Victober 2023 | Announcement and Recommendations [CC] Books and Things 2023-09-01 | #VictoberIn which we announce Victober!Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.) Victober Discord server: discord.gg/CzmtyGAnwJ Victober tops are from Pixie Hallows on Etsy: tinyurl.com/9469u4yd*The Other Hosts*@katehowereads youtu.be/xJ8xftaK7rA?si=P3GV5e1SUq6UY9p3@BlatantlyBookish youtu.be/DDj47C04psg@bookswithpetra youtu.be/jlUkLBdQR8k@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtu.be/ocr29HvFj8c*Challenges*Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to youPetra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features stronglyGroup Read: The Way We Live Now, Anthony TrollopeSchedule: 1 October: chapters 1–42: 5–73: 8–104: 11–135: 14–166: 17–197: 20–238: 24–279: 28–3010: 31–3311: 34–3612: 37–3913: 40–4214: 43–4615: 47–5016: 51–5317: 54–5618: 57–5919: 60–6220: 63–6521: 66–6922: 70–7323: 74–7624: 77–7925: 80–8226: 83–8527: 86–8828: 89–9129: 92–9430: 95–9731: 98–100*Books Mentioned*The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope: tinyurl.com/yfv5a2mk The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: tinyurl.com/2e9b5anrAurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barret Browning: tinyurl.com/4njtaamjThe Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury: tinyurl.com/5n8t9j4pGloriana or the Revolution of 1900, Lady Florence Dixie (1892): tinyurl.com/2a6dmr8mThe Odd Women, George Gissing (1893): tinyurl.com/4mmt3h7z Hester, Margaret Oliphant (1883): tinyurl.com/5n8tb7twThe Romance of a Shop, Amy Levy (1888): tinyurl.com/bdvabj9hThe Story of a Modern Woman, Ella Hepworth Dixon (1894): tinyurl.com/37e7fbbxJill, Amy Dillwyn (1884): tinyurl.com/42nsyuc3Esther Waters, George Moore (1894): tinyurl.com/3v6duvp7Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy (1896): tinyurl.com/27kac32e The Woodlanders, Thomas Hardy (1887): tinyurl.com/nwyhw4avA Romance of the Moors, Mona Caird (1891): tinyurl.com/yc54s8y3The Woman Who Did, Grant Allen (1895): tinyurl.com/mup8n4caThe Egoist, George Meredith (1879): tinyurl.com/ys84sm4nWomen Who Did, Stories by Men and Women: tinyurl.com/545d4h6rKeynotes and Discords, George Egerton (1893/1894): tinyurl.com/3tu4sf9a The Yellow Book: https://vsfp.byu.edu/index.php/journal/the-yellow-book/A Thief in the Night, Marion Hepworth Dixon: https://vsfp.byu.edu/index.php/title/a-thief-in-the-night/ A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde (1893): tinyurl.com/4edsfwfwThe Case of Rebellious Susan, Henry Arthur Jones (1894): tinyurl.com/4npyzda8Mrs Warren's Profession, George Bernard Shaw (1893): tinyurl.com/2p9kskeThe Second Mrs Tanqueray, Arthur Wing Pinero (1892): tinyurl.com/4ktd8e2nRed Pottage, Mary Cholmondeley (1899): tinyurl.com/yc89c4vzThe Beth Book, Sarah Grand (1897): tinyurl.com/45pf5wspBoth recommended by @aliteraryprincess8325 Daughters of Danaus, Mona Caird (1894): tinyurl.com/bdekvpxxThe Wing of Azrael, Mona Caird (1889): tinyurl.com/4ydndxm6 Diana of the Crossways, George Meredith (1885): tinyurl.com/54u7p5khA Sunless Heart, Edith Johnstone (1894): tinyurl.com/mrxny6czMiss Brown, Vernon Lee (1884): tinyurl.com/2s49r2tnA Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell (1883): tinyurl.com/d7y4zvwsThe Woman Who Didn’t, Victoria Cross (1895): tinyurl.com/264j6dep The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James (1881): tinyurl.com/y6jpkjhhAfternoon, Ouida (1883): tinyurl.com/2hxjc2h4Candida, George Bernard Shaw (1898): tinyurl.com/57hf5d2f*My Debut Novel*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078 Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074 Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenTiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Spontaneous Victober Reading Sprints Books and Things 2024-10-18 | With my co-host Ros from @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Some Very Beautiful Classics Books and Things 2024-10-18 | #victober In which I show you some beautiful books . . . *Publishers Mentioned*SP BOOKS: spbooks.com Use the discount code *7SVVZEA4* for 5% off for the first 100 customers:Manuscript Edition of Christmas Carol from W.W. Norton: wwnorton.com/books/A-Christmas-Carol-The-Original-Manuscript-Edition Wordsworth Collector’s: wordsworth-editions.com/series/collectors-editions Heritage Press: biblio.co.uk/publisher/heritage-press MimiLima Editions: minalima.com/shop-minalima/books Folio Society: foliosociety.com/uk *Books Mentioned*Lady Susan, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/43193003-lady-susan A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/5326.A_Christmas_Carol Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie: goodreads.com/book/show/23215466-peter-pan A Folio Anthology of Poetry: goodreads.com/book/show/16041027-a-folio-anthology-of-poetry The Folio Book of Great Short Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/53331301-the-folio-book-of-great-short-stories With thanks to Charles HeathcoteThe Lifted Veil, Short Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/7966711-the-lifted-veil Mansfield Park, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/45032.Mansfield_Park Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113.The_Tenant_of_Wildfell_Hall Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/867638.The_Moonstone The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald: goodreads.com/book/show/6519719-the-great-gatsby The Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore: goodreads.com/book/show/196970.The_Night_Before_Christmas The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/149785.The_Way_We_Live_Now The Belton Estate, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/267116.The_Belton_Estate The Two Heroines of Plumpington and Other Stories, Anthony TrollopeThe Small House at Allington, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/144463.The_Small_House_at_Allington The Last Chronicle of Barsetshire, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/149789.The_Last_Chronicle_of_Barset*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
5 Victorian Novels About . . . Illegitimacy Books and Things 2024-10-16 | #victober In which I talk about Victorian novels that explore the theme of illegitimacy . . . More videos in this series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2Mjecd2B-MYA4p6husaJushm7TNOGJ1 Hypothetical Victorian Literature PhDs video: youtube.com/watch?v=eDGctuCQLIE*Books Mentioned*Bleak House, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House Bookshop.org.uk affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780199536313 No Name, Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/45205.No_Name Bookshop.org.uk affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140433975 The Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury: goodreads.com/book/show/1458574.The_Half_Sisters Night and Morning, Edward Bulwer Lytton: goodreads.com/book/show/10098192-night-and-morning Ralph the Heir, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/517088.Ralph_the_Heir Bookshop.org.uk affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781845883751 Lady Anna, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/556321.Lady_Anna Bookshop.org.uk affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780199537716 Doctor Thorne, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/414295.Doctor_Thorne Bookshop.org.uk affiliate link: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780199662784 Is He Poppenjoy?, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/653509.Is_He_Popenjoy_ *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
The Christmas Dickens Readalong | Announcement Books and Things 2024-10-14 | In which I announce the Christmas Dickens Readalong . . .The Discord server: discord.gg/JjhP6cv7x8 Mega Dickens Readalong videos: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*Week beginning 18th November: A Christmas Carol, 1843Week beginning 25th November: The Chimes, 1844Week beginning 2nd December: The Cricket on the Hearth, 1845Week beginning 9th December: The Battle of Life, 1846Week beginning 16th December: The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, 1848*Books Mentioned*A Christmas Carol: goodreads.com/book/show/5326.A_Christmas_CarolThe Chimes: goodreads.com/book/show/18918420-the-chimes The Cricket on the Hearth: goodreads.com/book/show/12981271-the-cricket-on-the-hearth-a-fairy-tale-of-home The Battle of Life: goodreads.com/book/show/11426647-the-battle-of-life The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain: goodreads.com/book/show/17166726-the-haunted-man-and-the-ghost-s-bargain *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Victober Reading Vlog | AD Books and Things 2024-10-11 | #VictoberIn which I vlog some Victorian reading . . . This video is very kindly sponsored by Serious Readers. All opinions are, as always, my own.Take a look at Serious Readers here: try.seriousreaders.com/pages/booksandthings, where you can use the offer code *KATIE24* for £100 off High Definition (HD) Lights and free UK delivery. Music:Prelude No. 16 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com*More About Victober*Hosts and their announcement videos:@katehowereads youtube.com/watch?v=qCRSmcSfpeE@katiejlumsden youtube.com/watch?v=ynyQHVDh190@BlatantlyBookish youtube.com/watch?v=CXOcNjwVnhE @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtube.com/watch?v=tpQbiB4d4EEChallenges:Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serializedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Group Read: The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon*Books Mentioned*Ayala’s Angel, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/144425.Ayala_s_Angel The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/329957.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_DroodTrelawny of the Wells, Arthur Wing Pinero: goodreads.com/book/show/5335532-trelawny-of-the-wells London Assurance, Dion Boucicault: goodreads.com/book/show/2804509-london-assuranceThe Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon: goodreads.com/book/show/80606.The_Doctor_s_Wife Lois the Witch, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/383204.Lois_the_Witch The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: goodreads.com/book/show/3590.The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes The Model Millionaire and Other Stories, Oscar Wilde: goodreads.com/book/show/11035720-the-model-millionaire-and-other-storiesAudrey: listenwithaudrey.com The Lancashire Witches, William Harrison Ainsworth: goodreads.com/book/show/2408194.The_Lancashire_Witches *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Spontaneous Victober Reading Sprints Books and Things 2024-10-10 | Read with us for Victober! Today I'm joined by Marissa @BlatantlyBookish
