Raynor Reads Stuff
The Roadmap of Your Life Tag
updated
Week two of my #victober 2024 has not been as successful as week one but it has still been extremely interesting
Books I mention
The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Salome
Vera
The Duchess of Padua all be Oscar Wilde
London Labour and The London Poor by Henry Mayhew
#Victober is led by Katie at @katiejlumsden
With Ros at @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Kate at @katehowereads and
Marissa at @BlatantlyBookish
#booktube #books #victorianbooks #victorianliterature #oscarwilde
Channels mentioned:
M-J at Reading This Life @M-J
Olly at @CriminOllyBlog
Books mentioned:
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey
Maigret and the Flemish Shop by Georges Simenon
#booktube #books #bannedbooks #margaretatwood #maigret #readingweek
I’ve read some fabulous short stories in Issue 10 of Occult Detective Magazine as well as articles and reviews.
Other books I mentioned:
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Beyond The Grave
Piercing the Veil
Unveiling the Past all by RW Wallace
The Angry Dead by Rosemary Pardoe
#occultdetectiveoctober is the brangchilf of M-J at Reading This Life @M-J
The co hosts this year are:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
And me
#booktube #occultdetectives #books
#Victober is organised by Katie at @katiejlumsden
And co hosts:
Ros at @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Kate at @katehowereads and
Marissa at @BlatantlyBookish
The group read is THE DOCTOR’S WIFE by Mary Elizabeth Brandon and not The Good Wife as I said in the video.
I watched The Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (1999 dir. Oliver Parker)
I read:
The Frozen Deep by Wilkie Collins
Waterloo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Some short stories by Rudyard Kipling, E & H Heron, H G Wells and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Green Tea by Sheridan Le Fanu
Other books I’m reading for #victober
The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Brandon
Vanity Fair by William Thackeray
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
#victorianbooks #booktube #bookevent #books #victorianauthors
Channels mentioned: M-J at Reading This Life @M-J who set up the I’m With The Banned book club on fable
Books mentioned:
Charles Dickens, A Very Short Introduction by Jenny Hartley
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
East West Street by Philippe Sands
Nineteenth Century Britain, A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Harvie and HCG Matthew
#booktube #books #bannedbooks #poetry #historathon2024 #dystopianfiction #margaretatwood
#occultdetectiveoctober is the brainchild of M-J at Reading This Life @M-J
The co hosts are:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
And me 🤪
Stories/detectives I mentioned:
The Tenants of Broussac and Pledged to the Dead (featuring Jules de Grandin) by Seabury Quinn
A Physical Invasion (featuring Dr John Silence) by Algernon Blackwood
The Story of The Spaniards, Hammersmith (featuring Flaxman Low) by E&H Heron
The Goddess of Death (featuring Sir Horton Herron) by William Hope Hodgson
The Mark of the Beast and The Return of Imray (featuring Strickland of the Police) by Rudyard Kipling
The Brown Hand (featuring Dr Hardacre) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Red Room by HG Wells
Green Tea (featuring Dr Martin Hesselius) by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Peacock’s Shadow (featuring Pierre D’Artois) by E Hoffman Price
Books i was so generously sent by Dave
Occult Detective Magazine Volume 10
The Conspiracy of Ravens by Nelson McKeeby
The Angry Dead by Rosemary Pardoe
Waking Up Dead by Amanda Fasciano
Solemn Curfew and Other Dark Stories by Bev Allen
Mischief In The Wood by Tina Rath
#booktube #books #occultdetectives #victorianbooks #edwardianbooks
Books mentioned:
The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch
Loss edited by Elspeth Barker
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Letters To My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Jewish Poets of Spain edited by David Goldstein
Shakespeare: A Ver Short Introduction by Germaine Greer
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K Arnold
#booktube #bannedbooksweek #books #bannedbooks #historathon2024 #victober #occultdetectiveoctober
Occult Detective October is the brainchild of M-J at Reading This Life @M-J
The co hosts are:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
And me
Victober was created by Katie at @katiejlumsden and the co hosts are
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
@katehowereads and
@BlatantlyBookish
Historathon 2024 is the brainchild of Vin at @revenantreads and the co hosts are:
@passageoftime8561
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookTimewithElvis
@TriumphalReads
@billruttenberg
@TheHistoryShelf
@ReadbyFred
and me
Thanks for stopping by. Please come again
#Historathon is the brainchild of Vin at @revenantreads
I am hugely honoured to be one of the co-hosts in the illustrious company of these brilliant BookTubers:
Erica at @passageoftime8561
Gareth at @bookssongsandothermagic
Mark at @BookTimewithElvis
Bill at @billruttenberg
Fred at @ReadbyFred
John at @NicholasOfAutrecourt
Justin at @TriumphalReads
Peg at @TheHistoryShelf
Check out their amazing channels
Let me know if you’re taking part and what you plan to read.
