READATHON ANNOUNCEMENT | Join us on the Yellow Book Road! Youngs and The Restless 2026-09-18 | READATHON ANNOUNCEMENT | Join us on the Yellow Book Road!
BOOKTUBE ANNIVERSARY TAG | Looking back on our first year Youngs and The Restless 2026-08-18 | Guess what, boos? We’ve been doing this booktube thing for a whole year! And we’re taking a moment to reflect and answer some questions about how it’s been going. (Spoiler alert: we love every minute of it!)#booktube #books #reading #booktubeanniversary #firstyearanniversary
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-08-14 | Adding even more readathons seems like a fun idea… until it’s time to preorder for a video. Still, we’re having a blast and finding ways to stay organized. Watch to see what we read and how we kept it all straight this week! Channels mentioned:@JanAgaton - Full Moon Readathon@oprahzipbradford @Leafy_readsYT @AlmasBookJourney @insearchofwonder - Prairie Trail ReadathonBooks mentioned:I Have a Poem by Oprah Zip BradfordThe Sorrowstones by Felix BlackwellAt Home With the Horrors by Sammy ScottWhat Swallows the Light by Gage Greenwood, John Durgin, Andrew Van WeyJaws by Peter BenchleyA Crooked Tree by Una MannionBackstabbers by Eliza JaboreA House At The Bottom of A Lake by Josh MalermanOrca by Arthur HerzonWe Are All Dead Anyway by Gage GreenwoodPhobophobia edited by Jyl Glenn and Savannah FischerPalmetto by Ania AhlbornScreams from the Asylum (Broken Brain Books)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeI Live in Your Basement by RL Stine#booktube #books #booktok #reading #horror #tbr #bookrecommendations #goosebumps #readingchallenge
FIVE STAR BOOKS OF 2026 (so far) | Our mid-year favorites Youngs and The Restless 2026-08-11 | Here’s a comprehensive look back at out five star books for this year. And surprisingly, they’re not all horror and thriller! Well, Ben’s pretty much are but we all knew that would happen… Shout out to @RhondaHolden for the video idea!Books mentioned:#booktube #books #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #fivestarreviews #fivestarreviews #midyear
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we’ve read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-08-07 | During our wrap up, Lauren manages to convince Ben to move a book up his TBR and read it sooner by… get this… describing what she didn’t like about it! Here’s a rundown of our weekly reads.Books mentioned:How to survive in the Woods by Kat RosenfieldCouple Found Slain by Mikita BoSarafina by Philip FracassiSummer’s Never Over by Darby BozemanCthulhu Mythos by Robert E HowardThe House on the Borderlands by William Hope HodgsonLet’s Scare the Teacher to Death by Tom B StoneWerewolf Skin by RL StineChannels mentioned:@RhondaHolden @Julesbooksandthings #booktube #books #horror #booktok #reading #tbr #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #goosebumps
MONTHLY BOOK HAUL | All the books we bought last month Youngs and The Restless 2026-08-04 | This is our wildest haul yet, including books outside our usual topics and genres, plus everything we picked up at Thrills and Chills, lots of bookish merch and other surprises.Books mentioned:Too many to list!Watch our NY trip vlog here:youtu.be/XkQOLk36XqE?is=67_uPUpBwrgeKdRu#booktube #books #horror #booktok #reading #tbr #bookhaul #bookhauls #bookshopping
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-31 | In this week’s wrap up, Lauren goes on a tirade about why books with cheap gimmicks make her a bit mad! But overall, it was a great week and we’re excited to talk about what we read.Books mentioned:Witch Trial by Harriet TycePlease Don't Lie by Christina Baker ClineSinister Melody by Boris BacicLeaving Atlanta by Tayari JonesThe Haunted School by RL StineHow I Survived My Summer Vacation by Bruce CovilleThe Creature from Miller's Pond by Susan SaundersThe Dorians by Nick CutterJames by Percival EverettChannels mentioned:@BekahBooksandBujo @AlwaysBooked @BookedwithStacy @oprahzipbradford #booktube #books #booktok #horror #reading #tbr #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #goosebumps
