Booker Prize 2024 longlist reaction (...as predicted by the formula? ๐งช) Ben Reads Good 2024-07-31 | It's that time again! Very excited for this longlist, and the judges have recommended us some wonderful-sounding books.Couple of video corrections:1. Graphics for 'The Formula' accidentally use the Headshot cover where it should be The Safekeep.2. The Booker Bigwigs are not all 'imprints of huge publishers', some are independent of the biggest publishers. They're actually just the most successful at getting on the Booker longlist over the last decade.My Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions video:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=xrQ9APrYg36ZLjxoReview of James:youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iTrBfFWcZ9EsVCqIReviews of Orbital and Headshot:youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=d5KSdlySR11TN4KYReview of Wild Houses: youtu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=QDUhi8KvoELpserUโOther channels mentioned:@rororeads (a truly joyful cameo)@SavidgeReadsโBooks mentioned๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden๐ Held, by Anne Michaels๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matar๐ Playground, by Richard Powers๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel KushnerโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
BOOK NEWS ๐๏ธ Big Intermezzo sales for Sally Rooney โข Tilted Axis needs you! โข Prize shortlists Ben Reads Good 2024-10-04 | Another month, another round of news. Some huge sales for recent releases, plus some indie outfits in need of support. Plus, a prize shortlist bonanza and tonnes of new releases.Save Tilted Axis Press:crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-tilted-axis-pressSave The Common Press:crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-common-press25% off Fitzcarraldo Editions using code 'AUTUMN2024' until midnight on Monday 7 October (not affiliated, just a good deal!):fitzcarraldoeditions.comBooktube Prize winner announcement:youtu.be/AX6eEtCRMWE?si=5nMiwsMNiBUfUkkdSmall Things Like These trailer:youtube.com/watch?v=Nqwn5Y_Y4xsNobel Prize predictions:youtu.be/gjHgnUKrexo?si=mSjzXboKDiS79a4RKindle deals:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1?ref_=wl_shareโChannels mentioned:@BookTubePrize (Prize dates for your diary section) @katiejlumsden (book bargains section)โ00:00 Book news03:36 Prize news and dates06:45 New book releases11:39 Books on screen12:48 Book bargains14:23 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Book prize predictions โข Goldsmiths Prize and Nobel Prize Ben Reads Good 2024-09-29 | You know I love a prize prediction video, so here's another couple to throw in the mix!The Goldsmiths Prize shortlist is looking for 'fiction at its most novel' and its shortlist will be announced on 2 October.The Nobel is awarded for a body of work, and we'll find out this year's recipient on 10 October.If you'd like some more informed Nobel predictions, check out @TheDiscoKingOfficial's video here:youtu.be/bethsmnLKCU?si=t0IUmiWxHptv0uhjโ00:00 Goldsmiths Prize05:54 Nobel PrizeโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookprizes
I ranked the Booker Prize longlist from worst to best (and predicted the shortlist) Ben Reads Good 2024-09-14 | For the second year in a row, I managed to read all of the books from the longlist ๐In this video I've shared some reflections on the reading experience, common themes I noted, and I take a look at some Goodreads stats to see what the longlist might look like if Goodreads loggers were in charge.I've also ranked the books from worst to best, with the top six making up my dream shortlist, plus I take a guess what I think the judges will pick.Booker announcement on YouTube (7pm BST, Monday 16 September)youtube.com/live/1AZXdkdJ3ZY?si=B33lV7MTE05ItOlZโIf you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the longlist, check them out below.Wild Housesyoutu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9Headshot and Orbitalyoutu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZMJamesyoutu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtcStone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friendsyoutu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1rThe Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful Historyyoutu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Starsyoutu.be/QWHPGC5xa9s?si=cTRfvOhqh7tH5FKzโBooks mentioned๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matar๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud๐ Held, by Anne Michaels๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry๐ Playground, by Richard Powers๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Woodโ00:00 Longlist thoughts04:01 Goodreads shortlist06:58 Ranking and personal shortlist16:05 Judges shortlist predictionโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Booker Prize book reviews โข Enlightenment, Creation Lake, Wandering Stars Ben Reads Good 2024-09-12 | My final batch of Booker reviews! Ranking and shortlist predictions coming very soon.If you haven't seen my other reviews of the longlist, here are the other videos where I cover them:Wild Housesyoutu.be/Zgbr-brGX4U?si=nQOkuYtfrxc8uwi9Headshot and Orbitalyoutu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=joihUPX3vOa7WrZMJamesyoutu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=F90aGO0znF6lRqtcStone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friendsyoutu.be/OnG5pEdh48Q?si=KfkQzzyITkMBks1rThe Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful Historyyoutu.be/5k5Gqayqtic?si=gSsOfb40_4wbcwP5โChannels mentioned:@rororeads โBooks mentioned๐ Enlightenment, by Sarah Perry๐ Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner๐ Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orangeโ00:00 Enlightenment06:02 Creation Lake10:39 Wandering StarsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Booker Prize book reviews โข The Safekeep, Playground, This Strange Eventful History Ben Reads Good 2024-09-08 | Here's another batch of Booker reviews - I'm having a pretty great time with the list so far! Let me know how you're getting on.