Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century from @nytimes Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-21 | I mention:Greg @SupposedlyFun NY Times video: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHYThe list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlReader's list link: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/reader-best-books-21st-century.htmlThe list in order by the author's last name: Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLife Afer Life by Kate Atkinson A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman; translated by Henning KochThe Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett 2666, Roberto Bolano; translated by Natasha Wimmer Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates The Amazing Adventure of Kavalier & Clay, Michael ChabonPiranesi, Susanna Clarke The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins Evicted, Matthew DesmondTrust, Hernan Diaz The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan DidionAll the Light We Cannot See, Anthony DoerrCloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer EganMiddlesex, Jeffery Eugenides Girl, Woman, Other, Bernadine EvaristoJames, Percival Everett My Brilliant Friend. Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann GoldsteinGone Girl, Gillian Flynn The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie GarmusKillers of the Flower Moon, David Grann Homegoing, Yaa GyasiThe Nightingale, Kristin Hannah Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Klara and the Sun, Kazuo IshiguroNever Let Me Go, Kazuo IshiguroThe Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanthi Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer11/22/63, Stephen King Demon Copperhead, Barbara KingsolverThe Devil in the White City, Erik Larson Pachinko, Min Jin Lee In the Dream House, Carmen Maria MachadoThe Great Believers, Rebecca MakkaiStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelWolf Hall, Hilary MantelLife of Pi, Yann Martel North Woods, Daniel Mason Deacon King Kong, James McBrideThe Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBrideLet the Great World Spin, Colum McCann The Road, Cormac McCarthy Atonement, Ian McEwanKnow My Name, Chanel Miller Circe, Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh1Q84, Haruki Murakami; translated by Jay Ruben and Philip GabrielKafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel The Bee Sting, Paul Murray The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen Hamnet, Maggie O’FarrellThere There, Tommy OrangeWhere the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens Bel Canto, Ann PatchettThe Dutch House, Ann PatchettTom Lake, Ann PatchettRemarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt The Overstory, Richard Powers Gilead, Marilynne RobinsonThe Plot Against America, Philip Roth Normal People, Sally Rooney Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J. K. RowlingLincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders Tenth of December, George Saunders The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Just Kids, Patti Smith White Teeth, Zadie Smith Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth StroutShuggie Bain, Douglas StuartThe Goldfinch, Donna TarttDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk; translated by Antonia Lloyd- Jones A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor TowlesThe Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles Covenant of Water, Abraham VergheseCutting for Stone, Abraham VergheseOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean VuongThe Glass Castle, Jeanette WallsSing, Unburied Sing, Jesmyn Ward Project Hail Mary, Andy WeirEducated, Tara WestoverCaste, Isabel WilkersonThe Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadA Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara Crying in H Mart, Michelle ZaunerTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle ZevenThe Book Thief, Marcus ZusakAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
END OF THE YEAR TBR! 5 books to read before the end of the year! Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-16 | Folks mentioned: Fraser @SpringboardThought I also talk about my dearest friend Anita. Videos you may like: THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858GwTHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQITHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gTHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Oomph! My biggest unhaul AND haul of the year! Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-13 | Folks mentioned: Jennifer @jenniferbrooks Karla @karlalikestoread Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Steve @saintdonoghue I also talk about my dearest friend Anita. Videos you may like: THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858GwTHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQITHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gTHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
