All the apocalyptic books Ive bought during lockdown. @booksandquills

booksandquills 📖 follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills All books mentioned in the video are here. ⬇️

0:00 Life, lockdown and freelance update
3:48 Apocalyptic and dystopian books I've bought
10:00 YA Book Prize shortlist chat

Things mentioned:
- The Vampire Diaries
- Below Deck (help me)
- Seji/The Artisan Geek's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEw
- YA Book Prize: thebookseller.com/ya-book-prize-2021

📖 Books mentioned in this video 📖
All links go to The Storygraph.

☄️ Apocalyptic and Dystopian novels:

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
bit.ly/MemoryPolice

The Last Children of Tokyo by Yoko Tawada
bit.ly/LastChildren

Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac
bit.ly/DarkConstellations

American War by Omar El Akkad
bit.ly/Americanwar

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
bit.ly/MoonoftheCrustedSnow

🏆 YA Book Prize Shortlist 2021
(All these books were sent to me for free, as I was a judge for the prize).

Loveless by Alice Oseman
bit.ly/LovelessStorygraph

Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury
bit.ly/HoldBacktheTide

The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
bit.ly/TheGreatGodden

And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
bit.ly/AndTheStars

A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
bit.ly/ASnowfallOfSilver

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
bit.ly/WranglestoneBook

Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
bit.ly/EightPieces

Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
bit.ly/CaneWarriorsBook

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
bit.ly/GoodGirlBadBloodBook

Other mention:
Reputation by Lex Croucher*
bit.ly/ReputationBook

*Free review copy received from the publisher.

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

updated 3 years ago

All the apocalyptic books Ive bought during lockdown.

booksandquills 2021-06-24 | 📖 follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills All books mentioned in the video are here. ⬇️

0:00 Life, lockdown and freelance update
3:48 Apocalyptic and dystopian books I've bought
10:00 YA Book Prize shortlist chat

Things mentioned:
- The Vampire Diaries
- Below Deck (help me)
- Seji/The Artisan Geek's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEw
- YA Book Prize: thebookseller.com/ya-book-prize-2021

📖 Books mentioned in this video 📖
All links go to The Storygraph.

☄️ Apocalyptic and Dystopian novels:

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
bit.ly/MemoryPolice

The Last Children of Tokyo by Yoko Tawada
bit.ly/LastChildren

Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac
bit.ly/DarkConstellations

American War by Omar El Akkad
bit.ly/Americanwar

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
bit.ly/MoonoftheCrustedSnow

🏆 YA Book Prize Shortlist 2021
(All these books were sent to me for free, as I was a judge for the prize).

Loveless by Alice Oseman
bit.ly/LovelessStorygraph

Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury
bit.ly/HoldBacktheTide

The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
bit.ly/TheGreatGodden

And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
bit.ly/AndTheStars

A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
bit.ly/ASnowfallOfSilver

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
bit.ly/WranglestoneBook

Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
bit.ly/EightPieces

Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
bit.ly/CaneWarriorsBook

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
bit.ly/GoodGirlBadBloodBook

Other mention:
Reputation by Lex Croucher*
bit.ly/ReputationBook

*Free review copy received from the publisher.

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

Tier ranking every costume drama I watched in a year

booksandquills 2024-09-22 | From old favourite to newer releases, these costume dramas are my winners and disappointments! Please fight me (politely) in the comments.

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, affiliate links)

► Find me here
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.

Where Ive been! The fear of creating online, rediscovering knitting & whats next.

booksandquills 2024-07-07 | A 'hello again' chat, where I share a bit about my current job in publishing, a conversation about content creation, my new literature podcast and a bit about the future of this channel.

► The End of the World Book Club podcast
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4w1NJKTUoVPhawW6kWIbMH?si=9a9d0952ca9e4f47 (or in your other favourite podcast apps)
Patreon: patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Instagram: instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod

► Chapters
0:00 Hello again!
0:44 Life in St Albans
2:17 What’s my freelance job?
4:34 A chat about content creation/social media
7:24 Who I’m watching on YouTube
8:23 What’s next on my channel
10:37 A crafting update!
16:03 What I’m reading

► Some of the channels I’m enjoying on YouTube at the moment
Rachel Maksy youtube.com/@rachelmaksy
Illustrator Becky Cao youtube.com/@BeckyCao
Ariel Bissett youtube.com/@ArielBissett
Illustrator Minnie Small youtube.com/@minniesmall
Illustrator Fran Meneses youtube.com/@FranMeneses
Climate Town youtube.com/@ClimateTown
(He’s also part of a Climate podcast that I love, the Climate Denier’s Playbook: open.spotify.com/show/4XTuqjvNZL7TeYqeeEI2hb)
Creabea Knitting Podcast/YT youtube.com/@the.creabea
Another crochet and knitting channel I’ve started watching more recently:
Ikoxunyoutube.com/@ikoxun

► Books mentioned
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Private Rites by Julia Armfield (ad, review copy)
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

► Other things and people mentioned in this video
The Sophie scarf (small one) in action:
tiktok.com/@booksandquills/video/7256828429444599066
The yarn I used for the red one: De Rerum Natura Ulysse in Pavot
The pattern:
petiteknit.com/en/products/sophie-scarf

My Chiagoo knitting needle review
instagram.com/p/C7MauUXoKMK

Needle stoppers from The Dye Shack:
thedyeshack.co.uk/collections/accessories

Jane Eyre embroidery kit from Abigail Rose Creative
tidd.ly/46BSReT (ad, affiliate link)

Books on the Hill in St Albans: instagram.com/booksonthehillstalbans

► Find me here
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: tiktok.com/@booksandquills?_t=8nt3e7p3E4v&_r=1
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

The Dutch bookshop & cafe to add to your travel bucket list! #bookshops #classics

booksandquills 2024-03-13 | ...

My best books of 2023!

booksandquills 2024-03-12 | My new podcast, all the books mentioned and more down here ↓

► The End of the World Book Club podcast
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4w1NJKTUoVPhawW6kWIbMH?si=9a9d0952ca9e4f47 (or in your other favourite podcast apps)
Patreon: patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Instagram: instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod
* Episode about The Fifth Season with Joel coming soon!

p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!

► Chapters
0:00 My sci-fi podcast is here!
0:52 Reading stats
1:49 Two weird little Medieval books
4:36 We're going to space
5:39 I finished a fantasy trilogy
7:39 A Brontë favourite
9:06 Poetry
9:38 Honourable mention (+ a content warning)
10:34 Reading goals for this year

► Books mentioned
(Books marked with * were sent to me by the publisher for review, without specific obligation to mention them)
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Lapvona by Otessa Moshfeg
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin
The Brontë Myth by Lucasta Miller
Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit* by Jen Campbell
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz

► Yorkshire Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage
I’m leading a Wuthering Heights Literary Pilgrimage with Common Ground 6th-11th September 2024! I’ll be the Faculty Leader on the staff and will be hosting all the classes. We’ll do daily walking, visit Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage and much more. You can read more about the trip and register here: bit.ly/wuthering2024
(I'm a paid faculty member on this trip, and this mention is not part of any required posting)

► Find me here
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.

setting up my Storygraph for a new reading year

booksandquills 2024-01-25 | January = digital clearout time! So let's create some categories, and fix some covers on Storygraph! ⬇ Read me ⬇

▶︎ Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage info (ad)
If you'd like to find out more about the West Yorkshire Wuthering Heights pilgrimage (6-11 September 2024), head here: bit.ly/wuthering2024

If you want to get a taste of Haworth, the Brontë Parsonage and the moors are like, you can watch this video of my own trip to Yorkshire last year: youtube.com/watch?v=lDrj9OYXcYM

(For transparency: I'm working with Common Ground as a paid Faculty Leader on this trip and do not get extra payment for referrals)

Find out more about Common Ground Pilgrimages in their FAQ (or send them a message): readingandwalkingwith.com/general-faq-copy

Full breakdown of the cost of trips:
readingandwalkingwith.com/accessibility

p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!

► Chapters
0:00 My organisation plan
1:05 Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage (ad)
2:27 Tidying my wishlist
3:30 Creating new tags (for my TBR)
15:30 Fixing covers

► The End of the World Book Club podcast
Follow here for updates (more coming VERY SOON): instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, affiliate links)

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.