โBooks mentioned๐ The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden๐ Playground, by Richard Powers๐ This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messudโ00:00 The Safekeep03:42 Playground08:08 This Strange Eventful HistoryโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Book bans and a STACKED month of new books (Tokarczuk, Rooney, Powers) โข This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-09-04 | Happy start-of-autumn month! It's September and here's the book news, including some book ban-related developments, an absurd number of hot new releases (including Sally Rooney, Olga Tokarczuk, Richard Powers, and more) and all the usual bits and bobs.The word of the month, apparently, is 'particularly'. Please don't count how many times I say it ๐ Bookloop by Bookshop.org:bookshop.zeercle.comCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1โ00:00 Book news03:43 Prize news and dates05:19 New book releases13:04 Deals13:35 Books on screen14:08 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Some books I read this summer โข 6 book reviews Ben Reads Good 2024-08-27 | Is it a wrap up? Are these book reviews? Well, yes and yes. But it's also not my usual wrap-up as I left out a bunch of things I read in July. Don't worry, I'll get to them soon. But here is a mixture of reading recommendations... and a few unpopular opinions on much-hyped books.โCreators mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 @SavidgeReads โBooks mentioned in this video:๐ Greta and Valdin, by Rebecca K (not R!) Reilly๐ Evenings and Weekends, by Oisรญn McKenna๐ First Love, by Gwendoline Riley๐ Monstrilio, by Gerardo Sรกmano Cรณrdova (apologies for pronouncing 'Gerardo' wrong in the video)๐ Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson๐ Goodnight Tokyo, by Atsuhiro Yoshida (translated by Haydn Trowell)โ00:00 Summer reading01:35 Greta and Valdin04:50 Evenings and Weekends07:19 First Love10:55 Monstrilio13:47 Anyone's Ghost16:24 Goodnight TokyoโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Booker Prize book reviews โข Stone Yard Devotional, Held, My Friends Ben Reads Good 2024-08-16 | Hello friends! I've been busy working my way few this year's Booker Prize longlist, and hereโs my first set of book reviews. Definitely some solid reading recommendations here if you're looking to get stuck into this year's list and not sure where to start.โBooks mentioned๐ Stone Yard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood๐ Held, by Anne Michaels๐ My Friends, by Hisham Matarโ00:00 Stone Yard Devotional03:50 Held07:20 My FriendsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Hugo Awards drama, Edna OBrien, and new book releases โข This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-08-08 | We're a week in to August, but it's not too late for the news! Some interesting occurrences at the Hugo Awards, another great author lost, and recommendations for all the latest book releases.Spellow Lane Library GoFundMe:gofundme.com/f/books-for-spellow-laneMy Booker longlist reaction video:youtu.be/YC09DI2cPio?si=UI5tG-wazKWtBZYLCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1โ00:00 Book news01:36 Prize news and dates04:03 Future release announcements04:43 New book releases09:51 Deals10:27 Books on screen11:47 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Olympics book recommendations (even if you donโt like sports) Ben Reads Good 2024-07-27 | The Olympics is here again! Two weeks of high drama across hundreds of sports that don't usually grace our screens. I love it, but I know it's not for everyone. That said, it's fun to read something thematically aligned to what's going on in the world, so here are some book recommendations that feature sports, but which you can enjoy whether you're a sports fan or not.My full review of Headshot is in this video:youtu.be/Slbp3_4FiEc?si=AOrpi1KsGmZt5WRtโBooks mentioned:๐ The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach๐ Godwin, by Joseph O'Neill๐ Carrie Soto is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid๐ Grimmish, by Michael Winkler๐ Chlorine, by Jade Song๐ Stephen Florida, by Gabe Habash๐ Kick the Latch, by Kathryn Scanlan๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel๐ Western Lane, by Chetna MarooโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #olympics
8 Booker Prize contenders youve (probably) never heard of Ben Reads Good 2024-07-19 | The Goodreads list is all the books, right? Right?! WRONG!!!! Sorry pals, but here are some extras to throw in the ring.โMy predictions:@rororeads predictions:youtu.be/SfPtEaX6810?si=NbuvQV7SlyRJzxKY@stalkingkafka predictions:youtu.be/LGcjF950Cvw?si=B6c6mreSCJYBWO-r@charlottemolloy predictions:youtu.be/UUdte-pYq_c?si=dXDB9U66rxCt1fwUโBooks mentioned:You'll have to watch and see ๐โ00:00 The Goodreads list02:19 The booksโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookerprize
Books I read in June โข Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-07-15 | Here are book reviews of the 8 novels I read in June, including quite a few Booker contenders.I had a great reading month, with almost all of these 5 star reads, and recommended reading from me!A couple of these appear in my Booker predictions, here:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=Nrt-0WNtK5PzDVC7โBooks mentioned in this video:๐ England is Mine, by Nicholas Padamsee๐ Breakdown, by Cathy Sweeney๐ Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel๐ Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan๐ Boy with a Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)๐ River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure๐ The Coast Road, by Alan Murrin๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harveyโ00:00 England is Mine04:05 Breakdown06:09 Headshot08:47 Brotherless Night12:09 Boy with a Black Rooster14:46 River East, River West17:43 The Coast Road19:51 OrbitalโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Remembering Alice, and the regular news segments โข This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-07-10 | Hi everyone. For part of this video, I wanted to remember a BookTube friend, Alice from @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf, who suddenly and tragically passed away a few weeks ago. This was difficult to film, but I wanted to pay my respects to a really wonderful person. I hope you join me in wishing the very best to her friends and family.@CharlieBrookReads did a wonderful, much longer tribute to her good friend Alice here:youtu.be/xbNM7bT3Xjs?si=FueEvTARDN_na-pRHereโs the livestream I did with Alice and the other Womenโs Prize plodders (the most fun Iโve had on Booktube):youtube.com/live/1QTQnFUpRBI?si=tfbR6292n8LG95MPThe usual book news and other segments follow, as does a somewhat surreal feelgood story at the end.Article on English language titles in Europe (paywalled but you should be able to read one article for free):nytimes.com/2024/06/07/books/books-english-language-netherlands-europe.htmlThe Big Read by Bookshop.org:uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-big-read-summer-reading-challengeCurated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Booker Prize predictions:youtu.be/IukHnQvxFPc?si=3RqX7j1Us1MN8Tx_โ00:00 Remembering Alice01:36 Future release announcements03:03 Book news05:46 Prize news and dates08:27 New book releases12:56 Books on screen15:13 Deals16:39 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions ๐ฎ Ben Reads Good 2024-06-30 | It's Booker season!!! And this time, I've taken a vaguely scientific approach to my longlist predictions... ๐จโ๐ฌโBooks mentioned:You'll have to watch and see ๐โ00:50 Eligibility03:13 Returning shortlistees04:43 Judges05:31 Booker math08:54 Blurb Appeal11:02 Road to Success12:57 Extraordinary Journeys16:54 Body-poppingโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookerprize
My reading year so far โข Mid-year book freakout tag Ben Reads Good 2024-06-23 | Always fun to check in on the reading year so far, so here's the mid-year book freakout tag!Booktubers tagged:@LydiaLostthePlot @rororeads @ToBeBlackandLoved Booktubers running Savidge Prompts:@SavidgeReads @louisesavidgemuses4135 See more about the Read Good Challenge (not the 'Good Read Challenge' like I said in the video lol):youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8UAnd join the Storygraph challenge here:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaThe tag originator, IsThatChami, is no longer on YouTube. โQuestions:1. Best book youโve read so far 2. Best sequel you've read so far3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year5. Biggest disappointment6. Biggest surprise7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush9. Newest favourite character10. Book that made you cry (or saddest book you've read)11. Book that made you happy12. Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year13. Favourite video you have made so far in this year14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 15. Books do you need to read by the end of the yearโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booktag
Heres my reading pile of shame... which books are on yours? Ben Reads Good 2024-06-15 | If you're following along with the Read Good Challenge, you'll know June is Reading Shame Forgiveness Month. It's a chance to read those books that you've been ruminating about and agonising over -- maybe for years -- no questions asked.To give you some inspiration, I thought I'd share my reading pile of shame, based on some different 'flavours' of shame that you might recognised in your own reading life.*If you'd like to do this as a tag, there are questions in the pinned comment.* Fancy doing it? Consider yourself tagged!(Shame about reading is, of course, very silly. This is just a bit of fun!)See more about the Read Good Challenge here:youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8UAnd join the Storygraph challenge here:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaโBooks mentioned:๐ The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy๐ The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown๐ A Quiet Belief in Angels, by R J Ellory๐ Impossible Creatures, by Katharine Rundell๐ Wool, by Hugh Howey๐ Shift, by Hugh Howey๐ Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer๐ Authority, by Jeff Vandermeer๐ Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin๐ Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontรซ๐ Freshwater, by Akwaeke Emezi๐ The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi๐ You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, by Akwaeke EmeziโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #reading
Books I read in May โข Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-06-09 | Here are book reviews of the 7 novels I read in May.Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers review:youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGg?si=57HJAaX1F5EKyilIโBooks mentioned in this video:๐ Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman๐ Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi (translated by David Boyd and Lucy North)๐ Confessions, by Kanae Minato (translated by Stephen Snyder)๐ In the Miso Soup, by Ryu Murakami (translated by Ralph McCarthy)๐ Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Allison Markin Powell)๐ The Offing, by Benjamin Myers๐ Cuddy, by Benjamin Myersโ00:00 Home Fire03:20 Mongrel05:37 Diary of a Void07:03 Confessions09:58 In the Miso Soup12:24 Strange Weather in Tokyo14:11 The OffingโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Book prize winners, a savage Cusk review, and millions of pages saved โข This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-06-03 | It's my birthday today, so a short description here as I'm short on time... but here's the book news for June!New releases Bookshop.org list:uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-june-2024(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Article on HarperCollins font change saving pages:fastcompany.com/91071102/harper-collins-made-a-tiny-tweak-to-its-book-design-and-has-saved-thousands-of-trees-as-a-resultโ00:00 Book news03:02 New book releases07:45 Future release announcements08:23 Prize news and dates11:37 Books on screen13:21 Deals15:04 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
A big indie press book haul Ben Reads Good 2024-05-18 | I was very lucky to go along to the inaugural Indie Showcase with @BobTheBookerer recently. Here are all the books I came away with!โBooks mentioned:๐ I Died at Fallow Hall, by Bonnie Burke-Patel๐ American Spirits, by Russell Banks๐ Above Us the Sea, by Ania Cain๐ The Boy with the Black Rooster, by Stefanie vor Schulte (translated by Alexandra Roesch)๐ My Favourite, by Sarah Jollien-Fardel (translated by Holly James)๐ The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things, by Suzanne Joinson๐ A Person is a Prayer, by Ammar Kalia๐ Grimmish, by Michael Winkler๐ The Body in the Library, by Graham Caveney๐ Sunburn, by Chloe Michelle Howarth๐ Blue Hour, by Tiffany Clarke Harrison๐ Placeholders, by James Roseman๐ Isaac, by Curtis Gardner๐ The Way the Day Breaks, by David Roberts๐ Amma, by Saraid de Silva๐ The Pages of the Sea, by Anne Hawkโ00:00 The event! 02:25 Bedford Square Publishers04:40 Dead Ink Books05:55 The Indigo Press09:00 Oldcastle Books10:26 Peninsula Press12:05 Verve Books16:24 Weatherglass BooksโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookhaul
Books I read in March and April โข Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-05-11 | 9 books in March and 8 in April... but don't worry I'm not doing 17 book reviews in this video ๐ Lots of interesting stuff in here though, including International Booker Prize shortlisted books, and some great recent releases.BookTube Prize reviews:youtu.be/T09-Fm03WI0?si=m42yvhcF-PpHv-QhWomen's Prize reviews:youtu.be/ArJ0sm5kC1A?si=06BuFlLEFqTQ0ylrJames by Percival Everett review:youtu.be/aFX_E1lEgvo?si=iWFX3J_oWEJKghrN@TheDiscoKingOfficial review of What I'd Rather Not Think Aboutyoutu.be/wN-iiCxctcQ?si=CsbIaIW6aOVStJYNโBooks mentioned in this video:๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman๐ True Grit, by Charles Portis๐ What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Posthuma (translated by Sarah Harvey Timmer)๐ The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston๐ The Spoiled Heart, by Sunjeev Sahota๐ Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsieโ00:00 Intro00:39 Julia03:24 True Grit05:59 What I'd Rather Not Think About08:56 The Details10:56 The Borrowed Hills14:11 The Spoiled HeartโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Horror sales boom, PEN awards cancelled, and Booker contender releases โข This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-05-02 | We're back with the latest news for May, with SO MANY new book releases, TOO MUCH book prize news, and a lot of news stories that are, to be honest, all just a little depressing.Correction: the Dylan Thomas Prize is for writers 39 and under, not for writers under 35.New releases Bookshop.org list:uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-releases-for-may-2024(If you buy via this list, I'll benefit a small amount, but if you'd prefer your local indie bookshop to benefit instead you can change the storefront.)Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Pulitzer Prize predictions:youtu.be/eElRr7bDMQA?si=prXF6Ot3SW7Y-drrโ00:00 Book news05:58 New book releases10:39 Future release announcements11:47 Prize news and dates15:19 Books on screen17:19 Deals17:53 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Predicting the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ๐ฎ Ben Reads Good 2024-04-26 | On 6 May 2024 we'll find out (completely out of the blue!) which book has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and and which books were the finalists. It's a shot in the dark to predict, but last year I got it right. I don't expect to repeat that, but let's give it a go!Greg from @SupposedlyFunโs prediction video:youtu.be/zrpP6XEQOlQ?si=0qlMe2bhbC0IQ3KyโBooks mentioned:You'll have to watch and see ๐โ00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:48 Frontrunners04:57 Wildcards08:12 A Recent Favourite09:50 The One (I Hope) That Got Away...โThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #pulitzerprize
Womens Prize for Fiction book reviews and shortlist predictions ๐ฎ Ben Reads Good 2024-04-21 | I haven't made a specific effort to read the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist this year, but have ended up reading over half of it! So here are my reviews, my rankings of the books (although, to be honest, there is so little between some of these books for me that it's been hard to nail down a definitive order) and of course my guess at the shortlist.Let me know which ones you've read, how you thought about them, and what you're expecting to see on the shortlist.Instagram giveaway:instagram.com/p/C5eEgyfLrhuEnter Ghost review:youtube.com/watch?v=T09-Fm03WI0&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7No_i3ZLKl0L-NOovxFJfu9&index=1&t=863sWestern Lane review:youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGM?t=310&si=QkyggDwrKTDznVOCSoldier Sailor review:youtu.be/JxhZJ8bpezE?si=sCkwUywMTfBn9xOD&t=1328โ00:00 Giveaway01:45 9th place04:09 8th place07:08 7th place07:56 6th place10:35 5th place13:17 4th place16:26 3rd place19:15 2nd place20:00 1st place20:43 Shortlist predictionsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #womensprize
James by Percival Everett | Spoiler-free book review ๐ Ben Reads Good 2024-04-12 | They're maybe few and far between on this channel, but James by Percival Everett is so good it deserved a standalone review.I one hundred percent recommend reading this book. In fact, I can't recommend it enough. What a novel.Thanks to Picador Mantle for the advance copy.โThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookreview
I judged a book prize! ๐ | BookTube Prize book reviews and ranking Ben Reads Good 2024-04-07 | I was very excited to have judged the Octofinals for the BookTube Prize! My thoughts on these books have been kept under lock and key since the start of February, but now the round is over I can share my book reviews and my final ranking. I'm also going to see which books from my ballot progressed based on rankings from all the judges, and react to the result.โ@BookTubePrize results video:youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10Original August Blue review:youtube.com/watch?v=JjN-W7NWyNI&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&index=6&t=322sโBooks mentioned:๐ August Blue, by Deborah Levy๐ The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donogue๐ Witness, by Jamel Brinkley๐ I Have Some Questions For You, by Rebecca Makkai๐ Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad๐ Tom Lake, by Ann Patchettโ00:00 The BookTube Prize05:04 August Blue06:07 The Rachel Incident08:12 Witness10:28 I Have Some Questions For You14:23 Enter Ghost18:40 Tom Lake22:25 Final rankings22:55 Reaction to resultsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booktubeprize
Huge new releases, sad Booker nominee news, and a book of human skin | This Month in Book News โจ Ben Reads Good 2024-04-03 | You said it sounded good, so I did it! Here's the first ever This Month in Book News video, covering some news in the book world, hot new book releases, prize news and dates for your diary, and some notable TV and film adaptations.When I scripted I thought this video was going to be VERY LONG. But it was not, in fact, long at all. I do speak pretty quickly though.*Correction:* The adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow stars Ewan McGregor, not Kenneth Branagh!Curated Kindle deals list:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TVIFMVNIAEM1Huge shout out to @TheDiscoKingOfficial who features in the feelgood story. Go subscribe to his channel and watch the BookTuber quiz here: youtube.com/live/jo-KMWKMlpUCredit to @SkillUp from whom I liberally borrowed this idea. If you're into video games, his 'This Week in Video Games' videos are excellent, as are all his reviews.โ00:00 What's this all about?00:25 Book news02:17 New releases04:27 Recent announcements05:29 Prize news and dates06:38 Books on screen07:49 Deals08:36 Feelgood storyโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #booknews