The 10 Childrens Books You Must See Before You Die according to the folks in my comments section! Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-08 | Video mentioned: THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS! youtu.be/vcnLBO858GwBooks mentioned listed according to the last name of the author: The Mermaid by Jan Brett The Foolish Tortoise by Richard Buckley (Author), Eric Carle (Illustrator)Mother Goose, or, The old nursery rhymes by Kate Greenaway While You Are Sleeping by Mariana Ruiz JohnsonThe Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko MiyakoshiThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix PotterRichard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. SeussThe Arrival by Shaun Tan Bedtime Book by Tasha TudorVideos you may like: THE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2022 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/yMn4APesPQITHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2021 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES/NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gTHE 10 BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2019 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES / NY PUBLIC LIBRARY: youtu.be/d3sQ3jPKw2gAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
EP! Unpopular Opinions on Popular Books! September 2024 Reading Wrap-up Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-06 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareBooks mentioned ordered according to the author's last name: The Bible The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander Bunny by Mona Awad The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John BoyneBoy Parts by Eliza ClarkClear by Carys Davies West by Carys Davies I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacquline Harpman The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun WhitesideUnder the Dome by Stephen KingChronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyAiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, translated by Alison WattsThe Lord of the Rings by JRR TolkienTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zeven My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
The BEST BOOKS from 2017 | A retrospective on the LITERARY world, hot takes, and new favorite book! Shelly Swearingen 2024-10-03 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share0:00 Hello & intro 2:57 Popular books (Goodreads) and what I've read 19:73 Book 121:53 Spoilers (only semi) for Book 1 24:18 News, Deaths, Awards 27:06 Book 2 33:15 Steve's Lists40:34 Final thoughts My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
New Releases in Historical Fiction (2024) Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-29 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4I mention (order by the first letter of the author's last name): The Heart in Winter by Kevin BarryThe Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara DonatiJame by Percival Everett The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Women by Kristin Hannah Maria by Michelle MoranThe Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki Enlightenment by Sarah Perry By Any Other Name by Jodi PicoultMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Booklyn by Colm Toibin Long Island by Colm Toibin My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
The BEST BOOKS from the 1960s! Discussing the New York Times best sellers, news, and award winners! Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-27 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg40:00 Intro 1:50 TBR8:38 New York Times Best Sellers 1960-196424:05 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark30:00 1960 33:30 1961 35:30 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer 39:08 1962 41:55 1963 44:30 1964 46:43 The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
Library tour and reorganization Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-22 | The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
Booktube and all my feelings. New books and what I’m planning on reading next. Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-15 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareI mention Nicole @noteworthyfiction and Olive @abookolive The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
Favorite books and new people to watch! ❤️ Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-12 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_share@jacksontalley @Wiredbishop The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
What’s been going on. And August 2024 Wrap-up including the best book I’ve read all year! 🪄🕴️❤️💥 Shelly Swearingen 2024-09-08 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareThe BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭youtu.be/fGs1cEMRDg4My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
Best books of 2024 according to @nytimes Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-31 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
So many unread books! | Library Tour & Reorganization Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-27 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
August CHAT: HAIRCUT, Teaching, New Books, One Piece Update (see pinned comment), Currently Reading Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-25 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareFolks mentioned: Kelly @booksimnotreading Gemma @GemofBooks Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Gina @GinaStanyerBooks My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
The BEST BOOKS from 2000 | A look back on the LITERARY world, recommendations, and reading vlog📚🥳🤭 Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-20 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareFolks mentioned: Steve @saintdonoghue Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot #strayaseptember 0:00 intro 1:03 the idea! 2:43 TBR 7:01 The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey 18:44 Books, News, Book Prizes in 200030:48 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi38:57 Steve’s lists! 50:30 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon 55:56 Final thoughts 💭 My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, book
