Child of the Library

Jul 31 2024 44 ep. 28 mins 1

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Hi, welcome to the 'Child of the Library' podcast, where we discover the words on our shelves and in our hearts. I am Mareike, a 30-year-old book lover living in Germany, but mostly reading literature in English. In this podcast I share bookish stories, news and recommendations. Additionally, my two friends Jordanne from the 'Books To Last' podcast and Ruby join me in talking about popular books and series in our 'International Committee' format. If you would like to send me a collaboration request, a question, a comment, a recommendation request or a tip for an awesome read just write me an e-mail or a direct message on Instagram: [email protected] @childofthelibrary

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#44 - Spring Reading Recap - On-the-go in Tuscany with peaceful bird chirping background

Jul 31 2024 27 mins

Hi everyone, happy summer! I hope you have transitioned well into the (too) hot season. To wrap up spring I am bringing for my reading recap from a very special location - the little family-run hotel in Tuscany (Italy) that we love so much. Author Mark Tullius and his family joined us in our travels and I took the chance to record an on-the-go episode in this beautiful surrounding

#43 - A Logo Refresh and Winter Reading Recap

May 05 2024 25 mins

Hello everyone, winter is over and we are well into spring - nature is blooming, temperatures are rising and falling back and forth and I would say this means it is time to do a little reading recap of the past season! I can't wait to share my more in-depth thoughts on the books I read in winter. We have strong 5-star-books, books that almost catapulted me into a reading slump, e

#42 - End Of Year Recap and 2024 Resolutions [in partnership with Meideya Jewelry]

Jan 07 2024 15 mins

Hello everyone, what a year it has been! So many great opportunities and lovely bookish encounters, but also some challenges along the way. Let's wrap up how 2023 went and what my resolutions for 2024 are. I am turning 30 this year, so this will be a new chapter in my life in many ways :) Thanks so much to Meideya for being a faithful supporter of my podcast! I can't wait to show

#41 - The International Committee on...TWILIGHT feat. Jordanne & Ruby

Dec 17 2023 92 mins

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 experien

#40 - Books & Jewelry - a perfect match [in partnership with Meideya Jewelry] with vinyl crackling effects

Jul 16 2023 16 mins

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

#39 - Battling my wanderlust - Books set in Japan

Jun 18 2023 17 mins

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 e

#38 - Books to read soon [in partnership with Meideya Jewelry]

Jan 15 2023 10 mins

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.

#37 - 2 Year Anniversary - Book Cover Showdown 2022 feat. Jordanne from the 'Books To Last' Podcast

Dec 28 2022 79 mins

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/1ugEwX83KWB3XZ5Kf86RQy

#36 - 10 Year China Anniversary

Dec 04 2022 21 mins

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 - Brit

#35 - My book annotation journey & process

Oct 09 2022 15 mins

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/C