TB “JAR” for August | And even more challenges Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-28 | Once again, we’re spinning the wheel to find prompts in cookie jars, and once again we’re maxing out on reading challenges this month. Come see what we picked! Books mentioned:The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe by James Patterson and Imogen Edwards JonesNemesis by Agatha ChristieThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAt Home With the Horrors by Sammy ScottBeta by Sammy ScottPhobophobia edited by Jyl Glenn and Savannah R FischerScreams from The AsylumSmall Horrors by Darcy CoatesBehold the Void by Philip FracassiBluebird Bluebird by Attica LockeThe Sorrowstones by Felix BlackwellA Crooked Tree by Una MannionPalmetto by Ania AhlbornCold Snap by Lindy RyanChannels and readathons mentioned:Indie Author Alley @Leafy_readsYT Short Story Summer @MyMessyBookshelf End of Summer Jam @mollyjaybooks Keep Me In Suspense @JaneReads @Bookish_Blonde #booktube #books #booktok #horror #reading #tbr #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge
NEW READATHON | Horror prompts for Indie Author Alley Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-25 | Our friend Jamie @Leafy_readsYT setup a super fun readathon for August that’s focused on indie authors, called Indie Author Alley, and asked Ben to represent the horror/thriller genre. Watch this for details (including the prompts for the skull token), find the game board below, and be sure to visit the other authors to gather all the prompts!I.A.A. Game board: docs.google.com/document/d/1O6SsFm-rega_AFAgZ-K4SxCm7YCey5YV0-FB_FZ9NA8/edit?usp=drivesdkParticipating channels:Bookstore: @Leafy_readsYT Fantasy: @ToriTalks2 Sci-fi: @BarbaraStevenVids BIPOC: @Leafy_readsYT Romance: @melissadymondauthor Find Ben’s books here: amazon.com/stores/Ben-Young/author/B0CFG7BZM9?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true#booktube #books #booktok #horror #reading #readingchallenge #bookstagram #indieauthor #indieauthors
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-24 | It’s summer, and the reading is fine! With plenty of reading challenges to keep us motivated, Lauren pushed herself to read a book that’s much longer than her usual, and overall it was a really solid reading week for both of us, even though we were traveling. Here’s the wrap up!Channels mentioned:@Booksbuildsandmore @Bookish_Blonde @ShaunStevensonBooks @BekahBooksandBujo @AlwaysBooked Books mentioned:Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtyThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueThe Ex by Frieda McFaddenLayla by Colleen HooverMarion by Leah RowanThe Lifeguard by Richie Tankersly Cusick3001 The Final Odyssey by Arthur C ClarkeThe False Child by LM Kaplin brokenbrainbooks.com#booktube #books #booktok #tbr #horror #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge
BOOK SHOPPING IN NYC | And other trip highlights Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-21 | We took another bookish trip, to New York this time (our former stomping grounds), where we went shopping in the city, exploring Sleepy Hollow, and hanging out with friends for the Thrills and Chills Bookfair. Come along as we show you the highlights and introduce some excellent people!Chapters:5:08 Book shopping7:52 Long Island City11:03 Central Park12:53 Brooklyn13:25 Sleepy Hollow15:18 Dinner in Ossining NY17:01 Thrills and Chills Bookfair18:16 Author interviewsAuthor, editor, event friends (+ others) mentioned:Red Edits facebook.com/share/14kWzt64q1Q/?mibextid=wwXIfrPurgatory instagram.com/purgatorymedia666?igsh=ZWM4bDl6Z2s4cnMzPD Alleva pdalleva.comThrills and Chills page facebook.com/share/g/1HX6W8sJ2p/?mibextid=wwXIfrDevin Cabrera facebook.com/share/1HD5Yumcsa/?mibextid=wwXIfrMarcus Kliewer simonandschuster.com/authors/Marcus-Kliewer/189120446LM Kaplin brokenbrainbooks.comSean McDonough facebook.com/share/1DG5hUL4xx/?mibextid=wwXIfrDaemon Manx lastwaltzpublishing.comMatt Forgit facebook.com/share/1YhFxrTGxh/?mibextid=wwXIfrDorian J Sinnott doriansinnott.comBesu Tadesse instagram.com/stickybearartist?igsh=cjl0YWE5ZTRtbmViAspire Brewing https://share.google/F9YsvECI0IL6IQMOtBijou Charm Bar Bijou Charm Bar Inc https://share.google/ubVBq1yciDBtaCJroTwin Momma Designs facebook.com/share/1DAMuNnkwd/?mibextid=wwXIfrChannels mentioned:@Bookish_Blonde #booktube #books #booktok #tbr #horror #reading #nyc #bookshopping #bookfair
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-17 | Here’s an update, as we are both working our way through a handful of summer reading games and challenges.Channels mentioned:@coffeecups_and_books @SofiesBooks Books mentioned:Island of the Dolls by Jeremy BatesIn the Deep by Loreth Anne WhiteA Father’s Story by Lionel DahmerCertifiably Insane by Arthur BahrThe Beast by RL StineIn the Mall of Madness by AD AroThe Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig DavidsonCoffin Moon by Keith RossonDeep Trouble 2 by RL Stine#booktube #books #booktok #horror #tbr #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #goosebumps #booktubequest