Very mindful BOOKER BOOK REVIEWS (no spoilers), RANKING, and SHORTLIST PREDICTIONS Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-17 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareBooker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV0I mention:Daniel @GuiltyFeat 0:00 Intro1:28 Enlightenment by Sarah Perry18:40 The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden23:59 There There by Tommy Orange26:58 Rankings and shortlist predictions My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
The truth about Booktube... | Booktube Journey Tag Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-13 | Created by Katie @@katiejlumsden I mention:Caitlin @BandysBooks Green Brothers @vlogbrothers Priscilla @thereadables Gina @GinaStanyerBooks Hannah @HannahLouisePoston Kelly @booksimnotreading Steve @saintdonoghue Sandy @MsReadsAlot Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617 Fraser @SpringboardThought Questions:1. How long have you been watching Booktube?2. How long have you been making Booktube videos?3. What made you start making videos?4. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your Booktube journey?5. What kind of books do you like to read?6. How has that changed since you started on Booktube?7. What kind of videos do you most like to make?8. How has that changed since you started on Booktube? Do you think your video-making style has changed over time?9. Do you script and/or edit your videos, and has that changed over time?10. What’s the most viewed video on your channel? 11. What’s your favourite video you’ve ever made?12. Do you have a favourite book you read because of Booktube?13. Do you have a favourite Booktube experience to tell us about?14. What does your book collection look like?15. What advice would you give to new people starting a Booktube channel? 16. Tag some people!I tag: Jess @stalkingkafka Sandy @MsReadsAlot David @davidnovakreadspoetry Karla @karlalikestoread Gloria @GloriaZThompson Lindy @lindysmagpiereads Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Leena @leenanorms Ana @AnaWallaceJohnson Emily @BookswithEmilyFox Kayla @BooksandLala Videos mentioned: First video ever: youtu.be/eMTiRIwJr8sThe 'hour-long videos': Literary Luminaries - Best Books of the 21st Century: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHYReaders' list - Best Books of the 21st Century! youtu.be/eRlGenpUiPoBooktube's List - Best Books of the 21st Century! youtu.be/4Kx3DxeJ5C0Best Historical Fiction books: youtu.be/YSVMegCUtSAMost viewed: youtu.be/NjV9F1MmW_kFeeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy review: openlettersreview.com/posts/gagas-mistake-day-by-emma-amp-susan-straubMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Life | Tropical Storm Debby, Writing, Reading, and Changes! Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-10 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy review: openlettersreview.com/posts/gagas-mistake-day-by-emma-amp-susan-straubMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Underrated reads! | The BEST TRANSLATED books of the 21st century according to YOU! Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-08 | The Google Form for the BEST TRANSLATED books of the 21st Century: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMY53adHo6v_p4n9TLHzBIgEWvATtjwpX0lfobCFAQFUO_Mw/viewform?usp=pp_urlFeeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareOther videos in this series! NEW LIST ALERT | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century according to the New York Times youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHYReaders Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century from @nytimes youtu.be/eRlGenpUiPoOUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE!youtu.be/4Kx3DxeJ5C0Secondhand Time (2013, trans. 2016) by Svetlana Alexievich, trans. Bela ShayevichLanguage: Russian*A Man Called Ove (2012, trans. 2013) by Fredrik Backman, trans. Henning KochLanguage: Swedish*Beartown (2016, trans. 2017) by Fredrik Backman, trans. Neil SmithLanguage: Swedish*Tender is the Flesh (2017, trans. 2020) by Agustina Bazterrica, trans. Sarah MosesLanguage: SpanishSolenoid (2015, trans. 2022) by Mircea Cărtărescu, trans. Sean CotterLanguage: RomanianWhat Can I Do When Everything's on Fire (2001, trans. 2008) by António Lobo Antunes, trans. Gregory RabassaLanguage: PortugueseCommission of Tears (2000, trans. 2011) by António Lobo Antunes, trans. Gregory RabassaLanguage: PortugueseThe Years (2008, trans. 2017) by Annie Ernaux, trans. Alison L. StrayerLanguage: FrenchHappening (2000, trans. 2021) by Annie Ernaux, trans. Alison L. StrayerLanguage: FrenchAt Night All Blood is Black (2018, trans. 2021) by David Diop, trans. Anna MoschovakisLanguage: FrenchMy Brilliant Friend (2011, trans. 2012) by Elena Ferrante, trans. Ann GoldsteinLanguage: ItalianThe Eighth Life (2014, trans. 2019) by Nino Haratischvili, trans. Charlotte Collins and Ruth MartinLanguage: GERMAN not GeorgianI Who Have Never Known Men (1995, trans. 2019) by Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Sophie MacKintoshLanguage: FrenchThe Vegetarian (2007, trans. 2015) by Han Kang, trans. Deborah SmithLanguage: KoreanHuman Acts (2014, trans. 2016) by Han Kang, trans. Deborah SmithLanguage: Korean*Before the Coffee Gets Cold (2015, trans. 2019) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, trans. Geoffrey TrousselotLanguage: JapaneseHeaven (2009, trans. 