The Secrets of Hartwood Hall Readalong Announcement #SecretsSeptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-10 | Join myself & @CharlesHeathcote reading The Secrets Of Hartwood Hall by the wonderful @katiejlumsden in September. We will be reading one volume per week in September, except for the final week of the month where we will read the final two. Each Sunday, there will be a Voxer chat where readers can discuss their thoughts.I hope lots of you can join us in readings this wonderful novel ☺️📚❤️Sign up here(open til 31st Aug) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes9rzJeRgtIPBZnlp_ffUFCZGN9bbh3Q7q4eW_KIgjP7crXg/viewformReadalong schedule: 01.09.23-10.09.23 - Volume 110.09.23 -17.09.23 -Volume 217.09.23 -24.09.23 Volume 324.09.23 -30.09.23 Volumes 4 & 5 The final chat will take place on the 1st Oct and we are also hoping to have a Liveshow Q & A with Katie (D.T.B.C) Buy The Secrets Of Hartwood Hall here: Kindle edition (Uk 99p only throughout Aug): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B09K4XRKJD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=XCI9M1536GDA&keywords=the+secrets+of+hartwood+hall&qid=1691612315&s=books&sprefix=the+secrets+if+hart%2Caps%2C80&sr=1-1Audiobook: I'm listening to "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden (read by Olivia Vinall) on xigxaglinkto.xigxag.co.uk/links/GuFqBuy a physical copy: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241556078?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__LRDUSbpXJOAM-vLoEE6xHY5iyeRalVamF5lUs7Mkr0NR4_ogQ70bxoC05sQAvD_BwE
Books for the Autumn | feat @CharlesHeathcote Charlie Brook Reads 2024-10-09 | The Charlie’s are back!! Myself & Charlie love Autumn so wanted to share some books we want to read during this cosy reading season!! 🍁 🍂At the end we choose a book for each other to read from those lists!! Classics, Dragons & Middlegrade much more 🐉📚❤️Do you have an Autumnal book recommendations? Which books do you think we need to prioritise? Let us know in the comments below!! We filmed another vid over on @CharlesHeathcote Check it out:The Victorian Literature Tagyoutu.be/y9iN85avku8?si=OufEkcAynDKveSDvStill want more?!! Here’s a playlist of our other videos:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkgAftYEeYEOm47e3J9yXdlW1cIeztnP&si=HCTwv_MHLMHE7WLf
Oct TBR : Victober , Gothtober & more!! Charlie Brook Reads 2024-09-30 | My TBR for October!! What are your reading plans? Let me know in the comments below⬇️Check out The audrey app: listenwithaudrey.com@listenwithaudrey Victober Hosts & prompts@katehowereads @katiejlumsden @BlatantlyBookish @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 *I forgot to mention the group read which is The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth BraddonKate’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 Gothtober hosts:@OliviasCatastrophe @itslatishag @LadetteM Also mentioned:@GemofBooks @spreadbookjoy @CharlesHeathcote @ChattieTheMadChatter @benreadsgood Time stamp:Gothtober 17.02 Books mentioned:The Rector by Margaret OliphantDracula by Bram StokerTess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas HardyThe Importance of being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Study In Scarlet by Sit Arthur Conan DoyleThe Woman In White by Wilkie CollinsHorrorstor by Grady HendrixSlow Horses by Mick HerronAnother Country by James Baldwin Nesting by Roisin O’DonnellDeathnote Vol 5 by Tsugumi Ohba
Recent Reads | Sept 24 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-09-24 | Books I have read recently and me telling you my opinions on them!!Summer reading vlog: youtu.be/3gYXXqea7dY?si=J63mBWH3Wg37lRxAChannels mentioned:@GemofBooks @spreadbookjoy @CharlesHeathcote @benreadsgood Also Shorty Sept so watch my TBR for details about that and the hosts: youtu.be/5rKtRNyWWHI?si=rAM2wW7DK0D4L1LGBooks mentioned:Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn ByronStone Yard Devotional by Charlotte WoodThe Walnut Tree by Kate MorganGuards Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett People from my neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawasaki translated by Ted Goosen Cecilia by K Ming ChangThe Deep by Rivers Solomon Moses Ascending by Sam SelvonGlobal by Eoin ColferThe Dictionary Story by Oliver JeffersThe Safe Keep by Yael van der Wouden The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher#wrapup
Booker Shortlist Reaction with @GemofBooks Charlie Brook Reads 2024-09-18 | Join myself and Gem as we chat through our thoughts on the Booker Prize 2024 shortlist!!
Sept TBR | Shorty September & Straya September Charlie Brook Reads 2024-08-22 | September is all about the Shortys and reading Aussie books. These are all the books I could read in September!! Let’s face it this is definitely more ideas than plans but hopefully some of these will help you guys❤️Are you joining in Shorty September or Straya September? Let me know in the comments below!! Hosts: Heather’s channel: @TooManyHeathers youtu.be/PKFCHs6DVOg?si=OVtieXK-FIqm5B8FSian & Bert’s channel: @pastorytime2683 youtu.be/wehDzsJz1oc?si=bFlIbpucevnOl8LVScott’s channel: @GunpowderFictionPlot youtu.be/ctjIp1PKeTo?si=SHVNdGC4VC_ySmLAEm’s channel: @novellenovels Agatha for Alice vid: youtu.be/ziEPFCEIgto?si=lgJT_u9OMXKheAiiAlso mentioned:@GemofBooks @spreadbookjoy @InkandPaperBlog Books mentioned:Mr Norris changes Trains by Christopher IsherwoodOne punch man illustrated by Yusuke MurataMoses Ascending by Sam SelvonBlessings by Chukwuebuka IbehCecilia by K-Ming ChangLet Me Tell You This by Nadine Aisha JassatBody Friend by Katherine Brabon Cheri by Jo Ann BeardThe Deep by Rivers SolomonThe Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie BarrowsGuards Guards Guards by Terry PratchettGlobal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew DonkinTh Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie The Fish Girl by Miranda RiwoeBila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita HeissEdenglassie by Melissa LuchashenkoChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari ChandranSipsworth b Simon Van BooyGunflower by Laura Jean MckayThe Breath of a Whale by Leigh CalvezCecilia by Suggs: music.youtube.com/watch?v=73dySD8Bddk&si=SfkHDHCT8Qf0I60dGet upto 30% off & treat yourself to some beautiful Ana Luisa jewellery !: shop.analuisa.com/yt-charliebrook #analuisany
