Scallydandling about the books | February wrap up - my bookish delights and discoveries, new releases and a surprise disappointment @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
February had plenty of good stuff for me to share. Time stamped so you can jump to things that interest you. And I am always interested in your thoughts about these books and things you have read.
0:00 Intro
00:20 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed - new graphic novel from Egypt
03:45 A Bigger Picture Vanessa Nakate - young Ugandan climate activist's memoir
06:15 The Machine Stops EM Forster sci fi novella
08:55 The Epic of Askia Mohammed Nouhou Malio trans Thomas Hale - oral epic from Niger
11:17 Twilight of Torment Leonora Miano trans Gila Walker - novel of ideas from Cameroon
14:47 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin - new fiction
18:04 Indelicacy Amina Cain - new fiction
21:08 For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain Victoria Mackenzie - new fiction
23:52 Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of It Janina Ramirez - title says it all!
26:08 Super Infinite Katherine Rundell - biography of 17th century poet John Donne and his selected poems
27:34 A tiny teaser about an announcement this week of a new readathon
Booktube channels mentioned
@shawnbreathesbooks and his video that reminded me about Indelicacy youtu.be/61uy-RQTgvo
Heidi @myreadinglife8816 and Doris @alldbooks9165 for more about A Bigger Picture youtu.be/LQq8ANPmbtg and the Book Naturalists Book Club youtu.be/__TikqU12dQ
@JentheLibrarianreads to find out about the year of Forster youtu.be/yLCZ6aGBLjo
And finally Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks
February had plenty of good stuff for me to share. Time stamped so you can jump to things that interest you. And I am always interested in your thoughts about these books and things you have read.
0:00 Intro
00:20 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed - new graphic novel from Egypt
03:45 A Bigger Picture Vanessa Nakate - young Ugandan climate activist's memoir
06:15 The Machine Stops EM Forster sci fi novella
08:55 The Epic of Askia Mohammed Nouhou Malio trans Thomas Hale - oral epic from Niger
11:17 Twilight of Torment Leonora Miano trans Gila Walker - novel of ideas from Cameroon
14:47 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin - new fiction
18:04 Indelicacy Amina Cain - new fiction
21:08 For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain Victoria Mackenzie - new fiction
23:52 Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of It Janina Ramirez - title says it all!
26:08 Super Infinite Katherine Rundell - biography of 17th century poet John Donne and his selected poems
27:34 A tiny teaser about an announcement this week of a new readathon
Booktube channels mentioned
@shawnbreathesbooks and his video that reminded me about Indelicacy youtu.be/61uy-RQTgvo
Heidi @myreadinglife8816 and Doris @alldbooks9165 for more about A Bigger Picture youtu.be/LQq8ANPmbtg and the Book Naturalists Book Club youtu.be/__TikqU12dQ
@JentheLibrarianreads to find out about the year of Forster youtu.be/yLCZ6aGBLjo
And finally Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks
