Child of the Library

Hi everyone! The dark season is upon us and right on time the Child of the Library podcast is back with a new episode. I am super stoked to share this cool new project with you, which I hope to convert into a permanent format on my podcast. 'The International Committee on (in this case) Twilight' is a collaboration of three women across three countries talking about their experiences with a certain book series. I am so happy to have Jordanne from the Books To Last podcast on this team, as well as a new friend called Ruby from the US! We had so much fun producing this, recounting our memories and comparing the impact Twilight had in our three corners of the earth. If you want to follow along with us for the portion of the episode where we compare the book covers, here is the link to the presentation that we are referencing: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CA-FY_abFwQ8NN9nruWTSlJvnr1hrOXEM00fJdlACOI/edit?usp=share_link Come check out Jordanne over on all her channels: https://jordannedunn.carrd.co And if you want to find Ruby's podcast content you can visit the Murdermosas podcast. They are currently taking a break, but there is always a backlist catalogue, right? https://open.spotify.com/show/5YTSy7uN10shaDEIIObGR2 And for everyone who is interested, this is the episode that the two of them recorded together over on Jordanne's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/70nm98bOtY4mUkCWs5pkOs I hope you have just as much fun with this new format as Jordanne, Ruby and I! And for everyone who stuck around until the end (also of these shownotes), here is the German translation of the covers: Bis = until Biss = bite So the title "Bis(s) zum Morgengrauen" can mean "Until the dawn" or "Bite at dawn". My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ Email: childofthelibrary@gmail.com

Hello everyone, we are right in the middle of the year and I have some exciting news. On top of some cool new books that I am going to talk about in this episode, I am so happy to announce that this episode was again done in partnership with Meideya Jewelry. I have worn all of the pieces I talk about in this episode over the past weeks, some even for important client meetings at work and I am so happy with the quality and how classy they are. This is your 25% discount code: MARE25 And my discount link: https://meideyajewelry.com/discount/MARE25 If you want to find out more about Meideya, you can visit their website: https://meideyajewelry.com/ I showcase all of the beautiful jewelry pieces here: Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuwbc_-skyw/ Instagram Story Highlight: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTU1MDYzODQxNTkyMzgy?story_media_id=3016142527719521101&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Thanks so much to Meideya for being the partner of this episode and a continuing supporter of my podcast! My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ Email: childofthelibrary@gmail.com

Welcome to the 'Child of the Library' podcast?! More likely welcome BACK! I know it has been a while, but let's return with a banger. First of all, it was really fun to record this episode during our holiday in Greece. I had my little traveling microphone with me that I had used for my first two episodes. And it was very rewarding to go to the beach afterwards, haha. But please excuse any background noise made by playing children or hard-working cleaning staff. And sorry for the spiking in the audio sometimes - it is a tiny mic after all :) Secondly, I just really love this topic because it is one of my biggest dreams to go to Japan one day. Here is the link to the book nook I built: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpaggaVIeSW/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D So much 'Fuddelarbeit', I can tell you! And here is the link to Barbara's boutique called 'Ble' on Zakynthos in Greece: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsoiYGZMcdg/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D And also the mentioned 'Memoirs of a Geisha' trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJw70Yufug My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ Email: childofthelibrary@gmail.com

Hello everyone, a new reading year has begun and I am so excited for so many of the books on my bookshelf. I am so happy to announce that this episode was done in partnership with Meideya Jewelry and that they even provided me with a 25% discount code for all of you to use! I have worn their pieces for the past two weeks and I am so happy with the quality and how classy they are. When I got them, I scoured my bookshelf for books that reminded me of the jewelry in some shape or form - so here are the books that I chose! This is your 25% discount code: MARE25 And my discount link: https://meideyajewelry.com/discount/MARE25 I showcase all of the beautiful jewelry pieces here: Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnYwiksoA8_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Instagram Story Highlight: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTU1MDYzODQxNTkyMzgy?story_media_id=3016142527719521101&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= If you want to find out more about Meideya, you can visit their website: https://meideyajewelry.com/ Thanks so much to Meideya for being the partner of this episode and a supporter of my podcast! My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ Email: childofthelibrary@gmail.com

