Lets talk about... Re-Reading BooksMH Books2018-09-06 | Response to Wilde Reads Video: Let's talk about... Re-Reading Books. Please check it out at youtu.be/0KVbiLLrDCY
My Social Media: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4... Instagram: miadublin Twitter: @mariahilldublinSkip to my Loo TagMH Books2022-03-24 | The Skip to my Loo Tag
1. Do you read in the loo or bathroom? 2. If yes, what do you consider appropriate reading material and an appropriate format for such a place? 3. Pick a book you have read with at least a tenuous connection to loos or baths. 4. Skip to your loo and show us what reading material you keep there.
On Twitter Maria Hill AKA MH Books @mariahilldublin
On Instagram Maria Hill AKA MH Books @miadublinDublin Literary Award - round 3 - books reviewed listed below!MH Books2022-03-21 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/
I recommend skipping to the book(s) you are interested in as this is a longish video!
The Girl with Braided Hair by Rasha Adly - Nominating Library Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egyp
Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić - Nominating Library University Library of Bern, Switzerland
Antkind by Charlie Kaufman - Nominating Library Bibliotheken der Landeshauptstadt Mainz, Germany
Migrations (The Last Migration) by Charlotte McConaghy - Nominating Library Municipal Library of Prague, Czechia
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - Nominating Library Katona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County, Hungar
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enDublin Literary Awards 2022 - Selection round 2 :)MH Books2022-03-20 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi -nominated by Helsinki City Library, Finland
Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam - nominated by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, United States
Olive by Emma Gannon - nominated by Bibliotheek Rotterdam, Netherlands
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enDublin Literary Award 2022 - Selection Round 1 :)MH Books2022-03-19 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell - nominated by Liverpool City Libraries, United Kingdom, Tampere City Library, Finland
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris - nominated by Ferguson Library, United States, Multnomah County Library, United States
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex - nominated by Norfolk Library and Information Service, United Kingdom
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enDublin Literary Award (part one) - a talk about some of the long list.MH Books2022-03-18 | This video is about the Dublin Literary Award and some of the books on the long list that look interesting.
The full list can be found at : https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/book-category/2022/
Are there any that you have read and loved? Any that you would like to read?
Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enAbominable Book Club Unboxing December 21MH Books2021-12-10 | Abominable Book Club Unboxing December 21 - Please forgive my rusty book tubing skills. #Booktube #Horrortube.
Please note I read a wide range of genres and literary fiction, not just horror! But I do likes me some scary stories :)
Chill Tidings – edited by Tanya Kirk The Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories Vol. 5. – edited by Christopher Philippo Bitter Chills – Holiday Edition – Edited and illustrated by Jay Alexander
Novels: Ghost Story and Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter Straub The Cottingley Cuckoo by AJ Elwood.
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Chill Tidings – edited by Tanya Kirk The Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories Vol. 5. – edited by Christopher Philippo Bitter Chills – Holiday Edition – Edited and illustrated by Jay Alexander
Novels:
PINE by Francine Toon Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard The Ghost Sequences by A.C.Wise cunning folk by Adam G. Nevill The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
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Wow, that was the quickest upload ever! Is this what it is like to have broadband??
Books read/reading for That 70s Horror Reading Challenge
The Rats by James Herbert. I have just hauled Lair by James Hebert too!
Audrey Rose by Frank de Felitta
The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerville
Currently Reading Short Stories and Research for Short Story Writing
Fictional Short Stories: On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch.
Black Venus by Angela Carter
NonFiction/Traditional Ghost tales Irish Ghost Stories by Padraic O’Farrell Irish Ghosts John J. Dunne
Also Currently Reading:
In the Car during the occasional commute. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
August 27 to September of Uwe Johnson Anniversaries 1.
Not spoken about in this video but there was a 1980’s copy of Peter Benchley’s The Deep sitting on my bed. The back cover says it’s better than Jaws? Is it?
Tagged if you want to do it: Apols for technology error and not calling out your channel names.
BJ (spell correct?) from Indian cooks and books - youtu.be/IGBxO5QQpAc As he reads such an interesting collection of books.