Some Hypothetical PhDs in Victorian Literature Books and Things 2024-10-09 | #victober In which I talk about some PhDs in Victorian literature that I will never do . . . More about disability within Victorian literature: youtube.com/watch?v=_8LwtODmMQoMore about serialisation: youtube.com/watch?v=tdQpQQJ1OQ8More about the New Woman movement: youtube.com/watch?v=dwTa7bjePg4&t=413s*Books Mentioned*The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/229432.The_Pickwick_Papers Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/325085.Nicholas_Nickleby Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/1990.Martin_Chuzzlewit Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/50827.Dombey_and_Son Bleak House, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House Little Dorrit, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31250.Little_Dorrit Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend Plotting Disability in the Nineteenth Century Novel, Clare Walker Gore: goodreads.com/book/show/51645491-plotting-disability-in-the-nineteenth-century-novel Olive, Dinah Mulock Craik: goodreads.com/book/show/898983.Olive Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/54620.Mary_Barton My Lady Ludlow, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/1227202.My_Lady_Ludlow Drama in Muslin, George Moore: goodreads.com/book/show/361275.A_Drama_In_Muslin John Halifax, Gentleman, Dinah Mulock Craik: goodreads.com/book/show/1892249.John_Halifax_Gentleman The Odd Women, George Gissing: goodreads.com/book/show/675037.The_Odd_Women A Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell: goodreads.com/book/show/23524080-a-struggle-for-fame Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900, Florence Dixie: goodreads.com/book/show/3205152-gloriana The Beth Book, Sarah Grand: goodreads.com/book/show/1019669.The_Beth_Book Frankenstein, Mary Shelley: goodreads.com/book/show/35031085-frankenstein The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson: goodreads.com/book/show/15994498-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde Hard Times, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/5344.Hard_Times North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/156538.North_and_South The Time Machine, H.G. Wells: goodreads.com/book/show/2493.The_Time_Machine The Island of Doctor Moreau, H.G. Wells: goodreads.com/book/show/15990644-the-island-of-doctor-moreau *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
September Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2024-10-07 | In which I talk about what I read in September . . . Shorty September is a readathon all about reading short books. It's hosted by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers. *Books Mentioned*All Bookshop.org are UK affiliate links.Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140434972The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Our-Mutual-Friend-Audiobook/B079LR2L6QMy Friend the Murderer, Arthur Conan Doyle: goodreads.com/book/show/53510708-my-friend-the-murderer The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/329957.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140439267The audiobook I've listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Mystery-of-Edwin-Drood-Audiobook/B07RCX9TYV Ayala’s Angel, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/144425.Ayala_s_Angel Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781409913900Noli Me Tangere, José Rizal: goodreads.com/book/show/418285.Noli_Me_T_ngere_Touch_Me_Not_ Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780143039693Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/131359.Death_on_the_Nile Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780007527557The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Death-on-the-Nile-Audiobook/B004EWDE0SAnd Then There Were None, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008123208The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/And-Then-There-Were-None-Audiobook/B00JJXXT9SThe Fraud, Zadie Smith: goodreads.com/book/show/66086834-the-fraud Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241983096 More about my Patreon bookshop: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp The Twelve, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/210462181-the-twelve Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781782693987This was a review copy from the publishers.Monumenta, Lara Haworth: goodreads.com/book/show/204374196-monumenta Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781805301967This was a review copy from the publishers.Hawkgirl: Once Upon a Galaxy, Jadzi Axelrod: goodreads.com/book/show/198509172-hawkgirl Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781779525109Also mentioned:Justice League: imdb.com/title/tt0275137Justice League Unlimited: imdb.com/title/tt6025022*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
An Anthony Trollope Check-In Books and Things 2024-10-03 | #VictoberIn which I talk about many an Anthony Trollope book . . . Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/author/show/20524.Anthony_TrollopeMy previous Anthony Trollope ranking: youtube.com/watch?v=TiUzXjThNWU*Anthony Trollope Books Read*He Knew He Was RightThe Way We Live NowRachel RayThe Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2)Doctor Thorne (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #3)Framley Parsonage (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #4)The Small House at Allington (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #5)Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas StoriesThe Last Chronicle of Barset (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #6)Can You Forgive Her? (Palliser #1)Dr. Wortle’s SchoolPhineas Finn (Palliser, #2)Cousin HenryThe Eustace Diamonds (Palliser, #3)Miss MackenziePhineas Redux (Palliser, #4)Is He Popenjoy?The Prime Minister (Palliser #5)The Duke's Children (Palliser, #6)The American SenatorThe Belton EstateThe ClaveringsHarry Heathcote of GangoilLady AnnaThe Kellys and the O'KellysAn Old Man's LoveThe Vicar of BullhamptonOrley FarmThe Three Clerks Kept in the DarkSir Harry Hotspur of HumblethwaiteNina BalatkaAn Eye for an EyeRalph the HeirThe Struggles of Brown, Jones and Robinson, by One of the FirmAyala’s Angel*Anthony Trollope Books to Read*Linda Tressel Mr Scarborough’s FamilyLa Vendée: An Historical RomanceThe BertramsThe Golden Lion of GranpèreJohn CaldigateThe Fixed PeriodMarion FayThe Macdermots of Ballycloran, Castle RichmondThe LandleaguersThe Two Heroines of Plumplington and Other StoriesAn AutobiographyRachel RayHe Knew He Was Right*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Spontaneous Victober Reading Sprints Books and Things 2024-10-02 | Join me for some Victober reading . . .
A Recommendation for Every Year of the Victorian Period Books and Things 2024-10-01 | #VictoberIn which I recommend many a Victorian novel . . . *More About Victober*Hosts and their announcement videos:Kate Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRSm...Katie, Books and Things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynyQH...Marissa, Blatantly Bookish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXOcN...Ros, Scallydandling about the books:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQbi...Challenges:Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialisedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Group Read: The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon*Books Mentioned*1837: Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens1838: Oliver Twist, Dickens1839: Deerbrook, Harriet Martineau1840: Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy, Frances Trollope1841: Barnaby Rudge, Dickens1842: American Notes, Dickens1843: A Christmas Carol, Dickens1844: Martin Chuzzlewit, Dickens1845: Night and Morning, Edward Bulwer Lytton1846: Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, The Bronte sisters1847: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë1847: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë1848: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë1848: The Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury1849: Shirley, Charlotte Brontë1850: Olive, Dinah Mulock Craik1851: London Labour and the London Poor, Henry Mayhew1852: Basil, Wilkie Collins1851–53: Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell1853: The Heir of Redclyffe, Charlotte Mary Yonge1854: Hard Times, Charles Dickens1855: North and South, Gaskell1856: Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning1857: The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands, Mary Seacole1858: My Lady Ludlow, Gaskell1859: The Semi-Detached House, Emily Eden1860: The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins1861: East Lynne, Ellen Wood1862: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon 1863: The House by the Church-yard, J. Sheridan Le Fanu1864: The Small House at Allington, Anthony Trollope1865: Our Mutual Friend, Dickens1866: Wives and Daughters, Gaskell1867: Last Chronicle of Barset, Trollope1868: The Moonstone, Collins1869: Lorna Doone, R. D. Blackmore1870: Man and Wife, Collins1871: Desperate Remedies, Thomas Hardy1872: Carmilla, J. Sheridan Le Fanu1873: The Twilight Stories/Tales of Christmas Eve, Rhoda Broughton1874: Far from the Madding Crowd, Hardy1875: The Way We Live Now, Trollope1876: Daniel Deronda, George Eliot1877: The American Senator, Trollope1878: The Return of the Native, Hardy1879: The Egoist, George Meredith1880: The Rebecca Rioter, Amy Dillwyn1881: Dr Wortle’s School, Trollope1882: Wooden Tony & The Wooden Doll, Lucy Clifford1883: A Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell1883: Hester, Margaret Oliphant1884: Jill, Amy Dillwyn1885: After London, or Wild England, Richard Jefferies1886: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson1887: A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle1888: The Romance of a Shop, Amy Levy1889: The Nether World, George Gissing1890: News From Nowhere, William Morris1891: A Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde1892: Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900, Florence Dixie1893: The Odd Women, Gissing 1894: The Case of Rebellious Susan, Henry Arthur Jones1895: The Young Pretenders, Edith Henrietta Fowler1896: A Shropshire Lad, A.E. Housman1897: The Beth Book, Sarah Grand1898: The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells1899: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad1900: Love and Mr Lewisham, Wells1901: Kim, Rudyard Kipling *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
An Ambitious Victober TBR Books and Things 2024-09-26 | #victober In which I talk about what I want to read in Victober . . . *More About Victober*Hosts and their announcement videos:@katehowereads youtube.com/watch?v=qCRSmcSfpeE@katiejlumsden youtube.com/watch?v=ynyQHVDh190 @BlatantlyBookish youtube.com/watch?v=CXOcNjwVnhE@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtube.com/watch?v=tpQbiB4d4EEChallenges:Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serializedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Group Read: The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon*And More About Gothtober*Gothtober is hosted by @OliviasCatastrophe, @itslatishag and @LadetteM youtube.com/watch?v=ogYkNK5voSoyoutube.com/watch?v=310eD-CXpIAyoutube.com/watch?v=sgaLDNooglk*Books Mentioned*The Perpetual Curate, Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/book/show/882166.The_Perpetual_Curate In the Roar of the Sea, Sabine Baring-Gould: goodreads.com/book/show/20880039-in-the-roar-of-the-sea Linda Tressel, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/149792.Linda_Tressel The Haunted House: goodreads.com/book/show/28515081-the-haunted-house The Fate of Fenella: goodreads.com/book/show/4081419-the-fate-of-fenella The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon: goodreads.com/book/show/80606.The_Doctor_s_Wife Ayala’s Angel, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/144425.Ayala_s_Angel Mr Scarborough’s Family, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/267122.Mr_Scarborough_s_Family Reading with @CharlesHeathcote The Lancashire Witches, William Harrison Ainsworth: goodreads.com/book/show/2408194.The_Lancashire_Witches (The Fraud, Zadie Smith: goodreads.com/book/show/66086834-the-fraud)Varney the Vampire, James Malcolm Rymer: goodreads.com/book/show/2292060.Varney_the_Vampire_or_The_Feast_of_Blood London Labour and the London Poor, Henry Mayhew: goodreads.com/book/show/448459.London_Labour_and_the_London_Poor London Assurance, Dion Boucicault: goodreads.com/book/show/2804509-london-assuranceTrelawny of the Wells, Arthur Wing Pinero: goodreads.com/book/show/5335532-trelawny-of-the-wells The Ticket-of-Leave Man, Tom Taylor: goodreads.com/book/show/15311084-the-ticket-of-leave-man The White Company, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: goodreads.com/book/show/18013861-the-white-company The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: goodreads.com/book/show/3590.The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes Jezebel’s Daughter, Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/book/show/2230805.Jezebel_s_Daughter Demos, George Gissing: goodreads.com/book/show/19211475-demos Lois the Witch, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/383204.Lois_the_Witch Being read for my Historical Fiction Book Club over on Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership The Model Millionaire and Other Stories, Oscar Wilde: goodreads.com/book/show/11035720-the-model-millionaire-and-other-storiesAudrey: listenwithaudrey.com The Lifted Veil, Short Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/7966711-the-lifted-veil *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Editor | AD Books and Things 2024-09-23 | In which I take you through a day in my life . . . This video is very kindly sponsored by Serious Readers. All opinions are, as always, my own.Take a look at Serious Readers here: try.seriousreaders.com/pages/booksandthings, where you can use the offer code *KATIE24* for £100 off High Definition (HD) Lights and free UK delivery. Music: Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen. YouTube audio library.More of my trip to the National Gallery: youtube.com/watch?v=O8ySfHwKdZM *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Trip to the National Gallery | Van Gogh Exhibition Books and Things 2024-09-19 | In which I go to the National Gallery for an exhibition about Vincent Van Gogh . . . This exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers, is open from 14th September to 19th January 2025: nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/van-gogh-poets-and-lovers #Gifted from the @nationalgallery Music: Beneath the Moonlight, Aaron Kenny, YouTube Audio Library*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
August Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2024-09-16 | In which I talk about what I read in August . . . My interview with Tom Mead: youtube.com/watch?v=wPtzUlXB0Es *Books Mentioned*The Notting Hill Mystery, Charles Warren Adams: goodreads.com/book/show/13226419-the-notting-hill-mystery Standing Her Ground, edited by Harriet Sanders: goodreads.com/book/show/59635626-standing-her-ground Frenzied Fiction, Stephen Leacock: goodreads.com/book/show/1260883.Frenzied_Fiction Black Coffee, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/645754.Black_Coffee Dumb Witness, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/16344.Dumb_Witness Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper: goodreads.com/book/show/11312.Over_Sea_Under_Stone Happy Place, Emily Henry: goodreads.com/book/show/61718053-happy-place The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst Cabaret Macabre, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/199457038-cabaret-macabre My interview with Tom Mead: youtube.com/watch?v=wPtzUlXB0Es The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61410172-the-bookbinder-of-jericho Read for my Patreon Bookclub: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp @MichelleKellyReads made a great video discussing the autism representation in this book in more detail that I did here, so that may be of interest, too: youtube.com/watch?v=OLWfwYBxDNMGentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, Rory Muir: goodreads.com/book/show/44174523-gentlemen-of-uncertain-fortune Unruly, David Mitchell: goodreads.com/book/show/152034931-unruly *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Classic Crime Literature (and why we love it) with author Tom Mead Books and Things 2024-09-12 | In which author Tom Mead and I chat about classics crime . . . *Our Books*Tom Mead’s website: tommeadauthor.com Death and the Conjuror, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/59580637-death-and-the-conjuror The Murder Wheel, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/63043722-the-murder-wheel Cabaret Macabre, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/199457038-cabaret-macabre The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden: goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst*Other Books and Authors Mentioned*Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/author/show/123715.Agatha_Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd And Then There Were None: goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None Murder on the Orient Express: goodreads.com/book/show/853510.Murder_on_the_Orient_Express Cards on the Table: goodreads.com/book/show/16297.Cards_on_the_Table Murder at the Vicarage: goodreads.com/book/show/16331.Murder_at_the_Vicarage 4:50 from Paddington: goodreads.com/book/show/140278.4 A Murder is Announced: goodreads.com/book/show/16298.A_Murder_Is_Announced Dorothy L. Sayers: goodreads.com/author/show/8734.Dorothy_L_Sayers John Dickson Carr / Carter Dickson: goodreads.com/author/show/5622.John_Dickson_Carr It Walks By Night: goodreads.com/book/show/2775096-it-walks-by-night The Hollow Man: goodreads.com/book/show/19271777-the-hollow-man The Red Widow Murders: goodreads.com/book/show/1273214.The_Red_Widow_Murders She Died a Lady: goodreads.com/book/show/1273213.She_Died_a_Lady Murder in the Submarine Zone: goodreads.com/book/show/7348244-murder-in-the-submarine-zone When Last I Died, Gladys Mitchell: goodreads.com/book/show/1334067.When_Last_I_Died Christianna Brand: goodreads.com/author/show/22421.Christianna_Brand Death of Jezebel: goodreads.com/book/show/6730536-death-of-jezebel Green for Danger: goodreads.com/book/show/1024750.Green_for_Danger Edgar Allan Poe: goodreads.com/author/show/4624490.Edgar_Allan_Poe The Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Purloined LetterThe Mystery of Marie RogêtThe Tell-Tale HeartSir Arthur Conan Doyle: goodreads.com/author/show/2448.Arthur_Conan_Doyle The Hound of The Baskervilles: goodreads.com/book/show/8921.The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles The Speckled BandThe Empty HouseUncle Silas, J. Sheridan Le Fanu: goodreads.com/book/show/49190.Uncle_Silas Wilkie Collins: goodreads.com/author/show/4012.Wilkie_Collins The Terribly Strange BedMan and Wife: goodreads.com/book/show/720016.Man_and_Wife The Moonstone: goodreads.com/book/show/6138.The_Moonstone Armadale: goodreads.com/book/show/777108.Armadale The Woman in White: goodreads.com/book/show/5890.The_Woman_in_WhiteCharles Dickens: goodreads.com/author/show/239579.Charles_Dickens Bleak House: goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House The Mystery of Edwin Drood: goodreads.com/book/show/6251414-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood Raymond Chandler: goodreads.com/author/show/1377.Raymond_Chandler Paul Doherty: goodreads.com/author/show/36619.Paul_Doherty Ruth Rendell: goodreads.com/author/show/10890.Ruth_Rendell *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Introducing the Mystery of Edwin Drood | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2024-09-05 | #DickensalongIn which I introduce The Mystery of Edwin Drood . . . The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/329957.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood The audiobook I’m listening to is narrated by Billy Howle: audible.co.uk/pd/The-Mystery-of-Edwin-Drood-Audiobook/B07RCX9TYV *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024*The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024**My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Victober 2024 | Announcement and Recommendations Books and Things 2024-08-31 | #VictoberIn which we announce Victober!Victober is a month-long readathon celebrating Victorian literature (i.e. British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.) Victober Discord Server: discord.gg/CzmtyGAnwJ *The Other Hosts*@katehowereads@BlatantlyBookish @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 *The Challenges*Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialisedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This final challenge is in honour of Jennifer Brooks and Alice and the Giant BookshelfJenny talking about Wilkie Collins: youtube.com/watch?v=Z1A_vAw4WYM & youtube.com/watch?v=XGzkK8kYqc0Alice talking about Sherlock Holmes: youtube.com/watch?v=l4cwGzNK71Q & youtube.com/watch?v=BKQt6vjgo9A*The Group Read*The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon: goodreads.com/book/show/3204192Reading from 1 October to 18 October2 chapters a day every day, except for 18 October, where we read 3 chapters*Books Mentioned*Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/6185The Time Machine, H.G. Wells: goodreads.com/book/show/2493The Turn of the Screw, Henry James: goodreads.com/book/show/12948 The Rebecca Rioter, Amy Dillwyn: goodreads.com/book/show/5478065The House by the Churchyard, J. Sheridan Le Fanu: goodreads.com/book/show/1814793The Struggles of Brown, Jones and Robinson, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/427343The Grey Woman, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/6059410 The Poor Clare, Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/16156339Wylder’s Hand, Le Fanu: goodreads.com/book/show/2533794The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113Diary of a Nobody, George & Weedon Grossmith: goodreads.com/book/show/535856Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Elizabeth Von Arnim: goodreads.com/book/show/1140698Dracula, Bram Stoker: goodreads.com/book/show/17245The Beetle, Richard Marsh: goodreads.com/book/show/54815297Bleak House, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31242 Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning: goodreads.com/book/show/817993The Ring and the Book, Robert Browning: goodreads.com/book/show/867406Erewhon, Samuel Butler: goodreads.com/book/show/516570The Pickwick Papers, Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/229432 Cranford, Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/182381My Flirtations, Ella Hepworth Dixon: goodreads.com/book/show/1041244Round the Sofa, Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/4727236Mugby Junction: goodreads.com/book/show/922870.A House to Let: goodreads.com/book/show/922862 The Haunted House: goodreads.com/book/show/28515081The Fate of Fenella: goodreads.com/book/show/4081419Wilkie Collins:Armadale: goodreads.com/book/show/777108The Moonstone: goodreads.com/book/show/6138The Woman in White: goodreads.com/book/show/5890Man and Wife: goodreads.com/book/show/720016Poor Miss Finch: goodreads.com/book/show/1293687Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet: goodreads.com/book/show/102868The Sign of Four: goodreads.com/book/show/608474The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: goodreads.com/book/show/3590The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: goodreads.com/book/show/194373The Hound of the Baskervilles: goodreads.com/book/show/8921The White Company: goodreads.com/book/show/93063*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (affiliate link): Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
A Look at My Historical Research | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst Books and Things 2024-08-29 | In which I talk about my research for my latest novel . . . My previous video on my historical research process: youtube.com/watch?v=DXPVc43fOkU *Where to find the book*Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Audible (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Trouble-with-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-Audiobook/B0CPYZ1DCY Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78*Books and Things Mentioned*Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century, Mallory James: goodreads.com/book/show/36740053-elegant-etiquette-in-the-nineteenth-century A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Fashion and Beauty, Mimi Matthews: goodreads.com/book/show/37919365-a-victorian-lady-s-guide-to-fashion-and-beauty Miller’s Antiques Price Guide, Judith Miller: goodreads.com/book/show/36325478-miller-s-antiques-handbook-price-guide-2018-2019 Claudia @spinsterslibrary Hanbury Hall: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/hanbury-hall Corsham Court: corsham-court.co.uk Oxburgh Hall: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/oxburgh-estate Houghton Hall: houghtonhall.com Avebury Manor: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/things-to-do-in-avebury-manor Uppark House: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/uppark-house-and-garden Hook Norton Brewery: hooky.co.uk The Victorian House, Judith Flanders: goodreads.com/book/show/969382.The_Victorian_House How to be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman: goodreads.com/en/book/show/17321139-how-to-be-a-victorian Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management: gutenberg.org/ebooks/10136 Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/383206.Wives_and_Daughters Advice to young ladies on the conduct of life; with friendly hints how to make home happy in the married state: google.co.uk/books/edition/Advice_to_young_ladies_on_the_conduct_of/HchYAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 Woman's rights and duties considered with relation to their influence on Society and on her own condition; by a Woman. London: google.co.uk/books/edition/Woman_s_Rights_and_Duties/SCVBAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Diary of a Victorian Squire: extracts from the diaries and letters of Dearman and Emily Birchall.The Diaries of Emily SmithThe Diaries of William Cotton Risley, vicar of DeddingtonThe Diary of Lady Adela Capel of CassioburyVictorian Diaries: The Daily Lives of Victorian Men and Women, edited by Heather Creaton: goodreads.com/book/show/1042639 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, edited by Helena Whitbread: Volume 1: goodreads.com/book/show/48638753-the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-listerVolume 2: goodreads.com/book/show/42856957-the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-vol-2 Same-Sex Love, 1700–1957, Gill Rossini: goodreads.com/book/show/34412392-same-sex-love-1700-1957 Between Women, Sharon Marcus: goodreads.com/book/show/119846.Between_Women The 1864 Codrington Divorce TrialThe Art of Brewing and Fermenting, by John Levesque: google.co.uk/books/edition/The_art_of_brewing_and_fermenting_and_th/rCYEAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1The Town and Country Brewery Book, or, Every man his own brewer: google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Town_and_Country_Brewery_Book_Or_Eve/F7FgAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 A Chronicle of Small Beer, The Early Victorian Diaries of a Hertfordshire Brewer, John Izzard Pryor of Baldock*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library*General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Q&A | Writing Process, Working as an Editor, My Future on Booktube & More Books and Things 2024-08-26 | In which I do a Q&A . . . Part 1 of this Q&A: youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-_j1OnwIg *Books and Things Mentioned*Writers HQ Plotstormers Course: writershq.co.uk/courses/plotstormers-how-to-plot-a-novel Writers HQ is run on a subscription model, but it’s £20 a month, and you can do the course within a month – it’s very worth it!The Nether World, George Gissing: goodreads.com/book/show/1290068.The_Nether_World Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend My Short Story, Headstone: saveaswriters.co.uk/Docs/Headstone.pdf Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility Sense & Sensibility, Joanna Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/17349163-sense-sensibility Let's Talk About Mrs Jennings: youtube.com/watch?v=AC5Gh57GwAAThe Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
What is Literary Fiction Anyway? Books and Things 2024-08-22 | In which I talk about literary fiction . . . *Videos Mentioned*My videos:What are classics anyway? youtube.com/watch?v=wt4qWRXON8w Visualisation, Subvocalisation and Reading: youtube.com/watch?v=CP-T9PfEuYw Brian @BookishTexan Why Literary Fiction? youtube.com/watch?v=NC_j2VpueU0 Why Are You Reading? youtube.com/watch?v=rNi_rpPI3aE *More about my Patreon*Introduction video here: youtube.com/watch?v=kEa5ieW3lM4 My Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership There are two tiers: Friday Reads and the Historical Fiction Book Club*Books Prizes Mentioned*The Booker Prize: thebookerprizes.com The Women’s Prize: womensprize.com The Costa PrizeThe Nero Prize: nerobookawards.com The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction: walterscottprize.co.uk Historical Writers’ Association Awards: historicalwriters.org/awards *Books and Authors Mentioned*Rosie GoodwinHilary MantelStacey HallsDiane SetterfieldT.M. LoganDorothy KoomsonLucy FoleyKate AtkinsonChris WhitakerEmily HenryTalia HibbertNormal People, Sally RooneyReservoir 13, Jon McGregorThe Tidal Zone, Sarah MossSo Many Ways to Begin, Jon McGregorThe Foundling, Stacey HallsMrs Nash’s Ashes, Sarah AdlerAli SmithWill SelfJon McGregorBernardine EvaristoBenjamin MyersThe House of Doors, Tan Twan EngUmbrella, Will SelfThe Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie LumsdenLessons in Chemistry, Bonnie GarmusThe Thirteenth Tale, Diane SetterfieldDonna TarttWhite Teeth, Zadie SmithHow to Be Both, Ali SmithShuggie Bain, Douglas StuartCharles DickensTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle ZevinJane AustenElizabeth GaskellAnthony TrollopeGeorge EliotThomas HardyGeorge GissingAmy LevyAmy DillwynVirginia WoolfJames JoyceAgatha ChristieKazuo Ishiguro: goodreads.com/author/show/4280Jon McGregor: goodreads.com/author/list/59713Samantha Harvey: goodreads.com/author/show/1918920 Mr Loverman, Bernardine Evaristo: goodreads.com/book/show/17879710And the Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini: goodreads.com/book/show/16115612Patrick Gale: goodreads.com/author/show/168167Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson: goodreads.com/book/show/57926137Emily St John Mandel: goodreads.com/author/show/2786093Assembly, Natasha Brown: goodreads.com/book/show/56646330Thirsty Sea, Erica Mou: goodreads.com/book/show/60828458 For Thy Great Pain, Victoria Mackenzie: goodreads.com/book/show/61165321Banana Yoshimoto: goodreads.com/author/show/28229Mieko Kawakami: goodreads.com/author/show/5559451Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/author/show/25334Briefly, A Delicious Life, Nell Stevens: goodreads.com/book/show/59366260 The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton: goodreads.com/book/show/17333230Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke: goodreads.com/book/show/14201Cuddy, Benjamin Myers: goodreads.com/book/show/61324049News of the Dead, James Robertson: goodreads.com/book/show/55877523Andrea Levy: goodreads.com/author/show/24732.The New Life, Tom Crewe: goodreads.com/book/show/61273326The Sun Walks Down, Fiona McFarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798Rose and the Burma Sky, Rosanna Amaka: goodreads.com/book/show/61067578Esi Edugyan: goodreads.com/author/show/245590Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/author/list/1644626 *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library*General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Q&A | Classics, Favourite Authors, Reading Habits & More Books and Things 2024-08-19 | In which I do a Q&A . . . *Books and Authors Mentioned*The Familiars, Stacey Halls: goodreads.com/book/show/39835415-the-familiars Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi: goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing Rites, Sophie Coulombea: goodreads.com/book/show/15067159-rites? Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/author/show/239579.Charles_DickensJane Austen: goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/author/show/1413437.Elizabeth_Gaskell Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/author/show/20524.Anthony_Trollope Oscar Wilde: goodreads.com/author/show/3565.Oscar_Wilde Diane Setterfield: goodreads.com/author/show/22665.Diane_Setterfield Natasha Pulley: goodreads.com/author/show/8446650.Natasha_Pulley Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/author/show/15905.Thomas_Hardy Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/348914.Wuthering_Heights Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/50827.Dombey_and_Son North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/156538.North_and_South Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/383206.Wives_and_Daughters The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield: goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/50798.Jude_the_Obscure Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/31463.Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd The Woodlanders, Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/book/show/341281.The_Woodlanders Kipps, H.G. Wells: goodreads.com/book/show/80950.Kipps Maurice, E.M. Forster: goodreads.com/book/show/3103.Maurice Howard’s End, E.M. Forster: goodreads.com/book/show/38374795-howards-end Despised and Rejected, Rose Allatini: goodreads.com/book/show/39693554-despised-and-rejected Barnaby Rudge, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/11026.Barnaby_Rudge Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/author/show/123715.Agatha_Christie And Then There Were None: goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None Murder is Announced: goodreads.com/book/show/16298.A_Murder_Is_Announced The A.B.C. Murders: goodreads.com/book/show/16322.The_A_B_C_Murders Cards on the Table: goodreads.com/book/show/16297.Cards_on_the_Table Murder on the Orient Express: goodreads.com/book/show/853510.Murder_on_the_Orient_Express The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? goodreads.com/book/show/102303.Why_Didn_t_They_Ask_Evans_ The Man in the Brown Suit: goodreads.com/book/show/209194.The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Have I read the Best Books of the century? Books and Things 2024-08-15 | In which I see which of the ‘best books’ of the 21st century I have read . . . The New York Times 100 Best Books list: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlThe New York Times Readers’ Pick list: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/reader-best-books-21st-century.htmlShelley Swearingen’s Best Books According to Booktube, @shelleyish: youtube.com/watch?v=4Kx3DxeJ5C0Otherwise, I spoke about far too many books in this video to link them all! I previously did a similar video with a list of classics/books throughout history: youtube.com/watch?v=5LqL6DkA-Wk*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Reflections on Great Expectations | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2024-08-12 | #DickensalongIn which I discuss my thoughts on Great Expectations . . .Spoilers from 11m47sGreat Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations The audiobook I listened to: audible.co.uk/pd/Great-Expectations-Audiobook/B004FT7MUS *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs*The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024*Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024*Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024 *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2024-08-08 | In which I talk about what I read in Jane Austen July . . . Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon all about Jane Austen.My announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4 My co-host, Marissa, Blatantly Bookish: youtube.com/watch?v=kPegr1krDcg My co-host, Claudia, Spinster’s Library: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwAILIW0Fk Goodreads Group: goodreads.com/group/show/976576-jane-austen-july-2024 Videos on:Sense and Sensibility and Siblings: youtube.com/watch?v=pBmpiaiR_xw Mrs Jennings: youtube.com/watch?v=AC5Gh57GwAA *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book *Books Mentioned*Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Sanditon: tinyurl.com/n3e3r5jv The Watsons: tinyurl.com/unhv2wdy The Anarchy, William Dalrymple: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, Rory Muir: goodreads.com/book/show/44174523-gentlemen-of-uncertain-fortune Mrs Wickham, Sarah Page: goodreads.com/book/show/62337424-mrs-wickham The Late Mrs Willoughby, Claudia Gray: goodreads.com/book/show/62926935-the-late-mrs-willoughby A Lady’s Guide to Scandal, Sophie Irwin: goodreads.com/book/show/63018956-a-lady-s-guide-to-scandal More about my Patreon Book Club here: youtube.com/watch?v=kEa5ieW3lM4 And here: patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, J.T. Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61168643-drama-and-danger The Travels of Dean Mahomet: An Eighteenth-Century Journey through India: goodreads.com/book/show/606346.The_Travels_of_Dean_Mahomet The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst *Things Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice (2005): tinyurl.com/cjb5yv7c The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: tinyurl.com/y72qe9be *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
August and September TBR | Classics, Review Copies, Library Books and More Books and Things 2024-08-05 | In which I talk about my reading plans for the next two months . . . *Readalongs and Book Clubs*More about Shorty September, hosted by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers youtube.com/watch?v=E2FeGRVwHDk youtube.com/watch?v=6yb6BANMTiU More about the Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0MsAll the Mega Dickens Readalong videos: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs My Historical Fiction Book Club on Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership More about my Patreon: youtube.com/watch?v=kEa5ieW3lM4 *Books Mentioned*Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, Rory Muir: goodreads.com/book/show/44174523-gentlemen-of-uncertain-fortune The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden: goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst Unruly, David Mitchell: goodreads.com/book/show/152034931-unruly Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper: goodreads.com/book/show/11312.Over_Sea_Under_Stone The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper: goodreads.com/book/show/210329.The_Dark_Is_Rising I know @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf loved these books.Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/329957.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61410172-the-bookbinder-of-jericho The Fraud, Zadie Smith: goodreads.com/book/show/66086834-the-fraud Cabaret Macabre, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/199457038-cabaret-macabre The Twelve, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/210462181-the-twelve Touch Me Not, José Rizal: goodreads.com/book/show/418285.Noli_Me_T_ngere_Touch_Me_Not_ The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic, Nick Hoaquin: goodreads.com/book/show/31624485-the-woman-who-had-two-navels-and-tales-of-the-tropical-gothic Frenzied Fiction, Stephen Leacock: goodreads.com/book/show/1260883.Frenzied_Fiction The Notting Hill Mystery, Charles Warren Adams: goodreads.com/book/show/25730041-the-notting-hill-mystery The Doctor’s Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon: goodreads.com/book/show/80606.The_Doctor_s_Wife Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/author/show/20524.Anthony_Trollope The Story of the Stone Volume II, Cao Xueqin: goodreads.com/book/show/60441549-the-story-of-the-stone The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain: goodreads.com/book/show/2956.The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn Persephone Book of Short Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/16091662-the-persephone-book-of-short-stories?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=TklG2yKWOO&rank=1 The Lifted Veil: 19th century short stories: goodreads.com/book/show/7966711-the-lifted-veil Black Coffee, Agatha Christie: goodreads.com/book/show/645754.Black_Coffee Standing Her Ground: Classic Short Stories: goodreads.com/book/show/59635626-standing-her-ground Monumenta, Lara Haworth: goodreads.com/book/show/204374196-monumenta The Heart in Winter, Kevin Barry: goodreads.com/book/show/199795387-the-heart-in-winter The Sealwoman’s Gift, Sally Magnuson: goodreads.com/book/show/36154097-the-sealwoman-s-gift *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July Vlog #2 Books and Things 2024-08-01 | #janeaustenjulyIn which I vlog Jane Austen July . . .Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon all about Jane Austen.My announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4 My co-host, Marissa, Blatantly Bookish: youtube.com/watch?v=kPegr1krDcg My co-host, Claudia, Spinster’s Library: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwAILIW0Fk Goodreads Group: goodreads.com/group/show/976576-jane-austen-july-2024 Music: English Country Garden, Aaron Kelly: youtube.com/channel/UCVAggfwI4hnkA2WO6-xC06Q *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book *Books Mentioned*Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Sanditon: tinyurl.com/n3e3r5jv The Watsons: tinyurl.com/unhv2wdy Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs The Travels of Dean Mahomet: An Eighteenth-Century Journey through India: goodreads.com/book/show/606346.The_Travels_of_Dean_Mahomet The Anarchy, William Dalrymple: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, Rory Muir: goodreads.com/book/show/44174523-gentlemen-of-uncertain-fortune The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, J.T. Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61168643-drama-and-danger *Things Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice (2005): imdb.com/title/tt0414387 The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1 *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Lets Talk About Mrs Jennings Books and Things 2024-07-30 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I talk about Mrs Jennings . . . Please note this video is full of spoilers for Sense and Sensibility.Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility More ‘Let’s Talk About’ character studies:John Willoughby: youtube.com/watch?v=x4yFTn8KA_4 Mrs Bennet: youtube.com/watch?v=QtXCOvEoP_E Caroline Bingley: youtube.com/watch?v=j3qfxUkpNTw Mr Collins: youtube.com/watch?v=Owk-G91W1qA *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Sense and Sensibility and Siblings Books and Things 2024-07-26 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I talk (with spoilers!) about siblings in Sense and Sensibility . . . My previous video on siblings within Jane Austen: youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4vxXPmjzc What Matters in Jane Austen, John Mullan: tinyurl.com/yd9xyea4 The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre, Paula Byrne: tinyurl.com/mr3bpr9y Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Publication Week Vlog | Book Launch, Harrogate Festival, Hauling New Books Books and Things 2024-07-24 | In which a novel comes out and I buy some books . . . *Things Mentioned*Squad Pod on Instagram: instagram.com/squadpod2021 Suffolk Libraries Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/7iCl6BUDkN9blXcsirHeI8 Harrogate/Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime-writing-festival Imagined Things Bookshop: imaginedthings.co.uk*Books Mentioned*The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst Goldsboro Books signed copies: goldsborobooks.com/products/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurstThe Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/61322622-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall The Last Chronicle of Barset, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/149789.The_Last_Chronicle_of_Barset Dead Behind the Eyes, Ian Moore: goodreads.com/book/show/213002497-dead-behind-the-eyes The Detective, Ajay Chowdhury: goodreads.com/book/show/63057460-the-detective Then Things Went Dark, Bea Fitzgerald: goodreads.com/book/show/200174176-then-things-went-dark Midnight at Malabar House, Vaseem Khan: goodreads.com/book/show/49544193-midnight-at-malabar-house Harlem After Midnight, Louise Hare: goodreads.com/book/show/210040079-harlem-after-midnight You Don’t Know Me, Imran Mahmood: goodreads.com/book/show/32510570-you-don-t-know-me The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Stuart Turton: goodreads.com/book/show/62229748-the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle The Woman in the Wallpaper, Lora Jones: goodreads.com/book/show/193184349-the-woman-in-the-wallpaper *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Mid-Year Check-In: Goals and Favourite Books of the Year So Far Books and Things 2024-07-22 | In which I talk about how my goals are going this year . . . 2024 Reading Goals: youtube.com/watch?v=ST6i1dm0jNc 2024–2025 Victorian Literature TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=1s9d4xlAVfM *Books Mentioned*Gwen and Art are Not in Love, Lex Croucher: goodreads.com/book/show/61885131-gwen-art-are-not-in-love Cuddy, Benjamin Myers: goodreads.com/book/show/61324049-cuddy The Mars House, Natasha Pulley: goodreads.com/book/show/150277127-the-mars-house Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin: goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Journey to Publication Vlog | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst Books and Things 2024-07-18 | In which we lead up to the publication of my new book . . . Hartwood Hall Journey to Publication Vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=FlEbBNocMIw More videos about Montgomery Hurst: youtube.com/watch?v=XQ78AKalOqM&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-PktGfYXG9JFJDPvYPq1q26Music:C Major Prelude, BachNo.9 Esther’s Waltz, Esther AbramiEnglish Country Garden, Aaron Kenny No.1 A Minor Waltz, Esther Abrami*Where to find my novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Listen to the first chapter: youtube.com/watch?v=IeSRPQ2t4REGoodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 Blackwells (for most places in the world): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goldsboro (signed copies, most places in the world): goldsborobooks.com/products/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurstBookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Audible (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Trouble-with-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-Audiobook/B0CPYZ1DCYAustralia order links: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556122Amazon (India) https://www.amazon.in/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Brazil): https://www.amazon.com.br/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Germany): https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (France): https://www.amazon.fr/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Shakespeare and Company (France): shakespeareandcompany.com/authors/lumsden-katieAmazon (Spain): amazon.es/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Amazon (Italy): https://www.amazon.it/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/You can also try searching at whatever bookshop website you usually use, with the following ISBNs:international trade paperback edition: 9780241556122 hardback: 9780241556115_The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN*Other Things Mentioned*Neil Gower, my map illustrator: neilgower.com My website: katielumsden.co.uk My substack newsletter: katiejlumsden.substack.com More audiobooks read by the amazing Olivia Vinall: audible.co.uk/search?searchNarrator=Olivia+Vinall What the Austen podcast: whattheaustenpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1748912/15331722-episode-65-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-janeaustenjuly-with-katie-lumsden-from-books-and-things Video with @shawnbreathesbooks: youtube.com/watch?v=V0WlPIUyvVE The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, Anne Corlett: goodreads.com/book/show/204237435-the-theatre-of-glass-and-shadows *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Classics that Inspired My New Novel | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst Books and Things 2024-07-16 | In which I talk about the classics that inspired my new book . . . More about Jane Austen July: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4 More about my novel: youtube.com/watch?v=XQ78AKalOqM&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-PktGfYXG9JFJDPvYPq1q26*Where to find my novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Listen to the first chapter: youtube.com/watch?v=IeSRPQ2t4REGoodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 Blackwells (for most places in the world): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goldsboro (signed copies, most places in the world): goldsborobooks.com/products/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurstBookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Audible (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Trouble-with-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-Audiobook/B0CPYZ1DCYAustralia order links: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556122Amazon (India) https://www.amazon.in/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Brazil): https://www.amazon.com.br/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Germany): https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (France): https://www.amazon.fr/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Shakespeare and Company (France): shakespeareandcompany.com/authors/lumsden-katieAmazon (Spain): amazon.es/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Amazon (Italy): https://www.amazon.it/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/You can also try searching at whatever bookshop website you usually use, with the following ISBNs:international trade paperback edition: 9780241556122 hardback: 9780241556115_The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN*Other Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice Emma, Jane Austen: goodreads.com/book/show/6969.Emma Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/160995477-cranford Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/383206.Wives_and_Daughters Orley Farm, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/242589.Orley_Farm The Belton Estate, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/267116.The_Belton_Estate The Vicar of Bullhampton, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/490912.The_Vicar_of_Bullhampton The Barsetshire Chronicles, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/series/56711-chronicles-of-barsetshire Middlemarch, George Eliot: goodreads.com/book/show/19089.Middlemarch Thomas Hardy: goodreads.com/author/show/15905.Thomas_Hardy The Carlingford Chronicles, Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/series/62596-the-chronicles-of-carlingford Hester, Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/book/show/6829259-hester Deerbrook, Harriet Martineau: goodreads.com/book/show/1339655.Deerbrook The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/337113.The_Tenant_of_Wildfell_Hall Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/author/show/239579.Charles_Dickens Frances Trollope: goodreads.com/author/list/767847.Frances_Milton_Trollope Night and Morning, Edward Bulwer Lytton: goodreads.com/book/show/10098192-night-and-morning*Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July Vlog #1 Books and Things 2024-07-15 | #janeaustenjuly In which I vlog Jane Austen July . . .Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon all about Jane Austen.My announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4 My co-host, Marissa, @BlatantlyBookish: youtube.com/watch?v=kPegr1krDcg My co-host, Claudia, @SpinstersLibrary: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwAILIW0Fk Goodreads Group: goodreads.com/group/show/976576-jane-austen-july-2024 Music: English Country Garden, Aaron Kelly: youtube.com/channel/UCVAggfwI4hnkA2WO6-xC06Q *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book *Books Mentioned*The Heir of Venus, Laura Shepperson: goodreads.com/book/show/201632610-the-heir-of-venusHow to Solve Your Own Murder, Kristen Perrin: goodreads.com/book/show/181350367-how-to-solve-your-own-murder Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs A Lady’s Guide to Scandal, Sophie Irwin: goodreads.com/book/show/63018956-a-lady-s-guide-to-scandal This is the pick for my Patreon Book Club this month. Find out more here: youtube.com/watch?v=kEa5ieW3lM4 And here: patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership Mrs Wickham, Sarah Page: goodreads.com/book/show/62337424-mrs-wickham The Late Mrs Willoughby, Claudia Gray: goodreads.com/book/show/62926935-the-late-mrs-willoughby The Travels of Dean Mahomet: An Eighteenth-Century Journey through India: goodreads.com/book/show/606346.The_Travels_of_Dean_Mahomet The Anarchy, William Dalrymple: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, J.T. Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61168643-drama-and-danger *Things Mentioned*Travis: open.spotify.com/artist/3bUwxJgNakzYKkqAVgZLlh The Killers: open.spotify.com/artist/0C0XlULifJtAgn6ZNCW2eu The Jane Austen Literacy Foundation: janeaustenlf.org Our Liveshow: youtube.com/live/JO_yjfbUPF4 JASNA: jasna.org JASNA podcast: Austen Chat: jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep13 The National Gallery: nationalgallery.org.uk 200 Creators Network: nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/ng200-programme/200-creators The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1 *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Celebrating Jane Austen July with the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Books and Things 2024-07-14 | #janeaustenjuly Today, Claudia @SpinstersLibrary and I join the @janeaustenliteracyfoundation to discuss all things Jane Austen July.More about the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation: janeaustenlf.org*More about Jane Austen July*Goodreads group: tinyurl.com/y7t4n8cd My co-hosts are Marissa @BlatantlyBookish and Claudia @SpinstersLibrary.You can find our announcement videos here:Katie: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4Marissa: youtube.com/watch?v=kPegr1krDcg Claudia: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwAILIW0Fk *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book
June Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2024-07-12 | In which I talk about what I read in June . . .Alice’s channel: @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf A few of my favourites of her wonderful videos: Her first video, 1900–1950 TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=sFRvvOpQ6DI Alice’s Ultimate Women's Prize Longlist: youtube.com/watch?v=EmTucawpej4 Alice’s Ranking of Jane Austen's Novels: youtube.com/watch?v=sOE9xsgD3Ik Alice’s Reader's Guide to . . . Series:-Sherlock Holmes: youtube.com/watch?v=l4cwGzNK71Q -Poirot: youtube.com/watch?v=FftqucfWiPU -Miss Marple: youtube.com/watch?v=Na7W3HAeBq8 -Tommy and Tuppence: youtube.com/watch?v=TqRwFdCL9AA*Books Mentioned*Great Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations I listened to the audiobook narrated by Martin JarvisFemme Fatale, Guy de Maupassant: goodreads.com/book/show/24874349-femme-fatale Varney the Vampire: goodreads.com/book/show/2292060.Varney_the_Vampire_or_The_Feast_of_Blood The Café on Manor Lane, Amelia Kyazze: goodreads.com/book/show/175358693-the-caf-on-manor-lane The Heir of Venus, Laura Shepperson: goodreads.com/book/show/201632610-the-heir-of-venus Wandering Souls, Cecile Pin: goodreads.com/book/show/60741794-wandering-souls Books Lovers, Emily Henry: goodreads.com/book/show/58690308-book-lovers How to Solve Your Own Murder, Kristen Perrin: goodreads.com/book/show/181350367-how-to-solve-your-own-murder The Square of Sevens, Laura Shepherd-Robinson: goodreads.com/book/show/101146072-the-square-of-sevensStrange Sally Diamond, Liz Nugent: goodreads.com/book/show/62322008-strange-sally-diamond Content warnings: sexual assault, including of minors; abduction; forced imprisonment; torture; abuse; child abuse.*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen retellings (and why we love them) with author Jessica Bull Books and Things 2024-07-10 | #JaneAustenJulyIn which I chat to author Jessica Bull about Jane Austen retellings and more . . . PLEASE NOTE: there are Jane Austen SPOILERS in this video, most significantly for Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice.*Our Books*Miss Austen Investigates: The Hapless Milliner, Jessica Bull: goodreads.com/book/show/203633229-miss-austen-investigates Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal, Jessica Bull: goodreads.com/book/show/215102976-a-fortune-most-fatal The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden: goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst *Other Books Mentioned*Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Mansfield Park, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Persuasion, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Lady Susan, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y86avgpx Sanditon, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/n3e3r5jv The Watsons, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/unhv2wdy Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding: tinyurl.com/lh6ufsq Just As You Are, Camille Kellogg: tinyurl.com/5a6u7zsn Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James: tinyurl.com/597rt2wd The Murder of Mr Wickham, Claudia Gray: tinyurl.com/445w269zLongbourn, Jo Baker: tinyurl.com/ya4pnh7t Unequal Affections, Lara Ormiston: tinyurl.com/3ejss2mrMiss Austen, Gill Hornby: tinyurl.com/y87c75beGodmersham Park, Gill Hornby: tinyurl.com/4ry4m6eeThis Motherless Land, Nikki May: tinyurl.com/26vc9bku The Other Bennet Sister, Janice Hadlow: tinyurl.com/w9qymaq The Heiress, Molly Greeley: tinyurl.com/4r2nbr7j Charlotte, Helen Moffett: tinyurl.com/y8zkzwr5 What Kitty Did Next, Carrie Kablean: tinyurl.com/bde5wvzx Camilla, Frances Burney: goodreads.com/book/show/220079.Camilla Belinda, Maria Edgeworth: goodreads.com/book/show/773534.Belinda Castle Rackrent, Maria Edgeworth: goodreads.com/book/show/2921936*Adaptations Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice (1995): imdb.com/title/tt0112130 Jane Eyre (2006): imdb.com/title/tt0780362 Pride and Prejudice (2005): imdb.com/title/tt0414387 Emma (2020): imdb.com/title/tt9214832 Persuasion (2023): imdb.com/title/tt14539654 Death Comes to Pemberley (2013): imdb.com/title/tt2951788Sense and Sensibility (2008): imdb.com/title/tt0847150 Sense and Sensibility (1996): imdb.com/title/tt0114388Austenland (2013): imdb.com/title/tt1985019Fire Island (2022): imdb.com/title/tt15218000 *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
