The New Year Book Tag 2023 Hannahs Books 2023-01-17 | Join me as I celebrate both the New Year and Tag Tuesday by answering The New Year Book Tag.EM Forster project led by @JentheLibrarianreads #FaulknerinAugust #FauknerinAugust2023 Original tag by @Bookables youtu.be/1DnIOkVX_XkQuestions: 1. How many books are you planning to read in 2023? 2. Name 5 books that you didn’t get to this year but want to make a priority in 2023? 3. What genre do you want to read more of? 4. Name 3 non-book related goals for 2023? 5. What’s a book you’ve had forever that you still need to read? 6. One word describing 2023: _____________Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Hannah’s Book-ukkah Night 6: Some Writing News—and a Confession Hannahs Books 2022-12-23 | Join me for the sixth evening of Book-ukkah for a very short video where I make a confession and then give you more to read!David’s essay about knitting our son a sweater:huffpost.com/entry/brain-cancer-glioblastoma-knitting-son_n_639892c3e4b0169d76dacc78My essay about “going flat”:huffpost.com/entry/mastectomy-breast-cancer-flat-chest_n_633c4aa0e4b08e0e6071feaaDavid’s essay about caring for a houseplant:washingtonpost.com/health/2022/09/11/houseplant-brain-cancer-mortalityMake a one-time contribution to the channel: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.comLachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100412Artist: http://incompetech.com
Hannahs Bookukkah Night 5: Morris Dancers and Mummers Play Hannahs Books 2022-12-22 | Join me for the fifth evening of Book-ukkah for a short vlog of how we celebrate Solstice, with Morris Dancing and a Mummer’s play.Lachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100412Artist: http://incompetech.comBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Hannahs Bookukkah Night 4: Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher Hannahs Books 2022-12-21 | Join me for the fourth evening of Book-ukkah as I consider the novel Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. Series theme inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas and Coziness, hosted by: Gina @GinaStanyerBooks Elli @MyCozyChronicles Lachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100412Artist: http://incompetech.comBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Hannahs Bookukkah, Night 3: Hanukkah Picture Books, and New Library Bag! Hannahs Books 2022-12-20 | Join me as I share a few of my favorite Hanukkah picture books--as well as my cool new library bag!My childhood favorite about holiday knitting:"Granny Glittens and Her Amazing Mittens"(read aloud: youtu.be/iN-YACoJP_0)Hanukkah books mentioned:WHEN MINDY SAVED HANUKKAH by Eric KimmelHERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS by Eric KimmelALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY HANUKKAH by Emily Jenkins and Paul ZelinskyMy new library bag (or knitting bag, or purse...):Portland Leather Goods portlandleathergoods.comCoupon Code for 30% off first purchase: http://rwrd.io/t26ztcj?cBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Hannahs Bookukkah NIGHT TWO: Maeve Binchys A Week in Winter Hannahs Books 2022-12-19 | Join me for the second evening of Book-ukkah as I ruminate on Maeve Binchy's cozy novel A Week in Winter.Series theme inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas and Coziness, hosted by:Gina @GinaStanyerBooks Elli @MyCozyChronicles Lachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...Artist: http://incompetech.comBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Hannahs Bookukkah FIRST NIGHT: My Favorite Hanukkah Story Hannahs Books 2022-12-18 | Join me on the first night of Hanukkah, where I share my favorite cozy Hanukkah story as we light candles against the darkness.The story I share in this video is a slight adaptation of the first story in the lovely collection Eight Tales for Eight Nights by Penninah Schram and Steven Rosman.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Coming Soon: Hannahs Book-ukkah! Cozy Edition Hannahs Books 2022-12-17 | Join me for an informal cozy edition of Hannah's Bookukkah--starting tomorrow evening!Inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas and Coziness, hosted by:Gina @GinaStanyerBooks Elli @MyCozyChronicles Videos Mentioned:Making Latkes together (one of my very favorite videos):youtu.be/FPo0oOMi1n8Making Falafel and Hanukkah Cocktails: youtu.be/B0EESAsQ1AsLachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100412Artist: http://incompetech.comBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Knitting Book Tag (no knitting knowledge necessary!) Hannahs Books 2022-11-02 | In which I answer the great new booktube tag