New TBR game ft The Literary Witches Oracle | October 2023 Marcella and her books 2023-10-06 | I came up with a new way to pick my tbr each month, with The literary witches oracle card deck. I hope you enjoy it! Books mentioned:Devotion - Hannah KentEen modern verlangen - Hanna BervoetsGebied 19 - Esther GerritsenHeerlijk monster - Fleur PieretsKnow my name - Chanel MillerKwallen hebben geen oren - Adèle RosenfeldMatrix - Lauren GroffOur missing hearts - Celest NgThe Literary Witches Oracle is written by Taisi Kitaiskaia and illustrated by Katy Horan.
One more Shorty September reading vlog! Marcella and her books 2024-09-29 | It's my final vlog for Shorty September 2024, I can't believe it's already over!@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers BOOKS MENTIONED:Oranges are not the only fruit - Jeanette WintersonThe Strong Black Woman - Marita GoldenThe Women of Brewster Place - Gloria Naylor
The second vlog of Shorty September 2024! Marcella and her books 2024-09-15 | The books are still banging!Shorty September is created by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers Straya September is created by @GunpowderFictionPlot BOOKS MENTIONED:The Children's Bach by Helen GarnerStrega by Johanna Lykke Holm, tr. from Swedish by Saskia VogelSplit Tooth by Tanya TagaqMusic by Tanya Tagaq, this song is called Teeth Agape youtu.be/8tribOieFWM?si=mtcCf-tcOIzAid1E
Shorty September 2024 has begon! Marcella and her books 2024-09-09 | Shorty September 2024 is here, and we're off to a good start. Read three books in the first week and you can see my thoughts and what other things I got up to when I spend some days in a cabin in the woods. Shorty September is hosted by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers Other booktubers mentioned:@RovingReader and her review of Journal of a queer black nurse youtu.be/g2QAnzbtkqc?si=mHE2oWR2rkaoLbX6@JentheLibrarianreads We have always lived in the castle playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/4nfqQrng4ADXNsRBzV25IF?si=029d20926bbb4211BOOKS MENTIONED:Journal of a queer black nurse by Britney DanielsThe quiet act of loving bones by Katie WillisFalling Animals by Sheila ArmstrongWe have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson
Another Women in Translation Month Reading Vlog Marcella and her books 2024-09-04 | Wrapping up the second half of august, with another vlog for WIT month. BOOKS MENTIONED:A greater music - Bae Suah, tr. from Korean by Deborah SmithNotes from an island - Tove Jansson & Tuulikki Pietila, tr. from Swedish by Thomas TealThe faster I walk, the smaller I am - Kjersti A. Skomsvold, tr. from Norwegian by Kerri. A. PierceDit zou allemaal van jou kunnen zijn - Josefine Klougart, tr. frm Danish by Michael van ZelmWhat will it take for me to leave - Loranne Vella, tr. from Maltese by Kat StoraceSphinx - Anne Garréta, tr. from French by Emma RamadanWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Women in Translation month Reading vlog Marcella and her books 2024-08-18 | It's august, so that means Women in Translation month! I'm vloggin my experience of reading only books by women in translation this month. @charlottemolloy is hosting a readathon for WIT month, you can find her announcement video here: youtu.be/_L8juMTizks?si=eVPH0YzpJMJzvo7mBOOKS MENTIONED:Fresh water for flowers by Valérie Perrin, translated from French by Hildegarde SerlePermafrost by Eva Balthasar, translated from Catalan by Irene van de Mheen (to dutch)The enlightment of the greengage tree by Shokoofeh Azar, translated from Persian by an anonymous translatorBlood Feast by Malika Moustadraf, translated from Arabic by Alice GuthrieWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
London bookhaul | So many indies!! Marcella and her books 2024-08-11 | I got so many cool books on my last trip to London, let me tell you all about them!BOOKS MENTIONED:The stone house – Yara Hawariwww.hajarpress.comThe dear ones – Berta Dávila, tr. from Galician by Jacob Rogerswww.3timesrebel.comThe children’s Bach – Helen GarnerW&N EssentialsSphinx – Anne Garréta, tr. from French by Emma Ramadanwww.deepvellum.comNotes from an island – Tove Jansson & Tuulikki Pietilä, tr. from Swedish by Thomas Tealwww.sortof.co.ukThora – Lilly Lawlesswww.wormsmagazine.comBalkan bombshells compiled and translated by Will Firthwww.istrosbooks.comLocal fires – Joshua Joneswww.parthianbooks.comCare work – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinhawww.arsenalpulp.comMargaret and the mystery of the missing body – Megan Milkswww.feministpress.orgDaddy’s gone a-hunting – Penelope Mortimermcnallyeditions.comAzucar – Nii Ayikwei Parkespeepaltreepress.comSplith tooth – Tanya Tagaqandotherstories.orgWhat will it take for me to leave – Loranne Vella, tr. from Maltese by Kat Storacepraspar.comThis is my body, given for you – Heather Parryhauntpublishing.comWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Mid year celebration book tag | Im back! Marcella and her books 2024-07-28 | Hello! I took a bit of an unintentional hiatus, but I'm back with a video talking about some of my favourite books of the year so farI was tagged to do this video by @hasteyebooks who created this tag. You can find her video here: youtu.be/Plfmq9Ys-4E?si=Pm95jiXABQ8DpLcQBooktuber mid-year celebration tag questions: 1. Best fiction book you’ve read so far this year2. Best non-fiction book you’ve read so far this year3. Best book you’ve reread so far this year4. Best series you discovered so far this year5. Best book that came out this year you’ve read so far this year 6. Best book that took you out of your comfort zone (like a genre you don’t usually read or from a book prize) 7. Favourite new-to-you author for this year8. Best book that lifted your spirit this year9. Your favourite booktuber you’ve discovered this year10. Your favourite video you created so far this yearVideo about why we shouldn't use the word freak out': youtu.be/tf5Hln_eSt8?si=0oCdFyeTTMLetHYEAlso check out Karen's Montenegro vlogs!Part one: youtu.be/ffPvoeeuIN4?si=_z8wpJIZLjjG-hOrPart two: youtu.be/i5NRI1fGDKQ?si=k8rUlPUqQY_vultNPEOPLE MENTIONED;@lizziesliterarylife@awebofstories @SupposedlyFun @RecoveringBookSnob @InfiniteText BOOKS MENTIONED:A little luck - Claudia PineiroThe postcard - Anne BerestTravels with Charley - John SteinbeckOf mice and men - John SteinbeckThe fellowship of the ring - J.R.R. TolkienBlack sun - Rebecca RoanhorseMy brother's husband - Gengoroh TagameThe house of mirth - Edith WhartonTom Lake - Ann PatchettSeven steeples - Sara BaumeWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | June 2024 Marcella and her books 2024-06-02 | Gotta make sure I have plenty of wonderthon options!The video where I explain the rules you can find here: youtu.be/3hRRRQxyGBg?si=Uupvf9a8nScnlNjRPEOPLE MENTIONED;@lizziesliterarylife and the wonderthon announcement video: youtu.be/GS-8oQP-Fgc?si=1b8O18FC7es8IdIg@awebofstories @TooManyHeathers @ExpeditionThroughPages BOOKS MENTIONED:Een breuk in april (Broken April) - Ismail KadareNiki - Christos ChomenidisMoedermelk (Soviet Milk) - Nora IkstenaFiona and Jane - Jean Chen HoOh Pioneers - Willa CatherFreedom is a constant struggle - Angela Y. DavisDe waarheid zal me bevrijden - Alejandra CortizThe deep - Rivers SolomonHidden depths - Ifan Morgan JonesEen klein detail (Minor detail) - Adania ShibliThe age of destroying - Pauline PeyradeEen schitterend wit (A shining) - Jon FosseWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Ill be reading all over Europe | European Literature Prize Longlist Marcella and her books 2024-05-26 | I'm going to tell you all about the longlist of the Europese Literatuur Prijs or the European Literature Prize!www.europeseliteratuurprijs.nl@EveningReader recently did a video on book prize burn out that I watched just after I filmed this video, which I found myself nodding along to a lot. Watch it here: youtu.be/WoxZ_MLimyo?si=jFYdeYFH0nYA5GxbBOOKS MENTIONEDEen breuk in april by Ismail Kadare, tr: Roel Schuyt. English title: Broken AprilEen klein detail by Adania Shibli, tr. Djuke Poppinga. English title: Minor DetailEen schitterend wit by Jon Fosse, tr. Marianna Molenaar. English: A ShiningEmpusion by Olga Tokarczuk, tr. Karol Lesman. English version is also called Empusion and will be released in september. Erfgrond by Maria Turtschaninoff, tr. Janny Middelbeek-Oortgiesen. No english translation yet. Geest komt op by Isabella Hammad, tr. Gerda Baardman and Jan de Nijs. English title: Enter GhostHalfbaard by Charles Lewinsky, tr. Elly Schippers. No english translationLessen by Ian McEwan tr. Niek Miedema en Harm Damsma. English title: Lessons. M. De laatste dagen van Europa by Anonio Scurati tr. Jan van der Haar. Moedermelk by Nora Ikstena, tr. Brenda Lelie. English title: Soviet MilkNiki by Christos Chomenidis, tr. Hero Hokwerda. Same title in EnglishThe age of destroying by Pauline Peyrade, tr. Kiki Coumans. No english translation. Vernietigen by Michel Houellebecq, tr. Martin de Haan. English title: Annihilation, to be publishedWeken, maanden, jaren by Sara Bauma, tr. Lette Vos. English title: Seven SteeplesWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Roving around the Dutch countryside | Happy birthday @RovingReader Marcella and her books 2024-05-19 | Join me in wishing Karen a happy birthday!!@RovingReader instagram.com/roving_reader
Some book suggestions for Mental Health May | And a misty walk at dawn Marcella and her books 2024-05-13 | I got nine books for you that all deal with mental health in one way or another. And stay tuned for some footage of a very eary, but very beautiful walk I did this week. #mentalhealthmay24 is hosted by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza BOOKS MENTIONEDAll my puny sorrows - Miriam ToewsEast of Eden - John SteinbeckHeartstopper series - Alice OsemanInferno - Catherine ChoThat reminds me - Derek OwusuThe catcher in the rye - J.D. SalingerThe collected schizophrenias - Esme Weijung WangThe virgin suicides - Jeffrey EugenidesWhat my bones know - Stephanie FooWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