How Jane Austens Life Influenced Her Books Books and Things 2024-07-08 | #janeaustenjuly In which I talk about Jane Austen's life and her books . . . This video I did a while ago, with a brief biography of Jane Austen's life, may also be of interest: youtube.com/watch?v=ftQq1P0Xw_Q*Books Mentioned*Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Mansfield Park, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Persuasion, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen and Inspiration | Interview with Amanda Fagan Books and Things 2024-07-05 | #janeaustenjuly In which I interview singer-songwriter and Jane Austen fan Amadan Fagan . . . Love, Jane EP:YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B-BzufZvrMN8A8r44kp_GMqHYmUp0xE Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/7kg3DsRfyYnnoh8Qpew4jcMy review of the album: youtube.com/watch?v=SZ3wztwn6NM Find Amanda Fagan’s music:YouTube: @amandafaganofficial Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7FufRSScdhlfHyTz0aFsTc Instagram: instagram.com/amandafaganofficialThe Girl Who Lost Her Grip: youtube.com/watch?v=RtcmYub9f1U*Books Mentioned*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Persuasion, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Mansfield Park, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma, Jane Austen: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Ready Player One, Ernest Cline: goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one Miss Austen Investigates, Jessica Bull: goodreads.com/book/show/203633229-miss-austen-investigates Claudia Gray's Austen murder mystery series: goodreads.com/series/360704-mr-darcy-miss-tilney*Musicians Mentioned*Taylor Swift: YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCqECaJ8Gagnn7YCbPEzWH6gSpotify: open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02 Lana Del Rey:YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCqk3CdGN_j8IR9z4uBbVPSg Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/00FQb4jTyendYWaN8pK0wa Vienna Teng:Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0xbwBKuWBNWfDBFsrRJEJG *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Introducing Our Mutual Friend | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2024-07-03 | #DickensalongIn which I introduce Our Mutual Friend . . . Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend The audiobook I’m listening to is narrated by Meera Syal: audible.co.uk/pd/Our-Mutual-Friend-Audiobook/B079LR2L6Q *More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs *The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024*Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024*The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
The Joys of Jane Austen on Audiobook Books and Things 2024-07-01 | #janeaustenjuly In which I talk about Jane Austen audiobooks . . . *Books Mention*Pride and Prejudice: tinyurl.com/y742h5ee Rosamund Pike audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Pride-and-Prejudice-Audiobook/B016LNBZOE Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Pride-and-Prejudice-Audiobook/1781983755 or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781781983751-pride-and-prejudice Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Rosamund Pike audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Sense-and-Sensibility-Audiobook/B07FDQ2FGD Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Sense-and-Sensibility-Audiobook/B004FTV4YI or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9789629544591-sense-and-sensibility Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Emma-Naxos-Edition-Audiobook/B004FU0DVM or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9789629544485-emma Northanger Abbey: tinyurl.com/yc5lbo6h Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Northanger-Abbey-Audiobook/B004EX08FG or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9789629544539-northanger-abbey Persuasion: tinyurl.com/ybyorcrq Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Persuasion-Audiobook/B004EWYHEK or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9789629544553-persuasion Mansfield Park: tinyurl.com/yawvjetp Frances Barber: audible.co.uk/pd/Mansfield-Park-Audiobook/B004FTF0FW Juliet Stevenson audiobook: audible.co.uk/pd/Mansfield-Park-Audiobook/B004FU2QZI or https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9789629544515-mansfield-park *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Unboxing My New Novel | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst Books and Things 2024-06-28 | In which I unbox my new book . . . More videos about this book: youtube.com/watch?v=XQ78AKalOqM&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-PktGfYXG9JFJDPvYPq1q26*Where to find my novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 Blackwells (for most places in the world): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goldsboro (signed copies, most places in the world): goldsborobooks.com/products/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurstBookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Audible (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Trouble-with-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-Audiobook/B0CPYZ1DCYAustralia order links: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556122Amazon (India) https://www.amazon.in/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Brazil): https://www.amazon.com.br/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (Germany): https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/Amazon (France): https://www.amazon.fr/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Shakespeare and Company (France): shakespeareandcompany.com/authors/lumsden-katieAmazon (Spain): amazon.es/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH Amazon (Italy): https://www.amazon.it/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-English-ebook/dp/B0CD3HY5JH/You can also try searching at whatever bookshop website you usually use, with the following ISBNs:international trade paperback edition: 9780241556122 hardback: 9780241556115_The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Another Book Haul | Classics and Review Copies Books and Things 2024-06-26 | In which I talk about some new books . . . *Booktubers Mentioned*Kirsten @ReadingNymph Olivia-Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe Bob @BobTheBookerer Tazmyn-Mei @TeaBooksAndTazmyn Cannongate Publishers: canongate.co.uk *Books Mentioned*The Travels of Dean Mahomet: goodreads.com/book/show/606346. Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/31244.Our_Mutual_Friend More about the Heritage Press: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Press Monumenta, Lara Haworth: goodreads.com/book/show/204374196-monumenta Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs, Jordan Stephens: goodreads.com/book/show/206326951-avoidance-drugs-heartbreak-and-dogs Bright I Burn, Molly Aitken: goodreads.com/book/show/202985177-bright-i-burn The Heart in Winter, Kevin Barry: goodreads.com/book/show/199795387-the-heart-in-winter The Heir of Venus, Laura Shepperson: goodreads.com/book/show/201632610-the-heir-of-venus The Twelve, Liz Hyder: goodreads.com/book/show/210462181-the-twelveCaberet Macabre, Tom Mead: goodreads.com/book/show/199457038-cabaret-macabre *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Jane Austen July TBR/Pile of Possibilities Books and Things 2024-06-24 | In which I talk about my plans for Jane Austen July . . .Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon all about Jane Austen.My announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6CqZ1Zst4 My co-host, Marissa, @BlatantlyBookish: youtube.com/watch?v=kPegr1krDcg My co-host, Claudia @SpinstersLibrary: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwAILIW0Fk Goodreads Group: goodreads.com/group/show/976576-jane-austen-july-2024 *The Challenges*1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book *Readalong Schedules*Sense and Sensibility, 50 chapters, 3 chapters a day:1 July: S&S chapters 1, 2, 32: 4, 5, 63: 7, 8, 94: 10, 11, 125: 13, 14, 156: 16, 17, 187: 19, 20, 218: 22, 23, 249: 25, 26, 2710: 28, 29, 3011: 31, 32, 3312: 34, 35, 3613: 37, 38, 3914: 40, 41, 4215: 43, 44, 45, 4616: 47, 48, 49, 50Sanditon, 12 chapters, 2 chapters a day17 July: Sanditon chapters 1, 218: 3, 419: 5, 620: 7, 821: 9, 1022: 11, 12The Watsons, at your own paceFrom 23 to 31sJuly*Books Mentioned*The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/195269275Sense and Sensibility: tinyurl.com/yc4ssnyv Emma: tinyurl.com/y977tgxs Sanditon: tinyurl.com/n3e3r5jv The Watsons: tinyurl.com/unhv2wdy The Regency revolution, Robert Morrison: goodreads.com/book/show/44890947 Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, Rory Muir: goodreads.com/book/show/44174523The Anarchy, William Dalrymple: goodreads.com/book/show/42972023The Year in Between, Christina Morland: goodreads.com/book/show/56810991Mrs Wickham, Sarah Page: goodreads.com/book/show/62337424 The Late Mrs Willoughby, Claudia Gray: goodreads.com/book/show/62926935Emmett, L.C. Rosen: goodreads.com/book/show/103455031This Motherless Land, Nikki May: goodreads.com/book/show/199531828 A Lady’s Guide to Scandal, Sophie Irwin: goodreads.com/book/show/63018956More about my Patreon Book Club: youtube.com/watch?v=kEa5ieW3lM4patreon.com/katiejlumsden/membership The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, J.T. Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61168643Self-Control, Mary Brunton: goodreads.com/book/show/514571.Tilly’s Shelf video: youtube.com/watch?v=44DE0_uDz9E A Trip to Scarborough, Sheridan: goodreads.com/book/show/2154464. The Travels of Dean Mahomet: goodreads.com/book/show/606346.*Adaptations Mentioned*Sense and Sensibility (2008): tinyurl.com/49224yw7 Sense and Sensibility (2024): imdb.com/title/tt31068365 Scents and Sensibility (2011): imdb.com/title/tt1600438 From Prada to Nada (2011): imdb.com/title/tt0893412 Elinor and Marianne Take Barton: tinyurl.com/57jfkw7e The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: tinyurl.com/y72qe9be *My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Reflections on A Tale of Two Cities | Mega Dickens Readalong Books and Things 2024-06-20 | #DickensalongIn which I discuss my thoughts on A Tale of Two Citites . . .Spoilers from 28m37s A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/1953.A_Tale_of_Two_Cities The audiobook I’m listening to is narrated by Simon Callow: audible.co.uk/pd/A-Tale-of-Two-Cities-Audiobook/B0773Y4ZL1 The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas: goodreads.com/book/show/7126.The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo Self-Help, Samuel Smiles: gutenberg.org/cache/epub/935/pg935-images.html Knitting and the French Revolution: lithub.com/on-the-covert-role-of-knitting-during-the-french-revolution-and-world-war-ii*More about the Mega Dickens Readalong*Discorder server: discord.gg/zaeZ3HCPSf Mega Dickens Readalong Video Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs*The Schedule*The Pickwick Papers, 1837: October and November 2022Oliver Twist, 1838: December 2022Nicholas Nickleby, 1839: January and February 2023The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841: March 2023Barnaby Rudge, 1841: April and May 2023Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844: June and July 2023Dombey and Son, 1848: August and September 2023David Copperfield, 1850: October and November 2023Bleak House, 1853: December 2023 and January 2024Hard Times, 1854: February 2024Little Dorrit, 1855: March and April 2024*A Tale of Two Cities, 1859: May 2024*Great Expectations, 1861: June 2024Our Mutual Friend, 1865: July and August 2024The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870: September 2024*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Chapter One of My New Novel | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst Books and Things 2024-06-17 | In which I read the first chapter of my new novel . . . More about The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst: youtube.com/watch?v=XQ78AKalOqM and youtube.com/watch?v=zXj8JSgwQ7Q Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112Pre-order from Audible (UK): audible.co.uk/pd/The-Trouble-with-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-Audiobook/B0CPYZ1DCY Pre-order from Blackwells (best for international): blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/195269275-the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst *My other book*My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is out now.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9781405951883Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-mysterious-atmospheric/dp/1405951885Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *Ways to Support My Channel*If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.2. Subscribe to me on Patreon, where you can pay a few dollars/pounds a month for extra content: patreon.com/katiejlumsden3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.4. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies: -Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsdenMy website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstagram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenThreads: threads.net/@katiejlumsden Tiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