Judging the International Booker longlist based on first sentences Ben Reads Good 2024-03-27 | A good first impression is critical, even when you're reading a book, so I decided to get to know the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist by reading, judging and ranking their first sentences.โBooks mentioned:๐ Not a River, by Selva Almada (translated by Annie McDermott)๐ Simpatรญa, by Rodrigo Blanco Calderรณn (translated by Noel Hernรกndez Gonzรกlez and Daniel Hahn)๐ Kairos, by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann)๐ The Details, by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)๐ White Nights, by Urszula Honek (translated by Kate Webster)๐ Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong (translated by Sora Kim-Russel and Youngjae Josephine Bae)๐ A Dictator Calls, by Ismail Kadare (translated by John Hodgson)๐ The Silver Bone, by Andrey Kurkov (translated by Boris Dralyuk)๐ What I'd Rather Not Think About, by Jente Postuma (translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey)๐ Lost on Me, by Veronica Raimo (translated by Leah Janeczko)๐ The House on Via Gemito, by Domenico Starnone (translated by Oonagh Stransky)๐ Crooked Plow, by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)๐ Undiscovered, by Gabriela Wiener (translated by Julia Sanches)โ00:00 Longlist thoughts03:33 First sentence rankingโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Books I read in February | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-03-16 | 9 books this month and so many 5 star reads that I would absolutely recommend you to pick up!Severance and some other post-apocalyptic fiction reviewed in this video:youtu.be/hA27Cz9xf48โCreators mentioned in this video:@katiejlumsden @SavidgeReads (for the 'Anton Hun' nickname!)All the other wonderful BookTubers I met at the meet-up!โBooks mentioned in this video:๐ Your Utopia, by Bora Chung (translated by Anton Hur)๐ I Have Some Questions for You, by Rebecca Makkai๐ Remember Remember, by Elle Machray๐ Severance, by Ling Ma๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman๐ 1984, by George Orwell๐ The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donoghue๐ Witness, by Jamel Brinkley (apologies, in the video I say 'James')๐ The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw๐ Pet, by Catherine Chidgey๐ The House of Broken Bricks, by Fiona Williams๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor๐ C+nto and Othered Poems, by Joelle Taylor๐ Erasure, by Percival Everett๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbarโ00:00 Intro and BookTuber meet-up02:08 Books Iโm not reviewing here03:11 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies06:12 Pet08:28 The House of Broken Bricks11:41 The Night Alphabet15:11 Erasure19:30 Martyr!โThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
My reaction to the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 longlist Ben Reads Good 2024-03-09 | It's here, and my reaction is basically summed up by the Kombucha meme. Initial disappointment, but I've come around!HUGE apologies that my microphone basically decided to give up 30 seconds into the video.โBooks mentioned:๐ Soldier Sailor, by Claire Kilroy๐ Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo๐ The Wren, The Wren, by Anne Enright๐ Brotherless Night, by V V Ganeshananthan๐ The Restless Dolly Maunder, by Kate Grenville๐ Enter Ghost, by Isaballa Hammad๐ Ordinary Human Failings, by Megan Nolan๐ 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster, by Mirinae Lee๐ Hangman, by Maya Binyam๐ River East, River West, by Aube Rey Lescure๐ Nightbloom, by Peace Adzo Medie๐ The Blue, Beautiful World, by Karen Lord๐ In Defence of the Act, by Effie Black๐ A Trace of Sun, by Pam Williams๐ The Maiden, by Kate FosterโBookTubers mentioned:@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf โ00:00 Thoughts on the longlist04:04 Ones I've read05:49 Ones from previous WP authors08:33 Ones I've heard of12:31 Ones new to me16:14 Final thoughtsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #womensprize
International Booker Prize 2024 longlist predictions ๐ฎ Ben Reads Good 2024-02-24 | The book prizes are coming thick and fast, and so are my predictions. Here are 13 books I think we could see make the longlist this year - and I can't possibly get it more wrong than last year when I only predicted 2 correctly... or can I? ๐ โBooks mentioned:You'll have to watch and see ๐โ00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:26 The Reserved Spots05:20 Colonial Asshattery07:01 The Never-ending Struggle of Women09:41 Secret HistoriesโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #internationalbookerprize
Womens Prize for Fiction 2024 longlist predictions ๐ฎ Ben Reads Good 2024-02-17 | The Women's Prize for Fiction longlist is nearly here. Are you excited? BECAUSE I'M EXCITED. Here's my stab at guessing the 16 books that might make it. Can I beat last year's tally of getting 4 right?Honestly, I don't think so... there are so many incredible books written by women, so many recommended reads, that it felt truly impossible to narrow it down.โBooks mentioned:You'll have to watch and see ๐โ00:00 Intro and eligibility rules02:51 2024 judges03:58 Blood Ties06:38 Hidden History09:10 Retellings11:06 Careering12:33 Bodies Bodies BodiesโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #womensprize
5 dystopian novels (ranked by plausibility) Ben Reads Good 2024-02-11 | Dystopian books? Apocalyptic books? Post-apocalypic books? Whatever you call them, these 5 novels play out the end of the world and how that might look. I read and ranked these books, and judged how realistic their depiction of the downfall of society felt to me. And a few are definitely recommend reading.Funnily enough, I read all of these mostly by chance recently. So this also serves as a bit of a reading wrap-up.I didn't mention this in the video, by @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf did a great video comparing the book and movie of The End We Start From, which you can check out here:youtube.com/watch?v=YaEaOSiYtmoโBooks mentioned:๐ Delphi, by Clare Pollard๐ Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam๐ The Doloriad, by Missouri Williams๐ The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter๐ Jungle House, by Julianne Pachico๐ Severance, by Ling Ma๐ Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandelโ00:00 Why is there so much apocalyptic fiction?02:37 5th place05:49 4th place08:38 3rd place10:55 2nd place13:36 1st placeโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #dystopianbooks
