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Women in Translation Month pile of possibilities 2024
In this video, I share a pile of possible books I would like to read for this Women in Translation Month.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books mentioned:
- The Time of Cherries- Monserrat Roig, translated Julia Sanches
- The End of Days- Jenny Erpenbeck, translated Susan Bernofsky
- The Paris Trilogy- Colombe Schneck, translated Lauren Elkin and Natasha Lehrer
- Her Side of the Story- Alba de Cespedes, translated Jill Foulston
- They Say Sarah- Pauline Delabroy-Allard. translated Adriana Hunter
- Forgotten on Sunday- Valerie Perrin, translated Hildegard Serle
- She Came to Stay- Simone de Beauvoir, translated Yvonne Moyse and Roger Senhouse
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | July 28, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop- Satoshi Yagisawa, translated Eric Ozawa
- Inspector Imanishi Investigates- Seichō Matsumoto, translated Beth Cary
- The House Keepers - Alex Hay
- The Glass Maker- Tracy Chevalier
Currently Reading:
- A Time in Rome- Elizabeth Bowen
- Mrs. S- K Patrick
- Long-Winded Lady- Maeve Brennan
- The Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hurst- Katie Lumsden
- also mentioned The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Channels mentioned:
Katie @katiejlumsden
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | July 7, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- A Manual For Cleaning Women- Lucia Berlin
- Loved and Missed- Susie Boyt
- Mayflies- Andrew O'Hagan
- Midnight Blue- Simone Van Der Vlugt, translated Jenny Watson
Currently Reading:
- Nana - Èmile Zola, translated Helen Constantine
- More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop- Satoshi Yagisawa, translated Eric Ozawa
- Selected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen- intro by Tessa Hadley
- Long-Winded Lady- Maeve Brennan
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Tag Originated by IsThatChami: video no longer on YouTube
The prompts
1. Best book you have read so far this year
2. Best sequel you've read so far this year
3. New release you haven't read yet from this year, but you want to
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of 2022.
5. Biggest disappointment this year.
6. Biggest surprise this year.
7. Favourite new author.
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favourite character.
10. Book that made you cry this year.
11. Book that made you happy this year.
12. Most beautiful book you've bought or received so far this year.
13. What do you need to read by the end of the year?
The Books mentioned:
James- Percival Everett
Long Island (Eillish Lacey #2- Colm Tóibín)
The Details- Ia Genberg, translated Kira Josefson
Crooked Plow- Itamar Vieira Junior, translated Johnny Lorenz
Kairos- Jenny Erpenbeck, translated Michael Hofmann
Soldier Sailor- Claire Killroy
Her Side of the Story- Alba de Céspedes, translated Jo Foulston
Table For Two- Amor Towles
Undiscovered- Gabriela Wiener, translated Julia Sanches
You Dreamed of Empires- Álvaro Enrigue, translated Natasha Wimmer
Assommoir- Émile Zola. (Gervaise), translated Brian Nelson
Natalia Ginzberg's works
Heartstoppers Vol 5- Alice Oseman
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall- Kaite Lumsden
Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Katie @katiejlumsden
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | April 28, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- You Dreamed of Empires- Álvaro Enrigue, translated Natasha Wimmer, narrated Gabriel Porras
- also mentioned Sudden Death
- Sociopath- Patric Gagne
- Dominoes- Phoebe McIntosh
- Undiscovered- Gabriela Weiner, translated Julia Sanches
Currently Reading:
- A Love Story - Émile Zola, translated Helen Constantine
- Family Lexicon- Natalia Ginzburg
- Happiness, As Such- Natalia Ginzburg
- The Hotel- Elizabeth Bowen
- A Manual For Cleaning Women- Lucia Berlin
- The Wren, The Wren- Anne Enright
Want to Read Soon-
The Long-Winded Lady- Maeve Brennan
The Last Summer in the City- Gianfranco Galligariche, translated Howard Curtis
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | April 7, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Restless Dolly Maunder- Kater Grenville
- All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, A Black Family Keepsake- Tiya Miles, narrated Janina Edwards
- also mentioned- The Five: The Untold Stories of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper- Hallie Rubenheld
- The Rose Code- Kate Quinn, narrated Saskia Maarleveld
- Beast in the Shadows- Edogawa Rampo, translated
- Jaded- Ela Lee, narrated Rose Escoda
- also mentioned: Prima Facie- Suzie Miller
Currently Reading:
- Family Lexicon- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Jenny McPhee
- The Dubliners- James Joyce
- A Manual For Cleaning Women- Lucia Berlin
- A Love Story- Émile Zola, translated Helen Constantine
- Brotherless Night- V.V. Ganeshananathan
- How To Say Babylon- Safiya Sinclair
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | March 31, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death- Laura Cumming- narrated by Laura Cumming
- The Late Monsieur Gallet (#2 of Inspector Maigret series)- Georges Simenon
- Great Expectations- Vinson Cunningham
- also mentioned Fear and Loathing on the '72 Campaign Trail- Hunter S. Thompson
Currently Reading:
- A Manual For Cleaning Women- Lucia Berlin
- A Love Story- Émile Zola, translated Helen Constantine
- Brandon Taylor's essay in London Review of Books:
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n07/brandon-taylor/is-it-even-good
- The Dubliners- James Joyce
Other Channels mentioned:
Sonya @anenthusiasticreader
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | March 24, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Uncle Paul- Celia Fremlin
- Prima Facie- Suzie Miller, narrated by actress Jodie Comer
- Fire Rush- Jacqueline Crooks
- The Assommoir- Émile Zola, translated Brian Nelson
Currently Reading:
- A Love Story- Émile Zola, translated Helen Constantine
- The Late Monsieur Gallet (#2 or 3 of Inspector Maigret series)- Georges Simenon
- The Dubliners- James Joyce
- A Manual For Cleaning Women- Lucia Berlin
- Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death- Laura Cumming- narrated by Laura Cumming
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
UK Book Haul and Surprise Invitation
In this video, I share what I bought on my trip to London and share some details of a delightful morning with some luminaries!
