A Day of Reading | Vlog Books and Things 2023-03-16 | In which I do a reading vlog . . .Music: No.1 A Minor Waltz, Esther AbramiMore about the Walter Scott Prize longlist: youtube.com/watch?v=CPs1_se3fb4 Books set over 24 hours: youtube.com/watch?v=7j48pJ7v4NkThe HerStory Readathon is hosted by @CoynieReads and @LiterarilySmitten youtube.com/watch?v=siDKgw77bJ8 youtube.com/watch?v=vrA6bNs-rls *Books Mentioned*The Walled Garden, Sarah Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/63328142 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781838779252 The Walled Garden is, conveniently, out today!Weasels in the Attic, Hiroko Oyamada: goodreads.com/book/show/62669936-weasels-in-the-attic Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781783789757 For Thy Great Pain, Have Mercy On My Little Pain, Victoria MacKnezie: goodreads.com/book/show/61165321 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781526647887 Thirsty Sea, Erica Mou: goodreads.com/book/show/60828458-thirsty-sea Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781739751500 I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 The Heroines, Laura Shepperson: goodreads.com/book/show/60864054 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408725429 All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami: goodreads.com/book/show/59336625-all-the-lovers-in-the-night Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781509898268 Not Safe for Work, Isabel Kaplan: goodreads.com/book/show/59539698-not-safe-for-work Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241537244 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Mid-Year Goals Check-In Books and Things 2023-07-14 | In which I talk about my reading goals . . . *Videos Mentioned*2023 reading goals: youtube.com/watch?v=jCGcFm7N1JQ Long-Term Victorian Literature TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=qr6TUydlW0U Walter Scott videos: youtube.com/watch?v=CPs1_se3fb4&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MHe8_bSlFa5PlXnYFYkjL8 Mega Dickens Readalong videos: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *Things Mentioned*The Moonstone (2016): imdb.com/title/tt5932466 Great Expectations (2023): imdb.com/title/tt13068346 The Woman in White (2018): imdb.com/title/tt6036728 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jack and Alice, by Jane Austen | A Reading Books and Things 2023-07-11 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I read Jack and Alice . . . You can read this story online here: tinyurl.com/2cp6svxa*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July Vlog #1 Books and Things 2023-07-10 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I vlog My co-hosts for #janeaustenjuly are Marissa @BlatantlyBookish and Claudia @SpinstersLibrary . Music: English Country Garden, Aaron Kelly: youtube.com/channel/UCVAggfwI4hnkA2WO6-xC06Q *Books Mentioned*The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister volume 1, edited by Helena Whitbread: goodreads.com/book/show/48638753-the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister Just as You Are, Camille Kellogg: goodreads.com/book/show/61827548-just-as-you-areNorthanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h The Murder of Mr Wickham, Claudia Gray: goodreads.com/book/show/59089898-the-murder-of-mr-wickham Ayesha at Last, Uzma Jalaluddin: goodreads.com/book/show/43124133-ayesha-at-last The Regency revolution, Robert Morrison: goodreads.com/book/show/44890947-the-regency-revolution Behind Closed Doors: at home in Georgian England, Amanda Vickery: goodreads.com/book/show/7006235-behind-closed-doors*Things Mentioned*Jane Austen puzzle: waterstones.com/product/the-world-of-jane-austen/john-mullan/barry-falls/9781786279118 Rational Creatures: youtube.com/watch?v=7ROWb_KUSCk&list=PLjSY-8joTNBOhc-AajrhgMyqdiuNbz-Vv *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
June Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-07-07 | In which I talk about the books I read in June . . . Mega Dickens Readalong videos: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs Walter Scott Prize videos: youtube.com/watch?v=CPs1_se3fb4&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MHe8_bSlFa5PlXnYFYkjL8 Caribathon is hosted by Karen @RunwrightReads and Peta @Comfycozyup *Books Mentioned*Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/18687082-martin-chuzzlewit Summer Lightning and other stories, Olive Senior: goodreads.com/book/show/1180547.Summer_Lightning_and_Other_Stories Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403-act-of-oblivion The Sun Walks Down, Fiona McFarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798-the-sun-walks-down The Dance Tree, Kiran Millwood Hargrave: goodreads.com/book/show/59660319-the-dance-tree Mrs Nash’s Ashes, Sarah Adler: goodreads.com/book/show/62296523-mrs-nash-s-ashes You and Me on Vacation, Emily Henry: goodreads.com/book/show/55275757-you-and-me-on-vacation Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, John Green: goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed John Green on YouTube: youtube.com/@vlogbrothers The Suffering Channel, David Foster Wallace: goodreads.com/book/show/60700087-the-suffering-channel Esmerelda, Mia Alvar, from In The Country: goodreads.com/en/book/show/23616578 White Ghosts, Katie Hale: goodreads.com/book/show/124925428-white-ghosts (Apologies; I kept calling her Kate Hale. You would think Katie is a name I would get right!)Sonnets for Albert, Anthony Joseph: goodreads.com/book/show/62052035-sonnets-for-albert Mosquitoes, Lucy Kirkwood: goodreads.com/book/show/34146251-mosquitoes The Prince, Abigail Thorne: goodreads.com/book/show/62358486-the-prince Abigail Thorne on YouTube: youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
In Praise of Austentatious Books and Things 2023-07-05 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I talk about Austentatious . . . austentatiousimpro.com There are a couple of episodes on BBC Sound: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m000qmpsAnd you can buy their DVD on their website: austentatiousimpro.com/shop*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
All My Jane Austen Books and Things Books and Things 2023-07-03 | #janeaustenjuly In which I show you all my Jane Austen related things . . .*Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Emma, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Persuasion, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Mansfield Park, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Folio Society edition: foliosociety.com/uk/mansfield-park.html Sanditon, Lady Susan & The History of England, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/8604908-sanditon-lady-susan-the-history-of-england Collector’s Library: panmacmillan.com/authors/jane-austen/the-jane-austen-collection/9781509858088 The History of England by a partial, prejudiced and ignorant historian, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/48741246-the-history-of-england-by-a-partial-prejudiced-ignorant-historian The Beautifull Cassandra, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/24874295-the-beautifull-cassandra Jane Austen’s Letters: goodreads.com/book/show/6465780-selected-letters Lady Susan: goodreads.com/book/show/60758184-lady-susan SP Books edition: spbooks.com/108-lady-susan-9791095457763.html The Other Bennet Sister, Janice Hadlow: tinyurl.com/w9qymaq Longbourn, Jo Baker: tinyurl.com/ya4pnh7t Unequal Affections, Lara Ormiston: tinyurl.com/3ejss2mr I completely forgot to hold up Miss Austen and Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby: goodreads.com/author/show/616184.Gill_Hornby What Matters in Jane Austen, John Mullan: tinyurl.com/yd9xyea4 A Truth Universally Acknowledged: tinyurl.com/mtbheew7 Jane Austen at Home, Lucy Worsley: tinyurl.com/y7qrufqt Jane Austen: The Banker’s Sister, E.J. Clery: goodreads.com/book/show/34381431-jane-austen Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England, Roy and Lesley Adkins: tinyurl.com/ybebd4ay What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, Daniel Pool: goodreads.com/book/show/1987.What_Jane_Austen_Ate_and_Charles_Dickens_KnewTea with Jane Austen, Pen Vogler: goodreads.com/book/show/28473571-tea-with-jane-austen*Films and adaptations mentioned*Sense and Sensibility (2008): imdb.com/title/tt0847150Emma (2009): imdb.com/title/tt1366312Love and Friendship (2016): imdb.com/title/tt3068194Pride