May TBR | Springathon, Misery May, Tales of Two Trails Marcella and her books 2024-05-07 | I'm blaming the weather because I'm not very coherent in this video.. BOOKS MENTIONED:A court of thorns and roses - Sarah J. MaasAnna Karenina - Lev TolstoiRosarium - Charlotte WeitzeSakura - Naoko AbeThe sixth extinction - Elizabeth KolbertTravels with Charley - John SteinbeckWe zullen doorgaan - Lisanne van SadelhoffSpringathon is hosted by:@CuriousReader @ACupOfBooks @alldbooks9165 @myreadinglife8816 Announcement video: youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=zzxhBV159reSyxDEMisery May is hosted by@GemofBooks @GunpowderFictionPlot Announcement video: youtu.be/8yzFh9TPMEY?si=lAc6HEV5J_Hxv9lgAlso, if you haven't done so, do yourself a favour and watch Jess's Misery May video, because the intro is booktube goldyoutu.be/dkwKfFB1MYQ?si=fQ2kRuXAtQgcDk7fTales of Two Trails is hosted by@ExpeditionThroughPages The Battle for May video: youtu.be/YFkK_F_lRqA?si=2Uu2zU-BLz14YhSw
I read books part 13 | Catching up on some recent reads Marcella and her books 2024-04-28 | Here are some books I read recently. How are you all?BOOKS MENTIONEDA little luck - Claudia PineiroParable of the sower - Octavia E. ButlerThe house of mirth - Edith WhartonTom Lake - Ann PatchettWaar ik liever niet aan denk (What I/'d rather not think about) - Jente PosthumaWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag | Hows 2024 going so far Marcella and her books 2024-04-08 | The quarter year crisis book tag was created by @RoisinsReading Questions:How many books have you read so far?Have you already found a book you think might be a 2024 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star?Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? Most read genre so far?A book that surprised you? Book that's come out in 2024 already that you want to read but haven't yet?One goal you made that you're succeeding atOne goal you made you need to focus on New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2024 you recommend? PEOPLE MENTIONED:@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @benreadsgood @pastorytime2683 @hannahlosttheplot @erinjandacreative You're all tagged!BOOKS MENTIONEDA little luck - Claudia PineiroFeminist macabre VIOur missing hearts - Celeste NgThe house of mirth - Edith WhartonThe island of missing trees - Elif ShafakThe night alphabet - Joelle TaylorWitness - Jamel BrinkleyWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | April 2024 Marcella and her books 2024-03-31 | Hoping to find my reading groove in April!WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Buying too many books during Boekenweek | A bookhaul Marcella and her books 2024-03-24 | There's a lot going on in the down below, please do have a look.It was dutch book week this week, so I made a few trips to my local bookstores. There is a few books I bought earlier this year and late last year, but most of it is from this week. I don't think I did justice to Joelle Taylor in this video, she talked about so much more and especially around poetry as protest. I'd highly recommend seeing her perform if you are ableThere's no record of the event I was at, but plenty of video available on youtube, here's one of the poems she performed. youtu.be/iVBB_aA3Qns?si=bPmKYLJ5t1NLFdKkPEOPLE MENTIONED:@benreadsgood @JentheLibrarianreads @MercysBookishMusings @KendraWinchester BOOKS MENTIONED:August Blue - Deborah LevyDagen van glas - Eva Meijer (no translations available yet)De afgronden - Pilar Quintana (tr from Spanish by Brigitte Coopmans, english title: Abyss)De thuiswacht - Dola de Jong (english title: The tree and the vine)De vrouw op de berg - Eva Baltasar (tr from Catalan by Irene van de Mheen)Dit zou allemaal van jou kunnen zijn - Josefine Klougart (tr from Danish by Michal van Zelm), no English translation yet, but available in Swedish and BulgarianEmpusion - Olga Tokarczuk (tr. from Polish by Karol Lesman)- English translation is coming september 2024, also available in German, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Ukranian, Swedish, French, Serbian, Czech and SlovakEr schuilt een vreemde in ons - Sheila Armstrong (english title: Falling Animals)Fiona and Jane - Jean Chen HoHow the word is passed - Clint SmithLeer me alles wat ik weet - Hanna Bervoets (no translations available yet)Lotgenoten - Sabrine Ingabire (no translations available yet)Rosarium - Charlotte Weitze (tr from danish by Lammie Post-Oostenbrink, no english translation yet, but available in German and Croation)Slechte gewoontes - Alana S. Portero (tr. from Spanish by Annet van der Heijden and Alyssa Sebes). English translation is Bad Habit, coming April 2024Sula - Toni MorrisonThe night alphabet - Joelle TaylorWaar ik liever niet aan denk - Jente Posthuma (english title: What I'd rather not think about)Witness - Jamel BrinkleyWHERE ELSE TO FIND MEInstagram:instagram.com/weleens.een.boek (I post in dutch over there and use it to stay in touch with people) The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