Books I read in January | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-02-04 | I read a ridiculous 11 books this month... not sure how. Quite a few that surprised me, and some that I'd definitely recommend you to read. 4 of the books I read I'll wrap-up separately as part of a themed video on apocalypse fiction, so look out for that soon.โBooks mentioned in this video:๐ Eastbound, by Maylis de Kerengal (translated by Jessica Moore)๐ How I Won a Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto (gifted)๐ The Storm We Made, by Vanessa Chan๐ The Guest, by Emma Cline๐ Good Material, by Dolly Alderton๐ Redhead by the Side of the Road, by Anne Tyler๐ Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grannโ00:00 Intro00:56 Eastbound02:44 How I Won a Nobel Prize06:04 The Storm We Made08:26 The Guest10:25 Good Material13:39 Redhead by the Side of the Road15:29 Killers of the Flower MoonโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
A rather big book haul ๐ Ben Reads Good 2024-01-28 | Ok there are a *lot* of books in this video and I am mildly ashamed, but hear me out... this covers 6 months of book buying / receiving / begging! Hopefully you find some fun book recommendations here and it gives you a good idea of what I'm planning to read in the coming months.โBooks mentioned:๐ The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw๐ Nonfiction, by Julie Myerson๐ Pet, by Catherine Chidgey๐ North Woods, by Daniel Mason๐ Same Bed Different Dreams, by Ed Park๐ Bewilderment, by Richard Powers๐ The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafรณn (translated by Lucia Graves)๐ Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison๐ Heartstopper Volume 5, by Alice Oseman๐ Beyond the Door of No Return, by David Diop (translated by Sam Taylor) ๐ Zorrie, by Laird Hunt๐ Julia, by Sandra Newman๐ The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter๐ Pleasantview, by Celeste Mohammed๐ The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez๐ The Rain Heron, by Robbie Arnott๐ Tell Me How to Be, by Neel Patel ๐ Hell of a Book, by Jason Mott๐ A Burning, by Meghan Majumdar๐ Earthling, by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takamori) ๐ The Rabbit Hutch, by Tess Gunty๐ Skippy Dies, by Paul Murray๐ The Shards, by Brett Easton Ellis๐ On the Savage Side, by Tiffany McDaniel๐ Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward๐ Strangers, by Taichi Yamada (translated by Wayne P. Lammers) ๐ Constance, by Joseph Zigmond๐ The Country Will Bring Us No Peace, by Matthieu Simard (translated by Pablo Strauss)๐ The Blue Mask, by Joel Lane๐ Beasts of England, by Adam Biles๐ Orbital, by Samantha Harvey๐ Three Fires, by Denise Mina๐ Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon๐ The Land of Milk and Honey, by C. Pam Zhang๐ Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell๐ Family Meal, by Bryan Washington๐ The Black Eden, by Richard T. KellyBooks gifted by publishers:๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ Cinema Love, by Jiaming Tang ๐ How I Won A Nobel Prize, by Julius Taranto๐ Anyone's Ghost, by August Thompson๐ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBrideThe first 5 of those books are covered in more detail in this video:youtu.be/Kil6qPajufoโCreators mentioned:@ameliabarlowbooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @CharlieBrookReads instagram.com/rioisreading00:00 Book haul reflections01:51 Library books04:05 International editions06:30 Gifts12:32 Bargains19:56 Paperbacks25:34 Hardbacks30:03 Advance copiesโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookhaul
My most anticipated books coming out in 2024 ๐ | 16 book recommendations Ben Reads Good 2024-01-21 | 2024 publishing schedules are being locked in... which means lots of books to get excited about! Here I talk through 15 books I'm looking forward to slated for 2024, plus a bonus longshot/wish/prayer ๐โBooks mentioned:๐ Mongrel, by Hanako Footman๐ The Night Alphabet, by Joelle Taylor๐ The Dark Side of Skin, by Jeferson Tenรณrio (translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)๐ Butter, by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton)๐ Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar๐ The Fruit of the Dead, by Rachel Lyon๐ The Borrowed Hills, by Scott Preston๐ James, by Percival Everett๐ Fast by the Horns, by Moses McKenzie๐ Great Expectations, by Vinson Cunningham๐ The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley๐ Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner๐ Toward Eternity, by Anton Hur๐ Rare Singles, by Benjamin Myers๐ Playground, by Richard Powers๐ Our Evening, by Alan HollinghurstโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookrecommendations
Every single book I read in 2023 (and some reading stats) Ben Reads Good 2024-01-14 | A rundown not just of my favourites of 2023, but *every* book I read.The twist? Each book is only described using the same number of words as the star rating I gave the book.I did this last year and found it a really fun way to reflect on my year of reading, and it was just as much fun this time.I've also included some reading stats, which are a bit more detailed this year thanks to my recent switch over to The StoryGraph.Hopefully you will find some good book recommendations among these!โIf you want to hear my more detailed take on some of these books, here's a playlist with all my reading wrap-ups: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&si=9w2V5x3gpXS9qjWcโ00:00 Intro and reading stats02:44 86 book reviewsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8Uโ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood๐ Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Books I read in December | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2024-01-07 | First reading wrap-up of the year, and last wrap up for 2023 books - somehow I managed 8 books this month, though admittedly lots of shorties!Here's my full review of Cuddy:youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGgโBookTubers mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 โBooks mentioned in this video:๐ Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers๐ Loot, by Tania James (gifted)๐ Rizzio, by Denise Mina๐ Delphi, by Clare Pollard๐ Wild Houses, by Colin Barrett๐ Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, by Adam Kay๐ The Mouse and His Child, by Russell Hoban๐ God's Children Are Broken Little Things, by Arinze Ifeakanduโ00:00 Intro00:31 Cuddy01:23 Loot04:03 Rizzio06:43 Delphi09:53 Wild Houses12:30 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas14:06 The Mouse and His Child16:20 God's Children Are Broken Little ThingsโThank you so much for watching.๐ Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Read Good Challenge 2024 | Reading prompts for every month of the year Ben Reads Good 2024-01-01 | Happy New Year ๐ฅณ I'm sure your reading plans are already well underway, but if you're in search of some prompts for your 2024 reading, here are some that I'll be doing this year. Feel free to join in!Here are some resources you can use to read along with the challenge ๐Storygraph challenge:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaInstagram story image:ibb.co/bdD8R2wPrintable image:ibb.co/r0X7PyPBest adapted screenplay Oscar nominees:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_ScreenplayWomen's Prize winners:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Women%27s_Prize_for_Fiction_winnersBooker Prize nominees:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prizeโ00:00 Intro01:44 January02:47 February03:41 March04:36 April05:25 May06:11 June07:03 July07:39 August08:45 September09:34 October10:41 November11:53 DecemberโThank you so much for watching.โ๏ธ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #reading
