month so make sure you listen to the end and also a new segment called Break Your TBR. BYTBR talks about new releases for the month. It’ll be a monthly segment (not that you need any more books to read but you know, we...booknerdstalking@gmail.com if you like to tell us anything about the show and also join our book giveaway.]]>2525amreading,biblophile,bookcontest,bookgiveaway,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,contest,discussions,ebooks,free,freebooks,giveaway,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep10-how-satisfying-was-the-winternight-trilogy--16879561booknerdstalking@gmail.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16879561Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:00:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaSpoiler free folks! Diana and Honey peels away Katherine Arden’s final book in the WInternight Trilogy. We talk fey creatures, Russian winters, families huddled over stoves the size of elephants and compassion for antgonists. We discuss Vasilisa, the...booknerdstalking@gmail.com.]]>2735amreading,biblophile,bookish,booklovers,booknerd,bookporn,books,bookstagram,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,katherinearden,nerds,tbnt,whattoread,winterofthewitchfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep9-spinning-silver--16809467
In this magical episode we talk fairytales and why they are timeless and ripe for retellings. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is a fresh take on Rumplestilskin with strong female characters that kick-ass. However, even with a more feminist take on fairytales is there something in us that still wants a happily ever after? For our topic we delve into our own reading lives, reminisce on great libraries and let listeners know on how we select our books for discussion. As usual let us know what you think of the episode by emailing us at booknerdstalking@gmail.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16809467Wed, 23 Jan 2019 03:50:14 +0000Honey & DiyanaTBNT Ep9: Spinning Silver | Topic: How We Choose Books for TBNT In this magical episode we talk fairytales and why they are timeless and ripe for retellings. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is a fresh take on Rumplestilskin with strong female...
In this magical episode we talk fairytales and why they are timeless and ripe for retellings. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is a fresh take on Rumplestilskin with strong female characters that kick-ass. However, even with a more feminist take on fairytales is there something in us that still wants a happily ever after? For our topic we delve into our own reading lives, reminisce on great libraries and let listeners know on how we select our books for discussion. As usual let us know what you think of the episode by emailing us at booknerdstalking@gmail.com.]]>2498adults,amreading,biblophile,booklovers,books,discussions,ebooks,freebooks,naomi,naominovik,nerds,novel,novik,silver,spinning,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep8-ya-special-with-shemah-sham--16720947booknerdstalking@gmail.com.


Excerpts are from YA Books


The Rest of Us just Live Here- Patrick Ness

Shadow of the Fox- Julie Kagawa

My Heart and Other Black Holes- Jasmine Warga


Some Books mentioned and to check out


The Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling

The Hunger Games Trilogy- Suzanne Collins

The Hobbit- JRR Tolkien

The Red Rising Trilogy- Pierce Brown

All The Bright Places- Jennifer Niven


Book Recommendations


Sky in the Deep- Adrienne Young

The Cruel Prince- Holly Black

Strange the Dreamer & Muse of Nightmares- Laini Taylor

Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom- Leith Bardugo

They Both Die at the End- Adam Silvera

My Lady Jane- Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, Jodie Meadows

Iron Gold- Pierce Brown

His Dark Materials Trilogy- Phillip Pullman


Bookstagram Accounts

Shemah Sham's - @bookooville

Avery Kuan's - @bforbookslut

Sarah Lou’s- @thisdreamofmine

Tomi Adeyemi’s- @tadeyemibooks

Music Credits
Wind Marching For Rain - Puddle of Infinity - Youtube Audio Library
Epilog - Ghostpocalypse and Eastminster by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100666
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16720947Wed, 16 Jan 2019 03:50:21 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn this special YA edition of TBNT, Diana and Honey chats with Shemah Sham, moderator of the YA Discussion Group in KLBAC on what makes a Young Adult novel, the rise of YA fantasy books and what are our pet peeves for this genre of books. Are you a YA...booknerdstalking@gmail.com.


Excerpts are from YA Books


The Rest of Us just Live Here- Patrick Ness

Shadow of the Fox- Julie Kagawa

My Heart and Other Black Holes- Jasmine Warga


Some Books mentioned and to check out


The Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling

The Hunger Games Trilogy- Suzanne Collins

The Hobbit- JRR Tolkien

The Red Rising Trilogy- Pierce Brown

All The Bright Places- Jennifer Niven


Book Recommendations


Sky in the Deep- Adrienne Young

The Cruel Prince- Holly Black

Strange the Dreamer & Muse of Nightmares- Laini Taylor

Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom- Leith Bardugo

They Both Die at the End- Adam Silvera

My Lady Jane- Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, Jodie Meadows