May Reading Wrap Up Books and Things 2024-06-14 | In which I talk about what I read in May . . .The Spoonies Readathon is all about reading books with disability and chronic illness representation. It’s hosted by Emily @novellenovels and @BrewsandReviews.Misery May is all about reading miserable books! It’s hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot and @GemofBooks More about the Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVsMy Walter Scott Prize reviews: youtube.com/watch?v=W_uXtTJTuEE *Books Mentioned*All Bookshop.org are UK affiliate links.Come Close, Sappho: goodreads.com/book/show/24874364-come-close Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141398693 A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/9847899-a-tale-of-two-cities The Grey Woman, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/6059410-the-grey-woman Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140437416 Absolutely and Forever, Rose Tremain: goodreads.com/book/show/74951746-absolutely-and-foreverBookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781784745202 In the Upper Country, Kai Thomas: goodreads.com/book/show/60880810-in-the-upper-country Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389616 Music in the Dark, Sally Magnusson: goodreads.com/book/show/75271606-music-in-the-dark Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529345957 The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder, C.L. Miller: goodreads.com/book/show/176450518-the-antique-hunter-s-guide-to-murder Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781035021802 Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Talia Hibbert: goodreads.com/book/show/51824384-act-your-age-eve-brown Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349425245 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529115543 All the Names Given, Raymond Antrobus: goodreads.com/book/show/57465935-all-the-names-given Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529059502 Once Upon a Tome, Oliver Darkshire: goodreads.com/book/show/61089547-once-upon-a-tome Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529177121 The Language Puzzle, Steven Mithen: goodreads.com/book/show/199344960-the-language-puzzle Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781800811584 *Ways to Support My Channel*If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.2. Subscribe to me on Patreon, where you can pay a few dollars/pounds a month for extra content: patreon.com/katiejlumsden3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.4. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies: -Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *My Writing*My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024. Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9781405951883Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-mysterious-atmospheric/dp/1405951885Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsdenMy website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstagram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
The Library Tag Books and Things 2024-06-12 | In which I do the Library Tag . . . I was tagged by @HannahsBooks The tag was created by @BookBuds I tag: @BlatantlyBookish, @BookishTexan, @jenniferlovesbooks *Books & Authors Mentioned*Jacqueline Wilson: goodreads.com/author/show/22602.Jacqueline_Wilson Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin: goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrowAbsolutely and Forever, Rose Tremain: goodreads.com/book/show/74951746-absolutely-and-foreverMusic in the Dark, Sally Magnusson: goodreads.com/book/show/75271606-music-in-the-dark The Fraud, Zadie Smith: goodreads.com/book/show/66086834-the-fraud *Questions*THE TWO SETS OF PROMPTS TO CHOOSE FROM:*If you DO go to the library… answer these: 1. How often do you go to the library? 2. Do you belong to more than one library system? 3. What percent of books you read come from the library? 4. Do you listen to audiobooks or get e-books from the library or are you hooked on Audible or Amazon or something else? 5. Did you go to storytime at the library as a kid? 6. Have you ever borrowed a movie or video game from your library? 7. Have you ever gotten fined for returning books late? If so, how do you feel about that? 8. Do you attend special events, groups or book sales at the library? 9. Have you ever given or taken a book from a little free library, a book box or a book swap? 10. Bonus! Does your librarian know you by name? 11. Tag some friends! *If you DON’T go to the library… answer these: 1. Why the heck not? 2. Where do you get your books from? 3. Have you ever had a library card or do you have one now? 4. When was the last time you stepped foot in the library? 5. Have you ever gone to an event at your library? 6. Do you have little free libraries or book boxes or book swaps where you live? Show us a picture if you do. 7. Tag some friends!*My Novels*_The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/2j9kd6ue Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/39hmtjc8 Blackwells (best for international): tinyurl.com/4wyz67m9 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/y26djm78 _The Secrets of Hartwood Hall_Bookshop.org (UK affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883 Waterstones (UK): tinyurl.com/49ettwhx Amazon (UK): tinyurl.com/yc8ru72c US order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS Canada order links: bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN Goodreads: tinyurl.com/59udykwz *Ways to Support My Channel*1. Subscribe and keep watching my videos! 2. Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp 3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks (the button to the right beneath the video)4. Buy my novels or take them out of the library5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links: -Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *General Links*My website: tinyurl.com/4chp97bn Patreon: tinyurl.com/yb499ftp X: https://x.com/katiejlumsden Instagram: tinyurl.com/39jahuv6 Threads: tinyurl.com/4hbz4dec Facebook: tinyurl.com/48aww5s5 Goodreads: tinyurl.com/mtf34uvf Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Recent Interesting Historical Reads | The Walter Scott Prize Reviews #3 Books and Things 2024-06-10 | In which I talk about some books I’ve read lately for the Walter Scott Prize . . . *Books Mentioned*All Bookshop.org are UK affiliate links.Absolutely and Forever, Rose Tremain: goodreads.com/book/show/74951746-absolutely-and-foreverBookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781784745202 In the Upper Country, Kai Thomas: goodreads.com/book/show/60880810-in-the-upper-country Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389616 Music in the Dark, Sally Magnusson: goodreads.com/book/show/75271606-music-in-the-dark Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529345957 The New Life, Tom Crewe: goodreads.com/book/show/61273326-the-new-life Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529919714 Hungry Ghosts, Kevin Jared Hosein: goodreads.com/book/show/61109596-hungry-ghosts Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781526644459 My Father’s House, Joseph O’Connor: goodreads.com/book/show/61447882-my-father-s-house Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529919646 The House of Doors, Tan Twan Eng (Canongate): goodreads.com/book/show/65215270-the-house-of-doors Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781838858292Cuddy, Benjamin Myers: goodreads.com/book/show/61324049-cuddy Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781526631466 For Thy Great Pain, Have Mercy on My Little Pain, Victoria Mackenzie: goodreads.com/book/show/61165321-for-thy-great-pain-have-mercy-on-my-little-pain Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781526647931 *Ways to Support My Channel*If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.2. Subscribe to me on Patreon, where you can pay a few dollars/pounds a month for extra content: patreon.com/katiejlumsden3. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.4. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.5. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies: -Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *My Writing*My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024. Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9781405951883Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-mysterious-atmospheric/dp/1405951885Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*Patreon: patreon.com/katiejlumsdenMy website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstagram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenThreads: threads.net/@katiejlumsden Tiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
Channel Update | Q&A, Patreon and 9 Years on Booktube Books and Things 2024-06-06 | In which I announce a Q&A and a Patreon . . . The Q&A is open until the end of June. Please leave any questions in the comments.If you’d like to answer my survey, you can do so here: https://forms.gle/FvXtXMk6V9QBHhjG9 My Patreon is here: patreon.com/katiejlumsden There are two tiers:Tier 1: Friday Reads: $2/£2 a month; regular Friday Reads videos; choose my TBRTier 2: Historical Fiction Book Club: $4/£3.50 a month; all the Friday Reads benefits, plus a monthly book club focused on historical fiction*Books Mentioned*June’s book club book: The Fraud, Zadie Smith: goodreads.com/book/show/66086834-the-fraud July’s book club book: A Lady’s Guide to Scandal, Sophie Irwin: goodreads.com/book/show/63018956-a-lady-s-guide-to-scandal August’s book club book: The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams: goodreads.com/book/show/61410172-the-bookbinder-of-jericho Note: it occurred to me as I was editing this video that it might be a bit short notice for people to get hold of The Fraud, so we could always start in July and move The Fraud to September.Daphne Du Maurier: goodreads.com/author/show/2001717.Daphne_du_Maurier Toni Morrison: goodreads.com/author/show/3534.Toni_Morrison *Videos Mentioned*My Booktube Journey Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=l02Qc6Ahkjw Serialisation: youtube.com/watch?v=tdQpQQJ1OQ8The amazing series on how the Victorians read, from Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot youtube.com/watch?v=2EWo9HllmI0 youtube.com/watch?v=GIMRUZhKeys youtube.com/watch?v=lwTO5VzVII0 *Other Ways to Support My Channel*If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.2. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.3. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.4. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies: -Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden -Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf *My Writing*My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024. Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9781405951883Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-mysterious-atmospheric/dp/1405951885Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUSBuy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCANGoodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall *General Links*My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.ukTwitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsdenInstagram: instagram.com/katiejlumsdenThreads: threads.net/@katiejlumsden Tiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsdenFacebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthingsGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsdenEmail: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
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