2022) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. David Boyd and Sam BettLanguage: JapaneseBreasts and Eggs (2008, trans. 2020) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. Louise Heal KawaiLanguage: JapaneseAll the Lovers in the Night (2011, trans. 2022) by Meiko Kawakami, trans. David Boyd and Sam BettLanguage: Japanese*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005, trans. 2008) by Stieg Larsson, trans. Reg KeelandLanguage: SwedishThe Dark Forest (2008, trans. 2015) by Cixin Liu, trans. Ken LiuLanguage: ChineseThe Three-Body Problem (2006, trans. 2014) by Cixin Liu, trans. Ken LiuLanguage: ChineseThe Infatuations (2011, trans. 2013) by Javier Marías, trans. Margaret Jull CostaLanguage: SpanishHurricane Season (2017, trans. 2020) by Fernanda Melchor, trans. Sophie HughesLanguage: SpanishNorwegian Wood (1987, trans. 2000) by Haruki Murakami, trans. Jay RubinLanguage: Japanese1Q84 (2009-2010, trans. 2011) by Haruki Murakami, trans. Jay Rubin and Philip GabrielLanguage: Japanese*Convenience Store Woman (2016, trans. 2018) by Sayaka Murata, trans. Ginny Tapley TakemoriLanguage: JapaneseEarthlings (2018, trans. 2020) by Sayaka Murata, trans. Ginny Tapley TakemoriLanguage: JapaneseThe Housekeeper and the Professor (2003, trans. 2009) by Yoko Ogawa, trans. Stephen SnyderLanguage: JapaneseLife Form (2007, trans. 2010) by Amélie Nothomb, trans. Alison L. StrayerLanguage: FrenchElena Knows (2007, trans. 2021) by Claudia Piñeiro, trans. Frances RiddleLanguage: SpanishThe Employees (2018, trans. 2021) by Olga Ravn, trans. Martin AitkenLanguage: Danish*Persepolis (2000-2003, trans. 2007) by Marjane Satrapi, trans. Blake Ferris and Mattias RipaLanguage: FrenchM: Son of the Century (2018, trans. 2021) by Antonio Scurati, trans. Anne Milano AppelLanguage: Italian*Minor Detail (2016, trans. 2020) by Adania Shibli, trans. Elisabeth JaquetteLanguage: ArabicDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (2009, trans. 2019) by Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-JonesLanguage: PolishThe Books of Jacob (2014, trans. 2022) by Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Jennifer CroftLanguage: PolishWizard of the Crow (2004, trans. 2006) by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, trans. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oLanguage: Kikuyu*The Shadow of the Wind (2001, trans. 2004) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, trans. Lucia GravesLanguage: SpanishAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Kindle Girlie! Whats on my Kindle! | A bit of a Booker update Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-06 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareFolks mentioned: Victoria @amusicalbookworm Steve @saintdonoghue Gemma @GemofBooks Charlie @CharlieBrookReads Daniel @GuiltyFeat Katie @katiejlumsden Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Yay Shmay | July 2024 Reading Wrap-Up Shelly Swearingen 2024-08-02 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareJane Austen July Hosts:Katie @katiejlumsden Marissa @BlatantlyBookish Claudie @SpinstersLibrary Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV00:00 Beginning of the video 3:21 Emma, Jane Austen 7:58 Fatherland, Robert Harris11:46 The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier 15:13 The Wolf Den Trilogy, Elodie Harper 22:23 Tom Lake, Ann Patchett 27:52 The God of the Woods, Liz Moore My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Booker Prize 2024 Longlist REACTION! Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-30 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareBooker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! youtu.be/and1OiCdUV0I mention:Eric @EricKarlAnderson Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Relatively low-key haul with a couple of absolute gems! Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-29 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
OUR LIST! The BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY according to BOOKTUBE! Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-26 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareThe list is ordered according to the last name of the author:An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine, Rabih (2014)House of Leaves, Danielewski, Mark Z. (2000)A Man Called Ove, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Koch, Henning (2012)Beartown, Backman, Fredrik, translated by Smith, Neil (2016) Tender is the Flesh, Bazterrica, Augstina, translated by Moses, Sarah (2017; 2020) The Heart's Invisible Furies, Boyne, John (2017)The Luminaries, Catton, Eleanor (2013)Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Clarke, Suzanna (2004)Piranesi, Clarke, Suzanna (2020)The Hunger Games, Collins, Suzanne (2008) The Last Samurai, DeWitt, Helen (2000)All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr, Anthony (2014) Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr, Anthony (2021)Ducks, Newburyport, Ellmann, Lucy (2019)Girl, Woman, Other, Evaristo, Bernadine (2018)James, Everett, Percival (2024)My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante, Elene, translated by Goldstein, Ann (2012) Gone Girl, Flynn, Gillian (2014)Homegoing, Gysai, Yaa (2016)The Nightingale, Hannah, Kristin (2015)The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled (2003)Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro, Kazuo (2005)The Fifth Season, Jemisin, N. K. (2015)Empire of Pain, Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021) Foster