Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 54 minutes ago

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Grab yourself a beverage and come with me as I visit seven bookstores in one day!

Please do let me know what you think of this one in the comments. It's my first proper vlog, and it's been really fun to make but is a surprising amount of work! I'd love to know if folks out there like this kind of content, and I'd appreciate your feedback 🙏

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Other channels mentioned:
@jack_edwards (Panenka superfan)
@GunpowderFictionPlot (The Immortal King Rao superfan)
@theindigopress9858 (thank you for the ARC!)

Forgot to mention in the actual video, but @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf also visited some Bristol bookshops recently. Her vlog is great, and you can watch it here:
youtu.be/lC-o3gkygpo

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Books mentioned:
📖 In Our Mad and Furious City, by Guy Gunaratne
📖 Mister, Mister, by Guy Gunaratne
📖 When We Were Birds, by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
📖 Riambel, by Priya Hein
📖 Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
📖 Ti Amo, by Hanne Ørstavik (translated by Martin Aitken)
📖 The Sleeping Car Porter, by Suzette Mayr
📖 Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
📖 Transcendent Kingdom, by Yaa Gyasi
📖 Clytemnestra, by Costanza Casati
📖 Sparrow, by James Hynes
📖 Panenka, by Rónán Hession
📖 The Immortal King Rao, by Vauhini Vara

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