Haste Ye BooksJoin me as I try to predict the 16 picks for the longlist of the newly-launched Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro / About the prize 03:10 Longlist predictions 15:27 Books that didn't make my list
My list: 1. On our best behaviour: the price women pay to be good – Elise Loehnen (May 2023) 2. The Tidal Year – Freya Bromley (May 2023) 3. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma – Claire Dederer (May 2023) 4. Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World – Helen Czerski (June 2023) 5. This Ragged Grace – Octavia Bright (June 2023) 6. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake – Tiya Miles (July 2023) 7. Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life – Anna Funder (August 2023) 8. The Britannias: An Island Quest – Alice Albinia (October 2023) 9. Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History – Philippa Gregory (October 2023) 10. Bad Taste: Or the politics of ugliness – Nathalie Olah (November 2023) 11. Not the end of the world: How we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet – Hannah Ritchie (January 2024) 12. Splinters: A Memoir – Leslie Jamison (February 2024) 13. How the world made the west: A 4,000-year history – Josephine Quinn (February 2024) 14. Grief is for people: A Memoir – Sloane Crosley (February 2024) 15. Just friends: On the joy, power and influence of friendship – Gyan Yankovich (February 2024) 16. Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms – Ruth Allen (March 2024)
Didn’t make the cut: 1. The Women Who Made Modern Economics – Rachel Reeves (October 2023) 2. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom – Grace Blakeley (March 2024) 3. The Sisterhood – Liza Mundy (October 2023) 4. Thunderclap – Laura Cumming (July 2023) 5. Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the middle ages and beyond – Dr Alice Roberts (February 2024) 6. Dopppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World – Naomi Klein (September 2023) 7. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes (September 2023) 8. Emperor of Rome – Mary Beard (September 2023) 9. Breaking Through – Katalin Kariko (January 2024) 10. The Chain: The relationships that break us, the women who rebuild us – Chimene Suleyman (March 2024)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Womens Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist PredictionsHaste Ye Books2024-01-30 | Join me as I try to predict the 16 picks for the longlist of the newly-launched Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro / About the prize 03:10 Longlist predictions 15:27 Books that didn't make my list
My list: 1. On our best behaviour: the price women pay to be good – Elise Loehnen (May 2023) 2. The Tidal Year – Freya Bromley (May 2023) 3. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma – Claire Dederer (May 2023) 4. Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World – Helen Czerski (June 2023) 5. This Ragged Grace – Octavia Bright (June 2023) 6. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake – Tiya Miles (July 2023) 7. Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life – Anna Funder (August 2023) 8. The Britannias: An Island Quest – Alice Albinia (October 2023) 9. Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History – Philippa Gregory (October 2023) 10. Bad Taste: Or the politics of ugliness – Nathalie Olah (November 2023) 11. Not the end of the world: How we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet – Hannah Ritchie (January 2024) 12. Splinters: A Memoir – Leslie Jamison (February 2024) 13. How the world made the west: A 4,000-year history – Josephine Quinn (February 2024) 14. Grief is for people: A Memoir – Sloane Crosley (February 2024) 15. Just friends: On the joy, power and influence of friendship – Gyan Yankovich (February 2024) 16. Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms – Ruth Allen (March 2024)
Didn’t make the cut: 1. The Women Who Made Modern Economics – Rachel Reeves (October 2023) 2. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom – Grace Blakeley (March 2024) 3. The Sisterhood – Liza Mundy (October 2023) 4. Thunderclap – Laura Cumming (July 2023) 5. Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the middle ages and beyond – Dr Alice Roberts (February 2024) 6. Dopppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World – Naomi Klein (September 2023) 7. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes (September 2023) 8. Emperor of Rome – Mary Beard (September 2023) 9. Breaking Through – Katalin Kariko (January 2024) 10. The Chain: The relationships that break us, the women who rebuild us – Chimene Suleyman (March 2024)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Books mentioned: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Eve by Cat Bohannon Pageboy by Elliot Page Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Virtual Strangers by Sam Canning The Women by Kristin Hannah The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Reputation by Lex CroucherMy August TBR | The Secret History, Womens Prize for Non-Ficton & BookerHaste Ye Books2024-08-06 | ...Booker Prize 2024 - Longlist ReactionHaste Ye Books2024-07-31 | The Booker Longlist is here!