Hi everyone! Two years already, can you believe it? To celebrate this, Jordanne from the 'Books To Last' Podcast and I put together a very cool episode for you where we compare different book covers from around the world! If you want to follow along with us, here is the link to the presentation that we are referencing: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ugEwX83KWB3XZ5Kf86RQyo0bpd7R_d4XrHl4bOMk6mc/edit?usp=sharing You will find the main slides with the grey header and also additional context on the slides in between (I did not hide them in the end because I don't think you would have been able to see them then). Come check out Jordanne over on all her channels: https://jordannedunn.carrd.co And take a look at her latest episode about her very first book panel: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TpsW8C6UGjFr4EMT1EpEF For everyone who is interested, this is the article I mentioned about the cover design of 'Three Dark Crowns': https://www.epicreads.com/blog/three-dark-crowns-cover-design/ Editing this episode I have to admit I caved and bought the first book in the Taiwanese version. I don't entertain the prospect of ever being able to read it, but a girl can dream and look at the cover while doing so ;) And while you are merrily being entertained by book covers, do yourself a favour and search for all of the Harry Potter Thailand editions, each installment is just a masterpiece in itself. I hope you have just as much fun with this episode as Jordanne and I had :) My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ Email: childofthelibrary@gmail.com

Hello everyone, forget the magical mark of turning 30, you know you are getting older when your gap year experience has its 10th anniversary ;) It is truly incredible how much has happened since and how my time in China has shaped me. I dedicate this episode to Raquel, Riccardo and Paul - what a great time we had :) I now also found out the name of the German athlete again - Britta Heidemann, how could I forget! Here is her Wikipedia page for everyone who is interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britta_Heidemann My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

Over the past few years I really started to enjoy annotating my most favourite books to make them really my own and immerse myself in the story even more. In this episode I will talk about the how and why and if you want to have a little bit of a visual support on top of this podcast episode, check out this Reel that shows you everything that I do: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjPyv5ZDa4m/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= If you have any more questions, just write me an email or a direct message on Instagram :) childofthelibrary@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

If you want to listen to the second part of my little 'What happened this summer' series, you have come to the right place. This episode will cover all topics ranging from our move (and my beautiful new bookshelves), the social events we attended in the last months and also a little segway into a reading slump I had and what books I am currently hyped about. I hope you enjoy it! My last 'What happened this summer' episode: https://childofthelibrary.podigee.io/33-what-happened-this-summer-part-1 My Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ My little bookshelf tour: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Che8wBRDenu/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 'Hold My Hand' by Lady Gaga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2CIAKVTOrc

Hi everyone, it has been so long and I am so happy to be back on the mic. To restart my podcast I wanted to give a recap of what happened in the past few months - then you will probably understand why I had to take a short break from podcasting because there was just so much going on. Here are the links I mention in my episode: Our US road trip Instagram highlight: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18002459257478875/ The podcast episode where I talk about the video game 'Alan Wake': https://open.spotify.com/episode/1B2dywZhE6I3adxrskzjkw My podcast episode with Mark Tullius in LA: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CvMn8iiK4rhia3VdRhU0D?si=RhWDmRwHThO1GvnYB-cmIA&nd=1

This episode will be a very new format for me as I will react 'live' to what books I read are rated best and worst over on the bookish social media platform Goodreads. I use it very religiously to catalog my reading and also my tbr, so if you are curious about that go check it out here: https://www.notion.so/childofthelibrary/The-Child-of-the-Library-Podcast-4bf6521faae24f93917fbd354be4744e It would be lovely if you could rate my podcast on whatever platform you are listening to it - that would mean the world to me!

Yet again I was reminded why it is important to read. You sometimes stumble upon works of literature that just touch you, make you reflect and you never would have thought it would have the impact it had beforehand. 'Kim Jiyoung, born 1982' was one of these books for me. I loved it and can wholeheartedly recommend it. Go check it out!