based on knitting-related prompts! Tag created by Cara @WildeBookGarden:youtu.be/CYsIpN-tuKsI tag these crafters:Jason @OldBluesChapterandVerse @katehowe8121 My earlier nerdy knitting (for knitters and non-knitters) video: youtu.be/TnrzFQ-K8-4Other booktubers mentioned:Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Sandy @MsReadsAlot Tori @goodstrongwords @GinaStanyerBooks @saintdonoghue Books and Authors mentioned:Hilary MantelJane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceMarcel Proust’s In Search of Lost TimeCarolyn Keene’s Nancy Drew mysteriesCS Lewis’s Narnia booksAnthony Trollope’s The WardenMarilynne RobinsonHarper Lee’s To Kill a MockingbirdDelia Owen’s Where the Crawdads SingCharlotte Bronte’s Jane EyreTillie OlsenBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Halloween Catch Up Hannahs Books 2022-10-31 | Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Booktube Birthday Q&A: Answers, Part 1 Hannahs Books 2022-10-02 | In which I start answering your Birthday Q&A questions. Thanks for helping me celebrate. There is still time to ask your question (for the upcoming video "Answers Part 2") over on the Call for Questions video! youtu.be/-su48a1IjVkPlease excuse my allergic lethargy and nasally voice in this video.***Video tour of my bookshelves and “little book room"***"youtu.be/u1yQmj88P00My recordings of Eudora Welty Stories"Why I Live at the PO youtu.be/bZmb4hEnGV4The Worn Path youtu.be/eOSynM_tHVEExamples of my son’s music: guitar youtu.be/wL6id58rl8c, electric fiddle youtu.be/LeSzHvlEKZ0, banjo youtu.be/lTYf2J8vL4UBOOKS, AUTHORS, MOVIES, AND BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED:CasablancaYoung FrankensteinAS Byatt’s Possession and The Children’s BookPaul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes AirEudora Welty’s One Writers BeginningsJill Lepore’s These Truths: A History of the United StatesEd Baptist’s The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American CapitalismDrew Faust’s The Creation of Confederate NationalismGaines Foster’s Ghosts of the ConfederacyHenry Louis Gates’s Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim CrowPeniel Joseph's The Third ReconstructionEric Foner’s The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Made the ConstitutionThe Bradbury ChallengeGrowing Up in the South, edited by Suzanne Jones (including stories by William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, Alice Walker. Ernest Gaines, Richard Wright, Ellen Gilcrest, and others)Jane Austen@KateHoweGeorge Eliot (Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, etc.)Virginia Woolf (To the Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway, etc.)Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
#Victober 2022 TBR Hannahs Books 2022-09-29 | In which I consider what to read during my favorite month— Victober —when we celebrate all things Victorian during the month of October.HOSTS:Katie @katiejlumsden @katehowe8121 Marissa @BlatantlyBookish Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @bookswithpetra CHALLENGES:Group Read: THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE by Thomas Hardy (2 chapters a day Oct 1-23Katie: Read a Victorian bildungsroman/coming of age storyKate: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representationMarissa: Read a Victorian short storyRos: Read a work of Victorian poetryPetra: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of itBOOKS etc. MENTIONED:THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE by Thomas HardyTESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES by Thomas HardyRETURN OF THE NATIVE by Thomas HardyWESSEX TALES by Thomas Hardy (perhaps especially “The Three Strangers” and its discussion of the town he calls of Casterbridge)SELECTED POETRY by Thomas Hardy (perhaps especially the selections from his book WESSEX POEMS)Films by Michael Winterbottom: The Claim (a retelling of The Mayor of Casterbridge), Trishna (a retelling of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and Jude.THOMAS HARDY (biography) by Claire TomalinBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Booktube Birthday Q&A Call for Questions Hannahs Books 2022-09-28 | In which I belatedly mark my third anniversary on Booktube! Please help me celebrate by sending in all your questions by Sunday evening (October 2). Thanks!Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Goodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (not active)Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The New York Times Book Review with Steve Donoghue Hannahs Books 2022-09-06 | Join me as I review the New York Times Book Review with fellow reviewer Steve Donoghue!Steve's channel: @saintdonoghue The NYTBR has apparently been watching Ros! @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Writing a Book! #Authortube Hannahs Books 2022-09-01 | In which I share some VERY exciting news--and introduce myself to #authortube.