Note: I say I heard of Tommy Orange because of the New York Times best Book of the 21st Century, but in fact I heard about it because people said he was most definitely missing from the list. Bookstagrammers did a list of their 102 best books (which was a lot more transparent and diverse) and Orange was on that list: instagram.com/surabhi.readingMid Year Celebration Book TagHaste Ye Books2024-07-23 | Let's look back at the beautiful books we ready so far this year!
Chapters: 00:00 Intro & Remembering Alice 05:10 Celebration Tag
Books mentioned: Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution by Cat Bohannon North and south by Elizabeth Gaskell Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Book lovers by Emily Henry How to Solve your own Murder by Kristen Perrin The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley In defence of the act by Effie Black Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Western Lane by Chetna Maroo Doppelganger by Naomi Klein The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
Booktuber mid-year celebration tag questions: 1. Best fiction book you’ve read so far this year 2. Best non-fiction book you’ve read so far this year 3. Best book you’ve reread so far this year 4. Best series you discovered so far this year 5. Best book that came out this year you’ve read so far this year 6. Best book that took you out of your comfort zone (like a genre you don’t usually read or from a book prize) 7. Favourite new-to-you author for this year 8. Best book that lifted your spirit this year 9. Your favourite booktuber you’ve discovered this year 10. Your favourite video you created so far this year
Original tag: Mid-year freak out tag 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2021 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5. Biggest disappointment 6. Biggest surprise 7. Favourite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush 9. Newest favourite character 10. Book that made you cry 11. Book that made you happy 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaLearn a Language Tag - En EspañolHaste Ye Books2024-07-16 | Can you believe this video was in my archive since last November and I forgot about it? Well, better late than never! Here's the Learn a Language Book Tag!
Books mentioned: The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Angel's Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Prince of Mist, Carlos Ruiz Zafón Jayne Eyre, Charlotte Brontë Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë Normal People, Sally Rooney Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason Crazy Rich Asian series, Kevin Kwan The Lidy, Libby Page The Year of Living Danishly, Helen Russell Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
This tag is by the lovely Jay @my0.25lifecrisis
❓THE QUESTIONS❓ How the tag works: Translate the questions into the language of your choice, then answer the corresponding prompt.
1. A book in the language you're learning -- Pick a book that is translated from the language you are currently learning 2. What is your name? -- Pick a book with a name in the title 3. I'm sorry, I don't understand. -- Pick a book w/ a miscommunication 4. How much does it cost? -- Pick a book about money. 5. Where is ...? -- Pick a book about a place. 6. How are you? -- Pick a book about emotions, or a book that made you feel emotions lol 7. Pick a random word in the language you're learning -- Pick a book w/ that word in the title 8. Please and Thank you! -- Tag your friends!! & Thank the ppl for watching :D
People I'm tagging: @stalkingkafka @KierTheScrivener @bouquinsbooks
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaMy July Pile of PossibilitiesHaste Ye Books2024-06-25 | I sit down to go through the books I'm thinking of reading this upcoming July. From Jane Austen July to reading in translation, let me know which book I should prioritise!
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomens Prize for Fiction & Non-Fiction 2024 - Winners ReactionHaste Ye Books2024-06-14 | It's finally here! The winners announcement for the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction of 2024!
Woke up early to film a genuine reaction to the winners :)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaFinal Thoughts on the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024Haste Ye Books2024-06-11 | I give you my 2 final reviews from the 16-book longlist AND I discuss my top books of this year's prize! Finally I give you my choices for winners, including for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.
Which was your favourite read of this year's list?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaMy June 2024 TBRHaste Ye Books2024-06-04 | Let's chat about our June reading plans! Here are 6 books on my June tbr :) What are you reading this month?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaReading the Womens Prize for Fiction Longlist - Part 4Haste Ye Books2024-05-28 | Here I come with 4 more reviews of the books from the longlist of the Women's Prize for Fiction:
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee
I will be back soon with the final 2 reviews and thoughts ahead of the winner announcement!