Hey guys, 'Bridgerton' took the world by storm when Netflix decided to adapt its first book 'The Duke and I'. So I was very keen to make up my own mind about what I think of the 8 book series and its screen adaptation. While Netflix decided to intentionally do a few things differently, I will also dive deep into what I liked and maybe found a bit problematic with the book source material. I hope you enjoy this episode, because I clearly had a lot of fun with! My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/ The Duke and I - 3 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110391.The_Duke_and_I The Viscount Who Loved Me - 3 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861326.The_Viscount_Who_Loved_Me An Offer From a Gentleman - 2.5 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9408584-an-offer-from-a-gentleman Romancing Mister Bridgerton - 4 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110384.Romancing_Mister_Bridgerton To Sir Phillip, With Love - 2.5 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110386.To_Sir_Phillip_With_Love When He Was Wicked - 4 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110396.When_He_Was_Wicked It's in His Kiss - 3 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110393.It_s_in_His_Kiss On the Way to the Wedding - 4 ⭐️ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110388.On_the_Way_to_the_Wedding

You've heard me talk about awesome series, great main characters and awesome plot lines. But this is the hall of fame for all those side characters, who are the hidden heroes within the main characters' stories. This is a tribute to their role in bringing the story forward, entertaining us and making us fall in love with them. This episode is in partnership with Ana Luisa, whose 'Dobby' earrings inspired the topic of today's episode because Dobby is such an awesome secret hero as well. You can follow my personal link here, where you can easily find all the jewelry I talked about: https://shop.analuisa.com/childofthelibrary !Spoiler Warning! I will talk about a few popular series and I will go into spoiler territory for the fate of the side characters, so please skip ahead if you want to avoid being spoiled for: 1) Dobby from the Harry Potter series 2) Rig from the Skyward series 3) The Arrow of Dodona from the Trials of Apollo series 4) Shigure Soma from the Fruits Basket Manga series 5) Zelle from the Girls of Paper and Fire series 6) Iko from the Lunar Chronicles 7) Steris from the second part of the Mistborn series My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

Before January is over I wanted to take my chance and talk about how my past reading year went and what I have set out to do in 2022. So many great books, I can't wait :) My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

I really do love jewelry, but I am very happy that my life is not drastically changed by it like it happens for some bookish characters. Join me on this little expedition with some books I read over the years where that is exactly the case! I am so happy to partner with Ana Luisa again for this episode! I got inspired for today's topic by their Rei Mother of Pearl earrings, the Hannah necklace and the Mecca Off White ring. Get yourself and your loved ones the perfect gift with up to 40% off. You can follow my personal link here: https://shop.analuisa.com/childofthelibrary My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/childofthelibrary My StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/child_of_the_library_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

Come join my special guest Jordanne and me on a little Q&A session about my last year of podcasting. Thank you so much for everyone who sent in a question! You will also hear a little cameo from Randy who even sent in voice clips :D My Goodreads with all my reading lists: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/66373224-mareike-from-the-child-of-the-library-podcast Jordanne's Christmas special episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32lYuwT8m5PgZ6twGQgyWY This episode was recorded at the beginning of December because we wanted to make sure that Jordanne's little one would have enough time to decide his birthday in peace :)

I am so happy to partner with Ana Luisa for this episode! I got inspired for today's topic by their Capricorn necklace and wanted to recommend books fitting for each sign of the zodiac. I LOVE Ana Luisa and had my eye on them for months now. Their pieces start at $39, and they are currently running the biggest sale of the year. You can get 60% off on the second item if you go on https://shop.analuisa.com/childofthelibrary Here are the links to the books matching my recommendations: CAPRICORN: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52578297-the-midnight-library AQUARIUS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32075671-the-hate-u-give PISCES: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34895950-the-tea-dragon-society ARIES: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41886271-the-sword-of-kaigen TAURUS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54860605-tokyo-ever-after GEMINI: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25526296-every-heart-a-doorway CANCER: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30319086-if-we-were-villains LEO: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27774758-an-ember-in-the-ashes VIRGO: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.The_Final_Empire LIBRA: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54017820-little-thieves SCORPIO: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen SAGITTARIUS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28449207-strange-the-dreamer

It's so crazy that it is already December, where has the year gone?! Come chat with me about what has been going on in my life in the past couple of weeks, reading- and otherwise. I am super excited for the upcoming weekends with one highlight being my best friend's new puppy that will arrive in the middle of the month. Come check out her dog photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamashinu_photography/

To be honest, sometimes I am not too invested in the games my husband plays. I bet that's a feeling that every backseat gamer knows too well. However, sometimes he tries to make it a little extra special for me and picks a game that caters exactly to what I like. So in today's episode - inspired by the game 'Alan Wake' - we will talk about some books with open endings...you hate them or you love them...