and Prejudice (2005): imdb.com/title/tt0414387*Other things mentioned*Claudia’s Classics and Cats series: spinsters-library-sale.creator-spring.com I can’t remember where I got everything, but many of these things are from one of these three websites/shops:The Literary Emporium: literaryemporium.co.uk The Literary Gift Company: theliterarygiftcompany.com The Jane Austen Centre Gift Shop: janeausten.co.uk/pages/jane-austen-online-gift-shop Marrying Mr Darcy game: waterstones.com/product/marrying-mr-darcy-the-pride-and-prejudice-card-game/0091037772206 Jane Austen playing cards: waterstones.com/product/jane-austen-playing-cards/john-mullan/9781913947187 Jane Austen puzzle: waterstones.com/product/the-world-of-jane-austen/john-mullan/barry-falls/9781786279118 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Tips for Reading Jane Austen Books and Things 2023-07-01 | #janeaustenjuly In which I give you some tips for reading Jane Austen . . . Tips for Reading Charles Dickens: youtube.com/watch?v=JLMBIRk7o8U My video on Jane Austen adaptations: youtube.com/watch?v=PHuY-OL7NDc *Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Persuasion: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Lady Susan: tinyurl.com/y86avgpx Northanger Abbey: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Mansfield Park: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Some Wonderful Historical Novels | The Walter Scott Prize Books and Things 2023-06-29 | In which I talk about the shortlist of the Water Scott Prize . . . More Walter Scott Prize videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MHe8_bSlFa5PlXnYFYkjL8 List of all the longlisted books on Bookshop.org (affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-walter-scott-prize-longlist-2023 *Books Mentioned*Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529151756 The Sun Walks Down, Fiona Mcfarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389821 These Days, Lucy Caldwell: goodreads.com/book/show/58256543 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780571371303 The Geometer Lobachevsky, Adrian Duncan: goodreads.com/book/show/58547114 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781788169721 The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529410686 Ancestry, Simon Mawer: goodreads.com/book/show/61344107 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408714836 I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall | Q&A (with spoilers) Books and Things 2023-06-26 | In which I answer your questions about The Secrets of Hartwood Hall . . . My bookmark is from Soleiainstagram.com/soleia_vetsy.com/shop/soleiav/?etsrc=sdtSpoiler-free Q&A: youtube.com/watch?v=BCeWsz0O0ts Novels that Inspired The Secrets of Hartwood Hall: youtube.com/watch?v=8gAbO85pi10 How I Do Historical Research for Writing Historical Fiction: youtube.com/watch?v=DXPVc43fOkU *Books Mentioned*Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113.The_Tenant_of_Wildfell_Hall*More About My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July TBR Books and Things 2023-06-22 | #janeaustenjuly In which I talk about my plans for Jane Austen July . . .Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon all about Jane Austen.My announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=n4ZCPSRPKxE My co-host, Marissa, @BlatantlyBookish: tinyurl.com/fpe95vej Announcement video: youtu.be/oNPps8bKY88 My co-host, Claudia, @SpinstersLibrary: tinyurl.com/464nffax Announcement video: youtu.be/wR3KWqrIaok *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book *Readalong Schedules*Northanger Abbey:1 July: chapters 1, 2, 32: 4, 5, 63: 7, 8, 94: 10, 11, 125: 13, 14, 156: 16, 17, 187: 19, 20, 218 22, 23, 249: 25, 26, 2710: 28, 29, 30, 31Juvenilia:11 July: Jack and Alice: tinyurl.com/2cp6svxa 12: Frederic and Elfrida: tinyurl.com/2s3a9kjx13: Edgar and Emma: tinyurl.com/3dhj295s 14: Henry and Eliza: tinyurl.com/bdd3ym7x 15: The Beautifull Cassandra: tinyurl.com/3yjke67n 16 Memoirs of Mr. Clifford: tinyurl.com/527fhz35 17: Amelia Webster: tinyurl.com/2s3sjp8h 18: The Mystery: tinyurl.com/mu8nce4f 19: Ode to Pity: tinyurl.com/2bfawwaj 20: Sir William Montague: tinyurl.com/527fhz35 21: The Three Sisters: tinyurl.com/2s56e33d 22: Evelyn: tinyurl.com/2ed7tdsn 23–24: Lesley Castle: tinyurl.com/msufjj9e 25–26: Catharine, or The Bower: tinyurl.com/yc5a5wpr 27–28: The History of England: tinyurl.com/93tyjdf8 29–31: Love and Friendship: tinyurl.com/yc77sk3d *Books Mentioned*Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre, Paula Byrne: tinyurl.com/mr3bpr9y Jane Austen’s Juvenilia: see links above.The Regency revolution, Robert Morrison: goodreads.com/book/show/44890947Behind Closed Doors: at home in Georgian England, Amanda Vickery: goodreads.com/book/show/7006235Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century, Mallory James: tinyurl.com/yalrlgr6The Murder of Mr Wickham, Claudia Gray: goodreads.com/book/show/59089898 Just as You Are, Camille Kellogg: goodreads.com/book/show/61827548Miss Elizabeth Bennet, A.A. Milne: goodreads.com/book/show/8845936 Ayesha at Last, Uzma Jalaluddin: goodreads.com/book/show/43124133Ladies of the House, Lauren Edmondson: goodreads.com/book/show/52024958Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier: goodreads.com/book/show/6457081 For Darkness Shows The Stars, Diana Peterfreund: goodreads.com/book/show/8306761The Year in Between, Christina Morland: goodreads.com/book/show/56810991If I Loved You Less, Tamsen Parker: goodreads.com/book/show/38965901 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister volume 1, edited by Helena Whitbread: goodreads.com/book/show/48638753The Rivals, Richard Brinsley Sheridan: goodreads.com/book/show/752895The Belle’s Stratagem, Hannah Cowley: goodreads.com/book/show/39812575 Self-Control, Mary Brunton: goodreads.com/book/show/514571@tillysshelf's video: youtube.com/watch?v=44DE0_uDz9E *Adaptations Mentioned*Northanger Abbey (2007): imdb.com/title/tt0844794 Rational Creatures: youtube.com/watch?v=7ROWb_KUSCk&list=PLjSY-8joTNBOhc-AajrhgMyqdiuNbz-Vv Metropolitan (1990): imdb.com/title/tt0100142 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall | Q&A (spoiler free) Books and Things 2023-06-19 | In which I answer your questions about The Secrets of Hartwood Hall . . . Novels that Inspired The Secrets of Hartwood Hall: youtube.com/watch?v=8gAbO85pi10 How I Do Historical Research for Writing Historical Fiction: youtube.com/watch?v=DXPVc43fOkU *Booktubers & Authors Mentioned*@lisainbookland @adayofsmallthings @novellenovels Bridget Collins: goodreads.com/author/show/14717647.Bridget_Collins *More About My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
10 Japanese Authors I Love Books and Things 2023-06-15 | In which I talk about my favourite Japanese authors . . . My old video on my favourite Japanese books: youtu.be/XikVcm8D81g *Authors and Books Mentioned*Jun’ichiro Tanizaki: goodreads.com/author/show/6263.Jun_ichir_Tanizaki In Praise of Shadows: goodreads.com/book/show/34473.In_Praise_of_Shadows The Makioka Sisters: goodreads.com/book/show/34449.The_Makioka_Sisters Some Prefer Nettles: goodreads.com/book/show/194642.Some_Prefer_Nettles Quicksand: goodreads.com/book/show/34460.Quicksand A Cat, A Man and Two Women: goodreads.com/book/show/34468.A_Cat_a_Man_and_Two_Women Natsume Soseki: goodreads.com/author/show/16061597.Natsume_S_seki Kokoro: goodreads.com/book/show/762476.Kokoro Botchan: goodreads.com/book/show/169437.Botchan Ten Nights’ Dream and Our Cat’s Grave: goodreads.com/book/show/75573660-ten-nights-dreams-and-our-cat-s-grave Yasushi Inoue: goodreads.com/author/show/117105.Yasushi_Inoue The Hunting Gun: goodreads.com/book/show/502118.The_Hunting_Gun Life of a Counterfeiter: goodreads.com/book/show/23259078-life-of-a-counterfeiter Fumiko Enchi: goodreads.com/author/show/103307.Fumiko_Enchi The Waiting Years: goodreads.com/book/show/177404.The_Waiting_Years Banana Yoshimoto: goodreads.com/author/show/28229.Banana_Yoshimoto Kitchen: goodreads.com/book/show/50144.Kitchen Asleep: goodreads.com/book/show/50143.Asleep Goodbye Tsugumi: goodreads.com/book/show/50146.Goodbye_Tsugumi Hard-boiled Hard Luck: goodreads.com/book/show/1109655.Hard_boiled_Hard_Luck N.P.: goodreads.com/book/show/50158.N_P Lizard: goodreads.com/book/show/50148.Lizard The Lake: goodreads.com/book/show/6035141-the-lake Argentine Hag: goodreads.com/book/show/50149.Argentine_Hag Amrita: goodreads.com/book/show/1019580.Amrita Moshi Moshi: goodreads.com/book/show/15726091-moshi-moshi Dead-End Memories: goodreads.com/book/show/59892213-dead-end-memories Mieko Kawakami: goodreads.com/author/show/5559451.Mieko_Kawakami Ms Ice Sandwich: goodreads.com/book/show/32927264-ms-ice-sandwich Heaven:All the Lovers in the Night: goodreads.com/book/show/59336625-all-the-lovers-in-the-night Yoko Ogawa: goodreads.com/author/show/42775.Y_ko_Ogawa Revenge: goodreads.com/book/show/16032127-revenge The Housekeeper and the Professor: goodreads.com/book/show/3181564-the-housekeeper-and-the-professor Emi Yagi: goodreads.com/author/show/20827150.Emi_YagiDiary of a Void: goodreads.com/book/show/59629744-diary-of-a-voidDurian Sukegawa: goodreads.com/author/show/14160513.Durian_Sukegawa Sweet Bean Paste: goodreads.com/book/show/33376821-sweet-bean-paste Natsu Miyashita: goodreads.com/author/show/13593316.Natsu_Miyashita The Forest of Wool and Steel: goodreads.com/book/show/40867533-the-forest-of-wool-and-steel *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Bookish Q&A Books and Things 2023-06-12 | In which I do a Q&A . . . *Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights Far From the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd The Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/32650.The_Return_of_the_Native Great Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations David Copperfield, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/58696.David_Copperfield The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/329957.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy: goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace Les Miserables, Victor Hugo: goodreads.com/book/show/36377471-les-miserables Inkheart, Cornelia Funke: goodreads.com/book/show/28194.Inkheart His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman: goodreads.com/series/44427-his-dark-materials The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cunas, by Machado de Assis: goodreads.com/book/show/11869301-the-posthumous-memoirs-of-bras-cubasThe Hour of the Star, Clarice Lispector: goodreads.com/book/show/762390.The_Hour_of_the_StarThe Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma, Lima Barreto: goodreads.com/en/book/show/21459947-the-sad-end-of-policarpo-quaresma*Booktubers & Videos Mentioned*Libby’s Hardy video: youtube.com/watch?v=1kCPFWKFxhU Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs Meonicorn, @TheBookishLand @bighardbooks770 @lisainbookland *Other Things Mentioned*The Magnus Archives podcast: rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives Charles Dickens Museum: dickensmuseum.com Gad’s Hill Place: gadshillplace.co.uk/#your-visit Dickens House Museum: visitthanet.co.uk/attractions/dickens-house-museum-1999 Don’t Starve: store.steampowered.com/app/219740/Dont_Starve This is All That Matters, Duke Special: youtube.com/watch?v=aCTLibU4IH0Piazza New York Catcher, Belle and Sebastian: youtube.com/watch?v=OT9Sr2yqy7wThis Ain’t New Jersey, Smith and Burrows: youtube.com/watch?v=LNbQcHBX5zc I Have Been Around the World, Dar Williams: youtube.com/watch?v=WYSkanQueMk Charles Dickens, Huck Finn: youtube.com/watch?v=8BIHYNwUpnk Clever Fox planner: cleverfoxplanner.com *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Bookshopping in Japan and Birthday Book Haul Books and Things 2023-06-08 | In which I talk about some new books . . . *Books Mentioned*N.P., Banana Yoshimoto: goodreads.com/book/show/50158.N_P Asleep, Banana Yoshimoto: goodreads.com/book/show/50143.Asleep Ten Nights’ Dreams & Our Cat's Grave, Natsume Soseki, translated by Sankichi Hata and Dofu Shirai: goodreads.com/book/show/75573660-ten-nights-dreams-and-our-cat-s-grave The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea, Yukio Mishima, translated by John Nathan: goodreads.com/book/show/162332.The_Sailor_Who_Fell_from_Grace_with_the_Sea The Bethrothed, Alessandro Manzoni: goodreads.com/book/show/12517189-the-bethrothedMentioned: @kate howeThe Cop and the Anthem and Other Stories, O Henry: goodreads.com/book/show/50716612-the-cop-and-the-anthem-and-other-storiesMentioned: @bookish shenanigans The Closed Door and Other Stories, Dorothy Whipple: goodreads.com/book/show/2728092-the-closed-door-and-other-storiesNettleblack, Nat Reeve: goodreads.com/book/show/59581205-nettleblack The Way It Breaks, Polis Loizou: goodreads.com/book/show/56352490-the-way-it-breaksGwen and Art are Not in Love, Lex Croucher: goodreads.com/book/show/61885131Mrs Nash’s Ashes, Sarah Adler: goodreads.com/book/show/62296523-mrs-nash-s-ashesOnce Upon a Tome, Oliver Darkshire: goodreads.com/book/show/61089547-once-upon-a-tomeBleaker House, Nell Stevens: goodreads.com/book/show/30763887-bleaker-house *Bookshops we went to*Maruzen KyotoBooks & Things, KyotoKumazawa Book Store, KyotoTakayama City LibraryTakayama Pen Shop IMAIBooks Kinokuniya, TokyoAun Bookstore & Café, Kanazawa*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
May Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-06-06 | In which I talk about what I read in May . . . *Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice Nina Balatka, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/267105.Nina_Balatka Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900, Lady Florence Dixie: goodreads.com/book/show/3205152-gloriana Claudia @SpinstersLibrary's review: youtube.com/watch?v=Y8hVXhyoLqg Ten Nights' Dreams & Our Cat's Grave, Natsume Soseki, translated by Sankichi Hata and Dofu Shirai: goodreads.com/book/show/75573660-ten-nights-dreams-and-our-cat-s-grave The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea, Yukio Mishima, translated by John Nathan: goodreads.com/book/show/162332.The_Sailor_Who_Fell_from_Grace_with_the_Sea Under the Banyan Tree, R.K. Narayan: goodreads.com/book/show/129865.Under_the_Banyan_Tree Ms Ice Sandwich, Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Heal Kawai: goodreads.com/book/show/32927264-ms-ice-sandwich The Geometer Lobachevsky, Adrian Duncan: goodreads.com/book/show/58547114-the-geometer-lobachevsky My Walter Scott Prize review: youtube.com/watch?v=NecJh1pLemU Ancestry, Simon Mawer: goodreads.com/book/show/61344107-ancestry My Walter Scott Prize review: youtube.com/watch?v=NecJh1pLemU You Had Me at Hello, Mhairi McFarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/15733851-you-had-me-at-hello The Brian Dempsey Memorial Competition Anthology 2023, edited by Janice DempseyMore details: dempseyandwindle.com/competition.html?fbclid=IwAR0TzK1_4weP6Dvmcca4wVtkD25RqzQPZj7gSeQaR9yj54OfKoWX2FhpwcM Where you can buy it: dempseyandwindle.com/anthologies.html A Brief History of Japan, Jonathan Clements: goodreads.com/book/show/34083601-a-brief-history-of-japan *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July | Announcement and Recommendations [CC] Books and Things 2023-06-03 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which we announce Jane Austen July . . . Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y7t4n8cd *My Co-hosts*@BlatantlyBookish tinyurl.com/9tdezya4@SpinstersLibrary tinyurl.com/yckpn2ceMy top: tinyurl.com/ca4de2ud*The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen retelling of a Jane Austen book *Readalong Schedules*Northanger Abbey:1 July: chapters 1, 2, 32: 4, 5, 63: 7, 8, 94: 10, 11, 125: 13, 14, 156: 16, 17, 187: 19, 20, 218 22, 23, 249: 25, 26, 2710: 28, 29, 30, 31Juvenilia:11 July: Jack and Alice: tinyurl.com/2cp6svxa 12: Frederic and Elfrida: tinyurl.com/2s3a9kjx13: Edgar and Emma: tinyurl.com/3dhj295s 14: Henry and Eliza: tinyurl.com/bdd3ym7x 15: The Beautifull Cassandra: tinyurl.com/3yjke67n 16 Memoirs of Mr. Clifford: tinyurl.com/527fhz35 17: Amelia Webster: tinyurl.com/2s3sjp8h 18: The Mystery: tinyurl.com/mu8nce4f 19: Ode to Pity: tinyurl.com/2bfawwaj 20: Sir William Montague: tinyurl.com/527fhz35 21: The Three Sisters: tinyurl.com/2s56e33d 22: Evelyn: tinyurl.com/2ed7tdsn 23–24: Lesley Castle: tinyurl.com/msufjj9e 25–26: Catharine, or The Bower: tinyurl.com/yc5a5wpr 27–28: The History of England: tinyurl.com/93tyjdf8 29–31: Love and Friendship: tinyurl.com/yc77sk3d *Books Mentioned*Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Pride and Prejudice: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Mansfield Park: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Persuasion: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Northanger Abbey: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Jane