TBR Spin 2024 | The First Quarter Marcella and her books 2024-03-17 | I'm joining in with the TBR Spin again this year, for realsies this time!The TBR Spin is created by @TheBookBully and @FreshlyReadBooks BOOKS MENTIONED:Crossing to safety - Wallace StegnerEmpusion - Olga TokarczukHow the word is passed - Clint SmithI contain multitudes - Ed YongOur missing hearts - Celeste NgReal life - Brandon TaylorSurfacing - Margaret AtwoodThe dangers of smoking in bed - Marianna EnriquezThe island of missing trees - Elif ShafakThe water dancer - Ta-nehisi CoatesThe women of Brewster Place - Gloria NaylorTravels with Charley - John SteinbeckWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Im hoping to revive The International Booktuber Tag! Marcella and her books 2024-03-10 | This tag was first created by @OnlyIfForAPage back in 2018! I'm hoping we can revive it and find lots of new international booktubers!I tag:@fayesparallelstories @WellTraveledBooks @ReadingwithMani @AnnNovella @MilenaReads Original video:youtu.be/YAHnKfjYl_c?si=2Vkl2XbpZMJsmXOTThe Questions: 1) Where are you from and what is your native language or languages?2) In what languages do you read books?3) Is there Booktube in your native language and if so, what is the community like?4) If there is a Booktube community in your native language, why did you decide to join the international one?5) Are there any struggles or challenges for you as a non-native English speaker?6) How do you get hold of English books? 7) What is the best thing about being part of the international community? (You can answer in your native language and add subtitles if you want to.)8) Do you watch other international Booktube channels? Shout out a channel that you've found recently.9) Tag your fellow international booktubers!WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books | Part 12 | Or what some people would call a February wrap up Marcella and her books 2024-03-03 | Still waiting for my first 5 star read or the year... The greenpeace essay by Aimee Netzukumathatilgreenpeace.org/usa/stories/aimee-nezhukumatathil-on-our-climate-in-crisisBOOKS MENTIONEDBlack faces, white spaces - Carolyn FinneyHeerlijk Monster - Fleur PieretsJulian - Fleur PieretsMaurice - E.M. ForsterThe comfort of crows - Margaret RenklThe ethnic cleansing of Palestine - Ilan PappéThe lovely bones - Alice SeboldThe probability of everything - Sarah EverettWold of wonders - Aime NetzukumathatilWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | March 2024 Marcella and her books 2024-02-25 | The lighting in this video really has a life of it's own, I hope it's not too jarring. Here's the information on the viewer card, in case you missed what I said.Mary Shelleythe cycle of life ~ transitions ~ attachmentFrankenstein isn't the garish zombie story we've seen in pop culture. Inspired by scientific discussions of the day and the complex feelings Mary Shelley (1797-1851) had about parenting, Frankenstein is a painful tale about the creation of life and what happens to shunned, abandoned children. Her life was as harrowing as her famous novel, her great losses of mother (feminist Mary Wollstonecraft), husband (Percy Bysshe Shelley), and three children tried her ideals of domestic harmony. VIDEOS AND PEOPLE MENTIONED:The aquarius video by @themusicsnob youtu.be/uke9d8fznRE?si=cjNuU58lwZkfN9yDTales of two trails tbr game by @ExpeditionThroughPages youtu.be/pIj4sqXVzOQ?si=NtycohQMfqDkEnU6The video in which I explain the rulesyoutu.be/3hRRRQxyGBg?si=ZhcJae7r1dAdNuXcBOOKS MENTIONED:August blue - Deborah LevyGrowing up aboriginal in Australia - Anita Heiss (editor)Heartstopper vol 5 - Alice OsemanI have some questions for you - Rebekka MakaiSula - Toni MorrisonThe confessions of Frannie Langton - Sara Collins The vaster wilds - Lauren GroffTheir eyes were watching god - Zora Neale HurstonTom Lake - Ann PatchettWitness - Jamel BrinkleyYou were born for this - Chani NicholasWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
2024 reading goals Marcella and her books 2024-02-11 | It's never too late to set reading goals!PEOPLE MENTIONED@RubyReads @TheBookBully @FreshlyReadBooks @myreadinglife8816 @alldbooks9165 The feminist reading challenge on StoryGraphapp.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/851fdf07-d54b-4f9d-b508-df0b0825bfcbWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I (re)read books | Part 11| Read it again January edition Marcella and her books 2024-02-04 | In January I embarked on a project to only reread books, here's how it went. BOOKS MENTIONEDCrow lake - Mary LawsonHow to breathe underwater - Jullie OrringerNo visible bruises - Rachel Louise SnyderNorthanger abbey - Jane AustenThe Essex serpent - Sarah PerryThe virgin suicides - Jeffrey EugenidesWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | February 2024 Marcella and her books 2024-01-28 | The literary witches oracle is back for my February TBR!The video in which I explain the rulesyoutu.be/3hRRRQxyGBg?si=ZhcJae7r1dAdNuXcHere's the information on the viewer card, in case you missed what I said.Joy Harjoplunging in ~ making decisions ~ fear Harjo, a common Mvskoke (Creek) name, means "so brave, she's crazy." Joy Harjo (b. 1951) courageously surived an oppresive childhood, teenage pregnancy and domestic abuse before becoming a spiritually charged poet of wild natural imagery and urgent social activism, as well as an award-winning saxophone player and singer. BOOKS MENTIONED:Black faces, white spaces: Reimagining the relationship of African Americans to the great outdoors - Carolyn FinneyBlood Feast: The complete short stories - Malika MoustadrafHeerlijk monster - Fleur PieretsMaurice - E.M. ForsterThey're going to love you - Meg HowreyWorld of wonders - Aimee NezhukumatathilWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
