Utter Confusion and Bamboozlement: Which Books to Take on Holiday?LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-04-17 | In which I muse about which books to take on my hollybobs!
In a Fishbone Church by Catherine ChidgeyBooker Shortlist Reads #2LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-10-10 | In which @SavidgeReads and I discuss the Booker Price shortlisted Orbital by Samantha Harvey
#booktube #booker #bookerprize #buddyreads #readerreview #booktubereview #bestbooks #bookreview #bookrecommendationsSeptember Reading Wrap Up 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-10-02 | In which I muse about the books I have read this September.
The Victorian Chaise- Longue by Marghanita LaskiBooker Prize Shortlist 2024: Predicting My PreferencesLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-09-25 | In which I attempt to rank order the Booker Prize shortlist on the basis of their opening sentences.
James - Percival Everett (US) Orbital - Samantha Harvey (UK) Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner (US) Held - Anne Michaels (Canada) The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden (Netherlands) Stone Yard Devotional - Charlotte Wood (Australia)Book of the Month SeptemberLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-09-18 | In which I muse about my book of the month.
The Rain Heron by Robbie ArnottAutumn Reading RecommendationsLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-09-04 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about some of our favourite fiction for Autumn.
The Making of the Modern Middle East by Jeremy BowenFabulous Females in Fiction: Part TwoLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-08-07 | In which I muse about some more fabulous females in fiction and their qualities.
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine ChidgeyFabulous Females in Fiction: Part OneLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-07-24 | In which I muse about fabulous females in fiction and their qualities.
England is Mine by Nicolas PadamseeFavourite Fiction of 2024… So FarLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-07-10 | In which I muse about my six favourite fiction reads in the first six months of 2024.
Prophet Song by Paul LynchWomen’s Prize Book HaulLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-06-19 | In which I muse about the @Womens_Prize 2024 winners and some of the lovely books I acquired in the big smoke!
#booktube #bookhaul #bookhoarder #bookish #bookhauls #bookstagram #bookshop #womenempowerment n
Books discussed:
Sweat by Emma Healey
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
This Motherless Land by Nikki May
Felicity by Mary Oliver
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I by Raja Shehadeh
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia BerlinWomen’s Prize for Non-fiction Shortlist ReadingsLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-06-13 | Such an emotional and exhilarating experience to hear these amazing women, shortlisted for the @Womens_Prize, reading from their inspiring books.
How to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairWomen’s Prize for Non-Fiction Winner PredictionsLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-06-12 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about the @Womens_Prize non-fiction shortlist and predict a winner!
How To Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairSavidge Prompts Catch UpLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-06-05 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about the prompts we’ve read so far this year and those yet to come.
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia LennonHoliday Reading Catch UpLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-05-01 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about the books we have been reading on our Italian holiday.
Apologies for the sound quality. It was a windy day! 🍋
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith WhartonSpring Reading Wrap Up 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-04-10 | In which I muse about the reading I did this Spring.
The House of Names by Colm ToibinWomen’s Prize for Nonfiction 2024 Shortlist ReactionLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-27 | In which I muse about the books that have been shortlisted for the very first @Womens_Prize for nonfiction!
How to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairWhich Books Will Make the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction Shortlist 2024?LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-27 | In which I muse about the books that might make the first ever @Womens_Prize nonfiction shortlist!
#womensprize #womenempowerment #reading #booklover #booktube #bestbooks #nonfictionReading the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction Longlist 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-25 | In which I muse about the @womensprizes nonfiction Longlist.
How to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairReading the Women’s Prize for Non Fiction Longlist 2024: Part 3LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-20 | In which I muse about five of the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction long listed books.
The Dictionary People by Sarah OgilvieReading the Women’s Prize NonFiction : Part 2LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-13 | In which I muse about my next tranche of reading from the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist.
Thunderclap by Laura CummingHow to Solve My Women’s Prize Reading DilemmaLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-03-06 | In which I try to use my musings to resolve the dilemma of where to begin with the beauty that is the Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024!
Hangman by Maya Binyam In Defence of the Act by Effie Black And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright The Maiden by Kate Foster Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord Western Lane by Chetna Maroo Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure A Trace of Sun by Pam WilliamsBook of the Month: February 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-02-28 | In which I muse about my book of the month: The Incarnations by Susan Barker.
#booktube #readingrecommendations #booklover #bookreview #reading #bestbooks #fiction #incarnationReading the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist: Part 1LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-02-21 | In which I muse about the first books I have read from the Women’s Prize for Non-fiction Longlist.
Matrescence by Lucy Jones Doppelgänger by Naomi KleinWomen’s Prize for Non-fiction Longlist 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-02-15 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse over our reaction to the Women’s Prize for Non-fiction Longlist 2024.
Emperor of Rome by Mary BeardBook Of The Month: January 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-01-31 | In which I muse about my book of the month: Thin Air by Michelle Paver.
#ghoststory #novel #greatbooks #booktube #readingrecommendations #booklover #bookreview #reading #fictionJanuary Reading Prompt 2024LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-01-24 | In which I muse about Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard. This was my choice for the #savidgeprompts2024 to read a book with a snake on the cover.
#booktube #readingrecommendations #bookreview #readingchallenge #reading #classical #ancienthistorySuperb Short StoriesLouiseSavidgeMuses2024-01-17 | In which I muse about some superb short stories.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverWhat We Loved About Reading Prompts in 2023LouiseSavidgeMuses2024-01-03 | In which @SavidgeReads and I muse about the experience of reading by prompt in 2023. #booklover #booktube #readingrecommendations #prompts #readingplans #bookreview
Books discussed:
January
Simon: The New Life by Tim Crewe Louise: Lanny by Max Porter
February
Simon: The Strays by Emily Bitto Louise: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
March
Simon: Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi Louise: Violets by Alex Hyde
April
Simon: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Louise: Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
May
Simon: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Louise: Affinity by Sarah Waters
June
Simon: The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey Louise: The City of Tears by Kate Mosse
July
Simon: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Louise: Pet by Catherine Chidgey
August
Simon and Louise: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
September
Simon: So Late in the Day by Clare Keegan Louise: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
October
Simon: Ginger Bread by Helen Oyeyemi Louise: The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
November
Simon: The Story of Persephone by Farmer and McCullum Louise: The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
December
Simon: The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan Louise: The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
Bonus Prompt
Simon: Mother Nature by Jedidiah Jenkins Louise: Cells by Gavin McCraeDecember Reading Wrap Up 2023LouiseSavidgeMuses2023-12-28 | In which I muse about the books I read in December.
The Rain Heron by Robbie ArnottBookshop Haul December 2023LouiseSavidgeMuses2023-12-20 | In which I muse about the books that might just have ‘fallen’ into my bag at Harris and Harris Books last weekend.
Prophet Song by Paul LynchBook Recommendations from the ExpertLouiseSavidgeMuses2023-12-13 | In which Kate Harris of Harris and Harris Books in Clare, Suffolk joins me in my musings to reveal the fiction written by women that has been flying off her shelves.
Please note that this video was recorded in Kate’s wonderful bookshop and is punctuated by the happy sounds of the shop doorbell, cash register and merry book shoppers. If you listen carefully you can even catch the sound of @SavidgeReads chortling in the background 😁