I judged a book prize! 🏆 | BookTube Prize book reviews and ranking Ben Reads Good 2024-04-07 | I was very excited to have judged the Octofinals for the BookTube Prize! My thoughts on these books have been kept under lock and key since the start of February, but now the round is over I can share my book reviews and my final ranking. I'm also going to see which books from my ballot progressed based on rankings from all the judges, and react to the result.—@BookTubePrize results video:youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10Original August Blue review:youtube.com/watch?v=JjN-W7NWyNI&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&index=6&t=322s—Books mentioned:📖 August Blue, by Deborah Levy📖 The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donogue📖 Witness, by Jamel Brinkley📖 I Have Some Questions For You, by Rebecca Makkai📖 Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad📖 Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett—00:00 The BookTube Prize05:04 August Blue06:07 The Rachel Incident08:12 Witness10:28 I Have Some Questions For You14:23 Enter Ghost18:40 Tom Lake22:25 Final rankings22:55 Reaction to results—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booktubeprize
BOOK NEWS 🗞️ Big Intermezzo sales for Sally Rooney • Tilted Axis needs you! • Prize shortlists Ben Reads Good 2024-10-04 | Another month, another round of news. Some huge sales for recent releases, plus some indie outfits in need of support. Plus, a prize shortlist bonanza and tonnes of new releases.Save Tilted Axis Press:crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-tilted-axis-pressSave The Common Press:crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-common-press25% off Fitzcarraldo Editions using code 'AUTUMN2024' until midnight on Monday 7 October (not affiliated, just a good deal!):fitzcarraldoeditions.comBooktube Prize winner announcement:youtu.be/AX6eEtCRMWE?si=5nMiwsMNiBUfUkkdSmall Things Like These trailer:youtube.com/watch?v=Nqwn5Y_Y4xsNobel Prize predictions:youtu.be/gjHgnUKrexo?si=mSjzXboKDiS79a4RKindle deals:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1?ref_=wl_share—Channels mentioned:@BookTubePrize (Prize dates for your diary section) @katiejlumsden (book bargains section)—00:00 Book news03:36 Prize news and dates06:45 New book releases11:39 Books on screen12:48 Book bargains14:23 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Book prize predictions • Goldsmiths Prize and Nobel Prize Ben Reads Good 2024-09-29 | You know I love a prize prediction video, so here's another couple to throw in the mix!The Goldsmiths Prize shortlist is looking for 'fiction at its most novel' and its shortlist will be announced on 2 October.The Nobel is awarded for a body of work, and we'll find out this year's recipient on 10 October.If you'd like some more informed Nobel predictions, check out @TheDiscoKingOfficial's video here:youtu.be/bethsmnLKCU?si=t0IUmiWxHptv0uhj—00:00 Goldsmiths Prize05:54 Nobel Prize—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookprizes
I ranked the Booker Prize longlist from worst to best (and predicted the shortlist) Ben Reads Good 2024-09-14 | For the second year in a row, I managed to read all of the books from the longlist 🎉In this video I've shared some reflections on the reading experience, common themes I noted, and I take a look at some Goodreads stats to see what the longlist might look like if Goodreads loggers were in charge.I've also ranked the books from worst to best, with the top six making up my dream shortlist, plus I take a guess what I think the judges will pick.Booker announcement on YouTube (7pm BST, Monday 16 September)youtube.com/live/1AZXdkdJ3ZY?si=B33lV7MTE05ItOlZ—If you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the longlist, check them out below.Wild Housesyoutu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9Headshot and Orbitalyoutu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZMJamesyoutu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtcStone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friendsyoutu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1rThe Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful Historyyoutu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Starsyoutu.be/QWHPGC5xa9s?si=cTRfvOhqh7tH5FKz—Books mentioned📖 Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett📖 Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 Orbital, by Samantha Harvey📖 Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner📖 My Friends, by Hisham Matar📖 This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud📖 Held, by Anne Michaels📖 Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange📖 Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry📖 Playground, by Richard Powers📖 The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden📖 Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood—00:00 Longlist thoughts04:01 Goodreads shortlist06:58 Ranking and personal shortlist16:05 Judges shortlist prediction—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Booker Prize book reviews • Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Stars Ben Reads Good 2024-09-12 | My final batch of Booker reviews! Ranking and shortlist predictions coming very soon.If you haven't seen my other reviews of the longlist, here are the other videos where I cover them:Wild Housesyoutu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9Headshot and Orbitalyoutu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZMJamesyoutu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtcStone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friendsyoutu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1rThe Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful Historyyoutu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5—Channels mentioned:@rororeads —Books mentioned📖 Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry📖 Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner📖 Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange—00:00 Enlightenment06:02 Creation Lake10:39 Wandering Stars—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Booker Prize book reviews • The Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful History Ben Reads Good 2024-09-08 | Here's another batch of Booker reviews - I'm having a pretty great time with the list so far! Let me know how you're getting on.