Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago
Here I talk about my plans for #peopleapril and also give a tour of all of the biographies/autobiographies/memoirs/letter collections on my physical TBR – lots of naval biographies but also literary biographies, other historical figures, and even a sports biography. Let me know if you’ve read any of these!
People April is hosted by Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks and Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebooks Announcement videos: youtube.com/watch?v=3ubp8p3qAPM&t=402s&pp=ygULcGVvcGxlYXByaWw%3D and youtube.com/watch?v=qU18gLrbKhU&t=262s.
READING PLANS FOR PEOPLE APRIL
- Snow Widows: Scott’s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind by Katherine MacInnes
- Love Tommy: Letters Home from the Great War to the Present Day by Andrew Roberts
- Trading Paces: From the Rat Race to the Hen Run by Michael Kelly
TBR BOOKS:
- The Brontës by Juliet Barker
- Western Winds: The Brontës’ Irish Heritage by Edward Chitham
- Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth
- Jane Austen’s Letters collected and edited by Deirdre le Faye
- The World According to Bob by James Bowen
- True Grit: The Making of a Legend by Sylvie Linnane
- Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
- Georgiana’s World: The Illustrated Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
- The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo 1788-1845 by Anne Chambers
- Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort by Nicholas Courtney
- Cochrane the Dauntless: The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane
- Admiral William Brown: Liberator of the South Atlantic by Marcos Aquinis
- Barrows Boys: The Original Extreme Adventurers by Fergus Fleming
- Men of War: Courage Under Fire in the Nineteenth Century Navy by David Crane
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Mother’s Story: A Story of Hardship and Love from the Mother of Daniel O’Donnell by Julia O’Donnell
- A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
- Uproar by Alice Loxton
- Master and Commander is the first of the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Reading Vlog where I haul The Great Leviathon: youtube.com/watch?v=DrMYvtDAcoo&t=1277s
- Tolkien; 2019 film: imdb.com/title/tt3361792
- The Duchess; 2008 film: imdb.com/title/tt0864761/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520duchess
- Westport House: https://www.westporthouse.ie/
#booktube #booktuber
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
Here I talk about my plans for #peopleapril and also give a tour of all of the biographies/autobiographies/memoirs/letter collections on my physical TBR – lots of naval biographies but also literary biographies, other historical figures, and even a sports biography. Let me know if you’ve read any of these!
People April is hosted by Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks and Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebooks Announcement videos: youtube.com/watch?v=3ubp8p3qAPM&t=402s&pp=ygULcGVvcGxlYXByaWw%3D and youtube.com/watch?v=qU18gLrbKhU&t=262s.
READING PLANS FOR PEOPLE APRIL
- Snow Widows: Scott’s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind by Katherine MacInnes
- Love Tommy: Letters Home from the Great War to the Present Day by Andrew Roberts
- Trading Paces: From the Rat Race to the Hen Run by Michael Kelly
TBR BOOKS:
- The Brontës by Juliet Barker
- Western Winds: The Brontës’ Irish Heritage by Edward Chitham
- Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth
- Jane Austen’s Letters collected and edited by Deirdre le Faye
- The World According to Bob by James Bowen
- True Grit: The Making of a Legend by Sylvie Linnane
- Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
- Georgiana’s World: The Illustrated Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
- The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo 1788-1845 by Anne Chambers
- Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort by Nicholas Courtney
- Cochrane the Dauntless: The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane
- Admiral William Brown: Liberator of the South Atlantic by Marcos Aquinis
- Barrows Boys: The Original Extreme Adventurers by Fergus Fleming
- Men of War: Courage Under Fire in the Nineteenth Century Navy by David Crane
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Mother’s Story: A Story of Hardship and Love from the Mother of Daniel O’Donnell by Julia O’Donnell
- A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
- Uproar by Alice Loxton
- Master and Commander is the first of the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Reading Vlog where I haul The Great Leviathon: youtube.com/watch?v=DrMYvtDAcoo&t=1277s
- Tolkien; 2019 film: imdb.com/title/tt3361792
- The Duchess; 2008 film: imdb.com/title/tt0864761/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520duchess
- Westport House: https://www.westporthouse.ie/
#booktube #booktuber
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
