A New May Readthon! Novel iDeea 2023-04-10 | L.M. MontgomerMay ReadathonHosts:Tiffany @beautifulminutiae Chelsea @VoyageofaTimeWanderer Chantel @ChantelReadsAllDay Courtney @CourtneyReads & Me! @novelideea Dates: May 1st-May 31stLive Shows: Reading Sprints: May 13th, 4pm EST (USA) on Tiffany’s channel @beautifulminutiae Finale Discussion of Kilmeny of the Orchard: May 27th, 4pm EST (USA) over on @beautifulminutiae Group Read: Kilmeny of the Orchard (get a free ebook on Project Gutenberg)Discussion on Tiffany’s Discord: discord.gg/Tp9h6wJhbA*Additional Book Prompts:*Read a short story written by LM MontgomeryRead a non-fiction about LM Montgomery or the time period she lived/wrote inRead a poem or book referenced in an LM Montgomery book*Non-Book Prompts:*Go on a picnicRead a poem aloud like AnneShare a stack of your favorite books on social media (bonus if any literary protagonists would be a kindred friend!)Watch an LM Montgomery Adaptation (group watch - Road to Avonlea on Tiffany’s Discord; date TBD)*Come Find Me!!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_shareBook Depository wish list:bookdepository.com/wishlists/WCTV3YStory Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideea?redirect=true*Instagram handle:* @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This… Oct 1-10, 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-10-13 | No finished #victober reads yet, but they are in progress!*Friends*@beautifulminutiae @ChrissiesPurpleLibrary *Books:*A Sorceress Comes to Call by T KingfisherMinor Mage by T KingfisherThe Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka HiiragiCraven Manor by Darcy CoatesThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstThe Last Dragon on Mars by Scott ReintgenPoor Miss Finch by Wilke CollinsKristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid UnstedHonest Faith by Charles Spurgeon *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
End of Month (September) Wrap Up Novel iDeea 2024-10-01 | I still skipped books on my list! 🤦🏻♀️ Here are the 4 I didn't mention...Pile of Bones by Michael J Sullivan Spells Bells by Annabel ChaseMurder is a Must by Marty WingateEcho North by JR Meyer *#events:*#shaketember #shortyseptember *Friends Mentioned:*@amusicalbookworm @Coffee_and_a_Book @spreadbookjoy @beautifulminutiae @redheadreading *Books:*Lost Story by Meg ShafferRigoletto (opera guide) Aeneid by Virgil (John Dryden and JW MacKail)As You Like It by ShakespeareWyrd Sisters Play based on the book by Terry Pratchett by Stephen BriggsPeterkins Papers by Lucretia Peabody HaleMidsummer Nights Dream by Shakespeare Retold by Martin WaddelSweet Will by Eric Malpass Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLadies of Grace Adieu by Susanna ClarkeLilies of the Field by William BarnettOther Wordly by Yee-lum MakInk and Bone by Rachel CainWave of the Future by Ann Morrow Lindbergh Jamilia by Chingiz AitmatovDreaming Tree by CJ Cherryh*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Victober + More plans, hopes, & unrealistic dreams Novel iDeea 2024-09-28 | I *FINALLY* get to read with Tiffany❣️🥳Spurgeon Readalong Announcement:youtu.be/rtY03ax3zPo?si=Z7XkQs-NnJubQLcf#victober #victober2024*Friends Mentioned:*@beautifulminutiae youtu.be/5jW-Ouc8dtE?si=9IrDNlxL-eKfZhWD@ChrissiesPurpleLibrary youtu.be/YI0qSRWvX7I?si=q5IffCSYaOmA1T5m@spreadbookjoy @MsReadsAlot @GemofBooks @RaineyDayReads @ReadBecca @Coffee_and_a_Book @ChantelReadsAllDay *Books:*On the Bummel by Jerome K JeromeKristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid UnstedHonest Faith/Clue of the Maze by SpurgeonPoor Mis Finch by Wilke CollinsThe Trumpet-Major by Thomas HardyDickensland by Lee JacksonLirael by Garth NixBy Rowan and Yew by Melissa HarrisonBarnum Museum by Steven MilhauserWhisperwicks by Jordan LeesSpiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black2 Dark Reigns by Kendare BlakePumpkin Spice Cafe' by Laurie GilmoreSpellshop by Sarah Beth DurstThe Black Witch by Laurie ForestA Sorceress Comes To Call by T KingfisherMinor Mage by T Kingfisher*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
TBR Shelf : Tour, Organize & Unhaul Novel iDeea 2024-09-24 | I’m sick and don’t want to be on camera🤧 so if you can handle my froggy voice, join me for a tour and ousting of the books on my Unread shelf!*Events:*#victober #nonfictionnovember #foodyfebruary#febregency#readyourbookshelfchallenge *Friends Mentioned*@beautifulminutiae @redheadreading @theuntrainedlibrarian8825 @lilaccottage @CourtneyReads @BookBlather @spreadbookjoy @TheRitualofReading @MirandaMills @Shellyish @Sandra-lc9uo@sandra3615@sandra3616 @msrichardsreads @pylesofbooks @amusicalbookworm @ChantelReadsAllDay @WaterBearReads *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
About August Novel iDeea 2024-09-22 | All the books I read in August, but we’ll just talk about a few. *Friends:*@beautifulminutiae @sandra3616 @redheadreading *Books:*East of Eden by John SteinbeckGourmet Rhapsody by Muriel BarberyRevelation \Heartstone/ CJ SansomShielded by KayLynn FlandersReaper Man by Terry PratchettThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany HughesA Separate Peace by John KnowlesRace the Sands by Sarah Beth DurstThe House on Sun Street by Mojgan GhaziradMina's Matchbox by Yoko OgawaHow Do You Live? by Ginzaburo YoshinoWatershed Down Graphic Novel by Richard Adams and James Sturm3 Witch's Cat Mysteries by Della JamesWelcome to the Hyungnam Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum The Book Scavengers by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The Red and the Black by StendhalThe Tin Flute by Gabrielle RoyPascal by Charles River Editors first 4 of The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
READ WITH US! / Spurgeons Honest Faith Novel iDeea 2024-09-18 | *Announcing Another Spurgeon Readalong!* I can not believe it is almost time for this! It is so very exciting to be diving deep into faith once again with one of our favorite Victorians (and 2 of my favorite sisters)! Will you be joining us?!!October 1-31, 2024Cohosts:@beautifulminutiae Host youtu.be/5jW-Ouc8dtE?si=cvR1PwwM5gnvgByO@ChrissiesPurpleLibrary @novelideea *Honest Faith* or *The Clue Of The Maze*https://a.co/d/gif6HRN*Reading Schedule:* Week 1 (Oct 1-5): 1-17Week 2 (Oct 6-12): 18-35Week 3 (Oc 13-19): 37-52Week 4 (Oct 20-26): 53-end*Live Show Dates (all hosted on Tiffany’s channel):*Week 1: Saturday, 10/5 @ 7pm ESTWeek 2: Saturday, 10/12 @ 7pm ESTWeek 3: Saturday, 10/19 @ 7pm ESTWeek 4: Saturday, 10/26 @ 7pm EST
