OUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE! @Shellyish

Shelly Swearingen Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

The list is ordered according to the last name of the author:

An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine, Rabih (2014)

House of Leaves, Danielewski, Mark Z. (2000)

A Man Called Ove, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Koch, Henning (2012)

Beartown, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Smith, Neil (2016)

Tender is the Flesh, Bazterrica, Augstina, translated by Moses, Sarah (2017; 2020)

The Heart's Invisible Furies, Boyne, John (2017)

The Luminaries, Catton, Eleanor (2013)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Clarke, Suzanna (2004)

Piranesi, Clarke, Suzanna (2020)

The Hunger Games, Collins, Suzanne (2008)

The Last Samurai, DeWitt, Helen (2000)

All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr, Anthony (2014)

Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr, Anthony (2021)

Ducks, Newburyport, Ellmann, Lucy (2019)

Girl, Woman, Other, Evaristo, Bernadine (2018)

James, Everett, Percival (2024)

My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante, Elene, translated by Goldstein, Ann (2012)

Gone Girl, Flynn, Gillian (2014)

Homegoing, Gysai, Yaa (2016)

The Nightingale, Hannah, Kristin (2015)

The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled (2003)

Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro, Kazuo (2005)

The Fifth Season, Jemisin, N. K. (2015)

Empire of Pain, Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021)

Foster Keegan, Claire (2010)

Small Things Like These, Keegan, Claire (2021)

11/22/63, King, Stephen (2011)

Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver, Barbara (2023)

Babel, Kuang, R. F. (2022)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, translated by
Trousselot, Geoffrey (2019)

Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013)

The Devil in the White City, Larson, Erik (2003)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, Stieg, translated by Keegland, Reg (2005)

Pachinko, Lee, Min Jin (2017)

In the Dream House, Machado, Carmen Maria (2019)

Station Eleven, Mandel, Emily St. John (2015)

Wolf Hall, Mantel, Hilary (2009)

Sorrow and Bliss, Mason, Meg (2020)

The Road, McCarthy, Cormac (2006)

Atonement, McEwan, Ian (2001)

Know My Name, Miller, Chanel (2019)

Circe, Miller, Madeline (2018)

The Song of Achilles, Miller, Madeline (2011)

Convenience Store Woman, Murata, Sayaka, translated by Takemori, Ginny Tapley (2016)

Born a Crime, Noah, Trevor (2016)

Hamnet, O'Farrell, Maggie (2020)

There There, Orange, Tommy (2018)

Where the Crawfords Sing, Owens, Delia (2022)

A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, Ruth (2013)

The Dutch House, Patchett, Ann (2019)

Tom Lake, Patchett, Ann (2023)

Normal People, Rooney, Sally (2018)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling, J. K. (2000)

My Dark Vanessa, Russell, Kate Elizabeth (2020)

The Way of Kings, Sanderson, Brandon (2010)

Persepolis, Satrapi, Marjane, translated by Ferris, Blake; Ripa, Mattias (2007)

Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders, George (2017)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab, V.E. (2020)

The Thirteenth Tale, Setterfield, Diane (2006)

Minor Detail, Shibli, Adania, translated by Jaquette, Elisabeth (2020)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot, Rebecca (2010)

White Teeth, Smith, Zadie (2000)

Olive Kitteridge, Strout, Elizabeth (2008)

The Goldfinch, Tartt, Donna (2013)

A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, Amor (2016)

Rules of Civility, Towles, Amor (2011)

Cutting for Stone, Verghese, Abraham (2009)

Shuggie Bain, Stuart, Douglas (2020)

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong, Ocean (2019)

Project Hail Mary, Weir, Andy (2021)

Educated, Westover, Tara (2018)

The Nickel Boys, Whitehead, Colson (2019)

A Little Life, Yanagihara, Hanya (2015)

The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon, Carlos Ruiz, translated by Graves, (Lucia
2001)