Let’s Plod & chat ❤️| Booker edit Charlie Brook Reads 2024-08-21 | @GemofBooks & @benreadsgood chat all things Booker with me and we also Plod together too❤️
I hate reading!! | My relationship with reading at the moment... Charlie Brook Reads 2024-08-15 | *I don't actually hate reading, this is just a rambly video talking through my feelings about my relationship with it at the moment. When I feel stressed etc my ability to read goes. Are you like this too? You aren’t alone.❤️Sending love to anyone that needs it as always. Charlie x Let’s normalise not always wanting to read and also normalise sometimes finding reading hard. These are valid parts of our community too. Jen's video @JentheLibrarianreads : youtu.be/j-w-q4fWvVI?si=oFvLtmeIIn-2Od7DScott's Announcement @GunpowderFictionPlot : youtu.be/ctjIp1PKeTo?si=SHVNdGC4VC_ySmLABert & Sians Shorty Sept announcement @pastorytime2683 : youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=7f05mzBBOBxXpxOMHeathers announcement @TooManyHeathers : youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=-UlOIkNltRDGyPMAGet upto 30% off & treat yourself to some beautiful Ana Luisa jewellery !: shop.analuisa.com/yt-charliebrook #analuisany
Summer Reading Vlog | 2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-08-12 | Get upto 30% off & treat yourself to some beautiful Ana Luisa jewellery !: shop.analuisa.com/yt-charliebrook #analuisany In today's video I read some Booker books, take you out with me & just do some of the things I love with my favourite people. ❤️Let me know some of your favourite things in the comments below!! These are the pieces I wore in the video:Laura Bold necklace: analuisa.com/products/link-chain-necklace-laura-boldHannah bracelet: analuisa.com/products/flower-bracelet-hannah-braceletFrida pearl huggie hoops: analuisa.com/products/pearl-huggie-hoops-fridaBooks mentioned:📖 Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel📖Orbital by Samantha Harvey📖Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange📖The Lost Love Songs of Boysie SinghVideo mentioned: Liveshow with @GemofBooks : youtube.com/live/rqjTwS4sNF0?si=whEBeDBPxQgdrvNB#booktube #booker #readingvlog #summervibes #summervlog #jewellery
Booker reaction & chat ❤️ Charlie Brook Reads 2024-08-01 | Booker Longlist chat with the lovely @GemofBooks ❤️Gone but not forgotten I know you were there with us @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf ❤️
Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag | 2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-07-22 | Some of my favourite books ranging from a classic, some non fiction, middle grade, an exciting new release & some books that made me very frustrated!! Books mentioned:Shadows At Noon by Joya ChatterjiCode Dependent by Madhumita MurgiaFar From The Madding CrowdThere Are More Rivers In The Sky by Elif ShafakThe Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden Strangers by Taichi Yamada translated by Wayne P. LammersA Girlhood by Carolyn HayesThunderclap by Laura CummingStrange Flowers by Donal RyanSmall Joys by Elvin James MensahFrostheart 3 by Jamie LittlerBrotherless Night by V.V GaneshananthanHow We Met by Huma Qureshi Channels mentioned:@booksandbargains : *Its Charlotte’s birthday so Happy Birthday lovely 🥳Go send her some ❤️@CharlesHeathcote @katiejlumsden Watch Katie read chapter 1 from her new book:youtu.be/IeSRPQ2t4RE?si=CmKYiRPHSmvLEd1O
My friend Alice 💔 #ploddersforever Charlie Brook Reads 2024-07-02 | As many of you know my lovely friend @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf recently died. This video is just me crying mostly, chatting and remembering bits. I don’t make any sense and there is so much I forgot to say. Like about Alice loved Demon Copperhead (actually the three of us did myself & Gem). How she gave me Fight Night by Miriam Toews a couple years ago for my bday and I loved it. I read Five Little Pigs this year and gave it 5⭐️.I could probably do a whole video about books that Alice influenced me. Tell me in the comments your favourite Alice books as I would love to hear about them. Sending love and hugs to anyone that needs it esp to Alice’s family Jim, Jane, Mark & Freddie and of course little Harry 🐾❤️Thank you to each and everyone that has reached out to me. You guys are just the best. ❤️Plodalong liveshow with Jennifer & Ben:youtube.com/live/1QTQnFUpRBI?si=A44e8Q53bODP8Orw
Try a chapter: Read or Un-haul!! Charlie Brook Reads 2024-05-29 | Trying a chapter of some books in order to clear some space on my shelves.Thank you to all you lovely lot for being patient with my lack of regular videos. There will be reading vlog up soon with some explanation.Hope you guys are all well. I am looking forward to having a natter in the comments. ☺️
Women’s Prize Plodalong ft @GunpowderFictionPlot & @charlottemolloy Charlie Brook Reads 2024-05-05 | ...
Womens Prize Fiction Shortlist Predictions | 2024 #womensprize Charlie Brook Reads 2024-04-22 | The @WomensPrizeforFiction shortlist gets announced Weds 24th at 8am BST. Here's my thoughts on what i have read so far, my wishlist AND my predictions. Will any of them be right? We shall see!!! Which books did you love?Which ones are you desperate to see get shortlisted? Let me know in the comments below!Join myself @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @GemofBooks Weds night at 8pm GMT to chat about the shortlist. We cant wait to hear all your thoughts!link: youtube.com/live/x9ZW6QwQbbc?si=RajaNvnvRDiHWa_oPoetry Readathon 2024 announcement:youtu.be/-nGEgGeqQ2M?si=z3Yd5mbv1sgkI23K
Women’s Prize Plodalong ft @benreadsgood & @jenniferlovesbooks Charlie Brook Reads 2024-04-08 | This is the one where the guests get REVENGE!! See what chaos ensues when the terrible twosome aka Ben & Jen turn the tables on us hosts. Plus we chat about the Womens Prize and favourite recents reads etc too❤️ NOT one to be missed!!
