booksandquills | My (frankly excessive) autumn reading list | Gothic books, classics & modern @booksandquills | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Let's celebrate the season with some dark and gothic books, including classics, a graphic novel and modern literature.
► Find me here
Instagram: instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): booksandquills.co.uk
Freelance website & portfolio: sannevliegenthart.co.uk
▶︎ Books
Books marked with * were free review copies received by the publisher (without any specific obligation to mention them).
All book links are affiliate links to Bookshop.org, which is a great way to support indie bookshops + my channel!
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
tidd.ly/48F0qDy (Libro FM Audiobook link, ad affiliate))
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
bit.ly/TenantOfWildfell
Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher*
bit.ly/GwenAndArt
Trouble by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/TroubleLexCroucher
Mrs S by K Patrick*
bit.ly/MrsSBook
The Other Side of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker*
bit.ly/TheOtherSideMrsWood
Mary by Anne Eekhout (looks like it’s getting an English translation! By Laura Watkinson)
bit.ly/MaryShelleyBookEnglish
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/NinthHouseBook
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/TheFamiliarLeighBardugo
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
bit.ly/RebeccaDaphneDuMaurier
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
bit.ly/EssexSerpentBook
Melmoth by Sarah Perry*
bit.ly/MelmothBook
Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin
bit.ly/MelmothTheWanderer
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/InTheDreamHouseCarmen
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/HerBodyAndOtherPartiesBook
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (translated by Jay Rubin)*
bit.ly/HellScreen
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/ThroughTheWoodsBook
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/AGuestInTheHouse
Please Don’t Use This Exhibit by Jen Campbell*
bit.ly/PleaseDontTouchThisExhibit
▶︎ Other things mentioned:
Jane Eyre Embroidery by AbigailRoseCreative (affiliate link)
tidd.ly/46BSReT
Novel Pairings podcast:
novelpairings.com
My upcoming sci-fi literature podcast: The End of the World Book Club
I've just launched the Patreon for the podcast if you're interested in supporting it:
patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Follow on Instagram for updates and photos of the books being discussed:
instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod
► Chapters
0:00 My Autumn reading list
5:32 The extra gothic and creepy books
8:33 My travels and projects
Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)
► My Book Club Journal
booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page
► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
Let's celebrate the season with some dark and gothic books, including classics, a graphic novel and modern literature.
► Find me here
Instagram: instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): booksandquills.co.uk
Freelance website & portfolio: sannevliegenthart.co.uk
▶︎ Books
Books marked with * were free review copies received by the publisher (without any specific obligation to mention them).
All book links are affiliate links to Bookshop.org, which is a great way to support indie bookshops + my channel!
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
tidd.ly/48F0qDy (Libro FM Audiobook link, ad affiliate))
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
bit.ly/TenantOfWildfell
Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher*
bit.ly/GwenAndArt
Trouble by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/TroubleLexCroucher
Mrs S by K Patrick*
bit.ly/MrsSBook
The Other Side of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker*
bit.ly/TheOtherSideMrsWood
Mary by Anne Eekhout (looks like it’s getting an English translation! By Laura Watkinson)
bit.ly/MaryShelleyBookEnglish
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/NinthHouseBook
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/TheFamiliarLeighBardugo
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
bit.ly/RebeccaDaphneDuMaurier
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
bit.ly/EssexSerpentBook
Melmoth by Sarah Perry*
bit.ly/MelmothBook
Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin
bit.ly/MelmothTheWanderer
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/InTheDreamHouseCarmen
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/HerBodyAndOtherPartiesBook
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (translated by Jay Rubin)*
bit.ly/HellScreen
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/ThroughTheWoodsBook
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/AGuestInTheHouse
Please Don’t Use This Exhibit by Jen Campbell*
bit.ly/PleaseDontTouchThisExhibit
▶︎ Other things mentioned:
Jane Eyre Embroidery by AbigailRoseCreative (affiliate link)
tidd.ly/46BSReT
Novel Pairings podcast:
novelpairings.com
My upcoming sci-fi literature podcast: The End of the World Book Club
I've just launched the Patreon for the podcast if you're interested in supporting it:
patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Follow on Instagram for updates and photos of the books being discussed:
instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod
► Chapters
0:00 My Autumn reading list
5:32 The extra gothic and creepy books
8:33 My travels and projects
Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)
► My Book Club Journal
booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page
► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