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books purchased:
- Thérèse Desqueyroux- Francois Mauriac, translated Gerald Hopkins
- also mentioned The Dry Heart- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Frances Frenaye
- Therese Ranquin- Emile Zola, translated Andrew Rothwell
- Pietr the Latvian (Maigret #1)- Georges Simenon, translated David Bellos
- Milk Teeth- Jessica Andrews
- The Black Unicorn- Audre Lorde
- The Rainforest- Olivia Manning
- Bad Behaviour- Mary Gaitskill
- This is Pleasure- Mary Gaitskill
- Elizabeth and Her German Garden- Elizabeth von Arnim
- The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (George Smiley # 3) - John Le Carré
- The Long-Winded Lady- Maeve Brennan
- Hangover Square- Patrick Hamilton
- hat tip to Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 for this recommendation!
- A Different Sound: Stories from Mid-Century Women Writers- selected by Lucy Scholes
- hat tip to Nora on IG at @pear.jelly
- Great Italian Stories: Ten Parallel Texts, edited by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Midnight Blue- Simone van der Vlugt, translated Jenny Watson
- Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin
- Hours Before Dawn- Celia Fremlin
- Public Library and Other Stories- Ali Smith
- Prophet Song- Paul Lynch
The lovely people I met, in no particular order (and my deepest apologies for missing some people as I tried to mention everyone in the video):
Katie- @katiejlumsden (the most amazing event organizer)
Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf
Matt @baskinthestory
Ben @benreadsgood
Bob @BobTheBookerer
Robyn@bookendsandbiscuits
Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
Oliver @ChaoticBibliophile
Charlie @CharlieBrookReads
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Charlotte@CoynieReads
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
Gemma@GemofBooks
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks
Emily@novellenovels
Olivia@OliviasCatastrophe
Kirsten @ReadingNymph
Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Jack@spreadbookjoy
Tilly @tillysshelf
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | Feb 25, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Ordinary Human Failings- Megan Nolan, narrated Jessica Regan
- The Heiress- Rachel Hawkins, ensemble narration Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla, Patti Murin
- The Black Notebook- Patrick Modiano, translated Mark Polizzoti
- Honeymoon
- After the Circus
- Suspended Sentences
- So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood
- Villa Triste
- La Place de L'Etoile
- Paris Nocture
- Get the Picture: A Mind Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See- Bianca Bosker, narrated Bianca Bosker
- Art is Life: Icons & Iconoclasts, Visionaries & Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope in the Night- Jerry Saltz, narrated Jerry Saltz
Currently Reading:
- The Assommoir- Émile Zola, translated Brian Nelson
- All Our Yesterdays- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Angus Davidson
- Uncle Paul- Celia Fremlin
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Best of 2023- Classics:
youtu.be/cuhV7WTBQGU?si=1cT3Cuc3c1-wEFpk
Best of 2023- Translated Fiction:
youtu.be/H3o1OiaWvko?si=9aa7MskgZAP5J-7p
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Best of 2023 | Translated Fiction
In this video, I share a collection of translated fiction books I loved last year. (And yes, I filmed all day long, into the evening, hence why the lighting looks so weird! )
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Translated Fiction:
Time Shelter- Georgi Gospodinov , translated Angela Rodel
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagisawa, translated Eric Ozawa
Will and Testament- Vigdis Hjorth, translated Charlotte Barslund
A SIlence Shared- Lalla Romano, translated Brian Robert Moore
The Forbidden Notebook- Alba de Céspedes, translated Ann Goldstein
I Will Write To Avenge My People- Annie Ernaux, translated Allison L. Strayer,
Iza's Ballad- Magda Szabo, translated George Szirtes
Diary of a Void- Emi Yagi, translated David Boyd
Boulder- Eva Balastar, translated Nicole d'Amonville Alegría
Still Born- Guadalupe Nettel, translated Rosalind Harvey
Other channels mentioned:
Natalie @CuriousReader
Other videos you may be interested in-
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Best of 2023 | Classics
In this video, I share a collection of books I loved in the classic works of literature category last year. (And yes, I filmed all day, into the evening, hence why the lighting looks so weird! )
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Classics:
Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall- Anne Brontë
The Rougon MacQuart series 1-6 thus far- Émile Zola
The Fortune of the Rougons
The Kill
The Belly of Paris
The Conquest of Plassans
The Sins of Abbe Mouret
His Excellency Eugene Rougon
The Portrait of a Lady- Henry James
Other channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in-
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Best of 2023- Backlist Fiction:
youtu.be/H61IlgQ2bFI?si=F3wrrQg2NtDNBtlV
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
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Best of 2023 | Backlisted Fiction
In this video, I share a collection of books I loved in the category of backlisted books or books written a while ago that aren't necessarily recognized as "classics." These are among the best I read last year, and I wanted to share them with you.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Backlisted fiction:
South Riding-Winifred Holtby
The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison
Sula- Toni Morrison