Poetry Readathon announcement | 2024 #poetryreadathon2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-04-05 | It’s National Poetry Month so join us 22nd - 28th April for the #poetryreadathon2024 !! A readathon where myself @CharlesHeathcote will be encouraging you to pick up some poetry for the week!! I hope lots of you will join us!! ❤️Prompts below:1) Read a poetry collection 2) Prize winner3) Read a sonnet4) Nature5) Watch a poet6) Try something new7) Pre 19508) Modern9) Free space: pick a collection by whim, practice self care, write a poem etc etcMy Instagram: instagram.com/picklersmum?igsh=MWxuOTNiZGg2ZTcyNw==Charlies Instagram :instagram.com/charles.heathcote?igsh=ZGdzc3Y0cDNyMGV1The poetry foundation for lots of recommendations and poetry ideas: poetryfoundation.org@MatthewSciarappa has made numerous brilliant videos on poetry. Here is one especially for those of you intimidated it :youtu.be/WtOCRmedJE8?si=74u_IRfjJJ26Yl_lPrize winner: T.s Elliot prize winners list:en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot_PrizeForward Prize for poetry winners list:en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_Prizes_for_PoetryPulitzer Prize for poetry winners listen.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_PoetryRead a Sonnet:Shakespeare sonnets:gutenberg.org/files/1041/1041-h/1041-h.htmModern sonnets (free examples)daily.jstor.org/sonnets-by-11-contemporary-poetsWatch a poet:Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan :youtu.be/G9Sz2BQdMF8?si=SZxACyeHOj2pv8Kbyoutu.be/lkDoTGCD2-g?si=n032Ss8FdAGGP8LJ@jenvcampbell youtu.be/Iq4ZXoMDrTA?si=mg8503Hu0QyYD2dYyoutu.be/Zy7oND_oY_I?si=fcOmzZBiydt5O5huDanez Smithyoutu.be/7fR99IaN86Q?si=0h7yeRNTetigGTd_youtu.be/tOE7O9pkczY?si=-CjHfTYvD8ZZdbgLBury me in my wellies from @CharlesHeathcote latest poetry collection :: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=7ZbLXDA_ij9ZcfM3Buy Shepherd’s Delight:tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Pre 1950:Check out some wonderful videos about some Victorian poetry by @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Thomas Hardy:youtu.be/Uwx1vg7yu10?si=eEftLu3-URiF3qSRQueer Victorian poetry: youtu.be/Ex0c0RWl-oM?si=lrreQ6NaEMneHUEW
Womens Prize Shortlist Predictions | Non fiction 2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-03-26 | The @WomensPrizeforFiction non fiction shortlist gets announced tomorrow (27th March ) at 6pm GMT. Here I chat through the longlisted books that I have read and both my wishlist and my predictions for the shortlist.Have you read any from the longlist? Which ones are your favourites? Which ones do want to see get shortlisted? Let me know in the comments!!Join the Plodalong crew as myself @GemofBooks & @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf react to the shortlist at 8pm tomorrow (27th March) ❤️Link: youtube.com/live/fuxhM09-EQ4?si=_jfb1NR1cKrO3PMPAlices review of Wifedom: youtu.be/qXq1rfZQq7E?si=kc79Td9ZDm9xI_IiAlso mentioned @louisesavidgemuses4135
Booktubers take on London | March 2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-03-04 | The lovely @katiejlumsden organised a Booktuber meet up. I chat about meeting everyone in London, the books I bought and photos and clips from the day.Plodalong Instagram account: instagram.com/wpplodalong?igsh=Z3Z0N253MDBmd2wx@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf youtube.com/@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Matt, @baskinthestory youtube.com/@baskinthestory @benreadsgood wwww.youtube.com/@benreadsgood @BobTheBookerer youtube.com/@BobTheBookerer Robyn, @bookendsandbiscuits youtube.com/@bookendsandbiscuits Gareth, @bookssongsandothermagic youtube.com/@bookssongsandothermagic Oliver, @ChaoticBibliophile youtube.com/@ChaoticBibliophile Charlotte, @ChattieTheMadChatter youtube.com/@ChattieTheMadChatter Charlotte, @CoynieReads youtube.com/@CoynieReads @EricKarlAnderson youtube.com/@EricKarlAnderson @GemofBooks youtube.com/@GemofBooks Sarah, @HardcoverHearts youtube.com/c/HardcoverHearts Jen @jenniferlovesbooks youtube.com/c/jenniferlovesbooks Emily, @novellenovels youtube.com/@novellenovels Olivia-Savannah, n@OliviasCatastrophe youtube.com/@OliviasCatastrophe Kirsten, @ReadingNymph youtube.com/@ReadingNymph Ros, @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtube.com/@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Jack, @spreadbookjoy youtube.com/@spreadbookjoy Tilly @tillysshelf youtube.com/@tillysshelfAlso mentioned: @actual-spinster Colourful book recsyoutu.be/pI3K2LH0V7M?si=aqMrNaU0NtUhDgAzKahaila Cafe - 135 Brick LaneBookshops mentioned:Libreria Bookshop:libreria.ioBricklane Bookshopbricklanebookshop.orgThe Common Press Bookshopcommonpress.co.ukHoxton Bookshophoxtonbooks.co.ukYifan’s instagram:instagram.com/yifantakes?igsh=Yno0MTNnMjN5eWxrHoxton books instagram:instagram.com/hoxtonbooks?igsh=MXNkYjVpdm5zaDVqbw==Ink@84ink84bookshop.co.ukHouse of Hodgehouseofhodge.orgBookbarbookbaruk.com/?lightbox=dataItem-lsyl0ngmBooks mentioned:The Middle Daughter by Chike UnigweThe Lagos Wife by Vanessa WaltersIntervals by Marianne BrookerRemember Remember Elle MackrayMoses Ascending by Sam SelvonNuclear Family by Kate DavisSiblings by Brigitte Reimann
Women’s Prize Fiction Predictions!! | 2024 #womensprize Charlie Brook Reads 2024-02-22 | The @WomensPrizeforFiction longlist is being announced 5th March. This video is my predictions for this list!!Channels mentioned:@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Plodalong Sun 25th February @3pm GMT on Alice’s channel Link: youtube.com/live/oaSRh7ddTgw?si=wCGS8pUBFW0SRuwo@GemofBooks @ameliabarlowbooks @abookolive Books mentioned:The Fraud by Zadie SmithJulia by Sandra NewmanThe Wren The Wren by Anne EnrightStudy For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein Come & Get It by Kiley ReidLand Of Milk & Honey by C Pam ZhangThe Storm We Made by Vanessa ChanSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyThe Story Of The Forest by By Linda GrantMrs Gulliver by Valerie MartinEvil Eye by Etaf RumThe Museum Of Failures by Thrity UmrigarEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadThe Night Alphabet by Joelle TaylorHidden Fires by Sairesh HussainPlaying Games by Huma QuereshiBird Life By Anna Smail
Womens Prize Non-fiction predictions!! | 2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-02-07 | This year for the first time ever the @WomensPrizeforFiction hosting a Non-fiction prize in addition to their usual prize for fiction. The dates: Longlist announcement : 15th February Shortlist: 27th March Winner: 13th JuneJoin myself, @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf over on @GemofBooks at 6pm GMT on Friday 16th February as we react to the longlist. We look forward to catching up with you all too ❤️My favourite’s of the year: youtu.be/9-y_QUOrpqc?si=wm3LYr_TAgo__S62 Other creators mentioned:@hasteyebooks @novellenovels @Comfycozyup @jenvcampbell Alice’s predictions :youtu.be/mlomXgvPI3I?si=x04WHyNoYxoVK8HYCamila’s predictions : youtu.be/Cm3JXuhFDEs?si=rOhRhLgs9FPlcbkLGem’s predictions: youtu.be/GXW4crG4aY8?si=Gy3ZXOWlCXOZOMLEBooks mentioned:All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In by Kieran YatesHungry by Grace DentHow To Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairSome of Us Just Fall by Polly AtkinGood Girls by Tessa HadleyRural by Rebecca SmithWhat’s In A Name by Sheela Banerjee The Unfamiliar by Kirsty LoganThe Walnut Tree by Kate MorganThe Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read by Phillipa PerryDoppelgänger by Naomi Klein Emperor of Rome by Mary BeardNormal Women by Philippa GregoryDivine Might by Natalie Haynes
Reading Goals Reflect & Reset 2023-2024 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-02-02 | Chatting about my bookish goals from last year and what I have chosen to focus on in 2024.It’s a good video to watch if you want to hear about my reading taste and also a few reading challenges that I am participating in this year!!Last years goals vid: youtu.be/-O7lhZZkc54?si=0-K3iVdRbG_N34xBPeople mentioned:@CharlesHeathcote (as ALWAYS 😝)Chatting about Doris:youtu.be/d7Hsvg78Jw8?si=5HR3SMu6FZO4sxGuChristmas Cracker Charlie Challenge vid:youtu.be/nxDSRbKsI5g?si=lcIjFzBFzSz3-eLVBuy Charlie’s books here⬇️:variousaltitudes.com/books@WhatVictoriaRead Liveshow for Get A Life Chloe Brown:youtube.com/live/ilYq_PfG-Wo?si=JzSY38VzqVt5QkxG@BookwormAdventureGirl @lindysmagpiereads @GunpowderFictionPlot Booktubers Favourites 2023:youtu.be/Y2mglhVSzsI?si=GsGlw-wFVkwZPISE@benreadsgood Read Good Challenge : youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U?si=0Vm9k4qjp6C_8PQAStoryGraph link:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/184091c1-8b06-4cc9-9e7e-f8c7e24bd3eaKim from Nativeladybookwarrior (Instagram) Stoodus readathon:instagram.com/nativeladybookwarrior?igsh=MWRxZ2V2M3gzdnl1bg==Mallory from nativegirlsreading on Instagram Native Lit Reading Challenge:instagram.com/nativegirlsreading?igsh=MTMzZzBnb21neWFtZg==Audrey App:listenwithaudrey.comListen With Audrey instagram : instagram.com/listenwithaudrey?igsh=enBkaWIwMDRpbmg2
Best Books 2023 Charlie Brook Reads 2024-01-15 | Am I wearing the same outfit as in my book haul? Yes yes. Just me chatting about 11 of the books I LOVED the most from 2023 …. Well kinda as the first two books I don’t mention the plot… whoops … give me a bit of time to warm up 😝❤️What were the favourites you read last year? Let me know.@shawnbreathesbooks is brilliant and chats with the equally brilliant Elvin James Mensah here: youtu.be/dwZeWcEgXS8?si=FGT7xXq4Z_GJCZ3z@CharlesHeathcote never gonna not mention my bookish bestie ❤️Liveshow Q & A with the amazing @katiejlumsden : youtube.com/live/ziiwJG9Qx9Y?si=EL8EYoexWWoGlSReWeekly reads where I chat about In Memoriam by Alice Winn :youtu.be/KB4gmlSwvuM?si=fEqAU06evN0LU_T4Oct reading vlog where I cry reading Love From The Pink Palace:youtu.be/Xgw2rRBLtbY?si=VT9sYEvV3MeOwdhEAlso mentioned:@spreadbookjoy @novellenovels
Christmas Book Haul & catch up #bookhaul #booktube Charlie Brook Reads 2024-01-05 | Book Haul time!! Let me know what you guys got for Christmas too as I would love to know. Links:My Instagram : instagram.com/picklersmum?igsh=MWxuOTNiZGg2ZTcyNw==Dr Who-A book for every Doctor: youtu.be/C2NRP5wRrE8?si=uv9gIM9NbRenqVuXPast & Future Readathon announcement:youtu.be/nIFd5LwKZY4?si=S9TTG-I35TjzImpi@benreadsgood Reading Challenge: youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U?si=6jzT64CW8hjV1LIkOther channels mentioned:@WillowTalksBooks @GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @novellenovels @spreadbookjoy @anges_book_chatter @CharlesHeathcote @stalkingkafka @GunpowderFictionPlot Books mentioned:Influential by Amara SageTrespasses by Louise Kennedy Doctor Who Resurrection Casket Hungry by Grace DentI am a Cat Barrister by Hiro MaijimaThe Soul of A Women by Isabel Allende The Three Of Us by Ore Agbaje-WilliamsWe All Want impossible Things by Catherine NewmanThe Final Year by Matt GoodfellowBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohammed Playing Games by Hima QureshiBad Cree by Jessica JohnsAlice In Wonderland by Lewis CarrolDarling by India KnightThe Love Songs of Queenie Hennessy by Rachel JoyceThe Eyre Affair by by Jasper FfordeHungry Ghost by Kevin Jared HosseniFayne by Ann Marie MacDonaldCome as You Are by Emily Nagoski
Christmas Book Recs & 2024 Reading Plans | Christmas Cracker Week 3 Charlie Brook Reads 2023-12-15 | Join myself & @CharlesHeathcote for week 3 of our Christmas cracker; terrible jokes, Christmas book recommendations, 2024 reading plans, a giveaway & a Christmas quiz question.Buy Charlie’s poetry collection here: Shepherd's Delight: tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Charlie's books are available to purchase from variousaltitudes.com/booksWatch him read my fave out loud: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=XXJRYadIR-_qldotBooks mentioned;To be filled in shortly ❤️
Hot or Not Christmas Movie edit 🎄| Christmas Cracker Week 2 Charlie Brook Reads 2023-12-08 | Jokes, Christmas movie chats, quiz questions & a giveaway!! Feat @CharlesHeathcote What are your favourite Christmas movies? Let us know in the comments!! Buy Charlie’s poetry collection here: Shepherd's Delight: tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Charlie's books are available to purchase from variousaltitudes.com/booksWatch him read my fave out loud: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=XXJRYadIR-_qldot1st ever John Lewis ad youtu.be/pWlmMhGvH-c?si=hy30sdj3jpfTqeiI