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Reviews of New Releases: This Weeks New York Times Book Review Hannahs Books 2022-08-30 | Newly Released Books—and this week’s NYTBR! Join me as I paddle through this week’s New York Times Book Review and think about outcasts.Books & Authors Mentioned:James HannahamWrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterTwo Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie BurnsDiary of a Misfit by Casey ParksThe Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullersThe Rabbit Hutch by Tess GuntyThe Prophet of the Andes by Graciela MochkofskyAlso Mentioned:@saintdonoghue #DICK10MBERBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Family Catch-Up Hannahs Books 2022-08-10 | Although I do talk about books a bit here, this video is mostly a personal update about family life and health issues.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Pride and Prejudice (Final) #JaneAustenJuly #JaneAustenJuly2022 Hannahs Books 2022-08-01 | In which I talk about characterization in Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, which I read for Jane Austen July with the inimitable @saintdonoghueSupport this channel: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Pride and Prejudice PART 1 #JaneAustenJuly #JaneAustenJuly2022 Hannahs Books 2022-07-17 | Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice Part 1 #JaneAustenJuly #JaneAustenJuly2022In which I meditate a bit on why I’ve loved Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for decades. This month, I'm buddy-reading it with @saintdonoghue Support this channel: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
PRIDE & PREJUDICE Read-Along #JaneAustenJuly #JaneAustenJuly2022 Hannahs Books 2022-07-12 | For the last three Sundays of Jane Austen July, I will be discussing Austen’s Pride and Prejudice—one section a week. If house renovations permit, Steve Donoghue and I will be reading this classic novel in conversation with each other. I hope you’ll join us!July 17 Book 1July 24 Book 2July 31 Book 3**For those who have asked: Things are going fairly well in my family life. I’ll film an update in a few days.**@SteveDonoghueyoutu.be/SSQPMicwQdACheck out some of the excellent Jane Austen July videos on Booktube. I have only had time to watch a few so far, but I definitely recommend these:@katiejlumsden youtu.be/1a-fVtTw4kI@BlatantlyBookish youtu.be/WOVxT6-Yckc@booksimnotreading and @OldBluesChapterandVerse youtu.be/0ekI9xRvRaQAnd don’t miss hearing Elvis read the book aloud in his perfect accent, with clever commentary:@BookTimewithElvis youtube.com/watch?v=t7kHHkdDyJ0&list=PLN-pS5BbHuSsqk9aGDEBHfLLgPIVbpi_WSupport the channel: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Catch Up: Celebrations and Sadness Hannahs Books 2022-06-27 | In which I do a bit of personal catching up about both celebrations and sadness in our family life over the last month.The email update I mention onscreen near the end of the video includes all the information from our Facebook posts as well as calls for local volunteers. You are welcome to join if you have a connection with me here--just email or voxer me (addresses listed below)--but some of the emails may be irrelevant for most of you.Abe as Harry Potter, according to many of the comments: youtu.be/YHlrb9KsyP4@saintdonoghue Our NYTBR discussions on his channel:youtu.be/QsD-QxhUskEyoutu.be/OXDbLMYavt8Brattle Book Shop in BostonBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksEmail: booksandyarn1@gmail.comTwitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Goodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1
Top 5 Books by Authors Named Dorothy: A Pride Month Celebration Hannahs Books 2022-06-09 | In which I celebrate both Pride Month and the TOP 5 conversations morphing its way around booktube by presenting “5 Books by Authors Named Dorothy.” Are you a “friend of Dorothy”?Booktubers mentioned:@EricKarlAnderson Sarah @HardcoverHearts Matthew @MayberryBookclub @saintdonoghue Non-Dorothy author mentions:Eudora WeltyFlannery O’ConnorFrank BaumNella LarsenToday’s Dorothy List:Dorothy ParkerDorothy WestDorothy StracheyDorothy AllisonDorothy DaySome other great Dorothy authors to check out:Dorothy SayersDorothy GilmanDorothy Whipple Dorothy Canfield FisherDE (Dorothy Emily) Stevenson Dorothy B. HughesDorothy WordsworthADD YOUR OWN DOWN IN THE COMMENTS!!!Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Top 5 English Novels Hannahs Books 2022-05-21 | In which I ask all of you to participate in the fabulous discussion about the top five English novels (and some runners-up!) which Eric Karl Anderson and Sarah of Hardcover Hearts just filmed. Don’t miss Eric and Sarah’s excellent conversation: youtu.be/i34skN7B1xUBooktubers mentioned:@EricKarlAnderson Sarah @HardcoverHearts @katehowe8121 Authors mentioned:Jane AustenCharlotte BronteAnthony TrollopeGeorge EliotThomas HardyVirginia WoolfEM ForsterEvelyn WaughAS ByattBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Catching Up: Birthdays, Writing, and Mortality Hannahs Books 2022-04-26 | In which I do a bit of catching up and share some birthday news, some writing news, and some life-affirming news.Virtual Awards Ceremony for the Kalanithi Prize:stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dVHhDkDPRqasxFHSKHeORw (where I will read my essay "Silver")Books Mentioned:Our memoir in progress!!Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson by Hannah Joyner and Susan BurchDear Life by Rachel Clarke (about palliative medicine, hospice, and mortality)April, May, and June (handwritten manuscript)Booktubers mentioned:@shawnthebookmaniac6275 @BookishTexan @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @seriela @ghostreader9766 Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Book 7 Hannahs Books 2022-04-19 | In which I talk about part 4 of volume 2 of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. READING SCHEDULEFinish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Book 6 Hannahs Books 2022-04-12 | In which I talk about part 3 of volume 2 of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. READING SCHEDULEFinish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Books 4 and 5 Hannahs Books 2022-04-05 | In which I talk about part 3 of volume 1 of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. It is not too late to catch up!READING SCHEDULEFinish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Book 3 Hannahs Books 2022-03-29 | In which I talk about part 3 of volume 1 of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. It is not too late to catch up!READING SCHEDULEFinish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Book 2 Hannahs Books 2022-03-21 | In which I chat about the second 100 pages or so of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.The schedule I am following:Finish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace Book 1 Hannahs Books 2022-03-14 | In which I chat about the first 100 pages or so of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.The schedule I am following:Finish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
READING SCHEDULE: Leo Tolstoys War and Peace [CC] Hannahs Books 2022-03-07 | Join me and some other amazing readers as we work our way through Tolstoy’s WAR AND PEACE! Pick up any translation you like. The schedule I will be following is:Finish by:3/14 Volume 1, Part 13/21 Volume 1, Part 23/28 Volume 1, Part 34/04 Volume 2, Parts 1 and 24/11 Volume 2, Part 34/18 Volume 2, Parts 4 and 54/25 Volume 3, Part 15/02 Volume 3, Part 25/09 Volume 3, Part 35/16 Volume 4, Parts 1 and 25/23 Volume 4, Parts 3 and 45/30 Epilogue, Part 1 and 2Popular Translations:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War… and Peace? Putin, Tolstoy, and Ilya Kaminsky [CC] Hannahs Books 2022-03-01 | In which I ponder Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Azar Nafisi's forthcoming Read Dangerously, Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic and his amazing poem "We Were Happy During the War," and the situation in Ukraine.Tolstoy Together by Yiyun LiYiyun Li's 85-day reading schedule (with the correct day numbers but not the actual dates we'll be following):apublicspace.org/news/detail/tolstoy-together-20210:00 The current situation in Ukraine as it relates to War and Peace2:02 Azar Nafisi and the process of reading dangerously5:25 Ilya Kaminsky's "We Were Happy During the War"Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (not active)Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The 26 Random Questions Tag Hannahs Books 2022-02-09 | In which I belatedly celebrate #TagTuesday with a mostly-non-bookish tag created by a booktuber.This tag was created by @DavidMurphyyoutu.be/Fg8GLhBVx08Song: “Swap Your Love” performed by the English Acoustic Collectiveenglishacousticcollective.bandcamp.com/track/swap-your-loveMy son’s band Maelstom:youtu.be/xKfXlDxZmpAyoutu.be/qBP1SCd1L4oAnd my son fiddling at his largest concert:youtu.be/2tF7uoPLesIMy friends’ baseball podcast “No Crying in Baseball”nocryinginbball.comQuestions:1. What was your most recent YouTube rabbit hole? 2. What song is currently stuck in your head? 3. What kind of music do you listen to the most? 4. What is something you need to get better at? 5. Do you set goals? What are your goals for the end of the year? Next year? 6. When was the last time you lost your temper? 