I escaped to Haworth to read the Brontës | a Yorkshire solo trip

booksandquills 2023-10-11 | I’m leading a Wuthering Heights Literary Pilgrimage with Common Ground 6th-11th September 2024! I’ll be the Faculty Leader on the staff and will be hosting all the classes. We’ll do daily walking, visit Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage and much more. (ad)

You can read more about the trip and register here: bit.ly/wuthering2024

Find out more about Common Ground Pilgrimages in their FAQ (or send them a message): readingandwalkingwith.com/general-faq-copy

Full breakdown of the cost of trips:
readingandwalkingwith.com/accessibility

▶︎ Chapters:

0:00 My goal for the trip
1:17 What I want to read
3:07 Walking to the Brontë waterfall
6:22 Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage announcement! (AD)
8:20 What I bought in Haworth + Villette update
12:12 Morning mist and the Brontë Parsonage Museum
13:20 Another Villette update
14:35 Wuthering Heights filming location
15:15 The Brontë Myth
19:09 Final thoughts

The vintage shop: etsy.com/uk/shop/TownshendsEmporium

I loved these little embroidered flower cards (that came with cigarettes) when I saw them in the shop: etsy.com/uk/listing/1470965723/vintage-kensitas-small-silk-flower

▶︎ The books:

Villette by Charlotte Brontë
The Brontë Myth by Lucasta Miller
Walking the Invisible by Michael Stewart
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

My (frankly excessive) autumn reading list | Gothic books, classics & modern

booksandquills 2023-10-06 | Let's celebrate the season with some dark and gothic books, including classics, a graphic novel and modern literature.

► Find me here
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

▶︎ Books
Books marked with * were free review copies received by the publisher (without any specific obligation to mention them).

All book links are affiliate links to Bookshop.org, which is a great way to support indie bookshops + my channel!

Villette by Charlotte Brontë
tidd.ly/48F0qDy (Libro FM Audiobook link, ad affiliate))

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
bit.ly/TenantOfWildfell

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher*
bit.ly/GwenAndArt

Trouble by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/TroubleLexCroucher

Mrs S by K Patrick*
bit.ly/MrsSBook

The Other Side of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker*
bit.ly/TheOtherSideMrsWood

Mary by Anne Eekhout (looks like it’s getting an English translation! By Laura Watkinson)
bit.ly/MaryShelleyBookEnglish

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/NinthHouseBook

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/TheFamiliarLeighBardugo

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
bit.ly/RebeccaDaphneDuMaurier

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
bit.ly/EssexSerpentBook

Melmoth by Sarah Perry*
bit.ly/MelmothBook

Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin
bit.ly/MelmothTheWanderer

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/InTheDreamHouseCarmen

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/HerBodyAndOtherPartiesBook

Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (translated by Jay Rubin)*
bit.ly/HellScreen

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/ThroughTheWoodsBook

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
bit.ly/AGuestInTheHouse

Please Don’t Use This Exhibit by Jen Campbell*
bit.ly/PleaseDontTouchThisExhibit

▶︎ Other things mentioned:
Jane Eyre Embroidery by AbigailRoseCreative (affiliate link)
tidd.ly/46BSReT
Novel Pairings podcast:
novelpairings.com

My upcoming sci-fi literature podcast: The End of the World Book Club

I've just launched the Patreon for the podcast if you're interested in supporting it:
patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub

Follow on Instagram for updates and photos of the books being discussed:
instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod

► Chapters
0:00 My Autumn reading list
5:32 The extra gothic and creepy books
8:33 My travels and projects

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

Do I still want to read these Sci-fi books? 🪐

booksandquills 2023-05-08 | Join me in taking a peek at some of the classic, translated and modern sci-fi fiction on my shelves, as I prep for the launch of my Sci-fi podcast!

The sun was my arch-enemy the whole day I was trying to film this but I stubbornly persisted, so thanks for bearing with me.

► All Books Mentioned
Books marked with * were sent to my publishers for free as review copies, without any specific requirement to feature them.

First sentences read from:
Wild Seed by Octavia E Butler
Virus by Sakyo Komats
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor*
War with the Newts by Karel Capek
The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh
The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger
In The Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Lambda* by David Musgrave

Other books mentioned:
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
Kindred by Octavia E Butler
The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh

► The End of the World Book Club Podcast
The podcast will launch *fingers crossed* soon.

I've just launched the Patreon for the podcast if you're interested in supporting it (payments will be on hold until next month):
patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub

Follow on Instagram for updates and photos of the books being discussed:
instagram.com/endoftheworldbookclubpod

► Station Eleven Audio Clips
Email your voice clip to booksandquills@gmail.com
Please include:
- SUBJECT: Station Eleven Audio Clip
- Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronounce
- The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment
- Any note that would be helpful for me to have
Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in the Station Eleven episode of the End of the World Book Club Podcast, with a potential mention of their name.

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

My favourite reads of 2022!

booksandquills 2023-03-13 | A medium reading year, but still some amazing highlights. Up next: a video about the Grishaverse to celebrate the release of Season 2!

► In case you missed it, my last video was an end of the year reding vlog, trying to finish some new favourites: youtube.com/watch?v=1cFra9-O8kA

► Big videos of the year (in my book at least):
The Dutch Books you Can't buy: youtube.com/watch?v=9HdJk-RlaRI&
Literary Travel in the South of Scotland: youtube.com/watch?v=ebxBvsXQ9Uw&

► Time stamps
0:00 My reading stats
3:20 I read an entire series
4:30 A wild ride
6:08 A favourite author
8:20 Creepy but beautiful
9:30 Two historical twists
11:24 The one that made me cry

► The Books
All links are to the wonderful Bookshop.org. [ad, affiliate]
* = Review copies I received for free from publishers, with no specific requirement to feature them.

Sea of Tranquility* by Emily St John Mandel
bit.ly/SeaOfTranquilityBook

Our Wives Under the Sea* by Julia Armfield
bit.ly/OurWivesUnderBook

Nightbitch* by Rachel Yoder
bit.ly/NightBitchBook

Infamous* by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/InfamousBooks

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/SixOfCrowsBook

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
bit.ly/KingOfScarsBook

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
bit.ly/GhostWallRead

The Anthropocene Reviewed* by John Green
bit.ly/TheAnthropoceneReviewedBook

Also mentioned:

Gwen and Art are Not in Love* by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/GwenAndArt

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
bit.ly/SaltSlowBook

Methods of Dyeing* by B. Mure
bit.ly/MethodsofDyeing

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Finishing my half-read books before the end of the year!

booksandquills 2023-02-28 | I filmed this reading vlog in London, Dublin and at home right before the year ended to encourage myself to finish some of those pesky half-read books that I knew I would love! Coming up next: my favourite books of 2022.

Lex: instagram.com/lexcanroar

* = PR/review copies I received for free from the publisher, with no specific obligation to share them.

► Books
Night Bitch* by Rachel Yoder
Our Wives Under the Sea* by Julia Armfield
The Uninhabitable Earth* by David Wallace-Wells
Alone in Space* by Tillie Walden
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Terciel & Elinor* by Garth Nix
The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Princess of Souls by Alexandra Christo
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

► Timestamps
0:00 End of year TBR
4:34 Visiting Keat's House in Hampstead Heath
5:25 Picking the first book
6:35 Dublin
8:05 Alone in Space
11:09 The Uninhabitable Earth
14:35 Our Wives Under the Sea + final wrap up

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

clearing out my TBR for the new year (is 600 books too many?)

booksandquills 2022-12-29 | Today's theme is... the word 'interesting' apparently. Join me for a clear out of my too large Storygraph to read list, to prepare for a fresh start of the new reading year.

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

The dystopian trilogy that will always be relevant

booksandquills 2022-12-02 | Not sure whether you want to start a whole trilogy? In this new set of videos I will be making my case for why I think a series is worth reading. Episode 1 is all about Arc of a Scythe, and I even got the chance to talk to author Neal Shusterman himself!

This video is a paid promotion with Walker Books UK. As always, all opinions are my own.