MONTHLY BOOK HAUL | All the books we bought last month Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-14 | How can you tell when we went overboard? Probably when we both buy copies of the same book without realizing it! But that’s okay because we never share books anyway. Here’s our haul from June.Channels mentioned:@Julesbooksandthings @IFeeltheNeedtoRead @DixieSparkles @Bookish_Blonde @meliinthemargins Books mentioned: too many to list!#booktube #books #booktok #tbr #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #bookhaul #bookhauls #bookshopping #booktubequest
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-10 | Lauren is on a streak, two consecutive weeks with a five star read! Okay, maybe it’s not a long streak, but still… And Ben’s week wasn’t half bad either. Here’s what we read.Channels mentioned:@Bookish_Blonde @RhondaHolden @BookedwithStacy @PagesandPerches @spookylittlebooknerd @PatricksBookReviews Books mentioned:House on Fire by Bonnie KistlerThe Floating Girls by Lo PatrickIt Could Have Been Here by Lisa JewellFive by Ilona BannisterJeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce CovilleThe Monster's Ring by Bruce CovilleThe Caretaker by Marcus KliewerDead First by Johnny ComptonMy Best Friend is Invisible by RL Stine#booktube #books #booktok #horror #tbr #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #goosebumps #booktubequest
TB “JAR” FOR JULY | And lots of reading games Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-07 | We had to be efficient with our July TBR picks, because we are both trying to max out the number of reading games and challenges we’re participating in this month. Here’s what we chose!Channels mentioned:@ShaunStevensonBooks @AllisBookNook @mollyjaybooks @DixieSparkles Readathons mentioned:Mermaid: @brightsidegirl Summerween: @gabbyreads Ketchupathon: @BooksAndJams Slasher: @isabelreads0314 Deck of TBRathon: @AlwaysBooked @BekahBooksandBujo Roll Your Next Read: @SarahsNightstand @lindseyslittlelibrary Books mentioned:The Ex by Frieda McFaddenIn the Deep by Loreth Anne WhiteOrca by Arthur HerzogIsland of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates3001 by Arthur C ClarkeDark Sisters by Kristi DemeesterWith Love From the Inside by Angela PiselThe Beast by RL StineHouse on the Borderlands by William Hope HodgesonIn the Mall of Madness by AD AroSaturday Night Ghost Club by Craig DavidsonCoffin Moon by Keith RossonThe Elementals by Michael McDowellHouse at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh MalermanMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleDig by JH MarkertThe Lifeguard by Richie CusickCurse of the Reaper by Brian McCauley#booktube #books #booktok #horror #tbr #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #booktubequest
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-07-03 | Despite all the craziness our new puppy is bringing to our lives, we managed to keep focused and read a stack of books this week! Here they are!Channels mentioned:@Bookish_Blonde Books mentioned:The Folly by Gemma AmorThe Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michelle CampbellWhen We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillipsThe Foursome by Christina Baker KlineA Child Alone With Strangers by Philip FracassiI Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTrue Grit by Charles PortisThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by RL Stine #books #booktube #booktok #horror #tbr #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #goosebumps
BOOKTUBE QUEST | Midyear freakout Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-30 | We’re taking the opportunity to pause halfway through the year (and freak out about it) and look back at what we’ve read, but also look forward to books we want to read still this year! This list of questions was super fun!Here’s the booktube quest sheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1sAsDldtfJRxKVD9xi5uwhodyB3WK4gIc/view?usp=drivesdkChannels mentioned:@MyMessyBookshelf @meliinthemargins @OnastackofBooks Books mentioned:#booktube #booktubetbr #booktubequest
BOOKTUBER REFLECTION TAG | Looking back on our first year Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-29 | We’re closing in on our first Booktuber anniversary, so this is a great time for some reflection! Tagged by @Booksbuildsandmore Created by @Bibliophile-Reads PROMPTS:1. What kind of reader were you before starting BookTube?2. Has BookTube changed your reading taste?3. What’s a genre you never expected to enjoy?4. What’s the weirdest or most random book you own?5. What’s your “I can’t believe I still haven’t read this” book?6. What surprised you most about becoming part of BookTube?7. Have your goals for your channel changed since you started?8. What video are you most proud of?9. What do you want people to feel when they watch your content?10. What’s one thing you’d tell someone nervous about starting BookTube?Tag others: OPEN INVITATION#booktube #books
