The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-10-07 | This is a new tag created by Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic and I was tagged by Alan @AlansReads.Gareth says:"Hi everyone. Here is a new book tag!This is a chance to celebrate Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, jumping off the upcoming episode of "Is this thing on?" - Episode 42 !!!That's the fortnightly live show that I do with my mate, Dave from @BookBlather " Here are the prompts for this new tag!1) Demolishing your house - what book would you look for first, to save from the demolition?2) Vogon Poetry - Quote a poet, a line of poetry or a lyric that you love3) 42, the Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything - What is the point? What is the meaning of life?4) It's Radio Beginning: What is your favourite memory in your experiences as a listener to the radio?5) The Towel - What book or books would you pack for a holiday?6) The Infinite Improbability Drive - Name a fast read7) Don't Panic - Name a book with great levels of tension or suspense8) TV and Film Adaptations - Pick a book to discuss one or more TV or film adaptations that you know of the book. Pick good and bad if it's relevant to the book.9) Tag people!!!Email: emilypmauck [at] gmail.comHappy reading!
Dr. November 2025 Announcement! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-10-06 | Hello everyone! I'm thrilled to be a part of this reading event all about spy and espionage fiction and non-fiction. Look out for suggestions for reading from the co-hosts!Created by: Mark @BookTimewithElvis Other co-hosts:@AlansReads @bookstalgic @RiffRaffReads @saintdonoghue @ramblingraconteur1616 @anotherbibliophilereads @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @LiterateTexan Group read: The Quiet American by Graham GreeneEmail: emilypmauck [at] gmail.com #reading #readingevent #spyfiction #espionage #november #drnovember2025
Booktube Made Me Buy It Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-10-02 | I had to take advantage of all the amazing historical fiction recommendations that have been mentioned on Booktube lately! Check out these videos below. They are all wonderful.Steve's Historical Fiction Master List: youtube.com/watch?v=B9sSj3m98-MSteve also has a plethora of other historical fiction recommendation videos if you search for them.Shelley's videosHistorical fiction for beginners: youtube.com/watch?v=WxSs1FdgVU0Worth Every Page Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=JSPRHIfg4uU&t=180sKelly's Worth Every Page Tag Response: youtube.com/watch?v=3lwvbGWqVBQBooks Mentioned:Fire From Heaven by Mary RenaultGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Half-Drowned King by Linnea HartsuykerSilence by Shusaku EndoThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraMutiny on the Bounty by Charles Bernard Nordhoff/James Norman HallYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksThe Daughter of Time by Joesphine TeyAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsParade's End by Ford Maddox Ford84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffHappy reading!Email: emilypmauck [at] gmail.com #booktok #booktubetbr #booktube #booktuber #tbr #bookrecommendations #books #reading #readingupdate #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbookrecommendations #historicalfictionbooks #haul #haulvideo #bookhaul #bookhauls #bookhaulvideo
Book Talk 📚 To Kill A Mockingbird - Part Two Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-10-01 | We're back with Part Two of my talks on To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This time we'll be talking more about Scout. I hope you all enjoy! Please always feel free to reach out to me via email if you want to discuss further, or anything else bookish :)Part One: youtube.com/watch?v=7ljUQ16BTR0&t=339sEmail: emilypmauck [at] gmail.comHappy reading!#booktok #booktube #booktuber #bookstagram #tokillamockingbird #harperlee #gregorypeck #reading #books #bookreview #bookreviews #scout #scoutfinch #atticusfinch #Atticus #jemfinch #trumancapote #booradley #arthurradley #pulitzerprize #pulitzer