The Book Thief, Zusak, Markus (2007)

0:00 intro
1:00 context
2:34 the data
4:57 4 votes
17:44 5 votes
27:32 6 votes
34:45 7 votes
38:36 8 votes
41:53 top 11 books

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction

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updated 2 months ago

OUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-26 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

The list is ordered according to the last name of the author:

An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine, Rabih (2014)

House of Leaves, Danielewski, Mark Z. (2000)

A Man Called Ove, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Koch, Henning (2012)

Beartown, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Smith, Neil (2016)

Tender is the Flesh, Bazterrica, Augstina, translated by Moses, Sarah (2017; 2020)

The Heart's Invisible Furies, Boyne, John (2017)

The Luminaries, Catton, Eleanor (2013)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Clarke, Suzanna (2004)

Piranesi, Clarke, Suzanna (2020)

The Hunger Games, Collins, Suzanne (2008)

The Last Samurai, DeWitt, Helen (2000)

All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr, Anthony (2014)

Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr, Anthony (2021)

Ducks, Newburyport, Ellmann, Lucy (2019)

Girl, Woman, Other, Evaristo, Bernadine (2018)

James, Everett, Percival (2024)

My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante, Elene, translated by Goldstein, Ann (2012)

Gone Girl, Flynn, Gillian (2014)

Homegoing, Gysai, Yaa (2016)

The Nightingale, Hannah, Kristin (2015)

The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled (2003)

Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro, Kazuo (2005)

The Fifth Season, Jemisin, N. K. (2015)

Empire of Pain, Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021)

Foster Keegan, Claire (2010)

Small Things Like These, Keegan, Claire (2021)

11/22/63, King, Stephen (2011)

Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver, Barbara (2023)

Babel, Kuang, R. F. (2022)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, translated by
Trousselot, Geoffrey (2019)

Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013)

The Devil in the White City, Larson, Erik (2003)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, Stieg, translated by Keegland, Reg (2005)

Pachinko, Lee, Min Jin (2017)

In the Dream House, Machado, Carmen Maria (2019)

Station Eleven, Mandel, Emily St. John (2015)

Wolf Hall, Mantel, Hilary (2009)

Sorrow and Bliss, Mason, Meg (2020)

The Road, McCarthy, Cormac (2006)

Atonement, McEwan, Ian (2001)

Know My Name, Miller, Chanel (2019)

Circe, Miller, Madeline (2018)

The Song of Achilles, Miller, Madeline (2011)

Convenience Store Woman, Murata, Sayaka, translated by Takemori, Ginny Tapley (2016)

Born a Crime, Noah, Trevor (2016)

Hamnet, O'Farrell, Maggie (2020)

There There, Orange, Tommy (2018)

Where the Crawfords Sing, Owens, Delia (2022)

A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, Ruth (2013)

The Dutch House, Patchett, Ann (2019)

Tom Lake, Patchett, Ann (2023)

Normal People, Rooney, Sally (2018)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling, J. K. (2000)

My Dark Vanessa, Russell, Kate Elizabeth (2020)

The Way of Kings, Sanderson, Brandon (2010)

Persepolis, Satrapi, Marjane, translated by Ferris, Blake; Ripa, Mattias (2007)

Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders, George (2017)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab, V.E. (2020)

The Thirteenth Tale, Setterfield, Diane (2006)

Minor Detail, Shibli, Adania, translated by Jaquette, Elisabeth (2020)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot, Rebecca (2010)

White Teeth, Smith, Zadie (2000)

Olive Kitteridge, Strout, Elizabeth (2008)

The Goldfinch, Tartt, Donna (2013)

A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, Amor (2016)

Rules of Civility, Towles, Amor (2011)

Cutting for Stone, Verghese, Abraham (2009)

Shuggie Bain, Stuart, Douglas (2020)

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong, Ocean (2019)

Project Hail Mary, Weir, Andy (2021)