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-26 | This week’s wrap up goes off the rails when Ben starts discussing his newfound obsession and something called… Yankee Cuteness?? Found out what he means when you watch this weird conversation.Channels mentioned:@Bookish_Blonde Books mentioned:Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson HarveyThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansBrain Damage by Frieda McFaddenWhat it Seems by Emily BleekerAnd the Trees Crept in by Dawn KurPolybius by Collin ArmstrongBarnum: An American Life by Robert WilsonOn Writing Horror, edited by Mort CastleThe Blob That Ate Everyone by RL Stine#books #booktube #booktok #tbr #horror #reading #bookrecommendations #goosebumps #readingchallenge
MONTHLY BOOK HAUL | All the books we bought last month Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-23 | A bit later this month, but here’s a huge stack of new books we bought in May! Channels mentioned:@RhondaHolden @Bookish_Blonde @ShaunStevensonBooks Books mentioned: too many to list!#books #booktube #booktok #tbr #horror #reading #bookrecommendations #bookhaul #barnesandnoble
BOOKTUBER HABITS TAG | Filming on the fly Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-22 | We were tagged by @PatricksBookReviews to do the Booktuber Habits tag (created by @Bibliophile-Reads) so we went out on the deck (where we could keep an eye on our new puppy Bates) and filmed it on the fly. Enjoy!#books #booktube
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-19 | We’re joined by a special guest as we talk about the books we read this past week. It was a lighter week for us both, but that’s because of the aforementioned guest… 🐾Channels mentioned:@BookedwithStacy @Julesbooksandthings Books mentioned:Psycho by Robert BlochKindred by Octavia ButlerThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueThe Spite House by Johnny ComptonCoram House by Bailey SeyboltGhosts of the Orphanage by Christine KeneelyThe Cut by CJ DotsonMisery by Stephen KingDont Go To Sleep by RL Stine#books #booktube #booktok #tbr #horror #reading #bookrecommendations #goosebumps #readingchallenge #puppy #newpuppy #yellowlab
BOOKISH ROAD TRIP | And a mini book haul Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-16 | Ben’s back from Stokercon, and ready to dish about all his interactions, panels, and books acquired! #books #booktube #booktok #horror #reading #horrorwriters #hwa #stokers #stokercon
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-12 | This was a mixed but still fun reading week, as we’re both moving into more summery vibes. Here’s what we got to this week!Channels mentioned:@meliinthemargins @OnastackofBooks Books mentioned:Dissection of a Murder by Jo MurrayThe Girls of Summer by Katie BishopThe Sirens by Emilia HartThe Swimmer by Loretta Anne WhiteWolf Hunt by Jeff StrandI’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidLast the Leave the Room by Caitlin StarlingChicken Chicken by RL Stine#books #booktube #tbr #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #horror #goosebumps #readingchallenge #summerreading #hotgirlsummer
SUMMER TBR | Our reads for “hot girl summer” 🤦♀️ Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-09 | We picked a bunch of reads for this summer, and Ben decided to… go in a specific direction that we don’t need to rehash here. Watch to find out, but be ready for nonsense. Books mentioned:The Swimmer by Loretta Anne WhiteIsland of the Dolls by Jeremy BatesNotes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison EspochHotel Nantucket by Elin HilderbrandThe Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michelle CampbellThe Summer of songbirds by Kristy Woodson HarveyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBookmail by Jason R DavisI Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois DuncanMy Pet Werewolf by James KaineStinger by Robert McCammonMisery by Stephen KingChannels mentioned:@JasonDavishorrorauthor @SarahsNightstand @lindseyslittlelibrary @thelucychronicles @thekansanreader@KaysLibrary #books #booktube #tbr #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #horror #goosebumps #readingchallenge #hotgirlsummer