Cozy, Comfort Reads for Autumn Novel iDeea 2024-09-03 | Recommendations less spoken of, 🤞🏻hopefully! Not spooky or scary, just wholesome coziness!*Kid/YA Recs:*The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T KingfisherIron Giant by Ted HughesThe Borrowers by Mary NortonDaddy Longlegs by Jean WebsterLarkrise to Candleford by Flora ThompsonAn Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May AlcottChildren of the Green Knowe by LM Boston4 Redwall stories by Brian Jacques - Redwall, Pearls of Lutra, Salamandastron and Taggarung*Adult Recs:*Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko OgawaWhat you are looking for is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaThe Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle RoyA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyCyrano De Bergerac by Edmond RostandThe Singer Trilogy by Calvin MillerVicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith*Nonfiction Recs:*A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorRain by Melissa HarrisonAnthropocene Reviewed by John GreenThe Heart has a Home by Thyra Ferre' BjornGladys Taber - Stillmeadow booksMay Sarton's Plant Dreaming Deep*2 I didn't mention but would be excellent this time of year:*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'EngleFoster by Claire Keegan*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Daily Double (TAG) Novel iDeea 2024-08-31 | 2 Tags in one video! **If you have tagged me over the past year and have not seen me do the TAG Video, please let me know in the comments below! I want to try to catch up on tags and my playlist seems to have disappeared...**#phenomenalwomenbooktagThis tag was created by @MarilynMayaMendoza to celebrate four years on Booktube! Here's her original tag: • The Phenomenal Woman Book Tag /My fir... Who do you consider a phenomenal woman author or character? Share your thoughts with me the in the Comments section! If you don't feel comfortable leaving a comment, you can leave an emoji or give this video a thumbs up. I really appreciate it!Prompts1.Who is your favorite phenomenal woman author.2. What book features your favorite phenomenal woman character3. If you were creating a book prize, which book by a phenomenal woman author would you choose4. Tag some phenomenal women Booktubers@msrichardsreads @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace @ChrissiesPurpleLibrary @amusicalbookworm @amyofhearthridge @CourtneyReads @kellireadsalot @insearchofwonder @Shellyish @AngelasBookcase @ReadBecca @RaspberryReads @Tinasmovinglibrary @areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 @redheadreading @hasteyebooks @BandysBooks @savagereads @ellethinks @Coffee_and_a_Book #inyourwildestdreamsbooktagOriginal tag created by Heathereads Questions:1. Your fantasy time and place to read a book2. Your fantasy personal library, or your personal library if you have attained that fantasy3. Imagine you have decided to build a bookshop. What would you call it? Would it sell new or secondhand books? Would it sell anything else? What features would you want in that shop?4. One person, not a booktuber, with whom you can find a good conversation about books5. If you won a million dollars (or pounds, or yen, or euros, etc.), and you could only spend it on books and book-related items, how would you spend it?@alanaestelle2076 @spreadbookjoy @BandanaBookmom*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Plans for September Reading! Novel iDeea 2024-08-22 | Hey Friends! Thanks for stopping in. I'm excited about September and all the possibilities! Let me know in the comments what you are looking forward to?!*September Events Mentioned:*#redseptember youtube.com/live/CVHSOzRG8l0?si=hFm8Gt5KR-QUbXBE#shaketember youtu.be/TeVhBpYUQhU?si=zHzTB8m9880bexZ8#shortyseptember youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=zkmR8PByemccjWMn*Friends Mentioned:*@ChantelReadsAllDay @BookBlather @spreadbookjoy @Coffee_and_a_Book @beautifulminutiae @CourtneyReads @jenniferbrooks @insearchofwonder @amusicalbookworm *Books:*The Aeneid by Virgil (John Dryden translation)Crime and Punishment by DostoevskySophia Petrovna by Lydia ChukovskayaSweet Will by MalpassMidsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (retold by Waddell)As You Like It by ShakespeareWyrd Sisters by Pratchett retold in play form by Briggs (reimagined MacBeth by Shakespeare)Lilies of the Field by BarrettWave of the Future by Ann Morrow LindberghJamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov Violins of Saint-Jacques by Patrick Leigh FermorElektra by SophoclesSelections from the Canzoniere by PetrarchThe Abolition of Man by CS LewisThe Peterkin Papers by HaleOther-Wordly: words both strange and lovely by Yee-Lum MakRigoletto by Verdi and Nicholas John (Series Editor), James Fenton (Translator)The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous and N. K. Sandars*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: Novel iDeeaAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Whisper Challenge with Special Guest @CourtneyReads Novel iDeea 2024-08-14 | @CourtneyReads came to visit for a few days and this is one of the only times we pulled out the camera!Make sure to go over and watch Courtney take the challenge too on her channel!@CourtneyReads *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Pile of Possibilities- August 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-08-05 | Thank you for being here, friends! Here are the plans for the rest of the month - I'm sure books will be read that aren't on the Pile! Let me know if there is something you would like to buddy read with me!