Hey guys, I am so excited to present you my 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair recap. It was so lovely to meet author Mark Tullius in person! I also talk about all the mystery books I read during the cozy fall season already. And I wanted to shout out the 'Alphanumeric' podcast as their promotion of new and established authors and their short-form literature perfectly matches a book I absolutely loved when I read it recently. Check out the episode for more info and click here if you want to know more about 'Alphanumeric': https://www.zoeticpress.com/alphanumeric

I'm back in front of my microphone after my summer/wedding break in September and it feels so good. Come join me while I talk about what I did for this bridal tradition on my own wedding day and combine these prompts with matching books. It's going to be fun :)

Hi guys, I am back after my summer and wedding break and I am super excited for today's episode. It was recorded in August, so please do not be irritated that my now husband is still called my fiancé and that the Olympics are still running. But I had so much fun to talk with Randy about the genre of stories and television that we both love so much. Come check out our collaboration episode over on his podcast where we talk about some cool theme parks we went to. You can find all his information on here: https://thestoryneverends.com

Oh yes, Jordanne and I had a wonderful time talking about books, but our conversation lasted so long that I had to divide it into two parts for the podcast. I hope you enjoy this part as much as the last. We have quite some controversial books to talk about, so stay tuned ;) As we found out that we also like the same books we decided to do a buddy read of 'Skyward' by Brandon Sanderson and we are so excited! Come check out Jordanne over on all her channels: https://jordannedunn.carrd.co

On my podcast I interviewed authors and spoke with people who want to get back into reading again. But today's episode is super special to me as I am talking with someone who is also an avid reader and book podcaster: Jordanne from the 'Books To Last' podcast! As we talked about so many cool topics I divided our collaboration into two parts. This one will be about our reading goals of 2021, reading translated books and talking about learning foreign languages, as well as sharing our latest reads. Come check out Jordanne over on all her channels: https://jordannedunn.carrd.co

I am so excited for this episode because I have watched the Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag for so many years in YouTube videos and now I finally have a medium to do it myself. Come join me on my way through the bookish questions for the first half year of 2021 and let's see what high and low lights I stumbled upon along the way!

你好! Have you ever had a plan for a creative project and then something comes your way and you throw all plans to the wind? That is what happened to me and my next episode plans when I read Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. I enjoyed it so much and literally decided on page 1 that I want to talk about it very soon. Listen to the episode to find out why ;) 图书馆的孩子 -> that's 'Child of the Library' in Chinese, by the way :)

The Konmari method of organizing has become very popular ever since Marie Kondō published her book 'The life-changing magic of tidying up' and got her own Netflix show. But her recommendation to only keep 30 books for the sake of decluttering has kept quite a few book lovers shying away from that. Don't worry, there's a loophole, but what if I challenged myself to really narrow my bookshelf down to my top 30 picks? Check out this episode to find out ;)

Thanks so much for everyone who participated and sent over the first famous paintings they could think of! It was so much fun to interpret these masterpieces and see what first thoughts are being conjured...and then go to my Goodreads and match books that I am very excited to read. It was a great time for me and I hope that you will get a lot of very good book recommendations along the way :)

My fiancé and I recently watched a documentary about loneliness and how it has taken root more and more in our society, but is still a taboo to talk about. This really got me thinking and I wanted to recommend some books that make you feel less lonely and give you the feeling of being included and follow along in the story. I hope they help you in case you do feel lonely and please be ensured that everything will get better eventually. If you want to see my quote illustrations leading up to the episodes just follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childofthelibrary/