Beloved- Toni Morrison
The Slaves of Solitude- Patrick Hamilton
The Bay of Noon- Shirley Hazzard
The Evening of the Holiday- Shirley Hazzard
The Transit of Venus- Shirley Hazzard
The Last Samurai- Helen DeWitt
Address Unknown- Katherine Kressmann Taylor
Other channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in-
Best of 2023- Literary Fiction(ish):
youtu.be/4zJQV0Z156M?si=gjstZr_qJjvTQrsx
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Best of 2023 | Literary Fiction
In this video, I share a collection of books I loved that I am just calling Literary Fiction, though I know that may be a stretch for a few. But they are all recent published works, and not strictly genre books.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Literary fiction(ish):
Enter Ghost- Isabella Hammad, narrator Sonia Nasir
Let Us Descend- Jesmyn Ward, narrator Jesymn Ward
My Phantoms- Gwendoline Riley
The Rachel Incident- Caroline O'Donoghue, narrator Tara Flynn
The Guest- Emma Cline
Big Swiss- Jen Beagin
Other videos you may be interested in:
Learning How to Read Poetry : youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road: youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review: youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For: youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner: youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | Feb 11, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Wellness- Nathan Hill, narrated by Ari Fliakos
- Martyr- Kaveh Akbar, narrated by Arian Moayed
- A Murder of Quality- (George Smiley #2)- John Le Carré
- The Road to the City- Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Francis Frenaye
Currently Reading:
- The Dry Heart- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Francis Frenaye
- The Assommoir- Émile Zola, translated Brian Nelson
- Doctored Evidence (Commissario Brunetti #13)- Donna Leon, narrated David Colacci
Other Channels mentioned:
Sonya @anenthusiasticreader
Renee @thelefthandedreader6632
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Learning How to Read Poetry : youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road: youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review: youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For: youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner: youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | Jan 14, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Books I have finished:
- Excavations- Hannah Michell
- Hello Beautiful- Ann Napolitano , narration by Maura Tierney
- Long Live the Post Horn!- Vigdis Hjorth, translated Charlotte Barslund
- also mentioned:
- Will and Testament
- Is Mother Dead
- A Perfect Golden Circle- Benjamin Myers
- also mentioned:
- The Gallows Pole
- The Offing
- Tomb Sweeping- Alexandra Chang
Currently Reading:
- God Help the Child - Toni Morrison
- Black Butterflies- Priscilla Morris
- The Little Friend - Donna Tartt
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Learning How to Read Poetry: youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road: youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review: youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For: youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner: youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | Jan 14, 2024
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Join the next Author Spotlight Series on Natalia Ginzburg (Feb-April):
https://forms.gle/wredxA88Mrxjm4TGA
Books I have finished:
- High Rising- Angela Thirkell
- Death Valley- Melissa Broder
- Beloved- Toni Morrison
- The Gallows Pole- Benjamin Myers
Currently Reading:
- Paradise - Toni Morrison
- The Little Friend - Donna Tartt
- Hello Beautiful- Ann Napolitano
- Tomb Sweeping- Alexandra Chang
Other Channels mentioned:
Carrie on IG as JustCarrieBee
Renee @thelefthandedreader6632
Sian @pastorytime2683
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Other videos you may be interested in:
Learning How to Read Poetry: youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road: youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review: youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For: youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner: youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
In this video, I share my observations on a rereading of The Remains of the Day.
In the first part, I share what I remember about the book, why I want to reread the book, and what I hope to find in the second reading.
In the second part, I reflect on the reading experience and the book, including spoilers.
Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
Other videos you may be interested in:
Learning How to Read Poetry :
youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=FwD8hc7mo-XPKovV
Then and Now | 84 Charing Cross Road:
youtu.be/fknvhqwehh0?si=NlkRQmkzkLT4jSgu
2023 Year of Reading in Review:
youtu.be/BCAjXY0yNG8?si=byLJROvVQq642nFC
10ish Books I Am Thankful For:
youtu.be/olv00lYlPRk?si=pja8boeqNlCl1THx
Why and How to Read Anita Brookner:
youtu.be/Bssi8RbbZxI?si=xmT2I3BmN2mrL3Wv
Why and How to Read the 7 Volumes of Proust's In Search of Lost Time: youtu.be/kZGlX8b_9Z0?si=icac4OyBWKPCggB2
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
To kick off this new series, I have chosen the only book that I have reread frequently (annually), and that is 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff.
In this video I share a clip before I read, talking about why I want to reread it, what I remember and what I hope to find in the rereading experience. Then I film after I have reread the book, reviewing the experience and seeing if the book still holds up.