The Coffee and Books Tag 📚☕️ Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-30 | Hi! This is such a fun tag. I was tagged by Daniela @Uncommon_Reader. Unfortunately, we don't know who created this tag, but if that changes, I will update that information here. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and join me!Here are the prompts:1. Black Coffee: Name a series that’s tough to get into but has hardcore fans?2. Peppermint mocha: Name a book that gets more popular during the winter or a festive time of year?3. Hot chocolate: What is your favorite children’s book?4. Double shot of espresso: Name a book that kept you on the edge of your seat from start to finish?5. Starbucks: Name a book you see everywhere? 6. That hipster coffee shop: Give a book by an indie author a shoutout?7. Oops! I accidentally got decaf: Name a book you were expecting more from?8. The perfect blend: Name a book or series that was both bitter and sweet but ultimately satisfying? 9. An Irish ☘️ pub Song by the Rumjacks: A book that is misunderstood?I tag:@theliterarylatte @coffeecups_and_books @BooksDoThingsToMe @booksimnotreading @AlansReads @amyofhearthridge Email: emilypmauck [at] gmail.comHappy reading!#booktok #booktube #booktuber #bookstagram #books #reading #tag #tagtuesday #tagvideo #coffee #coffeelover #coffeetime #psl #pumpkinspice #pumpkinspiceseason #starbucks #starbuckscoffee #dunkindonuts #janeausten #mansfieldpark #thehobbit #tolkien #cslewis #narnia #winniethepooh
Friday Reads 📚 September 26, 2025 + a Shorty September Check-In! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-26 | How is your Shorty September going? What have you read so far this month? Keep an eye out for my conversation with Mike @RiffRaffReads about The Quiet American! I'll be sure to link it in my posts :)Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comHappy reading!#books #booktubetbr #booktok #booktube #booktuber #bookstagram #shortbooks #shortyseptember #shortyseptember2025 #september #hemingway #ernesthemingway #theoldmanandthesea #wendellberry #grahamgreene #thequietamerican #fallreading #fallreads #fallbooks #autumnreading #autumn #autumnreads #autumnbooks #falltbr #autumntbr #queenelizabeth #eudorawelty #memoir
Reading Ramble 📚☕️ e-readers, vacation reads, & big bad booktube consumerism Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-25 | Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this chatty little video that covers a range of topics. I would really love to hear all your thoughts in the comments. Let me know what you think.Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comIntro 00:00E-readers 01:02Vacation reads 06:57Pre-filming 11:35Booktube consumerism 15:18Ending 25:10Happy reading!#booktok #booktube #books #bookstore #bookhaul #bookhauls #consumerism #booklover #bookish #ereader #kindle #kindleunlimited #amazon #amazonprime #kobo #vacation #vacationmode #vacationvibes #vacationreads #beachread #beachvibes #thethornbirds
📚 help me pick the books I take on vacation! ☀️🍹🐬🥥⛱️ Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-23 | Help! I have too many options and ideas of what books to take on vacation and I need your suggestions and recommendations.Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comVideo where Shelley mentioned Murder By Misrule: youtube.com/watch?v=kKy5ewL83J8&t=1081sBooks Mentioned:Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyTrust by Hernan DiazThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Warden by Anthony TrollopeHome by Marilynne RobinsonThe Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel KayThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyPeace Like a River by Leif EngerThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWhen the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. ParkerThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. LionThe Briar Club by Kate QuinnMurder by Misrule by Anna CastleTheo of Golden by Alan LeviHappy reading!#books #booktok #booktube #bookrecommendations #booktubetbr #tbr #pileofpossibilities #beach #beachreads #beachread #reading #readingramble #vacation #vacationreads #summerreading #summerreads #fallreads #fallreading #autumnreads #autumnreading
On This Day in Middle-Earth 🏔️ Hobbits, Birthdays, and a Vanishing Act 🎇🎉 + an Announcement! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-22 | Happy Monday, friends and Happy Birthday, Bilbo and Frodo! This read-along has been "long"-expected for all of about two months, but it has felt like ages to me. I can't wait to read Tolkien's work again, this time with you all! So come start your 2026 reading year off on the right foot and begin a new adventure :) Details to come! Email: emilypmauck@gmail.com 00:00 Intro 04:20 Announcement Happy reading! #booktok #books #booktube #booktuber #reading #readalong #readaloud #party #bilbo #bilbobaggins #thehobbit #thelordoftherings #lotr #lotrfan #lotrfans #tolkien #tolkienlore #jrrrtolkien #frodo #frodobaggins #theshire #hobbiton #thefellowshipofthering #thetwotowers #thereturnoftheking #birthday #birthdaycelebration #happybirthday #hobbitday #happyhobbitday