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaReacting to the 6 picks on the Womens Prize for Fiction ShortlistHaste Ye Books2024-04-24 | Well well well if it isn't different tastes striking again 😂 A bit disappointed that from such a strong longlist we went with half a strong shortlist, but excited to see what's next for these books and see the winner in June! In the meantime I'll continue to read the last 6 books on the longlist to finish my prize reading for this year's edition of the Women's Prize for Fiction 😊
What did you think? Did a book you love did not make it?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomens Prize for Fiction Shortlist PredictionsHaste Ye Books2024-04-23 | Let's thiiiink about which books will make the shortlist....
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomens Prize for Fiction Longlist 📚 4 Book ReviewsHaste Ye Books2024-04-16 | 4 more reviews from the longlist of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024. We're not at 10 fully read books out of 16! Only 6 to go...
📖 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:44 Western Lane by Chetna Maroo 06:38 Hangman by Maya Binyam 09:00 The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord 11:21 Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan 15:41 Current ranking 18:08 Plans & outro
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaMore Book Reviews from the Womens Prize for Fiction LonglistHaste Ye Books2024-04-09 | Here are reviews of 3 more books from the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist. Some very good reads!
📖 Chapters & Reviews 📖 00:00 Intro 00:42 A Trace of Sun, Pam Williams 03:47 Soldier Sailor, Claire Kilroy 07:12 Nightbloom, Peace Adzo Medie 13:08 Current ranking & final thoughts
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaReading the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 - 3 Book ReviewsHaste Ye Books2024-04-04 | I've started reading the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist as my goal is to read all 16. In this video I review the first 3 I read. The ending is a bit abrupt as I thought there'd be more, but I unfortunately fell ill. So more reviews will come in the next video!
Chapters & Reviews: 02:28 River East, River West, Aube Rey Lescure 05:14 Random chat 10:15 The Maiden, Kate Foster 14:01 The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Books mentioned: Un thé dans la toundra by Josephine Bacon Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Olemaun Margaret Pokiak-Fenton The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaReading Plans for March - Anna Karenina & The Womens Prize for FictionHaste Ye Books2024-03-12 | Here are my plans in March so far...
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomen’s Prize for Fiction Longlist ReactionHaste Ye Books2024-03-06 | Watch the video announcement with me to see my genuine reaction to the longlist! Then I discuss the books I picked in my predictions and those I had never heard about.
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaLonglist Predictions for the Womens Prize for FictionHaste Ye Books2024-02-22 | Here are 16 potential contenders for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction!!
You can expect my reaction when the longlist is revealed on 5 March!
Books mentioned: 1. Enter Ghost – Isabella Hammad (April 2023) 2. Biography of X – Catherine Lacey (April 2023) 3. A House for Alice – Diana Evans(April 2023) 4. The Sleeping Car Porter – Suzette Mayr (May 2023) 5. Western Lane – Chetna Maroo (May 2023) 6. 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster – Mirinae Lee (May 2023) 7. I am homeless if this is not my home – Lorrie Moore (June 2023) 8. Study for Obedience – Sarah Bernstein (July 2023) 9. But the girl – Jessica Zhan Mei Yu (August 2023) 10. A Council of Dolls – Mona Susan Power (Sept 2023) 11. Julia – Sandra Newman (October 2023) 12. Wrong Way – Joanne McNeil (December 2023) 13. One of the good guys – Araminta Hall (Jan 2024) 14. The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes (Feb 2024) 15. Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (March 2024) 16. The Tower by Flora Carr (March 2024)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
How to solve your own murder by Kirsten Perrin Girls that never die: poems by Safia Elhillo Don’t touch my hair by Emma Dabiri Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Book Lovers by Emily Henry
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomens Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist Reaction 2024Haste Ye Books2024-02-16 | It's finally here! The longlist of the first ever Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. Let's see what it looks like together!
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Books mentioned: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo The Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce Mongrel by Hanako Footman Mother Sea by Lorraine Wilson
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminioca15 Favourite Books of 2023 | Best Fiction & Non-FictionHaste Ye Books2024-01-23 | Come find out the 10 favourite fiction books I read in 2023 followed by 5 of my favourite non-fiction.
What was your favourite book of 2023?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminioca4 Reading & Channel Goals for 2024Haste Ye Books2024-01-05 | Hello world! Let's welcome 2024 with some special goals to direct my year of reading :)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaVictorian Literature Journey Tag & Victober Wrap UpHaste Ye Books2023-11-21 | Come along for the ride as I discuss my Victorian literature journey with this tag.