In this video, I share a look back on my year of reading:
Books mentioned:
The English Understand Wool- Helen DeWitt
The Fortunes of War series: The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy- Olivia Manning
the works of Shirley Hazzard, Helen DeWitt, Toni Morrison
Magda Szabo
The Master and Margerita- Mikael Bulkakov
A Lost Lady- Willa Cather
Videos mentioned:
Learning how to read poetry- youtube.com/shorts/8OO-aqEk_30?si=DcpI0CR6rY5_SzgX
Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Natalie @CuriousReader
Cathie @thegrimmreader3649
Hannah @HannahsBooks
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
In this video, I answer the questions submitted by the following lovely people:
@Leoslittlebooklife
Hillary
Elizabeth
@EricKarlAnderson
Toni Van Der Moere
Carrie Jones
@CharlieBrookReads
@KatrissT
Yolanda Silverio
Pep @Mex.Libris
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
Week of Reading | Dec 3, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently and what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Sula- Toni Morrison
- Ritual of Fire (# 3 Cesare Aldo series)- D.v. Bishop
- Previously mentioned:
- City of Vengeance- D.V. Bishop
- The Darkest Sin- D.V. Bishop
- The Clock Struck Murder (#2 Lost in Paris series)- Betty Webb
- Enter Ghost- Isabella Hammad
- also mentioned:
- The Parisian
- Minor Detail- Adania Shibli, translated Elizabeth Jaquette
Currently Reading:
- Whale - Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim
- A Lost Lady- Willa Cather
- Song of Solomon- Toni Morrison
- How to Be You: Simone de Beauvoir and the Art of Living Authentically- Skye Cleary
Other Channels mentioned:
Hannah @HannahsBooks
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I have had a very relaxing Thanksgiving weekend and decided to do the "Bookish A to Z Hot or Not Tag" by Greg at Another Bibliophile Reads.
Tag created by Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Greg’s original version:
• The Bookish A to Z Hot or Not Tag
Tag instructions:
Try to be fast and on topic. There can always be exceptions and "it depends" explanations, but go for the gut reaction to the prompt in general terms, pick either Hot or Not.
A - Audiobooks
B - Bildungsroman. Dealing with a person's formative years or spiritual education.
C - Children's Books
D - Digital
E - Experimental
F - Fantasy
G - Graphic Novel
H - Horror
I - Inspirational
J - Journalism
K - Kitsch. Has a popular or sentimental appeal.
L - Library
M - Mystery
N - Non-Fiction
O - Omnibus
P - Poetry
Q - Quests. When the protagonist goes on a quest physical or spiritual.
R - Romance
S - Science Fiction
T - Translation. Books translated from one language into another.
U - Übermensch. The superman or the extraordinary human. Characters who can do everything.
V - Victorian. Literature from 1837 to 1901.
W - Western
X - X Rated
Y - Young Adult
Z - Zeitgeist. Spirit or mood of the times.
Week of Reading | Nov 26, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison
- Kiki Man Ray- Mark Braude
- Emperor of Rome: Building the Ancient Roman World- Mary Beard
- SPQR- Mary Beard
- The House of Doors- Tan Twan Eng
- City of Vengence- D.V. Bishop
- The Darkest Sin- D.V. Bishop
Currently Reading:
- Sula- Toni Morrison
- Whale - Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim
- The Lost Lady- Willa Cather
- Song of Solomon- Toni Morrison
- How to Be You: Simone de Beauvoir and the Art of Living Authentically- Skye Cleary
Other Channels mentioned:
Hannah @HannahsBooks
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
In this video, I take inspiration from a video Brian did:
youtu.be/bvTT5QQo43c?si=U199XnS8qitBmaxj
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
The books:
- The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Nancy Drew Series- Carolyn Keene
- Asterix and Obelix series- Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
- The White Iris- Fabcaro and Didier Conrad (thank you, Leo @. )
- A Start in Life (aka The Debut- US edition) - Anita Brookner
- 84, Charing Cross Road- Helene Hanff
- You are invited to join in on New Year's Day to start off the year right with this as the first book (and it's a quick read!) #84CCRNewYearsDay or
- The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (also called The Six)- Mary S. Lovell
- Heywood Hill was the bookstore
- The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters- edited by Charlotte Mosley
- The Pursuit of Love- Nancy Mitford
- The Sun King- Nancy Mitford
- Circe- Madeline Miller
- also mentioned The Song of Achilles
- The Iliad-Emily Wilson
- The Odyssey- Emily Wilson
- 9th Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art- Mary Gabriel
- Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London between the Wars- Franchesa Wade
- A Room of One's Own- Virginia Woolf
- A Writer's Diary- Virginia Woolf, edited by Leonard Woolf
- The Voyage Out- Virginia Woolf
- Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
- In Search of Lost Time- Marcel Proust
- The English Understand Wool- Helen DeWitt
- Minor Detail- Adania Shibili, translated by Elizabeth Jacquette
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Elizabeth @BookishNorth
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Thank all of you who are subscribers. It was quite a delight to wake up on Thanksgiving and see that I had 3k subscribers!