Past and Future Readathon 2024 #pastandfuturereadathon Charlie Brook Reads 2023-12-06 | This is a super relaxed readathon running throughout January in order to help clear some of the books sitting on your shelves. We will also be running Reading sprints which I will post about on the community tab. I hope lots of you can join us ☺️❤️Time when announcement begins: 02:36Wish Gem a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🥳🎉❤️ Gems Dec TBR:youtu.be/bkM_UCGKtc4?si=8acZh4mkmMTP6ATSGem’s Best books of 2022:youtu.be/rKVKps3iU2E?si=EUfeAi4ax9pqr0ilReview of Britney Spears memoir:youtu.be/RdiaEjkiOl4?si=CWGjxcaomrRiICwSColor wheel : https://spinthewheel.app/wheel-of-colorsHosts:@GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @novellenovels @spreadbookjoy @danisbookworld Past:1 Read the Oldest Book on your TBR2 Old Favourite: Reread an old favourite or read a book by a favourite author3 Bucket List : Read a book from your Bucket List or that you’ve always meant to get to! Future1 New Addition: Read a Recent addition to the TBR/your newest book2 New Year’s Resolution: Read a book that gets you off to a good start with a reading goal. 3 Try Something New: Pick a Read Using a Colour WheelEither/or1. Series Sort Out: Continue a series, or start a new one. 2. Book Buddy: Have a friend choose your book!Moody Monday: Mood read pick, any Monday of the month!Running throughout Jan Join the the Storygraph challenge :app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/659949ea-734f-45c1-affd-7d2cdf4d39aa?redirect=trueWe will also be hosting reading sprints throughout Jan too so look out on the community tab for more details on that ☺️
Doctor Who | A Book For Every Doctor Charlie Brook Reads 2023-11-29 | I read an article from Pan Macmillan recommending a book for every incarnation of the Doctor. This video is me chatting through that article and my thoughts on the books included. For more recommendations by Pan MacMillan check out @BookBreak The article mentioned: panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/doctor-who-reads-books?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid+social&utm_content=traffic_gen&utm_campaign=picador_drwho_promo&fbclid=PAAaavf5oz4M-Y5KMLDEubCE7u3q-7RyYWqMM88O5tv8mb3XXMu-AVcjztiRI_aem_AY1WKXRvEkGfbxFxDcwOCVxJZ6p1KcdlYbiX6WM5R1ysjKlEoLd00rcT8FM0FDgXex5qipZF1bRWeQSHe1TqOIZnBooks mentioned:Christmas Carol by Charles DickensTrust by Hernan DiazA Very Short History of Life on Earth by Henry GeeWent to Land Took The Dog by Nina StibbeLife, The Universe & Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Cat Who Solved Three Murders by L.T ShearerCircus of Wonders by Elizabeth MacnealThe Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John MandelThe War Doctor by David NottI Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper ClarkeThe Christie Affair by Nina de Gramonte Psycho by Brett Easton EllisThe War of The Worlds by H.G WellsShe Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker ChanHow Not To Age by Micheal Greger#booktube #books #drwho #doctorwho
Catch-up: Dr Who, Music, Body swapping, Christmas & more | Charlie & Charlie Charlie Brook Reads 2023-11-12 | The Charlie’s are back and we are just discussing about what we are watching, what music we are listening to and plans ahead etc. Just the general Charlie n Charlie natter, putting the world to rights as always!! Feat @CharlesHeathcoteCheck out the End of The Year Booktag we made:youtu.be/-r66EHyXXKM?si=ZRUih7-bLYAscExMIf you still want more here’s a playlist of Charlie Charlie natter: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkgAftYEeYEOm47e3J9yXdlW1cIeztnP&si=BevSGozhw2eX0fZVBuy Charlie’s poetry collection here: Shepherd's Delight: tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Charlie's books are available to purchase from variousaltitudes.com/booksWatch him read my fave out loud: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=XXJRYadIR-_qldot
Life update & Oct Birthday Book haul Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-29 | Update on life bits along with a haul of all the books I have gathered in Oct. Bookhaul begins 06:10Buy Charlie’s poetry collection here: Shepherd's Delight: tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Charlie's books are available to purchase from variousaltitudes.com/booksWatch him read my fave out loud: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=XXJRYadIR-_qldotCheck out my favourite bookshops in Hay on Wye:gayonwye.compoetrybookshop.co.uk
Vlogtober week 3: Birthday, bookshops & time with Em Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-22 | My birthday, some bookshops, lush and having time with my big sister.Watch the video Em & some of my friends made for my Birthday:youtu.be/rXnWKfnq9Cg?si=wO7XW43usFwiOxOlFollow these amazing creators:@novellenovels @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @spreadbookjoy @GemofBooks @CharlesHeathcote Buy Charlie’s poetry collection here: Shepherd's Delight: tinyurl.com/3tjcc9u7Charlie's books are available to purchase from variousaltitudes.com/booksWatch him read my fave out loud: youtu.be/JYnxQDoHjfM?si=XXJRYadIR-_qldotSome of the books mentioned:Love from The Pink Palace by Jill Nalder Shepherds Delight by Charles HeathcoteLet The Light Pour In by Lemn SissayThe Happy Prince & Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
Vlogtober Week 2: Classics, Odney & The Vyne Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-15 | Started the week slowly tucked up reading and baking then ended it by visiting some pretty places. The Audrey App: listenwithaudrey.com@spreadbookjoy vid on The Audrey app: youtu.be/nG1QGAvSNOc?si=pwURT_J50va64HTY@novellenovels @BobTheBookerer @OliviasCatastrophe liveshow with Lizzie from@BombadilsBookishThings : youtube.com/live/3TOAawFLapU?si=ZwUJsI5ELGhgWdimBooks mentioned:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Deathnote by Tsugumi OhbaThe Happy Princes & Other Stories by Oscar Wilde Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas
Vlogtober Week 1 | Henley, Friends & a lot of tea!! 🫖 Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-08 | Henley, Friends, Autumn & all a whole lot of TEA!! I am vlogging throughout October. What have you guys been up to? Let me know in the comments below.The Bell Bookshop Henley: bellbookshop.co.ukLiveshow Q & A with Katie: youtube.com/live/ziiwJG9Qx9Y?si=haUae6criqtvhb80Check out these awesome channels: @TooManyHeathers Check out Heathers vlogs:youtu.be/B5xaDuGAzYc?si=qNcdFaqKOVaEKUj-@pastorytime2683 Check out Sian & Bert’s wrap up of shorty Sept: youtu.be/f9aivxJ-o-U?si=ifvKRWdVqRQaSvz-@OliviasCatastrophe Want to join Gothtober watch this: youtu.be/Ypry5zeJMgg?si=QLUKe1FIlAAxNR8GI will be live on Olivia’s channel Thurs 12th Oct at 6.45 pm with @ameliabarlowbooks . Hope lots of you can join us!! Books mentioned:Booklove by Debbie TungThe Vegetarian by Han Kan The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan EngThe Tea Dragon Society by K’O NeilLearned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Secrets Q & A with Katie Lumsden Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-03 | A liveshow to discuss The Secrets of Hartwood Hall with author @katiejlumsden Also feat @CharlesHeathcote Buy Katie’s books here:amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B09K4XRKJD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=XCI9M1536GDA&keywords=the+secrets+of+hartwood+hall&qid=1691612315&s=books&sprefix=the+secrets+if+hart%2Caps%2C80&sr=1-1Audiobook: I'm listening to "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden (read by Olivia Vinall) on xigxaglinkto.xigxag.co.uk/links/GuFqBuy a physical copy: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241556078?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__LRDUSbpXJOAM-vLoEE6xHY5iyeRalVamF5lUs7Mkr0NR4_ogQ70bxoC05sQAvD_BwEWriters’ HQ that Katie mentioned: writershq.co.ukBooks that influenced Katie’s writing of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall:Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles DickensThe Women in White by Wilkie CollinsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Uncle Silas by Sheridan Le FanuGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens The Old Nurses Story by Elizabeth GaskellThe Woodlanders by Thomas HardyDeerbrook by Harriet MartineauDombey & Son by Charles DickensOlive by Dinah Mulock CraikThe Half Sisters by Geraldine JewsburyRebecca by Daphne Du MaurierThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James The Secret Garden by Frances Hogson BurnettThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha PulleyFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Wonder by Emma DonoghueThe House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Weekly reads: It’s the final countdown!!! #shortyseptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-10-01 | Bookish natter and general natter as ALWAYS!! What are you guys reading? Let me know in the comments below!! 📚❤️Booker shortlist reaction: youtube.com/live/sXzWV9GTJPc?si=ODfzByBJH25C3_CTVictober TBR: youtu.be/3J210WH68WU?si=8msfV9iD7ZE659LV@OliviasCatastrophe Gothtober announcement vid:youtu.be/Ypry5zeJMgg?si=rEgSuHf5BPu7vm5jDoctor Who Trailer: youtu.be/tEkC6InjWQ8?si=tbVT5BxN9maFy6G0Books mentioned:The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie LumsdenThe Tea Dragon Festival by K O’NeilSelected Poems by Emily Dickinson The Weekend by Charlotte WoodFrockodile by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis*The Little Red Wolf by Amelie FlechaisAnimal Tales from India by Nikita GillEast End Tales by Gilda O Neil Glad of These Times by Helen DunmoreNevermoor by Jessica Townsend Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Victober made easy!! Tips & a TBR #victober Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-27 | Victober is a readathon hosted to celebrate and read books by Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.) This is just me doing Victober the easy way and sharing that with you.Check out the awesome hosts:@katiejlumsden youtu.be/dwTa7bjePg4?si=P3v1V2hu3i9KFyt9@katehowereads youtu.be/xJ8xftaK7rA?si=i9KDjLc71wkN5kN7@BlatantlyBookish youtu.be/DDj47C04psg?si=CM602WRly3BxTt5H@bookswithpetrayoutu.be/jlUkLBdQR8k?si=o5K2OQHz13JONSaP@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtu.be/ocr29HvFj8c?si=menh5ECPxLfCj0z-The Victober PromptsThe 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 narrativeRos’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly@spreadbookjoy Audrey app vid : youtu.be/nG1QGAvSNOc?si=9BzWTFh_btkZhePvBooks mentioned:Oscar Wilde’s plays Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas Miss Meredith by Amy LevyThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Dracula by Bram StokerTess of the D’ubervilles by Thomas HardyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGoblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Weekly reads: Aussie reads and MORE shortys!!! #strayaseptember #shortyseptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-24 | Book chatter as always. Weekly reads playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkgAftYEeYFSqJG5R0BRgyu1JngxHwNI&si=WRxB8Y037KKxSGoJBooker reaction vid: youtube.com/live/sXzWV9GTJPc?si=rhltII9WcJE9x8owVictober Hosts & announcements:Kate @katehowereads youtu.be/xJ8xftaK7rA?si=k2f10JH1y2qstv0DKatie @katiejlumsden youtu.be/dwTa7bjePg4?si=971F3zwb-Qct_Z9aMarissa @BlatantlyBookish youtu.be/DDj47C04psg?si=YTw3duXZRNtbaMP-Petra @bookswithpetra youtu.be/jlUkLBdQR8k?si=mZX6zOahyF3FFpghRos @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtu.be/ocr29HvFj8c?si=74b7OlITNxv94fiWGothtober hosts & announcements:Olivia @OliviasCatastrophe youtu.be/Ypry5zeJMgg?si=gCTF1Gr7Jqh8MDxWHannah @LadetteM youtu.be/xzK9NL1Uixk?si=FxXWGAUe6NcFOMAgTish @itslatishag youtu.be/K8NKy_A00Qw?si=rSEkaXZnza53IEIJBooks mentioned:Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie Banksy Graffitied Walls & Wasn’t SorryThe Tea Dragon Society by K O’NeilLove Stories by Trent DaltonDrop bear by Evelyn AralvenGunpoint by Jim Eldridge By Ash Oak & Thorn by Melissa HarrisonThe Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie LumsdenTales of The City by Armistead MaupinThe Weekend by Charlotte WoodThe Other Side of You by Amanda CraigIn A German Pension by Katherine Mansfield Wall & Piece BanksyFrockodile by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Stephanie LaberisDeathnote Vol 4, 6 by Tsugumi Ohba