Thanks to Books on the Hill in St. Albans for letting me film in their gorgeous Reading Rooms! instagram.com/booksonthehillstalbans

Follow Neal on Instagram: instagram.com/nealshusterman

► The books!
Read Scythe: bit.ly/ArcofaScythe
Read Gleanings: bit.ly/GleaningsBooks

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

I bought Dutch literature to read more in my first language

booksandquills 2022-11-29 | If you're looking to read more Dutch books and you're not sure where to start, maybe you can find some you're interested in in this haul! I went on a mission to find some Dutch literature that matched my personal reading taste, with the help of the internet and some incredible Dutch booksellers.

This is also an unofficial follow-up to my Deep dive into Dutch Reading Culture video: youtube.com/watch?v=9HdJk-RlaRI

0:00 Intro
1:45 Climate & dystopian fiction
6:04 Literary fiction
7:38 Books about colonialism and immigration
9:45 A bargain!
10:17 Historical and fantasy

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

A Deep Dive into the reading culture of the Netherlands

booksandquills 2022-11-15 | What makes a country’s reading culture unique? Take a deep dive with this video essay into the world of Dutch publishing and literature with me, and discover how the Dutch can use a book to travel by train, what the ‘Boekenweek’ is and why so many Dutch people read in English. ↓ All links here. ↓

This video was created as part of a paid sponsorship with the Dutch Foundation for Literature. https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/

Info for this video came from my own experiences, several sources and research reports (link to which you can find below), interviews with people in the industry and questions posed to readers on Instagram (as mentioned in the video). If you have any other opinions and sources you’d like to add to the mix, don’t hesitate to leave a comment!

0:00 A brief introduction (and my Dutch credentials)
1:25 A flying introduction to the Netherlands
3:46 The Language of Bookshops (or how to get lost in a foreign bookshop)
5:12 What do the Dutch read?
7:42 What's in the Dutch literary canon?
13:11 Where are the Dutch Fantasy books?
16:42 Why do Dutch readers choose English?
20:11 Using a book as a train ticket (Boekenweek)
23:29 Publishing teamwork makes the dream work

Watch my video about Dutch reading recommendations for English readers: youtube.com/watch?v=YU5tgW8OaDA

Thanks to Martijn, Laura, Monica, Carina, and Myrthe from Blossom Books who I interviewed for this video.

Check out some fantastic YA from Blossom Books here: https://www.blossombooks.nl/

▸ Books mentioned in this video

The Book of Children’s Books
We Had to Remove this Post by Hanna Bervoets
The Penguin Collection of Dutch Short Stories

Dutch only:
Niemand houd my tegen
Kinderen van Moeder Aarde by Thea Beckman
Een modern verlangen Hannah Bervoets

▸ Other things mentioned

The Dutch Foundation for Literature translator database: https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/authors-and-translators
The Translator's house: https://www.vertalershuis.nl/about/

▸ (For the Dutch readers) Some contemporary and recent popular Dutch authors:

Een modern verlangen by Hanna Bervoets
Habitus by Radna Fabias
Terloops - De Groef by Maartje Wortel
Het tegenovergestelde van een mens by Lieke Marsman
Confrontaties by Simone Atangana Bekono
Mijn lieve gunsteling by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Hoofdzaken, Ga Gewoon wat Leuks Doen by Aafke Romijn
Charlatans by Daphne Huisden
Zee nu by Eva Meijer
Het aanbidden van Louis Claus en Antiboy by Valentijn Hoogenkamp
General zonder leger by Özcan Akyol (boekenweek essay)
De hemel is altijd paars by Sholeh Rezazadeh

▸ Source list (mostly in Dutch)

KVB Boekwerk - 2021 Dutch Book sales overview:
https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/boekenmarkt-2021-gevisualiseerd
KVB Boekwerk - 2021 Duch book sales numbers:
https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/verkoopcijfers-2021
Guardian Article about Dutch classics and the Penguin Dutch Short Story Anthology
theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/jan/17/dutch-literature-lost-to-english-translation
KVB Boekwerk - 69% of Dutch holiday goers take one or more books with them:
https://kvbboekwerk.nl/consumentenonderzoek/meer-anderstalig
KVB Boekwerk - Bookweek 2022 Stats: https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/boekenweek-2022
Average Dutch readers reads 9 books per year:
https://www.lezen.nl/onderzoek/er-worden-meer-boeken-uitgelezen
Almost half of Dutch readers likes reading suspenseful books:
magazine.bazarow.com/bazarow-magazine-21-2020/spannende-boeken-weken-waarom-zijn-thrillers-zo-populair
Bestsellers in the Netherlands in 2021:
https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/cpnb-top-100-bestverkochte-en-meest-uitgeleende-boeken-2021/
(The total bestseller list contains a lot of stories about people’s lives, memoirs etc, which didn’t come up as much in the interviews!)
Volkskrant Article on Scandinavian vs Dutch thrillers:
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/t-is-een-scandi-hoe-de-scandinavische-thriller-de-plek-in-de-boekwinkel-inpikt-van-de-nederlandse~b19003188/
Interview about the Dutch translation of The Vegetarian:
https://decorrespondent.nl/5496/waarom-schrijven-jullie-nooit-over-de-vertaler-vroegen-jullie-dus-bij-dezen/1267593285024-211def34
Bookweek stats:
https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/boekenweek-2022-groot-succes-voor-fysieke-boekhandel-maar-nog-niet-terug-op-niveau-van-voor-corona/
How many people use the Bookweek gift as a train ticket:
https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/250000-treinreizigers-met-boekenweekgeschenk/
John Green as Writer in Residence for The Fault in Our Stars:
https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/entry/546/john-green-as-wir-in-amsterdam
Dutch set book price:
https://business.gov.nl/regulation/setting-fixed-book-price/
Dutch set book price (Dutch page):
https://www.cvdm.nl/vaste-boekenprijs
Translation database from the Dutch Foundation for Literature:
letterenfonds.secure.force.com/vertalingendatabase/search
Wikipedia - The History of Bookweek: nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boekenweekgeschenk#Geschiedenis

The gothic books I read for Halloween

booksandquills 2022-11-11 | Follow me around during this international Halloween themed reading vlog in the UK and the Netherlands, where I tackle some of my scary and disturbing anticipated Halloween reads! ↓ All books, links and more here ↓

► In this video
0:00 My reading list
3:33 Rainy days in cafes in St Albans
4:54 Goblin Market & Horror She Wrote reading update
9:19 Buying Goblin Market-inspired books
11:55 Things Have Gotten Worse
14:16 Apple picking in the Netherlands
17:05 Clothbound Classic reading roundup

► More gothic and dark literature videos:
My gothic autumn to-read list youtube.com/watch?v=gdeuHdc_5WQ
Reading Dracula for the first time youtube.com/watch?v=uNOyHaSRkTk
Dark reads for sweltering days youtube.com/watch?v=ah5AfnMeeIs
Must-read gothic classics: youtube.com/watch?v=lIi0zC-3bqE

► Books featured in this video
* = books I received for free from the publisher, without a specific requirement to feature them.

Through the Woods*
Goblin Market*
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
A Short Introduction to the Gothic
The Beauty*
Monster, She Wrote
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (Clothbound Classic)*
Of Ghosts and Goblins by Lafcadio Hearn (Clothbound Classic)*
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (Clothbound Classic)*
Not Good for Maidens
The Sister of the Winter Wood

► Other things in this video
Books on the Hill bookshop in St Albans
Blokker Bookshop in Heemstede
Barbarian
X
It Follows

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

How I set realistic resolutions (and that its okay to fail them)

booksandquills 2022-10-27 | I thought it was high time to catch up on all my resolutions and goals from the last few years (including during the first year of Covid) and chat about how to set more realistic goals when you're not sure what to expect from a year!

► Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:14 Rating my (pre-pandemic) 2020 resolutions
5:35 Looking back at my 2021 resolutions
11:57 Best bits of 2021
12:29 Setting 2022 realistic resolutions
16:13 How I'm doing now

► Mentioned in this video

Rosianna's cycling videos:
Wye Valley and Midlands youtube.com/watch?v=S-nSmsrQCiQ
Land's End to Bath youtube.com/watch?v=yxkigu-0OXY

Fat Life Drawing: fatlifedrawing.co.uk

Podcast recs:
- You're Dead to Me
- Books Unbound
- Real Dictators
- The Dropout
- What Page Are You On?