Thanks for stopping by. Please come again
#booktube #history #reading #historybooks #nonfiction ##nonfictionbooks
Pretty good reading week this week. A couple of books for #FramedinSeptember which is all about #artbooks and is a new event organised by Elisabeth at @bouquinsbooks with co hosts Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads , Lindy at @lindysmagpiereads , Hannah at @HannahsBooks and Heather at @heathergregg9975 and six books from my reading list including O Caledonian by Elspeth Baxter, which was highly recommended by M-J at Reading This Life @M-J , Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader, Shalako by Louis L’Amour, The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman, The Theban Plays by Sophocles and Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine by Georges Simenon
Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon I hope
#booktube #bookevent #readinglist #books #reading ng
Check out M-J’s videos at Reading This Life at @M-J
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Utah Governor Cox at @Govcox this one’s for you.
Events I’m taking part in this month clued the following:
The group read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas organised by M-J at @M-J
#ShortySeptember organised by Bert and Sian at @pastorytime2683 and Heather at @TooManyHeathers
And Framed! in September is hosted by
Elisabeth at @bouquinsbooks
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Lindy at @lindysmagpiereads
Hannah at @HannahsBooks and
Heather at @heathergregg9975
Books mentioned:
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Irmina by Barbara Yelin
Rumblefish by SE Hinton
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Urban Art Legends by KET
Street Art by KET
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Thanks for popping by
#booktube #readingevents #booktubeevents #bannedbooks #24bb #artbooks
There are five prompts as follows:
1) Nom, nom, nom: Choose a companion or adventurers who will ensure you eat well on your quest.
2) I know this one: Choose a companion or adventurers to help you win a pub or tavern quiz.
3) Keep it secret, keep it safe: Choose a companion or adventurers who will stay loyal and trustworthy right to the end.
4) Got your back: Choose a companion or adventurers who will help you out in a fight.
5) Man’s best friend: Choose a companion or adventurers that are not human.
Then tag people.
I tag Crystal at @fiberartsyreads and Sarah at @MyGrannyEra
#booktube #tags #tagtuesday #readingfun #books
The group read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas organised by @M-J
#Shaketember hosted by:
Kelly at @booksimnotreading
Jason at @OldBluesChapterandVerse and
Nicole at @adayofsmallthings
#ShortySeptember organised by Bert and Sian at @pastorytime2683 and Heather at @TooManyHeathers
And Framed in September is hosted by
Elisabeth at @bouquinsbooks
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Lindy at @lindysmagpiereads
Hannah at @HannahsBooks and
Heather at @heathergregg9975
Books mentioned:
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
The French Revolution by William Doyle
The Violins of St Jacques by Patrick Leigh Fermour
The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn
The James Joyce Murders by Amanda Cross
Aimless Love by Billy Collins
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Street Spirit by Steve Crawshaw
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Forever by Judy Blume
Klimt by Delphi Classics
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
Thanks for popping by
#booktube #readingevents #booktubeevents #bannedbooks #24bb #shakespeareplays #artbooks
M-J says: "Join us for a month-long celebration of all things supernatural, as we dive into thrilling tales of paranormal investigations, enigmatic mysteries, and the arcane. Whether you're a seasoned investigator of the unknown or a newcomer to the occult, there's something for everyone in this spellbinding event. I guarantee you have already read an Occult Detective story or have one sitting on your shelves!"