Book Talk 📚 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Part One Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-21 | There is so much more I want to talk about in this book that I think I'm already committed to making a Part Two! Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comHappy reading!#books #booktube #booktok #bookrecommendations #bookreview #tokillamockingbird #harperlee #gosetawatchman #alabama #gregorypeck #classicbooks #classics #requiredreading
The Perfection of Reading Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-16 | Another Tag Tuesday :) This tag was originally created by Ledken @arockinsamsara and I was tagged by Daniela @Uncommon_Reader.Daniela's video: youtube.com/watch?v=hscvy-zNTSM&t=574sLedken's original video: youtube.com/watch?v=F44HuNo6kdYThe Tibetan Buddhist instruction to live a meaningful life is to try to live the life of a bodhisattva, a person or being who has totally dedicated their life to benefitting others. The six perfections, known as the pāramitās in Sanskrit, are six types of enlightened activity that make up the bodhisattvas’ conduct which ordinary people are encouraged to try and realize in their own lives. This original book tag is celebrating those six and exploring how they might be reflected in our reading lives.The PromptsIn addition to answering each prompt also recommend a book that you feel embodies that particular perfection (as you understand it). (It is okay if it is the same as your answer to the prompt).1. The perfection of generosity: What is an experience of either book gifting or book receiving that was meaningful or memorable for you?2. The perfection of ethical discipline: What are your best and worst reading habits?3. The perfection of patience: What is a book that you anxiously waited for, and did live up to the expectations you set for it?4. The perfection of joyful effort: What is a book or series that you found difficult to complete but found to be ultimately worthwhile?5. The perfection of concentration: What do you do, if anything, to get in a “reading zone”? What is your ideal reading environment?6. The perfection of wisdom: What is a book where you learned something, especially something unexpected (whether profound or mundane)?I tag:@theliterarylatte @coffeecups_and_books @TheAccidentalBookseller @ReadbyFred @BooksDoThingsToMe Happy reading!#booktube #booktok #tag #tagvideo #tagtuesday #books #reading
Saturday Shorts: Pray Without Ceasing by Wendell Berry Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-13 | Thank you for sticking with me through this video that became more lengthy than expected and through my emotions. I appreciate all of you!Email: emilypmauck@gmail.com00:00 Intro5:33 Pray Without Ceasing#booktube #booktok #reading #saturday #saturdayshorts #shortstory #shortstories #wendellberry #fidelity #praywithoutceasing #charliekirk
The If I Owned a Bookstore Tag 📚🌙🥃📖 Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-09-02 | This was a really fun tag to do! It was originally created by Bob @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p. I was tagged by Kevin @KevinTowleReads. Both of their videos are linked below :)Bob's original tag video: youtube.com/watch?v=573zqAWgkwkKevin's video: youtube.com/watch?v=5d1NqXrh6EoEmail: emilypmauck@gmail.com I tag:@sterlingreads547 @theliterarylatte @BowsBooksYT @BooksDoThingsToMe @HannahsBooks @coffeecups_and_books @AlansReads @RiffRaffReads @TheAccidentalBookseller Happy reading!#books #booktube #booktok #bookstagram #bookstore #tag #tagtuesday #tagvideo #reading #latenight #winebar #usedbooks
Shorty September 2025 📚🍂☕️ Pile of Possibilities Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-31 | Big books get tons of love on BookTube, but Shorty September is a time for us to enjoy and appreciate the shorter novels and novellas too. Pick up some novels that are 200 or 250 pages or fewer and get a great start to the fall season. The event is hosted by @TooManyHeathers, @fiberartsyreads, and @RovingReader.Also, Shaketemper is hosted by Kelly @booksimnotreading, Jason @OldBluesChapterandVerse, and Nicole @adayofsmallthings. They have an amazing lineup of things planned for the month so please go check out what they are offering. It's truly fantastic. What are you planning to read this month?00:00 Intro02:32 My Possible ReadsEmail: emilypmauck@gmail.comHappy reading!Also, I added a little intro for the first time this video - what do we think about it? I'm just testing it out so let me know! I know it can use a little fine-tuning.