*Events:*#WiT #WomenInTranslationMonthBuddy read #readalong *Friends:*@BooksAndJams@ChantelReadsAllDay@beautifulminutiae@redheadreading@spreadbookjoy *Books:*The Red and The Black by StendhalThe Aeneid by VirgilThe Tin Flute by Gabrielle RoyChildren of my Heart by Gabrielle RoyStreet of Riches by Gabrielle RoyGourmet Rhapsody by Muriel BarberyJamila by Chingiz AitmatovIza's Ballad by Magda SzaboZorro by Isabel AllendeEast of Eden by John SteinbeckA Separate Peace by John KnowlesMetamorphoses by Ovid, translated by Stephanie McCarterHinds Feet on High Places by Hannah HurnardRevelation by CJ SansomHow Do You Live by Genzaburo Yoshino*Books on hold at the Library currently:*Reaper Man by PratchettAnathem by Neal StephensonThe Artist's Way by CameronWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reumThe House on Sun Street by Mojgan GhaziradThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This… July 19-31,2024 Novel iDeea 2024-08-05 | Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for being here. I hope your summer is being fully enjoyed and you are soaking up the sunshine!Let's chat about the last half of the month...The final 7 books of July! *The Books:*The Great Book of King Arthur by John Matthews illustrated by John HoweIlluminations by T KingfisherCrow Call by Lois LowrySovereign by CJ SansomSelected Poems of the Bronte'Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy WarrenStitches and Witches by Nancy WarrenExplicit Gospel by Matt Chandler*Events:*#summerbookbingo #summerbookbingo2024#readyourbookshelfchallenge #readyoubookshelfchallenge*Friends:*@beautifulminutiae @ChantelReadsAllDay *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This - July 1-18 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-07-21 | James left to go visit some properties and I got a quiet house to record a video!The month so far...*Friends"*@PageTurnersWithKatja @beautifulminutiae #mistalong @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace , @msrichardsreads , @amusicalbookworm , @beautifulminutiae , & Rich.#ktropeathon @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace , @dokjayoon , @beautifulminutiae *Books:*Sir Hereward and Mr Fitz by Garth NixNaturally, Delicious Dinner by Danny SeoNine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartA Quiet Life in the Country by T E Kinsey (Bk1 of Lady Hardcastle Mysteries)The Pleasure Garden by Anne Scott James and Osbert LancasterWall of Storms by Ken Liu (bk 2 of Dandelion Dynasty)Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Bk 3 of Mistborn)Dark Fire by CJ Sansom (bk2 of Matthew Shardlake)The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye LeeMy Brilliant Life by Ae-ran KimThe Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray BradburyThe Secret Agent by Joseph ConradJoy in the Morning by Betty Smith*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
What’s Bringing Me Joy ~ July 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-07-19 | A small collection of the smiles that have accumulated over the past few months.I was having a hard time putting up stats and faves and 'looking forward to' because of what many a heavy heart has been dealing with. This felt much more apropos for my own state of being.*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
A Bit of a Tennessee Vlog (& Book Haul 📚) Novel iDeea 2024-07-07 | Books were bought 😁Thank you for being here!The Thomas Dambo Trolls are a summer installation at Cheekwood Gardens in Nashville this summer! It was magical!I am not a vlogger so there are some photos at the beginning, then we'll run through the books and then there will be more Tennessee at the end. Aaaaaaaaand I forgot about 3 other books! haha we'll catch them on the next haul!#shortySeptember#shaketember Thank you to @insearchofwonder and @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD for the gifts! *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
July 2024 POP and a Missing a Friend💗 Novel iDeea 2024-07-04 | Thanks for stopping by and hanging out with me, friends.I wanted to say a few words about a friend and also let you know my July reading plans.*Friends Mentioned:*@alic@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @spreadbookjoy @GemofBooks @CharlieBrookReads @beautifulminutiae #summerbookbingo2024#mistalong2024 (@amusicalbookworm , @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace , @msrichardsreads , @beautifulminutiae & Rich)@PageTurnersWithKatja @redheadreading #readyourbookshelf (@ChantelReadsAllDay )#bigbooksummer (@SueJacksonDE )*Books:*Fiddler's Green by AS PetersonCountry of Pointed Firs by Sarah One JewettJoy in the Morning by Betty SmithStillMeadow to Sugarbridge by Tabor and WebsterHero of Ages by SandersonWall of Storms by Ken LiuSir Hereward & Mr Fitz by Garth NixGolden Apples of the Sun by BradburyNine Coaches Waiting by StewartDark Fire by SansomThe Artist's Way by Cameron 7 Wonder of the Ancient World by Bettany HughesThe Great Book of King Arthur by John MatthewsReaper Man by Terry PratchettWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reumMy Brilliant Life by Ae-Ran Kim*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This... All the rest of June! Novel iDeea 2024-06-30 | Hi Everyone! I've returned home from Tennessee and have a lot of catching up to do! I need to catch up on your channels and get to recording more videos for mine. THANKS FOR BEING HERE!!!!!!!!!*Events Mentioned:*#readhistoricalfiction2024 #bigbooksummer@SueJacksonDE #bigbooksummer2024#summerbookbingo #summerbookbingo2024#juneontherange #mistalong*Friends Mentioned:*@BookBlather@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD@amyofhearthridge@Shellyish *Books: Mentioned:*The Doomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice BurroughsWell of Ascension by Brandon SandersonChilled to the Cone by Ellie AlexanderRiders of the Purple Sage by Zane GreyDragonfruit by Makaia LucierDead Letter Delivery by CJ ArcherI heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda FlowerJames by Percival EverettDissolution by CJ SansomThe Blue Star by Tony EarleyThe Seventh Voyage by Stanislaw Lem (adapted by John Muth)Fiddler's Gun By A S PetersonKamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
#summerbookbingo2024 #readhistoricalfiction2024 #bigbooksummer2024 Novel iDeea 2024-06-14 | June check-in on my summer reading events and how the classics goal is going!