Keegan, Claire (2010)Small Things Like These, Keegan, Claire (2021)11/22/63, King, Stephen (2011)Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver, Barbara (2023) Babel, Kuang, R. F. (2022)Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, translated by Trousselot, Geoffrey (2019) Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2013)The Devil in the White City, Larson, Erik (2003)The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, Stieg, translated by Keegland, Reg (2005) Pachinko, Lee, Min Jin (2017)In the Dream House, Machado, Carmen Maria (2019)Station Eleven, Mandel, Emily St. John (2015)Wolf Hall, Mantel, Hilary (2009)Sorrow and Bliss, Mason, Meg (2020)The Road, McCarthy, Cormac (2006) Atonement, McEwan, Ian (2001)Know My Name, Miller, Chanel (2019)Circe, Miller, Madeline (2018)The Song of Achilles, Miller, Madeline (2011)Convenience Store Woman, Murata, Sayaka, translated by Takemori, Ginny Tapley (2016)Born a Crime, Noah, Trevor (2016)Hamnet, O'Farrell, Maggie (2020)There There, Orange, Tommy (2018)Where the Crawfords Sing, Owens, Delia (2022)A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, Ruth (2013)The Dutch House, Patchett, Ann (2019)Tom Lake, Patchett, Ann (2023) Normal People, Rooney, Sally (2018)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling, J. K. (2000)My Dark Vanessa, Russell, Kate Elizabeth (2020)The Way of Kings, Sanderson, Brandon (2010)Persepolis, Satrapi, Marjane, translated by Ferris, Blake; Ripa, Mattias (2007) Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders, George (2017)The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Schwab, V.E. (2020)The Thirteenth Tale, Setterfield, Diane (2006) Minor Detail, Shibli, Adania, translated by Jaquette, Elisabeth (2020) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot, Rebecca (2010)White Teeth, Smith, Zadie (2000) Olive Kitteridge, Strout, Elizabeth (2008) The Goldfinch, Tartt, Donna (2013)A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, Amor (2016)Rules of Civility, Towles, Amor (2011)Cutting for Stone, Verghese, Abraham (2009)Shuggie Bain, Stuart, Douglas (2020) On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong, Ocean (2019) Project Hail Mary, Weir, Andy (2021)Educated, Westover, Tara (2018)The Nickel Boys, Whitehead, Colson (2019) A Little Life, Yanagihara, Hanya (2015)The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon, Carlos Ruiz, translated by Graves, (Lucia 2001)The Book Thief, Zusak, Markus (2007)0:00 intro 1:00 context2:34 the data 4:57 4 votes17:44 5 votes27:32 6 votes34:45 7 votes 38:36 8 votes41:53 top 11 books My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Booker Predictions in 2024 | Last minute, a bit of a Hail Mary and CHAOTIC! Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-23 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareThe Goodreads list: goodreads.com/list/show/188738.Booker_Prize_Eligible_2024Folks mentioned: Steve @saintdonoghue Simon @SavidgeReads Britta @tele_as_BrittarBohler My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
PLANS: A confession | Why do we make plans? Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-18 | My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
PLEASE HELP!! We can make our own list! Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-15 | Google Forms Survey: https://forms.gle/UVZRP3kciWD7EZ1z7I mention:Kieran @KDbooks NY Times video: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHYThe list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
NEW LIST ALERT | The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century according to the New York Times @nytimes Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-13 | The list on the NY Times website: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlOrdered according to the author’s last name: Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander, 2010Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich; translated by Bela Shayevich, 2016Life After Life, Kate Atkinson, 2013The Sellout, Paul Beatty, 2015Fun Home, Alison Bechdel, 2006A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin, 2015Frederick Douglass, David W. Blight, 20182666, Roberto Bolaño; translated by Natasha Wimmer, 2008The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolaño; translated by Natasha Wimmer, 2007Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo, 2012The Passage of Power, Robert Caro, 2012The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon, 2000Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015Outline, Rachel Cusk, 2015The Collected Stories, Lydia Davis, 2010Evicted, Matthew Desmond 2016Trust, Hernan Diaz, 2022The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz, 2007The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen; translated by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman, 2021The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt, 2000The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion, 2005A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan, 2010Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001The Years, Annie Ernaux; translated by Alison L. Strayer, 2018Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002Erasure, Percival Everett, 2001The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2005My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2012The Story of the Lost Child, Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein, 2015Septology, Jon Fosse; translated by Damion Searls, 