Austen’s Letters: tinyurl.com/ycoakubl Lady Susan: tinyurl.com/y86avgpx Jane Austen at Home: tinyurl.com/y7qrufqt The Real Jane Austen, A Life in Small Things: tinyurl.com/9kc4zcsd Elegant Etiquette in the 19th Century: tinyurl.com/yalrlgr6 Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England: tinyurl.com/ybebd4ay What Matters in Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yd9xyea4 The Genius of Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/mr3bpr9y A Truth Universally Acknowledged: tinyurl.com/mtbheew7 Longbourn: tinyurl.com/ya4pnh7t Charlotte: tinyurl.com/y8zkzwr5 The Other Bennet Sister: tinyurl.com/w9qymaq What Kitty Did Next: tinyurl.com/45j9nt8eUnequal Affections: tinyurl.com/3ejss2mr Jane Fairfax: tinyurl.com/3kf2pe23 Pride: tinyurl.com/ztfybcee Where the Rhythm Takes You: tinyurl.com/4ktxaw62 Lex Croucher: tinyurl.com/43bmeshv Sophie Irwin: tinyurl.com/yc7pd23v Miss Austen: tinyurl.com/y87c75be Godmersham Park: tinyurl.com/4ry4m6ee The Jane Austen Project: tinyurl.com/mtbdzmwy Mary Shelley: tinyurl.com/23txnhz7 Frances Burney: tinyurl.com/2p87aewc Maria Edgeworth: tinyurl.com/mryvj523 Sir Walter Scott: tinyurl.com/2sdnnmvz The Woman of Colour: tinyurl.com/bdh57h9dLovers’ Vows: tinyurl.com/cbcnkx6William Blake: tinyurl.com/yahg6bjh William Wordsworth: tinyurl.com/y9bl4xxj Lord Byron: tinyurl.com/3p4mfsaw William Cowper: tinyurl.com/4fvyn8wd *Things Mentioned*Emma 2009: tinyurl.com/wsx6ayad Emma 2020: tinyurl.com/mr6xuvxp Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/49224yw7 Pride and Prejudice 2005: tinyurl.com/cjb5yv7c Pride and Prejudice 1995: tinyurl.com/4y5xttte Love and Friendship: tinyurl.com/3jmv6nu6Northanger Abbey: tinyurl.com/ypdrczuzFire Island: tinyurl.com/2p8mpyyrClueless: tinyurl.com/bdz8z4fh Metropolitan: tinyurl.com/55bu5axj The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: tinyurl.com/y72qe9be Emma Approved: tinyurl.com/y7762qcb From Mansfield With Love: tinyurl.com/y7ne8fnpNorthbound: tinyurl.com/y7fnhv9q Rational Creatures: tinyurl.com/2nj7z23y *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.UK: tinyurl.com/3ystcapkUS: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSCanada: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: tinyurl.com/bddkc4w7*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenGoodreads: tinyurl.com/353c6bjeEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Introducing Martin Chuzzlewit | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-06-01 | #DickensalongIn which I introduce Martin Chuzzlewit . . . Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit The audiobook I’m listening to: audible.co.uk/pd/Martin-Chuzzlewit-Audiobook/B07GZNQ8F5 *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023*Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023*Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Reflections on Barnaby Rudge | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-05-29 | #DickensalongIn which I discuss my thoughts on Barnaby Rudge . . .Barnaby Rudge, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/en/book/show/11026 The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Barnaby-Rudge-Audiobook/B07VHP5T27 Dickens Society Article mentioned: dickenssociety.org/archives/1630*More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023*Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023*Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Recent Historical Reads | The Walter Scott Prize Books and Things 2023-05-25 | In which I talk about some books on the Walter Scott Prize shortlist . . . More Walter Scott Prize videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MHe8_bSlFa5PlXnYFYkjL8 *Books Mentioned*These Days, Lucy Caldwell: goodreads.com/en/book/show/58256543Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780571371303 The Geometer Lobachevsky, Adrian Duncan: goodreads.com/book/show/58547114 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781788169721 Ancestry, Simon Mawer: goodreads.com/book/show/61344107 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408714836 Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529151756 The Sun Walks Down, Fiona Mcfarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389821 The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529410686 I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
April Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-05-23 | In which I talk about what I read in April . . . *Books Mentioned*Barnaby Rudge, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/18935409-barnaby-rudge Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Barnaby-Rudge-Audiobook/B07VHP5T27 More about the Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms Erewhom, Samuel Butler: goodreads.com/book/show/516570.Erewhon Ghost Stories volume 1, M.R. James: goodreads.com/book/show/4034232-ghost-stories-volume-one Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Ghost-Stories-Volume-One-Audiobook/B004EVRKKY In Praise of Shadows, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki: goodreads.com/book/show/43890734-in-praise-of-shadows Diary of a Void, Emi Yagi: goodreads.com/book/show/59629744-diary-of-a-void The Illusions, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/123433112-the-illusions The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho: goodreads.com/book/show/59837406-the-secret-diaries-of-charles-ignatius-sancho Walter Scott Prize review: youtube.com/watch?v=BAFmsOSg7gs The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831-the-chosen Walter Scott Prize review: youtube.com/watch?v=BAFmsOSg7gs These Days, Lucy Caldwell: goodreads.com/en/book/show/58256543 Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, Juno Dawson: goodreads.com/book/show/59088433-her-majesty-s-royal-coven Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Her-Majestys-Royal-Coven-Audiobook/B09J1KTQ1C TransgirlApril Readathon announcements: youtube.com/watch?v=yTj8YTRlr7E & youtube.com/watch?v=nP719YR-tUA What I Learned from Johnny Bevan, Luke Wright: goodreads.com/book/show/29845398-what-i-learned-from-johnny-bevan Napoleon's Travelling Bookshelf, Sarah Hesketh: goodreads.com/book/show/7906785-napoleon-s-travelling-bookshelf On Hunger: A Poetrygram Anthology, edited by Helen Cox: goodreads.com/book/show/134803446-on-hunger Available here: amazon.co.uk/Hunger-Helen-Cox/dp/1914238699 Featuring Black Hole by Nicholas Rooney (my husband!), amongst other poemsMore about Nick’s Poetry: Twitter: twitter.com/NicholasRPoetry Instagram: instagram.com/nicholas_rooney_poetry Website: nicholas-rooney-poetry.co.uk The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden (me!): goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Q&A Announcement | Call for Questions Books and Things 2023-05-15 | In which I ask for your questions . . . *More About My Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Audiobook (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Some Weird and Wonderful Books Books and Things 2023-05-11 | In which I talk about some strange books . . . *Books Mentioned*Briefly, A Delicious Life, Nell Stevens: goodreads.com/book/show/59366260-briefly-a-delicious-life Radiance, Catherynne M. Valente: goodreads.com/book/show/18490533-radiance Sea of Tranquility, Emily St John Mandel: goodreads.com/book/show/58446227-sea-of-tranquility Piranesi, Susanna Clarke: goodreads.com/book/show/50202953-piranesi The Unconsoled, Kazuo Ishiguro: goodreads.com/book/show/40117.The_Unconsoled Blue Postcards, Douglas Bruton: goodreads.com/book/show/56684838-blue-postcards Mr Beethoven, Paul Griffiths: goodreads.com/book/show/53134606-mr-beethoven The Chimes, Anna Smail: goodreads.com/book/show/23523012-the-chimes A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan: goodreads.com/book/show/7331435-a-visit-from-the-goon-squad The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki: goodreads.com/book/show/57004637-the-book-of-form-and-emptiness *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
How I Wrote The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Books and Things 2023-05-08 | In which I talk about how I wrote and rewrote The Secrets of Hartwood Hall . . . Spoilers for The Secrets of Hartwood Hall from 12.09. Beware.Writers’ HQ: writershq.co.uk Plotstormers course: writershq.co.uk/landing-pages/plotstormers Journey to Publication Vlog video: youtube.com/watch?v=FlEbBNocMIw Also mentioned: Marissa @BlatantlyBookish *More About My Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Audiobook (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