—Books mentioned📖 The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden📖 Playground, by Richard Powers📖 This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud—00:00 The Safekeep03:42 Playground08:08 This Strange Eventful History—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Book bans and a STACKED month of new books (Tokarczuk, Rooney, Powers) • This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-09-04 | Happy start-of-autumn month! It's September and here's the book news, including some book ban-related developments, an absurd number of hot new releases (including Sally Rooney, Olga Tokarczuk, Richard Powers, and more) and all the usual bits and bobs.The word of the month, apparently, is 'particularly'. Please don't count how many times I say it 😅Bookloop by Bookshop.org:bookshop.zeercle.comCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1—00:00 Book news03:43 Prize news and dates05:19 New book releases13:04 Deals13:35 Books on screen14:08 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Some books I read this summer • 6 book reviews Ben Reads Good 2024-08-27 | Is it a wrap up? Are these book reviews? Well, yes and yes. But it's also not my usual wrap-up as I left out a bunch of things I read in July. Don't worry, I'll get to them soon. But here is a mixture of reading recommendations... and a few unpopular opinions on much-hyped books.—Creators mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 @SavidgeReads —Books mentioned in this video:📖 Greta and Valdin, by Rebecca K (not R!) Reilly📖 Evenings and Weekends, by Oisín McKenna📖 First Love, by Gwendoline Riley📖 Monstrilio, by Gerardo Sámano Córdova (apologies for pronouncing 'Gerardo' wrong in the video)📖 Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson📖 Goodnight Tokyo, by Atsuhiro Yoshida (translated by Haydn Trowell)—00:00 Summer reading01:35 Greta and Valdin04:50 Evenings and Weekends07:19 First Love10:55 Monstrilio13:47 Anyone's Ghost16:24 Goodnight Tokyo—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Booker Prize book reviews • Stone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friends Ben Reads Good 2024-08-16 | Hello friends! I've been busy working my way few this year's Booker Prize longlist, and here’s my first set of book reviews. Definitely some solid reading recommendations here if you're looking to get stuck into this year's list and not sure where to start.—Books mentioned📖 Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood📖 Held, by Anne Michaels📖 My Friends, by Hisham Matar—00:00 Stone Yard Devotional03:50 Held07:20 My Friends—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Hugo Awards drama, Edna OBrien, and new book releases • This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-08-08 | We're a week in to August, but it's not too late for the news! Some interesting occurrences at the Hugo Awards, another great author lost, and recommendations for all the latest book releases.Spellow Lane Library GoFundMe:gofundme.com/f/books-for-spellow-laneMy Booker longlist reaction video:youtu.be/YC09DI2cPio?si=UI5tG-wazKWtBZYLCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1—00:00 Book news01:36 Prize news and dates04:03 Future release announcements04:43 New book releases09:51 Deals10:27 Books on screen11:47 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Booker Prize 2024 longlist reaction (...as predicted by the formula? 🧪) Ben Reads Good 2024-07-31 | It's that time again! Very excited for this longlist, and the judges have recommended us some wonderful-sounding books.Couple of video corrections:1. Graphics for 'The Formula' accidentally use the Headshot cover where it should be The Safekeep.2. The Booker Bigwigs are not all 'imprints of huge publishers', some are independent of the biggest publishers. They're actually just the most successful at getting on the Booker longlist over the last decade.My Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions video:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=xrQ9APrYg36ZLjxoReview of James:youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iTrBfFWcZ9EsVCqIReviews of Orbital and Headshot:youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=d5KSdlySR11TN4KYReview of Wild Houses: youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=QDUhi8KvoELpserU—Other channels mentioned:@rororeads (a truly joyful cameo)@SavidgeReads—Books mentioned📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud📖 Orbital, by Samantha Harvey📖 Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel📖 Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett📖 Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange📖 The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden📖 Held, by Anne Michaels📖 Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood📖 Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry📖 My Friends, by Hisham Matar📖 Playground, by Richard Powers📖 Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Olympics book recommendations (even if you don’t like sports) Ben Reads Good 2024-07-27 | The Olympics is here again! Two weeks of high drama across hundreds of sports that don't usually grace our screens. I love it, but I know it's not for everyone. That said, it's fun to read something thematically aligned to what's going on in the world, so here are some book recommendations that feature sports, but which you can enjoy whether you're a sports fan or not.My full review of Headshot is in this video:youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=AOrpi1KsGmZt5WRt—Books mentioned:📖 The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach📖 Godwin, by Joseph O'Neill📖 Carrie Soto is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid📖 Grimmish, by Michael Winkler📖 Chlorine, by Jade Song📖 Stephen Florida, by Gabe Habash📖 Kick the Latch, by Kathryn Scanlan📖 Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel📖 Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #olympics
8 Booker Prize contenders youve (probably) never heard of Ben Reads Good 2024-07-19 | The Goodreads list is all the books, right? Right?! WRONG!!!! Sorry pals, but here are some extras to throw in the ring.—My predictions:@rororeads predictions:youtu.be/SfPtEaX6810?si=NbuvQV7SlyRJzxKY@stalkingkafka predictions:youtu.be/LGcjF950Cvw?si=B6c6mreSCJYBWO-r@charlottemolloy predictions:youtu.be/UUdte-pYq_c?si=dXDB9U66rxCt1fwU—Books mentioned:You'll have to watch and see 😉—00:00 The Goodreads list02:19 The books—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookerprize
Books I read in June • Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-07-15 | Here are book reviews of the 8 novels I read in June, including quite a few Booker contenders.I had a great reading month, with almost all of these 5 star reads, and recommended reading from me!A couple of these appear in my Booker predictions, here:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=Nrt-0WNtK5PzDVC7—Books mentioned in this video:📖 England is Mine, by Nicholas Padamsee📖 Breakdown, by Cathy Sweeney📖 Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel📖 Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan📖 Boy with a Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)📖 River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure📖 The Coast Road, by Alan Murrin📖 Orbital, by Samantha Harvey—00:00 England is Mine04:05 Breakdown06:09 Headshot08:47 Brotherless Night12:09 Boy with a Black Rooster14:46 River East, River West17:43 The Coast Road19:51 Orbital—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Remembering Alice, and the regular news segments • This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-07-10 | Hi everyone. For part of this video, I wanted to remember a BookTube friend, Alice from @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf, who suddenly and tragically passed away a few weeks ago. This was difficult to film, but I wanted to pay my respects to a really wonderful person. I hope you join me in wishing the very best to her friends and family.@CharlieBrookReads did a wonderful, much longer tribute to her good friend Alice here:youtu.be/xbNM7bT3Xjs?si=FueEvTARDN_na-pRHere’s the livestream I did with Alice and the other Women’s Prize plodders (the most fun I’ve had on Booktube):youtube.com/live/1QTQnFUpRBI?si=tfbR6292n8LG95MPThe usual book news and other segments follow, as does a somewhat surreal feelgood story at the end.Article on English language titles in Europe (paywalled but you should be able to read one article for free):nytimes.com/2024/06/07/books/books-english-language-netherlands-europe.htmlThe Big Read by Bookshop.org:uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-big-read-summer-reading-challengeCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Booker Prize predictions:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=3RqX7j1Us1MN8Tx_—00:00 Remembering Alice01:36 Future release announcements03:03 Book news05:46 Prize news and dates08:27 New book releases12:56 Books on screen15:13 Deals16:39 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions 🔮 Ben Reads Good 2024-06-30 | It's Booker season!!! And this time, I've taken a vaguely scientific approach to my longlist predictions... 👨🔬—Books mentioned:You'll have to watch and see 😉—00:50 Eligibility03:13 Returning shortlistees04:43 Judges05:31 Booker math08:54 Blurb Appeal11:02 Road to Success12:57 Extraordinary Journeys16:54 Body-popping—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookerprize
My reading year so far • Mid-year book freakout tag Ben Reads Good 2024-06-23 | Always fun to check in on the reading year so far, so here's the mid-year book freakout tag!Booktubers tagged:@LydiaLostthePlot @rororeads @ToBeBlackandLoved Booktubers running Savidge Prompts:@SavidgeReads @louisesavidgemuses4135 See more about the Read Good Challenge (not the 'Good Read Challenge' like I said in the video lol):youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8UAnd join the Storygraph challenge here:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaThe tag originator, IsThatChami, is no longer on YouTube. —Questions:1. Best book you’ve read so far 2. Best sequel you've read so far3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year5. Biggest disappointment6. Biggest surprise7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush9. Newest favourite character10. Book that made you cry (or saddest book you've read)11. Book that made you happy12. Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year13. Favourite video you have made so far in this year14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 15. Books do you need to read by the end of the year—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booktag
Heres my reading pile of shame... which books are on yours? Ben Reads Good 2024-06-15 | If you're following along with the Read Good Challenge, you'll know June is Reading Shame Forgiveness Month. It's a chance to read those books that you've been ruminating about and agonising over -- maybe for years -- no questions asked.To give you some inspiration, I thought I'd share my reading pile of shame, based on some different 'flavours' of shame that you might recognised in your own reading life.*If you'd like to do this as a tag, there are questions in the pinned comment.* Fancy doing it? Consider yourself tagged!(Shame about reading is, of course, very silly. This is just a bit of fun!)See more about the Read Good Challenge here:youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8UAnd join the Storygraph challenge here:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3ea—Books mentioned:📖 The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy📖 The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown📖 A Quiet Belief in Angels, by R J Ellory📖 Impossible Creatures, by Katharine Rundell📖 Wool, by Hugh Howey📖 Shift, by Hugh Howey📖 Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer📖 Authority, by Jeff Vandermeer📖 Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin📖 Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë📖 Freshwater, by Akwaeke Emezi📖 The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi📖 You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #reading
Books I read in May • Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-06-09 | Here are book reviews of the 7 novels I read in May.Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers review:youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg?si=57HJAaX1F5EKyilI—Books mentioned in this video:📖 Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie📖 Mongrel, by Hanako Footman📖 Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi (translated by David Boyd and Lucy North)📖 Confessions, by Kanae Minato (translated by Stephen Snyder)📖 In the Miso Soup, by Ryu Murakami (translated by Ralph McCarthy)📖 Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Allison Markin Powell)📖 The Offing, by Benjamin Myers📖 Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers—00:00 Home Fire03:20 Mongrel05:37 Diary of a Void07:03 Confessions09:58 In the Miso Soup12:24 Strange Weather in Tokyo14:11 The Offing—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Book prize winners, a savage Cusk review, and millions of pages saved • This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-06-03 | It's my birthday today, so a short description here as I'm short on time... but here's the book news for June!New releases Bookshop.org list:uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-june-2024(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Article on HarperCollins font change saving pages:fastcompany.com/91071102/harper-collins-made-a-tiny-tweak-to-its-book-design-and-has-saved-thousands-of-trees-as-a-result—00:00 Book news03:02 New book releases07:45 Future release announcements08:23 Prize news and dates11:37 Books on screen13:21 Deals15:04 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