I also wrap up the 5 books I read for Victober: Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Man in the Scented Coat by Sarah Grand The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope Dracula by Bram Stoker
Thanks for the tag to: @katiejlumsden @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @KierTheScrivener
The questions
1. What was your first experience reading Victorian literature and how was it? 2. Has the reading of a Victorian book ever brought you to tears? If so tell us more. 3. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your Victorian literature journey? 4. Do you have a favourite film or TV adaptation of a Victorian book? What about one you'd like to see made? 5. Which character in Victorian literature most resembles you, or you identify with most? 6. Do you have a favourite moment, scene or line from Victorian literature? Tell us about it or read it to us. 7. Does any Victorian literature intimidate you? If so, what and why. 8. What tips would you give to someone early on in their Victorian literature journey? 9. What is your top recommended read for other readers of Victorian literature? 9a. What’s next on your Victoria literature journey? (my addition) 10. Tag people.
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaNon-Fiction November Pile of PossibilitiesHaste Ye Books2023-11-07 | Here are all the books that I might dive in and out of this month. What are your plans for November?
Themes of Non-Fiction November: Fraud Web Capital Display
Channels mentioned: @abookolive - host of Non-Fiction November @novelideea - buddy read for Sea Room
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWrapping up 10 books from SeptemberHaste Ye Books2023-10-26 | Some short and some not-so-short reviews of the books I read in September.
Books read/mentioned: 1. The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng 2. So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan (Small Things Like These) 3. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 4. An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 5. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue 6. The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams (The Dictionary of Lost Words) 7. Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 8. Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen 9. DNF - Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry 10. DNF - The Sea by John Banville as buddy read with @novelideea
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaLast Check In Of 2023 - How are my reading goals going?Haste Ye Books2023-10-18 | Which of my 15 goals for 2023 have I accomplished and how many are falling apart as we speak?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Victober Challenges: • Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider • Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction • Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you • Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative • Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly
Books mentioned: • Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by • The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope • The Man in a Scented Coat by Sarah Grand
Other book mentioned: • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy as buddy read with @Nixreads
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaBooker Prize Shortlist - ReactionHaste Ye Books2023-09-26 | After the shortlist has been announced, I discuss the books I read and the books that made the final list!
Books mentioned: Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry Pearl by Siân Hughes The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng In Ascension by Martin MacInnes If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein This Other Eden by Paul Harding Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Western Lane by Chetna Maroo The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaTier Ranking My Summer Reads With a Glass of Wine 📚🍷Haste Ye Books2023-09-12 | Grab a glass and join me as I tier rank my summer reads…
June Books: 1. Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu 2. The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 3. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 4. History Keeps me Awake at Night by Christy Edwall 5. The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien 6. The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1) by Neon Yang 7. Assembly by Natasha Brown
July Books: 1. So Long as You write: Women on Writing 2. Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou 3. African Titanics by Abu Bakr Khaal (translated by Charis Bredin) 4. Persuasion by Jane Austen 5. Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass 6. Oscar et la dame rose by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt 7. Paul au Parc by Michel Rabagliati 8. Kukum by Michel Jean 9. Toutes les femmes sont d’abord ménagères by Camille Robert 10. Les lettres chinoises by Ying Chen
August Books: 1. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Birl by Issa Rae 2. Yellowface by RF Kuang 3. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent 4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 5. L’Enigme du Retour by Dany Laferrière 6. The Stories Grandma Forgot (and how I found them) by Nadine Aisha Jassat 7. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi Coates 8. Do you dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh 9. Bookish People by Susan Coll 10. If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery 11. Pearl by Sian Hughes 12. DNF – Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaSeptember TBR 📚 My Book PrioritiesHaste Ye Books2023-08-31 | Here are the books I'm hoping to read this month! What are your plans?
Booktubers mentioned: @novelideea @Nixreads
September TBR: The Sea by John Banville The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams La Preuve by Agota Cristof Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson In Ascension by Martin MacInnes The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Platery y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminioca20 (more) Scottish Book RecommendationsHaste Ye Books2023-08-29 | Following my first video giving you recommendations of books by Scottish authors or based in Scotland, here is part 2 with even more books!