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-05 | Ben is almost done with the whole bingo card for out Read for the Roses challenge, and Lauren had a mixed week that included the novella that inspired a beloved movie. Here’s what we read this week!Books mentioned:The Accident by Diane HohThe Teacher by Frieda McFaddenRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen KingThe Only One Who Knows by Lisa MarlonMy Wife is Missing by DJ PalmerSnow by Ronald MalfiBreathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McCauleySleepers, Wake by Paul Samuel Jacobs2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C ClarkeChannels mentioned:@ShaunStevensonBooks #books #booktube #tbr #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #horror #readingchallenge
Uncomfortable unboxing Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-04 | I’m not usually the type for unboxing videos, so I thought I’d make this one as uncomfortable as I could. The result? Feels a lot like riding the spiral… 🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀 Signed copies are available now at www.bentoungstories.com#booktube #books #newbook #scifi #horror #scary
TB “JAR” AND PICNIC IN JUNE | Our picks for the month Youngs and The Restless 2026-06-02 | It’s a new month, so we’re using the spinner wheel and cookie jar prompts to pick our reads for the month, along with a few reading challenges we found here on YouTube!Channels mentioned:@believeinyourshelf @JeffsCaveofCoolBooks @meliinthemargins @SarahsNightstand @lindseyslittlelibrary@thelucychronicles @lucychristine061078@thekansanreader@KaysLibrary @readbrucey@lindsdaylou_lemusBooks mentioned:Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayBrain Damage by Frieda McFaddenThe Girls of Summer by Katie BishopThe Sirens by Emilia HartBefore Dorothy by Hazel GaynerThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansGalloways Gospel by Sam RebeleinTrue Grit by Charles PortisA Child Alone With Strangers by Philip FracassiLast to Leave the Room by Caitlin StarlingThe Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer#booktube #tbr #books #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #horror #goosebumps #followtheyellowbookroad
🌀🌀Ride the Spiral is out now🌀🌀 Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-29 | This book scared me like few others have, but I couldn’t find anything similar. So I wrote one myself. Ride the Spiral is a blend of sci-fi and cosmic horror, drenched in domestic tension and bleak vibes. Available now from Wicked House/Aethon Books! 🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀#booktube #tbr #books #newbook #cosmic #scifi #horror #scary
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-29 | This was a bit of a mixed reading week between the two of us, but the real story is the Lauren learned a secret about a book she just read, directly from one of our favorite authors… Watch to learn more!Channels and friends mentioned:@RhondaHolden Taylor Gibbs: facebook.com/share/1f5GZysRBk/?mibextid=wwXIfrBooks mentioned:Inspection by Josh MalermanValentine by Elizabeth WetmoreThe Last Session by Julia BartzThe Burning Side by Sarah DamoffNight Shift by Stephen KingCujo by Stephen KingHow I Learned to Fly by RL Stine#booktube #tbr #books #booktok #reading #bookrecommendations #horror #readingchallenge #stephenking #goosebumps
50 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE 50 | Our Epic Challenge Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-26 | We’re jumping on the trend, inspired by @TheBookThing, and sharing 50 books we are determined to read before we turn 50 years old. And we tried to go big, thinking about books that are more varied or aspirational than our typical spots. Whether you’re a regular bookworm like us or not, hopefully you’ll find something you want to read too!Channels mentioned:@mrpearsontalksbooks @JeffsCaveofCoolBooks @MyMessyBookshelf #booktube #tbr #reading #books #booktok #bookrecommendations #readingchallenge #50before50
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-22 | This was a week filled with books about mannequins, beetles, and lots of other subjects! And we’re both making progress on the Read For the Roses Bingo game. Check it out!Books mentioned:Heartwood by Amity GaigeThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomCan’t Look Away by Carola LoveringThey Came From the Mall by Boris BacicThe Hephaestus Plague by Thomas PageChamber of HorrorsKill Creek by Scott ThomasFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyWild Spaces by SL ConeyCalling All Creeps by RL StineBeware the Snowman by RL StineChannels mentioned:@RhondaHolden @ShaunStevensonBooks #booktube #reading #tbr #books #booktok #bookrecommendations #horror #goosebumps #readingchallenge