My Books Unbound guest episode:
open.spotify.com/episode/5xwCCytvEZ2doEMvfrrkFC?si=e21684436c8644b0

Gothic novels and non-fiction:
Romantic Outlaws
Carmilla
The Vampire
Charlotte Bronte, A Life

YA Book Prize Shortlist video:
youtube.com/watch?v=gqTsU02m0Yc

First episode of my Literary Travel series (Scottish Borders):
youtube.com/watch?v=ebxBvsXQ9Uw

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Why Im obsessed with the Brontës + Interviewing the Director of Emily

booksandquills 2022-10-13 | In which I interview Franes O'Connor, Director and Screenwriter of Emily (featuring Emma Mackey) and gush about why I am fascinated by the Brontë sisters and Wuthering Heights! Plus a few bits from my trip to Haworth and some recommended further reading on the Brontës.

This video does not contain a paid sponsorship, but I was given the opportunity to see the film early and attend the Emily press junket to interview Frances O'Connor.

0:00 Why I love the Brontës
5:53 Frances O'Connor Interview
12:05 Film thoughts & recommended reading

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Best books of the year and a hyped DNF | Mid-Year Freakout Tag

booksandquills 2022-09-07 | My very first Mid-Year (though it's more 3/4 year by now) Freakout Tag!

► The questions:
0:00 Intro
0:33 1. Best book you’ve read so far.
2:11 2. Best sequel you've read so far.
3:17 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
3:37 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5:17 5. Biggest disappointment.
6:15 6. Biggest surprise.
7:01 7. Favourite new author.
7:19 8. Newest fictional crush.
7:25 9. Newest favourite character.
8:23 10. Book that made you cry.
9:35 11. Book that made you happy.
10:29 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
11:16 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
11:28 14. Favourite Book Community Member

Original creator of the tag: youtube.com/watch?v=X_Wh0rPGfRg

Official Nina Zenik art by Kevin Wada.

► Proof copies featured in this video (given to me for free by the publisher)
Sea of Tranquility, The Anthropocene Reviewed (physical copy), Vintage Earth series.

► Mentioned in this video:
2022 Reading Goals with Rosianna:
youtube.com/watch?v=o8D2hz1bJhc

Joel's Babel reading vlog:
youtube.com/watch?v=hLXxB3rhqUg

Leena Norms:
youtube.com/c/justkissmyfrog

Hannah May's channel:
youtube.com/c/Letztalkaboutbooksbaby/videos

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Walking in the footsteps of Romantic poets and Gothic authors in Scotland

booksandquills 2022-08-27 | Come explore the history of literary greats in the South of Scotland with me! This video contains a paid ad with The South of Scotland Destination Alliance for the Scotland Starts Here campaign. ↓ Info and links here ↓

Get more info about visiting the South of Scotland here: bit.ly/ScotlandStartsHere and on their Instagram: bit.ly/SouthScotlandInsta

► In this video

My blog post guide to the Scottish Borders (with all links to places we visited): bit.ly/ScottishBordersGuide

Read the Border Ballads for free on Project Gutenberg: bit.ly/MinstrelseyoftheScottishBorders

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg: bit.ly/ConfessionsOfAJustifiedSinner

Waverley by Sir Walter Scott: bit.ly/WaverleyBook

0:00 Preview
1:23 Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Scottish Borders
3:12 Chapter 2: Meet Sir Walter Scott and his home Abbotsford
7:00 Chapter 3: Classics are scary... or are they?
14:40 Chapter 4: The Border Ballads
16:55 Chapter 5: Hanging out with the Romantic Poets
19:25 Chapter 6: Visiting James Hogg's Grave
20:56 Chapter 7: A Scottish Bookshop of Dreams
22:08 Chapter 8: Visiting the Towns in the Scottish Borders

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Dark reads for sweltering days

booksandquills 2022-07-19 | In which I turned off my fan for half an hour to talk to you about my favourite kind of summer reads: dark and twisted! ↓ More info and links. ↓

► The books

My Sister the Serial Killer bit.ly/MySisterThe
The Things We Don't See bit.ly/TheThingsWeDont
Salt Slow bit.ly/SaltSlowStorygraph
Hold Back the Tide bit.ly/HoldBacktheTide
Lullaby* bit.ly/LullabyBook
The Water Cure bit.ly/TheWaterCureStorygraph
The Disaster Tourist** bit.ly/TheDisasterTouristStorygraph

Other books mentioned:
The Truth About Keeping Secrets* bit.ly/TheTruthAboutKeepingSecrets
The Virgin Suicides bit.ly/VirginSuicidesBook

* - Free review copies sent to me by the publishers, without specific obligation to feature them.
** - Previous paid collaboration with the publisher, no current obligation to feature.

0:00 Intro
1:00 Murder & Mystery
2:20 Supernatural
3:15 Translated
4:00 If you love The Virgin Suicides
5:06 Disaster Tourism

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
► uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksandquills (ad, contains affiliate links)

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

☀️ a heatwave summer book haul

booksandquills 2022-07-13 | A bunch of delicious books I've gathered over the last few months. ↓ More info ↓

► Books mentioned in this video
* = review copy received from the publisher for free, without the specific obligation to feature it.

Scattered All Over the Earth bit.ly/ScatteredAllOver
Children of Tokyo bit.ly/ChildrenofTokyo
Walking the Invisible bit.ly/WalkingTheInvisible
Ghost Wall bit.ly/GhostWallBook
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke bit.ly/ThingsHaveGotten
Lapvona bit.ly/Lapvona
Vladimir* bit.ly/VladimirBook
Sisters of the Vast Black bit.ly/SistersOfThe
In the Watchful City bit.ly/InTheWatchful
Portrait of a Thief bit.ly/PortraitOfAThief
The Sentence bit.ly/TheSentenceBook
Idol* bit.ly/IdolLouiseONeill

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring:
• Luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
• 50 book journal templates to fill in
• 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
• Chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
• Reading log
• Book wish list
• Books lent/borrowed page

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► Buy books via Bookshop.org and support indie bookshops!
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► Find me here!
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.

◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

Set up a Notion Reading Planner with me! (I dont know what Im doing)

booksandquills 2022-06-07 | This has been LONG in the making, but I've now set up my very own Notion reading planner. If you've got any other inspo or tips, PLEASE send them my way. Also I only had these glasses for one week before I sent them back, so enjoy this temporary new look. 😅

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

0:00 In this video, I will...
1:57 How I document most of my reading
2:27 Notion inspiration
3:05 Articles Reading List
3:50 Where I’m starting from
4:30 Reading Priorities list
7:08 Notes page
9:00 YouTube reading Planning
9:42 Prettifying the main page
12:00 The final results!

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

► Workshops + panels
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.com

Picking my reads from the Womens Prize & Booker International

booksandquills 2022-05-11 | Book Award short and longlists aren't always the ones for me, but quite a few titles caught my eye this year, so this is my TBR. ↓ All books and more info.↓

► My Book Club Journal: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal

0:00 Intro
0:35 Women's Prize
3:40 Booker International

► Books mentioned in this video
* This video does not contain any books that were sent to me for review.

Women's Prize Longlist & Shortlist: bit.ly/WomensPrizeList

Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith
bit.ly/BuildYourHouseAround

Salt Lick by Lulu Allison
bit.ly/SaltLickBook

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
bit.ly/TheSentenceBook

Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé
bit.ly/CreaturesOfPassage

International Booker List: bit.ly/InternationalBooker2022

Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu with Tiffany Tsao (Translator)
bit.ly/HappyStoriesMostly

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung with Anton Hur (Translator)
bit.ly/CursedBunnyBook

Other:
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff: bit.ly/HowILiveNowBook
Beloved by Toni Morrson: bit.ly/BelovedBook
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk with Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator): bit.ly/DriveYourPlowBook

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► More about my Book Club Journal:
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

Every book Ive started this year so far.

booksandquills 2022-04-26 | My worst (and best) book habit is reading 10 books at the same time, always. So here are some of the books I'm halfway through right now. ↓ Links and book info below. ↓

► The Books
* = Books I was sent free for review by publishers, with no specific obligation to feature them.