This is in honour of the Scot-ember readathon hosted by @MargaretPinard
Book recommendations:
Fiction: Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers Hex by Jenni Fagan Murder at the Mela by Leela Soma Blood and Gold by Mara Menzies The Keening by Margaret Pinard The Island Home by Libby Page Hyde by Craig Russell The Mash House by Alan Gillespie From the Ashes by Deborah Masson The Highland Lodge Getaway by Julie Shackman
Poetry: How to burn a woman by Claire Askew At least this I know by Andrés N. Ordorica Another way to split water by Alycia Pirmohamed Blood Salt Spring by Hannah Lavery My Heart’s in the Highlands collection
Non-fiction: 60 degrees north by Malachy Tallack Borges and Me by Jay Parini The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Remainders of the Day and Seven Kinds of People you Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell Mongol by Uuganaa Ramsay Warrior and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches by Mairi Kidd
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaWomens World Cup Readathon - How did it go?Haste Ye Books2023-08-22 | In July and August I participated in the Women's World Cup Readathon hosted by: @BookTimewithElvis @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @ramblingraconteur1616
Books mentioned: Oscar and the Pink Lady, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (French/Belgian) The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams (Australian) The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them), Nadine Aisha Jassat (English) Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson (English) Platero y yo, Juan Ramón Jiménez (Spanish)
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaAugust TBR 2023Haste Ye Books2023-08-08 | Here are the few books I'm aiming to read this month. What are you reading in August?
Books mentioned: Yellowface by RF Kuang The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi Coates A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini L’Enigme du Retour by Dany Laferrière How to Kill Men and Get Away with it by Katy Brent If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminioca(slightly delayed) Mid Year Freak Out Book TagHaste Ye Books2023-08-01 | I filmed this on the 2nd July but promptly went on holiday and decided I'd give myself a break. So here I am a month later!
Tag questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 20223 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2023 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5. Biggest disappointment 6. Biggest surprise 7. Favourite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush 9. Newest favourite character 10. Book that made you cry 11. Book that made you happy 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Books mentioned: Misfits by Michaela Cole Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin Babel by RF Kuang A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson The Wake Up Call by Beth O’Leary The Dust Never Settles by Karina Lickorish Quinn The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Here by Wislawa Szymborska Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Everyone in this room will someday be dead by Emily Austin The roughest draft by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley One True Loves and Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reed The Power by Naomi Alderman Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Channel mentioned: @Nixreads
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
4 books I'd like to finish: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates - budding reading with @reddotreads2693 Disorentiation by Elaine Hsieh Chou Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Liliuokalani Kukum by Michel Jean
I'm also joining the Women's World Cup Readathon hosted by: @BookTimewithElvis @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @ramblingraconteur1616
And finally, I'm very excited to be joining the Jane Austen July readathon for the first time. It is hosted by: @SpinstersLibrary @katiejlumsden @BlatantlyBookish
The Challenges
1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time 5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (published between 1775–1817) 6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book 7. Watch a modern screen retelling of a Jane Austen book
Books on my TBR / pile of possibilities: By Jane Austen: Persuasion Pride & Prejudice The Watsons Sanditon
The Real Jane Austen by Paula Byrne What Matters in Jane Austen by John Mullan Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Pride by Ibi Zoboi Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Belinda by Maria Edgeworth Evelina by Frances Burney
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Instagram: instagram.com/caminiocaReviewing 13 books I Read LatelyHaste Ye Books2023-06-20 | Here are the 13 books I read in the past 3 months. I wrapped up March and April reads for the Women's Prize, but here are the other books that entertained me during that time.
March 1. The Dust Never Settles by Karina Lickorish Quinn 2. When They Find Her by Lia Middleton
April 1. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto Other book mentioned: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Sutanto 2. The Stand-In by Lily Chu 3. Otherlands by Thomas Halliday
May 1. The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien 2. The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability and Other Reasons to fall in Love with me by Keah Brown Also in image: The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown 3. Weyward by Emilia Hart 4. The Company by JM Varese Other book mentioned: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 5. The Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles Yu Other book mentioned: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 6. Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Napaaluk 7. The Companion by EE Ottoman 8. The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka Other books mentioned: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell and Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris.