Educated, Westover, Tara (2018)

The Nickel Boys, Whitehead, Colson (2019)

A Little Life, Yanagihara, Hanya (2015)

The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon, Carlos Ruiz, translated by Graves, (Lucia
2001)

The Book Thief, Zusak, Markus (2007)

0:00 intro
1:00 context
2:34 the data
4:57 4 votes
17:44 5 votes
27:32 6 votes
34:45 7 votes
38:36 8 votes
41:53 top 11 books

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction

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END OF THE YEAR TBR! 5 books to read before the end of the year!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-16 | Folks mentioned:
Fraser @SpringboardThought
I also talk about my dearest friend Anita.

Videos you may like:
THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858Gw
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQI
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g

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Oomph! My biggest unhaul AND haul of the year!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-13 | Folks mentioned:
Jennifer @jenniferbrooks
Karla @karlalikestoread
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
Steve @saintdonoghue
I also talk about my dearest friend Anita.

Videos you may like:
THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858Gw
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQI
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g

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The 10 Childrens Books You Must See Before You Die according to the folks in my comments section!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-08 | Video mentioned:
THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858Gw

Books mentioned listed according to the last name of the author:
The Mermaid by Jan Brett
The Foolish Tortoise by Richard Buckley (Author), Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Mother Goose, or, The old nursery rhymes by Kate Greenaway
While You Are Sleeping by Mariana Ruiz Johnson
The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry
The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Bedtime Book by Tasha Tudor

Videos you may like:
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQI
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g
THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2g

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EP! Unpopular Opinions on Popular Books! September 2024 Reading Wrap-up

Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-06 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Books mentioned ordered according to the author's last name:
The Bible

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

Bunny by Mona Awad

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Clear by Carys Davies

West by Carys Davies

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacquline Harpman

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside

Under the Dome by Stephen King

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Aiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, translated by Alison Watts

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zeven

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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The BEST BOOKS from 2017 | A retrospective on the LITERARY world, hot takes, and new favorite book!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-03 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

0:00 Hello & intro
2:57 Popular books (Goodreads) and what I've read
19:73 Book 1
21:53 Spoilers (only semi) for Book 1
24:18 News, Deaths, Awards
27:06 Book 2
33:15 Steve's Lists
40:34 Final thoughts

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
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New Releases in Historical Fiction (2024)

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-29 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

I mention (order by the first letter of the author's last name):
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier
The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati
Jame by Percival Everett
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Maria by Michelle Moran
The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma
Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Booklyn by Colm Toibin
Long Island by Colm Toibin

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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The BEST BOOKS from the 1960s! Discussing the New York Times best sellers, news, and award winners!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-27 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

0:00 Intro
1:50 TBR
8:38 New York Times Best Sellers 1960-1964
24:05 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
30:00 1960
33:30 1961
35:30 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
39:08 1962
41:55 1963
44:30 1964
46:43 The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Library tour and reorganization

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-22 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

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Booktube and all my feelings. New books and what I’m planning on reading next.

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-15 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

I mention Nicole @noteworthyfiction
⁠ and Olive @abookolive

The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

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Favorite books and new people to watch! ❤️

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-12 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

@jacksontalley
@Wiredbishop

The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, book

What’s been going on. And August 2024 Wrap-up including the best book I’ve read all year! 🪄🕴️❤️💥

Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-08 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭
youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, book

Best books of 2024 according to @nytimes

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-31 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, book

Another absolute favorite!!!!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-29 | ...

I love love love love love these books!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-28 | ...