In this episode I will be interviewing American author Mark Tullius, who has plans to expand into the German market with his book portfolio. We speak about his passions, what drives and inspires him to write, get to know a lot about his future publishing plans and we are even visited by his youngest cat Midnight (one of my personal highlights of the episode as you can clearly hear...Midnight even made it into the bloopers). Check out Mark's website, podcast and social media here: https://marktullius.com/podcast/ https://www.youtube.com/user/MarkTullius https://www.instagram.com/author_mark_tullius/

I love doing these episodes where I suddenly think about books that I have not thought about in years - and this one is no different. I read my 400th book last week and thought this would be the perfect occasion to talk about the good and the bad in terms of books that I encountered in the past 27 years. My German listeners will definitely recognize quite a few of them from my childhood ;)

I got the idea for this podcast episode when I watched the series 'Warrior' with my fiancé and while I was reminiscing on what moved me to switch my reading to mainly foreign languages I had a lot of really emotional memories coming back to me. I hope you enjoy this personal getting-to-know-me style of episode. I now also have a TikTok, so join me there @childofthelibrarypodcast!

Don't we all find ourselves wondering where time flies with all the media we consume? There is so much to choose from to occupy us with: Books, movies, TV shows, series, video games... At some point a lot of people start to focus on one or two of these for themselves, which is what happened with my fiancé and me. As each of us chose a different medium, we are now working on expanding the knowledge of the other in a field that he or she is not that familiar with...which automatically leads to discussions about what elements would make great adaptations in other mediums. This is what we want to think about today! We hope you enjoy it! And just let us know if you want us to expand more on a certain genre through Instagram @childofthelibrary or e-mail.

What happens when a German reader and an American comic lover and comedy podcaster do a collaboration? In this case it means that Randy contacted and asked me whether I can help him to get back into reading and give tips and recommendations specifically catered to his taste and daily life. We had so much fun doing this collaboration and we found out that we actually have quite a few things in common. But does this mean that he actually liked my recommendations? Give this episode a listen to find out ;) And check out Randy's podcast! We have a special collaboration episode on there where we talk about embracing Asian cuisine when we were traveling there. https://thestoryneverends.com/Topfive/ https://www.instagram.com/randomtopfive/

I took a popular format on YouTube - the tag - and created a version that centers all around podcast making. In a so called 'tag' you formulate a set of prompts around a certain topic and then translate these prompts into fitting questions and answer them. If you want to hear what I mean, just give this episode a listen ;) I really enjoyed making this and I think it shows in my voice when I talk about some of my favourite books. Enjoy!

I realized last month that the old way how I organized my bookshelves was not supporting me in picking my next read. So I did some shuffling around and found a new organization style that I quite like. It also cleared some shelf space that I could use for new books, which is why a mini book haul is also included in this episode. I asked a few family members and friends and got some really interesting answers on how they approach bookshelf organization. I hope you enjoy and get inspired from it :)

In this episode I am reminiscing about why poetry has not played a big role in my life ever since high school and why I am now more interested to look into it again. Additionally, I look up how one of THE classic German poems that you need to learn by heart for school is called in English and have a minor life crisis on being 27 years old already ;)

We probably all have a hard time every now and then to incorporate reading in our busy schedules. Or we might even encounter a period of time where we don’t feel like reading or start to believe that there are hardly any books we enjoy. I hope I can give you a couple of tips to fall in love with reading again and find the books that inspire you to pick up more. AND I introduce a new podcast section in this episode - so jump on in.

In January I always love to make a list of books I want to prioritise to read that particular year. Usually it turns out that there are more on my list than I can actually read. But hey, at least so I get to choose the ones from there that I am most in the mood for. Do you make a list of books you want to read in the year? Or do you prefer it per month, season or not at all?

What a year 2020 was...it definitely had an impact on all of our lives, but also my reading was affected. From decreasing commute times, a change in reading taste or the discovery of book podcasts and starting my own. In this episode I will recap it all and give you an outlook on what I plan to achieve in 2021. Wish me luck ;)

Everyone of us has had different influences that ignited the love of reading in us. For me it was quite a bumpy ride through my teenage years *thanks Required Reading List* but my mother and friends always kept that spark burning. I hope your journey was smoother ;)