Themed Weeks:
Week 1: Pre-1960
Week 2: Post-1960
Week 3: Diverse Author or Character
Week 4: "Anything Goes!"
This year I am honoured to be one of the co-hosts among the following wonderful group of people:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
Join in. It should be great fun
#occultdetectiveoctober #readingevents #spookybooks #occultreading #booktube #booktubeevents
I was tagged by the lovely Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 and I, in turn, am going to tag Sarah at @MyGrannyEra
Here are the prompts:
1. What was your first experience reading Shakespeare and what was it like?
2. Has the reading of a Shakespeare play ever brought you to tears? What scene was it and where were you when it happened?
3. Are there any people that have played a significant role in your Shakespeare journey?
4. Do you have a favourite book or film about Shakespeare?
5. Which character in Shakespeare most resembles you and in what ways?
6. Which play would you most like to see performed in a theatre and why?
7. What actor, throughout history, would you most like to have seen play Hamlet while in his prime?
8. Deliver your favourite speech or soliloquy from a Shakespeare play.
9. Do any of Shakespeare's plays intimidate you? If yes, what play and why?
10. What tips would you give to intimidated readers coming to Shakespeare for the first time?
11. Which is your favourite Shakespeare play and why?
12. Tag other Booktubers.
#booktube #shaketember #shakespeare #shakespeareplays #tagtuesday
I did make a mistake in the video: For Conspiracy Theory on the bingo card I actually read The World's Strangest Forgotten Conspiracy Theories by Conrad Bauer.
Thank you Olly for creating such a fun event and also for asking me to be a co-host this year, which was an incredible honour. I have enjoyed the event so much. Roll on next year. This is Raynor Wants It Rough signing out for this year :)
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
and me @RaynorReadsStuff or Raynor Wants it Rough
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
September is going to be a catch-up month for me. I need to read some of the books I've purchased since the end of my #readwhatyouown challenge last winter.
Things I do intend to take part in are as follows:
The group read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas organised by @M-J
#Shaketember is hosted by:
Kelly at @booksimnotreading
Jason at @OldBluesChapterandVerse and
Nicole at @adayofsmallthings
#StrayaSeptember is an event hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot
#ShortySeptember is organised by Bert and Sian at @pastorytime2683 and Heather at @TooManyHeathers
And Framed in September is hosted by
Elisabeth at @bouquinsbooks
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Lindy at @lindysmagpiereads
Hannah at @HannahsBooks and
Heather at @heathergregg9975
Thanks for popping by
#booktube #readingevents #booktubeevents
I HAVE COMPLETED THE BINGO CARD! whoop whoop
I completed it with different books for every square and am extremely pleased with myself.
Books mentioned:
The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner
The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers
The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
Nicor! by Peter Tremayne
Club Luxe books 1-3 by Olivia Noble
The Diary of a Ninja Kid by CA Treanor and I Dosanjh
The AI Singularity Experiments Patient 2 by Noah Tuya
CriminOlly present Garbology edited by Troy Tradup
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin by Maurice LeBlanc
Shabby Tiger by Howard Spring
A Habit of Blood by Lois Battle
The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
and me @RaynorReadsStuff or Raynor Wants it Rough
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
I've been mulling things over in my head and I find I understand my thoughts better when I articulate them. This is sort of a response video to allegations about Neil Gaiman and what we, as readers, do about reading books by people judged to have done awful things.
Other videos on the subject that I enjoyed that you might be interested in:
Olly at @CriminOllyBlog touches on this subject here:
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Gareth at @bookssongsandothermagic had this to say:
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and also this:
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And Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 said this:
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#booktube #books #bookdiscussion #myopinions
Book Buds said: "We're all Book Buds here on BookTube so let's have some fun with our buds and see who has the strength of character to help us out in some unusual circumstances!"
If you do the tag, make sure you tag @BookBuds so they can check out your responses. Sorry I couldn't whittle mine down to one person for each question!
Questions:
1. You’re stuck on a deserted island and can only bring one booktuber bud, but ALL their books would come with them - who do you want to be stuck with?
