Lisa in Bookland | A (very short) September Reading Wrap-Up 2023 & quick catch-up @lisainbookland | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
BOOKS READ
- The Heart of the Antarctic by Sir Ernest Shackleton
- The Red Queen by Phillipa Gregory
- In Memoriam by Alice Winn

DNFS:
- A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

BOOKS ‘IN PROGRESS’
- Richard III by William Shakespeare
- The Winding Stair by Jane Aiken Hodge
- The Small House at Allington is the fourth book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope
- Ulysses by James Joyce
- Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
- Monkeys are Made of Chocolate by Jack Ewing
- 11.22.63 by Stephen King
- The GAA: A People’s History by Mark Duncan, Mike Cronin, and Paul Rouse
- Barrow’s Boys: The Original Extreme Adventurers by Fergus Fleming
- A Brief History of Britain: 1066-1485 by Nicolas Vincent

OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
- South by Ernest Shackleton
- Katherine of Aragon is the first book in the Six Tudor Queens series by Alison Weir
- The Shining by Stephen King

OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Ghosts (UK); 2019 television series: imdb.com/title/tt8594324
- South, Always South; concert by County Kildare Orchestra: https://www.countykildareorchestra.ie/post/south-always-south. My favourite piece: youtube.com/watch?v=XW4IoHQ11ww
- Tom Crean: Antarctic Explorer; stage show written and performed by Aidan Dooley: tomcreanshow.com
- Richard III; episode of The Hollow Crown: bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/529R68mM3xND38KwPBjHjw4/richard-iii
- Richard II; episode of The Hollow Crown: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s90j1
- Some podcasts I’ve been enjoying:
o The Rest is History; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-history/id1537788786
o Dan Snow’s History Hit; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dan-snows-history-hit/id1042631089
o The Explorers Podcast; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorers-podcast/id1161063301
o After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, and the Paranormal; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/after-dark-myths-misdeeds-the-paranormal/id1705694900
o The Irish History Podcast; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/irish-history-podcast/id363368392
o Casefile: True Crime; podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017


VIDEOS MENTIONED:
- My full book review if In Memoriam by Alice Winn: youtube.com/watch?v=SFv0L7H82Gg
- My 2023 Victorian literature goals video: youtube.com/watch?v=XzwsJiTyEt4&t=336s
- My overall 2023 goals video: youtube.com/watch?v=_ixw362xfE4&t=538s





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