Sea of Tranquility*
Matrix
Anna Karenina
The Fell
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Pride and Prejudice
Savage Her Reply
The Grisha Verse (Shadow & Bone, Six of Crows and King of Scars)
The Obelisk Gate

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

► Workshops + panels
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.com

Our 2022 TBR! | Big books, classics + chaotic women | ft. @rosianna

booksandquills 2022-04-12 | In this follow up from our hit-video from 2017, we share some of the books we really want to read this year! ↓ All book info and links here ↓

0:00 Intro and looking back
1:35 The thickest books
8:11 ‘Chaotic women in their 20s’ lit
9:20 Historical & cover regret
10:28 Rosianna picks my next John Wyndham
12:30 The joy of classics
14:11 More pandemic reads
16:25 Rosianna’s dissertation reading
21:00 A magical trilogy to finish

▶ Sanne’s Books
All links go to the Story Graph

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
bit.ly/ToParadiseBook

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Clothbound Classic)
bit.ly/AnnaKareninaClothbound

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
bit.ly/TheBassRockBook

The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
bit.ly/TheKrakenWakes

Parable of the Talents* by Octavia E Butler
bit.ly/ParableoftheTalents

The Uninhabitable Earth* by David Wallace-Wells
bit.ly/UninhabitableEarthBook

Cult of Progress by David Olusoga
bit.ly/CultofProgress

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden | The Winter Night Trilogy*
bit.ly/GirlintheTower

*= Review copies sent to me by the publisher previously, without a specific obligation to review or mention it.

▶ Rosianna’s books
youtube.com/rosianna

The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch
bit.ly/TheDiscoveryOfHeavenStorygraph

Luster by Raven Leilani
bit.ly/LusterStorygraph

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
bit.ly/MillontheFloss

Capital by Thomas Piketty
bit.ly/CapitalBookStorygraph

Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano
bit.ly/OpenVeinsofLatinAmericaBook

▶ Other books and things mentioned

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Our 2017 TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=EDn8x27jmyQ
Dutch video: youtube.com/watch?v=YU5tgW8OaDA
A Little life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Black and British by David Olusoga
Empire’s Workshop by Greg Grandin (expanded edition)
Isabel Allende
Mashed Potato book (from Books Unbound Podcast): booksunboundpodcast.com
Stuff the British Stole, the podcast
The Alternative Tour of the British Museum
Rosianna's cycling video: youtube.com/watch?v=yxkigu-0OXY

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

My best books of 2021.

booksandquills 2022-02-16 | It's a good list this year! ↓ More info and all book links here ↓

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

0:00 Reading stats
1:17 Audiobooks
5:40 Regency
7:05 Obsession and Translation
10:30 Dark and apocalyptic

► The Books
(All links go to the Storygraph)
* = Free review copies sent to me by the publisher previously, with no specific obligation to post about them.

Perfectly Preventable Deaths* by Deirdre Sullivan
bit.ly/PerfectlyPreventableStorygraph

Precious Catastrophe by Deirdre Sullivan
bit.ly/PreciousCatastrophe

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
bit.ly/TheFifthSeasonStorygraph

Remote Control* by Nnedi Okorafor
bit.ly/RemoteControlBook

Reputation* by Lex Croucher
bit.ly/ReputationBook

Luster by Raven Leilani
bit.ly/LusterStorygraph

The Vegetarian by Han Kang
bit.ly/TheVegetarianBook

In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/InTheDreamhouse

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
bit.ly/SaltSlowStorygraph

Wranglestone* by Darren Charlton
bit.ly/WranglestoneBook

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
bit.ly/MoonoftheCrustedSnow

Other books mentioned:
Scythe* by Neal Shusterman
bit.ly/ScytheStorygraph

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
bit.ly/HerBodyAnd

Our Wives Under the Sea* by Julia Armfield
bit.ly/OurWivesBook

instagram.com/booksinthebelfry

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

Where to start with Dutch Literature (in English)

booksandquills 2021-12-22 | Whether you want to add more translated fiction to your TBR or you're curious about classics in other languages, here's a Dutch lit 101 recommendation video! ↓ More info and links here ↓

This video contains a paid partnership with the Dutch Foundation for Literature and their campaign New Dutch Writing. All the books in this video were selected by me. Follow the New Dutch Writing Instagram for more reading inspo! instagram.com/newdutchwriting
newdutchwriting.co.uk

0:00 Intro
3:16 Short Stories
6:03 Classics
11:43 Contemporary
15:19 Children’s/YA
17:05 Outro

▶︎ Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories
bit.ly/PenguinDutchStorygraph

Verzet chapbooks*
bit.ly/VerzetStorygraph

▶︎ Classics

The Evenings* by Gerard Reve
Translated by Sam Garrett
bit.ly/TheEveningsStorygraph

The Assault by Harry Mulisch
Translated by Claire Nicolas White
bit.ly/TheAssaultStorygraph

The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch
Translated by Paul Vincent
bit.ly/TheDiscoveryOfHeavenStorygraph

The Vanishing by Tim Krabbé
Translated by Sam Garrett
bit.ly/TheVanishingStorygraph

Beyond Sleep* by Willem Frederik Hermans
Translated by Ina Rilke
bit.ly/BeyondSleepStorygraph

▶︎ Contemporary

The Discomfort of Evening* by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Translated by Michele Hutchison
bit.ly/TheDiscomfortOfEveningStorygraph

Shocked Earth* by Saskia Goldschmidt
Translated by Antionette Fawcett
bit.ly/ShockedEarthStorygraph

Two Blankets, Three Sheets* by Rodaan Al Galidi
Translated by Jonathan Reeder
bit.ly/TwoBlanketsStorygraph

How the first sparks became visible* by Simone Atangana Bekono
Translated by David Colmer
bit.ly/HowthefirstStorygraph

▶︎ Children’s/YA

Winter in Wartime* by Jan Terlouw
Translated by Laura Watkinson
bit.ly/WinterInWartimeStorygraph

The Letter for the King* by Tonke Dragt
Translated by Laura Watkinson
bit.ly/LetterForTheKingStorygraph

Lampie and the Children of the Sea* by Annet Schaap
Translated by Laura Watkinson
bit.ly/LampieStorygraph

* - Books I received from publishers for review, without the obligation to post. Thanks to all the publishers who sent me Dutch books in translation at my request. Some of these books were received as part of the campaign with the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

► Also mentioned/seen in this video:
Leora from Books with Leo: youtube.com/channel/UC8KRsrXG93KaxT0xmsoniTg
Leena Norms youtube.com/justkissmyfrog

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

► Where you can find me
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

My favourite books of 2020 (a much-needed catch up!)

booksandquills 2021-12-19 | A quick catch up on my favourite books from 2020, before I gather my faves of this year!
↓ All books and notes here ↓

0:00 Intro
0:43 Dark but beautiful books
3:30 Graphic novel
5:00 Pandemic/Apocalyptic fiction
8:23 Short stories
9:28 Audio non-fiction
11:07 Contemporary
12:12 YA trilogy

► The books:
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
bit.ly/TheWaterCureStorygraph

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
bit.ly/TheSecretHistoryStorygraph

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
bit.ly/OnASunbeamStorygraph

The Death of Grass by John Christopher
bit.ly/TheDeathOfGrassStorygraph

Severance* by Ling Ma
bit.ly/SeveranceStorygraph

The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night* by Jen Campbell
bit.ly/TheBeginningOfTheWorldStorygraph

The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, read by Louise Brealey
bit.ly/TheFiveStorygraph

Black and British by David Olusoga, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
bit.ly/BlackAndBritishStorygraph

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
bit.ly/SuchAFunAgeStorygraph

Scythe Trilogy* by Neal Shusterman
bit.ly/ScytheStorygraph

* - Review copies received by publishers previously, without a specific requirement to post.

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

Trashing my Storygraph TBR | Goodbye Steinbeck 👋

booksandquills 2021-12-08 | It was high time to clear out my digital TBR!

Inspired by Annie McNulty's video: youtube.com/watch?v=hKa9YVdFTdQ

Pottery from Jess Joss' sale: instagram.com/jessjos
The best porridge in London: instagram.com/26grains

0:00 Intro + mini pottery haul
1:35 Tackling my TBR
21:16 Reflections

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with?
I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ My favourite books of 2019 • youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ 10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing • youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
☾ How to get into publishing and my career story • youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

► Workshops + panels
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.com

👀 New books to keep an eye on | 2021 & 2022!

booksandquills 2021-11-23 | I've explored my shelves and picked out some of the new releases I can't wait to read, plus some to look forward to in the upcoming months! All info from the video below. 👇

I've already made my way through some of these books since filming the video, so more on that hopefully soon.