Should you want to ask me a question, please do so via my form : https://forms.gle/u11Dtj5gvKNzFWDeA
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I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Nov 12, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Menewood ( The Hild Sequence #2)- Nicola Griffith
- also mentioned Hild
- The Vaster Wilds- Lauren Groff
- The Parisian- Isabelle Hammad
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- Lily: A Tale of Revenge- Rose Tremain
Currently Reading:
- The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison
- Whale - Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim
- How to Be You: Simone de Beauvoir and the Art of Living Authentically- Skye Cleary
- Kiki Man Ray- Mark Braude
- Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art- Lauren Elkin
Other Channels mentioned:
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Oct 29, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Is Mother Dead- Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund
- also mentioned Will and Testament
- The Copenhagen Trilogy- Tove Ditlevson
- Lost in Paris- Betty Webb
- The Diary of a Nobody- George and Weedon Grossmith
- Let Us Descend- Jesmyn Ward
- Time Shelter- Georgi Gospodinov, translated Angela Rodel
- Call the Dead- John Le Carré
- also mentioned: the Little Drummer Girl
Currently Reading:
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- Lily: A Tale of Revenge- Rose Tremain
- The Parisian- Isabelle Hammad
- The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison
For an update next week:
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
- The English Understand Wool- Helen DeWitt
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Another gap I have in my reading is around poetry. When I read a poem I like, it feels out of this world, like a translation of something ordinary or mundane into magic. But I don’t spend enough time or energy in exploring to be better versed (pun accidentally, but I’m not mad at it! 😉) and to again understand my way into this form.
With the death of Louise Glück, I determined that there was no time like the present to start. I had recently ordered this collection and felt inspired by the morning light, the crisp air, the comfort of my blanket, and cup of tea to dive in. My plan is to read a poem in the morning as I’m waking to the world when my brain and heart are still soft and opening to the day. I will pick at random as I don’t yet know enough about poetry to try to read in order of publication. And then, in the evening, as I am winding down, I will revisit it, having hopefully played with the words, images, ideas, and such through the day and capture any additional thoughts that may come. I look forward to years from now returning to a collection like this and actually reading it in order and conversing with my earlier self via the notations I am leaving now.
As with most of my reading projects, there is no time to complete it. And I want to explore other poets, as well. On my list now are Mary Oliver, Adrienne Rich, and Shakespeare’s sonnets, but I would love to have suggestions of other poets that you find particularly interesting.
Do you read poetry? If so what advice do you have for me?
Week of Reading | Oct 24, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Family Meal - Bryan Washington, narrated by Bryan Washington,
- The Spanish Diplomat's Secret (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries #3)- Nev March
- also mentioned Murder in Old Bombay
- Night Watch - Jayne Anne Phillips
- Days at the Morisaki Bookshop- Satoshi Yagisawa, translated Eric Ozawa
- The Grey Woman- Elizabeth Gaskell
Currently Reading:
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- Is Mother Dead- Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund
- Time Shelter- Georgi Gospodinov, translated Angela Rodel
- The Diary of a Nobody- George and Weedon Grossmith
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
- The English Understand Wool- Helen DeWitt
- Lost in Paris- Betty Webb
Other people mentioned
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Oct 15, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently and what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Brooklyn Crime Novel- Jonathan Lethem, narrated by Geoffrey Cantor
- Will & Testament- Vigdis Hjorth, translated Charlotte Barslund
- also mentioned Tove Ditlevsen - the Copenhgen Trilogy
Currently Reading:
- Is Mother Dead- Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- Time Shelter- Georgi Gospodinov, translated Angela Rodel
- Menewood (The Hild Sequence #2)- Nicola Griffith
Possible Reads:
- The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow- Mrs. Oliphant
- Uncle Paul: Welcome to the Nightmare Summer Holiday- Celia Fremlin
- Call for the Dead- John le Carré
- The Bookseller of Inverness- S.G. MacLean
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Oct 8, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, what I am currently progressing through and may read next.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall- Anne Brontë
- The Golden Gate- Amy Chua
- The Slaves of Solitude- Patrick Hamilton
- The Woman Who Killed the Fish- Clarice Lispector, translated by Benjamin Moser and Marian Bantjes
Currently Reading:
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- Brooklyn Crime Novel- Jonathan Lethem
To join in the Toni Morrison Author Spotlight Group Read, fill out this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKMrb9V-KXcb427XfUJq1hDbc5QAv-WJq8SYMqJSqVL9ZkRg/viewform
To join the author spotlight project of Toni Morrison, you will need to install the Voxer app on your smartphone, as you will need that to talk to or text with us in our check-ins each week, and I will need the ID/name you use there to find you. We will read a maximum of 180 pages a week, checking in with your thoughts on the section every Sunday. The specific schedule will be posted on Voxer when I open the group chat, which will be on Sunday, October 29, 2023. **Please note that I will close this form at 5pm PST on Friday Oct 27th.**
Other people mentioned
Nora on IG @pearjelly
Jennifer on IG @theTirelessReader
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I was tagged by Priscilla at @EveningReader and this sounded like a good tag to do, as I have been doing a lot of thinking about these topics recently.
Priscilla's video:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZixtuvCrbEM&list=PL9R2cJwBz3sF6HZZXFn-7oUKPrV4QBpvR&index=19&t=24s
Kelly @booksimnotreading
This tag was created by
@Shellyish (and her channel is OF COURSE Shelly Swearingen!- I promise I knew that, Shelly, but my brain froze as I was talking! So sorry to say the handle and not the channel name)
.
Questions:
1. What has surprised you the most about Booktube both in a good way and in a bad way?
2. How do you balance reading and Booktube with the rest of your life?
3. Have you ever thought about starting a Patreon?
4. Have you made any mistakes on Booktube?
5. Do you have any advice for new Booktubers?
6. What are your thoughts on the Youtube algorithm?
7a. How do you decide what videos to make?
7b. Are you ever overwhelmed with video ideas?