5 Novels About . . . The Theatre Books and Things 2023-05-03 | In which I talk about 5 novels which are all about the theatre . . . More videos in this series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-OZgvpDEAT3QmC7isx3eThc *Books Mentioned*Theatre of Marvels, Lianne Dillsworth: goodreads.com/book/show/58311995-theatre-of-marvels Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/book/show/25104465-tipping-the-velvet The Illusions, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/123433112-the-illusions The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn: goodreads.com/book/show/59900661-the-whalebone-theatreThe Floating Theatre, Martha Conway: goodreads.com/book/show/34741140-the-floating-theatre Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandel: goodreads.com/book/show/20170404-station-eleven *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
(Other) Books Inspired by the Brontës Books and Things 2023-05-01 | In which I talk about some books inspired by the Brontës . . . *Books Mentioned*The Secrets of Hartwood Hall (my novel): goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys: goodreads.com/book/show/25622780-wide-sargasso-sea Nelly Dean, Alison Case: goodreads.com/book/show/25673956-nelly-dean The Glass Town Game, Catherynne M. Valente: goodreads.com/book/show/26810460-the-glass-town-game Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier: goodreads.com/book/show/53532685-rebecca My video about it and Jane Eyre: youtube.com/watch?v=_ga9OmoYdUoThe Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield: goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale The Manor House Governess, C.A. Castle: goodreads.com/book/show/87002272-the-manor-house-governess Red Room, edited by A.J. Ashworth: goodreads.com/book/show/18375906-red-room Jane, the Fox and Me, Fanny Britt: goodreads.com/book/show/17214302-jane-the-fox-me The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Sara Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/39937621-the-confessions-of-frannie-langton An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Anuradha Roy: goodreads.com/book/show/9220164-an-atlas-of-impossible-longing *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Recent Historical Reads | The Walter Scott Prize Books and Things 2023-04-27 | In which I talk about some recent reads for the Walter Scott Prize . . . My video discussing the longlist: youtube.com/watch?v=CPs1_se3fb4 *Books Mentioned*I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph: goodreads.com/book/show/60784624 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349702391 The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529410686 These Days, Lucy Caldwell: goodreads.com/book/show/58256543 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780571371303 The Geometer Lobachevsky, Adrian Duncan: goodreads.com/book/show/58547114 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781788169721 Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529151756 The Sun Walks Down, Fiona Mcfarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389821 Ancestry, Simon Mawer: goodreads.com/book/show/61344107 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408714836 The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, Sean Lusk: goodreads.com/book/show/58949796Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780857528056 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
How I Do Historical Research for Writing Historical Fiction Books and Things 2023-04-24 | In which I talk about how I do historical research . . .*Books and Things Mentioned*My video on Non-fiction Books About Victorian Britain: youtube.com/watch?v=v1Pu_ybFjHIGoverness: The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres, Ruth Brandon: goodreads.com/book/show/1931504.Governess The Victorian House, Judith Flanders: goodreads.com/book/show/969382.The_Victorian_House How to be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman: goodreads.com/book/show/17321139-how-to-be-a-victorian British History 1815–1914, Norman McCord and Bill Purdue: goodreads.com/book/show/3987696-british-history-1815-1914-2-e 2Victorianweb.org: victorianweb.org Pen and Sword publishers: pen-and-sword.co.uk Google Books: books.google.comBooks I used from Google Books:Domestic Medicine, William Buchan (1848): google.co.uk/books/edition/Domestic_Medicine/5fArAQAAMAAJ Hints to Governesses, By One of Themselves (1856): google.co.uk/books/edition/Hints_to_Governesses_By_one_of_themselve/2Y9eAAAAcAAJGoverness Life, its Trials, Duties and Encouragements, Mary Atkinson Maurice (1849): google.co.uk/books/edition/Governess_life_by_the_author_of_Memorial/AlsEAAAAQAAJThe British Library: bl.uk Gladstone’s Library: gladstoneslibrary.org Culture & Society in Britain 1850–1890, J.M. Golby: goodreads.com/book/show/5055472-culture-and-society-in-britain-1850-1890Industrialisation & Culture, 1830–1914, edited by Christopher Harve, Graham Martin & Aaron Scharf: goodreads.com/book/show/2724582-industrialisation-and-culture-1830---1914 Victorian & Edwardian Somerset by Robert Dunning: goodreads.com/book/show/5689800-victorian-edwardian-somerset My Novels That Inspired The Secrets of Hartwood Hall video: youtube.com/watch?v=8gAbO85pi10 Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113.The_Tenant_of_Wildfell_Hall Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey The Woodlanders, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/341281.The_Woodlanders Ghosts and Legends of South Somerset, George F. Munford: goodreads.com/book/show/21299043-ghosts-and-legends-of-south-somerset The Etymologicon, Mark Forsyth: goodreads.com/book/show/12870068-the-etymologicon The Story of English in 100 Words, David Crystal: goodreads.com/book/show/12567848-the-story-of-english-in-100-words Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org Etymology dictionary online: etymonline.com Ngram: books.google.com/ngrams Currency converter: nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/#currency-result English Heritage: english-heritage.org.uk National Trust: nationaltrust.org.uk Corsham Court: corsham-court.co.uk *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
March & April Book Haul Books and Things 2023-04-20 | In which I talk about some books I’ve acquired lately . . . *Books Mentioned*Erewhon, Samuel Butler: goodreads.com/book/show/516570.Erewhon The Lottery and Other Stories, Shirley Jackson: goodreads.com/book/show/60758183-the-lottery In Praise of Shadows, Junichiro Tanizaki, translated by Thomas Harper and Edward Seidensticker: goodreads.com/book/show/43890734-in-praise-of-shadows The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin: goodreads.com/book/show/464260.The_Fire_Next_TimeThe Illusions, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/123433112-the-illusionsBegin Again, Helly Acton: goodreads.com/book/show/123125212-begin-again Rose and the Burma Sky, Rosanna Amaka: goodreads.com/book/show/61067578-rose-and-the-burma-sky Diary of a Void, Emi Yagi, translated by David Boyd and Emily North: goodreads.com/book/show/59629744-diary-of-a-void Elena Knows, Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle: goodreads.com/book/show/56802275-elena-knows Painting the Mersey in 17 Canvases, Maria Isakova Bennett: goodreads.com/book/show/125672264-painting-the-mersey-in-17-canvases The Remedies, Katharine Towers: goodreads.com/book/show/32197131-the-remedies *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Novels that Inspired The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Books and Things 2023-04-17 | In which I talk about books that inspired my books . . . This is mostly a spoiler-free video. There are spoilers for The Secrets of Hartwood Hall from 21 minutes, 10 seconds in.