Dedicated to the misunderstood 🖤🌀 #booktube #booktok #books #newrelease #neurodivergent Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-20 | My newest novel, Ride the Spiral is dedicated to all the misunderstood children of this reality, and to the people fighting like hell to be enough for them. Thanks for all the support. 🖤🌀#booktubetbr #tbr
NEW BOOK RELEASE | It’s time to Ride the Spiral Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-19 | One week from today, Ben’s new sci-fi cosmic horror novel Ride the Spiral releases! So, we wanted to share a behind-the scenes look at the book, talk about the writing, the personal nature of the story, and hear from a few friends who had a hand in the process or have already read it.Ride the Spiral pre-order link: https://a.co/d/06mC6cZIBen’s email: benyoungstories@gmail.comFriends featured in video:Alison Hodyna:Red Edits facebook.com/share/1UXXEPw11d/?mibextid=wwXIfrPurgatory Media: facebook.com/share/g/1AfSY3g7Yn/?mibextid=wwXIfryoutube.com/@PurgatoryMedia-y7o?si=cPMdWnzlMUkO-XdzDavid Washburn: washburnwrites.comEdmund Stone: edmundstonehorror.comAndrew Najberg: andrewnajberg.comwickedhouse.com#booktube #reading #tbr #books #booktok #bookrecommendations #horror #newbooks #bookrelease #cosmic #scifi
MONTHLY BOOK HAUL | The rest of the books we bought last month Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-12 | As promised, here are all the books we picked up in April, except the ones from indie bookstore day.Channels mentioned:@RhondaHolden There’s still time to join our Read for the Roses bingo! youtu.be/fEDjQvUy6wQ?si=_LvxNY97_0J5L9bcBooks mentioned: too many to list!#booktube #reading #tbr #books #booktok #bookrecommendations #horror #goosebumps #bookhaul #bookhauls
WEEKLY WRAP UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-08 | Lauren makes a truly wild accusation about Ben as we discuss our reads for the week. Including the first books for our Read for the Roses Bingo celebrating our home state and the Kentucky Derby.Find the readathon details here: youtu.be/fEDjQvUy6wQ?si=_LvxNY97_0J5L9bcChannels mentioned: @RhondaHolden @ReadBecca @OnastackofBooks @ShaunStevensonBooks @MyMessyBookshelf Books mentioned:A Certain Hunger by Chelsea SummersThe Guncle by Steven RowleyDoll Baby by Laura Lane McNealWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaThe Fourth Wife by Linda HamiltonMad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe Spite House by Johnny ComptonThe Book is Full of Spiders by David WongMonster Hunters by Nancy GardenThe West End Horror by Nicholas MeyerNight of the Jack O Lanterns by RL StineVampire Breath by RL Stine#booktube #reading #books #tbr #bookrecommendations #booktok #horror #goosebumps #readathons
INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY HAUL | Buying books and blogging with friends Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-05 | Indie Bookstore Day is one of our favorite days of the year! So we spent the day visiting some of the best local spots, meeting up with friends and… you guessed it… buying too many books!Channels & author friends mentioned@Bookish_Blonde @MyMessyBookshelf David Washburn washburnwrites.comEdmund Stone edmundstonehorror.comOur Cincy Bookstore Crawl video: youtu.be/yFPEaPu3AS8?si=akvsNQGEPYOLIeiLOur tulip vlog: youtu.be/44J5NgCO5qk?si=W4oLyQbm7oq5ebUCBooks mentioned:The Fourth Wife by Linda HamiltonHer First Lie by Lucinda BerryCarrie by Stephen KingWhat Feasts at Night by T KingfisherIf You Wan to Scare YourselfThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansA Short Stay in Hell by Steven L PeckWild Spaces by SL ConeyThe Strange House by UketsuThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaRoom by Emma DonohueInspection by Josh MalermanDark Matter by Blake CrouchKill Your Darling by Clay McLeod ChapmanLady Tremaine by Rachel HochhauserSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Sorrowstones by Felix BlackwellNight Shift by Stephen King#booktube #reading #books #tbr #bookrecommendations #booktok #horror #indiebookstore #cincinnati
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-05-01 | April is ending, and so is our Yellow Book Road Readathon. So we wanted to give another big thanks to all the participating channels who helped us out, and to all our friends who joined in to follow the prompts and join our live reading sprints. Ben has to brag about finishing first, but Lauren is working on her last read before making it “home”.And of course, we’re headed right into the next challenge! Check that out here: youtu.be/fEDjQvUy6wQ?si=cGxMfATG8SOgGDjiChannels mentioned:@ShaunStevensonBooks @coffeecups_and_books @AllisBookNook Books mentioned:Psycho by Robert BlochCarny Folk by Francine HornbergerThe Haunted Forest Tour by James A Moore and Jeff StrandBasil of Baker Street by Eve TitusTerror at the Zoo by Peg KehretYou Did Nothing Wrong by CG DrewsKeeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa JohnsonIn an Instant by Suzanne RedfearnThe Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre
TB “JAR” FOR MAY | Our picks for the month Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-28 | We spun the wheel to play our TB “Jar” game, and picked books for our Read For The Roses bingo game. Here’s our May TBR list!Check out the readathon announcement here:youtu.be/fEDjQvUy6wQ?si=Nd4B12FAj6cWI0_LBooks mentioned:Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyWhere They Found Her by Kimberly McCreightKill Creek by Scott ThomasThe Sunflower House by Adriana AllegriThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomWild Dark Shore by Charlotte MconnehyWoman 99 by Greer McAllisterThe Spite House by Johnny ComptonIn Our Tears In the Sea by Matt LuttonMax the Pyromaniac Cat by Tory FavroThe Mobius Door by Andrew NajbergAnimal Farm by George OrwellChannels mentioned:@geelong-flipper @Bookish_Blonde @LaynasBookshelf #booktube #reading #tbr #books #bookrecommendations #booktok #horror #kyderby #tbrgame
Sprinting Down The Yellow Book Road Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-26 | Join us for a Youngs and The Restless livestream on Saturday, April 25th from 7 to 9 PM Eastern. We'll be hosting a reading sprint along with our friends from all the YouTube channels participating in our readathon, so this is your chance to sprint down the rest of the Yellow Book Road before the month is over. It's also Independent Bookstore Day, in case you want to get started on a brand new book haul!
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-24 | As we make our way down the Yellow Book Road, Lauren is taking on some very serious subject matter in her reads. As for Ben? More horror and not much else.Books mentioned:Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts GiuffreSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsTurn off the Light by Jacquie Walters The Girls Before by Kate Alice MarshallHanging Mary by Susan HigginbothamJourney into Fear edited by Richard PeytonLegend of the Lost Legend by RL Stine#booktube #reading #tbr #books #bookrecommendations #horror #booktok #goosebumps #thriller
READATHON ANNOUNCEMENT | Kentucky Derby Themed bingo Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-21 | For May we’re hosting another readathon, this time it’s a bingo card in honor of the Kentucky Derby! Check out the details in this video and find the card below! We hope you’ll join us.drive.google.com/file/d/1Qph8kRPf5_wI0rol56Sz4Xs_6RDFFs0B/view?usp=drive_link#booktube #reading #tbr #books #bookrecommendations #booktok #readathon
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-17 | It’s time to talk about our reads for the week, which includes Lauren trying to explain how she could possibly give two stars to an absolute classic! We’re also making our way down the Yellow Book Road for our April readathon.Channels mentioned:@JeffsCaveofCoolBooks @LaynasBookshelf And there’s still time to join our April readathon: Follow the Yellow Book Roadyoutu.be/HV2ccU79Drg?si=lHn09G3Inc3iyRMoBooks mentioned:The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyHemlock Island by Kelley ArmstrongThe Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen BakerReturn to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol GoodmanDear Debbie by Frieda McFaddenCrooked House by Agatha Christie Classic Horror CollectionOther Atrocities by William GrayA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayHow to Kill a Monster by RL Stine#booktube #reading #tbr #books #bookrecommendations #horror #booktok #goosebumps #followtheyellowbookroad #agathachristie
TOUGH READS AND A VLOG | We took a a day trip into Indiana Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-14 | In honor of Tax Day in the US this week, we wanted to share some books that we think are “taxing to read”. And to lighten things up a bit, we added some footage from our day trip to Vevay, Indiana where we toured a field of black tulips outside Kat Von D’s house!Books mentioned:Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte House of Leaves by Mark Z DanielewskiFive Patients by Michael Crichton Just Mercy by Brian StevensonThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneNobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre#katvond #booktube #reading #tbr #books #bookrecommendations #horror #booktok #classicbooks #spring
