Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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My first ever, sort of book haul. I made a video a while ago talking a bit about why I don't usually watch or make book hauls, but I wanted to hold myself accountable to some of the book-buying goals I explained in that video.

Links to reviews and wrap-ups where I discussed some of these books below!

My book haul discussion video: youtu.be/__xee9Wrgso

Brookline Booksmith: brooklinebooksmith.com

Ideas for supporting your local library:
bookriot.com/2017/04/12/17-ways-to-support-your-local-library
bookriot.com/2017/02/06/7-ways-to-support-your-local-library-right-now


[Books Mentioned]
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

-Read Before Buying-
The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Jane, Unlimited, by Kristin Cashore (REVIEW: youtu.be/V11ZBoh4u1U)
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
The Vegetarian, by Han Kang (REVIEW: youtu.be/Ogt1_5zF6rk)
The Making of Asian America, by Erika J. Lee (REVIEW: youtu.be/8evjUmJatT4)

-Read After Buying-
Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare (MAY 2017 WRAP-UP: youtu.be/qAGWG5ZMl0U)
Unf*ck Your Habitat, by Rachel Hoffman (REVIEW: youtu.be/xOVbeiJ-wIc)
Better Presentations, by Jonathan Schwabish (NOT MY THESIS: youtu.be/TqaQ7OGj0ng)
Science Blogging: The Essential Guide, edited by
Christie Wilcox Bethany Brookshire Jason G. Goldman (NOT MY THESIS: youtu.be/TqaQ7OGj0ng)
Superficial, by Andy Cohen (AUGUST 2017 WRAP-UP: youtu.be/xzAfeMoTHE0)

-Unread-
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin
Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters
The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour: Edited by Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross
The Gene, by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
Making Faces, by Kevin Aucoin
The Tiger's Daughter, by K. Arsenault Rivera


[Other Places to Find Me]
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