*More About My Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Audiobook (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *Books Mentioned*Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113.The_Tenant_of_Wildfell_HallAgnes Grey, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/5890.The_Woman_in_WhiteWuthering Heights, Emily Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights Uncle Silas. J. Sheridan Le Fanu: goodreads.com/book/show/49190.Uncle_Silas Great Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations The Old Nurse’s Story, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/24874305-the-old-nurse-s-storyThe Woodlanders, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/341281.The_WoodlandersDeerbrook, Harriet Martineau: goodreads.com/book/show/1339655.DeerbrookDombey and Son, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/50827.Dombey_and_SonOlive, Dinah Mulock Craik: goodreads.com/book/show/898983.Olive The Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury: goodreads.com/book/show/1458574.The_Half_Sisters Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier: goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebeccaThe Turn of the Screw, Henry James: goodreads.com/book/show/12948.The_Turn_of_the_Screw The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett: goodreads.com/book/show/2998.The_Secret_Garden The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield: goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Natasha Pulley: goodreads.com/book/show/22929563-the-watchmaker-of-filigree-street Fingersmith, Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/book/show/8913370-fingersmith The House at Riverton, Kate Morton: goodreads.com/book/show/1278752.The_House_at_Riverton The Wonder, Emma Donoghue: goodreads.com/book/show/28449257-the-wonder*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
March Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-04-13 | I had a good reading month in March. I read 14 books, so . . . I entirely forgot to mention that I Am Not Your Eve and For The Great Pain, Have Mercy on My Little Pain were books I read for the #herstoryathon, hosted by @CoynieReads and @LiterarilySmitten *Videos Mentioned*Reading Day vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=Tsi7J5X74YE The Old Curiosity Shop video: youtube.com/watch?v=V0y34BmQEa8 More Mega Dickens Readalong videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs Let’s Talk About Wilkie Collins video: youtube.com/watch?v=Gp2JdeWAjYE *Books Mentioned*The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/429024.The_Old_Curiosity_Shop Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Old-Curiosity-Shop-Audiobook/B07HRNHKHY A Rogue’s Life, Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/1581590.A_Rogue_s_Life Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/A-Rogues-Life-Audiobook/B004EVQL8G Romance in Marseille, Claude McKay: goodreads.com/book/show/46062158-romance-in-marseille The Lottery and Other Stories, Shirley Jackson: goodreads.com/book/show/60758183-the-lottery I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166-i-am-not-your-eve For The Great Pain, Have Mercy on My Little Pain, Victoria Mackenzie: goodreads.com/book/show/61165321-for-thy-great-pain-have-mercy-on-my-little-pain The Walled Garden, Sarah Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/63328142-the-walled-garden Theatre of Marvels, Liane Dillsworth: goodreads.com/book/show/58311995-theatre-of-marvels The Manor House Governess, C.A. Castle: goodreads.com/book/show/87002272-the-manor-house-governess Weasels in the Attic, Hiroko Oyamada, translated by David Boyd: goodreads.com/book/show/60534034-weasels-in-the-attic All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd: goodreads.com/book/show/59336625-all-the-lovers-in-the-night Thirsty Sea, Erica Mou, translated by Clarissa Botsford: goodreads.com/book/show/60828458-thirsty-sea Painting the Mersey in 17 Canvases, Maria Isakova Bennett: goodreads.com/book/show/125672264-painting-the-mersey-in-17-canvases The Remedies, Katharine Towers: goodreads.com/book/show/32197131-the-remedies The Magnus Archives: rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Introducing Barnaby Rudge | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-04-10 | #DickensalongIn which I introduce Barnaby Rudge . . . Barnaby Rudge, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/11026.Barnaby_RudgeThe audiobook I’m listening to: audible.co.uk/pd/Barnaby-Rudge-Audiobook/B07VHP5T27 *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Publication Week Vlog | The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Books and Things 2023-04-06 | In which my novel is published . . . *Booktubers present*@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Jenny, @bookishshenanigans4769 Oliver, @ChaoticBibliophile @CharlieBrookReads Charlotte, @CoynieReads Emma, @DrinkingByMyShelf Reesha, @Fortheloveofclassics @GemofBooks @LeanneRose @lisainbookland Emily, @novellenovels Olivia-Savannah, @OliviasCatastrophe Ros, @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @rae_of_sunlight Jack, @spreadbookjoy My friend Hannah’s Bookstagram: instagram.com/hannahbernadettebooks (She took most of the footage in this video!)*Where to find my book*Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Audiobook (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*Music used*English Country Garden, Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)No.9 Esther’s Waltz, Esther Abrami (YouTube Audio Library)No.1 A Minor Waltz, Esther Abrami (YouTube Audio Library)*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Reflections on The Old Curiosity Shop | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-04-03 | #DickensalongIn which I discuss my thoughts on The Old Curiosity Shop . . .The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/429024.The_Old_Curiosity_ShopThe audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Old-Curiosity-Shop-Audiobook/B07HRNHKHY Plotting Disability in the Nineteenth Century Novel: goodreads.com/book/show/51645491-plotting-disability-in-the-nineteenth-century-novel *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023*The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023*Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Journey to Publication Vlog | The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Books and Things 2023-03-30 | In which two years of clips come together to illustrate the road to publishing . . . *Where to buy my book*Goldboro signed copies: goldsborobooks.com/product/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall Audiobook (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-of-Hartwood-Hall-Audiobook/B0BF6BVZQR Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*Music used*Bach Cello Suite No. 1, G Major, Prelude. (YouTube Audio Library)Prelude No. 16. Prelude No. 16 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludesArtist: http://chriszabriskie.comWilliam Tell Overture (by Rossini). (YouTube Audio Library)No.5 The Day I Met Her, Esther Abrami. (YouTube Audio Library)No.4 Piano Journey, Esther Abrami. (YouTube Audio Library)No.9 Esther’s Waltz, Esther Abrami. (YouTube Audio Library)No.1 A Minor Waltz, Esther Abrami. (YouTube Audio Library)*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
All My Unread Books | TBR Books and Things 2023-03-27 | In which I show you all the books on my TBR . . . *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
My Favourite Classics Authors | Soon-to-be Favourites Books and Things 2023-03-23 | In which I talk about my favourite classic authors . . . Part 1: Forever Favourite Classic Authors: youtube.com/watch?v=7siodacW0e0 My Favourite Contemporary Authors: youtube.com/watch?v=wnYjqK3z_Ss *Authors Mentioned* Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/author/show/14266369.Mrs_Oliphant George Gissing: goodreads.com/author/show/4532116.George_Gissing Dinah Mullock Craik: goodreads.com/author/show/166852.Dinah_Maria_Mulock_Craik J. Sheridan Le Fanu: goodreads.com/author/show/26930.J_Sheridan_Le_Fanu Machado De Assis: goodreads.com/author/show/22458.Machado_de_Assis Daphne Du Maurier: goodreads.com/author/show/2001717.Daphne_du_Maurier Leo Tolstoy: goodreads.com/author/show/128382.Leo_Tolstoy Shirley Jackson: goodreads.com/author/show/13388.Shirley_Jackson Edith Wharton: goodreads.com/author/show/16.Edith_Wharton Barbara Pym: goodreads.com/author/show/104015.Barbara_Pym Jules Verne: goodreads.com/author/show/696805.Jules_Verne Alexander Dumas: goodreads.com/author/show/4785.Alexandre_Dumas Alice Walker: goodreads.com/author/show/7380.Alice_Walker *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