So many unread books! | Library Tour & Reorganization

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-27 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, book

August CHAT: HAIRCUT, Teaching, New Books, One Piece Update (see pinned comment), Currently Reading

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-25 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Folks mentioned:
Kelly @booksimnotreading
Gemma @GemofBooks
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
Gina @GinaStanyerBooks

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

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The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-20 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Folks mentioned:
Steve @saintdonoghue
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
#strayaseptember

0:00 intro
1:03 the idea!
2:43 TBR
7:01 The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
18:44 Books, News, Book Prizes in 2000
30:48 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
38:57 Steve’s lists!
50:30 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
55:56 Final thoughts 💭

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, book

Very mindful BOOKER BOOK REVIEWS (no spoilers), RANKING, and SHORTLIST PREDICTIONS

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-17 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV0

I mention:
Daniel @GuiltyFeat

0:00 Intro
1:28 Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
18:40 The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
23:59 There There by Tommy Orange
26:58 Rankings and shortlist predictions

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

The truth about Booktube... | Booktube Journey Tag

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-13 | Created by Katie @@katiejlumsden

I mention:
Caitlin @BandysBooks
Green Brothers @vlogbrothers
Priscilla @thereadables
Gina @GinaStanyerBooks
Hannah @HannahLouisePoston
Kelly @booksimnotreading
Steve @saintdonoghue
Sandy @MsReadsAlot
Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617
Fraser @SpringboardThought

Questions:
1. How long have you been watching Booktube?
2. How long have you been making Booktube videos?
3. What made you start making videos?
4. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your Booktube journey?
5. What kind of books do you like to read?
6. How has that changed since you started on Booktube?
7. What kind of videos do you most like to make?
8. How has that changed since you started on Booktube? Do you think your video-making style has changed over time?
9. Do you script and/or edit your videos, and has that changed over time?
10. What’s the most viewed video on your channel?
11. What’s your favourite video you’ve ever made?
12. Do you have a favourite book you read because of Booktube?
13. Do you have a favourite Booktube experience to tell us about?
14. What does your book collection look like?
15. What advice would you give to new people starting a Booktube channel?
16. Tag some people!

I tag:
Jess @stalkingkafka
Sandy @MsReadsAlot
David @davidnovakreadspoetry
Karla @karlalikestoread
Gloria @GloriaZThompson
Lindy @lindysmagpiereads
Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks
Leena @leenanorms
Ana @AnaWallaceJohnson
Emily @BookswithEmilyFox
Kayla @BooksandLala

Videos mentioned:
First video ever: youtu.be/eMTiRIwJr8s
The 'hour-long videos':
Literary Luminaries - Best Books of the 21st Century: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHY
Readers' list - Best Books of the 21st Century! youtu.be/eRlGenpUiPo
Booktube's List - Best Books of the 21st Century! youtu.be/4Kx3DxeJ5C0
Best Historical Fiction books: youtu.be/YSVMegCUtSA
Most viewed: youtu.be/NjV9F1MmW_k

Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

My review: openlettersreview.com/posts/gagas-mistake-day-by-emma-amp-susan-straub

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Life | Tropical Storm Debby, Writing, Reading, and Changes!

Underrated reads! | The BEST TRANSLATED books of the 21st century according to YOU!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-08 | The Google Form for the BEST TRANSLATED books of the 21st Century: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMY53adHo6v_p4n9TLHzBIgEWvATtjwpX0lfobCFAQFUO_Mw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Other videos in this series!
NEW LIST ALERT | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century according to the New York Times youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHY
Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century from @nytimes youtu.be/eRlGenpUiPo
OUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE!
youtu.be/4Kx3DxeJ5C0

Secondhand Time (2013, trans. 2016) by Svetlana Alexievich, trans. Bela Shayevich
Language: Russian

*A Man Called Ove (2012, trans. 2013) by Fredrik Backman, trans. Henning Koch
Language: Swedish

*Beartown (2016, trans. 2017) by Fredrik Backman, trans. Neil Smith
Language: Swedish

*Tender is the Flesh (2017, trans. 2020) by Agustina Bazterrica, trans. Sarah Moses
Language: Spanish

Solenoid (2015, trans. 2022) by Mircea Cărtărescu, trans. Sean Cotter
Language: Romanian

