Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Exciting update: I have a camcorder -- so hopefully less blur in future! And in the same week, an internet upgrade to 21st century upload speeds. Who knows, maybe an external microphone is next… the sky is the limit :-D
But in other news, here is my March reading wrap-up, where I tell you about all of the books I read in March with a side of a small bit of vlog footage from a lovely trip to London. I was there for the launch of the brilliant The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden, but no footage from that unfortunately. I have linked some vlogs by other more organised Booktubers down below, be sure to check them out! Suffice to say it was a wonderful experience to meet so many lovely book enthusiasts for an evening!
Do let me know if you've read any of the books I mentioned!
Most of the reading I did was for the Irish Readathon which is hosted by Aoife @wordsofclover and Leanne@LeanneRose; announcement videos youtube.com/watch?v=-O7tMLZ3VRE&t=332s and youtube.com/watch?v=I49GVmCOaME&t=0s.
BOOKS READ:
- Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #2)
- The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden (Books and Things here on Booktube!)
- The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan
- Uncle Silas by J Sheridan le Fanu
- A Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess by J Sheridan le Fanu (Meets Irish Readathon challenge: Read an Irish book that's very short)
- Troubled Times: War and Rebellion in North Galway 1913-1923 by Jarlath Deignan
- A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry (Meets Irish Readathon challenge Read a book with green on the cover)
- Snow by John Banville (StJohn Strafford #1)
- My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor
- Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy
- Take a look at me now by Anita Notaro (Meets Irish Readathon challenge: Read an Irish book classed as commercial fiction)
- The Guards by Ken Bruen (Jack Taylor #1)
- The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories by William Trevor. The specific stories I mention are Green Tea by J Sheridan le Fanu, Albert Nobbs by George Moore, and The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde
- An Irish Airman Forsees His Death by WB Yeats
- Easter, 1916 by WB Yeats
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Warden by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #1)
- Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #3)
- Uproar by Alice Loxton
- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
- The Gathering by Anne Enright (DNF)
- Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland by William Allingham
- Aililiú Bop Siúáidí by Ruaidhrí Ó Báille
VLOGS BY OTHER BOOKTUBERS OF THE SECRETS OF HARTWOOD HALL LAUNCH (as I wasn’t organised enough to vlog!)
- Katie @katiejlumsden youtube.com/watch?v=9wMZaB5xRTE
- Jack @spreadbookjoy youtube.com/watch?v=TYa5lepEtAc
- Gem @GemofBooks youtube.com/watch?v=y1Zu-uRTfC8
- Emily @novellenovels youtube.com/watch?v=83WHRyy6aTc
- Charlotte @CoynieReads youtube.com/watch?v=hP9-DUZalnA
- Charlie @CharlieBrookReads youtube.com/watch?v=3AmxVHHnB0w
BUZZWORDS CHECKOFF FOR THE IRISH READATHON (just for fun! Some of these answers are a bit spurious...)
- Pride: Albert Nobbs
- Home: A Long Long Way
- Language: A Long Long Way (one instance of Irish being used)
- Spring: None that I can think of!
- Knowledge: Troubled Times
- Friendship: Snow
- Dogs: The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small (they went hunting once!)
- Feminism: Uncle Silas
- Warmth: None really, maybe the books I picked this month were a bit grim...
OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED:
- My individual (spoiler-free) book review of The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan: youtube.com/watch?v=GE4l_IeqEAM&t=611s
- Vlog of my recent reading staycation in Renvyle: youtube.com/watch?v=DrMYvtDAcoo&t=1277s
- Kelly @booksimnotreading talking about J Sheridan le Fanu short stories: youtube.com/watch?v=gCU1ICIbjZk
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- London Original Print Fair: londonoriginalprintfair.com
- Alice Loxtron at history_alice on Instagram: instagram.com/history_alice/?hl=en
- Irish Ferries Sail & Rail: irishferries.com/ie-en/special-offer-pages/ferry-rail
- Afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason Diamond Jubilee Tearoom, Piccadilly: fortnumandmason.com/afternoon-tea
- Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre hamiltonmusical.com/london/home
- Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road: foyles.co.uk
- About the Tuam Marytrs executed during the Civil War: oughterardheritage.org/content/people/seamus-o-maille/seamus-o-maille
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
Exciting update: I have a camcorder -- so hopefully less blur in future! And in the same week, an internet upgrade to 21st century upload speeds. Who knows, maybe an external microphone is next… the sky is the limit :-D
But in other news, here is my March reading wrap-up, where I tell you about all of the books I read in March with a side of a small bit of vlog footage from a lovely trip to London. I was there for the launch of the brilliant The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden, but no footage from that unfortunately. I have linked some vlogs by other more organised Booktubers down below, be sure to check them out! Suffice to say it was a wonderful experience to meet so many lovely book enthusiasts for an evening!