The best books I read in 2023 (and you should read them too) Ben Reads Good 2023-12-22 | Well this has come around fast, hasn't it? Here are my favourite books of 2023 (that I read, not that were released). Last year I only did a top 5, but I read so many great books in 2023 that this time around I've gone for a top 10. And even that was tough to narrow down, so you get 5 honourable mentions at the end as well.Hopefully you find some recommendations worth reading in here. Let me know if you've read any, and what your favourite reads of the year have been!โStandalone reviews of some of these books:youtu.be/pYNHKHVIZl0youtu.be/fYdgk0Q2CGgโ00:00 Reflections on my reading year02:10 Rank 10-508:17 Rank 5-115:10 Honourable mentionsโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Cuddy by Benjamin Myers is extraordinary | Spoiler-free book review ๐ Ben Reads Good 2023-12-20 | Channelling my inner @rororeads to bring you a standalone review of this absolutely wondrous book: Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers.I highly, highly recommend reading this book. Don't be intimidated by the start: it's a rich and rewarding experience that is greater than the sum of its parts. A true gem that probably should have been nominated for the Booker Prize.I don't consider anything in this review a spoiler, so Iโve marked it โspoiler-freeโ. But I'm not sure of people's tolerance for plot summaries so please tread carefully!This video is kindly sponsored by the word 'arc' which I think I use about 3000 times ๐For more ficton book recommendations, subscribe today!โThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ My Amazon wishlist of books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookreview
Short book recommendations (to help hit your reading goals) Ben Reads Good 2023-12-15 | Do you need a few short book recommendations to help hit your Storygraph or Goodreads reading goal? I got you!These are 10 books I think could make for a wonderful short book December, and help you go into 2024 feeling good about your reading, and not crap because Goodreads told you youโre a failure.โ00:00 Reading goals01:56 ITโS NOT A COMPETITION02:54 The ones Iโve read10:02 The ones I havenโt readโBooktubers mentioned:@louisesavidgemuses4135 โThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood๐ My Amazon wishlist of books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDAโ#books #booktube #bookrecommendations
Books I read in November | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-12-08 | Last reading wrap-up of the year, with 7 books to tell you about. Most of them are quick reads as I've been poorly with a cold lately (still trying to shift it!) but some really great reads in here that I'd heartily recommend.Here's my full review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me:youtu.be/ctAUT75AhzY-Books mentioned in this video:๐ Clear, by Carys Davies (released in January, thank you to Granta for the eARC)๐ The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears๐ Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman๐ Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa (translated from Japanese by Eric Ozawa)๐ Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes๐ Upgrade, by Blake Crouch๐ Aliss at the Fire, by Jon Fosse (translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls)โ00:00 Intro01:15 Clear03:20 The Woman in Me03:56 Heartstopper Volume 406:00 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop08:44 Flowers for Algernon11:33 Upgrade13:45 Aliss at the FireโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
Booker Prize 2023 shortlist thoughts and my winner prediction Ben Reads Good 2023-11-25 | It's been months since I did a video on the Booker, but on the eve of the winner's ceremony, I wanted to reflect a little on the Booker Prize shortlist and share my thoughts on who is going to win.If you'd like to see my more in-depth reviews of all the books on the shortlist, check them out below.Longlist ranking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKcPart 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGMPart 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVEPart 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVEโBooks mentioned:๐ This Other Eden, by Paul Harding๐ The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray๐ If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein๐ Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo๐ Prophet Song, by Paul Lynchโ00:00 Longlist thoughts01:52 Format breakdown02:36 Ranking09:42 Goodreads shortlist11:30 Judges shortlist predictionโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโClip from Titanic used under fair use, copyright Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox.โ#booktube #bookerprize #reading
Bookshelf organisation and a big book unhaul ๐ Ben Reads Good 2023-11-19 | Join me for a mini bookshelf tour, some bookshelf organisation (or organization for my North American pals), and an unhaul of some books I've decided not to keep.Hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it!โ00:00 I have too many books01:05 Bookshelf tour04:40 Unloading the shelves09:29 Unhaul20:03 Restacking the shelves21:06 Final resultsโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#booktube #bookshelf #bookunhaul
I read Britney Spearsโ memoir and it broke my heart Ben Reads Good 2023-11-13 | Here's my book review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which I think it is a fascinating portrait of a public figure we feel like we know so well, but is only now able to tell her side of the story.I don't think there are too many spoilers here, I don't really mention anything that hasn't been widely reported on already, but be warned some of the topics mentioned are very heavy. I don't discuss these in detail but I do mention them in passing.Here's @jack_edwards video on ghostwriting, if you want to dive more deeply into that topic:youtu.be/c6mGnXnSVo8โ00:00 intro00:35 on my radar (what it means to me)01:39 it's britney bitch... or is it? (ghostwriting)06:16 born to make you happy (early life)08:19 not a girl, not yet a woman (relationships)11:47 overprotected (conservatorship)13:35 her prerogative (justice)โThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#booktube #bookreview #reading
