Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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March had its ups and downs for me but the books were all good or better.

0:00 Intro and personal bits. Thank you @katiejlumsden for organising the meeting youtu.be/A203etNe5R4?si=94gxdFBWwFcnFggF
2:32 Heartstopper 1 to 5 by Alice Oseman
5:03 Ness by Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood
6:02 Blossomise by Simon Armitage
7:57 Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
9:23 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim discussion with @tillysshelf youtu.be/RdtNz_q0YLU?si=LjnOTLTw2HKghTMp
11:00 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
11:57 Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson translated by Elizabeth Portch
13:08 The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
14:45 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa translated by Stephen Snyder
16:23 Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
18:04 Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
20:22 Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
22:05 Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
25:15 The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor

Reading events mentioned and a host for each if you want to know more:
March of the Mammoths @OldBluesChapterandVerse
Irish Readathon @lisainbookland
Fierce Reads @Shellyish
Middle Grade March @BooksAndJams
March Mystery Madness @MarilynMayaMendoza
24 in 24 Banned Book Challenge @M-J
The BookTube Prize @BookTubePrize