What Can I Do When Everything's on Fire (2001, trans. 2008) by António Lobo Antunes, trans. Gregory Rabassa
Language: Portuguese

Commission of Tears (2000, trans. 2011) by António Lobo Antunes, trans. Gregory Rabassa
Language: Portuguese

The Years (2008, trans. 2017) by Annie Ernaux, trans. Alison L. Strayer
Language: French

Happening (2000, trans. 2021) by Annie Ernaux, trans. Alison L. Strayer
Language: French

At Night All Blood is Black (2018, trans. 2021) by David Diop, trans. Anna Moschovakis
Language: French

My Brilliant Friend (2011, trans. 2012) by Elena Ferrante, trans. Ann Goldstein
Language: Italian

The Eighth Life (2014, trans. 2019) by Nino Haratischvili, trans. Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin
Language: GERMAN not Georgian

I Who Have Never Known Men (1995, trans. 2019) by Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Sophie MacKintosh
Language: French

The Vegetarian (2007, trans. 2015) by Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith
Language: Korean

Human Acts (2014, trans. 2016) by Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith
Language: Korean

*Before the Coffee Gets Cold (2015, trans. 2019) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, trans. Geoffrey Trousselot
Language: Japanese

Heaven (2009, trans. 2022) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. David Boyd and Sam Bett
Language: Japanese

Breasts and Eggs (2008, trans. 2020) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. Louise Heal Kawai
Language: Japanese

All the Lovers in the Night (2011, trans. 2022) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. David Boyd and Sam Bett
Language: Japanese

*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005, trans. 2008) by Stieg Larsson, trans. Reg Keeland
Language: Swedish

The Dark Forest (2008, trans. 2015) by Cixin Liu, trans. Ken Liu
Language: Chinese

The Three-Body Problem (2006, trans. 2014) by Cixin Liu, trans. Ken Liu
Language: Chinese

The Infatuations (2011, trans. 2013) by Javier Marías, trans. Margaret Jull Costa
Language: Spanish

Hurricane Season (2017, trans. 2020) by Fernanda Melchor, trans. Sophie Hughes
Language: Spanish

Norwegian Wood (1987, trans. 2000) by Haruki Murakami, trans. Jay Rubin
Language: Japanese

1Q84 (2009-2010, trans. 2011) by Haruki Murakami, trans. Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel
Language: Japanese

*Convenience Store Woman (2016, trans. 2018) by Sayaka Murata, trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori
Language: Japanese

Earthlings (2018, trans. 2020) by Sayaka Murata, trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori
Language: Japanese

The Housekeeper and the Professor (2003, trans. 2009) by Yoko Ogawa, trans. Stephen Snyder
Language: Japanese

Life Form (2007, trans. 2010) by Amélie Nothomb, trans. Alison L. Strayer
Language: French

Elena Knows (2007, trans. 2021) by Claudia Piñeiro, trans. Frances Riddle
Language: Spanish

The Employees (2018, trans. 2021) by Olga Ravn, trans. Martin Aitken
Language: Danish

*Persepolis (2000-2003, trans. 2007) by Marjane Satrapi, trans. Blake Ferris and Mattias Ripa
Language: French

M: Son of the Century (2018, trans. 2021) by Antonio Scurati, trans. Anne Milano Appel
Language: Italian

*Minor Detail (2016, trans. 2020) by Adania Shibli, trans. Elisabeth Jaquette
Language: Arabic

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (2009, trans. 2019) by Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Language: Polish

The Books of Jacob (2014, trans. 2022) by Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Jennifer Croft
Language: Polish

Wizard of the Crow (2004, trans. 2006) by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, trans. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Language: Kikuyu

*The Shadow of the Wind (2001, trans. 2004) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, trans. Lucia Graves
Language: Spanish

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Kindle Girlie! Whats on my Kindle! | A bit of a Booker update