► The books:
* = Review copies received by publishers for free (with no specific obligation to share them).
All links (unless the title is not available) below are http://Bookshop.org affiliate links.

Green Rising* by Lauren James: bit.ly/GreenRisingBook
The Flames of Albiyon by Jean Menzies: bit.ly/FlamesBook
L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escadon: bit.ly/LAWeatherBook
White Smoke by Tiffany D Jackson: bit.ly/WhiteSmokeRead
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers* by Jen Campbell: bit.ly/TheSisterWho
Terciel & Elinor* by Garth Nix: bit.ly/TercielElinor
Sinopticon*: bit.ly/Sinopticon
Skin of the Sea* by Natasha Bowen: bit.ly/SkinOfTheSea
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw: bit.ly/HistoryOfWild
Pandora* by Susan Stokes-Chapman: bit.ly/PandoraBuy
The Hemlock Cure* by Joanne Burn: bit.ly/HemlockCure

► Other notes, books & things mentioned:
Dry by Neil Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman*: bit.ly/DryBook
Nature's Warning: bit.ly/NaturesWarning
Sabriel by Garth Nix:* bit.ly/SabrielBook
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw: bit.ly/TheWickedDeepBook
Climate Fiction Writers League: climate-fiction.org/author/laurenelizjames
And their newsletter: climatefictionwritersleague.substack.com

The Debuts and Mocktails event at Cheltenham has already taken place, so no link to that one! But Natasha Bowen, Caroline O'Donoghue and Jason Cockroft were alle amazing, definitely check out their books.

Thumbnail inspired by the brilliant Monica Kim! youtube.com/shemightbemonica

0:00 Intro
0:51 Recent releases
6:19 Upcoming releases

► Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

► My Book Club Journal
http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About Me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

► Frequently asked questions
◦ Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.

► Some of my favourite videos I’ve made
☾ Let me pick your next book club read • youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
☾ London Room Tour • youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
☾ To all the books I’ll never read • youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
☾ Sustainable clothing Q&A • youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
☾ When should you abandon a book? • youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
☾ Favourite classics retellings • youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM

► Book Reviewing Policy
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

3 Korean books to get into translated fiction.

booksandquills 2021-07-10 | Recommending 3 super readable and intriguing Korean novels in translation! Check below for all books & links mentioned.

This video contains a paid partnership with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and Serpent's Tail for the paperback release of The Disaster Tourist.

This video contains mentions of s*xual assa*lt, food, mental health and other related topics.

// Books mentioned

📖 The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun, translated by Lizzie Beuhler
Waterstones: bit.ly/TheDisasterTouristWaterstones
Bookshop.org: bit.ly/TheDisasterTouristBookshop
The Storygraph: bit.ly/TheDisasterTouristStorygraph

📖 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, translated by Jamie Chang
Waterstones: bit.ly/KimJiyoungWatertones
Bookshop.org: bit.ly/KimJiyoungBookshop
The Storygraph: bit.ly/KimJiyoungStorygraph

📖 The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith
Waterstones: bit.ly/TheVegetarianWatertones
Bookshop.org: bit.ly/TheVegetarianBookshop
The Storygraph: bit.ly/TheVegetarianStorygraph

// Other things mentioned

Monica Kim's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCE91wUZaPq7M3uKgJlp9oag
Monica's video about her favourite Korean books: youtube.com/watch?v=_NqNNjFn-iU

Some of my translation videos:

Translating The Hunger Games & Twilight into Dutch | Ask a YA Translator
youtube.com/watch?v=lidBcr0vAwo&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaYLJz00N_FCYsb2wS8uReY&index=6
Why You Should Read a Translated Book This Year
youtube.com/watch?v=0oo-_BIafOk&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaYLJz00N_FCYsb2wS8uReY&index=5
Being a Literary Translator | Q&A with Laura Watkinson
youtube.com/watch?v=MTzO0whZ4Mg&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaYLJz00N_FCYsb2wS8uReY&index=4

// Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

📚 Buy my Book Club Journal! http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙 Some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
Let me pick your next book club read
youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
London Room Tour
youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

📖 Book Reviewing Policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

#LTIKorea #TranslatedFiction #KoreanLiterature #TheDisasterTourist #Literature_Translation_Institute_of_Korea #Korean_literature #KLit #Korean_Authors

✨An Ode to Book Maps | Exploring Fantasy Worldbuilding.

booksandquills 2021-07-07 | Build your own worlds with World Anvil: bit.ly/WorldAnvilWebsite and use code 'Booksandquills' for 30% off any 12-month memberships.

This video contains a paid advertisement for World Anvil. Thanks for supporting the creation of my videos!

// World Anvil resources to get started:
All guides and community resources: bit.ly/WorldAnvilResources
Summer Camp Challenge with World Building Prompts bit.ly/WorldAnvilSummerChallenge
Guild Membership info: bit.ly/WorldAnvilMembership

✨ Thanks to my boyfriend Ger for creating the beautiful animated book maps! ✨

0:00 An Ode to Book Maps
1:19 Intro
1:55 World Anvil
4:20 My first experiences with maps and worldbuilding (Dutch books)
8:55 English language books with maps
18:33 TBR

// Video notes
◦ Yes, I did mispronounce Matriarchal
◦ There are in fact lots of translations of Koning van Katoren, even an English one (no longer in print) from the 70s! More info here: bit.ly/KoningvanKatorenVertaling
◦ I can't believe I said 'Hunger Game' instead of 'Hunger Games'. It was impossible to save in the edit. 😉

Books mentioned:
// Dutch

- Kinderen van moeder aarde
- Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
- Koning van Katoren
- Niemand houdt mij tegen

// English
- Sabriel (The Old Kingdom series)
- The Fifth Season (Broken Earth trilogy)
- The Extinction Games
- Wranglestone
- Raybearer
- A Winter's Promise
- The Hunger Games
- The Priory of the Orange Tree
- Six of Crows
- Crooked Kingdom

📖 Follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills

📚 Buy my Book Club Journal! http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring:
- luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon
- 50 book journal templates to fill in
- 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists
- chapters with tips and advice for running your book club
- reading log
- book wish list
- books lent/borrowed page

Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
Freelance website & portfolio | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙 Some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
Let me pick your next book club read
youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jVGYGDCsA
London Room Tour
youtube.com/watch?v=pdaTtDE7TG4
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

📖 Book Reviewing Policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com

🌙 Frequently asked questions 🌙

◦ Were is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live?
I currently live in North London.
◦ Where do you work?
I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry?
I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.

Let me pick your next book club book (that youll actually want to read).

booksandquills 2021-05-06 | My Book Club Journal is out TODAY! You can order it (and find more info and photos) here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links or contact your local bookshop. Thanks SO SO MUCH for all your support and encouragement. ❤️

Illustrator (of the cover and the inside) is Agnes Bicocchi: agnesbic.com
Thanks to the fab team at Octopus Books!

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

2021 Book releases you cant miss

booksandquills 2021-04-30 | Pre-order my Book Club Journal (out May 6th) here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links
I'm also hosting a live YA Book Quiz on YouTube at 7.30 BST, so please join if you're free! You'll be able to find the link on the @yabookprize social channels.

Books mentioned in this video
*= review copy sent to me by a publisher for free
Read more about the books below via The Storygraph

Out now:
The Gilded Ones*: http://bit.ly/TheGildedOnes
The Inland Sea*: http://bit.ly/TheInlandSeaBook
Plain Bad Heroines: http://bit.ly/PlainBadHeroinesBook
Klara and the Sun*: http://bit.ly/KlaraAndTheSunBook
The Manning Tree Witches: http://bit.ly/TheManningtreeWitches
The High House*: http://bit.ly/TheHighHouseBook
Witches Steeped in Gold: http://bit.ly/WitchesSteepedInGold
Cunning Women*: http://bit.ly/CunningWomen

Coming out soon:
The Anthropocene Reviewed: http://bit.ly/TheAnthropoceneReviewed
The Other Black Girl: http://bit.ly/TheOtherBlackGirlBook
Ace of Spades*: http://bit.ly/AceoOfSpadesBook
The Stranding*: http://bit.ly/TheStranding
The Ones We're Meant to Find: http://bit.ly/TheOnesWereMeantToFind
Reputation*: http://bit.ly/ReputationBook
Afterlove: http://bit.ly/AfterloveBook
She Who Became the Sun*: http://bit.ly/SheWhoBecameTheSun

🎙 Listen to my interview on Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's podcast The Write Type:
open.spotify.com/episode/19fgNd9tGVlZs0Xupcau5V

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Ive written a book!

booksandquills 2021-01-27 | I finally get to share something that I've been working on in 2020! Pre-order the Book Club Journal here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links I really hope you like it as much as I do. :)

A big thanks to the team at Octopus and Mitchell Beazley for being so fantastic to work with! And of course a massive thanks to illustrator Agnes Bicocchi and designer Juliette Norsworthy for creating the beautiful look and inside illustrations.