Weekly Reads | Shorty-tastic!!! #shortyseptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-17 | Heaps of shortys and a couple books for #strayaseptember ❤️ For the eagled eyed viewers you may see I forgot to mention reading The Secrets of Hartwood Hall!! Whoops. I am obv still reading and very much enjoying this book. Thank you again to everyone joining us. Myself and Charlie are having so much fun chatting to all of you. Weekly reads playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkgAftYEeYFSqJG5R0BRgyu1JngxHwNI&si=HTxzHsgOx9585V1NCheck out the brilliant @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf recent Agatha Christie vids:youtu.be/8WMo2jAZFzM?si=Mekyhi8pDIJvhs7Pyoutu.be/jpvsGM8Np98?si=MI34CJ03-O7TfvphBooks mentioned:Sonnets for Albert by Anthony JosephDays at the Moraski Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa Gwen & Art are not in Love by Lex CroucherTil September Petronella by Jean RhysEleven by Tom RogersCannery Row by John Steinbeck The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel SparkLove Stories by Trent DaltonFive Little Pigs by Agatha Christie The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Read with us & chat #SecretsSeptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-11 | Liveshow feat @CharlesHeathcote We read, we chat … the usual!! Buy yourself a copy of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie LumsdenKindle edition: amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B09K4XRKJD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=XCI9M1536GDA&keywords=the+secrets+of+hartwood+hall&qid=1691612315&s=books&sprefix=the+secrets+if+hart%2Caps%2C80&sr=1-1Audiobook: I'm listening to "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden (read by Olivia Vinall) on xigxaglinkto.xigxag.co.uk/links/GuFqBuy a physical copy: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241556078?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__LRDUSbpXJOAM-vLoEE6xHY5iyeRalVamF5lUs7Mkr0NR4_ogQ70bxoC05sQAvD_BwE
Weekly reads: A Book a day… #shortyseptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-10 | So on the 1st Sept I decided to attempt to read a shorty a day. Was this a wise choice you will see!! 🤔My Sept TBR: youtu.be/k160dtuoUlY?si=wv84PsVrPIcy2xxQCheck out all these lovely people:@BookwormAdventureGirl Giller prize reaction vid: youtu.be/8H4T1ywPeuo?si=bCX_5-ihITJGq_aU@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @anges_book_chatter @danisbookworld @GemofBooks @novellenovels @spreadbookjoy @readingoffmyshelf2088 @GunpowderFictionPlot Straya Sept announcement: youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_Y?si=JasoZ0HvqZED1ozO@TooManyHeathers : Vlog 1 : youtu.be/B5xaDuGAzYc?si=aeJhYTpBjtB7dVLP@pastorytime2683 Shorty Sept announcement : youtu.be/y-tOINKwgDM?si=hm84MOIzH8d7wXIBBooks mentioned:To be filled in asap
Weekly reads: 5 ⭐️ books & TBR’s!! #strayaseptember #shortyseptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-09-03 | What I am reading, Booker rankings, TBR’s!! Weekly reads Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkgAftYEeYFSqJG5R0BRgyu1JngxHwNI&si=lNB_vAFc4OCcGq3yMy Instagram: instagram.com/picklersmum?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==I am on StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/charliebrook1981Straya September is hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot Announcement vid: youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_Y?si=tnpPUExDD0w_M-N3Shorty September is hosted by @TooManyHeathers & @pastorytime2683 Announcement vids:Heathers announcement vid: youtu.be/CXLft9P8Tj0?si=cA7mlKJlYl4Tu-3WBert & Sian’s announcement vid: youtu.be/y-tOINKwgDM?si=Zpmxjw5p2-4Ka8_C@bookssongsandothermagic -Gareth’s channelTime Stamps1:10 Recent Reads13:00 Booker rankings 19:00 Straya September TBR26:11 Shorty September TBR Recent Reads mentioned:All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In by Kieran YatesGwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex CroucherAll The Little Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd BarlowProphet Song by Paul LynchThe Beesting by Paul MurrayTBR Books:The Weekend by Charlotte WoodMetal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath MooreWhere The Fruit Falls by Karen WyldFlames, Rain Heron by Robbie ArnottChai Time at Cinnamon Garden by Shankari ChandranAll Our Shimmering Skies, Love Stories by Trent Dalton But The Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei YuLimbic by Peter ScapelloAround The World In Eighty Days by Jules VerneTales of The City by Armistead MaupinSonnets For Albert by Anthony JosephEleven by Tom Rodgers Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinSelected Poems of Emily Dickinson Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa Cannery Row by John SteinbeckMr Palomar by Italo CalvinoPinocchio by Carlo CollodiThe Girls Of Slender MeansBy Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa HarrisonTamarind & The Star of Ishta by Jasbinder BilanS by Slavenka Drakulic
Behind The Booktube Tag Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-30 | Just a natter about the high's and lows of Booktube!! Thank you to every single one of you lovely lot that watch, comment and subscribe to my channel. You guys are honestly the BEST!! xxThank you to @Shellyish for tagging me!! Shelly's video:youtu.be/h4Tnm2cQuKg?si=yxvNLoxV6VpyAYIjI tag my beautiful sister @novellenovels Behind the Booktube Tag 1. What has surprised you the most about Booktube both in a good way and in a bad way? 2. How do you balance reading and Booktube with the rest of your life? 3. Have you ever thought about starting a Patreon? 4. Have you made any mistakes on Booktube? 5. Do you have any advice for new Booktubers? 6. What are your thoughts on the Youtube algorithm? 7a. How do you decide what videos to make? 7b. Are you ever overwhelmed with video ideas? 8. Have you regretted posting a video? 9a. Are the number of views/subscribers meaningful to you? 9b. Are the number of views/subscribers a measurement of success? 10. Are you disappointed by the growth on your channel? 11. Have you ever thought about quitting Booktube? 12a. What are the most touching comments?12b. What are the most negative comments? 13. In regards to Booktube, where do you see yourself in five years?