TIME FOR SOME HOT TAKES | Honest Booktuber tag Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-12 | We decided to take on this tag voluntarily, because it sounded like things could get a bit heated. Did they? You decide!Tag created by @DerekGreen1 #booktube #reading #tbr #books #booktok
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-10 | We’ve begun our journey down the Yellow Book Road! Here’s a recap of our reads this week, including the first few for our April Readathon (details below).Yellow Book Road gameboard:drive.google.com/file/d/1Z8Q5TEPg8XWekgLygc1J6SIHZlUS30AR/view?usp=sharingReadathon announcement:youtu.be/HV2ccU79Drg?si=NjQkpZIwGO1ofrPyChannels mentioned:@BookedwithStacy @Bookish_Blonde Books mentioned:The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner You Like It Darker by Stephen KingWhen the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueenThe October Film Haunt by Michael WehuntYellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson The Evil One by Lynn BeachGhost Camp by RL StineThe Child Finder by Rene Demfield #booktube #reading #tbr #bookrecommendations #books #horror #booktok #goosebumps #stephenking #followtheyellowbookroad
MONTHLY BOOK HAUL | All the books we bought last month Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-07 | Time for another gigantic book haul! Make sure you watch until the end to see the book Ben still can’t believe he finally found in the wild!Preorder Ride the Spiral: https://a.co/d/0iH1p7EiChannels mentioned:@AllisBookNook @LaynasBookshelf @ShaunStevensonBooks Books mentioned:Too many to list, sorry!#booktube #reading #tbr #bookrecommendations #books #horror #booktok #bookhaul
BOOKAHOLIC TAG | Explaining our obsession Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-05 | We got tagged again, this time by @BookedwithStacy to talk about our bookaholism. Here’s a brief explanation of our mutual obsession with the written word!If any of our friends want to do this too, consider yourselves tagged!And here’s the video of us visiting all the local indie book stores: youtu.be/yFPEaPu3AS8?si=E98YenUxHVzEddXA#booktube #reading #tbr #books #booktok #bookrecommendations #horror #goosebumps
WEEKLY WRAP-UP | Everything we read this week Youngs and The Restless 2026-04-03 | It was a week filled with newly released thriller books for Lauren. And Ben? Well, you can probably guess the kind of books he was reading…Books mentioned:Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James PattersonThe Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumStrangers in the Villa by Robyn HardingAll the Little Houses by May CobbKin by Tayari JonesKing Sorrow by Joe HillGreat Ghosts by Daniel CohenDon't Eat the Mystery Meat by Tom B. StoneTerror in Tiny Town by AG CasconeFright TimeThe Beast From the East by RL StineSay Cheese and Die Again by RL Stine#booktube #reading #bookrecommendations #books #tbr #horror #booktok #goosebumps #middlegrademarch #thriller #newbooks
TB “JAR” WITH A TWIST | Our April TBR Youngs and The Restless 2026-03-31 | Since we’re hosting a Wizard of Oz themed readathon this month (details here youtu.be/HV2ccU79Drg?si=hqSeV3DP4jIVXhqV), we had to adjust our TBR game, but still brought in a special cookie jar to keep us on track. Here’s what we both hope to read this month.Participating channels:@Bookish_Blonde @RhondaHolden @lindseyslittlelibrary @SarahsNightstand @booksandbeaches And find the game board here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Z8Q5TEPg8XWekgLygc1J6SIHZlUS30AR/viewOther channels mentioned:@ReadingWithMeg Books mentioned:When the Reckoning Comes by Latanya McQueenThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Guncle by Stephen RowleyThe Hidden Life of Cecily Lawson by Ellen BakerThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerNobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts GiuffreCarny Folk by Francine HornbergerSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsThe haunted Forest Tour by James A Moore and Jeff StrandPsycho by Robert Bloch Hemlock Island by Kelley ArmstrongYou Like it Darker by Stephen King#booktube #booktubetbr #reading #readathons #wizardofoz #wicked #readingchallenge #yellowbrickroad #yellowbookroad #followtheyellowbookroad #tbr #stephenking
OFF THE SHELF | Booktuber tag Youngs and The Restless 2026-03-29 | Thanks to @meliinthemargins for the chance to answer these fun questions put together by @Bibliophile-Reads! We tried to answer for each other, and while that didn’t work out as planned, it was still a blast!#booktube #tag