the one where I try to talk about my husbands football books 📚🏈🏆 Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-27 | I hope you know this video is all in good fun! If you want a round two with my husband explaining his actual thoughts on these books, say so in the comments!!! He's considering it. Football season is a fun time - I hope everyone's team wins this weekend, unless you're playing mine :)Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comWar Eagle :)#booktube #booktok #books #bookrecommendations #reading #football #americanfootball #sec #secfootball #auburn #auburnfootball #auburnuniversity #alabama #alabamafootball #universityofalabama #nfl #nflfootball #nflfans #dallas #dallascowboys #dallascowboysfootball #dallascowboyscheerleaders #summer #summerreads #summerofsport #sports #sport #sportsbetting #itjustmeansmore #collegeandmag #rolltide #wareagle #teamspeedkills
The Would You Rather Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-26 | It was created by @Curious-Cat and @ellenmadebookclub . I was tagged by Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 and by @heathereads .@heathereads : youtube.com/watch?v=4xP8pcyCXNA&t=51sPat's video: youtube.com/watch?v=j6H2yRbeXNc&t=52sThe Prompts: 1. Never read more than one book from the same author (you can’t re-read either) OR read only books from one author of your choice 2. Read a book with an unlikable main character OR your favorite character dies 3. Start your library from scratch (but you can’t re-buy any of the books that were on your shelves before) OR never be allowed to add a new book to your current library 4. Your favorite author never publishes anything new OR only publishes bad books from now on 5. Read only one of your favorite genres OR read as widely as you want, except in that one favorite genre 6. Be stranded forever on a deserted island with a full library OR still live in society, but books have disappeared 7. SFF - Read only 5* series, but they’re unfinished OR read only thick standalones with a bunch of info dumping 8. MYSTERY - Always get book twists spoiled OR they all have an open ending/the killer isn’t caught 9. HISTORICAL ROMANCE - A great love story but with historical inaccuracies OR a toxic or meh love story, but great historical world building 10. Read a book that has the best characters / plot / writing (YOU CAN ONLY CHOOSE ONE), but none of the others 11. Have a friend who loses your books OR mistreats them (stains them, breaks the spine…) 12. Never be allowed to visit a bookstore again OR be banned from all the libraries in the world 13. Everyone hates your favorite books OR everyone loves the books you hate 14. Only listen to audiobooks narrated by the worst narrator (eg. Mickey Mouse) OR only read physical books in terrible lighting 15. Books from the same series/collection that don’t match OR read books printed in a tiny font 16. Never post another YouTube video OR never watch YouTube ever again ... and of course, 17. Tag your booktube friends! I tag:@MichaelOnBooktube @BooksDoThingsToMe @scallydandlingaboutthebooks @TheAccidentalBookseller @ReadbyFred @AlansReads @HeroicBookAdventures83 @theliterarylatte @coffeecups_and_books Even if I didn't tag you, please feel free to do the tag! #books #booktube #tag #tagvideo #tagtuesday #reading #readingcommunity
5 Short Books for the Long Weekend 📚 Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-25 | Here are a few recommendations for short novels that can help transition from your summer reading to fall reads (not that we have to read by season!) during the upcoming long weekend. These are some quiet, thoughtful books that I think lend themselves to this period. I hope you enjoy :)Close Reads HQ Substack: closereads.substack.comClose Reads podcast episodes on A Month in the Country: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-month-in-the-country-pages-1-68/id1191909632?i=1000568795149podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-month-in-the-country-to-the-end/id1191909632?i=1000569629147Close Reads podcast episodes on Vipers' Tangle: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vipers-tangle-chapters-1-5/id1191909632?i=1000670547491podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vipers-tangle-chapters-6-10/id1191909632?i=1000671321862podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vipers-tangle-chapters-11-15/id1191909632?i=1000672167480podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vipers-tangle-to-the-end/id1191909632?i=1000673056731Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comBooks Mentioned:Hannah Coulter by Wendell BerryA Month in the Country by J.L. CarrOur Town by Thornton WilderVipers' Tangle by Francois MauriacA Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken Happy reading!#booktube #booktok #books #bookrecommendations #bookshelf #bookshorts #bookstagram #shortbooks #shortbook #wendellberry #hannahcoulter #ourtown #play #thortonwilder #pulitzerprize #pulitzer #memoir #aseveremercy #catholic #catholicnovel #September #shortyseptember #shortieseptember #novels #laborday #longweekendvibes #labordayweekend #summer #summerreading #summerreads #fallreads #fallreading
Friday Reads: 📚 August 20, 2025 Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-22 | Happy Friday! Here are some of my recent reads and upcoming reads. Hope you all enjoy a nice weekend!Channels mentioned:@BooksDoThingsToMe Email: emilypmauck@gmail.com00:00 Intro01:25 Recent Reads15:02 Upcoming ReadsHappy reading!#booktube #booktok #readingupdate #fridayreads #recentreads #faulkner #faulknerinaugust #romantasy #fantasybooks #fantasy #fantasyromancebooks #books #reading #kindle #kindleunlimited #thewolfking #thenightprince #direbound #gild #platedprisoner #fourthwing #sjm #rebeccayarros #wendellberry
Rapid Fire Book Tag! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-19 | Well, I didn't fail as spectacularly as @davidmurphy5142, but I certainly didn't succeed in answering all these questions in under five minutes 😂I hope you enjoy this quick tag where we answer 25 bookish questions in (hopefully) under five minutes. I was tagged by Catharine @theliterarylatte. Her video is linked below. Catharine's video: youtube.com/watch?v=4i5Xk0vsLXkQuestions: 1. E-Book or Physical Book?2. Paperback or Hardback?3. Online or In-Store Book Shopping?4. Trilogies or Series?5. Heroes or Villains?6. A Book You Want Everyone to Read?7. Recommend an Underrated Book?8. The Last Book You Finished?9. The Last Book You Bought?10. Weirdest Thing You’ve Used as a Bookmark?11. Used Books: Yes or No?12. Top Three Favorite Genres?13. Borrow or Buy?14. Character or Plot?15. Long or Short Books?16. Long or Short Chapters?17. Name the First Three Books You Think Of.18. Books That Make You Laugh or Cry?19. Our World or Fictional Worlds?20. Audiobooks: Yes or No?21. Do You Ever Judge a Book by Its Cover?22. Book to Movie or Book to TV Adaptations?23. A Movie or TV Adaptation You Preferred More Than the Book24. Series or Standalones?25. Tag othersI tag:@MichaelOnBooktube @AlansReads @TheAccidentalBookseller @BooksDoThingsToMe @coffeecups_and_books #booktube #booktok #tag #tagvideo #tagtuesday #rapidfire #reading #fantasybooks #fantasy #historicalfiction #classics #classicbooks
Reading Ramble 📚🍷 So long as theyre reading... response Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-19 | Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this continuation of the topic Shelly @Shellyish began in her thought-provoking video discussing a phrase we use all too often. I've linked her video below. Thank you to Shelly for diving into a difficult, but not often discussed topic. My disclaimer doesn't come until the end of the video so I'll put it here as well: READ WHAT YOU WANT. Snobbery in reading (and everywhere else) get you nowhere. But encouraging people to engage in other books because you found such joy in them is wholly acceptable and appreciated!Also, I appreciate you all bearing with me as I work on my lighting situation and experiment. Things are much warmer or cooler in tone based on when I film and have natural light vs. the light in the room and a ring light. So, still playing with things to see if I can make the lighting more consistent.Shelly's video: youtube.com/watch?v=dcLUwmlktw4Email: emilypmauck@gmail.comHappy reading!#booktube #books #booktok #booktubetbr #bookstagram #bookshelf #response #responsevideo #responsetime #readingupdate #reading #readingramble #chattyvideo #wine #minivlog #colleenhoover #romantasy #romantasybooks #romantasyreads #sjm #romancebooks #tag
Reading Ramble 📚☕️ In Search of Lost Time Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-13 | Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this chatty, rambling video inspired by Kevin @KevinTowleReads's recent video on The Booktube Effect and the recent Philosophy of Reading Tag that's been going around. I'd love to hear your own thoughts on all of this and how you approach ordering your reading. Please let me know - either in the comments or send me an email!Kevin's video: youtube.com/watch?v=1FPTS0SRSmgEmail: emilypmauck@gmail.comChapters:00:00 Intro03:12 Reading Background08:11 Currently15:58 How Do You Structure Your Reading?#booktube #books #booktok #tag #response #responsevideo #booktubeeffect #readingramble #rambles #chattyvideo #booktubetbr #readingupdate #tbr #tbrupdate #readingupdate #readingproject
