24 books for 2024 (my entire physical TBR) Audrey Approved 2023-12-21 | My physical TBR is down to the twenties. Here are the 24 books I’d like to read in 2024! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro / my ideal physical TBR1:57 Three books I’m not including2:43 Tomes5:54 Sci-fi7:21 Literary and historical fiction10:20 Classics 11:44 J.R.R. Tolkien 13:54 Hyped nonfiction16:05 Nonfic I don’t hear a lot about18:05 Outro✨ 24 BOOKS in 2024 ✨City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami American Revolutions by Alan Taylor Leonardo da Vinci by Walter IssacsonA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaSeveneves by Neal StephensonOn the Origins of Species & Other Stories by Bo-Young KimThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiHamlet by Maggie O’Farrell An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold by various authors Deacon King Kong by James McBridePerfume by Patrick Suskind Fictions by Jorge Luis BorgesPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien Underland by Robert McFarlane Why We Sleep by Matthew WalkerAtomic Habits by James Clear Going Dark by Julia Ebner The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure by Gerald Easter and Mara Vorhees Beyond Belief by Elle Hardy✨ CHANNELS MENTIONED ✨@toweringtbr @NerdoftheRings Video on Tolkien reading order: youtu.be/T7322jvI8ro?si=vCMHK4IvSEeMPSwk ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Books to get in the autumnal mood - recent reads, recommendations & TBR! Audrey Approved 2024-10-06 | Let me know your favorite autumnal read! ✨ TIMESTAMPS & BOOKS ✨0:00 Intro/hello0:44 Magical schools (or castles)4:49 Retellings/folktales 6:40 Romance11:32 Classics14:03 Horror16:07 Historical/literary fiction 19:17 Nonfiction 20:07 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Lirael (The Old Kingdom series) by Garth Nix A Deadly Education (The Scholomance series) by Naomi Novik Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb series) by Tamsyn Muir Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters series) by Juliet Marillier Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston You, Again by Kate Goldbeck Bride by Ali HazelwoodFrankenstein by Mary Shelly (I’m reading the 1818 version)Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden Woodworm y Layla Martinez, translated by Sophie Hughes & Annie McDermott Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, translated by Lisa HaydenPiranesi by Susanna Clarke North Woods by Daniel MasonSmoke Gets In Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty ✨ CHANNELS & VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨Melody’s channel: youtube.com/@bookishmelody Melody’s Woodworm review: youtu.be/IbQU1AQdKHs?si=ysCEZWvAVKa-fsQfRick’s channel: youtube.com/@RickMacDonnell Rick’s North Woods review: youtu.be/aBwsb-3W-aU?si=qW5w0CxoGoHPgdJe ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Animal crime | Nonfiction book recommendations Audrey Approved 2024-08-04 | ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:51 Book 12:41 Book 24:32 Book 36:04 Book 48:52 Book 511:14 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Gator Country* by Rebecca RennerEight Bears by Gloria DickieFuzz by Mary Roach Poached by Rachel Love Nuwar The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer* I got my copy from Netgalley!✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Nine recent adult fantasy reads Audrey Approved 2024-07-20 | Really enjoying fantasy and sci-fi lately - let me know if you have recs!✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:23 Book 12:23 Book 24:01 Book 35:51 Book 47:46 Book 58:59 Book 610:46 Book 7 & 813:43 Book 916:03 Outro✨ BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED ✨Tiffany @toweringtbr ✨ BOOKS DISCUSSED ✨* The City in Glass by Nghi Vo (releases October 1, 2024)* Buried Deep & Other Stories by Naomi Novik (releases September 17, 2024)The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien Godkiller by Hannah Kaner The Tainted Cup By Robert Jackson Bennett Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett The Fall by Ryan CahillOf Blood and Fire by Ryan CahillThe Will of the Many by James Islington* Book received thru Netgalley!✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Mid-year book freakout tag | 2024 Audrey Approved 2024-06-23 | Let me know what your fav read so far in 2024 has been! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:35 Best book so far1:36 Best series3:04 Best read-the-world pick4:04 New release I haven’t read yet, but want to4:56 Upcoming release in 2nd half of 20245:55 Biggest surprise 7:58 Biggest disappointment9:40 Favorite new (to me) author10:47 Fictional crush 11:34 Book that made me cry12:34 Most beautiful book covers I've purchased13:41 Books I still need to read before EOY14:51 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Challenger (Adam Higginbotham) The Tainted Cup (Robert Jackson Bennett)Augustown (Kei Miller) Coda: False Dawns (Simon Spurrier, Matias Bergara) Odyssey (Stephen Fry)Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt) The Devil’s Best Trick (Randall Sullivan)Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham) The Wall (Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside)Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino) Leonardo da Vinci (Walter Isaacson) City of Saints and Madmen (Jeff Vandermeer) ✨ OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/YSor_3Jcr3U?si=6O5YnhvymlXaR2C9✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Book pairings | Korean beauty culture, niche book microhistories, art during WW2 Audrey Approved 2024-03-23 | Book pairings are so much fun to come up with. Let me know what sounds interesting! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:23 1st pairing5:14 2nd pairing9:02 3rd pairing13:23 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Flawless by Elise HuIf I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Dark Archives by Megan RosenbloomThe Lost Gutenberg by Margaret Leslie DavisThe Forger's Spell by Edward DolnickThe Orpheus Clock by Simon Goodman ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Real life stories of fraud Audrey Approved 2024-03-05 | Let me know if you have fraud books you'd recommend!✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Thanks for being here!0:31 Intro1:14 Artistic fraud10:57 Financial fraud15:53 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Forger's Spell by Edward DolnickProvenance by Laney Salisbury, Aly SujoVeritas by Ariel SabarCon/Artist by Tony Tetro, Giampiero AmbrosiSounds Like Titanic by Jessica Chiccehitto HindmanBad Blood by John Carreyrou The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett Anansi's Gold by Yepoka Yeebo ✨ VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/HTQJwLancSM?si=_d8zIYO7WMMcVRmy✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
New book releases in the first half of 2024 Audrey Approved 2024-01-28 | Let me know what new releases you're interested in! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:51 On our celestial neighbor1:58 Repercussions of war2:43 A non-STEM romance3:26 Memoir from the art world4:32 Short stories from the art world5:15 Time travel valleys 6:22 Rivers of the world7:02 A daughter’s memoir7:53 Shipwrecks! 8:51 Commercialization of mountain climbing9:46 Lost delivery boy10:10 Mysterious romantasy title 11:04 Space romance comedy11:53 The devil and us12:39 City of gold13:20 HR can see your chats14:07 Wish I had Summer Fridays 14:52 Walking the Grand Canyon15:52 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED (w/ release dates) ✨(January 18) Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle(February 6) The Gardener of Lashkar Gah by Larisa Brown (February 6) Bride by Ali Hazelwood(February 6) Get the Picture by Bianca Bosker (February 22) The Vanitas & Other Tales of Art and Obsession by Jake Kendall (February 27) The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard(March 14) Liquid History by Vanessa Taylor - odd that this releases on a Thursday! (March 12) The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu(April 2) A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbons(April 16) Everest, Inc. by Will Cockrell (April 16) The Last Delivery by Evan Dahm(April 19) TTOBAH (no idea what this stands for) by J. Bree (May 7) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (May 14) The Devil’s Best Trick by Randall Sullivan (May 14) Paradise of the Damned by Keith Thomson(May 21) I Hope This Finds Your Well by Natalie Sue(May 28) Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell (May 28) A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Reading a book from every country | Cabo Verde to Cuba Audrey Approved 2024-01-21 | If interested, here's the playlist of other videos for this #readtheword project: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO89pNth6mUpfgxhVMgi06rmrRFCg3vU7&si=rSWbYa9ThNcQt7EmMy cousin's book reviews: instagram.com/amyjoreadingHere’s the full list of books read between Cabo Verde and Cuba: (Cabo Verde) CAPE VERDEAN BLUES by Shauna Barbosa (Cambodia) IN THE SHADOW OF THE BANYAN by Vaddey Ratner(Cameroon) WALKING ON COWRIE SHELLS by Nana Nkweti(Canada) UNRECONCILED by Jesse Wente(Central African Republic) CO-WIVES, CO-WIDOWS by Adrienne Yabouza, tr. by Rachael McGill(Chad) AFRICAN RICE HEART by Emily Star Wilkins(Chile) WHEN WOMEN KILL by Alia Trabucco Zeran, tr. by Sophie Hughes(China) ONE CHILD by Mei Fong(Colombia) INFINITE COUNTRY by Patricia Engel(Comoros) A FISH CAUGHT IN TIME by Samantha Weinberg(Costa Rica) NATURAL HISTORY by Carlos Fonseca, tr. by Megan McDowell(Côte d’Ivoire) AYA: LIFE IN YOP CITY by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clement Oubrerie (Croatia) HOW WE SURVIVED COMMUNISM AND EVEN LAUGHED by Slavenka Drakulic(Cuba) CALL ME CASSANDRA by Marcial Gala, tr. by Anna Kushner✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Rambling intro2:12 Central African Republic3:37 Chad4:48 Chile6:29 China8:02 Comoros 10:27 Costa Rica11:54 Côte d’Ivoire13:15 Cuba15:03 Outro✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Favorite books of 2023 Audrey Approved 2024-01-16 | Let me know what your favorite 2023 read was, or if you've read any of these!✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:12 Favorite classic2:36 Tenth place (but still a fav!)4:42 Most hyped6:41 Favorite romantasy8:19 Biggest surprise9:54 Best contemporary romance 11:27 Best biography14:05 Favorite fiction book15:43 Favorite nonfiction book 18:56 Favorite read-the-world pick20:26 Outro✨ TOP 10 BOOKS ✨All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCooked by Michael Pollen Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa BroadbentAll the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley You, Again by Kate GoldbeckCaravaggio by Andrew Graham-DixonTrust by Hernan Diaz Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd ParryA History of Loneliness by John Boyne ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
In or out book tag Audrey Approved 2023-12-14 | Tagged by: Emma at @ACupOfBooks Original tag: Rick at @RickMacDonnell Original video: youtu.be/Yv8NmNelKm0?si=Vv0FGuI-WrXXNY1EWould love to see next: Yena at @yenasung ✨ QUESTIONS ✨0:00 Intro0:41 Reading the Last Page First1:16 Enemies to Lovers2:15 Dream Sequences3:03 Love Triangles3:17 Cracked Spines3:45 Back to My Small Town4:10 Monsters Are Regular People4:25 No Paragraph Breaks4:53 Multi-Generational Sagas5:46 Re-Reading6:46 Artificial Intelligence7:29 Drop Caps7:53 Happy Endings8:37 Plot Points That Only Converge At the End9:16 Detailed Magic Systems10:47 Classic Fantasy Races10:54 Unreliable Narrators11:27 Evil Protagonists12:07 The Chosen One12:38 When the Protagonist Dies12:58 Really Long Chapters13:18 French Flaps13:29 Deckled Edges13:43 Signed Copies by the Author14:47 Dog-eared Pages15:29 Chapter Titles Instead of Numbers15:55 Outro✨BOOKS ✨All Quiet on the Western front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Crown of Oaths and Curses by J.BreePedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo Homegoing by Yah Gyasi Roma by Steven SaylorGreenwood by Michael Christie Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Things They Carried by Tim O’BrienThe Will of the Many by James Islington Lirael by Garth NixBabel by R.F. KuangPerfume by Patrick SuskindTrust by Hernan Diaz✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Nonfiction books about the oceans depths Audrey Approved 2023-11-06 | Staying on the #nonfictionnovember theme, here are some reviews for nonfiction books about the ocean! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:47 Book 13:20 Book 26:02 Book 37:27 Book 48:54 Book 510:42 Still on my TBR11:47 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Underworld by Susan CaseyThe Devil’s Teeth by Susan CaseyDeep by James NestorFathoms by Rebecca Giggs The Deep by Alex Rogers Shadow Divers by Robert Carson A Fish Caught in Time by Samantha Weinberg The Boundless Sea by David Abulafia Big Meg by Tim Flannery & Emma FlanneryTh Wave by Susan CaseyVoice of the Ocean by Susan Casey✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Nonfiction November TBR & recommendations (2023) Audrey Approved 2023-10-28 | Here’s what I’m planning for #nonfictionnovember. Let me know what you’re excited to get to this month! I’ve been really enjoying watching everybody else’s TBR videos. ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:36 Fraud - Recommendation2:23 Fraud - TBR3:47 Web - Recommendation5:16 Web - TBR7:17 Capital - Recommendation 8:58 Capital - TBR9:49 Display - Recommendation 11:36 Display - TBR12:32 Buddy read w/ ToweringTBR13:28 Outro✨ CHANNELS MENTIONED ✨@abookolive @toweringtbr @theschooloflifetv ✨ VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/FTlk3zkL_44?si=Vui5kuAQKYlG-hYUyoutu.be/Ld6HrHh226o?si=Lc8w1rdc3nWUVBt0 ✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett The Orpheus Clock by Simon GoodmanYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinCave of Bones by Lee Berger, John HawksAlmost Human by Lee Berger, John Hawks Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby Stoned by Aja RadenThe Writing of the Gods by Edward Dolnick The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Book recommendation tag Audrey Approved 2023-09-10 | You can find the original tag here: youtu.be/EY_ncSyKbyw?si=gSnkX8KmNPPt7z2l ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:21 A book you tell people is your favorite 1:26 A book that is your guilty pleasure 4:09 A book everyone loved but you didn't 4:53 A book you read the fastest 5:50 A book that deserves more hype 8:03 A book that is becoming a movie/tv show8:46 A book you have reread the most 10:27 A book from a genre you don’t typically read 12:57 A book that deserves all the hype it gets 13:39 A book you usually recommend when asked to give a recommendation 14:25 A book that has your favorite character(s) 15:31 A book you wish you could live in 15:58 A book you thought you would hate but ended up loving 16:48 A book that made you cry 17:35 A book you wish you could read for the first time18:36 Outro✨ VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/1Hq7O8y9luU✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko Archangel (Samaria series) by Sharon ShinnA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasRules of Redemption (Firebird Chronicles series) by T.A. WhiteEclipse the Moon (Starlight’s Shadow series) by Jessie Mihalik The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Agatha Christie books - I’ve read And Then There Were None and Death on the NileDune by Frank Herbert Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Cosmicomics (I prefer the shorter collection over the called The Complete Cosmicomics) by Italo Calvino Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar Sum by David EaglemanWhalefall by Daniel Kraus Tender is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaHeaven and Hell by Bart Ehrman The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey City of Echoes by Jessica Warnberg (2024 release)* Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDanielLirael by Garth Nix (second book of Abhorsen series) Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownEndurance by Alfred Lansing Piranesi by Susanna Clarke * I got this from Netgalley as free eARC! ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Books set in or about California (mostly nonfiction) Audrey Approved 2023-09-04 | Really enjoyed making this video - LMK if anything catches your eye! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:43 Nature, environment, national parks4:52 Wildfires10:10 History12:09 Los Angeles13:31 Central Valley17:38 San Francisco Bay Area22:13 Outro✨ VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/QZ8b7cvNO-4youtu.be/4j0Wmeswsr0 - for business histories of Tesla, Instagram, Google and Theranos✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Devil's Teeth by Susan CaseyThe Last Season by Eric BlehmGuardians of the Valley by Dean KingThe Wild Trees by Richard PrestonThe Ghost Forest by Greg KingCalifornia Against the Sea by Rosanna XiaA Fire Story by Brian Fies*Dark Spaces by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, & Ronda PattisonA Fire in Paradise by Alastair Gee and Dani AnguianoUnder a Flaming Sky by Daniel James BrownParadise by Lizzie JohnsonCalifornia Burning by Katherine BluntHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam ZhengThe Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James BrownBad City by Paul PringleOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGordo by Jaime Cortez The Dreamt Land by Mark Arax The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett There, There by Tommy OrangeWandering Stars by Tommy Orange (his new release)Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley The Riders Come Out at Night by Ali Winston & Darwin BondgrahamThe Code by Margaret O'MaraPalo Alto by Malcolm Harris* I got this from Netgalley as free eARC! Since filming this video, I'm also intrigued by THE MIRAGE FACTORY by Gary Krist for an early history of Los Angeles. Let me know if you've read it! ✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Audiobook recommendations Audrey Approved 2023-08-26 | Let me know if you have a favorite book you think is better as an audiobook!✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:38 Fiction5:06 Nonfiction9:51 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDanielThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (but the Andy Serkis narrations)Lamb by Christopher Moore Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Heroes, Mythos and The Odyssey by Stephen Fry Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeKitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain David Sedaris books - my favorites are Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, Calypso and Happy-Go-Lucky All The Beauty In the World by Patrick Bringley Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Reading a book from every country | The Bahamas to Burundi Audrey Approved 2023-08-16 | If interested, here's the playlist of other videos for this #readtheword project: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO89pNth6mUpfgxhVMgi06rmrRFCg3vU7&si=rSWbYa9ThNcQt7EmHere’s the full list of books I read between The Bahamas and Burundi:(Bahamas) FACING THE SUN by Janice Lynn Mather (Bahrain) YUMMAH by Sarah A. Al Shafei (Bangladesh) A GOLDEN AGE by Tahmima Anam(Barbados) HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS THE HOUSE by Cherie Jones(Belarus) ALINDARKA’s CHILDREN by Alhierd Bacharevic, tr. by Jim Dingley and Petra Reid (Belgium) ON BLACK SISTER'S STREET by Chika Unigwe (Belize) THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE SCARLET MACAW by Bruce Chatwin(Benin) THE VICEROY OF OUIDAH by Bruce Chatwin(Bhutan) BEYOND THE SKY AND THE EARTH by Jamie Zeppa(Bolivia) AFFECTIONS by Rodrigo Hasbun (Bosnia & Herzegovina) GOODBYE SARAJEVO by Atka Rein and Hana Schofield(Botswana) TWENTY CHICKENS FOR A SADDLE by Robyn Scott(Brazil) HER MOTHER'S MOTHER'S MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTERS by Maria Jose Silveira, tr. by Eric M.B. Becker(Brunei) THE FISHERMAN KING by Katrina Daud(Bulgaria) BORDER by Kapka Kassabova(Burkina Faso) RITUAL by Malidoma Patrice Some (Burundi) SMALL COUNTRY by Gael Faye✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:41 The Bahamas1:59 Barbados3:07 Belarus6:43 Bhutan8:01 Bosnia and Herzegovina9:16 Brazil10:46 Brunei 12:08 Bulgaria14:05 Burundi15:07 Outro✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Reading a book from every country | Afghanistan to Azerbaijan Audrey Approved 2023-08-09 | If interested, here's the playlist of other videos for this #readtheword project: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO89pNth6mUpfgxhVMgi06rmrRFCg3vU7&si=rSWbYa9ThNcQt7EmHere’s the full list of books I read between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan:(Afghanistan) THE HAUNTING OF HAJJI HOTAK by Jamil Jan Kochai (Albania) BROKEN APRIL by Ismail Kadare(Algeria) TOMBOY by Nina Bouraoui, tr. by Jehanne-Marie Gavarini and Marjorie Attignol Salvador (Andorra) 32 YOLKS by Eric Ripert and Veronica Chambers (Angola) A GENERAL THEORY OF OBLIVION by Jose Eduardo Agualusa, tr. by Daniel Hahn(Antigua and Barbuda) A SMALL PLACE by Jamaica Kincaid (Argentina) FEVER DREAM by Samantha Schweblin, tr. by Megan McDowell(Armenia) THREE APPLES FELL FROM THE SKY by Narine Abgaryan, tr. by Lisa Hayden (Australia) BORN INTO THIS by Adam Thompson (Austria) THE PIANO TEACHER by Elfriede Jelinek (Azerbaijan) DAYS IN THE CAUCASUS by Banine, tr. by Anne Thompson-Ahmadova I also mentioned HOW CIVIL WARS START by Barbara Walter for a high level look at the conditions that foster civil wars.✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:00 Project rules / how it works 3:43 Youtube wrap-ups4:21 Themes I've seen so far6:49 Albania 8:14 Algeria 9:19 Andorra 10:08 Argentina 11:04 Armenia 11:54 Austria 13:14 Azerbaijan 14:05 Outro✨OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨youtu.be/Ld6HrHh226o youtu.be/QZ8b7cvNO-4✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Memoirs with unique perspectives, experiences, or PoVs Audrey Approved 2023-07-17 | Let me know if you have any unique memoir recs! ✨ TIMESTAMPS & BOOKS MENTIONED ✨0:00 Intro1:00 Red Roulette (Desmond Shum)3:49 Days in the Caucasus (Banine)5:55 Eat Like a Fish (Bren Smith)8:00 The Devil’s Teeth (Susan Casey)10:43 Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)13:14 Outro✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Anticipated summer releases | New books from Q3 2023 Audrey Approved 2023-06-29 | The three other videos I mentioned:youtu.be/t_aRewhYUhoyoutu.be/qWTecLvCO3kyoutu.be/Ld6HrHh226o✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:55 July4:36 August7:55 September11:00 Spring 2024 (lol)12:13 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Business or Pleasure (Rachel Lynn Solomon)Eight Bears (Gloria Dickie)When Crack was King (Donovan X. Ramsey)The Deep Sky (Yume Kitasei)Anansi’s Gold (Yepoka Yeebo)The Underworld (Susan Casey)Whalefall (Daniel Kraus)Trail of the Lost (Andrea Lankford)Ten Birds that Changed the World (Stephen Moss)You, Again (Kate Goldbeck)The Lost Supper (Taras Greece)James (Percival Everett)✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Mid-year book freakout tag | Notable reads from the first half of 2023 Audrey Approved 2023-06-23 | I forgot to mention, but I've also really enjoyed THE WILL OF THE MANY by James Islington - adult fantasy + magic school + unique magic system = a really good read! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:59 Best book(s) I’ve read 2:18 Biggest disappointment3:26 Biggest surprise4:22 Book that made me emotional5:42 Book that made me happy 7:11 Favorite new character 8:35 New release I haven’t read yet, but want to9:36 Most anticipated release for the 2nd half of 2023 10:28 Favorite new (to me) author 11:34 Most beautiful book covers (2023 release)12:53 To read before EOY13:42 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)Pathogenesis (Jonathan Kennedy)The Spy and the Traitor (Ben McIntyre)The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Gunn)Aya: Life in You City (Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie) Lamb (Christopher Moore)On the Savage Side (Tiffany McDaniel)In the lives of Puppets (TJ Kline) The Underworld (Susan Casey)The Devil’s Teeth (Susan Casey)Monstrilio (Gerardo Samano Cordova)The Last Animal (Ramona Ausubel) Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen)✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Books that analyze popular culture Audrey Approved 2023-03-15 | If you have book recs in this subject, let me know! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:32 Book #13:04 Book #26:18 Book #39:20 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨* Butts: A Backstory (Heather Radke)Escape Into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions (Evan Puschak)Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered The World (Matt Alt)* I got this book as an e-ARC from Netgalley! Thanks to the publishers for the advanced copy!✨ FAV NERDWRITER VIDEOS ✨youtu.be/R1lcb_7gj5kyoutu.be/TzLXHViyW7Iyoutu.be/geEVwslL-YY ✨SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Instagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Reviewing 20 graphic novels Audrey Approved 2023-03-05 | Let me know what your favorite graphic novels are! I’d love to check them out.✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:56 Sci-fi5:33 Fantasy10:19 Retellings10:48 Myths & folktales13:20 Memoirs & contemporary15:15 Final thoughts (and fav three)✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Saga (Brian Vaughan, Fiona Staples)* Sentient (Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta)Black Science (Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Dean White, Moreno Dinisio)Invisible Kingdom (G. Wilson, Christian Ward)Low (Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaig)Brzrkr (Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, Bill Crabtree, Clem Robins, Rafael Grampa)Monstress (Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda)Nimona (N.D. Stevenson)* The Forgotten Blade (The Chun, Toni Fejzula)Coda (Simon Spurrier, Matias Bergara)Step by Bloody Step (Simon Spurrier, Matias Bergara, Mateus Lopes)* Darryl Openworld (Oliver Peru, Remi Guerin, Krystel)* Zoc (Jade Khoo)Moby Dick (Herman Melville, Christophe Chaboute)* Djeliya (Juni Ba)The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Ram V., Filipe Andrade, Ines Amaro)Punderworld (Linda Sejic) Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)* Black Water Lilies (Didier Cassegrain, Fred Duval, Michel Bussi)The Underwater Welder (Jeff Lemire)* I got these books as e-ARCs from Netgalley! Thanks to the publishers for the advanced copy!✨ OTHER THINGS MENTIONED ✨Jean’s video essay on Hades/Persephone | youtu.be/GwXF3QF5wwo✨SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Instagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Pairing nonfiction books w/ popular films Audrey Approved 2023-02-26 | As always, let me know if you have any recommendations! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:14 Jurassic Park4:33 The Da Vinci Code7:01 Hidden Figures9:42 The National Parks13:55 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction (Beth Shapiro)Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife (Ariel Sabar)Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code (Margalit Fox)The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire that Saved America (Timothy Egan)✨ VIDEOS MENTIONED ✨Book pairings | youtu.be/qWTecLvCO3kMost memorable books of 2022 | youtu.be/6PT78iYycyM✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Bookstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Book pairings | Americas opioid epidemic, startup culture, & family dramas Audrey Approved 2023-02-06 | Let me know what you've read recently that you've enjoyed! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:36 1st pairing5:26 2nd pairing8:33 3rd pairing10:42 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Empire of Pain (Patrick Radden Keefe)Dreamland (Sam Quinones) No Filter (Sarah Frier)Please Report Your Bug Here (Josh Riedel)*Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)When We Fell Apart (Soon Wiley)*✨SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Instagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED* I got these books as e-ARCs from Netgalley! Thanks to the publishers for the advanced copy!
Most memorable books of 2022 Audrey Approved 2023-01-01 | I'd love to know what your favorite 2022 read was! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:02 Best around-the-world pick3:06 Favorite graphic novel4:27 Most gripping book6:20 Most unique read8:39 Book I didn’t shut up about10:53 Favorite re-read11:30 Book I learned the most from13:23 Don’t judge it ’til you read it15:25 Best nonfiction book18:32 Best fiction book20:15 Outro✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Spaceman of Bohemia (Jaroslav Kalfar)The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Ram V, Filipe Andrade)Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer) Night’s Master (Tanith Lee)The Riddle of the Labyrinth (Margalit Fox)Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)Dreamland (Sam Quinones)Dead in the Water (Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel)The Emerald Mile (Kevin Fedarko)The Summer That Melted Everything (Tiffany McDaniel)✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approvedInstagram | instagram.com/AUDREY_APPROVED
Books about technology & tech giants (mostly nonfiction) Audrey Approved 2022-11-14 | Please let me know if you have any recs for technology-related books! Especially fictional ones! ✨ BOOKS & TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:36 Little Eyes | Samanta Schweblin 2:28 Aesthetica* | Allie Rowbottom5:05 So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed | Jon Ronson 6:43 Irresistible | Adam Alter8:10 Don’t Be Evil | Rana Foroohar 10:49 No Filter | Sarah Frier 13:57 Power Play | Tim Higgins15:18 Bad Blood | John Carreyrou 16:30 The Everything Store | Brad Stone18:17 Outro✨ OTHER THINGS MENTIONED ✨Netflix documentary - The Social Dilemma✨ SOCIALS ✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Instagram | instagram.com/audrey_approved* I got this free from Netgalley!
Food history & food essays | Nonfiction book recommendations Audrey Approved 2022-11-05 | Please let me know if you have any recs for food-related nonfiction books! ✨ BOOKS & TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:01 32 Yolks | Eric Ripert & Veronica Chambers2:58 Mango & Peppercorns* | Tung Nguyen & Katherine Manning4:53 Tiny Moons | Nina Mingya Powles5:59 Candyfreak | Steve Almond8:39 Tomatoland | Barry Estabrook10:53 The Secret Life of Groceries | Benjamin Lorr13:03 The Omnivore’s Dilemma | Michael Pollen 15:31 An Edible History of Humanity | Tom Standage16:10 How the Other Half Eats | Priya Fielding-Singh✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approved Instagram | instagram.com/heyharker* I got a copy of this free from Netgalley!