Iron Gold- Pierce Brown

His Dark Materials Trilogy- Phillip Pullman


Bookstagram Accounts

Shemah Sham's - @bookooville

Avery Kuan's - @bforbookslut

Sarah Lou’s- @thisdreamofmine

Tomi Adeyemi’s- @tadeyemibooks

Music Credits
Wind Marching For Rain - Puddle of Infinity - Youtube Audio Library
Epilog - Ghostpocalypse and Eastminster by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100666
Artist: http://incompetech.com/]]>3245adults,amreading,biblophile,booklovers,books,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,nerds,tbnt,whattoread,ya,youngfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep7-killing-commendatore--16665409
Book Recommendations:

The House of Spirits- Isabel Allende
Name of the Wind- Carlos Luis Zafon
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duma Key- Stephen King]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16665409Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:50:18 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn the first show of the new year, Honey and Diana peel back the layers of Murakami’s Killing Commendatore. A meditation on art, music and fraught relationships just to name a few themes in this book. Or izit just a rehash of old obsessions. We talk...
Book Recommendations:

The House of Spirits- Isabel Allende
Name of the Wind- Carlos Luis Zafon
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duma Key- Stephen King]]>2588amreading,bibliophile,booklovers,books,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,haruki,killingcommendatore,murakami,nerds,tbnt,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep6-best-reads-of-2018-with-thean-kew--16597436
We all talk about our best reads of 2018 and what to anticipate in 2019. All in all a good reading year for all of us, from books on family sagas, chess players, thought-provoking reads and poetry for all occasions. Kew, being an avid traveller and finder of great places to put up your feet and read, shares his Top Staycations within Peninsular Malaysia. You don’t want to miss this episode! Happy New Year bookish friends!

Outro music by Punch Deck
https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16597436Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:28:27 +0000Honey & DiyanaIn the Season finale of Two Book Nerds Talking, hosts Diana and Honey are joined by special guest Thean Kew, a radiologist with a voracious appetite for books. We all talk about our best reads of 2018 and what to anticipate in 2019. All in all a...
We all talk about our best reads of 2018 and what to anticipate in 2019. All in all a good reading year for all of us, from books on family sagas, chess players, thought-provoking reads and poetry for all occasions. Kew, being an avid traveller and finder of great places to put up your feet and read, shares his Top Staycations within Peninsular Malaysia. You don’t want to miss this episode! Happy New Year bookish friends!

Outro music by Punch Deck
https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV]]>3165365,amreading,bibliophile,book,booklovers,books,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,happynewyear2019,kindle,nerds,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep5-21-lessons-for-the-21st-century-by-yuval-noah-harari--16597435
In our first non-fiction episode we discussed Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st century a collection of essays that touches on a wide range of topics from AI to spirituality, from politics of the modern world to questions of identity and power. While his first book Homo Sapiens looks into our past and Homo Deus forecasts the future, this book is about our present and how we form our narratives in today's bewildering age. Our bookish topic is of course how to start getting into non-fiction and why a varied reading list would be good for you.

Book Recommendations:

George Orwell Essays

The Algebra of Infinite Justice- Arundhati Roy

Ministry of Utmost Happiness- Arundhati Roy

Enlightenment Now- Steven Pinker
Factfullness- Hans Rosling
Political Tribes- Amy Chua
The Better Angels of our Nature- Steven Pinker

Other Books Mentioned:

The Butchering Art- Lindsey Fitzharris

10 Types of Human- Dexter Dias

Isolation Shepard- Ian R. Thomson
Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer

The Wild Truth- Carine McCandless

The Final Frontiersman- James Campbell

Educated- Tara Westover

Charlotte Bronte: A Life- Claire Harman

On Writing- Stephen King

What I Talk About when I Talk about Running- Haruki Murakami

Excerpts:

21 Lessons for the 21st Century read by Derek Perkins

Harari's Interview on CBS on the importance of mental resilience www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn7uDObRtNc

Harari's talk at Google www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9P_ZXWDJU

Music from dl-sounds.com & purple-planet.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16597435Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:08:54 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds...
In our first non-fiction episode we discussed Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st century a collection of essays that touches on a wide range of topics from AI to spirituality, from politics of the modern world to questions of identity and power. While his first book Homo Sapiens looks into our past and Homo Deus forecasts the future, this book is about our present and how we form our narratives in today's bewildering age. Our bookish topic is of course how to start getting into non-fiction and why a varied reading list would be good for you.