Birthday Book & Accouterment Haul Novel iDeea 2024-06-09 | I forgot to say that Anne @insearchofwonder sent me a book that was damaged by the postal service and is being replaced by Amazon! 🤦🏻♀️ I’ll remember to show it with the next haul!*Friends!*@amusicalbookworm @beautifulminutiae Thank You SO Much To EVERYone who gifted me with a book for my birthday! 54 is going to be a good year!!*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This - May 20- June3 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-06-04 | Wrapping up May and a smidgin of June!*Events:*#Mistalong*Video*Carl Sagan: youtu.be/GO5FwsblpT8?si=muc2EMJwG_RDouSK*Friends:*@kellireadsalot @beautifulminutiae @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace@amusicalbookworm @msrichardsreads @BookBlather @AngelasBookcase*Books:*Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyThe Home has a Heart by Thyra Ferre' BjornContact by Carl SaganThe Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooJoyFull by Radhi ShettyA Place on Earth by Wendell Berry Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice BurroughsWell of Ascension by Brandon SandersonFiddler's Green by AS PetersonDrift by Caryl LewisThe Emissary by Yoko Tawada*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
#readhistoricalfiction2024 Book Recommendations Novel iDeea 2024-05-31 | @Shellyish is putting on #readhistoricalfiction2024 for the month of June! Here is a quick run through the prompts with some books that would work for them!*Books:**MAGICAL REALISM PROMPT*Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah ClarkOnce Upon a River by Diane SutterfieldAll the Shadowy Horses by Susannah KearsleyWhat the Wind Knows by Amy HarmonShadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafonThe Kingdoms by Natasha PulleyThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova*CLASSIC PROMPT*Ben Hur by Lew WallaceLorna Doone by RD BlackmoreWilla Cather NovelsJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesCarry on Mr Bowditch by Jean Lee LathamGA Henty Novels*NOT WHERE I LIVE PROMPT*The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (Scotland and Wales)The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine (Scotland, London, Canada?)The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama (China and Japan)The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Andalusia/Spain, Egypt)*ORDINARY PERSON PROMPT*This is Happiness by Niall WilliamsAbigail by Magda SzaboCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles*WHERE I AM FROM PROMPT*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Scarlet Letter by Nathanael HawthornRoll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor*MYSTERY/ROMANCE Prompt*Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda FlowerDaughter of Time by Josephine TheyMary Stewart NovelsTE Kinsey's Lady Hardcastle Mysteries
June POP & Events!!! Novel iDeea 2024-05-29 | June Kicks off some great Summer events! I'm excited to begin!#summerbookbingo #readhistoricalfiction2024#juneontherange#Mistalong#readyourbookshelfchallenge2024*Friends Mentioned:*@beautifulminutiae @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD @amyofhearthridge @BookBlather @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace @amusicalbookworm @katehowereads @ChantelReadsAllDay *Books Mentioned:*Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane GreyJungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Blue Star by Tony EarlyWell of Ascension by Brandon SandersonFiddler's Green by A S PetersonThe Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooThe Doomsday Book by Connie WillisJoyfull by Radhi Devlukia-ShettyJoy in the Morning by Betty SmithCountry of the Pointed Firs by Sarah One JewettThe Seventh Voyage by Stanislov Lem+ whatever else I decide to pick up!*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This … May 1-19 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-05-21 | What I’ve completed so far in May and what I’m still working through ♥️*Friends & Events:*#mistalong - I mispoke! It's Stephanie @msrichardsreads & Victoria @amusicalbookworm not Naomi! Sorry For not remembering correctly!youtu.be/oh3-Sl0Z5qA?si=hvy_Lz0ddzgsW0ec@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace @beautifulminutiae patreon.com/beautifulminutiae/membership@spreadbookjoy @GemofBooks @MsReadsAlot @BooksAndJams @ReadBecca @HannahsBooks @kellireadsalot *The Books:*The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonSabriel by Garth NixThe Hiding Place by Corrie Ten BoomDragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie BurgessPenric's Demon by Lois McMaster BujoldBecause I Could Not Stop For Death by Amanda FlowerUtopia by Thomas MoreGrace of Kings by Ken LiuProof of Murder by Lauren ElliottWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyStillmeadow and Sugarbridge by Gladys Taber and Barbara WebsterThe Home Has a Heart by Thyra Ferre BjornLook Unto Me by Charles SpurgeonThe Professor by Charlotte BronteContact by Carl Sagan*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
2024 raised planters on our balcony. #balconygarden #veggies #herbs #flowers Novel iDeea 2024-05-20 | ...
Birthday Celebration #6 - some favorite Nonfiction Novel iDeea 2024-05-18 | Some Nonfiction I Love - *NOT* an exhaustive list!*Mention:*Chelsea @VoyageofaTimeWanderer @aaronfacer *Books:*Bible Ghost Empire by Richard FidlerGifts of imperfection by Brene' BrownOrganic Gardening by RodaleA-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food - Tanya Denckla CobbBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownUnoffendable by Brant Hansen*2 by Dallas Willard:*Renovation of the HeartDivine ConspiracyChesterton Gateway by Chesterton (gathered by Ethan Nicolle, Editor)Gift from the Sea by Ann Morrow LindberghThe Hiding Place by Corrie Ten BoomGod's Smuggler by Brother AndrewDe Profundis by Oscar Wilde*2 by Brennan Manning:*Abba's ChildRagamuffin GospelPatrick Leigh Fermor travel writingsPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardBird by Bird by Anne LamottVictorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details (dover) (1881)Victorian Cottage Residences by Andrew Jackson DowningPlutarch's Lives by PlutarchJoy in Christ's Presence by Charles SpurgeonSurprised by Joy by CS LewisImagining Anne; an island scrapbook (blue) by Elizabeth EpperlyTelling the Truth by Frederick BuechnerThe Pursuit of God by AW TozerBaby Name booksMerriam Webster ThesaurusOne Thousand Gifts by Ann VosKampNot The Way It's Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.God Has a Name by John Mark ComerRomancing your Child's Heart by Monte SwanNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas MertonAnd SO MANY MANY MORE!!!!