Do let me know if you've read any of the books I mentioned!
Most of the reading I did was for the Irish Readathon which is hosted by Aoife @wordsofclover and Leanne@LeanneRose; announcement videos youtube.com/watch?v=-O7tMLZ3VRE&t=332s and youtube.com/watch?v=I49GVmCOaME&t=0s.
BOOKS READ:
- Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #2)
- The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden (Books and Things here on Booktube!)
- The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan
- Uncle Silas by J Sheridan le Fanu
- A Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess by J Sheridan le Fanu (Meets Irish Readathon challenge: Read an Irish book that's very short)
- Troubled Times: War and Rebellion in North Galway 1913-1923 by Jarlath Deignan
- A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry (Meets Irish Readathon challenge Read a book with green on the cover)
- Snow by John Banville (StJohn Strafford #1)
- My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor
- Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy
- Take a look at me now by Anita Notaro (Meets Irish Readathon challenge: Read an Irish book classed as commercial fiction)
- The Guards by Ken Bruen (Jack Taylor #1)
- The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories by William Trevor. The specific stories I mention are Green Tea by J Sheridan le Fanu, Albert Nobbs by George Moore, and The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde
- An Irish Airman Forsees His Death by WB Yeats
- Easter, 1916 by WB Yeats
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Warden by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #1)
- Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire #3)
- Uproar by Alice Loxton
- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
- The Gathering by Anne Enright (DNF)
- Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland by William Allingham
- Aililiú Bop Siúáidí by Ruaidhrí Ó Báille
VLOGS BY OTHER BOOKTUBERS OF THE SECRETS OF HARTWOOD HALL LAUNCH (as I wasn’t organised enough to vlog!)
- Katie @katiejlumsden youtube.com/watch?v=9wMZaB5xRTE
- Jack @spreadbookjoy youtube.com/watch?v=TYa5lepEtAc
- Gem @GemofBooks youtube.com/watch?v=y1Zu-uRTfC8
- Emily @novellenovels youtube.com/watch?v=83WHRyy6aTc
- Charlotte @CoynieReads youtube.com/watch?v=hP9-DUZalnA
- Charlie @CharlieBrookReads youtube.com/watch?v=3AmxVHHnB0w
BUZZWORDS CHECKOFF FOR THE IRISH READATHON (just for fun! Some of these answers are a bit spurious...)
- Pride: Albert Nobbs
- Home: A Long Long Way
- Language: A Long Long Way (one instance of Irish being used)
- Spring: None that I can think of!
- Knowledge: Troubled Times
- Friendship: Snow
- Dogs: The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small (they went hunting once!)
- Feminism: Uncle Silas
- Warmth: None really, maybe the books I picked this month were a bit grim...
OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED:
- My individual (spoiler-free) book review of The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan: youtube.com/watch?v=GE4l_IeqEAM&t=611s
- Vlog of my recent reading staycation in Renvyle: youtube.com/watch?v=DrMYvtDAcoo&t=1277s
- Kelly @booksimnotreading talking about J Sheridan le Fanu short stories: youtube.com/watch?v=gCU1ICIbjZk
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- London Original Print Fair: londonoriginalprintfair.com
- Alice Loxtron at history_alice on Instagram: instagram.com/history_alice/?hl=en
- Irish Ferries Sail & Rail: irishferries.com/ie-en/special-offer-pages/ferry-rail
- Afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason Diamond Jubilee Tearoom, Piccadilly: fortnumandmason.com/afternoon-tea
- Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre hamiltonmusical.com/london/home
- Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road: foyles.co.uk
- About the Tuam Marytrs executed during the Civil War: oughterardheritage.org/content/people/seamus-o-maille/seamus-o-maille
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