A big indie press book haul Ben Reads Good 2024-05-18 | I was very lucky to go along to the inaugural Indie Showcase with @BobTheBookerer recently. Here are all the books I came away with!—Books mentioned:📖 I Died at Fallow Hall, by Bonnie Burke-Patel📖 American Spirits, by Russell Banks📖 Above Us the Sea, by Ania Cain📖 The Boy with the Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)📖 My Favourite, by Sarah Jollien-Fardel (translated by Holly James)📖 The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things, by Suzanne Joinson📖 A Person is a Prayer, by Ammar Kalia📖 Grimmish, by Michael Winkler📖 The Body in the Library, by Graham Caveney📖 Sunburn, by Chloe Michelle Howarth📖 Blue Hour, by Tiffany Clarke Harrison📖 Placeholders, by James Roseman📖 Isaac, by Curtis Gardner📖 The Way the Day Breaks, by David Roberts📖 Amma, by Saraid de Silva📖 The Pages of the Sea, by Anne Hawk—00:00 The event! 02:25 Bedford Square Publishers04:40 Dead Ink Books05:55 The Indigo Press09:00 Oldcastle Books10:26 Peninsula Press12:05 Verve Books16:24 Weatherglass Books—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookhaul
Books I read in March and April • Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-05-11 | 9 books in March and 8 in April... but don't worry I'm not doing 17 book reviews in this video 👀 Lots of interesting stuff in here though, including International Booker Prize shortlisted books, and some great recent releases.BookTube Prize reviews:youtu.be/T09-Fm03WI0?si=m42yvhcF-PpHv-QhWomen's Prize reviews:youtu.be/ArJ0sm5kC1A?si=06BuFlLEFqTQ0ylrJames by Percival Everett review:youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iWFX3J_oWEJKghrN@TheDiscoKingOfficial review of What I'd Rather Not Think Aboutyoutu.be/wN-iiCxctcQ?si=CsbIaIW6aOVStJYN—Books mentioned in this video:📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 Julia, by Sandra Newman📖 True Grit, by Charles Portis📖 What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Posthuma (translated by Sarah Harvey Timmer)📖 The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)📖 The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston📖 The Spoiled Heart, by Sunjeev Sahota📖 Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie—00:00 Intro00:39 Julia03:24 True Grit05:59 What I'd Rather Not Think About08:56 The Details10:56 The Borrowed Hills14:11 The Spoiled Heart—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Horror sales boom, PEN awards cancelled, and Booker contender releases • This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-05-02 | We're back with the latest news for May, with SO MANY new book releases, TOO MUCH book prize news, and a lot of news stories that are, to be honest, all just a little depressing.Correction: the Dylan Thomas Prize is for writers 39 and under, not for writers under 35.New releases Bookshop.org list:uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-may-2024(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Pulitzer Prize predictions:youtu.be/eElRr7bDMQA?si=prXF6Ot3SW7Y-drr—00:00 Book news05:58 New book releases10:39 Future release announcements11:47 Prize news and dates15:19 Books on screen17:19 Deals17:53 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Predicting the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 🔮 Ben Reads Good 2024-04-26 | On 6 May 2024 we'll find out (completely out of the blue!) which book has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and and which books were the finalists. It's a shot in the dark to predict, but last year I got it right. I don't expect to repeat that, but let's give it a go!Greg from @SupposedlyFun‘s prediction video:youtu.be/zrpP6XEQOlQ?si=0qlMe2bhbC0IQ3Ky—Books mentioned:You'll have to watch and see 😉—00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:48 Frontrunners04:57 Wildcards08:12 A Recent Favourite09:50 The One (I Hope) That Got Away...—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #pulitzerprize
Womens Prize for Fiction book reviews and shortlist predictions 🔮 Ben Reads Good 2024-04-21 | I haven't made a specific effort to read the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist this year, but have ended up reading over half of it! So here are my reviews, my rankings of the books (although, to be honest, there is so little between some of these books for me that it's been hard to nail down a definitive order) and of course my guess at the shortlist.Let me know which ones you've read, how you thought about them, and what you're expecting to see on the shortlist.Instagram giveaway:instagram.com/p/C5eEgyfLrhuEnter Ghost review:youtube.com/watch?v=T09-Fm03WI0&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7No_i3ZLKl0L-NOovxFJfu9&index=1&t=863sWestern Lane review:youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGM?t=310&si=QkyggDwrKTDznVOCSoldier Sailor review:youtu.be/JxhZJ8bpezE?si=sCkwUywMTfBn9xOD&t=1328—00:00 Giveaway01:45 9th place04:09 8th place07:08 7th place07:56 6th place10:35 5th place13:17 4th place16:26 3rd place19:15 2nd place20:00 1st place20:43 Shortlist predictions—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #womensprize
James by Percival Everett | Spoiler-free book review 📖 Ben Reads Good 2024-04-12 | They're maybe few and far between on this channel, but James by Percival Everett is so good it deserved a standalone review.I one hundred percent recommend reading this book. In fact, I can't recommend it enough. What a novel.Thanks to Picador Mantle for the advance copy.—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookreview
Huge new releases, sad Booker nominee news, and a book of human skin | This Month in Book News ✨ Ben Reads Good 2024-04-03 | You said it sounded good, so I did it! Here's the first ever This Month in Book News video, covering some news in the book world, hot new book releases, prize news and dates for your diary, and some notable TV and film adaptations.When I scripted I thought this video was going to be VERY LONG. But it was not, in fact, long at all. I do speak pretty quickly though.*Correction:* The adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow stars Ewan McGregor, not Kenneth Branagh!Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Huge shout out to @TheDiscoKingOfficial who features in the feelgood story. Go subscribe to his channel and watch the BookTuber quiz here: youtube.com/live/jo-KMWKMlpUCredit to @SkillUp from whom I liberally borrowed this idea. If you're into video games, his 'This Week in Video Games' videos are excellent, as are all his reviews.—00:00 What's this all about?00:25 Book news02:17 New releases04:27 Recent announcements05:29 Prize news and dates06:38 Books on screen07:49 Deals08:36 Feelgood story—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #booknews