*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Tag Teaming! #girlscoutcookietag, ##dontyouforgetaboutme Novel iDeea 2024-05-11 | Two tags again! I'm Really out of practice with these, so Forgive me if I don't put a prompt up or a book cover... I'm tryin'! Thanks to Smiti and Anne for tagging me!#girlscoutcookietagCreated by Melinda @awebofstories I was tagged by Anne @insearchofwonder *Prompts:*1 - Trefoils: A classic novel you love2 - Lemon-Ups: A book you find inspiring3 - S'mores: A comforting book4 - Adventurefuls: An Adventurous book5 - Samoas: A book that blends two or more genres6 - Do-Si-Dos: Either a book you love that everyone seems to hate, a book you hate that everyone seems to love.7 - Thin Mints: One of your all-time favorite books#dontyouforgetaboutme Created by Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl I was so kindly tagged by the fabulous @booksmitin *//TAG PROMPTS// *Clean Slates - books you’ve read that you don’t remember anything about.Genie’s Lamp - Books you wish you could forget.Forgotten gems - books you think need more love.Forget Me Nots - books you will always remember.Friends:@kellireadsalot @beautifulminutiae @alanaestelle2076 *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Big Book Haul! Novel iDeea 2024-05-09 | 5 months of acquisitions! Grab a cup of something cozy and settle in for the long haul! 🤣*Time Stamps:* (so you can skip to what you are interested in!)1:33 - Kids /YA books9:25 - Nonfiction14:55 - Poetry15:56 - SFF17:13 - General Fiction19:17 - Classics28:21 - Cookbooks*Friends/channels Mentioned:*@spreadbookjoy @BookBlather @WaterBearReads @RubyGranger8 @AngelasBookcase @aaronfacer @BookTimewithElvis @beautifulminutiae @CourtneyReads @insearchofwonder @GinaStanyerBooks @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD @HannahsBooks @msrichardsreads *Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Two tags - One very low key video Novel iDeea 2024-05-04 | I was still sick when I recorded this so I apologize for all the watery eyes and sniffles and grunge vocals. #FrancesHodgsonBurnettTag created by @kellireadsalot who also tagged me! Thanks for including me!*PROMPTS:*1. In A Little Princess, Sarah demonstrates the power of imagination. What book or books awaken your imagination? 2. Little Lord Fauntleroy is a book that demonstrates the kindness of a child. What book or books show kindness in a character(especially kind children)?3. The Secret Garden has a beautiful found family feel. What other reads do you love with a found family theme?*I Tag:*@BandanaBookmom @pylesofbooks @areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 #OffTheTopofYourHeadTag created by @TheLibraryMouseGina I was tagged by Dave and Olive @BookBlather - Thank you, my friends!*PROMPTS:*#1- What was your favorite picture book as a child? #2 What series did you love as a child? #3 The worst book you have read or tried to read? #4 Your favorite reading or book memory? #5 A book you loved as a movie? #6 A book you wish they would make into a movie #7 A book character that you would like as a friend? #8 A place you want to visit because of a book you read? #9 A nonfiction book you would recommend? #10 If you could hang out with an author all day who would you pick and why? *I Tag:*@amyofhearthridge @ReadBecca @themidnightreader
Picture This 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-05-01 | Last of the picture books for Picture This.The live discussion ICYMI: youtube.com/live/CmjmNNf2_lQ?si=r10dSCRkYCbP_GSQBooks:Eric by Shaun TanLetting Swift River Go by Jane YolenA Stone for Sasha by Aaron BeckerInvisible Bear by Cecile MetzgerThe Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse
So It Goes Like This - April 10-29 Novel iDeea 2024-05-01 | The Second part of April wrap-up.*#Events:*#peopleapril #picturethis #picturethis2024 #alcottapril*Friends:* @beautifulminutiae @insearchofwonder @kellireadsalot @BookishPrincess @amusicalbookworm @ChantelReadsAllDay *books:*American Bloomsbury by Susan CheeverMarmee and Louisa by Eve LaPlanteLouisa May Alcott's Life, Letters and JournalsThe Inheritance by Louisa May AlcottThe Mermaid by Louisa May AlcottLouisa by Yona Zeldis McDonoughWild Apples by Henry David ThoreauThe Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands by Mary SeacloeHidden Hand by EDEN SouthworthThe Samurai's Garden by Gail TsukiyamaThe Return of the Soldier by Rebecca WestWilla Cather collected stories -Enchanted Bluff. -Tom Outland's Story. -Neighbor Rosicky. -The Best Years. - Paul's Case. Death of Dulgath by Michael J Sullivan*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
This or That BookTag for #peopleapril Novel iDeea 2024-04-30 | Tag created by Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 & Elizabeth @bouquinsbooks Use this tag to talk about what you like or dislike in nonfiction about people. Pick the prompts that appeal to you or allow you to enjoy being opinionated. Do mention books good and bad as you go along. 1) Big, fat and detailed biographies or short and succinct biographies? 2) Celebrity memoirs or average Joe memoirs? 3) Complete correspondence or selected letters? 4) Memoirs written when the events are fresh or memoirs written with hindsight? 5) Gossipy biographies or scholarly biographies? 6) Diaries of ordinary life or diaries of extraordinary events? 7) Arty memoirs or sporting memoirs? 8) Gritty autobiographical writing or inspirational autobiographical writing?9) Biographies of historical figures or biographies of contemporary figures? 10) Memoirs of happy days or memoirs of tragic days? 11) Bonus prompt from Elisabeth: The Complete Diary of Samuel Pepys (over 4000 pages or 116 hours and 16 minutes of audiobook) or Selections from the Diary of Samuel Pepys (which can be as short as 120 pages or 3 hours and 55 minutes of audiobook)?12) Tag some others:I tag... You! Thanks for watching!*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