8. Have you regretted posting a video?
9a. Are the number of views/subscribers meaningful to you?
9b. Are the number of views/subscribers a measurement of success?
10. Are you disappointed by the growth on your channel?
11. Have you ever thought about quitting Booktube?
12a. What are the most touching comments?
12b. What are the most negative comments?
13. In regards to Booktube, where do you see yourself in five years?
Other people mentioned
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
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I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Oct 1, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently and what I am progressing through currently.
I am including links to Blackwells and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- Western Lane- Chetna Maroo
- A Sunday in Ville- d'Avray- Dominique Barbaris, translated John Cullen
- Death in Greenway- Lori Rader-Day
- Consent- Vanessa Springora, translated Natasha Lehrer
- also mentioned My Dark Vanessa- Kate Elizabeth Russell
Currently Reading:
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
- The Slaves of Solitude- Patrick Hamilton
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall- Anne Brontë
Other people mentioned
Nora on IG @pearjelly
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
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I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Victober | Pile of Possibilities
In this video, I share what I hope to read in October for Victober.
Special thanks to the magnificent hosts for again creating such interesting prompts and content!
From Katie's channel:
"Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.) "
Katie @katiejlumsden
Kate @katehowereads
Marissa @BlatantlyBookish
Petra @bookswithpetra
Roz @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Challenges
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider
Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative
Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly
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I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
My pile of possibilities:
- Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast- Oscar Wilde
- The Grey Woman- Elizabeth Gaskell
- The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow - Mrs. Oliphant
- The Odd Women- George Gissing
- The Diary of a Nobody- George and Wheedon Grossmith
- Deerbrook- Harriet Martineau
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall- Anne Brontë
- How to Be a Victorian- Ruth Goodman
Other people mentioned
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife and on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
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You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Sept 23, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, and what I am currently progressing through.
I am including links to Blackwells, and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- The Sin of Abbé Mouret- Emile Zola, translated Valerie Minogue
- Lightning Rods- Helen DeWitt
- A Little Luck- Claudia Piñiero, translated Frances Riddle
- Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life- Anna Funder
- A Silence Shared- Lalla Romano, translated Brian Robert Moore
Currently Reading:
- A Sunday in Ville- d'Avray- Dominique Barbéris, translated John Cullen
- Some Trick - Helen DeWitt
Other people mentioned
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife and on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading | Sept 17, 2023
As you can see, I am switching up the videos slightly with actual thumbnails and dropping the intro with music. It was time for a change. ; )
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently and what I am currently progressing through.
I am including links to Blackwells and Bookshop.org should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Books I have finished:
- The Conquest of Plassans- Emile Zola, translated by Helen Constantine
- Miss Mapp - E.F. Benson
- also mentioned Queen Lucia
- The Fraud- Zadie Smith
- Good Behaviour- Molly Keane
Currently Reading:
- A Little Luck- Claudia Piñiero, translated Frances Riddle
- The Sin of Abbé Mouret- Emile Zola, translated Valerie Minogue
- Lightning Rods- Helen DeWitt
Other people mentioned
Leo @Leoslittlebooklife and on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
Nora on IG @Pear.jelly
Heather @TooManyHeathers
Bert and Sian @pastorytime2683
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Recent Reads | Sept 10, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, and what I am currently progressing through.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- Roman Stories- Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Todd
- Learned By Heart- Emma Donahue
- I Will Write To Avenge My People- Annie Ernaux, translated Allison L Strayer, and Sophie Lewis
- Cold Enough for Snow- Jessica Au
- The Forbidden Notebook- Alba de Cespedes, translated Ann Goldstein
Wrap Up Coming Up:
- The Conquest of Plassans- Emile Zola, translated by Helen Constantine
Currently Reading:
- The Sin of Abbé Mouret- Emile Zola, translated Valerie Minogue
- A Little Luck- Claudia Piñiero, translated Frances Riddle
- Lightning Rods- Helen DeWitt
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Nora on IG @Pear.jelly
Heather @TooManyHeathers
Bert and Sian @pastorytime2683
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
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In this video, I am sharing the Pile of Possibilities of books that I might read in September to continue the Women in Translation month, Shorty September and Spinster September.