AJ Dunn Reads and Writes - He is reading some exciting books this September. youtu.be/rUT3n62mM7o
Nicky/Nicki (spell?) of Red Dot Reads who has a recent book haul all the way in Singapore. youtu.be/g6E5gXRLsD0
The prompts were: 1. A Tale of Two Cities- What two fictional cities or places would you have a hard time choosing between if you were told you would get to move there? 2. Les Miserables - What book made you miserable? I.e you cried, yelled or threw it across the room. 3. Frankenstein - Who is your favorite villain who is maybe just misunderstood? 4. Pride & Prejudice - Which characters from fiction make up your favorite romantic relationship? 5.Lady Chatterley's Lover - What book has your favorite hot and bothered steamy scene? 6.The Count of Monte Cristo - Your favorite revenge story. 7.Kindred - In your opinion, what is a book that handles emotional stakes best? 8.And Then there Were None - What mystery or thriller is your favorite? 9.The Jungle Book - Who or what is your favorite animal sidekick? Mythical animals count too. 10. Rebecca - Manderley is a vivid and integral part of the story that feels like another character. What is a book that has a vivid setting that is so real you feel like you are there when you read it? 11.Call of Cthulhu - What is your favorite horror story that you’re glad isn’t real? 12. The Fellowship of the Ring - Everyone needs friends to accompany their journey. Tag some folks to join you!
The books selected were: 1. Elizabeth Strout’s Crosby in the Oliver Kitteridge books and Lochdubh in MC Beaton’s Hamish McBeth series. 2. Boys don’t Cry by Fiona Scarlett, books like Joe Hill’s Heart Shaped Box that kill off a particular type of character. 3. Daphne du Maurier’s Danni/Mrs Danvers in Rebecca 4. The second marriage in Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout. 5.The Gatherings By Anne Enright. 6.The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard. 7.Heaven by Mieko Kawakami. 8.Thirteen Stories by Jonathan Sims. 9.Hedwidge in Harry Potter. 10. William Faulkner’s Sanctuary. 11.The Birds by Daphne de Maurier.
12. Tagged if you want to do it: Apols for technology error and not calling out your channel names.
BJ (spell correct?) from Indian cooks and books - youtu.be/IGBxO5QQpAc As he reads such an interesting collection of books.
AJ Dunn Reads and Writes - He is reading some exciting books this September. youtu.be/rUT3n62mM7o
Nicky/Nicki (spell?) of Red Dot Reads who has a recent book haul all the way in Singapore. youtu.be/g6E5gXRLsD0
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksThe Friday that made the Construction Workers very excited.MH Books2021-08-27 | The Friday that made the Construction Workers very excited.
Books Read (for #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month, for the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 challenge and from the Jhalak Short List):
The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas and Translated from the French by Frank Wynne. This was purchased from The Reading Room Limited in Carraick-On-Shannon.
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard. This was purchased in the Lahinch Bookshop Co Clare.
Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you.
I dropped it and so forgot to mention that I reread . Rachel Long’s My Darling from the Lions.
Currently Reading:
On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch.
The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/
August 21 to August 26 of Uwe Johnson Anniversaries 1.
Currently Reading #HorrorBooks i
In the Car during the occasional commute. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM SHAWN THE BOOK MANIAC FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS TAG: please use the full tag name for your version. If it feels authentic for you to shout out the podcast in your video, that would be great. However, if you’re not into book podcasts, you don’t have to pretend. But at minimum do keep the title intact, and copy and paste both the information below about the podcast AND this paragraph in your show notes. Thank you!
Co-host Trevor on Twitter: @mookse
Co-host Paul on Twitter: @bibliopaul
This is a very simple tag: simply tell us about 10 books on your bucket list, books you want to read sometime before you shuffle off this mortal coil, in the fullness of time but not necessarily anytime soon.
Optional plot twist: have your subscribers vote, either in the comments section or in some kind of a Google docs poll or whatever, on which two books from your bucket list you have to read by a certain date (Shawn was reading be end of 2022 and that sounds good to me too).
Vote for which two from the following list I will read by the end of 2022: in the comments below POLL CLOSES 22 September 2021
My bucket list:
1. War and Peace by Tolstoy. My Uncle Paddy copy was published by Herron Books, has illustrations by Christian Wilheim von Faber du Faur but does not list the translator.
2. Dubliners the original by James Joyce and Dubliners 100 the anthology edited by Thomas Morris and published by the wonderful Tramp Press,
3. Despised and Rejected by Rose Allatini This book and the shops discussed first appears on by Book Shops of London VLOG youtu.be/w_YSnjZuzfs It was published by Persephone Books.
4. The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas as translated by Will Hobson.
5. The Fifth Season (and perhaps the other two books?) by NK Jemisin
6. Any two of these four John Wyndham books. The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes.
7. The Tenant by Roland Topor – published by Valancourt books. If you pick this one I will read another Valancourt published book as well. Probably one of their republished Horror novels.