May 2024 P.O.P. Novel iDeea 2024-04-30 | It’s my birthday month and I’ll mood read if I want to!*Friends mentioned:*@insearchofwonder @spreadbookjoy @BookBlather @beautifulminutiae @kellireadsalot @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace @amusicalbookworm @MsReadsAlot @Gemm@GemofBooks @ChantelReadsAllDay *Books:*Sabriel by Garth NixDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonThe Heart of the Home by Thyra Ferre' BjornStillMeadow and SugarBridge by Gladys Tabor and Barbara WebsterAmong the Usual Days by May SartonThe Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooThe Disappearance of Winter's Daughter by Michael J Sullivan*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Quarter Year Crisis Tag! Novel iDeea 2024-04-13 | stats, goals, new-to-me channels...Original TAG: @RoisinsReading *Questions:*1. How many books have you read so far?2. Have you already found a book you think might be a 2022 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star?3. Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? 4. Most read genre so far?5. A book that surprised you? 6. Book that's come out in 2022 already that you want to read but haven't yet?7. One goal you made that you're succeeding at?8. One goal you made you need to focus on?9. New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2023 you recommend?*Books mentioned:*Willa Cathers Collected Stories - Neighbor RosickyAugustus by WilliamsBicentennial Man by AsimovVicar of Wakefield by GoldsmithThe Villa by Rachel HawkinsA Rome of Ones Own by SouthernWhat Feasts at Night by KingfisherFathomfolk by Eliza ChanDarkwater Legacy books by WoodingSandsea books by AbdullahDiscworld by PratchettCombat Codes books by DarwinGreen Riders books by BritainSwords and Fire books by CarusoCelestial Ancestors by HolmbergKeepers books by BakerChorus of Dragons by LyonsDivine Cities by BennettDandelion Dynasty by Liu*Friends Mentioned:*@pylesofbooks @booksmitin*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So it Goes Like This … April 1-9 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-04-10 | Wrapping up the reads so far and letting you know about some things coming up!#alcottapril#picturethis2024*Friends Mentioned:*@beau@beautifulminutiae @spreadbookjoy @shell@Shellyish *Books Mentioned:*Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardMarmee and Louisa by Eve LaPlanteTwo Wicked Desserts by Lynn CahoonThe Blue Castle by LM Montgomery**Forgot to mention The Wonderous Adventures of Mrs Seacole by Mary Seacole** for @amusicalbookworm patreon read!The Inheritance by Louisa May AlcottLook Unto Me Charles SpurgeonHidden Hand by EDEN SouthworthLife Letters & Journals by LM AlcottLouisa; the life by Yona Zeldis McDonoughAlcott April Sprints on April 13 @beautifulminutiae @ 10 AM Pacific/ 1PM EasternLive Picture This discussion April 14th - details coming soon!*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
BookTube Birthday Celebration ~Adult Novels + we spin the Wheel !!! Novel iDeea 2024-04-05 | Adult fiction I love! *NOT* an exhaustive list!!!**Congratulations to the WINNER!!** Send me your address and I'll put it in the mail right away!*Books:*The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness OrczyA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontePersuasion by Jane AustenNicholas Nickleby by Charles DickensWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellAgnes Grey by Anne BronteTenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BronteBrothers Karamozov by Fyodor DostoevskyCount of Monte Cristo by Alexander DumasEast of Eden by SteinbeckLes Miserables by Victor HugoTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonAntigone by SophoclesCyrano De Bergerac by Edmond RostandThe Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar WildeMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellLorna Done by RD BlackmoreChasing Francis by Ian Morgan CronVicar Wakefield by Oliver GoldsmithElegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa_____The Final Battle by Rick JoynerBabette's Feast by Isak DinesenThis is Happiness by Niall Williams*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
So It Goes Like This… March 2024 Novel iDeea 2024-04-03 | A #marchofthemammoths, Buddy reads, a dnf & a forgotten February read 🙊ENTER TO WIN JANE EYRE on APRIL 4 HERE:youtu.be/zjaMQ_N4J_M?si=vRfbyDcCfVyLAv7RJust leave a comment saying you wish to be entered.*Friends Mentioned:*@EveningReader @GemofBooks @MsReadsAlot @spreadbookjoy @ReadBecca @CourtneyReads @insearchofwonder @beautifulminutiae *BOOKS:*If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonWoman in White by Wilkie CollinsReturn of the King by JRR Tolkien4 Seasons in Rome by Anthony DoerrThe Rose and The Thorn by MJ Sullivan (bk 2 Riyria Chronicles)Eugene Onegin by Alexander PushkinBen Hur by Lew WallaceAmerican Bloomsbury by Susan CheeverCrazy Love by Francis Chan*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
#middlegrademarch 2024 Wrap-Up Novel iDeea 2024-04-02 | All the books I finished for #middlegrademarch *Thank you to*@BooksAndJams @OnTheMiddleShelf &@LifeBetweenWords1 for hosting us, once again! *Friend Mentioned:*@RaineyDayReads *Books:*Orphan Island by Laurel SnyderWolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenTrue Blue Scouts of Sugarcane Swamp by Kathi AppeltA Duet for Home by Karin Yan GlaserOnyeaka and the Academy of the Sun by Tola OkogwuThe Miraculous by Jess RedmanShark Teeth by Sherri WinstonSaving Winslow by Sharon CreechAt the Crossing Places &King of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley-Holland (bk2&3 of the Arthur Trilogy)Witchlings by Claire OrtegaWhittington by Alan ArmstrongThe Sisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy Strange The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave EggersTree of Life by Elise BoxerAesop's FablesThe Green Ember by S D Smith*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Picture This❣️ 2024 TBR Novel iDeea 2024-03-30 | #picturethis 2024 Readathon!!!@spreadbookjoy @Shellyish *Books:*Nature = Wintergreen by Janet Fox and illustrated by Jasu Hu (@ChrissiesPurpleLibrary )Blue & Peach = Peach & Blue by Sarah Kilborne, Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou FancherChange = Bear Hug by Katherine McEwenJoy = A Happy Place by Britta TeckentrupNight = George and his Nighttime Friends by Seng Soun Ratanavanh*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Booktube Birthday Celebration ~ YA-ish Book Memories Novel iDeea 2024-03-29 | Don’t forget to enter the drawing for Jane Eyre!youtu.be/zjaMQ_N4J_M?si=M3HxXVypcgKuVKZz#BookTubeBirthday*Books:*The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Cricket in Times Square by George SeldonAnne of Green Gables by LM MontgomeryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'EngleTrumpeter of Krakow by Eric P KellyWitch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareCarry on Mr Bowditch by Jean Lee LathamSo Dear To My heart by Sterling NorthPoor Little Rich Girl Eleanor GatesThe Hobbit & LOTR by J R R TolkienSilas Marner by George EliotGirl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton PorterLaddie by Gene Stratton PorterThe Havester by Gene Stratton PorterDaughter of the Land by Gene Stratton PorterKeeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton PorterThe Magic Garden by Gene Stratton PorterEmily of Deep Valley by Maude Hart LovelaceLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Last Unicorn by Peter S BeagleNeverending Story by Michael EndeDune by Frank HerbertDaddy Longlegs by Jean WebsterHinds Feet on High Places by Hannah HurnardPhyllis A Whitney mysteriesPaul Gallico storiesDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Redwall (all of them) by Brian JacquesHarper Hall Trilogy by Anne McCaffreyEragon by Christopher PaoliniThis Present Darkness by Frank PerettiThe Iron Giant by Ted Hughes*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
April P.O.P. ❣️ Novel iDeea 2024-03-27 | Events and Plans for April! I hope you will be joining in some of them with me!*Events:*#PeopleApril#picturethis #AlcottApril*Friends Mentioned:*@amusicalbookworm @BookBlather @bouquinsbooks @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @spreadbookjoy @Shellyish @beautifulminutiae @BookishPrincess @kellireadsalot @insearchofwonder *Alcott April announcement video:* youtu.be/AXqUrX0IBgE?si=EalRsKCCjpJaqtK8*People April Announcement:* youtu.be/Gt-_GfGU4wk?si=kDHsfxTzBcAVvL1l*Picture This Announcement:*youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=tzWPkO1YrGVO-r_4Tiffany's Discord for the Watchalong or chat:discord.com/channels/1056239961382322196/1218382955685216266*Books:*The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole by Mary SeacoleJungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Inheritance by Louisa May AlcottMarmee and Louisa by Eve LePlanteLouisa by Yona Zeldis McDonoughWilla Cather Collected Stories by Willa CatherThe Hidden Hand by EDEN Southworth*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
BookTube Birthday Celebration ~ Middle Grade Chapter Books Novel iDeea 2024-03-19 | Don't for get to let me know you want entered in the drawing for Jane Eyre youtu.be/zjaMQ_N4J_M?si=M3HxXVypcgKuVKZz#BookTubeBirthday Sorry it's a bit longer today. I tried to cut it down.*Books:*Captains Courageous by Rudyard KiplingThe Melendy Quartet by Elizabeth EnrightThimble Summer by Elizabeth EnrightGone Away Lake by Elizabeth EnrightChildren of the Green Knowe by LM BostonThe Great Brain by John D FitzgeraldThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldThe Wise Woman by George MacDonaldThe Golden Key by George MacDonaldWheel on the School by Meindert DeJongTower by the Sea by Meindert DeJongAlong came a Dog by Meindert DeJongShadrach by Meindert DeJongA Dog for Davy's Hill by Clare BiceSir MacHinery by Tom McGowenMr Grumpy and the Kitten by ConklingMilly and Olly by Mrs. Humphrey WardReynard the Fox by Anne Louise AveryThe Rescuers by Margery SharpThe Arkadians by Lloyd AlexanderMrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by by Robert C. O'Brien The Borrowers by Mary NortonThe Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. HaleThe Mary Frances Books by Jane Eayre Fryer and Linda Wright Watershed Down by Richard AdamsAmerican Girl BooksA-Z Mysteries by Ron RoyLittle Maids Historical booksKing Arthur and His Kniights by Sir James KnowlesBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyPig scrolls by Paul ShiptonPhantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterFreckles by Gene Stratton PorterThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert BullaSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanPaul Revere's RideJohn Paul JonesDavy CrockettMartha WashingtonThe Sophie Books by Dick King Smith*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Alcott April is coming!! Novel iDeea 2024-03-16 | A month long celebration in April to read and enjoy Louisa May Alcott’s works! We hope you’ll join us.*Co-Hosts:*Tiffany (Beautiful Minutiae): youtube.com/@beautifulminutiaeDeea (Novel iDeea): youtube.com/@novelideeaKelli (Kelli Reads A Lot): youtube.com/@kellireadsalotAnne (In Search of Wonder): youtube.com/@insearchofwonderEmma (Bookish Princess): youtube.com/@BookishPrincess*Group Read/Prompts*Group Read: *The Inheritance**Tiffany’s Prompt:* Read a nonfiction book about Louisa May Alcott or the time period in which she wrote*Deea’s Prompt:* Watch an adaptation of one of Louisa May Alcott’s works*Kelli’s Prompt:* Read a work that inspired Louisa May Alcott (e.g. Emerson, Dickens)*Anne’s Prompt:* Read a short work written by Louisa May Alcott*Emma’s Prompt:* Read a work written by one of Louisa May Alcott’s neighbors (Hawthorne, Thoreau, etc)*Important Dates:*Live Discussion of The Inheritance (on Tiffany’s channel): Saturday, April 27th @8pm ESTWatchalong of The Inheritance (on Tiffany’s Discord): Friday, April 26th at 8pm ESTLive Reading Sprints: Saturday, April 13th at 1pm ESTThere will be channels to discuss The Inheritance and whatever other prompts you may be reading on Tiffany’s Discord: discord.gg/aPUN5Rhkp3
BookTube Birthday Celebration Early Reader Favorites Novel iDeea 2024-03-15 | #BookTubeBirthday Part one of the chapter books.Don'tforget to leave me a comment with Your favorite early reader books from when YOU were learning!*BOOKS:*Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove and Robyn JamesOwl at Home by Arnold LobelFrog and Toad by Arnold LobelThe Little Prince by ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRYLittle Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice SendakStone Soup by Marcia BrownMouse Soup by Arnold LobelStrega Nona by Tomie dePaolaWhen I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Diane Goode (Illustrator)Winnie-the-Pooh by A A Milne (Author), Ernest H Shepard (Illustrator)100 Dresses by Eleanor Estes & Luis SlobodkinThe Lorax by Dr. SuessUncle Remus Stories by Joel Chandler HarrisDaniel's Duckby Clyde Robert Bulla (Author), Joan Sandin (Illustrator)Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Björk (Author), Lena Anderson (Illustrator), Joan Sandin (Translator)Curious George by Margaret and HA RayBilly and Blaze by C.W. Anderson (Author, Illustrator)Cobble Street Cousins by by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Wendy Anderson Halperin (Illustrator)Lighthouse Family by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Preston McDaniels (Illustrator)The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein The Littles by John Peterson and Roberta Carter ClarkBabar by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de BrunhoffGrasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Booktube Birthday Celebration Begins with Picture Books! Novel iDeea 2024-03-10 | Favorite picture books from when I was a wee lassie. + bonus books from my kids!Tell me Your Favorites!