Books I read in October | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-11-05 | 5 books this month - back to my usual speed after racing through all of that prize reading ๐If you'd like to enter my giveaway, details on Instagram here:instagram.com/p/CzBMdZfrDo4Here's the podcast episode where Jaylen from @TheBarandtheBookcase interviews Justin Torres about Blackouts - a really great listen:youtu.be/qlZvBZFMv5w-Books mentioned in this video:๐ The Fraud, by Zadie Smith๐ Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet๐ Blackouts, by Justin Torres๐ Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry๐ The Factory, by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd)โ00:00 Giveaway01:08 The Fraud05:12 Dinosaurs08:07 Blackouts12:18 Between Dog and Wolf14:40 The FactoryโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
My reading plans for the rest of the year | End of the Year Book Tag Ben Reads Good 2023-10-28 | Loved doing this BookTube tag last year, and when I saw @charlottemolloy and @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf had done this this year I couldn't resist.Consider yourself tagged if you'd like to join in - either in the comments or in a video of your own!โTag started by @ArielBissett Questions:1.Are there any books you've started this year that you still need to finish? 2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?3. Is there a new release you're still waiting for?4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?5. Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?6. Have you already started making reading plans for next year?โBooks mentioned:๐ This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright๐ Blackouts, by Justin Torres๐ Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley๐ North Woods, by Daniel Mason๐ Loot, by Tania James๐ The Portrait of a Mirror, by A. Natasha Joukovsky๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein๐ Playground, by Richard Powers๐ Private Rites, by Julia Armfield๐ Day, by Michael Cunningham๐ Martyr!, by Kaveh AkbarโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #tag
Your questions about books and Booktube (and some fun stuff too) | 2k subs Q&A Ben Reads Good 2023-10-22 | Finally edited together part 2 of the 2k Q&A - hopefully I got to every single question that was asked.It is a super long video, so apologies for that, but if you want to prioritise just one part of it, I think the Booktube section is my favourite (timestamps below).You don't need to have watched Part 1 to watch this video, but if you do want to check it out, here's the link:youtu.be/JCMfsMNzvHUHere's the video from @sunnykimreads that inspired me to just get on with it and create a Booktube channel:youtu.be/nzij3ZwcElAThank you all for the questions, and for the continue support. It's been a blast.โ00:00 Intro00:46 Books05:16 Characters & authors09:45 BookTube25:28 Fun stuffโBooktubers mentioned:@CharlieBrookReads @fayesparallelstories @SavidgeReads @sunnykimreads @GunpowderFictionPlot @sniffingthesheets @WillowTalksBooks @alanaestelle2076 @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @GemofBooks @charlottemolloy @BobTheBookerer @jack_edwards @jenniferlovesbooks @YourTrueShelf @KDbooks And my three underrated Booktube stars, who you should all 100% go and subscribe to RIGHT NOW:@DogEaredMusings @nathansnook @rororeads โBooks mentioned:๐ Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver๐ The Overstory, by Richard Powers๐ Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo๐ The Promise, by Damon Gadget๐ The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead๐ My Phantoms, by Gwendoline Riley๐ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey๐ Story of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang๐ Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James๐ A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking๐ Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi๐ Love and Other Thought Experiments, by Sophie Ward๐ Recursion, by Blake Crouch๐ Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein๐ The Secret History, by Donna Tartt๐ Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn๐ I'm A Fan, by Sheena Patel๐ Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir๐ Franny & Zooey, by J D Salinger๐ Bewilderment, by Richard Powers๐ Mayflies, by Andrew O'Hagan๐ Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris๐ Misery, by Stephen King๐ Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe๐ The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North๐ Between Dog and Wolf, by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry๐ This Ragged Grace, by Octavia Bright๐ Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart๐ Young Mungo, by Douglas Stuart๐ Anna Karenina, by Leo TolstoyโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #qanda
Every book I read in September (and August) | Reading wrap-up Ben Reads Good 2023-10-16 | My first reading wrap-up in a while! Okay across the last two months I read 19 books, which is kind of unsustainable, but it was hugely driven by Booker Prize reading.As mentioned, I don't share any Booker thoughts in this video, but you can see my Booker videos here ๐Reviews Part 1: youtu.be/nx2caL3ekGMReviews Part 2: youtu.be/AW5O3gq61g0Reviews Part 3: youtu.be/zfUGToe0FVEReviews Part 4: youtu.be/223d6RZClVERanking: youtu.be/dTZ_wC_UzKcItaly vlog coming soon ๐ฎ๐น-Books mentioned in this video:๐ Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson๐ The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzberg๐ Crudo, by Olivia Laing๐ Open Throat, by Henry Hoke๐ This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amar El-Mohtar and ๐ Idol, Burning, by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda)๐ The Swimmers, by Julie Otsukaโ00:00 Stuff I'm not reviewing01:41 Open Throat03:33 This is How You Lose the Time War06:29 Idol, Burning09:35 The SwimmersโThank you so much for watching.๐ If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!๐น Subscribe to my channel for a new video each weekโ๏ธ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com๐ธ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgoodโ#books #booktube #readingwrapup