8. Any two out of the Paperbacks from Hell Valancourt Books. A Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle, When Darkness Loves us by Elizabeth Engstrom, The Spirit by Thomas Page, The Reaping by Bernard Taylor. Familiar Spirit by Lisa Tuttle.
9. Dawn Powell at Rory Gilmore’s recommendation. I will read her first two book Dance Night and Come Back to Sorento.
10. Milkman by Anna Burns. The 2018 Man Booker Winner.
People who are tagged – but only if they want to do it and with no pressure as to time line etc.
You should you want to do it. – Tell us in the comments.
Sandy @ MsReads A lot
Allen @ Big Hard Books & Classics
Amy @ Zoe Beck
Eva Strange
shelly swearingen
Kelly @ Books I’m Not Reading
Charles Heathcote
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksThe Friday Reads with the books in the HallwayMH Books2021-08-20 | The Friday Reads with the books in the Hallway and starting with the first Irish Covid Lockdown of 2020.
Books Read, reading and discussed come from four TBRS
1. #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month:
2. #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021
3. #FaulknerInAugust2021
4. Reading #HorrorBooks
Completed this week
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard – bought in Easons. easons.com
Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses.
Drood by Dan Simmons bought in Chapters.
Made some progress in:
Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas Translated Frank Wynne.
Still Reading.
Sanctuary by William Faulkner
Hurricane Season by Sophie Hughes – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Clondalkin Branch.
On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch.
The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/
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Not started yet:
Caoilinn Hughes’s The Wild Laughter
Doreen Finn’s Night Swimming
Olga Tokarczuk’s Primevel and Other Stories
Prompts: 1. “The Power of Christ compels you” – The Exorcist. Read a Horror Novel about demonic possession or exorcism. 2. “Get Out” – from The Amityville Horror. A book based on a true haunting (fiction or nonfiction). 3. “I love the smell of Napalm in the Morning” from Apocalypse Now. Read a novel about Vietnam or Vietnam Veterans. 4. “You yell shark we gotta panic on our hands!” – Jaws. Read a novel about a killer animal or animals. 5. “They’re all gonna laugh at you”. Carrie. Read a book by an author who made their debut in the 1970s. 6. “Look at me Damien it’s all for you!” – The Omen. Read a book about creepy or evil kids. 7. Read a Horror Book set in the 1970s 8. Read a Horror Book with a 70’s style cover.
Book read: Paperbacks from Hell. By Grady Hendrix and Will Errickson – this book will definitely help you with a lot of these prompts!
TBR Books
The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz – 1976 Star Books Edition
The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale – A got this in a portable magic book box subscription. They are sadly out of business.
The Other by Thomas Tryon. Mine is a 1972 Fawcett Press edition.
The Rats by James Herbert. My edition is a September 1976 reprint of the July 1976 edition from New England Library.
Audrey Rose by Frank de Fellitta. Mine is the 1977 reprint by Pan Books Ltd.
I acquired these books secondhand from mostly from https://thebookshop.ie and https://www.kennys.ie/
Shawn the Book Maniac speaking to the amazing Ellen Cassedy youtu.be/lRdaXFUHXck
Books Read, reading, and discussed:
New Irish Indie Author Subscription that I have paid for (not subsidised) – Buythebook.ie: https://www.buythebook.ie/. This month’s book was Unspoken by A.M.Harris. I have yet to read them yet but their book came quickly and the gifts were lovely.
Read and Currently Reading for #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month:
Out by Natsuo Kirino translated by Stephen Snyder. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/
Hurricane Season by Sophie Hughes – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Clondalkin Branch.
On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch.
Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you.
Books read and currently reading from -from the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBR:
Boys Don’t Cry by Fiona Scarlett – Bought in The Dingle Bookshop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshop
Temple House Vanishing – Bought in The Gutter Book Shop gutterbookshop.com
The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/
Why the Moon Travels by Oein DeBhairduin, illustrated by Leanne McDonagh. Published by Skein Press. skeinpress.com Though I picked up my copy from Hodges Figgis. @Hodges_Figgis
Currently Reading #FaulknerInAugust2021 Sanctuary by William Faulkner
Currently Reading #HorrorBooks Drood by Dan Simmons
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill (not mentioned in video)
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksThe M & H TagsMH Books2021-08-10 | The M and the H Tags (okay the M tag followed by the H tag - but see what I did there?).
I was tagged in the M tag by the originator of the tag jim's books reading & stuff
I ran out of time to tag people so if you want to do this please do!