2022The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen 2001Veronica, Mary Gaitskill, 2005Exit West, Mohsin Hamid, 2017Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman, 2019The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst 2004Stay True, Hua Hsu, 2022Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James, 2014The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin, 2015Train Dreams, Denis Johnson, 2011Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson, 2007All Aunt Hagar’s Children, Edward P. Jones, 2006The Known World, Edward P. Jones, 2003An American Marriage, Tayari Jones, 2018Postwar, Tony Judt, 2005The Vegetarian, Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith, 2016Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe, 2019Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, 2021Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, 2022The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner, 2013When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut; translated by Adrian Nathan West, 2021Heavy, Kiese Laymon, 2018Random Family, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, 2003Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, 201710 : 04, Ben Lerner, 2014H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, 2015The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai, 2018Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, 2014Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, 2012Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel, 2009The Return, Hisham Matar, 2016The Road, Cormac McCarthy, 2006Atonement, Ian McEwan, 2002Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor; translated by Sophie Hughes, 2020Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell 2004A Mercy, Toni Morrison, 2008The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee, 2010Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro, 2001Runaway, Alice Munro, 2004The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson, 2015The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2015The Friend, Sigrid Nunez, 2018Bel Canto, Ann Patchett, 2001Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters, 2021The Overstory, Richard Powers 2018Citizen, Claudia Rankine 2014Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004The Human Stain, Philip Roth, 2000The Plot Against America, Philip Roth, 2004Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, 2003Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders, 2017Pastoralia, George Saunders 2000Tenth of December, George Saunders, 2013Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald; translated by Anthea Bell, 2001How to Be Both, Ali Smith, 2014On Beauty, Zadie Smith, 2005White Teeth, Zadie Smith, 2000Far From the Tree, Andrew Solomon, 2012Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, 2008Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan, 2011The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt, 2013We the Animals, Justin Torres, 2011Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward, 2013Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward 2011Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward 2017The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, 2016The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, 2010The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright 2006Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 20220:00 Intro 1:38 Housekeeping4:36 100-8117:07 80-6131:10 60-4141:22 40-21 55:30 20-1 Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Jane Austen / Bridgerton / Regency inspired outfit (part two) #janeaustenjuly #bridgerton Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-10 | ...
Mid-Year Book Freak Out TAG (2024) Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-09 | The questions: 1. How is your reading going?2. The best book you’ve read so far this year?3. The best sequel you’ve read so far this year? 4. a) A new release you haven’t read yet but want to? b) Most anticipated release for the second half of the year? c) What books do you need to read before the end of the year?5. Genre you've been loving/reading the most.6. The biggest disappointment?7. The biggest surprise?8. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)?9. How does your reading break down in terms of mechanism? 10. What is your newest favorite character?11. A book that made you cry?12. A book that made you happy?13. Most beautiful book you have acquired this year?14. The book you've learned the most from? - OR - A book that changed your opinion about something? 15. Content creators you've been lovingFolks mentioned: Steve @saintdonoghue David @davidnovakreadspoetry Kayla @BooksandLala Karla @karlalikestoread Lillian - @paperbackstacksss Victoria - @amusicalbookworm Christy Luis @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace Emily @novellenovels Charlie @CharlieBrookReads Gemma @GemofBooks Jack @spreadbookjoy Melinda @awebofstories My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Jane Austen / Bridgerton / Regency inspired outfit. #janeaustenjuly Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-09 | ...
Mostly thrifted or secondhand bought outfit of the day. My favorite kind of outfit. Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-07 | ...
Quitting Coffee Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-07 | My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
What is personal style anyways? Aren’t we all just throwing spaghetti at the wall? Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-05 | ...