The Philosophy of Reading Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-12 | Hello! This is an original tag by Ledken @arockinsamsara . I was tagged by Daniela @Uncommon_Reader and Alan @AlansReads. This is a thought-provoking tag and I hope you all do it as well!Ledken's original tag video: youtube.com/watch?v=eOh2LDrn5_U&t=159sDaniela's video:youtube.com/watch?v=553jJS-AtrQ&t=3sAlan's video: youtube.com/watch?v=wuVL7889YzU&t=520sChökor Düchen, (or “Wheel Turning Day,”) is the Buddhist holiday recognizing Śākyamuni Buddha’s first sermon, where he taught the Four Noble Truths, the foundation of all Buddhist philosophical thought. In celebration of that holiday I designed an original booktag to explore the philosophy of our reading lives.In keeping in line with the Four Noble Truths in that original sermon the tag only has four prompts, but they are open-ended enough that you can be as pithy or chatty as you like!The PromptsPlease share a book related to or exemplifying each prompt for you as well.1. What is your own personal philosophy of reading? (How do you think about reading? What does reading mean to you? How does your reading life affect your non-reading life? etc.)2. When did you first come to think of yourself as a “Reader?”3. What are some goals or hopes that you have for your reading life?4. What is part of your current reading life, right now, that is important or exciting for you?Happy reading!#books #booktube #booktok #booktubetbr #booktubenewbie #readingupdate #reading #readingproject #tag #philosophy #philosophyofreading #goals #goalsetting
Worth Every Page: The Big Books Tag! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-06 | Hey y'all! Bear with me as I experiment and adjust the settings on this new ring light - I'm definitely a newbie when it comes to tech like this! But this is a fantastic tag from Shelly @Shellyish and I'm so glad she created it. I hope you enjoy :)Shelley's original tag video: youtube.com/watch?v=JSPRHIfg4uUAlana's review of Drums of Autumn: youtube.com/watch?v=51kJIVHnMewEmail: emilypmauck@gmail.comBooks Mentioned:Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana GabaldonMiddlemarch by George EliotBulfinch's Mythology by Thomas BulfinchThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettI tag:@HeroicBookAdventures83 @AlansReads @alanaestelle2076 @scallydandlingaboutthebooks @TracysNordicLight @theliterarylatte @BooksDoThingsToMe @coffeecups_and_books @TheAccidentalBookseller @MichaelOnBooktube Happy reading!#booktube #booktok #readingupdate #reading #mammoth #marchofthemammoths #bigbook #tolstoy #outlander #dianagabaldon #thelordoftherings #lotr #tolkien #historicalfiction #tag #mythology #middlemarch
Its My Birthday! 🎉🎈 + an August Pile of Possibilities Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-08-01 | It's my birthday today! I am truly thankful for this little community, even though though I've been a part of it for a short while, and the joy it has been thus far. Here are some of the books I hope to get to in August! Also, meet Waylon!Channels mentioned:@TheAccidentalBookseller Eight Memories Book Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=3mlfppEOHuA&t=2233sFaulker in August hosts:Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Debs @RaynorReadsStuff Jack @ramblingraconteur1616 Hannah @HannahsBooks Jim @JimReadsTooSlow Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebooks Christina @knittingbooksetc.2810 Heather @heathereads Mark Richardson @richardsonreads573Aaron @aaronfacer Una@TheCodeXCantina Koda @KodaMeansFriend Michael @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks Jenny @jennyjaybles I'm so sorry if I missed some of the other hosts if the list has grown! I pulled this list from another host's description from their announcement video.#booktube #booktok #tbr #booktubetbr #faulkner #faulknerinaugust #williamfaulkner #readingupdate #reading #birthday #birthdaycelebration #tag #dog #dogsofyoutube #dogsofbooktube
Are You Like Jane Austen? Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-07-30 | I hope you enjoy this cute little tag :) 🕯️📜🪶🫖 It was originally created by Shelly Swearingen @Shellyish and I found it through Pat's video at @BookChatWithPat8668 . Pat's video: youtube.com/watch?v=EwxuB8HpQ3MPrompts: 1) Jane Austen was an artist and writer. Give yourself a point if you're an artist. Give yourself an extra point if you are a writer. 2) Austen was born to a large family. She had a total of 7 siblings: one sister and six brothers. Give yourself a point if you have a three-or-more siblings family. 3) Austen did not enjoy her formal education. Give yourself a point if you did not care for school. 4) Dark humor is woven throughout Austen’s writing. Give yourself a point if you have a grim sense of humor. You must share a dark joke in order to get this point. 5) Jane broke off two engagements and died a spinster. Give yourself a point if you are single. 6) Austen experienced low periods or spells of depression. Give yourself a point if you have struggled with mental health. 7) Jane moved away from her childhood home in her 20s. Give yourself a point if you’ve lived away from your childhood hometown or region. 8) Jane was not vain. Give yourself a point if you have very little interest in vanity. 