My Favourite Classics Authors | Forever Favourites Books and Things 2023-03-20 | In which I talk about my favourite classic authors . . . My Favourite Contemporary Authors: youtube.com/watch?v=wnYjqK3z_Ss *Authors Mentioned*Anton Chekhov: goodreads.com/author/show/5031025.Anton_Chekhov William Shakespeare: goodreads.com/author/show/947.William_Shakespeare Eugene O’Neil: goodreads.com/author/show/7680.Eugene_O_Neill Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/author/show/8249.Anne_Bront_ Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/author/show/123715.Agatha_Christie Anthony Powell: goodreads.com/author/show/9947.Anthony_Powell Emily Brontë: goodreads.com/author/show/4191.Emily_Bront_ Nella Larsen: goodreads.com/author/show/7894.Nella_Larsen Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/author/show/1036615.Charlotte_Bront_ Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/author/show/15905.Thomas_Hardy E.M. Forster: goodreads.com/author/show/86404.E_M_Forster Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/author/show/20524.Anthony_Trollope Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/author/show/1413437.Elizabeth_Gaskell Jane Austen: goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/author/show/239579.Charles_Dickens *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Books Set Over Just One Day Books and Things 2023-03-13 | In which I talk about some books set over just one day . . . *Books Mentioned*A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/5328 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141389479 Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf: goodreads.com/book/show/14942 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781784870867 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Julia Strachey: goodreads.com/book/show/1287594 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson: goodreads.com/book/show/916856 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: goodreads.com/book/show/852538 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141184746 If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, Jon McGregor: goodreads.com/book/show/880612 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008218690 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid: goodreads.com/book/show/55404546 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529157147 Assembly, Natasha Brown: goodreads.com/book/show/55672685 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241992661 Ahead of the Shadows, A.B. Kyazze: goodreads.com/book/show/61857284 Amazing Grace Adams, Fran Littlewood: goodreads.com/book/show/61070760 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241548516 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Inside a Book Printers | The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Books and Things 2023-03-09 | In which we visit the printers . . . I was so excited that I forgot to do a proper outro, but thanks everyone for watching, and I’ll be back very soon with another bookish video . . . Music: No.4 Piano Journey, Esther AbramiMy debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
February Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-03-06 | In which I talk about what I read in February . . . My articles on governesses: freshfiction.com/page.php?id=12679 Passing, 2021 film: imdb.com/title/tt8893974 *Books Mentioned*The Turn of the Screw, Henry James: goodreads.com/book/show/12948.The_Turn_of_the_Screw Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Turn-of-the-Screw-Audiobook/B01ATU0JWY Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141389752 Ghost Stories volume 2, M.R. James: goodreads.com/book/show/6645382-ghost-stories-2 Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Ghost-Stories-Volume-2-Audiobook/B004EVO1VA Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241341629 The Seven Dials Mystery, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/483103.The_Seven_Dials_Mystery Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Seven-Dials-Mystery-Audiobook/B004EW7IU0 Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008255503 Passing, Nella Larsen: goodreads.com/book/show/349929.Passing Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Passing-Audiobook/B08PMTMMTZ Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529040289Women of the Harlem Renaissance, edited by Marissa Constantinou: goodreads.com/book/show/63095189-women-of-the-harlem-renaissance Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529069228 The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: goodreads.com/book/show/625094.The_Leopard Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780099512158 The Quickening, Rhiannon Ward: goodreads.com/book/show/48997632-the-quickening Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Quickening-Audiobook/1409192202 Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781409192183 The Lost Ones, Anita Frank: goodreads.com/book/show/45166671-the-lost-ones Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Lost-Ones-Audiobook/0008341192 Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008341237 The Maiden, Kate Foster: goodreads.com/book/show/63106877-the-maiden Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529091724 Impossible, Sarah Lotz: goodreads.com/book/show/55850574-impossible Audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Impossible-Audiobook/B09H8LG1LZ Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008464042 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW in the USA and Canada, coming 30 March in the UK.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Introducing The Old Curiosity Shop | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-03-02 | #DickensalongIn which I introduce The Old Curiosity Shop . . . The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/429024.The_Old_Curiosity_Shop The audiobook I’m listening to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Old-Curiosity-Shop-Audiobook/B07HRNHKHY *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSPre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
US Publication Day | The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Unboxing Books and Things 2023-02-28 | In which I show you copies of the US edition of my novel . . . My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is publishing 28 February 2023 in the US and 30 March 2023 in the UK. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Buy a copy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy a copy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANPre-order the UK edition:From Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 From Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078From Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Reflections on Nicholas Nickleby | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2023-02-27 | #DickensalongIn which I discuss my thoughts on Nicholas Nickleby . . .Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/325085.Nicholas_Nickleby The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Nicholas-Nickleby-Podcast/B08DCMZGWW Holly Furneaux's book: goodreads.com/en/book/show/7683921*More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSPre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Little Book Haul Books and Things 2023-02-23 | In which I share some new books . . . *Books Mentioned*Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Truman Capote, Penguin Clothbound: goodreads.com/book/show/61432234-breakfast-at-tiffany-s Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241597262 Lady Susan, Jane Austen, Penguin Clothbound: goodreads.com/book/show/60758184-lady-susan Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241582527 The Heroines, Laura Shepperson: goodreads.com/book/show/60864054 Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408725429 I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 Thirsty Sea, Erica Mou: goodreads.com/book/show/60828458-thirsty-sea Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781739751500 Weasels in the Attic: goodreads.com/book/show/62669936-weasels-in-the-attic Bookshop.org UK link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781783789757 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSPre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