Judging the International Booker longlist based on first sentences Ben Reads Good 2024-03-27 | A good first impression is critical, even when you're reading a book, so I decided to get to know the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist by reading, judging and ranking their first sentences.—Books mentioned:📖 Not a River, by Selva Almada (translated by Annie McDermott)📖 Simpatía, by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (translated by Noel Hernández González and Daniel Hahn)📖 Kairos, by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann)📖 The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)📖 White Nights, by Urszula Honek (translated by Kate Webster)📖 Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong (translated by Sora Kim-Russel and Youngjae Josephine Bae)📖 A Dictator Calls, by Ismail Kadare (translated by John Hodgson)📖 The Silver Bone, by Andrey Kurkov (translated by Boris Dralyuk)📖 What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Postuma (translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey)📖 Lost on Me, by Veronica Raimo (translated by Leah Janeczko)📖 The House on Via Gemito, by Domenico Starnone (translated by Oonagh Stransky)📖 Crooked Plow, by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)📖 Undiscovered, by Gabriela Wiener (translated by Julia Sanches)—00:00 Longlist thoughts03:33 First sentence ranking—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Books I read in February | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-03-16 | 9 books this month and so many 5 star reads that I would absolutely recommend you to pick up!Severance and some other post-apocalyptic fiction reviewed in this video:youtu.be/hA27Cz9xf48—Creators mentioned in this video:@katiejlumsden @SavidgeReads (for the 'Anton Hun' nickname!)All the other wonderful BookTubers I met at the meet-up!—Books mentioned in this video:📖 Your Utopia, by Bora Chung (translated by Anton Hur)📖 I Have Some Questions for You, by Rebecca Makkai📖 Remember Remember, by Elle Machray📖 Severance, by Ling Ma📖 Julia, by Sandra Newman📖 1984, by George Orwell📖 The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donoghue📖 Witness, by Jamel Brinkley (apologies, in the video I say 'James')📖 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw📖 Pet, by Catherine Chidgey📖 The House of Broken Bricks, by Fiona Williams📖 The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor📖 C+nto and Othered Poems, by Joelle Taylor📖 Erasure, by Percival Everett📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar—00:00 Intro and BookTuber meet-up02:08 Books I’m not reviewing here03:11 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies06:12 Pet08:28 The House of Broken Bricks11:41 The Night Alphabet15:11 Erasure19:30 Martyr!—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
My reaction to the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 longlist Ben Reads Good 2024-03-09 | It's here, and my reaction is basically summed up by the Kombucha meme. Initial disappointment, but I've come around!HUGE apologies that my microphone basically decided to give up 30 seconds into the video.—Books mentioned:📖 Soldier Sailor, by Claire Kilroy📖 Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo📖 The Wren, The Wren, by Anne Enright📖 Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan📖 The Restless Dolly Maunder, by Kate Grenville📖 Enter Ghost, by Isaballa Hammad📖 Ordinary Human Failings, by Megan Nolan📖 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster, by Mirinae Lee📖 Hangman, by Maya Binyam📖 River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure📖 Nightbloom, by Peace Adzo Medie📖 The Blue, Beautiful World, by Karen Lord📖 In Defence of the Act, by Effie Black📖 A Trace of Sun, by Pam Williams📖 The Maiden, by Kate Foster—BookTubers mentioned:@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf —00:00 Thoughts on the longlist04:04 Ones I've read05:49 Ones from previous WP authors08:33 Ones I've heard of12:31 Ones new to me16:14 Final thoughts—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #womensprize
International Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions 🔮 Ben Reads Good 2024-02-24 | The book prizes are coming thick and fast, and so are my predictions. Here are 13 books I think we could see make the longlist this year - and I can't possibly get it more wrong than last year when I only predicted 2 correctly... or can I? 😅—Books mentioned:You'll have to watch and see 😉—00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:26 The Reserved Spots05:20 Colonial Asshattery07:01 The Never-ending Struggle of Women09:41 Secret Histories—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 longlist predictions 🔮 Ben Reads Good 2024-02-17 | The Women's Prize for Fiction longlist is nearly here. Are you excited? BECAUSE I'M EXCITED. Here's my stab at guessing the 16 books that might make it. Can I beat last year's tally of getting 4 right?Honestly, I don't think so... there are so many incredible books written by women, so many recommended reads, that it felt truly impossible to narrow it down.—Books mentioned:You'll have to watch and see 😉—00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:51 2024 judges03:58 Blood Ties06:38 Hidden History09:10 Retellings11:06 Careering12:33 Bodies Bodies Bodies—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #womensprize
5 dystopian novels (ranked by plausibility) Ben Reads Good 2024-02-11 | Dystopian books? Apocalyptic books? Post-apocalypic books? Whatever you call them, these 5 novels play out the end of the world and how that might look. I read and ranked these books, and judged how realistic their depiction of the downfall of society felt to me. And a few are definitely recommend reading.Funnily enough, I read all of these mostly by chance recently. So this also serves as a bit of a reading wrap-up.I didn't mention this in the video, by @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf did a great video comparing the book and movie of The End We Start From, which you can check out here:youtube.com/watch?v=YaEaOSiYtmo—Books mentioned:📖 Delphi, by Clare Pollard📖 Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam📖 The Doloriad, by Missouri Williams📖 The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter📖 Jungle House, by Julianne Pachico📖 Severance, by Ling Ma📖 Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel—00:00 Why is there so much apocalyptic fiction?02:37 5th place05:49 4th place08:38 3rd place10:55 2nd place13:36 1st place—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #dystopianbooks