The M prompts and video youtu.be/OjadIhP6yWQ: M is for Manchester (and many other cities - see below). What is your favorite book set in a city beginning with M? M is for Murder Mystery. Is there a better murder mystery than Agatha Christie's "And Then There were None"? M is for Magic Realism. What is the first book you read in the genre of Magic Realism? M is for Maps. What is your favorite map? M is for Mississippi. What is your favorite story set on the Mississippi? M is for Muslim. What is the last book you read with a Muslim protagonist? M is for Mars. What is your favorite book about Mars or about Martians? M is for Must Read. What is a book you feel you "must read"? M is for Margaret. What is your favorite book by Margaret Atwood? M is for Margaret Pinard. Have you read any of Margaret Pinard's books? Bonus: M is for Maria. Name a book with Maria on the cover.
The H Prompts and video: H is for Harry Potter. Would you prefer to travel to Hogwarts in a flying car or on the Hogwarts Express? H is for Horror. Why do kids love horror? (or here you could add your favorite horror titles) H is for Hemingway. Hemingway or Fitzgerald? H is for hardback. Do you prefer hardbacks or paperbacks? H is for Hardy. Which is your favorite Thomas Hardy novel? H is for hot. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere how are you coping with the heat? H is for Hunger Games. Do you prefer the Hunger Games or Harry Potter? H is for Honey. Pooh was addicted to honey. What is your sweet addiction? H is for the Handmaid's Tale. If you've read the book, what did you think of it? H is for Hopper. What are your thoughts on the works of Edward Hopper, the American painter? Bonus H is for Hill: Do you know any other famous people with the last name Hill?
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGet the last of your July Wrap-Ups here. Thriller, Horror Novels and SciFi.MH Books2021-08-08 | Get the last of your July Wrap-Ups here. Thriller, Horror Novels and SciFi.
Channels mentioned however briefly Eva Strange – Buddy Read Turn of the Screw. youtu.be/T66do1pu9oM
Booktube Spin round three by Rick MacDonnell. The #BookTubeSpin3 can be found here youtu.be/90oI5hDzn30
112 page tag – alluded to but not mentioned directly – Shawn the Book Maniac has been doing this for years. Most recent here - youtu.be/5b7VSOU71UY
Books Read:
Thriller – Sort of! The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. This book was purchased in-store from Books Upstairs Independent Book Shop https://booksupstairs.ie/
Horror Books Bunny by Mona Awad. This book was borrowed via interlibrary from Wicklow County Council Library. Florence and Giles by John Harding. Purchased online from https://thebookshop.ie/ The Reapers are Angels by Alden Bell. Purchased in-store from the Oxfam Bookshop Dublin. @OxfambooksParliamentSt
Sci-Fi Short Stories Arrival by Ted Chiang. This was a blind date with a book from a company that closed down at the beginning of the Pandemic.
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksFriday Reads: Deadly Short Stories, #WITMonth, #FaulknerInAugust2021 and lots of street sweeping.MH Books2021-08-06 | A Friday reads where I catch you up on what I have been reading and I plan to next week. There are lots of road cleaning going on. It was noisy :)
Channels mentioned however briefly Amy @ Zoe Beck who is buddy reading Out - youtu.be/0I4zU1yLO6k
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwo Tag Tuesday. The Bookish Hero Tag and Its All Relative Tag.MH Books2021-08-03 | It’s a Two Tag Tuesday where this small #booktuber attempts two tags and two challenges – sort of.
1. Can I film two tags in a reasonable time and in a half-watchable manner? 2. Can I beat slow internet speeds on an “older” laptop and get this video uploaded before Tag Tuesday ends?
I am tagging in both/either tag/or just any two random tags in one upload! 1. You if you want to do it – this goes without saying 2. Books and Blood – linking his that 70’s horror TBR youtu.be/Guvf2ORJZbo 3. Nadine of Tome Raider – there is more than one channel called Tome Raider – go figure! So here is her doing another tag youtu.be/feMSZlIePsI 4. Anna Mo Shoshin – This is a recent video of her Little Free Library Tour youtu.be/lZ6Fc4y_JU0
Tag1: The Superhero Tag:
The original is from the font* youtu.be/kVa_AJAntE4 - You need to watch their video!
Prompts – with books mentioned: 1. Mama Mia! Recommend a book with a mother character that is pivotal to the story. The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English.
2. Papa Don’t Preach. A book with a father character you like or despise. The Shinning By Stephen King.
3. Brothers and Sisters. A book with an interesting sibling relationship. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
4. It’s Been 84 Years…A book you like that is multigenerational or chronicles a character’s whole life. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.