7. Do you swear too much? 8. Do you spend too much money on shoes? 9. What is the worst book you have ever read? 10. Are you a homebody or are you more adventurous? 11. Do you take naps? 12. Have you ever been to Minnesota? - the greatest state in the Union. 13. Have you ever tried to emulate someone? 14. What is the worst food you have ever eaten? 15. Do you enjoy bars? What kind? Are you or have you been a regular at one? 16. Have you ever been hungover? 17. When was the last time you laughed out loud while reading? 18. How would you label or describe yourself politically? 19. What was the last movie you watched? 20. Do you want kids? Do you wish you had kids? If you have kids give a piece of advice. 21. Do you get along with your siblings? 22. What is a book you have serious issues with but love? 23. What is your favorite theme song to a movie and/or TV show? 24. Do you like your job? If you switched careers, what would you do? 25. What is something you love about the city you live in? 26. Who is your celebrity crush?Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: March-May [CC] Hannahs Books 2022-02-03 | Join me and some other amazing readers as we work our way through Tolstoy’s WAR AND PEACE starting in March! Pick up any translation you like, consider our two possible schedules (or whatever works for you), and join in the discussion! #War&Peace2022Hosting with me over a three-month period will be Una and Krypto from @TheCodeXCantina. Diving in for a more intense one-month read is Sandy over at @MsReadsAlot. Translators Mentioned:Constance Garnett 1904Louise and Alymer Maude 1923Rosemary Edmunds 1957Ann Dunningham 1968Anthony Briggs 2005Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 2007Maude updated by Amy Mandelker 2010Don’t miss Susan’s recent discussion of translation choices over at @RoadReads : youtu.be/hKsDpt5sBWE Also be sure to check out Summer’s discussion over at @sterlingreads547 where she compares a couple of different introductions: youtu.be/EK8Gpme2ivYOther Texts, Etc. Mentioned:Tolstoy: A Russian Life by Rosamund BartlettGive War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times by Andrew D. KaufmanTolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun LiHow to Eat an Elephant podcast over at the Center for LitScreen Adaptations Mentioned:BBC miniseries put together by Andrew Davies and Tom Harper 2016Italian/French version with an international cast, directed by Robert Dornhelm 2007Soviet version done by Sergei Bondarchuk in the late 1960sBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Reads and Rambles, 26 January 2022 Hannahs Books 2022-01-26 | In which I ponder authority, freedom, the idea of relevance, the imperative to “speak truth to power,” and the desire to write about the human body.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Book Postscript Tag [CC] Hannahs Books 2022-01-19 | In which I celebrate #TagTuesday by responding to The Book Postscript Tag—just a little on the late side…Tag created by @mementomoriadam I was tagged by Catherine @takingteawithcatherine I tag Brian @BookishTexan and Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 —although I am so behind on Booktube that they may have already done the tag and if not, they may not want to review the past year when we are already well into 2022…REVIEWS OF BOOKS MENTIONED: The Latinist by Mark Prins:washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/the-latinist-a-novelThe Annotated Mrs. Dalloway: ronslate.com/the-annotated-mrs-dalloway-by-virginia-woolf-edited-with-an-introduction-and-notes-by-merve-emreMy Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: harvardreview.org/book-review/my-monticelloThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans: openlettersreview.com/posts/the-office-of-historical-corrections-by-danielle-evansEvery Day the River Changes by Jordan Salama: ronslate.com/on-every-day-the-river-changes-a-journey-down-the-magdalena-by-jordan-salamaOrwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit: ronslate.com/on-orwells-roses-essays-by-rebecca-solnitOTHER BOOKS & AUTHORS MENTIONED:The Way We Live Now by Anthony TrollopeDaniel Deronda by George EliotSquare Haunting by Francesca WadeWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanathiSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenMiddlemarch by George EliotRichard WrightFAVORITE MEMORIES & VIDEOS MENTIONED:Visit