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙 some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Looking Back at 2020 | Life Update Q&A

booksandquills 2021-01-08 | Hi all, nice to see you in 2021! To catch you up on what's been going on in my life over the last year, here's a little Q&A, talking about topics you were curious about.

I seriously need to stop pushing up my glasses between takes. 😅

0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Life in London
4:02 - Freelance, YouTube, publishing
9:12 - Travel
12:25 - Goals and resolutions

Things mentioned in this video:
My interview with Eoin Colfer (+ reading vlog): youtube.com/watch?v=U_IWl6Gsv04
And my interview with Patrick Ness: youtube.com/watch?v=Rr0Q41Mbpr8
The 3 YA Book Prize panels I hosted: youtube.com/watch?v=eO_d1KocV6w&list=PLlx1XEeElVRCLMgewjdfGFGwn1kwO2tPr&index=2

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for over 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Meeting my favourite childhood author! | Autumnal London Reading Vlog

booksandquills 2020-11-11 | Follow along with what I read (and watched) in the days leading up to Halloween & interview The Fowl Twins author Eoin Colfer. Check out the Fowl Twins: bit.ly/TheFowlTwinsWaterstones

This video contains a paid advertisement with Harper Collins for The Fowl Twins. Thanks for your support!

The books mentioned in this video:

If possible at all, please keep your local bookshop in mind during this lockdown, as many of them are able to deliver orders for you!

The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell: http://bit.ly/TheBeginningGR
Through the Woods: bit.ly/ThroughTheWoodsGR
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: bit.ly/TheHauntingGR
Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson*: bit.ly/HangsamanGR
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson: bit.ly/DarkTalesGR
The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker by Lauren James*: bit.ly/TheRecklessAfterlife
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins: http://bit.ly/ConfessionsOfFrannieGR

Books marked with * were sent to me by publishers for review, without specific requirements to mention them.

Interview with Sara Collins about Frannie Langton: penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/oct/sara-collins-on-frannie-langton.html

Bookmarks by Minddaisies: bit.ly/MindDaisiesEtsy

👻 Low-fi for ghosts only: youtube.com/watch?v=2GjPQfdQfMY

Vegan pumpkin pie recipe: bit.ly/VeganPumpkinPieLovingIt (I used the vegan apple pie crust also linked in the recipe)

Shirley trailer*: bit.ly/ShirleyTrailerVid

0:00 - Intro
06:45 - Eoin Colfer Interview
17:31 - Wednesday - Friday
21:20 - Halloween
25:35 - Wrap up

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

🍂 Crafting an autumn activities and reading list | linocutting

booksandquills 2020-11-02 | My previous Halloween videos
Scary Gothic Fiction: youtube.com/watch?v=lIi0zC-3bqE&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=1
Dracula Reading Vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=uNOyHaSRkTk&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=2
Favourite Halloween Films with Lex: youtube.com/watch?v=K8zM0hl0KeQ&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=3
Halloween Reads for Scaredy Cats Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1SbNLb_C4&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=7
Halloween Reads for Scaredy Cats Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=n1woRzTfKwM&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=4
Halloween Reads with Lex: youtube.com/watch?v=-ePFsPU_8EI&list=PLaGhIHM9WMtaAC93m_OPEjbkbzLEcjAQ9&index=5

Books mentioned in this video:
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson
The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte
The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell*
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo*
Witchborn by Nicholas Bowling
Sawbones by Catherine Johnson
Wilder Girls by Rory Power*
Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan*
The Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley Doyle

* = Books that were sent to me by publishers for review, without the obligation to share them.

📖 follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Book series I actually want to finish (after abandoning them for years).

booksandquills 2020-08-31 | How many series have you abandoned over the years?

Books mentioned in this video:
Darren Shan
The Old Kingdom
The Divergent Trilogy
Artemis Fowl
The Chaos Walking Trilogy
The Broken Earth Trilogy

I was sent the first in the Scythe series and the full Chaos Walking Trilogy by the publisher a few years back.

My favourite books of 2019 video: youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg

📖 follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

All the books I bought during lockdown.

booksandquills 2020-08-24 | In which I make a return to videos after a little break while I moved flat (and you know, just a weird lockdown time). Featuring my rediscovery of historical fiction and nice mishmash of new books.

My historical fiction TBR (please recommend more!) bit.ly/HistoricalFictionTBR

Life's library book club: lifeslibrarybookclub.com
Rosianna: http://www.youtube.com/rosianna
Jean: http://www.youtube.com/bookishthoughts

The books (GoodReads links):

Big Friendship http://bit.ly/BigFriendship
Sawbones http://bit.ly/SawbonesBook
Dread Nation http://bit.ly/DreadNationBooks
The Black Tides of Heaven: http://bit.ly/TheBlackTides
Greek Mythology http://bit.ly/GreekMythsBook
Blonde Roots http://bit.ly/BlondeRoots

All of the books in this video were purchase by myself and one was given to me by a friend.

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Learning, Reading and Using Your Voice | Black Lives Matter.

booksandquills 2020-06-07 | Now is the time to listen, learn, speak up and as a white person really take a look at your past behaviour and plan how you will be taking action now and in the future. Please have a look at and use the resources listed here. Overview of all campaigns, donation links etc: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

Petitions to sign, including for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions

Sources to educate yourself:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#educate
blacklivesmatter.com

@candicebrathwaite on following a range of Black voices: instagram.com/tv/CA9uAOBJlYL/?hl=en
@chrissyford 'It's not enough to just say I'm not racist' instagram.com/tv/CAyf_7mHGPP

Anti-racist reading list by Layla F Saad theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jun/03/do-the-work-an-anti-racist-reading-list-layla-f-saad

Write to your MP:
amnesty.org.uk/black-lives-matter-write-your-mp

I'll keep updating the description with more sources.

Black BookTubers and creators speaking on being an ally, disappointment and being Black on BookTube:
Myonna Reads ‘My experience being Black on BookTube’ youtube.com/watch?v=kbJHbLPbiEc
The Artisan Geek ‘On being Black on Booktube (and online abuse)’ youtube.com/watch?v=_Gw-FJyqGqI
NayaReadsAndSmiles ‘Black Lives - Booktube - No longer working with BookOutlet - Colorism’ youtube.com/watch?v=u_YoeRvRjBs
Mika Auguste ‘Let’s talk about being Black in the book community’ youtube.com/watch?v=qrZUvXzoajI
Tiana Tea ‘Being Black on BookTube: Let’s talk about allyship in the community’ youtube.com/watch?v=1e0IHlgWJAE
Mina Reads ‘your faves are too busy crying to speak up about injustice & book outlet is r@cist’ youtube.com/watch?v=PTciiNHIMZ0

It's Radish Time 'Care about us' video: youtube.com/watch?v=w9BoREGXQ2A

Black bookshops and publishers
instagram.com/p/CBA5B0RAn2V/?igshid=169tus8v6s5sa

Knights Of Children's Publisher: http://knightsof.media/

10 steps to non-optical allyship
instagram.com/p/CA04VKDAyjb/?igshid=1ratzt6f2z8bc

Books mentioned:
The Black Flamingo: goodreads.com/book/show/41020406-the-black-flamingo
Don’t Call Us Dead: goodreads.com/book/show/35103180-don-t-call-us-dead
Bone: goodreads.com/book/show/35084223-bone
Such a Fun Age: goodreads.com/book/show/50035608-such-a-fun-age
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: goodreads.com/book/show/33606119-why-i-m-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race
Noughts and Crosses: goodreads.com/book/show/35377356-noughts-crosses
Kindred: goodreads.com/book/show/38190066-kindred
Homegoing: goodreads.com/book/show/30849411-homegoing
Binti: goodreads.com/book/show/25667918-binti

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

🌿 Cottagecore and Book-lover London Room Tour

booksandquills 2020-05-21 | After living in our flat for 2 years, Rosianna and I decided to create our room tours at the same time, so you could take a peek into our flat. This video contains books that were gifted to me by publishers.