5. You Complete Me. A book with an interesting marriage as a central element to the story. The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson.
6. Picture It…Sicily…A book with an interesting elder character (i.e. a grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.). Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitterage and its sequel Olive Again.
7. Friends with Benefits. A book with a “found family” or “friends as family” element. 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak and Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud.
8. I Think We’re Alone Now. A book with a character who was lost, left behind, or abandoned. Can also be a story with an orphaned or adopted character. Oliver Twist by Mr Dickens Himself.
9. Fur Baby. A book where a pet or animal is a part of the family, and/or plays an important role in the book. The Human’s by Matt Haig
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksOld Man and the Sea & #JaneAustenJuly Wrap UpMH Books2021-08-02 | Hemmingway's Old Man and the Sea and just a couple of Jane Austen July Reads plus the 1940 Movie.
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksFriday ReadsMH Books2021-07-30 | A Friday Reads where I catch you up on all that is going on reading-wise and that has not appeared on a previous video.
Books from my July TBR that I did not get to – not a reflection on the books just my reading time!
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickles Ghost of Chance by William S Burroughs Keeping the House by Tice Cine
Books I finished that will appear on future Wrap-ups.
Horror, SciFi, and Thriller Wrap-Up The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris The Reapers and Angels by Alden Bell Florence and Giles by John Harding Bunny by Mona Awad Arrival by Ted Chiang
#JaneAustenJuly Jane Austen July Wrap-up with one additional classic Pride and Prejudice by Miss Jane Austen herself Longbourn by Jo Baker The Old Man and the Sea by Ernst Hemmingway
Books I am currently reading: Longbourn by Jo Baker Drood by Dan Simmons Heart-Shaped Box By Joe Hill
Mini Library Haul of addition #WITMonth Women In Translation Month Books
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Translated by Sophie Hughes - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/books/hurricane-season/
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami Translated from the Japanese into US English by Sam Bett and David Boyd. My edition was published by Picador and purchased in Chapters Bookstore Dublin http://chapters.ie. I would recommend this for #WITMonth
Snowflake by Louise Nealon. Published by Manilla Press and purchased from Kennys.ie . I would recommend this for the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021
Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell was published by Tinder Press and purchased in the local supermarket back in 2013! Is it like Hamnet?
We are not ourselves by Mathew Thomas published by Fourth Estate and borrowed from Cork City Library. Buddy read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/AXrVupafjP4
The Dingle Bookshop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshop
Lahinch Bookshop Co Clare https://www.ennisbookshop.ie/c/location/15
Books Hauled in no particular order. Fiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t Cry Ta-Nehisi Coats – The Water Dancer Nuala O’Faoilain – My Dreams of You Daisy Johnson- Sisters Emily Ruskovich – Idaho Catherine Ryan Howard – The Nothing Man Bee Rowlatt and May Witwit – Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad Una-Minh Kavanagh - Anseo
The Dingle Book Shop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshop
Books Hauled in no particular order. Fiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t Cry Ta-Nehisi Coats – The Water Dancer Nuala O’Faoilain – My Dreams of You Daisy Johnson- Sisters Emily Ruskovich – Idaho Catherine Ryan Howard – The Nothing Man Bee Rowlatt and May Witwit – Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad Una-Minh Kavanagh - Anseo
The Mad Women’s Ball By Victoria Mas Translated from the French by Frank Wynne Tender is the Flesh By Agustina Bazterrica Translated from the Spanish by Sarah Moses Cursed Bunny By Bora Chung translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Out by Natsuo Kirino Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder
#ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBR Caoilinn Hughes - The Wild Laughter Anne Enright – The Gathering Doreen Finn- Night Swimming Fiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t Cry Louise Kennedy – The End of the World is a Cul De Sac
Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksIs it a Friday Reads, a Tag or a TBR?MH Books2021-07-23 | Is it a Friday Reads, a Tag or a TBR? It's inspired by #FaulknerInAugust2021 I can tell you that!
The Tag is in anticipation of Faulkner in August created by Allen one of the hosts.
Everyone is welcome to join in reading Sanctuary by William Faulkner over the month of August.
Hosts this year: Brian @Bookish See his neat announcement video that sets out which chapters we're reading each week youtu.be/QH9GHoi7WO4
Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics. See his original video launching this tag youtu.be/1UXDGLV4zZk
Ros at Scallydandling about the books - her tag video is here youtu.be/1yj-z0WRUMs
Una and Krypto @The CodeX Cantina
And new this year Noah @Everyone Who Reads it Must Converse and myself.