The 11 books I read in June 2024 | June Wrap-up #readhistoricalfiction2024 Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-05 | My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Remembering Alice and July 2024 to-be-read Shelly Swearingen 2024-07-02 | Folks mentioned: Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Gemma @GemofBooks The last plodder: Charlie @CharlieBrookReads Jane Austen July hosts: Katie @katiejlumsden Marissa @BlatantlyBookish Claudia @SpinstersLibrary My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
The BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF ALL TIME (according to YOU) Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-29 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonChronicles of the Kings," by Lynn Austin Be Like the Fox by Erica Benner The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyMarch by Geraldine Brooks Possession by AS Byatt - AnneliesJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Suzanna Clarke Tai-Pan by James Clavell Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr -The Wonder by Emma DonoghueThe Iron King by Maurice Druon The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett Romola by George Elliot The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng Neopalitan series by Elena FerranteCold Mountain by Charles FrazerPillars of the Earth by Ken Follett The Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyThe Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick Philippa Gregory The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Foundling by Stacey Halls Manga Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (35 book series) Wolf Den Trilogy by Elodie Harper Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris In a dark wood wandering by Hella Haasse The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Cathedral by Ben HopkinsYellow Wife by Sadeqa JohnsonThe Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Once upon a Time There Was a Man by Mac HammondByzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead Girl in Disguise by Greer MacallisterFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On by Victoria Mackenzie"Company of Liars" by Karen Maitland Fludd by Hilary Mantel Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyAtonement by Ian McEwanLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran Cuddy by Benjamin MyersMaster and Commander by Patrick O’Brien Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. ParryKaikeyi by Vaishnavi PatelJean Plaidy The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman True Grit by Charles PortisA Shadow In Moscow by Katherine RaeyAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueGodiva: The Viking Sagas by David Rose The Forest by Edward Rutherford Painter to the King by Amy SackvilleBack When You Called Us Devils. By Takashi Sano Boudica Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys Désirée by Annemarie Selinko Katherine by Anya Seton “The Terror “ by Dan Simmons Cannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesMy Name is Resolute " by Nancy Turner Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetMila 18 by Leon UrisA Traveller in Time by Alison Uttle “The Egyptian” by Mika Waltari Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersCode Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein - Still Life by Sarah Winman Forever Amber, by Kathleen Winsor The Legend of Condor Heroes by Jin Yong Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan by Eiji Yoshikawa (Author), William Scott Wilson (Translator)Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
Nicola Coughlan was my fashion and makeup inspiration and here’s how it came out. A bit 60s inspired Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-26 | ...
It’s a mood thing. The mood reading video. Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-24 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareFolks mentioned: Olive @abookolive Steve @saintdonoghue Kayla @BooksandLala Emily @BookswithEmilyFox Hannah @HannahsBooks Fraser @SpringboardThought Karla @karlalikestoread Anita, a dear friend. My favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
EP! I broke my own shopping rule for the FIRST TIME! Unhaul, Shop, HAUL! Shelly Swearingen 2024-06-22 | Feeling generous?? I've made an Amazon wishlist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/254X5LTQQFK6Q?ref_=wl_shareMy favorite list to follow: The Best Books of 2023: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2023-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2022: Fiction (HF embedded in this list)stevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2022-fictionThe Best Books of 2021: Historical Fictionstevedonoghue.com/stevereads/the-best-books-of-2021-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2020: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2020-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2019-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!openlettersreview.com/posts/the-best-books-of-2018-historical-fictionThe Best Books of 2017: Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2017-historical-fiction#:~:text=10%20Days%20without%20End%20by,poetry%20of%20the%20book's%20prose.The Best Books of 2016 – Historical Fiction!stevedonoghue.com/review-archives/the-best-books-of-2016-historical-fiction-2OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LOVE: All about MYSTERIES! | A former self-identified non-mystery, anti-series reader is amid 3 mysteries: youtu.be/53VykQv9GL8The 5 BEST VICTORIAN NOVELS according to me! youtu.be/f3VSRgEocUE10 Fantastic Autumnal Reads According to ME! youtu.be/uMvLVhCXXLQWHAT IS DARK ACADEMIA ANYWAY? | Definition, Exploration, Fashion, Movies, and Book Collection youtu.be/k0YzG2dio4wBEST AND WORST of 2023 (so far) | I was swayed by social pressure. youtu.be/2T0QS_mfnloAmuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.comBefriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingenDrop by on Instagram - Shellyishbooktube, booktuber