Watch Rosianna's room tour: youtu.be/jSZ2z-VO3gY

Some of the items mentioned (a great way to support small businesses!)
Whale jewelry bowl by Elizabeth MacNeal http://elizabethmacneal.com/shop
Ravenclaw bowl by Kat Cave Studio katcavestudio.com/collections
Maddy Vian's Etsy shop: etsy.com/uk/shop/bymaddyvian

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

All the books we got from the library before it closed | with Rosianna.

booksandquills 2020-05-11 | When you're stuck at home, it's a bit better with a massive pile of books. Here's what we got out from the library right before lockdown started.

My interview with Patrick Ness: youtube.com/watch?v=Rr0Q41Mbpr8
Pandemic Reading: youtube.com/watch?v=eGtMhUJjuy4

Gattica trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=BpzVFdDeWyo

Watch our braiding videos here: www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

Watch Rosianna's videos: www.youtube.com/Rosianna
www.instagram.com/RosiannaHalseRojas

The books mentioned:

--- Sanne ---
Porcelain
Speak (graphic novel)
Into the Woods
Emily Dickinson's Poetry, Penguin Minis
Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems (Faber)
Longbourn
I Love This Part
On a Sunbeam

--- Rosianna ---
Station Eleven
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
The Gene
The Enigma
Romantic Outlaws
My Brilliant Friend
The Night Watch
The Luminaries

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Patrick Ness Interview about his new dragon book! | AD

booksandquills 2020-05-06 | We couldn't meet in person, but I'm glad I still got to share my chat with Patrick Ness with you! This video contains a paid advertisement with Walker Books. Get a signed copy of Burn:
Waterstones (Signed): bit.ly/BurnWaterstones
Foyles (Signed): bit.ly/2W9TxqI
Blackwells (Signed): bit.ly/SignedBurnBlackwells
GoodReads: bit.ly/BurnGoodreads

Follow Patrick on Instagram: instagram.com/patricknessbooks

► My Book Club Journal
bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link)
I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading.
Featuring: 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your own book club.

► Find me here
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/booksandquills
Blog (literary travel): http://booksandquills.co.uk
Freelance website & portfolio: http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

► About me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Reading everything by my *future* favourite authors.

booksandquills 2020-04-28 | Where are my full oeuvre readers at? (I looked it up, it's the same word but I don't don't know how to pronounce it).
March sisters inspo: instagram.com/themarchsisterswardrobe

Books mentioned that were previously gifted to me by publishers:
All the Bad Apples by Moira Fowley-Doyle, Angel Mage by Garth Nix, The Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, Vilette by Charlotte Bronte.

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Classics Retellings from Unheard Voices 📢📖

booksandquills 2020-04-02 | Back on the recommendation wagon with lots of great retellings and reimaginings of classics, to celebrate the release of The Deathless Girls!

This video contains a paid partnership with Hachette for The Deathless Girls.

You can get the paperback of The Deathless Girls here:
Waterstones (signed exclusive edition with bonus chapter!): bit.ly/DeathlessGirlsWTS
Hive: bit.ly/DeathlessGirlsHive
Amazon: amzn.to/346lLoG
Or at your local bookshop if they have their own delivery service!

Once and Future*: bit.ly/GROnceFuture
Wide Sargasso Sea: http://bit.ly/GRSargasso
Noughts and Crosses*: http://bit.ly/GRNoughts
Circe*: http://bit.ly/CirceGR
Longbourn: bit.ly/GRLongbourn

* = books that were sent to me for review for free by the publisher, with no obligation to feature them.

My favourite classics retellings with Lex: youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

🌿take your thyme 🌿
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions ✏️
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Apocalyptic books to read during a Pandemic

booksandquills 2020-03-18 | What kind of books do you read during anxious times like these? I always get drawn back into apocalyptic fiction, and thought I'd share some favourite and my current to read list.

Wilder Girls was gifted to me by the publisher.

📖follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills

insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills
freelance website | http://www.sannevliegenthart.co.uk

Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!

🌙some of my favourite videos I’ve made 🌙
My favourite books of 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=EgaNtuQgNbg
To all the books I’ll never read
youtube.com/watch?v=fu_YIpRnoa8
Sustainable clothing Q&A
youtube.com/watch?v=BbdtbSjguuI
10 Things I’ve learned from freelancing
youtube.com/watch?v=xd5DQ0YZpmE
When should you abandon a book?
youtube.com/watch?v=LyqL1oP7NlI
Favourite classics retellings
youtube.com/watch?v=K9XH6ToE2LM
How to get into publishing and my career story
youtube.com/watch?v=nhVB9QNPYOM

✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.

🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.

Book to Film Adaptations You Cant Miss This Year | 2020.

booksandquills 2020-02-23 | Keep your TBR filled up with some excellent book to film adaptations coming out in the first half of 2020.

Little Women Sustainable Fashion podcast episode: http://bit.ly/LittleWomenFashion

@themarchsisterswardrobe: http://bit.ly/MarchSistersWardrobe

Books/films mentioned:

Out now:
Little Women
Anne with an E
Emma**
To all the boys I've Loved Before Ps. I Still Love You
David Copperfield
The Turning/ The Turning of the Screw
Outlander

Coming out soon:
All the Bright Places
The Invisible Man
Noughts and Crosses*
Little Fires Everywhere
The Secret Garden
Artemis Fowl

* These books were sent to me for free by publishers, at my own request, with no specific requirement to mention or review them.
** I went to a free early press screening of Emma.

Follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills
Insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills

🌿take your thyme
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨talks + panels
I can give talks, moderate panels or appear on panels on a variety of topics, from BookTube to working with brands, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online, productivity, and much more. I can also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

🚀 f a q

• Can you review my book?
I’m always happy to hear about upcoming books, but I’m afraid I don’t review self-published books and can only accept a small number of books for review. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, sci-fi, translated fiction and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction.

• Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. I'm definitely not Irish or Canadian, I promise!

• Where do you live?
I live in London and have been here for 7 years now.

• How did you get into publishing?
I did publishing work experience, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running this channel. (P.s. You don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing!).

My goals for 2020 + last years personal highlights.

booksandquills 2020-01-31 | New year, new goals! Here's a quick update on my 2019 goals and what I want to achieve in 2020. What's on your list for the year?

My work/behind the scenes Insta: http://www.instagram.com/sannevliegenthart

Tickets for my 'Video production on a budget' workshop at Clean Prose: http://bit.ly/SanneVideoWorkshop

I'm also hosting Heartstopper author Alice Oseman's book event in Nottingham next week (which will also be Harry Potter themed because of Harry Potter book day!: http://bit.ly/AliceOsemanHPEvent

My travel and London videos playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDFA559ED7ABFFF1D

Follow what I'm reading on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/booksandquills
Insta | http://www.instagram.com/booksandquills
Blog (travel, food & London) | http://booksandquills.co.uk
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/booksandquills

🌿take your thyme
Cruelty-free beauty, 2nd hand clothes and sustainable lifestyle channel with my friend Marion.
http://www.youtube.com/takeyourthyme
http://www.twitter.com/_takeyourthyme
http://www.instagram.com/takeyourthyme

✏️captions
You can help me out by contributing captions/subtitles on my videos. Thanks so much to everyone who’s already contributed! A guide:
support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB

✨talks + panels
I can give talks, moderate panels or appear on panels on a variety of topics, from BookTube to working with brands, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online, productivity, and much more. I can also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.

Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking

🚀 f a q

• Can you review my book?
I’m always happy to hear about upcoming books, but I’m afraid I don’t review self-published books and can only accept a small number of books for review. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, sci-fi, translated fiction and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction.

• Where is your accent from?
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. I'm definitely not Irish or Canadian, I promise!

• Where do you live?
I live in London and have been here for 7 years now.

• How did you get into publishing?
I did publishing work experience, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running this channel. (P.s. You don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing!).