Ros's instructions are to do the tag if you'll be joining the readalong. Or even if you're not!
The Prompts:
3) Yoknapatawpha county: What "county" do you live in and what does its name mean?
1) Benjy in The Sound & The Fury is the ultimate unreliable narrator. Name another/your favourite unreliable narrator:
4) As I Lay Dying = Tell us about a book that draws upon Death or Bereavement:
2) The Sound & The Fury's Jason IV is the ultimate unlikable character. Name another/your favourite villain:
6) Light in August = Name a book that made you furious or describes that intensity of emotion:
4a) Absalom was a son of David who rebelled again his father. Name a Rebellion or Biblical character story:
5) What is your favorite Faulkner novel and why?
7) Extra credit: What was Falkner's nanny's name and why is this significant?
The books that are in Friday reads and that were mentioned (in no particular order - me and Faulkner may have something in common) were:
Heaven By Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd - this was purchases in Chapters Book Shop Dublin - http://chapters.ie/
We Are Not Ourselves - buddy read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics. youtu.be/AXrVupafjP4
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell - is this Literary Horror? Watch my wrapup to find out.
Bunny by Mona Awad - Bunnies are scary folks!
Florence & Giles by John Harding - Turn of the Screw rewritten from Flo perspective and twisted ever so slightly. I got this one in Bookshop.ie
Snowflake by Louise Nealon - this is published by Bonnier Books - You NEED to get a copy of this one!!!!
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris - may not be about what you think it is about!
Maggie O'Farrell's story of a family who just got toooo hot one summer and lost the plot (not literally) - Instructions for a Heatwave.Books and Life Tag!MH Books2021-07-23 | Books and Life Tag!
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?
Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads sometime in the Autumn!Yeats Poetry Challenge and Sligo VlogMH Books2021-07-21 | Yeats Poetry Challenge and Sligo Vlog
Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads sometime in the Autumn!Friday Reads in One Take (with Budgies!)MH Books2021-07-02 | A Friday Reads – the last one for a few weeks – watch out for the Vlogs (or as Shawn the Book Maniac says VEElogs!)
Firekeepers Daughter by Angelina Boulley – Cover design by Moses Lunham
The Trespasser by Tana French
The Haunting by Margaret Mahy
My July TBR that will be seeing some car trips– How many can I read this month? My August Book Haul depends on it!
We are not ourselves by Mathew Thomas being Buddy Read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4Mg The Reapers are Angels by Alden Bell Arrival by Ted Chiang Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell Florence and Giles by John Harding #JaneAustenJuly – A little hat tip to this readathon by reading her most famous book Pride and Prejudice. Horror novel – everyone is truly afraid of them really. What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunny by Mona Awad The Thrilling – The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until October 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrJuly TBR with a few challenges and a lot of silliness!MH Books2021-06-25 | My July TBR – How many can I read? How many books will appear on my August Haul?
The books mentioned are - in the wrong order and am I missing one?
1. #bookspin selections were: The Reapers are Angels by Alden Bell Arrival by Ted Chiang 2. Newest book in the House: Keeping the House by Tice Cin as published by And Other Stories. andotherstories.org/subscriptions 3. One of the oldest books on my TBR: Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell 4. One of the Newest Secondhand books on my TBR s Florence and Giles by John Harding 5. #JaneAustenJuly – A little hat tip to this readathon by reading her most famous book Pride and Prejudice. 6. An interesting book selected randomly from by bookshelves. Ghost of a Chance by William S Burgoughs 7. LGBTQA+ The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickles 8. Horror novel – everyone is truly afraid of them really. What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunny by Mona Awad 9. A Book with a POC of colour as a main protagonist and/or written by a POC. The Thrilling – The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris 10. A book by an Irish Author – Snowflake by Louise Nealon 11. A Translated Novel- Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
1. Best book you’ve read so far this year. Sula by Toni Morrison
2. Best sequel you've read so far this year. TanaFrench’s The Secret Place
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to:
The Beauty of Impossible things by Rachel Donohue The End of the World is a cul de sac by Louise Kennedy Snowflake by Louise Nealon Listening Still by Anne Griffin
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King.