Books I read in January | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-02-04 | I read a ridiculous 11 books this month... not sure how. Quite a few that surprised me, and some that I'd definitely recommend you to read. 4 of the books I read I'll wrap-up separately as part of a themed video on apocalypse fiction, so look out for that soon.—Books mentioned in this video:📖 Eastbound, by Maylis de Kerengal (translated by Jessica Moore)📖 How I Won a Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto (gifted)📖 The Storm We Made, by Vanessa Chan📖 The Guest, by Emma Cline📖 Good Material, by Dolly Alderton📖 Redhead by the Side of the Road, by Anne Tyler📖 Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann—00:00 Intro00:56 Eastbound02:44 How I Won a Nobel Prize06:04 The Storm We Made08:26 The Guest10:25 Good Material13:39 Redhead by the Side of the Road15:29 Killers of the Flower Moon—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
A rather big book haul 📚 Ben Reads Good 2024-01-28 | Ok there are a *lot* of books in this video and I am mildly ashamed, but hear me out... this covers 6 months of book buying / receiving / begging! Hopefully you find some fun book recommendations here and it gives you a good idea of what I'm planning to read in the coming months.—Books mentioned:📖 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw📖 Nonfiction, by Julie Myerson📖 Pet, by Catherine Chidgey📖 North Woods, by Daniel Mason📖 Same Bed Different Dreams, by Ed Park📖 Bewilderment, by Richard Powers📖 The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (translated by Lucia Graves)📖 Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison📖 Heartstopper Volume 5, by Alice Oseman📖 Beyond the Door of No Return, by David Diop (translated by Sam Taylor) 📖 Zorrie, by Laird Hunt📖 Julia, by Sandra Newman📖 The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter📖 Pleasantview, by Celeste Mohammed📖 The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez📖 The Rain Heron, by Robbie Arnott📖 Tell Me How to Be, by Neel Patel 📖 Hell of a Book, by Jason Mott📖 A Burning, by Meghan Majumdar📖 Earthling, by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takamori) 📖 The Rabbit Hutch, by Tess Gunty📖 Skippy Dies, by Paul Murray📖 The Shards, by Brett Easton Ellis📖 On the Savage Side, by Tiffany McDaniel📖 Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward📖 Strangers, by Taichi Yamada (translated by Wayne P. Lammers) 📖 Constance, by Joseph Zigmond📖 The Country Will Bring Us No Peace, by Matthieu Simard (translated by Pablo Strauss)📖 The Blue Mask, by Joel Lane📖 Beasts of England, by Adam Biles📖 Orbital, by Samantha Harvey📖 Three Fires, by Denise Mina📖 Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon📖 The Land of Milk and Honey, by C. Pam Zhang📖 Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell📖 Family Meal, by Bryan Washington📖 The Black Eden, by Richard T. KellyBooks gifted by publishers:📖 The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor📖 Mongrel, by Hanako Footman📖 The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston📖 Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 Cinema Love, by Jiaming Tang 📖 How I Won A Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto📖 Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson📖 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBrideThe first 5 of those books are covered in more detail in this video:youtu.be/Kil6qPajufo—Creators mentioned:@ameliabarlowbooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @CharlieBrookReads instagram.com/rioisreading00:00 Book haul reflections01:51 Library books04:05 International editions06:30 Gifts12:32 Bargains19:56 Paperbacks25:34 Hardbacks30:03 Advance copies—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookhaul
My most anticipated books coming out in 2024 📚 | 16 book recommendations Ben Reads Good 2024-01-21 | 2024 publishing schedules are being locked in... which means lots of books to get excited about! Here I talk through 15 books I'm looking forward to slated for 2024, plus a bonus longshot/wish/prayer 😉—Books mentioned:📖 Mongrel, by Hanako Footman📖 The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor📖 The Dark Side of Skin, by Jeferson Tenório (translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)📖 Butter, by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton)📖 Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar📖 The Fruit of the Dead, by Rachel Lyon📖 The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston📖 James, by Percival Everett📖 Fast by the Horns, by Moses McKenzie📖 Great Expectations, by Vinson Cunningham📖 The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley📖 Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner📖 Toward Eternity, by Anton Hur📖 Rare Singles, by Benjamin Myers📖 Playground, by Richard Powers📖 Our Evening, by Alan Hollinghurst—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookrecommendations
Every single book I read in 2023 (and some reading stats) Ben Reads Good 2024-01-14 | A rundown not just of my favourites of 2023, but *every* book I read.The twist? Each book is only described using the same number of words as the star rating I gave the book.I did this last year and found it a really fun way to reflect on my year of reading, and it was just as much fun this time.I've also included some reading stats, which are a bit more detailed this year thanks to my recent switch over to The StoryGraph.Hopefully you will find some good book recommendations among these!—If you want to hear my more detailed take on some of these books, here's a playlist with all my reading wrap-ups: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&si=9w2V5x3gpXS9qjWc—00:00 Intro and reading stats02:44 86 book reviews—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Books I read in December | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-01-07 | First reading wrap-up of the year, and last wrap up for 2023 books - somehow I managed 8 books this month, though admittedly lots of shorties!Here's my full review of Cuddy:youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg—BookTubers mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 —Books mentioned in this video:📖 Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers📖 Loot, by Tania James (gifted)📖 Rizzio, by Denise Mina📖 Delphi, by Clare Pollard📖 Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett📖 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, by Adam Kay📖 The Mouse and His Child, by Russell Hoban📖 God's Children Are Broken Little Things, by Arinze Ifeakandu—00:00 Intro00:31 Cuddy01:23 Loot04:03 Rizzio06:43 Delphi09:53 Wild Houses12:30 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas14:06 The Mouse and His Child16:20 God's Children Are Broken Little Things—Thank you so much for watching.📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Read Good Challenge 2024 | Reading prompts for every month of the year Ben Reads Good 2024-01-01 | Happy New Year 🥳 I'm sure your reading plans are already well underway, but if you're in search of some prompts for your 2024 reading, here are some that I'll be doing this year. Feel free to join in!Here are some resources you can use to read along with the challenge 👇Storygraph challenge:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaInstagram story image:ibb.co/bdD8R2wPrintable image:ibb.co/r0X7PyPBest adapted screenplay Oscar nominees:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_ScreenplayWomen's Prize winners:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Women%27s_Prize_for_Fiction_winnersBooker Prize nominees:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize—00:00 Intro01:44 January02:47 February03:41 March04:36 April05:25 May06:11 June07:03 July07:39 August08:45 September09:34 October10:41 November11:53 December—Thank you so much for watching.✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #reading