9) Hair was of little concern to Austen. Give yourself a point if you cannot be bothered with your hair. 10) Austen expressed her distaste for hot weather. Give yourself a point if you dislike the heat. How did you score? 10-11 - The spirit of Jane Austen lives in you. She’s with you day in and day out. 9-8 - In another life, Jane Austen and you could have been siblings or at least good friends. You want to spend time with one another and work to make that happen. 6-7 - You and Austen are friends. You two could enjoy a long walk in the country and chat about all of the things you all have in common. 4-5 - Though you have less in common with Jane than some, you could probably spend an afternoon with her chatting about your similarities and differences. 2-3 - You and Austen may not share much in common, but you two would be delighted to see one another at a local social gathering, exchanging pleasantries about your different lives. 0-1 - You and Austen could learn a lot from one another, considering how different you are. This could be shared over a cup of afternoon tea.I tag:@TheAccidentalBookseller @theliterarylatte @Uncommon_Reader @coffeecups_and_books @BooksDoThingsToMe If I didn't tag you, do it anyway!#booktube #booktok #tag #janeaustenjuly #janeausten #reading
Ten Untouched Books Tag Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-07-23 | Hi everyone! In this video you'll get a bit of a feel for my eclectic reading taste 😂. This Ten Untouched Book Tag was created by @Rainierbooks . I was thoughtfully tagged by Steve at @HeroicBookAdventures83 and Daniela at @Uncommon_Reader . Thank you to you both!Steve's video: youtube.com/watch?v=iprlcecGZZMDaniela's video: youtube.com/watch?v=FCz65cRhqJs&t=298sEmail: emilygpeake@gmail.com Books Mentioned:A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Peace to End All Peace by David FromkinCrossing to Safety by Wallace StegnerThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGreen Dolphin Street by Elizabeth GoudgeInterview With a Vampire by Anne RiceConfessions by Saint AugustineThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughI tag:@theliterarylatte @BooksDoThingsToMe @The_Book_Dad @AlansReads @ReadingStillMatters @RiffRaffReads Happy Reading!#booktube #booktok #tbr #reading #readingupdate #historicalfiction #tag
friday reads: july 18, 2025 📚 + mini used book store haul Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-07-19 | Hey, everyone! We're back after a brief, unintentional hiatus and I'm so glad :) Hope you all have a great weekend!Email: emilygpeake@gmail.com Books Mentioned:Emma by Jane AustenAll Over But the Shoutin' by Rick BraggThe Wicked Day by Mary StewartFirelord by Parke GodwinDaughter of the Blood by Anne BishopHeir to the Shadows by Anne BishopThe Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel KayWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel#booktube #booktok #tbr #janeaustenjuly #janeausten #emma #fantasybooks #fantasy #fantasyromancebooks #romantasy #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #haul #bookhaul #usedbooks #harrypotter #twilight #hungergames #booktubenewbie #fridayreads
📚 recent reads: fantasy roundup! 👑🗡️🐉 Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-07-03 | Hi, everyone! Here's a recap of the fantasy and fantasy-adjacent novels I've read so far this year. It's been a good one so far, but I'm looking for more :) Email: emilygpeake@gmail.com Books Mentioned:The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienSong of Achilles by Madeline MillerFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosIron Flame by Rebecca YarrosOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartThe Hollow Hills by Mary StewartThe Last Enchantment by Mary StewartTalk to y'all soon!#booktube #booktok #fantasy #fantasybooks #fourthwing #ironflame #onyxstorm #empyrean #empyreanseries #rebeccayarros #kingarthur #arthurianlegend #songofachilles #romantasy #romantasybooks #romantasyreads #fantasyromancebooks
my booktube newbie tag! Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-06-26 | Time for the Booktube Newbie Tag! And it looks like I figured out how to fix the video quality issue...I think! Email: emilygpeake@gmail.comChannels mentioned:@saintdonoghue @LiterateTexan @booksimnotreading There are so many others I enjoy! Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you around!#booktube #booktubenewbie #booktubenewbietag #books #reading
here I am. this is me #booktube #booktubenewbie Em Reads - A Continuing Education 2025-06-25 | Forgive the low quality of this first upload, please! I'm still working out the kinks of trying to figure out how to get videos to upload in the same quality in which they're filmed. But welcome to my first rambling booktube video! If you don't get my accidental reference to a Bryan Adams song, I'm not sure we can be friends. But we can still try ;) Email: emilygpeake@gmail.com#booktube #booktubenewbie #reading #books