5. Biggest disappointment. Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The House on Vesper Sands by Padraic O’Donnell
6. Biggest surprise. The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary
7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Caleb Femi - Poor Ronan Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul is his debut. Jonathan Sims – Thirteen Storeys
8. Newest fictional crush. Anoinette Conway from TanaFrench’s The Secret Place and The Trespasser
9. Newest favourite character. As for 8.
10. Book that made you cry. In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud 11. Book that made you happy. AYA life in Yop City by Margerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
The Hardback edition of Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boluey 1980s Triad Grafton mass paperback editions of Hotel de Lac, a Start in Life and Latecomers all by Anita Brookner.
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Anniversaries by Uwe Johnson as translated by Damion Searls
The Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag! – skipped some of the author names but don’t worry they are here.
1. Best book you’ve read so far this year. Sula by Toni Morrison
2. Best sequel you've read so far this year. TanaFrench’s The Secret Place
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to:
The Beauty of Impossible things by Rachel Donohue The End of the World is a cul de sac by Louise Kennedy Snowflake by Louise Nealon Listening Still by Anne Griffin
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King.
5. Biggest disappointment. Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The House on Vesper Sands by Padraic O’Donnell
6. Biggest surprise. The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary
7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Caleb Femi - Poor Ronan Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul is his debut. Jonathan Sims – Thirteen Storeys
8. Newest fictional crush. Anoinette Conway from TanaFrench’s The Secret Place and The Trespasser
9. Newest favourite character. As for 8.
10. Book that made you cry. In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud 11. Book that made you happy. AYA life in Yop City by Margerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
The Hardback edition of Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boluey 1980s Triad Grafton mass paperback editions of Hotel de Lac, a Start in Life and Latecomers all by Anita Brookner.
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Anniversaries by Uwe Johnson as translated by Damion Searls
The Prompts: 1. A is for America. What do you consider the Great American Novel? 2. A is for arc. Which character in literature has the most interesting character arc? A is for Abby, this is not a prompt, but some of you have asked for more footage of our beagle Abby in these videos. (Steve's translation: SHOW YOUR PETS! Even CATS!) 3. A is for Australia. What was the last book you read by an Australian author? Jane Harper’s the Dry. 4. A is for Austen. What do you plan to read for #JaneAustenJuly? 5. A is for automobile. What is your favourite literary automobile? 6. A is for anonymous. What is your favourite book or poem published anonymously? 7. A is for autobiography. What was the last autobiography you read? 8. A is for audiobooks. Do you consider listening to an audiobook as "reading"?
I was tagged in the B Tag by Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/iOxW6WMx7ho
The Prompts 1.B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)? 2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read? 2.B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby. 3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far? 4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore? 5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned? 6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have? 7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves. 8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?
My favourite Bookshop is Dublin based but you can buy online – especially if you want some interesting Irish Publications. https://booksupstairs.ie/
Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrA Catchup on what I have been reading for the past two and half weeks.MH Books2021-06-14 | #Catchup on the last couple of weeks of reading – Casual as always. Sunshine the Budgie extremely loud throughout and I forgot that the window was open enough to let traffic noises in (budgies could not get out).
Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrFRIDAY READS and Budgies Chatter!MH Books2021-05-21 | #Fridayreads – Casual as always. Sunshine the Budgie was demanding more seed throughout. I am still ignoring him. Poor budgie has resorted to landing on my head while I type this.
Channels Mentioned: Eva Strange – her review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNs
Books Read/Mentioned
Read:
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Eva Strange’s review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNs
Being Read:
The House on Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell – bought in the wonderful Gutter Bookshop – they like to tweet from @gutterbookshop
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. Another contender for the Jhalak Prize jhalakprize.com/the-prize
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey – winner of the Costa Book of the year 2020.
Hauled: The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng. Bought second hand in Kennys.ie – An Independent Book Shop in Galway, Ireland.
Original Tag created by Raul Reads and is called Can You Adapt it. His introduction video is linked below. Raul Reads youtu.be/hoOaUMuJWTc
I saw this tag on Sany of Ms Reads A Lot 100 subscriber video youtu.be/Qam1E9V4h24
Questions 1. What is your favorite book adaptation? 2. What is your least favorite adaptation? 3. If you could adapt any book which one would it be and why? 4. What’s one adaptation that was portrayed perfectly. 5. If you could star in any book adaptation which one would it be and which character would you like to play? 6. When it comes to adapting a novel what’s your prefer media. tv mini series or a film? 7.If you could change anything from a recent adaptation what would it be. 8. Is there a book adaptation better than the actual book? If so, which one? 9. Can You Tag it? Tag your friends
Scallydandling about the books started it all and now she is tagged in more videos than she temporarily can cope with :) youtu.be/BTvHAzysKU0
Prompts 1. Tag Firsts: did you do the Booktube Newbie Tag? If not what was your first tag? Do you choose to watch Newbie Tags?