*Books:*Little Bunny Follows His Nose by Katherine Howard (Author), J.P. Miller (Illustrator)The Three Bears by Solveig Paulson Russell (Author), Louise Gordon (Illustrator)Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)Holly Hobbie's Nursery Rhymes by Holly HobbieMother Goose by Tasha TudorSprings of Joy by Tasha TudorAround the Year by Elsa BeskowLittle Lasse in the Garden by Elsa BeskowThe Land of Long Ago by Elsa BeskowWhen the Wind Stops by Charlotte ZolotowErnest and Celestine by Gabrielle VincentThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (author), David Jorgensen (illustrator)Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansNo Roses for Harry by Gene Zion (Author), Margaret Bloy Graham (Illustrator)Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway Muffy & the Mystery of the Stolen Eggs by Ethel BarrettThe Little Mouse, The Giant Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey WoodMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyTacky the Penguin by Helen Lester (Author), Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)2 in a Pocket by Robin RaviliousThe Kissing Hand by by Audrey Penn (Author), Ruth Harper (Illustrator)There's a Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone (Author), Michael Smollin (Illustrator)King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Don and Audrey WoodFrancis by Russell Hoban (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)Dr De Soto by William SteigGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Clement Hurd (Illustrator)Tattercoats by Diane Goode (Illustrator), Flora Annie Webster Steel (relator)Squeeze a Sneeze by Bill MorrisonMrs Tiggy-winkle, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and Mr. Jeremy Fischer by Beatrix Potter*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
Booktube Birthday Plans! (There’s a Giveaway!) Novel iDeea 2024-03-07 | If you want to be entered in the giveaway please leave me an “enter me!” comment saying so!
So It Goes Like This … February 14-26 Novel iDeea 2024-02-29 | End of February reading wrap up!*Events:* #foodiefeb2024#foodiefebruary2024#lentenreadalong*Friends Mentioned:*@theuntrainedlibrarian8825 @redheadreading @BandanaBookmom @msrichardsreads @beautifulminutiae @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace @BookishPrincess @faithinbooks2029 *Books:*Uncultivated by Andy BrennanThe Food Explorer by Douglas StoneA Homemade Life by Molly WizenbergA Short History of Coffee by Gordon KerrThe Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace JohnsonTo Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquil BlackgooseThe Long Loneliness by Dorothy DayThe Adventurer's Guild by Zack Loran Clark & Nick EliopolisBeatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowellThe Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
All the possibilities for All the events! March P.O.P!! Novel iDeea 2024-02-24 | *EVENTS:*#middlegrademarch youtu.be/g7qMSm1dyGU?si=LHYdEKTehyMAIO6s#marchofthemammoths youtu.be/DpNduGOZjw4?si=b8uix9RvxlTpPw2t#marchmysterymadness youtu.be/1HeBNz6WbsI?si=hiCjtABoI6sLAAkt#irishreadathon youtu.be/1yJ0bf44kSI?si=beA3HqJ3axr72hgp#dewithon youtu.be/2LYYZPlnNQs?si=ZMvc4dldAUNnZ4K1*FRIENDS:*@MsReadsAlot @ReadBecca @spreadbookjoy @GemofBooks @BookBlather @insearchofwonder @CourtneyReads @beautifulminutiae *BOOKS:*Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonWoman in White by Wilkie CollinsEugene Onegin by Alexander PushkinReturn of the King by JRR TolkienBaudalino by Umberto EcoThe Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas DayGreenWild by Pari ThompsonWitchinglings by Clarabel OrtegaRavenfall by Kalyn JosephsonFoxheart by Claire LegrandGreen Ember by SD SmithWhittington by Alan ArmstrongOrphan Island by Laurel SnyderThe Lost Year by Katherine MarshThe Tree of Life by Elsa BoxerThe True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi AppeltIn the Land of Green Ginger by Noel LangleySisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy StrangeEmber and the Ice Dragons by Heather FawcetSaving Winslow by Sharon CreechAesop's Fables Magic In My Pocket by Allison UttleyOnyeka and the Rise of the Rebels by Tola OkogwuThe Miraculous by Jess RedmanThe Emerald Atlas by John StephensTarzan Jungle Tales by Edgar Rice Burrows*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
#IAmSoAnnoyedBookTube Tag Novel iDeea 2024-02-22 | I was tagged by Kelly @booksimnotreadingThis tag was inspired by Melinda @awebofstories and her video: • I Am Annoyed...about some bookish thi... If you have a channel, I'd love to see your version of this tag! If you don't have a channel, please share with me some bookish things you find annoying or you can leave an emoji or give this video a thumbs up if you just want to say hello!Questions:1. Do publishers ever do things that you find annoying? Share an example.2. Have you ever been annoyed by a spoiler? Even something as simple as someone else telling you there's a great twist?3. Have you ever been annoyed by what you discovered in a Little Free Library, a book sale or used bookstore? Tell us what you found and why it was so annoying.4. When it comes to short story collections, are you annoyed if there's a novella in the middle of the collection?5. Deckled edges: beautiful or annoying?6. Other people's annotations in a used book or library book: Annoying or are you OK with it?7. If there's a series or a collection of certain kinds of books (like an imprint) and changes are made, are you annoyed or OK with it? If yes, give us an example.8. Do the decisions of characters in a novel ever annoy you? Share the book and what decisions you found annoying.9. Are you ever annoyed by how someone organizes their books? What do you find annoying?10. Share something bookish that you find annoying.11. Tag other people!I tag:@ellethinks @redheadreading*Come Find Me!!*email: novelideea [at] gmail [dot] comIn Voxer as: deeapaulAmazon wish list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9X3UFMVBB6UC?ref_=wl_share.Story Graph:app.thestorygraph.com/profile/novelideeaInstagram handle: @deeapaulitan