My favourite books of 2023! Marcella and her books 2024-01-22 | It's still January, so I'm not too late, right? It's my favourite books of 2023!BOOKS MENTIONEDCantoras - Caro de RobertisCrow lake - Mary LawsonFair play - Tove JanssonFool's fate - Robin HobbHow high we go in the dark - Sequoia NagamatsuMatrix - Lauren GroffSummerwater - Sarah MossThe long way to a small angry planet - Becky ChambersThe marriage portrait - Maggie O'FarrellThe secret lives of church ladies - Deesha PhiljawWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
My ~almost~ favourite books of 2023 Marcella and her books 2024-01-14 | Talking about those books that didn't quite make my top 10. These are all books I read in 2023, not necessarily published in 2023. BOOKS MENTIONEDDevotion - Hannah KentDisoriental - Negar DjavadiForbidden notebook - Alba de CespedesFoster - Claire KeeganI who have never known men - Jacqueline HarpmanThe adventures of China Iron - Gabriela Cabezon CamaraThe blue book of Nebo - Manon Steffan RosThe last quarter of the moon - Chi ZijianThe Street - Ann PetryThe tie that binds - Kent HarufWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books | Part 10 | The last books of 2023 Marcella and her books 2024-01-07 | These are the last books I read in 2023. Including my biggest disappointment, yikes!BOOKS MENTIONEDSlechts een diefstal (english title: Stolen) - Ann-Helén LaestadiusThe Other Bennet Sister - Janice HadlowThe tie that binds - Kent HarufThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'FarrellW. - Tiemen HiemstraVlogmas inspired reading vlog youtu.be/GTQpakDY7j4?si=yywQvgoArxkGahxvWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
A vlogmas inspired day of cosy reading Marcella and her books 2023-12-30 | I picked the best bits of other people's vlogmas and turned it into a cosy reading day!BOOKS MENTIONED:Stolen by Ann-Helén LaestadiusThe world worst parents - David WalliamsPEOPLE MENTIONED:@TooManyHeathers @pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers @Jennikreads WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Read It Again January | A Reading Project Marcella and her books 2023-12-23 | I'm only reading books I've already read before in January. In this video I talk about how this idea came about and I share all the books that are on my pile of possibilites. Here's the prompts on the bingo board if you want to join. 1. A book read in 20232. Non fiction3. Short story or short story collection4. Classic5. Free pick6. Second change book7. Childhood favourite8. Library book (or browse through your audiobook app)9. 5 from 5 (a 5 star book from over 5 years ago)PEOPLE MENTIONED:@AnnNovella WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books | Part 9 Marcella and her books 2023-12-19 | Talking about another 6 books I read over the last couple of weeksBOOKS MENTIONEDA line in the world - Dorthe NorsDiepdiepblauw - Nikki DekkerDisability visibility - Edited by Alice WongHungry hearts and other stories - Anzia YezierskaThe break - Katherena VermetteThe woman in me - Britney SpearsWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooks (not active, but still use it to stay in touch with people)The StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
My favourite non-fiction books I read in 2023! Marcella and her books 2023-12-10 | Maybe a little early, but here's my favourite non fiction books I read in 2023!WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | December 2023 Edition Marcella and her books 2023-12-03 | Picking my tbr for December, using the Literary Witches Oracle Cards. Here's the information on the viewer card, in case you missed what I said.Anne Carson - Intellectual growth/delights of the mind/plagues of the mind.Anne Carson (b. 1950) - a prolific writer of poems, essays, and various literary hybrids - works with themes of lost family members, love and lust, religion and the intellectual tradition. The combination of this MacArthur Fellowship recipient's austerity, startling insights and relentless questioning is as awe-inspiring and explosive as the volcanoes she has been known to paint. Carson is also a scholor of Ancient Greek and Latin texts and a champion of fellow Witches, having translated Sappho and written about Emily Brontë and Virginia Woolf. PEOPLE MENTIONEDinstagram.com/suusreadsbooksBOOKS MENTIONED:Diepdiepblauw - Nikki DekkerHungry hearts and other stories - Anzia YezierskaIk ben jullie meester - Jeffrey SpalburgSlechts een diefstal (English title is Stolen) - Ann-Helén LaestadiusThe island of missing trees - Elif ShafakThe tie that binds - Kent HarufThe vanishing act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'FarrellVlucht/Dans/Vondst - Daphne Huisden, Yael van der Wouden and Simone Atangana BekonoWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books | Part 8 Marcella and her books 2023-11-19 | Wrapping up some books I read recently. Excuse the gloominess and central heating being noisy, winter time sure is kicking in. BOOKS MENTIONEDDevotion - Hannah KentHer Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno DawsonHow to break up with your phone - Catherine PriceKnow my name - Chanel MillerNo friend but the mountains - Behrouz BoochaniTosca - Maud VanhauweartOTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED:@themidnightreader WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
How do we rate our books? | Tag Marcella and her books 2023-11-12 | I was tagged by @ReadingwithMani to do the How do we rate our books tag. The creator of this tag is @novellenovels I tag @awebofstories , @RovingReader , @pineconek and @MargaretPinard THE QUESTIONS:1. How often to you DNF and what makes you DNF?2. Do you rate books one star?3. What is a two star book to you?4. Is a three star book a good book for you?5. What does four stars mean to you?6. Do you ever do half star ratings?7. Do you rate books five stars often? What do five stars books do to make them rate that High? 8. Has your rating of books changing over the years?9. Where do you record your ratings of your books?WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Literary Witches Oracle picks my TBR | A Nonfiction November Pile of Possibilities Marcella and her books 2023-11-05 | Last month I introduced a new TBR game, and I'm going to continue with it for November. Thank you to @mc6348 @martureads and @ReadingwithMani for participating with me in October!If you want see what card I picked for you in November, please stay tuned to the end of the video!00:00 Introduction and how I fared in October04:17 Plans for November06:25 The Rolls08:54 The Books I picked15:10 Viewer card draw!PEOPLE MENTIONED@MargaretPinard BOOKS MENTIONEDA line in the world - Dorthe NorsAll that she carried - Tiya MilesDe mitsukoshi troostbaby company - Auke HulstDisability Visibility - Edited by Alice WongSwimming in the dark - Tomasz JedrowskiThe Break - Katherena VermetteThe Windeater - Keri HulmeTravels with Charley - John SteinbeckWhite tears/Brown scars - Ruby HamadWorld of wonders - Aimee NezhukumatathilWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
A whopping birthday bookhaul | Backlist titles galore Marcella and her books 2023-10-29 | I went bookshopping for my birthday and here's all the books I got!BOOKS MENTIONED:A line in the world - Dorthe NorsA little luck - Claudia PineiroAll that she carried - Tiya MilesBreath, eyes, memory - Edwidge DanticatCrossing to safety - Wallace StegnerExhalation - Ted ChiangFemina - Janina RamirezFruit of the drunken tree - Ingrid Rojas ContrerasHousekeeping - Marilynne RobinsonHow green was my valley - Richard LlewellynHungry hearts and other stories - Anzia YezierskaI contain multitudes - Ed YongJonah's gourd vine - Zora Neale HurstonPilgrim at tinker creek - Annie DillarrdReal life - Brandon TaylorSwimming in the dark - Tomasz JedrowskiThe book of difficult fruit - Kate LeboThe break - Katherena VermetteThe rain heron - Robbie ArnottThe windeater - Keri HulmeThey're going to love you - Meg HowreyTravels with Charley - John SteinbeckWe have always lived in the castle - Shirley JacksonWorld of wonders - Aimee NezhukumatathilPEOPLE MENTIONED:Russell @InkandPaperBlog Jen @JentheLibrarianreads Mercedes @MercysBookishMusings Simon @SavidgeReads WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
40 books before 40 | The list Marcella and her books 2023-10-22 | It's my birthday and I'm sharing the list of 40 books I want to read before I turn 40 (in two years, yikes!)The list in full in case you missed a title:1. The count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas2. The woman in white - Wilkie Collins3. Middlemarch - George Elliot (read)4. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoj5. The house of mirth - Edith Wharton6. Oh Pioneers! - Willa Cather7. Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner (read)8. The Street - Ann Petry (read)9. We have always lived in the castle - Shirley Jackson10. Anything by James Baldwin11. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay12. I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou13. The lefthand of darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin14. Maurice - E.M. Forster15. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - Annie Dillard16. The living mountain - Nan Shepherd (read)17. Housekeeping - Marilynne Robinson18. Anything by Stephen King19. The woman of Brewster Place - Gloria Naylor20. The magnificent spinster - May Sarton21. Lonesome dove - Larry McMurtry22. Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto (read)23. Remains of the day - Kazuo Ishiguro24. Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood25. Into thin air - Jon Krakauer26. The namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri (read)27. Small island - Andrea Levy28. The new Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander (read)29. The sound of a wild snail eating - Elisabeth Tova Bailey30. The long way to a small angry planet - Becky Chambers (read)31. The body keeps the score - Bessel van der Kolk32. The sixth extinction - Elizabeth Kolbert33. The hidden life of trees - Peter Wohlleben34. The break - Katherene Vermette35. I contain multitudes - Ed Yong36. Upstream - Mary Oliver37. Cantoras - Caroline de Robertis (read)38. Know my name - Chanel Miller39. Maybe you should talk to someone - Lori Gottlieb40. Disability visibility - edited by Alice WongWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books | Part 7 Marcella and her books 2023-10-17 | Wrapping up some books I read recently.BOOKS MENTIONEDCorregidora by Gayl JonesEen modern verlangen by Hanna BervoetsGebied 19 by Esther GerritsenIn the Kitche: Essays on food and life, published by Daunt BooksMatrix by Lauren GroffSummerwater by Sarah MossWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Shorties on tour | Salzburg Marcella and her books 2023-09-27 | Welcome to the last stop of the Shorties on Tour, Salzburg!If you want any particular details of where I've been or stayed, please don't hesitate to ask. Books mentioned:De eerlijke vinder - Lize SpitHeks! Heks! Heks! - Jente PosthumaMiss Iceland - Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir
Shorties on tour | Innsbruck Marcella and her books 2023-09-22 | Welcome to shorties on tour! Where I take shorty september on a holiday in Austria. Next stop, Innsbruck!If you want any particular details of where I've been, please don't hesitate to ask. Shorty september is hosted by:@pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers 00:00 Welcome to Innsbruck and my first hike02:44 Alpine flower intermezzo for @alldbooks9165 04:45 A catch up07:42 Catching up on some books12:45 More hiking14:09 Catching up on some more books19:06 Even more hiking20:39 Currently reading update23:16 Bookshop crawl24:54 A little bit of reading before I leave innsbruckBooks mentioned:A Small Place - Jamaica KincaidFlush - Virginia WoolfMiss Iceland - Audur Ava ÓlafsdóttirSweet days of discipline - Fleur JaeggyThe Employees - Olga Ravn
Shorties on tour | Vienna Marcella and her books 2023-09-12 | Welcome to my first installment of shorties on tour! Where I take shorty september on a holiday in Austria. First stop, Vienna!If you want any particular details of where I've been, please don't hesitate to ask. Shorty september is hosted by:@pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers Books mentioned:Flush - Virginia WoolfGespenstern bitte warten - Friedl HofbauerMoontiger - Penelope LivelyThe last one - Fatima Daas
August Reading Wrap Up Marcella and her books 2023-09-06 | All the books I read in August. Apologies for all the glare..BOOKS MENTIONED:Feria - Ana Iris SimónForbidden notebook - Alba de CespedesI who have never known men - Jacqueline HarpmanOver the top - Jonathan van NessSkandar and the unicorn thief - A.F. SteadmanSkinship - Yoon ChoiThe blue book of nebo - Manon Steffan RossThe day the world came to town - Jim DeFedeThe last quarter of the moon - Chi ZijianThe prince and the dressmaker - Jen WangWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
September TBR | Mostly Shorty, with a bit of Straya Marcella and her books 2023-08-30 | I go through all the books I have on my pile of possibilities for september in a quick fire fashion. Let's count how many times I can say "i don't really know what this book is about.." I'll be participating in #shortyseptember and #strayaseptemberPEOPLE MENTIONED:@GunpowderFictionPlot youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_Y?si=hdiMpi7kHDajXk4d@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers BOOKS MENTIONED:A lot, might add later, but please do ask if you missed a title. WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Currently Reading Tag Marcella and her books 2023-08-22 | I was tagged by @awebofstories to do the Currently Reading Tag.This was orginially created by @charlyreynhorse Prompts:1. How many books do you read at once?2. If you're reading more than one book at a time, how do you decide to switch to reading the other book (do you read a certain amount of pages each?)3. Do you ever switch bookmarks while you're part way through a book?4. Where do you keep the book you're currently reading?5. What time of day do you spend the most time reading?6. How long do you typically read in one go?7. Do you read hardcovers with the dust jacket on or off?8. Which position do you mainly use to read?9. Do you take the book you're currently reading everywhere you go?10. How often do you update your progress on GoodReads? 11. Who would you like to tag?@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @GemofBooks BOOKS MENTIONEDSkandar and the unicorn thief by A.F. SteadmanThe last quarter of the moon by Chi ZijianWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Short book recommendations | Shorty September 2023 Marcella and her books 2023-08-15 | I'm celebrating one year on booktube! One of my first videos last year was recommending some great short books, so what greater way to celebrate then to recommend you some more short books!Shorty September is hosted by@pastorytime2683 youtu.be/y-tOINKwgDMand @TooManyHeathers youtu.be/CXLft9P8Tj0BOOKS MENTIONEDDe dolende god - Fabrizio DoriFair play - Tove JanssonForget-me-not - Alix GarninFoster - Claire KeeganI who have never known men - Jacqueline HarpmanKitchen - Banana YoshimotoLolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend WarnerOpen water - Caleb Azuma NelsonSnow, dog, foot - Claudio MorandiniThe adventures of China Iron - Gabriela Cabezon CamaraThe blue book of Nebo - Manon Steffan RosThe English understand wool - Helen deWitt The living mountain - Nan ShepherdThe lottery - Miles HymanThe secret lives of church ladies - Deesha PhilyawWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