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-06 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Folks mentioned:
Victoria @amusicalbookworm
Steve @saintdonoghue
Gemma @GemofBooks
Charlie @CharlieBrookReads
Daniel @GuiltyFeat
Katie @katiejlumsden
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
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The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Yay Shmay | July 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-02 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Jane Austen July Hosts:
Katie @katiejlumsden
Marissa @BlatantlyBookish
Claudie @SpinstersLibrary

Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV0

0:00 Beginning of the video
3:21 Emma, Jane Austen
7:58 Fatherland, Robert Harris
11:46 The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier
15:13 The Wolf Den Trilogy, Elodie Harper
22:23 Tom Lake, Ann Patchett
27:52 The God of the Woods, Liz Moore

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Booker Prize 2024 Longlist REACTION!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-30 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV0

I mention:
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Relatively low-key haul with a couple of absolute gems!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-29 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-23 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

The Goodreads list: goodreads.com/list/show/188738.Booker_Prize_Eligible_2024

Folks mentioned:
Steve @saintdonoghue
Simon @SavidgeReads
Britta @tele_as_BrittarBohler

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century from @nytimes

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-21 | I mention:
Greg @SupposedlyFun

NY Times video: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHY

The list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html

Reader's list link: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/reader-best-books-21st-century.html

The list in order by the author's last name:

Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Life Afer Life by Kate Atkinson

A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman; translated by Henning Koch

The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett

2666, Roberto Bolano; translated by Natasha Wimmer

Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Amazing Adventure of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon

Piranesi, Susanna Clarke

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Evicted, Matthew Desmond

Trust, Hernan Diaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz

The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion

All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan

Middlesex, Jeffery Eugenides

Girl, Woman, Other, Bernadine Evaristo

James, Percival Everett

My Brilliant Friend. Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen

Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann

Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi

The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah

Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro

The Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin

When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanthi

Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe

Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

11/22/63, Stephen King

Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson

Pachinko, Min Jin Lee

In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado

The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

Life of Pi, Yann Martel

North Woods, Daniel Mason

Deacon King Kong, James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride

Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann

The Road, Cormac McCarthy

Atonement, Ian McEwan

Know My Name, Chanel Miller

Circe, Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh

1Q84, Haruki Murakami; translated by Jay Ruben and Philip Gabriel

Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel

The Bee Sting, Paul Murray

The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen

Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell

There There, Tommy Orange

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

Bel Canto, Ann Patchett

The Dutch House, Ann Patchett

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

The Overstory, Richard Powers

Gilead, Marilynne Robinson

The Plot Against America, Philip Roth

Normal People, Sally Rooney

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling

Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders

Tenth of December, George Saunders

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot

Just Kids, Patti Smith

White Teeth, Zadie Smith

Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson

Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout

Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart

The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk; translated by
Antonia Lloyd- Jones

A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles

Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong

The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls

Sing, Unburied Sing, Jesmyn Ward

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

Educated, Tara Westover

Caste, Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson

The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zeven

The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak

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PLANS: A confession | Why do we make plans?

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-18 | My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

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The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

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PLEASE HELP!! We can make our own list!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-15 | Google Forms Survey: https://forms.gle/UVZRP3kciWD7EZ1z7

I mention:
Kieran @KDbooks

NY Times video: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHY

The list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html

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NEW LIST ALERT | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century according to the New York Times @nytimes

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-13 | The list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html

Ordered according to the author’s last name:

Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013

The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander, 2010

Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich; translated by Bela Shayevich, 2016

Life After Life, Kate Atkinson, 2013

The Sellout, Paul Beatty, 2015

Fun Home, Alison Bechdel, 2006

A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin, 2015

Frederick Douglass, David W. Blight, 2018

2666, Roberto Bolaño; translated by Natasha Wimmer, 2008

The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolaño; translated by Natasha Wimmer, 2007

Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo, 2012

The Passage of Power, Robert Caro, 2012

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon, 2000

Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015

Outline, Rachel Cusk, 2015

The Collected Stories, Lydia Davis, 2010

Evicted, Matthew Desmond 2016

Trust, Hernan Diaz, 2022

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz, 2007

The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen; translated by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman, 2021

The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt, 2000

The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion, 2005

A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan, 2010

Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001

The Years, Annie Ernaux; translated by Alison L. Strayer, 2018

Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002

Erasure, Percival Everett, 2001

The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2005

My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2012

The Story of the Lost Child, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2015

Septology, Jon Fosse; translated by Damion Searls, 2022

The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen 2001

Veronica, Mary Gaitskill, 2005

Exit West, Mohsin Hamid, 2017

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman, 2019

The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst 2004

Stay True, Hua Hsu, 2022

Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005

A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James, 2014

The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin, 2015

Train Dreams, Denis Johnson, 2011

Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson, 2007

All Aunt Hagar’s Children, Edward P. Jones, 2006

The Known World, Edward P. Jones, 2003

An American Marriage, Tayari Jones, 2018

Postwar, Tony Judt, 2005

The Vegetarian, Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith, 2016

Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe, 2019

Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, 2021

Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, 2022

The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner, 2013

When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut; translated by Adrian Nathan West, 2021

Heavy, Kiese Laymon, 2018

Random Family, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, 2003

Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, 2017

10 : 04, Ben Lerner, 2014

H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, 2015

The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai, 2018

Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, 2014

Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, 2012

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel, 2009

The Return, Hisham Matar, 2016

The Road, Cormac McCarthy, 2006

Atonement, Ian McEwan, 2002

Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor; translated by Sophie Hughes, 2020

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell 2004

A Mercy, Toni Morrison, 2008

The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee, 2010

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro, 2001

Runaway, Alice Munro, 2004

The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson, 2015

The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2015

The Friend, Sigrid Nunez, 2018

Bel Canto, Ann Patchett, 2001

Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters, 2021

The Overstory, Richard Powers 2018

Citizen, Claudia Rankine 2014

Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004

The Human Stain, Philip Roth, 2000

The Plot Against America, Philip Roth, 2004

Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, 2003

Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders, 2017

Pastoralia, George Saunders 2000

Tenth of December, George Saunders, 2013

Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald; translated by Anthea Bell, 2001

How to Be Both, Ali Smith, 2014

On Beauty, Zadie Smith, 2005

White Teeth, Zadie Smith, 2000

Far From the Tree, Andrew Solomon, 2012

Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, 2008

Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan, 2011

The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt, 2013

We the Animals, Justin Torres, 2011

Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward, 2013

Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward 2011

Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward 2017

The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, 2016

The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, 2010

The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright 2006

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 2022

0:00 Intro
1:38 Housekeeping
4:36 100-81
17:07 80-61
31:10 60-41
41:22 40-21
55:30 20-1

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Jane Austen / Bridgerton / Regency inspired outfit (part two) #janeaustenjuly #bridgerton

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-10 | ...

Mid-Year Book Freak Out TAG (2024)

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-09 | The questions:
1. How is your reading going?
2. The best book you’ve read so far this year?
3. The best sequel you’ve read so far this year?
4. a) A new release you haven’t read yet but want to?
b) Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?
c) What books do you need to read before the end of the year?
5. Genre you've been loving/reading the most.
6. The biggest disappointment?
7. The biggest surprise?
8. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)?
9. How does your reading break down in terms of mechanism?
10. What is your newest favorite character?
11. A book that made you cry?
12. A book that made you happy?
13. Most beautiful book you have acquired this year?
14. The book you've learned the most from? - OR - A book that changed your opinion about something?
15. Content creators you've been loving

Folks mentioned:
Steve @saintdonoghue
David @davidnovakreadspoetry
Kayla @BooksandLala
Karla @karlalikestoread
Lillian - @paperbackstacksss
Victoria - @amusicalbookworm
Christy Luis @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace
Emily @novellenovels
Charlie @CharlieBrookReads
Gemma @GemofBooks
Jack @spreadbookjoy
Melinda @awebofstories

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Jane Austen / Bridgerton / Regency inspired outfit. #janeaustenjuly

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-09 | ...