2. Tag Emotions: what feelings do tags provoke in you? Tag joy and delight? Tag boredom and resentment? Tag guilt or anxiety? Even tag envy?
3. Tag Favourites: what kind of tags do you like most and least, to do and to watch?
4. Tag Style: how do you tag? Do you have a system for keeping track of when you are tagged or tags you plan to do? Do you prepare to do tags or just wing it?
5. Tag Memories: of the tags you have watched, done or created which have stuck in your memory? Are there any you would like to revisit or revive?
Questions: 1. What is the first FULL-LENGTH book that you remember reading on your own? (not like picture books or anything) 2. What is the first series you remember finishing? 3. What is the first book to movie adaptation you remember watching KNOWING it was a book to movie adaptation? 4. Who was your first book crush? 5. Who was your first bookish friend? 6. What is the first adult book you remember reading NOT for school? 7. Who was your first character role-model? 8. Who was the first author you were truly inspired by? 9. What is the first book you remembering touching or moving you? 10. What was the first classic you read NOT for school? 11. What was the first Y.A. book you read? 12. What was the first e-book you read?
Terms: Please select which book/books you want from this giveaway in the comments – forgot to mention that :) You should watch the Giveaway at Beating Around the Books youtu.be/mX3oltCyNf0 and tell me in the comments which book you have/would like to select from her giveaway. You DO NOT need to enter her giveaway or prove you donated, just watch and like the video, please:) You do not need to advocate – this is just something I am suggesting as something we can all do. Giveaway is open worldwide you will need to be able to give me a postal address via DM on Twitter or Goodreads.
Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad – In particular, book 5 – The Secret Place Plain Bad Heroines – By Emily M. Danforth Red at the Bone – By Jaqueline Woodson Children of the New World by Assia Djebar The First Woman by Jennifer Nanubuga Makumbi My Darling from the Lions by Rachel Long
Instagram @miadublin.Window Shopping for Books in DublinMH Books2021-04-16 | This is what Dublin Book Shops Look Like on Friday the 16th of April 2021. It's actually a little sad. I hope in two months' time to be able to link this to a more joyful video.
Meanwhile, it is what it is. Also, they are open online, and here is my current favourite.
Instagram @miadublinJhalak Catchup 3 - The Short List!MH Books2021-04-13 | JHALAK CATCH-UP 3 - The Short List!
The Jhalak was short-listed on the 13th of April 2021.
I have read 8/12 Jhalak long-listed books by 13th April. I will to read all 12 of them by the announcement of the winner in May whether they are short listed or not!
This is my third catchup video. - Predictions at the end of the second one if you want to skip!
Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) - Still To be Read! Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) - Still to Be Read! Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) - Still to Be Read! Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N)
I am giving away my copy of A More Perfect Union - you only need to be the first person to comment. It is preread by me and you need a postal address. #Giveaway ends when the first-person asks or by midnight Friday 16th April 2021.
Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N)
F; Friendship - Name a book with a strong friendship in it R; Real Life - A non fiction book that you want to read I; Indie author - A book by an indie author E; Endings - A book where the ending made you scream N; New- A new book that you can’t wait to buy D; Dark - A book which has dark themes S; Share - Share the love and tag some of your favourite channels.
Bonus prompt; show a gift from a friend that’s special to you.
F; Friendship - Name a book with a strong friendship in it R; Real Life - A non fiction book that you want to read I; Indie author - A book by an indie author E; Endings - A book where the ending made you scream N; New- A new book that you can’t wait to buy D; Dark - A book which has dark themes S; Share - Share the love and tag some of your favourite channels.
Bonus prompt; show a gift from a friend that’s special to you.
I am trying to read 6/12 Jhalak long-listed books by 13th April – can I read more? I want to read all of them by the announcement of the winner in May.
Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N)
I am thinking of doing a giveaway of one of the Jhalak books (worldwide from Book Depository) - would you be interested?
Questions. 1 When did you first hear about Covid-19? 2 How are things in your neck of the woods? What's open or not? 3 Beach reading - any books you are looking forward to reading after Covid? 4 What's a book you have read in these last months directly or indirectly because of Covid? 5 What is the best video you have made or seen during Covid? 6 Are you going to have the vaccine? 7 Tag people.
I am trying to read 6/12 Jhalak longlisted books by 13th April – but which ones and can I do it?
Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N)