Weekly reads: I wasn’t expecting this!! #SecretsSeptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-27 | Bookish natter, updated Booker rankings etc!! Want to read The Secrets of Hartwood Hall? Join myself & @CharlesHeathcote for Secrets September:Sign up here(open til 31st Aug) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes9rzJeRgtIPBZnlp_ffUFCZGN9bbh3Q7q4eW_KIgjP7crXg/viewformReadalong schedule: 01.09.23-10.09.23 - Volume 110.09.23 -17.09.23 -Volume 217.09.23 -24.09.23 Volume 324.09.23 -30.09.23 Volumes 4 & 5 The final chat will take place on the 1st Oct and we are also hoping to have a Liveshow Q & A with Katie (D.T.B.C) Buy The Secrets Of Hartwood Hall here: Kindle edition (Uk 99p only throughout Aug): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B09K4XRKJD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=XCI9M1536GDA&keywords=the+secrets+of+hartwood+hall&qid=1691612315&s=books&sprefix=the+secrets+if+hart%2Caps%2C80&sr=1-1Audiobook: I'm listening to "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden (read by Olivia Vinall) on xigxaglinkto.xigxag.co.uk/links/GuFqBuy a physical copy: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241556078?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__LRDUSbpXJOAM-vLoEE6xHY5iyeRalVamF5lUs7Mkr0NR4_ogQ70bxoC05sQAvD_BwEVideos mentioned:First Line Battle -Booker edit: youtu.be/J83GvhqaMfQ?si=5Vr1Dwn6HVLBnYf9London Bookshop Crawl: youtu.be/yXZ4dH51-nQ?si=qCDLN8pg8RMozIO0Plodalong Catchup Booker chat: youtube.com/live/1UuLIkkhN4c?si=RgEFMDWfLMtUc9K6Check out these awesome channels :@charlottemolloy @booksandbargains @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @GemofBooks Books mentioned:Content Warning Everything by Akwaeke EmeziWhat you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison WattsMy Soul Twin by Nino Haratishwili translated by Charlotte CollinsStudy For Obedience by Sarah BernsteinProphet Song by Paul LynchA Girlhood by Carolyn Hayes
First Line Battle | Predicting the Booker winner?!! #bookerprize Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-24 | Inspired by the wonderful @LaurenAndTheBooks myself and @CharlesHeathcote battle the Booker books first lines!! Have we predicted the winner of Booker 2023?!! Are you reading any Booker books? Which have been your faves so far? Let me know in the comments below. Watch the other Charlie & Charlie vid here: youtu.be/CdZUCKX9xKw?si=g75G5rmf4G6ZM2MOIf you haven’t already check out Lauren’s first line battle videos they are BRILLIANT: youtu.be/LZ2Y-kntqAQyoutu.be/VB13eTf7Yuwyoutu.be/oJZ1PMfRO_g#secretsseptember Me & Charlie are reading The Secrets of Hartwood Hall in September. Want to join us cluck on the Google doc below. You have to the 31st Aug to join us!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes9rzJeRgtIPBZnlp_ffUFCZGN9bbh3Q7q4eW_KIgjP7crXg/viewformReadalong schedule: 01.09.23-10.09.23 - Volume 110.09.23 -17.09.23 -Volume 217.09.23 -24.09.23 Volume 324.09.23 -30.09.23 Volumes 4 & 5 The Secrets of Hartwood Hall is available to purchase on kindle for 99p for the entirety of Aug: amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden-ebook/dp/B09K4XRKJD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=XCI9M1536GDA&keywords=the+secrets+of+hartwood+hall&qid=1691612315&s=books&sprefix=the+secrets+if+hart%2Caps%2C80&sr=1-1Get the audiobook from Xigxag:Audiobook: I'm listening to "The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden (read by Olivia Vinall) on xigxaglinkto.xigxag.co.uk/links/GuFqGet a physical copy from Blackwells:Buy a physical copy: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241556078?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__LRDUSbpXJOAM-vLoEE6xHY5iyeRalVamF5lUs7Mkr0NR4_ogQ70bxoC05sQAvD_BwE
Weekly reads: Fave author & Plodder Alert🚨 Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-20 | What I am reading & my weekly chatty catch up!! PLODDERS ALERT!!! 🚨🚨: Join myself @GemofBooks & @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Weds 23rd(next Weds) @ 6pm BST on my channel for a Booker chat & catch up. We have missed you guys and wanted to check in!! I hope lots of you can make it. ❤️10:36 Ranking Booker books My Instagram: instagram.com/picklersmum?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==@bookssongsandothermagic Booktube Meetup & Bookshop Crawl: youtu.be/yXZ4dH51-nQBooks mentioned:The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueContent Warning Everything by Akwaeke EmeziAll The Houses I’ve Lived In Kieran YatesPearl by Sian HughesOld God’s Time by Sebastian BarryAll The Little Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd Barlow
London Booktuber Meet up & haul 📚 Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-16 | Last Saturday I did a bookshop crawl in London with a bunch of wonderful booktubers. This video is me talking through the day with some clips that I vlogged and a book haul as I go. If you were/are a Plodder you might be intrigued by a Pizza Scandal that occurred feat Gem!!😱😱😱🍕Have you been to any cool bookshops recently or picked up any books? Let me know in the comments below ☺️📚❤️Check out all these brilliant booktubers: @155books (Shannon)@AbbySalter @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @anges_book_chatter @BellesBooksbyCarly @BobTheBookerer @bookendsandbiscuits (Robyn) @bookishshenanigans4769 (Jenny)@WillowTalksBooks (Willow)@katiejlumsden @bookssongsandothermagic (Gareth)@ChaoticBibliophile (Oliver)@Claire_Fenby @CoynieReads (Charlotte)@GemofBooks @JentheLibrarianreads @kitthereader @LeanneRose @lisainbookland @novellenovels (Emily)@OliviasCatastrophe @ReadingNymph (Kirsten)@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 (Ros)@spreadbookjoy (Jack)@tillysshelf Alices Women’s Prize Live Video: youtu.be/zMtFHQTJcj4@GunpowderFictionPlot : Straya September youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_YBooks mentioned: By Ash Oak & Thorn by Melissa HarrisonBut The Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei YuContent Warning Everything by Akwaeke EmeziLimbic by Peter ScapelloSonnets for Albert by Anthony JosephA Spell Of Good Things by Ayobami AdebayoPalomar by Italo CalvinoCells by Gavin McCreaWhat you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison WattsDays at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawatranslated by Original Bookshop Crawl plan (incase you are interested)Waterstones (Piccadilly: 203/206 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HD)Hatchards (Piccadilly)Any Amount of Books (Charing Cross Road)Foyles (Charing Cross Road)Oxfam Bookshop (Bloomsbury Plaza)London Review Bookshop (Bury Place)Treadwell’s (Store Street)Skoob Books (Marchmont Street)Gay’s the Word (Marchmont Street)Waterstones (Gower Street)Daunt Books (Marylebone High Street) – Also mentioned: Forbidden Planet in terms of location it’s between Foyles & Oxfam Bookshop (Bloomsbury Plaza)
Weekly reads: Pink, Booker & Barbie #SecretsSeptember Charlie Brook Reads 2023-08-13 | What I have been reading, what I have been upto etc!! Last weeks weekly reads:Secrets September announcement:Charlie’s announcement(@CharlesHeathcote ) :Details Booktubers mentioned: @GunpowderFictionPlot @LeanneRose Leanne’s Instagram: instagram.com/leanne_rose_reads?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Kenough T-shirt ; Couldn’t find the link to the actual seller but here’s something similar. etsy.com/uk/listing/1527337700Books mentioned: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueIn Ascension by Martin MacinnesIf I Survive You by Jonathan EscofferyPearl by Sian Hughes The Secrets Of Hartwood Hall by @katiejlumsden Birnham Wood by Eleanor CattonS