to @saintdonoghue Critique of the big Philip Roth bio:youtu.be/-dd-N_FVUKE@shawnthebookmaniac6275 and the group reading of my book:youtu.be/EKTP-eigg9sMy reading of Flannery O’Connor’s story “Everything that Rises must Converge”:youtu.be/gMx5kqalxgEHow I wrap my headscarves:Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Reads and Rambles, 13 January 2022 [CC] Hannahs Books 2022-01-13 | In which in addition to my conversation about what I have been reading and writing lately, I talk briefly about War and Peace, Shakespeare, opera, knitting, and baking.Booktubers mentioned:@TheCodeXCantina @MsReadsAlot Books etc. mentioned:Tolstoy’s War and PeaceLost & Found by Kathryn SchulzFurious Hours by Casey CepBy the Book piece in the New York Times: nytimes.com/2021/12/30/books/review/kathryn-schulz-by-the-book-interview.htmlShakespeare-oriented television comedy:Upstart Crow britbox.com/us/show/Upstart_Crow_b0959g26Study Hall Shawl: knitty.com/ISSUEff18/PATTstudyhall/PATTstudyhall.phpNightshift Shawl: dreareneeknits.com/shop/nightshiftMy apologies for forgetting to insert my bread picture!ChaptersIntro 00:00Vacation visit 00:17Knitting 02:19Booktube 04:21Baking 08:17Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Philosophy of Reading Tag Hannahs Books 2022-01-06 | In which I finally post my first video of 2022...Tag created by Brandon @BrandonsBookshelf: youtu.be/bBdn7jWT85kThe Questions: 1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message? 2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with? 3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books? 4. How important are summaries, review, and art in your book choosing? 5. Should one ever skim or scan a book? 6. Should reading always be enjoyable? 7. Is it important to be well-read? 8. What is your book buying process? 9. What is your reading process? 10. How do you use what you read? 11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read? 12. What are your views on rereading a book? 13. What makes a book good? 14. What makes a book bad? 15. How do you feel about not finishing a book? 16. Should the author's personal life matter at all? 17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be? 18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it? 19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why? 20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Book Buffet Tag Hannahs Books 2021-12-14 | Please consider contributing to the GoFundMe campaign for Amrita. This wonderful book tag is also a great way to spread the word.@AmritabytheBook and some of her friends created the Book Buffet Tag: youtu.be/lPThv8F9KvwI was tagged by Noah at @EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse : youtu.be/iYzEeTawaswBrian’s version @BookishTexan : youtu.be/M-Wde1YMrY8Amrita's GoFund me page: gofundme.com/f/help-amrita-fight-cancerBethanne Bruninga-Socolar's video with more information about Amrita’s situation: youtu.be/Ie_Xq0y7ZzMMy review of My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: harvardreview.org/book-review/my-monticelloMy review of Merve Emre’s annotated edition of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: ronslate.com/the-annotated-mrs-dalloway-by-virginia-woolf-edited-with-an-introduction-and-notes-by-merve-emrePrompts for the Book Buffet Tag: Q1. APPETIZER: A short story, novelette, or novella that you wish could be expanded into a full-length novel/get a novel-length sequel. Q2. SALAD BAR: Pick three ingredients (plot elements, writing style, tropes, etc) that would be in your ideal book salad. Q3: DOSA STATION: A slim volume that packs a significant punch. Q4: PASTA: A book that brings you comfort and leaves you fully satisfied and content when you’re done with it. Q5: BEEF [or other protein]: A book that is hearty, whether it’s long, fills you up with gooey warmth, or was just a slog to get through. Q6: BREAD: Something you and your friends fight over while waiting for your dinner, is the bread basket. Talk about a book you fight with other people about. Q7. CHEESE ROOM: A book with a happy ever after ending. Q8. CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN: When you read a new series or author, do you dip in and out, or do you read it all back to back? Q9. Who’s invited? Tag some foodie friends!Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Bucket List Books Tag: THE SEQUEL (part 1): The Mookse and the Gripes Bucket List Book Tag [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-12-07 | In which I share another set of tomes from my bucket list—over the course of two separate videos. Last time, I focused on the canonical works of dead white men. This time I think about a much bigger picture: women authors, writers from around the world, and even a couple of living folks!The “Dead White Men” edition (with the full information about the tag in the description box): youtu.be/YL_fEra8m8ABooks Mentioned Today:The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikabuThe Makioka Sisters by Junichiro TanizakiThe Story of the Stone by Cao XueqinEthiopia Unbound: Studies in Race Emancipation by JE Casely HeyfordA Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong'oKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiThe Cairo Trilogy by Naguib MahfouzAn Unnecessary Woman by Rabih AlameddineMidnight’s Children by Salmon RushdieA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (a reread)This tag was created by @shawnthebookmaniac6275 youtu.be/CVch2Pb6rl4Inspired by The Mookse and Gripes Podcastmookseandgripes.com/reviewsyoutube.com/channel/UCJjggyu-Hn1_yJZ3XzTM17wBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Ratings and Reviews Tag [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-12-05 | In which I celebrate the eighth night of Hanukkah (and Hannah’s Book-ukkah) by responding to the brand-new Ratings and Reviews Tag, created by Scott and Nelle at Gunpowder, Fiction and Plot.Tag created by @GunpowderFictionPlot youtube.com/watch?v=IuynyN67WI4&t=3sThis tag was based on a fantastic discussion they posted last week, featuring many of my favorite booktubers. I was honored to be able to participate.Original discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=XAIRew-qVOgI tag:@saintdonoghue Brian @BookishTexanJen @RememberedReads Amy @amysdustybookshelf @jenniferbrooks Lukas @acruelreadersthesis5868 Prompts: 1. Tag folks. 2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response? 3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself? 4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not? a. If YES: i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system? ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books? b. If NO: i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews? ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking? 5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”? 6. What book that you hated have you recommended? 7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation? 8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment? 9. Do you consider star ratings or average ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR? 10. Who on BookTube does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good? 11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book? Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Homemade Falafel for Hanukkah (Hannahs Book-ukkah) Hannahs Books 2021-12-04 | In which we celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Frying, by making homemade falafel.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.comLachaim by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100412Artist: http://incompetech.com
A Special Wrap Up (in celebration of Hannah’s Book-ukkah) Hannahs Books 2021-12-03 | In which I show you not a wrap-up of what I read this year but how I wrap up my hair. In other words, welcome to HANNAH’S SCARVES! (Just to reassure you bookish folk, this will NOT be a regular thing.)For real head-wrapping tutorials for both rectangular and square scarves, check out @WrapunzelLadies Wrapunzel calls the headwrap style with tails a "Beginner's Luck" and the style without tails the "Regal Wrap."The online shop: wrapunzel.comTheir Facebook group (about headwrapping in general, not about Wrapunzel scarves specifically): facebook.com/groups/wrapunzelcommunity(Head coverings when worn by Jewish women are frequently called tichels or mitpachot.)Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
BOOK HAUL from Little Free Libraries Hannahs Books 2021-12-02 | In which I brave the sniffles in order to share with you some of the books that have come home with us from assorted Little Free Libraries in our neighborhood. (No captions for this video at this point. My apologies.) (Only one month since I had contact with others, although I said “a month or two.” I saw both our son and @saintdonoghue maskless at Halloween.)Booktubers mentioned:@shawnthebookmaniac6275 Books mentioned:Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie BainAnthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect MealRohinton Mistry’s A Fine BalanceLawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, MountOlive, and CleaBrian Selznick’s KaleidoscopeBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Night Two of Hannahs Book-ukkah: The Books and Life Tag [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-11-29 | In which I consider the role of books and reading in my life as I answer “The Books and Life Tag” created by Steve Donoghue.Tag created by @saintdonoghue The prompts: 1. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a normal person and 10 being the late Harold Bloom, how much are books and reading a part of your life? 2. Where does your personal library stand right now in relation to the rest of your life? Do you have more books now than you ever have? Fewer? How has your library changed? 3. Take a mental step back and ask yourself: what is the most likely first bookish impression a newcomer would have in your home? 4. How often (if ever, gulp) do you clean or re-organize your books? 5. On average, how many books do you acquire in a given week? 6. What song is your current ear-worm? 7. What percentage of your self-control do you retain in a well-stocked bookshop? 8. Do you ever feel the need to take a break from books? If so, what form does it take? 9. When you meet a new person, how long does it take you to bring up books? 10. Have you given any thought/made any provisions for your personal library after you croak? 11. Are you known among your friends & loved ones for your weird and probably unhealthy relationship with books?Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Night One of Hannahs Book-ukkah: Reads and Rambles #Authortube [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-11-28 | In which I talk about the amazing past week of writing during our homemade writer's retreat--and also tell you what is coming for these next eight nights as I celebrate my bookish version of Hanukkah. #BookukkahBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Women on the Move in a Changing World: Travel and Women’s History #NonfictionNovember [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-11-14 | In which I celebrate Nonfiction November by talking about three recent books which explore the theme of women’s changing experiences of travel. #NonfictionNovember2021 is the brainchild of @abookolive Books Discussed:MAIDEN VOYAGES: Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them by Siân EvansTHE BARBIZON: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paulina BrenCOME FLY THE WORLD: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia CookeCHAPTERSIntroduction 00:00Ships 02:06Hotels 06:03Planes 10:10Comparison 14:38Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Brattle Book Haul [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-11-10 | In which I share the books I found at the Brattle Book Shop during my trip to Boston, as well as a few from Steve Donoghue. My video together with @saintdonoghue: youtu.be/4sKGP3G-Gu0Preview of my son’s production: thecrimson.com/article/2021/11/7/the-winters-tale-previewCalling Ratty Rachel! Calling Ratty Rachel! (Please send me an email.)Other booktubers mentioned:Tootight Lautrec youtube.com/c/TootightLautrecBrian @BookishTexan Books from the Brattle:Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life by Hermione LeeVita: The Life of Vita Sackville-West by Victoria GlendinningUsed and Rare: Travels in the Book World by Lawrence and Nancy GoldstoneProust’s Binoculars: A Study of Memory, Time, and Recognition in A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Roger ShattuckAn edition of Proust’s Swann’s Way annotated by William C. Carter, hand annotated by James Connolly???The Stories of John CheeverCultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts by Clive JamesCyril Connolly: The Life and Times of England’s Most Controversial Literary Critic by Clive FisherFirebrand: The Life of Horace Liveright, the Man who Changed Publishing by Tom Dardis.Books from Steve:Housekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonThe Hours by Michael CunninghamSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodJesus’s Son by Denis JohnsonThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Great Fire by Shirley HazzardBuy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Reads and Rambles: BOSTON EDITION [CC] Hannahs Books 2021-11-03 | In which I tell you about my bookish travel adventures over a long autumn weekend.Booktuber mentioned: @SteveDonoghueOur conversation: youtu.be/4sKGP3G-Gu0Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (AUDIOBOOK) Hannahs Books 2021-10-30 | Join me for a performance of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" in this free audiobook-style narration.Buy me a cup of tea? ko-fi.com/hannahsbooksVoxer: hannahsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1Twitter: twitter.com/hannahsbooks1Instagram: http://instagram.com/hannahsbooks1Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