5 Victorian Novels About . . . Spooky Country Houses Books and Things 2023-02-20 | In which I talk about some of my favourite Victorian novels set in big spooky country houses . . . 5 Victorian Novels About . . . Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=PjIcb0_wxLY&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MYA4p6husaJushm7TNOGJ1 *More About My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is publishing 28 February 2023 in the US and 30 March 2023 in the UK. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Pre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*Books Mentioned*Uncle Silas, J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Bartram-Haugh): goodreads.com/book/show/49190.Uncle_Silas Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140437461 Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë (Thornfield Hall): goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141441146 Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Audley Court): goodreads.com/book/show/588747.Lady_Audley_s_Secret Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140435849 The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins (Blackwater Park): goodreads.com/book/show/5890.The_Woman_in_White Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141439617 Great Expectations, Charles Dickens (Satis House): goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141439563 *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Historical Fiction I Cant Wait to Read | The Walter Scott Prize 2023 Books and Things 2023-02-16 | In which I talk about the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction . . . List of all books on Bookshop.org (affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-walter-scott-prize-longlist-2023 *Books Mentioned*The Romantic, William Boyd: goodreads.com/book/show/60049861 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241542026 These Days, Lucy Caldwell: goodreads.com/book/show/58256543 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780571371303 My Name Is Yip, Paddy Crewe: goodreads.com/book/show/58667530 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780857527912 The Geometer Lobachevsky, Adrian Duncan: goodreads.com/book/show/58547114 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781788169721 Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529151756 The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph: goodreads.com/book/show/60784624 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349702391 The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529410686 The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, Sean Lusk: goodreads.com/book/show/58949796Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780857528056 The Sun Walks Down, Fiona Mcfarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389821 Ancestry, Simon Mawer: goodreads.com/book/show/61344107 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408714836 I Am Not Your Eve, Devika Ponnambalam: goodreads.com/book/show/60175166 Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781910422892 The Settlement, Jock Serong: goodreads.com/book/show/60804801 *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSPre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Real Life Rules for Victorian Governesses Books and Things 2023-02-13 | In which I tell you how governesses were meant to behave in the Victorian period . . . These quotes are from: Hints to Governesses by one of themselves (1856) and Governess Life, its Trials, Duties and Encouragements (1849) by Maurice, Mary Atkinson *More About My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is publishing 28 February 2023 in the US and 30 March 2023 in the UK. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Pre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
January Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2023-02-09 | In which I talk about what I read in January . . . *Things Mentioned*My extract from The Secrets of Hartwood Hall video: youtube.com/watch?v=suvqdMxc8mEThe Mega Dickens ReadalongAnnouncement video: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and Tilly @tillysshelf's video on The Second Mrs Tanqueray: youtube.com/watch?v=7Tb8CcP2PMU Marissa, @BlatantlyBookish *Books Mentioned*Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/325085.Nicholas_Nickleby Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140435122 The Second Mrs Tanqueray, Arthur Wing Pinero: goodreads.com/book/show/2860920-the-second-mrs-tanqueray Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and Tilly @tillysshelf 's video on The Second Mrs Tanqueray: youtube.com/watch?v=7Tb8CcP2PMU Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781551116877 The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories, Susan Hill: goodreads.com/book/show/26193147-the-woman-in-black-and-other-ghost-stories Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781781255520 Ahead of the Shadows, A.B. Kyazze: goodreads.com/book/show/61857284-ahead-of-the-shadows No Life for a Lady, Hannah Dolby: goodreads.com/book/show/61261057-no-life-for-a-lady Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781804544365 The Paying Guests, Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/book/show/20821087-the-paying-guests Buddyread with Marissa, @BlatantlyBookish Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349004600 A Portable Paradise, Roger Robinson: goodreads.com/book/show/51260434-a-portable-paradise Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781845234331 The Story of English in 100 Words, David Crystal: goodreads.com/book/show/12567848-the-story-of-english-in-100-words Bookshop.org UK affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781846684289 Primer literary magazine: theprimer.co *My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSPre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
UK vs US Book Covers | Why are they different? Books and Things 2023-02-06 | In which I talk about the differences between UK and US covers . . . *More About My Debut Novel*Cover reveal video: youtube.com/watch?v=fNkGR1r_WKoMy debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is publishing 28 February 2023 in the US and 30 March 2023 in the UK. It is a gothic historical novel about a governess and what happens when she takes a new position at a mysterious country house . . . Pre-order from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Pre-order (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Pre-order (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall*Books Mentioned*The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hallEverything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng: goodreads.com/book/show/18693763-everything-i-never-told-you Miss Austen, Gill Hornby: goodreads.com/book/show/44280984-miss-austen Godmersham Park, Gill Hornby: goodreads.com/book/show/59063645-godmersham-park Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell: goodreads.com/book/show/43890641-hamnet The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Deesha Philyaw: goodreads.com/book/show/51582376-the-secret-lives-of-church-ladies Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus: goodreads.com/book/show/58065033-lessons-in-chemistry Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi: goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi: goodreads.com/book/show/48570454-transcendent-kingdom Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro: goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go The Haunting Season, short stories: goodreads.com/book/show/56075256-the-haunting-season Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver: goodreads.com/book/show/60194162-demon-copperhead The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn: goodreads.com/book/show/58949802-the-whalebone-theatre Washington Black, Esi Edugyan: goodreads.com/book/show/44101093-washington-black Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell: goodreads.com/book/show/49628.Cloud_Atlas Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel: goodreads.com/book/show/20170404-station-eleven Sea of Tranquillity, Emily St. John Mandel: goodreads.com/book/show/58446227-sea-of-tranquility Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid: goodreads.com/book/show/40597810-daisy-jones-the-six Mrs Gaskell and Me // The Victorian and the Romantic, Nell Stevens: goodreads.com/book/show/40208914-mrs-gaskell-me *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukBookshop.org UK affiliate shop: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsdenTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenNaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