Ancient history books | Nonfiction book recommendations Audrey Approved 2022-09-25 | Let me know if you have ancient history recommendations!✨ BOOKS & TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro1:06 When Women Ruled the World | Kara Cooney4:26 The Woman Who Would be King | Kara Cooney6:44 The Dark Queens | Shelley Puhak 9:17 The End is Always Near | Dan Carlin12:24 Sea People | Christina Thompson13:36 TBRThe Crusades | Thomas AbridgeThe Storm Before the Storm | Mike DuncanRiver Kings | Cat Jarman15:12 Goodbye✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approvedInstagram | instagram.com/heyharker
Anticipated book releases | Q4 2022 & Q1 2023 Audrey Approved 2022-09-14 | What upcoming release are you most excited for?✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:26 September4:30 October7:11 November11:05 February13:42 March14:04 April15:27 Goodbye✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Step by Bloody Step | Simon Spurrier, Matias Bergara, Matheus Lopes *Bliss Montage | Ling MaThe Godmother: Murder, Vengeance and the Bloody Struggle of Mafia Women | Barbie NadeauThe Golden Enclaves | Naomi Novik*Illuminations: Stories | Alan MooreSinger Distance | Ethan ChatagnierThe White Mosque | Sofia Samatar*Aesthetica | Allie RowbottomCon/Artist: The Life & Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger | Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi*Butts: A Backstory | Heather RadkeThe Sorcerer of Pyongyang | Marcel TherouxThe Shamshine Blind | Paz PardoOn the Savage Side | Tiffany McDaniel *Y/N | Esther YiWhite Cat, Black Dog | Kelly LinkUntethered Sky | Fonda Lee*Adelaide | Genevieve Wheeler✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-h-audrey-approvedInstagram | instagram.com/heyharker* I got e-arcs of these from Netgalley! Thanks to the publishers for advanced copies!
Mid-year book freakout tag | Reflecting on the first half of 2022 Audrey Approved 2022-06-30 | If you did this tag, let me know - I'd love to watch! ✨ BOOKS & TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:29 Best book so far?1:37 Best sequel so far?2:34 New release you haven't read yet, but want to?3:38 Anticipated release for the second half of the year?5:38 Biggest disappointment?8:07 Biggest surprise?9:38 Favorite new author?10:49 Newest fictional crush (or romance book)?12:23 Newest fav character?13:48 Book that made you cry/sad/emotional?16:11 Book that made you happy?17:17 Most beautiful book purchased/read?18:47 Books still on your 2022 TBR?20:22 Goodbye✨CHANNELS MENTIONED✨@lexieslibrary ✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-hInstagram | instagram.com/audrey_approved
Eight recent adult sci-fi books Audrey Approved 2022-04-18 | Let me know what your most recent sci-fi read was! ✨ BOOKS & TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:55 How High We Go In the Dark* (Sequoia Nagamatsu)2:35 Mickey 7* (Edward Ashton) 4:30 Project Hail Mary* (Andy Weir)6:12 The Body Scout* (Lincoln Michel)7:55 The Test (Sylvain Neuvel)8:49 The Three-Body Problem (CIxin Liu)10:40 Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)12:52 Elder Race (Adrian Tchaikovsky)14:13 Goodbye* I received all of these from Netgalley! ✨OTHER THINGS MENTIONED✨Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)The Martian (Andy Weir)✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...Instagram | instagram.com/audrey_approved
2021 superlatives | Best, worst, and most memorable books of the year Audrey Approved 2022-04-03 | Let me know what your 2021 favorites were! ✨ TIMESTAMPS ✨0:00 Intro0:31 Best graphic novel1:36 Biggest disappointment2:18 Most dense3:24 Worst book5:19 Book I’d like to see adapted to a movie6:04 Most depressing6:52 Steamiest read7:49 Best aged8:47 Best short story collection9:40 Book that raised my blood pressure the most10:56 Most quirky11:31 Best memoir (and maybe fav overall book)13:34 Biggest page turner & best new author15:55 Goodbye✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨Coda (Simon Spurrier) Dune (Frank Herbert) Heaven & Hell (Bart Ehrman)The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird)*A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House (Cherie Jones) A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)Sisters in Hate (Seyward Darby)The Past Is Red (Catherynne M. Valente)Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)The Indifferent Stars Above (Daniel James Brown)Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)✨OTHER THINGS MENTIONED✨Claire Reads Books Superlatives 2020 | youtube.com/watch?v=VIIONB9oc_w&t=1s ✨SOCIALS✨Goodreads | goodreads.com/user/show/111736244-audrey-hInstagram | instagram.com/audrey_approved * I got a copy of this for free from Netgalley.