Mostly thrifted or secondhand bought outfit of the day. My favorite kind of outfit.

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-07 | ...

Quitting Coffee

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-07 | My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

What is personal style anyways? Aren’t we all just throwing spaghetti at the wall?

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-05 | ...

The 11 books I read in June 2024 | June Wrap-up #readhistoricalfiction2024

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-05 | My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Really Vogue? Can we really call it a trend? #summerfashion

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-04 | ...

Remembering Alice and July 2024 to-be-read

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-02 | Folks mentioned:
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
Gemma @GemofBooks
The last plodder: Charlie @CharlieBrookReads

Jane Austen July hosts:
Katie @katiejlumsden
Marissa @BlatantlyBookish
Claudia @SpinstersLibrary

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Fails and finds from Walmart

Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-01 | ...

#womancrushwednesday but not on Wednesday with Nicola Coughlan

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-30 | ...

The BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF ALL TIME (according to YOU)

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-29 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Chronicles of the Kings," by Lynn Austin
Be Like the Fox by Erica Benner
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
March by Geraldine Brooks
Possession by AS Byatt - Annelies
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Suzanna Clarke
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr -
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
The Iron King by Maurice Druon
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett
Romola by George Elliot
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
Neopalitan series by Elena Ferrante
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazer
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
The Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Philippa Gregory
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
The Foundling by Stacey Halls
Manga Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (35 book series)
Wolf Den Trilogy by Elodie Harper
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
In a dark wood wandering by Hella Haasse
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Cathedral by Ben Hopkins
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Once upon a Time There Was a Man by Mac Hammond
Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead
Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On by Victoria Mackenzie
"Company of Liars" by Karen Maitland
Fludd by Hilary Mantel
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Cuddy by Benjamin Myers
Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brien
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Jean Plaidy
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
True Grit by Charles Portis
A Shadow In Moscow by Katherine Raey
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Godiva: The Viking Sagas by David Rose
The Forest by Edward Rutherford
Painter to the King by Amy Sackville
Back When You Called Us Devils. By Takashi Sano
Boudica Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati
Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys
Désirée by Annemarie Selinko
Katherine by Anya Seton
“The Terror “ by Dan Simmons
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
My Name is Resolute " by Nancy Turner
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Mila 18 by Leon Uris
A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttle
“The Egyptian” by Mika Waltari
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein -
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Forever Amber, by Kathleen Winsor
The Legend of Condor Heroes by Jin Yong
Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan by Eiji Yoshikawa (Author), William Scott Wilson (Translator)
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Fail! 🫣 Millennial *attempts* Gen Z fashion trends

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-27 | ...

Nicola Coughlan was my fashion and makeup inspiration and here’s how it came out. A bit 60s inspired

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-26 | ...

Basically twinning with Nicola Coughlan!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-25 | ...

Nicola Coughlan: My latest fashion inspo

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-24 | ...

It’s a mood thing. The mood reading video.

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-24 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

Folks mentioned:
Olive @abookolive
Steve @saintdonoghue
Kayla @BooksandLala
Emily @BookswithEmilyFox
Hannah @HannahsBooks
Fraser @SpringboardThought
Karla @karlalikestoread
Anita, a dear friend.

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

EP! I broke my own shopping rule for the FIRST TIME! Unhaul, Shop, HAUL!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-22 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share

My favorite list to follow:
The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fiction
The Best Books of 2021: Historical Fiction
stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fiction
The Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.
The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!
stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE:
All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8
The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE
10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQ
WHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4w
BEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnlo

Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish

booktube, booktuber

Nicola Coughlan: my current girl crush!

Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-22 | ...