The best books I read in 2023 (and you should read them too) Ben Reads Good 2023-12-22 | Well this has come around fast, hasn't it? Here are my favourite books of 2023 (that I read, not that were released). Last year I only did a top 5, but I read so many great books in 2023 that this time around I've gone for a top 10. And even that was tough to narrow down, so you get 5 honourable mentions at the end as well.Hopefully you find some recommendations worth reading in here. Let me know if you've read any, and what your favourite reads of the year have been!—Standalone reviews of some of these books:youtu.be/pYNHKHVIZl0youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg—00:00 Reflections on my reading year02:10 Rank 10-508:17 Rank 5-115:10 Honourable mentions—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Cuddy by Benjamin Myers is extraordinary | Spoiler-free book review 📖 Ben Reads Good 2023-12-20 | Channelling my inner @rororeads to bring you a standalone review of this absolutely wondrous book: Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers.I highly, highly recommend reading this book. Don't be intimidated by the start: it's a rich and rewarding experience that is greater than the sum of its parts. A true gem that probably should have been nominated for the Booker Prize.I don't consider anything in this review a spoiler, so I’ve marked it ‘spoiler-free’. But I'm not sure of people's tolerance for plot summaries so please tread carefully!This video is kindly sponsored by the word 'arc' which I think I use about 3000 times 🙃For more ficton book recommendations, subscribe today!—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood🎁 My Amazon wishlist of books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookreview
Short book recommendations (to help hit your reading goals) Ben Reads Good 2023-12-15 | Do you need a few short book recommendations to help hit your Storygraph or Goodreads reading goal? I got you!These are 10 books I think could make for a wonderful short book December, and help you go into 2024 feeling good about your reading, and not crap because Goodreads told you you’re a failure.—00:00 Reading goals01:56 IT’S NOT A COMPETITION02:54 The ones I’ve read10:02 The ones I haven’t read—Booktubers mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 —Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood🎁 My Amazon wishlist of books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA—#books #booktube #bookrecommendations
Books I read in November | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-12-08 | Last reading wrap-up of the year, with 7 books to tell you about. Most of them are quick reads as I've been poorly with a cold lately (still trying to shift it!) but some really great reads in here that I'd heartily recommend.Here's my full review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me:youtu.be/ctAUT75AhzY-Books mentioned in this video:📖 Clear, by Carys Davies (released in January, thank you to Granta for the eARC)📖 The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears📖 Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman📖 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa (translated from Japanese by Eric Ozawa)📖 Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes📖 Upgrade, by Blake Crouch📖 Aliss at the Fire, by Jon Fosse (translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls)—00:00 Intro01:15 Clear03:20 The Woman in Me03:56 Heartstopper Volume 406:00 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop08:44 Flowers for Algernon11:33 Upgrade13:45 Aliss at the Fire—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Booker Prize 2023 shortlist thoughts and my winner prediction Ben Reads Good 2023-11-25 | It's been months since I did a video on the Booker, but on the eve of the winner's ceremony, I wanted to reflect a little on the Booker Prize shortlist and share my thoughts on who is going to win.If you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the shortlist, check them out below.Longlist ranking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKcPart 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGMPart 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVEPart 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVE—Books mentioned:📖 This Other Eden, by Paul Harding📖 The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray📖 If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery📖 Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein📖 Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo📖 Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch—00:00 Longlist thoughts01:52 Format breakdown02:36 Ranking09:42 Goodreads shortlist11:30 Judges shortlist prediction—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—Clip from Titanic used under fair use, copyright Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox.—#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Bookshelf organisation and a big book unhaul 📚 Ben Reads Good 2023-11-19 | Join me for a mini bookshelf tour, some bookshelf organisation (or organization for my North American pals), and an unhaul of some books I've decided not to keep.Hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it!—00:00 I have too many books01:05 Bookshelf tour04:40 Unloading the shelves09:29 Unhaul20:03 Restacking the shelves21:06 Final results—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#booktube #bookshelf #bookunhaul