Thanks to Kazen @AlwaysDoing for coining the term Pile of Possibilities
Shorty September is thanks to Heather @TooManyHeathers
Sian and Bert @pastorytime2683
and Spinster September is thanks to Nora on IG at PearJelly
WIT Month was created by Meytal Radzinski
The Books mentioned:
WIT + Shorty September:
I Will Write to Avenge My People- Annie Ernaux, translated Alison L Strayer and Sophie Hughes
Child of All Nations- Irmgard Keun, translated Michael Hofmann
also mentioned The Artificial Silk Girl
A Silence Shared- Lalla Romano, translated Brian Robert Moore
Permafrost- Eva Balthasar, translated Julia Sanches
also mentioned: Boulder
A Single Rose- Muriel Barberry, translated Alison Anderson
also mentioned: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Factory- Hiroko Oyamada, translated David Boyd
also mentioned Diary of a Void- Emi Yagi, Translated by Lucy North and David Boyd
Is Mother Dead- Vigdis Hjorth, translated Charlotte Barslund
The Forbidden Notebook- Alba de Céspedes, translated Ann Goldstein
Willful Disregard- Lena Anderssen, translated Sarah Death
The Road to the City- Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Frances Frenye
The Dry Heart- Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Frances Frenye
Valentino- Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Avril Bardoni
Sagittarius- Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Avril Bardoni
WIT Redux only
Alberta Alone- Cora Sandel, translated Elisabeth Rokkan
also mentioned: Alberta and Jacob, and Alberta and Freedom
A Little Luck- Claudia Piñeiro, translated Frances Riddle
also mentioned: Elena Knows
Vernon Subutex 3- Virginie Despentes, translated Frank Wynne
Shorty September only
Cold Enough for Snow- Jessica Au
Bluets- Maggie Nelson
Call for the Dead- John le Carré
Spinster September
The Hotel- Elizabeth Bowen
The Odd Women- George Gissing
Other channels mentioned:
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
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I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- August 27, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading recently, and what I am currently progressing through.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- My Phantoms- Gwendoline Riley
- also mentioned Burnt Sugar- Avni Doshi
- The Wife Upstairs- Rachel Hawkins
- The Villa- Rachel Hawkins
- Master and Margarita- Mikhail Bulgakov
- Lolly Willowes- Sylvia Townsend Warner
- The Last Samurai- Helen deWitt
Currently Reading:
- The Conquest of Plassans- Emile Zola, translated by Helen Constantine
Other people mentioned
Cathie @thegrimmreader3649
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
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I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
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In this video, I share what I picked up on my most recent trip to Europe and the UK. These are specifically bought in Copenhagen, Brussels and London.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Without further ado, the books:
- A Painted Veil- W. Somerset Maugham
- Save Me the Waltz - Zelda Fitzgerald
- Jazz- Toni Morrison
- Money- Martin Amis
- The Perfect Golden Circle- Benjamin Myers
- Deceits of Time- Isabel Colgate
- The Franchise Affair- Josephine Tey
- The House of Lamentations- S.G. MacLean
- Uncle Paul- Celia Fremlin
- Boulder- Eva Balthasar, translated Julia Sanches
- None of the Above: Reflections on a Life Beyond the Binary- Travis Alabanza
- Pod- Laline Paull
- Whale- Cheon Myeong-Kwan Jae Won Chung
- August Blue- Deborah Levy
- The New Life- Tom Crewes
- Child of All Nations- Irmgard Keun, translated by Michael Hoffman
- The Trio- Johanna Hedman, translated by Kira Josephson
- An Attempt At Exhausting A Place in Place- Georges Perec, translated by Marc Lowenthal
- Valentino- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Avril Bradoni
- Sagittarius- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Avril Bardoni
- I Will Write To Avenge My People- Annie Ernaux, translated Alison L. Strayer and Sophie Lewis
- A Little Luck- Claudia Pineiro, translated Frances Riddle
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Eric @EricKarlAnderson
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- July 30, 2023
In this video, I share what I picked up on my most recent trip to the UK. These were specifically bought in Oxford and London.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Without further ado, the books:
- Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris - Mark Braude
- Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art - Lauren Elkin
- These Days- Lucy Caldwell
- Family Lexicon- Natalia Ginzburg, translated Jenny McPhee
- Oh, To Be a Painter!- Virginia Woolf
- Selected Stories- Elizabeth Bowen
- The Hotel- Elizabeth Bowen
- The Towers of Trebizond- Rose Macaulay
- In Search of Sheba- Barbara Toy
- Cold Comfort Farm- Stella Gibbons
- Diary of a Country Prosecutor- Tawfik Al-Hakim, translated Abba Eban
- The Happy Couple- Naoise Dolan
- The Summer of the Royal Visit- Isabel Colgate
- The Wind Changes- Olivia Manning
- The Square of Sevens- Laura Shepherd-Robinson
- The Cook (Detective Kamil Rahman #2)- Ajay Chowdhury
- The Darkest Sin - DV Bishop
- Blue Water- Leonora Nattrass
- The Three Dahlias- Katy Watson
- Beast in the Shadows- Edogawa Rampo, translated Ian Hughes
- Maigret and the Headless Corpse- Georges Simenon, translated Howard Curtis
- Call for the Dead- John Le Carré
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- July 30, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- The Vaster Wilds- Lauren Groff
- Rosewater- Liv Little
- The Rachel Incident- Caroline O'Donoghue
- In Memoriam- Alice Winn
- also mentioned Alec- William di Canzio
- Maurice- E.M. Forster
- Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney #2) - Colson Whitehead
Currently Reading:
- A Horse at Night: On Writing- Amina Cain
- The Bookbinder of Jericho- Pip Williams
- also mentioned: The Dictionary of Lost Words
- Maddalena and The Dark- Julia FIne
- The Last Samurai- Helen deWitt
- The Master and Margarita- Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Other Side of Mrs. Wood- Lucy Barker
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Silje @siljeblomst1
Elisabeth @BookishNorth
Eric Karl Anderson @EricKarlAnderson
Cathie @thegrimmreader3649