2. You accidentally rob a bookstore with a booktuber bud by walking out with 100 books. You spend a year behind bars with them, BUT now you can read and do videos together. Who do you get locked up with?
3. You magically get trapped in a murder mystery you are reading. Another booktuber bud joins you to solve the mystery! – Who do you want to join you?
4. You magically get trapped in a fantasy novel fighting dragons and casting spells. Which booktuber bud do you choose to bring in with you to save the day?
5. You are stuck in the cloud of sadness, hitting a reading funk, and feeling totally uninspired. Which booktuber bud can pick you up with their positivity?
6. Your arms are in cast for two months and a booktuber bud is going to edit all your videos for you. - Who edits them and why?
7. You press a button and instantly have read ALL the books that a booktuber bud has already read. - Which bud would you pick and why?
And my answers:
1. Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads Gavin at @GenreBooks23 Aaron at @AaronReadABook and Aaron @aaronfacer
2. Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Ros at @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and Al at @bighardbooks770
3. Olly at @CriminOllyBlog and Stormi at @StormReads
4. The fabulous @BookBuds and Annie at @ObscureBookAdventures
5. M-J at @M-J Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 and Dave and Olive at @BookBlather
6. Alex at @alex_unabridged and Roy AND Dr Jennie at @royreadsanything
7. Vin at @revenantreads John David at @NicholasOfAutrecourt and Jim at @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
Thanks for watching lovely people and I hope to see you soon
#booktube #booktubetag #books #bookworm #booktags
Channels I mention: My friend Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668
Faulkner in August event organised by:
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Allen at @bighardbooks770
Ros at @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Brian at @BookishTexan
Aaron at @aaronfacer
Christina at @knittingbooksetc.2810
Hannah at @HannahsBooks
M-J at @M-J
Randy at @LiterateTexan
Jim at @JimReadsTooSlow and
Una at @TheCodeXCantina
Books I mention:
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey
#booktube #faulkner #FaulknerinAugust #books #readingevents #classicliterature
Books mentioned:
The Meg by Steve Alten
The Assassin book 1 - The Manhattan Massacre by Peter McCurtin
The Greek Wedding (She Never Had) by Chantelle Shaw
My Lord Vampire by Debbie Raleigh
The Gutter and The Grave by Ed McBain
Slither by John Halkin
The World's Strangest Conspiracy Theories by Conrad Bauer
Maigret in Exile by Georges Simenon
The Dakota Cypher by William Dietrich
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
and me @RaynorReadsStuff or Raynor Wants it Rough
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
Books mentioned:
Caribou by Charles Wright
The Collected Poems of AE Houseman by AE Houseman
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
#booktube #reading #poetry #classiccrime
Books mentioned:
Surf Safari Nurse by Jane Converse
Super Mario Bros Got To Gotham by Sean McDermott
The London Tram Murders by John Broughton
The Godsend by Bernard Taylor
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
Super Hot Supervisor by Mandy Harbin
My Vagina Smells Like Sulphur by Sea Caummisar
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Armageddon Sky by LA Graf
Diary of a Drug Addict by Stephen E Crockett
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
and me @RaynorReadsStuff or Raynor Wants it Rough
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
Or try the #mynovellife game.
Or do both.
Books mentioned:
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hurst
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
The Warriors by Sol Yurick
Larry and Stretch Ride Wild to Glory by Marshall Grover
Goblin Girls Do It Better by Misty Vixen
Cult Initiation by Mirah Shell
Witchy Awakening by CA Phipps
Down the Long Hills by Louis L'Amour
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts (and I am delighted to be one of them) have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@M-J or Sleazing this Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
The rest of the Ulysses Six are Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 , Will at @willchambers8065 and Roy at @royreadsanything
The Rogue Herries readalong #RogueJuly is the brainchild of Roy at @royreadsanything and the co hosts are:
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Arron at @arronjameshook
and me :)
Giallo July is hosted by Alex at @TheBookubus , Bert at @pastorytime2683 and Kelsey at @SlimeAndSlashers
Rocket Summer is hosted by Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 and ably assisted by:
@TheBookclectic
@ShawnDStandfast
@LiterateTexan
@anotherbibliophilereads
@GenreBooks23
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookChatWithPat8668
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@GrammaticusBooks
Summer of Sport is the brainchild of Mark at @BookTimewithElvis and Steve at @saintdonoghue .