Book Recommendations:

George Orwell Essays

The Algebra of Infinite Justice- Arundhati Roy

Ministry of Utmost Happiness- Arundhati Roy

Enlightenment Now- Steven Pinker
Factfullness- Hans Rosling
Political Tribes- Amy Chua
The Better Angels of our Nature- Steven Pinker

Other Books Mentioned:

The Butchering Art- Lindsey Fitzharris

10 Types of Human- Dexter Dias

Isolation Shepard- Ian R. Thomson
Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer

The Wild Truth- Carine McCandless

The Final Frontiersman- James Campbell

Educated- Tara Westover

Charlotte Bronte: A Life- Claire Harman

On Writing- Stephen King

What I Talk About when I Talk about Running- Haruki Murakami

Excerpts:

21 Lessons for the 21st Century read by Derek Perkins

Harari's Interview on CBS on the importance of mental resilience www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn7uDObRtNc

Harari's talk at Google www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9P_ZXWDJU

Music from dl-sounds.com & purple-planet.com]]>2286amreading,bibliophile,book,booklovers,books,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,harari,kindle,nerds,whattoread,yuvalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep4-haruki-murakami--16597454
In this episode we go into the world of Murakami with his short stories, Men without Women. We discussed one of his best collections that exemplifies relationships between men and women, the loneliness, alienation, pining and unexpected connection. With his trademark unflinching intimacy, this book left both of us wanting more but hey, it's Murakami and he always leaves you holding the pages in sweet agony. Our bookish topic is how to keep your books pristine in our humid weather.

Book Recommendations:

South of the Border, West of the Sun- Haruki Murakami

After Rain- William Trevor

Short Story Collection- Margaret Atwood

Short Stories by Alice Munro

TV Show Recommendation- The Affair

Excerpts:

Men without Women Audiobook read by Kirby Heybourne

What I Talk About when I Talk about Running Audiobook read by Ray Porter

Murakami's Interview from Youtube www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…urakami+interview]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16597454Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:06:54 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds...
In this episode we go into the world of Murakami with his short stories, Men without Women. We discussed one of his best collections that exemplifies relationships between men and women, the loneliness, alienation, pining and unexpected connection. With his trademark unflinching intimacy, this book left both of us wanting more but hey, it's Murakami and he always leaves you holding the pages in sweet agony. Our bookish topic is how to keep your books pristine in our humid weather.

Book Recommendations:

South of the Border, West of the Sun- Haruki Murakami

After Rain- William Trevor

Short Story Collection- Margaret Atwood

Short Stories by Alice Munro

TV Show Recommendation- The Affair

Excerpts:

Men without Women Audiobook read by Kirby Heybourne

What I Talk About when I Talk about Running Audiobook read by Ray Porter

Murakami's Interview from Youtube www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…urakami+interview]]>2218amreading,bibliophile,book,booklovers,books,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,haruki,kindle,murakami,nerds,whattoreadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tbnt-ep3-crazy-rich-asians--16597446
2 Book Nerds Talking is hosted by Honey Ahmad and Diana Yeong. In this episode we delve into the world of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, a sparkling and sharp look into the decadent lives of Singaporeans with romance thrown in. We talked about money obsession and how it can't buy you happiness and how escapism books can still have great characters. Our bookish topic is of course looking into book to movie adaptations with the Crazy Rich Asians movie and how complex it is to shift narration from page to the visual medium.

Book Recommendations:

Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen

Sarong Party Girls- Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Everything I Never Told You- Celeste Ng

China Rich Girlfriends & Rich People Problems- Kevin Kwan

Excerpts:

Crazy Rich Asians Audiobook read by Lynn Chen

Kevin Kwan Interview from NPR's Fresh Air www.npr.org/2018/08/20/64028110…s-author-kevin-kwan

But That's Another
Story
www.stitcher.com/podcast/macmilla…story/e/54901905

Movie excerpts from Crazy Rich Asians directed by John Chu starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu www.crazyrichasiansmovie.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16597446Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:05:48 +0000Honey & DiyanaWe are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds...
2 Book Nerds Talking is hosted by Honey Ahmad and Diana Yeong. In this episode we delve into the world of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, a sparkling and sharp look into the decadent lives of Singaporeans with romance thrown in. We talked about money obsession and how it can't buy you happiness and how escapism books can still have great characters. Our bookish topic is of course looking into book to movie adaptations with the Crazy Rich Asians movie and how complex it is to shift narration from page to the visual medium.

Book Recommendations:

Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen

Sarong Party Girls- Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Everything I Never Told You- Celeste Ng

China Rich Girlfriends & Rich People Problems- Kevin Kwan

Excerpts:

Crazy Rich Asians Audiobook read by Lynn Chen

Kevin Kwan Interview from NPR's Fresh Air www.npr.org/2018/08/20/64028110…s-author-kevin-kwan

But That's Another
Story
www.stitcher.com/podcast/macmilla…story/e/54901905

Movie excerpts from Crazy Rich Asians directed by John Chu starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu www.crazyrichasiansmovie.net]]>2114amreading,asians,bibliophile,book,booklovers,books,crazy,discussion,ebooks,freebooks,kindle,nerds,rich,whattoreadfalsefull