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- July 2, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- Paris Stories- Mavis Gallant
- Link to review: cincinnatireview.com/what-were-reading/what-were-reading-mavis-gallants-paris-stories
- Helen DeWitt Group Read: youtu.be/3NPJgBDbdAk. (August- October 2023)
- (Thank you, Susan for the recommendation! )
- Diary of a Tuscan Bookseller- Alba Donati, translated by Elena Pala, narrated by Jane MacDowell
- also mentioned: Diary of a Bookseller- Shaun Bythell
- Demon Copperhead- Barbara Kingsolver, narrated by Charles
- Shirley Hazzard: A Writer's Life- Brigitta Olubas
Currently Reading:
- Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind, and World of William Shakespeare- Jonathan Bate
- Daughters of Night- Laura Sheperd- Robinson
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
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Week of Reading- June 25, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O'Farrell
- also mentioned:
- I Am, I Am, I Am
- Hamnet
- A Compass Error- Sybille Bedford
- A Favourite of the Gods- Sybille Bedford
- Slightly Foxed podcast episode: foxedquarterly.com/sybille-bedford-appetite-for-life-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-34
- The Sea Elephants- Shastri Akella, narrator Vikas Adam
Currently Reading:
- Daughters of Night- Laura Sheperd- Robinson
- Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life- Brigita Olubas
- Demon Copperhead- Barbara Kingsolver
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- June 12, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- A Favourite of the Gods- Sybille Bedford
- Slightly Foxed podcast episode: foxedquarterly.com/sybille-bedford-appetite-for-life-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-34
- Iza's Ballad- Magda Szabo, trans George Sirtes
- The Mysterious Case of the Alberton Angels- Janice Hallett
- Yerba Buena- Nina Lacour
Currently Reading:
- A Compass Error- Sybille Bedford
- Paris Stories- Mavis Gallant
- The Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and Age of William Shakespeare- Jonathan Bate
- Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life- Brigita Olubas
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Natalie @CuriousReader
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- May 29, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- Return to Valetto- Dominic Smith, narrated by Edoardo Balerini
- Cursed Bread- Sophie Mackintosh
- also mentioned The Water Cure
- Diary of A Void- Emi Yago, translated by David Boyd and Lucy North
- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma- Claire Dederer
- Yellowface- R.F. Kuang
Currently Reading:
- Iza's Ballad- Magda Szabo, trans George Sirtes
- A Favourite of the Gods- Sybille Bedford
- Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life- Brigita Olubas
- A Compass Error- Sybille Bedford
- The Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and Age of William Shakespeare- Jonathan Bate
- The Mysterious Case of the Alberton Angels- Janice Hallett
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Natalie @CuriousReader
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- May 21, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- The Covenant of Water- Abraham Verghese
- Boulder- Eve Baltasar, Trans. Julia Sanches
- Vernon Subutex vol 2- Virginie Despentes, Trans. Frank Wynne
- The Vet's Daughter- Barbara Comyns
- Also mentioned Lolly Willowes- Sylvia Townsend Warner
- Clytemnestra- Costanza Casati
- The Furrows- Namwali Shepell
- The Guest- Emma Cline
Currently Reading:
- Collected Stories- Shirley Hazzard
- Paris Stories - Mavis Gallant
- Iza's Ballad- Magda Szabo, trans George Sirtes
- A Favourite of the Gods- Sybille Bedford
- The Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and Age of William Shakespeare- Jonathan Bate
- Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life- Brigita Olubas
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Natalie @CuriousReader
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com
Week of Reading- May 7, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- South Riding- Winifred Holtby
- The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa- Stephen Buoro
- The Khan- Saima Mir
- Bonsai- Alejandro Zambra, trans Megan McDowell
- Still Born- Guadelupe Nettel, trans Rosalind Harvey
Currently Reading:
- The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O'Farrell
- Vernon Subutex vol 2- Virginie Despentes, trans Frank Wynne
- Collected Stories- Shirley Hazzard
- Iza's Ballad- Magda Szabo, trans George Sirtes
- The Covenant of Water- Abraham Verghese
- Boulder- Eve Baltasar, Trans. Julia Sanches
Mood Reading Possibilities:
- The Conquest of Plassan- Emile Zola, trans Helen Constantine
Other people mentioned
Leo on IG as LeosLittleBookLife
Natalie @CuriousReader
Thanks to all who have subscribed to my channel! I appreciate the support.
You can find me:
I'm @hardcoverhearts on Litsy and on Twitter.
I'm @hardcoverheartsblog on Instagram
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Week of Reading- April 23, 2023
In this video, I share what I finished reading this week, what I am currently progressing through, and a section called Mood Reading Roulette- or the books that I *may* read if the mood strikes me.
I am including links to Blackwells, Bookshop.org, and Book of the Month Club should you want to purchase any of the books listed below.
Blackwells:
tinyurl.com/yc3bjt35
Bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/lists/catch-release-book-lists
Book of the Month Club:
mybotm.com/36c2e3ba11626?show_box=true
Books I have finished:
- Independence- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- also mentioned Tomb of Sand - Geetanjali Shree, translated Daisy Rockwell
- Tuesday's Gone- Nicci French
- The Belly of Paris- Emile Zola, translated Brian Nelson
- The Great Fire - Shirley Hazzard
Currently Reading:
- Paris Stories- Mavis Gallant
- South Riding- Winifred Holtby
- The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O'Farrell
Mood Reading Possibilities:
- The Conquest of Plassan- Emile Zola, trans Helen Constantine
- Diary of a Void- Emi Yagi, translated David Boyd and Lucy North
- Forbidden Notebook- Alba De Cespedes, translated Ann Goldstein
- Collected Stories- Shirley Hazzard
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I restarted my blog at hardcoverhearts.com