The co-hosts are:
Bill at @billruttenberg
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Linda at @Eldertalk
Al at @bighardbooks770
Melissa at @TimeTravelReads
Joe at @JoeSpivey02
Randy at @LiterateTexan
and me, Debs
#TheBooktrek2024 The Wrath of the Summer of Khan is captained by Vin at @revenantreads
His bridge crew are:
@saintdonoghue
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@TheBookclectic
@bookssongsandothermagic
@ReadbyFred
@LiterateTexan
#booktube #reading #ulysses2024 #booktrek2024 #summerofsport #bookchallenge #readathon #rogueherries #giallojuly
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent #joinus
Channels mentioned:
Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668
Events mentioned:
Rocket Summer organised by Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617
The Wrath of the Summer of Trek and Historathon 2024 organised by Vin at @revenantreads
#booktube #bookhaul #usedbooks #secondhandbooks #reading #americanpoetry #vintagescifi #anthonytrollope
That and the rest of my week's reading is included below, along with details of all the other events mentioned and their wonderful hosts and co hosts.
Books mentioned:
Ulysses by James Joyce
A Guide to Reading James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
Head in Green Bronze and Other Stories by Hugh Walpole
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach
The Romulan Strategy (Star Trek TNG) by Robert Greenberger
The Red House Mystery by AA Milne
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
Youth by Isaac Asimov
Last Call for Sector 9-G by Leigh Brackett
Ulysses by James Joyce readathon is hosted by Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads and Al at @bighardbooks770
The rest of the Ulysses Six are Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 , Will at @willchambers8065 and Roy at @royreadsanything
The Rogue Herries readalong #RogueJuly is the brainchild of Roy at @royreadsanything and the co hosts are:
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Arron at @arronjameshook
and me :)
Giallo July is hosted by Alex at @TheBookubus , Bert at @pastorytime2683 and Kelsey at @SlimeAndSlashers
Rocket Summer is hosted by Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 and ably assisted by:
@TheBookclectic
@ShawnDStandfast
@LiterateTexan
@anotherbibliophilereads
@GenreBooks23
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookChatWithPat8668
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@GrammaticusBooks
Summer of Sport is the brainchild of Mark at @BookTimewithElvis and Steve at @saintdonoghue .
The co-hosts are:
Bill at @billruttenberg
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Linda at @Eldertalk
Al at @bighardbooks770
Melissa at @TimeTravelReads
Joe at @JoeSpivey02
Randy at @LiterateTexan
and me, Debs
#TheBooktrek2024 The Wrath of the Summer of Khan is captained by Vin at @revenantreads
His bridge crew are:
@saintdonoghue
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@TheBookclectic
@bookssongsandothermagic
@ReadbyFred
@LiterateTexan
#booktube #reading #ulysses2024 #booktrek2024 #summerofsport #bookchallenge #readathon #rogueherries #giallojuly
I was tagged by the lovely Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 and it has taken me about two months to respond (sorry Pat).
The prompts are:
1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books?
2. What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book?
3. What is something special or important on your nightstand, that’s not a book?
4. What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books?
5. What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books?
6. What’s a YouTube channel that you watch, that’s not related to books?
7. Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about.
Those people are:
@BooklessPete
@MyGrannyEra
@Eldertalk
@Tristan-L-Space-Books
@willchambers8065
#booktube #booktags
I am sorry it's is so chaotic with me forgetting who I wanted to tag and phones going off! I didn't have time to redo it.
The prompts:
1 - "Cocktail Hour" - Name a book you that you think pairs perfectly with your favourite drink.
2 - "Neon Lights" - Name a book with a cover that immediately grabbed your attention like bright lights in a club."
3 - "The Bouncer" - What book did you have to put down because it just wasn't letting you in?"
4 - "DJ's Choice" - What book would you recommend as the perfect read for someone new to the fantasy genre?