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaFinal Thoughts and Winner Prediction - Womens Prize for FictionHaste Ye Books2023-06-13 | It's time for my final thoughts on the shortlist as well as my attempted prediction for who will win the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023!
00:00 Intro 02:37 Thoughts on the shortlist 11:54 Predictions
Channel mentioned: @kitthereader
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaBooks by French-Canadian Authors | Quebec & First Nations AuthorsHaste Ye Books2023-06-09 | If you’re participating in the Reading Across Canada 2023 challenge by Jolene from @BookwormAdventureGirl I’m offering you some suggestions of books to try in French from Quebec.
Francophone authors: Books by Kum Thuy (like Man) Chronicles of the Plateau Mont-Royal by Michel Tremblay (like The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant or Albertine in Five Times) The American Fiancée by Eric Dupont Aurora Montrealis by Monique Proulx Novels by Fanny Britt (Hunting Houses or Sugaring Season) Mad Shadows by Marie-Claire Blais The Enigma of the Return by Dany Laferrière
First Nation recommendations: Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk Kukum by Michel Jean Amun: A Gathering of Indigenous Stories edited by Michel Jean A Tea in the Tundra, by Joséphine Bacon Blueberries and Apricots by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine Crow Winter by Karen McBride The Right to Be Cold by Sheila Watt-Cloutier
I invite you to also look into Turtle Island Reads and Kwahiatonhk!, two initiatives that celebrate stories by Indigenous Canadians. The Salon du livre des Premières Nations (SLPN) also happens every November.
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Books mentioned: The Two Towers, JRR Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring, JRR Tolkien Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Liliʻuokalani Disorientation, Elaine Hsieh Chou Assembly, Natasha Brown Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick History Keeps me Awake at Night, Christy Edwall Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn Legendborn, Tracy Deonn Kukum, Michel Jean The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird Knitting the Fog, Claudia Hernandez The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaWhats on my NetGalley shelf? Lets look together!Haste Ye Books2023-05-30 | Let's go through the books still to be read and reviewed on my NetGalley shelf...
Books mentioned: Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre, Camille Andrea The Transgender Issue, Shon Faye An Unusual Grief, Yewande Omotoso Disorientation, Elaine Hsieh Chou Chilean poet, Alejandro Zambra Ways of going home, Alejandro Zambra At the Table, Claire Powell The ponies at the edge of the world, Catherine Munro Grown ups, Marie Aubert Life Ceremony, Sayaka Murata Under the Same Stars, Alexandra Heminsley Running like a girl, Alexandra Heminsley Bookish people, Susan Coll Room & Board, Miriam Parker Waking the Witch, Rachel Burge Blurb Your Enthusiasm, Louise Wilder Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Juno Dawson History Keeps me Awake at Night, Christy Edwall Strong Female Character, Hanna Flint Dazzling, Chikodili Emelumadu Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton The Book of Eve, Meg Clothier Letters to a Writer of Colour, eds. Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson Mother Sea, Lorraine Wilson The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams The Twilight Gardens, Sara Nisha Adams
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaApril Vlog - More Womens Prize for Fiction ReadingHaste Ye Books2023-05-16 | Wrapping up what I read in April. What's your favourite read of last month?
Books mentioned: The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie Homesick by Jennifer Croft Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaHow is my reading going? Q1 Recap & Quarter Year Crisis Book TagHaste Ye Books2023-05-09 | How's my reading going you ask? Good and bad, but let's dive in...
00:00 Intro 00:42 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag 04:30 Looking at my goals 10:40 Outro
Questions: 1. How many books have you read so far? 2. Have you already found a book you think might be a 2023 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite 5 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 2023 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 for 2023 you recommend? @kitthereader and @libraryofallie
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaMay TBR & Pile of PossibilitiesHaste Ye Books2023-05-02 | Here are the books I'm thinking of reading in the weeks to come...
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.
Twitter: twitter.com/caminiocaShortlist Reaction - Womens Prize for FictionHaste Ye Books2023-04-26 | The dolphin r*pe book was shortlisted?? This and more thoughts on the shortlist await you in this short video...
What did you think of the list?
/ about me / Hi! I'm Camila, I'm a writer in her early 30s, living in beautiful Scotland. I have a background in feminist literature, an interest in running and travel, and a passion for words.