I read books! | Booktube Prize Edition | Semifinal Fiction Group A Marcella and her books 2023-08-05 | I was a judge for the semi finals of the booktube prize, and these are my thoughts! I was suprised to say the least. BOOKS MENTIONEDCarrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins ReadDemon Copperhead - Barbara KingsolverFoster - Claire KeeganHow high we go in the dark - Sequoia NagamatsuNightcrawling - Leila MottleyOur wives under the sea - Julia ArmfieldSome further viewing:The @BookTubePrize results! youtu.be/x-qs43eFvqoWhere I talk about Nightcrawling: youtu.be/ppF5aST9yaUKim wasn't a big fan of Demon Copperhead either, and shared some interesting thoughts about it. I struggled to put into words what my thoughts were, but she manages to talk about some issues I had aswell. youtu.be/5NJN8JP-T_QWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
August TBR Game | Women in Translation Month Marcella and her books 2023-07-29 | Picking the books I want to read in august. August is Women in Translation month, so I'm hoping to read around the world!And I'll also be participating in the heartstopper readathon troughout the month. PEOPLE MENTIONED: @justmartine youtu.be/znqBdmoSufQ@ItsHopebooks youtu.be/C7K6UBG0Tp0@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH BOOKS MENTIONED:Feria - Ana Iris Simón (tr. Trijne Vermunt)Het personeel - Olga Ravn (tr. Michal van Zelm)I who have never known men - Jacqueline Harpman (tr Sophie Mackintosh)Skinship - Yoon ChoiSlechts een diefstal - Ann-Helén LaestadiusThe Fifth Season - N.K. JemisinThe last quarter of the moon - Chi Zijian (tr Bruce Humes)The memory of love - Aminatta FornaVerboden Schrift - Alba de Céspedes (tr Manon Smits)WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
Second Quarter Bookhaul | 2023 Marcella and her books 2023-07-22 | I talk about all the books I acquired in April, May and June of 2023. Meanwhile, my hands apparently lead a life of their own..BOOKS MENTIONEDA Small Place - Jamaica KincaidAll About Love - bell hooksBloodfeast - Malika MoustadrafDe Eilanden - A. AlbertsDemon Copperhead - Barbara KingsolverDragon Keeper - Robin HobbEen Modern Verlangen - Hanna BervoetsFeria - Ana Iris SimónHeads of the Colored People - Nafissa Thompson SpiresIk ben jullie meester - Jeffrey SpalburgNet echt - Saskia de CosterShakespeare kent me beter dan mijn lief - Ibe RosselSmall Island - Andrea LevyThe Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan EngThe House of Mirth - Edith WhartonThe Last One - Fatima DaasWhite Tears/Brown Scars - Ruby HamadWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
The Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag | Or some version of it | 2023 Marcella and her books 2023-07-09 | Doing some version of the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag!I was tagged by Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Check out her channel and the channels of all the lovely people I've tagged. They are:@RubyReads @ReadingwithMani @KendraReadsTomes @KaylaRaeReads @martureads The questions:1. The best sequel you’ve read so far this year? or Best book by a repeat author… 2. A new release you haven’t read yet but want to? 3. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year? 4. The biggest disappointment? 5. The biggest surprise? 6. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)? 7. What is your newest fictional crush? 8. What is your newest favorite character? 9. A book that made you cry? 10. A book that made you happy? or A book that made you laugh?11. Most beautiful book you have acquired this year? 12. What books do you need to read before the end of the year? or A book that’s been calling to you.13. The best book you’ve read so far this year? 14. Content creators you've been loving -- Small Booktuber shoutouts…and tags...WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
July TBR Game | What will I read besides Booktube Prize books? Marcella and her books 2023-07-02 | Here's all the books I hope to read in July, picked by my tbr game. BOOKS MENTIONED:All about love - bell hooksCarrie Soto is back - Tayler Jenkins ReidDemon Copperhead - Barbara KingsolverFoster - Claire KeeganI who have never known men - Jacqueline HarpmanLolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend WarnerSkinship - Yoon ChoiThe bluest eye - Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season - N.K. JemisinTheir Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale HurstonWhat my bones know - Stephanie FooWHERE ELSE TO FIND ME Instagram: instagram.com/marcella.andherbooksThe StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/marcellaandherbooks