5 - "Disco Ball" - Name a book that made you feel like you were part of a vibrant, glittering world."
6 - "Dance Floor Diva" - What book had you dancing with excitement from the first page to the last?
7 - "Guest List" - Which author would you invite to an exclusive book-themed party and why?"
8 - "VIP Entrance" - Which book did you feel privileged to read before it became more widely popular?"
9 - "Dance Battle" - Which two characters from different books would you love to see face off in a dance battle?"
10 - "Midnight Read" - What's a book you couldn't put down and ended up reading all night?
11 - "After-Party" - What book left you with a hangover, unable to start a new read immediately after finishing it?
12 - "Late Night Conversations" - Which book left you thinking deeply or wanting to discuss it with others late into the night?
13 - Tag some people.
I tag Arron at @arronjameshook , Al at @bighardbooks770 , Crystal at @fiberartsyreads and James at @JamesRuchala
#booktube #tagtuesday #booktags #readmorebooks
Here are the prompts:
1. "Le Grand Depart" - A memorable preface, introduction or opening line.
2. "Maillot Vert" - A book under 150 pages.
3. "King of the Mountains" - A book that you persevered with, and are glad that you did.
4. "Maillot Jaune" - A book where "yellow" is prominent.
5. "Lantern Rouge" - A book you were late to.
6. "Hors catégorie" - What's the hardest book that you've read (or failed to read).
7. Endurance - Your favourite series.
8. "Champs-Élysées" - Your favourite "Paris" novel.
9. Lance Armstrong- Have you ever cheated to get to the finish quicker?
10. “L’equipe” - Tag some others of the BookTube team!
I tag Annie at @ObscureBookAdventures and Aaron at @AaronReadABook
#booktube #booktags #tagdefrance #books #summerofsport
Here's what I've been up to.
Ulysses by James Joyce readathon is hosted by Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads and Al at @bighardbooks770
The #Ulysses6 also includes Will at @willchambers8065 , Roy at @royreadsanything and Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 and me
The Rogue Herries readalong #RogueJuly is the brainchild of Roy at @royreadsanything and the co hosts are:
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Arron at @arronjameshook
and me :)
Giallo July is hosted by Alex at @TheBookubus , Bert at @pastorytime2683 and Kelsey at @SlimeAndSlashers
Rocket Summer is hosted by Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 and ably assisted by:
@TheBookclectic
@ShawnDStandfast
@LiterateTexan
@anotherbibliophilereads
@GenreBooks23
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookChatWithPat8668
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@GrammaticusBooks
Books mentioned:
Ulysses by James Joyce
A Guide To James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
Slan by AE van Vogt
Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole
The Case of the Grinning Gorilla by Erle Stanley Gardner
Run by Rich Restucci
The River Man by RB Croft
Foster by Claire Keegan
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach
#booktube #reading #ulysses2024 #bookchallenge #readathon #historathon2024 #rogueherries #giallojuly #bb24 #rocketsummer #summerofsport #bigbooksummer
If you want to see my pile of possibilities for Q3 - 1500 to 1820 CE - have a look here:
youtu.be/vdrmiT9P7Fc?si=BVfJ53h0KFHqGNrm
Books I mention in this video:
The Children of Ash and Elm by Neil Price
Valkyrie by Johanna Karin Fridriksdottir
The Lewis Chessmen by Irving Finkel
Word Horde by Hana Videen
Lost Christianities by Bart D Ehrman
The History of Britain in Maps by Peter Parker
Femina by Janina Ramirez
Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports by Edward Brook Hitching
The Saga of the Volsungs
I also completely forgot to mention The Golden Rhinoceros by Francois-Xavier Fauvelle, which was a fascinating history of Africa in the Middle Ages.
#historathon2024 is the brainchild of Vin at @revenantreads
The co-hosts for the event are:
@passageoftime8561
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookTimewithElvis
@billruttenberg
@ReadbyFred
@NicholasOfAutrecourt
@TheHistoryShelf
And me :)
#historathon2024 challenge
Q1 - pre-history to 500CE (Jan, Feb, Mar)
Q2 - 500 to 1500 (Apr, May, Jun)
Q3 - 1500 to 1820 (Jul, Aug, Sep)
Q4 - 1820 to present (Oct, Nov, Dec)
Join us in reading non-fiction history. It's fun :)
Thank you for stopping by, please come again. Like and subscribe if you'd like to, I'd very much appreciate it.