I read Britney Spears’ memoir and it broke my heart Ben Reads Good 2023-11-13 | Here's my book review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which I think it is a fascinating portrait of a public figure we feel like we know so well, but is only now able to tell her side of the story.I don't think there are too many spoilers here, I don't really mention anything that hasn't been widely reported on already, but be warned some of the topics mentioned are very heavy. I don't discuss these in detail but I do mention them in passing.Here's @jack_edwards video on ghostwriting, if you want to dive more deeply into that topic:youtu.be/c6mGnXnSVo8—00:00 intro00:35 on my radar (what it means to me)01:39 it's britney bitch... or is it? (ghostwriting)06:16 born to make you happy (early life)08:19 not a girl, not yet a woman (relationships)11:47 overprotected (conservatorship)13:35 her prerogative (justice)—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#booktube #bookreview #reading
Books I read in October | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-11-05 | 5 books this month - back to my usual speed after racing through all of that prize reading 😂If you'd like to enter my giveaway, details on Instagram here:instagram.com/p/CzBMdZfrDo4Here's the podcast episode where Jaylen from @TheBarandtheBookcase interviews Justin Torres about Blackouts - a really great listen:youtu.be/qlZvBZFMv5w-Books mentioned in this video:📖 The Fraud, by Zadie Smith📖 Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet📖 Blackouts, by Justin Torres📖 Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry📖 The Factory, by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd)—00:00 Giveaway01:08 The Fraud05:12 Dinosaurs08:07 Blackouts12:18 Between Dog and Wolf14:40 The Factory—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
My reading plans for the rest of the year | End of the Year Book Tag Ben Reads Good 2023-10-28 | Loved doing this BookTube tag last year, and when I saw @charlottemolloy and @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf had done this this year I couldn't resist.Consider yourself tagged if you'd like to join in - either in the comments or in a video of your own!—Tag started by @ArielBissett Questions:1.Are there any books you've started this year that you still need to finish? 2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?3. Is there a new release you're still waiting for?4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?5. Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?6. Have you already started making reading plans for next year?—Books mentioned:📖 This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright📖 Blackouts, by Justin Torres📖 Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley📖 North Woods, by Daniel Mason📖 Loot, by Tania James📖 The Portrait of a Mirror, by A. Natasha Joukovsky📖 Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein📖 Playground, by Richard Powers📖 Private Rites, by Julia Armfield📖 Day, by Michael Cunningham📖 Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #tag
Your questions about books and Booktube (and some fun stuff too) | 2k subs Q&A Ben Reads Good 2023-10-22 | Finally edited together part 2 of the 2k Q&A - hopefully I got to every single question that was asked.It is a super long video, so apologies for that, but if you want to prioritise just one part of it, I think the Booktube section is my favourite (timestamps below).You don't need to have watched Part 1 to watch this video, but if you do want to check it out, here's the link:youtu.be/JCMfsMNzvHUHere's the video from @sunnykimreads that inspired me to just get on with it and create a Booktube channel:youtu.be/nzij3ZwcElAThank you all for the questions, and for the continue support. It's been a blast.—00:00 Intro00:46 Books05:16 Characters & authors09:45 BookTube25:28 Fun stuff—Booktubers mentioned:@CharlieBrookReads @fayesparallelstories @SavidgeReads @sunnykimreads @GunpowderFictionPlot @sniffingthesheets @WillowTalksBooks @alanaestelle2076 @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @GemofBooks @charlottemolloy @BobTheBookerer @jack_edwards @jenniferlovesbooks @YourTrueShelf @KDbooks And my three underrated Booktube stars, who you should all 100% go and subscribe to RIGHT NOW:@DogEaredMusings @nathansnook @rororeads —Books mentioned:📖 Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver📖 The Overstory, by Richard Powers📖 Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo📖 The Promise, by Damon Gadget📖 The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead📖 My Phantoms, by Gwendoline Riley📖 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey📖 Story of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang📖 Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James📖 A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking📖 Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi📖 Love and Other Thought Experiments, by Sophie Ward📖 Recursion, by Blake Crouch📖 Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein📖 The Secret History, by Donna Tartt📖 Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn📖 I'm A Fan, by Sheena Patel📖 Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir📖 Franny & Zooey, by J D Salinger📖 Bewilderment, by Richard Powers📖 Mayflies, by Andrew O'Hagan📖 Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris📖 Misery, by Stephen King📖 Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe📖 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North📖 Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry📖 This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright📖 Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart📖 Young Mungo, by Douglas Stuart📖 Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #qanda
Every book I read in September (and August) | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-10-16 | My first reading wrap-up in a while! Okay across the last two months I read 19 books, which is kind of unsustainable, but it was hugely driven by Booker Prize reading.As mentioned, I don't share any Booker thoughts in this video, but you can see my Booker videos here 👇Reviews Part 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGMReviews Part 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0Reviews Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVEReviews Part 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVERanking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKcItaly vlog coming soon 🇮🇹-Books mentioned in this video:📖 Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson📖 The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzberg📖 Crudo, by Olivia Laing📖 Open Throat, by Henry Hoke📖 This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amar El-Mohtar and 📖 Idol, Burning, by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda)📖 The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka—00:00 Stuff I'm not reviewing01:41 Open Throat03:33 This is How You Lose the Time War06:29 Idol, Burning09:35 The Swimmers—Thank you so much for watching.👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com📸 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood—#books #booktube #readingwrapup