See you again soon (I hope)
#booktube #history #reading #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #historybooks
Ulysses by James Joyce readathon is hosted by Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads and Al at @bighardbooks770
The #Ulysses6 also includes Will at @willchambers8065 , Roy at @royreadsanything and Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 and me
The Rogue Herries readalong #RogueJuly is the brainchild of Roy at @royreadsanything and the co hosts are:
Shawn at @ShawnDStandfast
Arron at @arronjameshook
and me :)
Giallo July is hosted by Alex at @TheBookubus , Bert at @pastorytime2683 and Kelsey at @SlimeAndSlashers
Rocket Summer is hosted by Michael at @michaelk.vaughan8617 and ably assisted by:
@TheBookclectic
@ShawnDStandfast
@LiterateTexan
@anotherbibliophilereads
@GenreBooks23
@bookssongsandothermagic
@BookChatWithPat8668
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@GrammaticusBooks
Jane Austen July is hosted by Katie at @katiejlumsden with @BlatantlyBookish and @SpinstersLibrary as co hosts
Books mentioned:
Ulysses by James Joyce
Reading James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C Sullivan
The Time Machine by HG Wells
Shards of Shattered Dolls by j Rocky Colavito
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
#booktube #reading #ulysses2024 #bookchallenge #readathon #janeaustenjuly #rogueherries #giallojuly
This is the third incarnation of GarbAugust and it was created by Olly at @CriminOllyBlog who, for the duration of the event is renamed Screaming Creaming Olly.
This year's co-hosts have equally fabulous names and you should check out the videos from this fine band of people:
@ObscureBookAdventures or Obscene Boob Adventures
@bookssongsandothermagic@M-J or Sleazing This Life
@anotherbooktubechannel or Another Buttplug Canal
@anotherbibliophilereads or Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles
@fiberartsyreads or Fibertarty
@bookboundweirdo or Bookbound Dildo
@bookssongsandothermagic or Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic
@SlimeAndSlashers or Slimey Splashers
@royreadsanything or Roy Reads Anything (wink)
@thebookish7272@thebookishknitter or The Bondage Knitter
@michellesmelancholia or Michelle's Melons Cholia
@katrinabrown or Kaboner Grown
@alex_unabridged or Al Licks Under a Bridge
@michaelk.vaughan8617 or Michael K Porn
@BookBlather or Boob Lather
@kellyhookedonbooks4394 or Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut
@TheBookubus or The Boob Anus
@AnnNovella or Ann Poubella
@saintdonoghue or Steve Done a Few
#garbaugust3D #booktube #bookevent
I was tagged by Michael at @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks
Other channels I mention are:
Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668
Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads
Al at @bighardbooks770
Roy at @royreadsanything
Will at @willchambers8065 and
M-J at @M-J
and check out this video from Aaron at @aaronfacer for the best take on the 'fictional crush' prompt that I've ever seen.
youtu.be/R65ntGqFPNY?si=jZaTt-HIo6dPyPBs
The prompts are:
1) Best book you've read in 2024
2) Best sequel you've read this year
3) A new release you haven't read
4) Most anticipated for the the second half of 2024
5) Biggest disappointment of 2024
6) Biggest surprise of 2024
7) New favourite author this year
8) Newest fictional crush
9) New favourite character
10) A book that made you cry
11) A book that made you happy
12) Favourite book to movie adaptation
13) Favourite video this year
14) The most beautiful book you've read this year
15) What book do you need to read before the end of the year?
#booktube #booktags #tagtuesday #books #midyearbookfreakouttag
It has been a wonderful year meeting fabulous people, making new friends, joining in events, helping to run events, group reads, buddy reads just everything about BookTube has been a joy.
A big thank you to everyone. I'm going to eat cake now.
#booktube #booktubecommunity #thankyou #birthday