The Covid Katchup Tag MH Books 2021-03-29 | The Covid Katchup Tag. Tag originator. Allen @ Big Hard Books and Classics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ako1J...Tagged by: Beating around the books.youtube.com/watch?v=OBp0p53CTLUTagged if they want to do it. Rainierbooks Walking Round Stockholm youtu.be/-Zu4ClHHKlMEva Strange, Reading Vlogs – most recent youtube.com/watch?v=3wO2qt5DymQKnitting, Books etc. From Portugal. youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQQuestions.1 When did you first hear about Covid-19? 2 How are things in your neck of the woods? What's open or not? 3 Beach reading - any books you are looking forward to reading after Covid? 4 What's a book you have read in these last months directly or indirectly because of Covid? 5 What is the best video you have made or seen during Covid? 6 Are you going to have the vaccine? 7 Tag people.I am trying to read 6/12 Jhalak longlisted books by 13th April – but which ones and can I do it?The longlist can be found here - jhalakprize.com/. And Mel’s discussion video here youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0775jBmARomalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N) My other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Skip to my Loo Tag MH Books 2022-03-24 | The Skip to my Loo TagThe original tag on @Guilty Featyoutu.be/emLUrIgzlHoThese are the prompts:1. Do you read in the loo or bathroom?2. If yes, what do you consider appropriate reading material and an appropriate format for such a place?3. Pick a book you have read with at least a tenuous connection to loos or baths.4. Skip to your loo and show us what reading material you keep there.My other social media:At The StoryGraph I am mh_booksOn Goodreads I am Maria Hill AKA MH Books goodreads.com/mariahilldublinOn Twitter Maria Hill AKA MH Books @mariahilldublinOn Instagram Maria Hill AKA MH Books @miadublin
Dublin Literary Award - round 3 - books reviewed listed below! MH Books 2022-03-21 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/I recommend skipping to the book(s) you are interested in as this is a longish video!The Girl with Braided Hair by Rasha Adly - Nominating Library Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EgypCatch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić - Nominating Library University Library of Bern, SwitzerlandAntkind by Charlie Kaufman - Nominating Library Bibliotheken der Landeshauptstadt Mainz, GermanyMigrations (The Last Migration) by Charlotte McConaghy - Nominating Library Municipal Library of Prague, CzechiaThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - Nominating Library Katona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County, HungarMy other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - Selection round 2 :) MH Books 2022-03-20 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi -nominated by Helsinki City Library, FinlandPunching The Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam - nominated by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, United StatesOlive by Emma Gannon - nominated by Bibliotheek Rotterdam, NetherlandsMy other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Dublin Literary Award 2022 - Selection Round 1 :) MH Books 2022-03-19 | Here I review and select which book I think should make the shortlist on 22nd March 2022 of the Dublin Literary Awards 2022 - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell - nominated by Liverpool City Libraries, United Kingdom, Tampere City Library, FinlandThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris - nominated by Ferguson Library, United States, Multnomah County Library, United StatesThe Lamplighters by Emma Stonex - nominated by Norfolk Library and Information Service, United KingdomMy other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Dublin Literary Award (part one) - a talk about some of the long list. MH Books 2022-03-18 | This video is about the Dublin Literary Award and some of the books on the long list that look interesting. The full list can be found at : https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/book-category/2022/Are there any that you have read and loved? Any that you would like to read?My other social media: Goodreads owned TBR list – goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Abominable Book Club Unboxing December 21 MH Books 2021-12-10 | Abominable Book Club Unboxing December 21 - Please forgive my rusty book tubing skills. #Booktube #Horrortube.Please note I read a wide range of genres and literary fiction, not just horror! But I do likes me some scary stories :)The Abominable Book Club can be found at: abominablebookclub.cratejoy.com . Books mentioned:Short Horror Story Anthologies:Chill Tidings – edited by Tanya KirkThe Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories Vol. 5. – edited by Christopher PhilippoBitter Chills – Holiday Edition – Edited and illustrated by Jay AlexanderNovels:Ghost Story and Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter StraubThe Cottingley Cuckoo by AJ Elwood. My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Friday Reads December 10th MH Books 2021-12-10 | Friday Reads December 10th. What has been happening with me etc. What has been happening with you by the way?Goodreads Group Mentioned: Literary Horror. goodreads.com/group/show/110567-literary-horrorBooks mentioned:Short Horror Story Anthologies:Chill Tidings – edited by Tanya KirkThe Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories Vol. 5. – edited by Christopher PhilippoBitter Chills – Holiday Edition – Edited and illustrated by Jay AlexanderNovels:PINE by Francine ToonMr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha SilvaMr. Timothy by Louis BayardThe Ghost Sequences by A.C.Wisecunning folk by Adam G. NevillThe Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul DidierlaurentMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Friday Reads with lots of Budgies Flying About MH Books 2021-09-17 | Channels mentioned however briefly:Jen Campbell Enjoying Nicci French: youtu.be/hH9awkZp1CoTry A Chapter: Series September Episode #2 – Vampires by Amy @ Zoe Beck youtu.be/_MldfDDPj_YBuddy Readers:Emily @ Novelle Novels youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegAllen @ Big Hard Books & Classics youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4MgShaketember : I forgot to mention Rainey Day Reads channel name! youtu.be/WMLZbUagDh8Books I have readThe Plague Stones by James BrogdenExciting Times by Naoise DolanBooks I am readingDubliners by James JoyceDubliners 100 by various Irish Authors published by Tramp Press and Edited by Thomas MorrisThe Evil Within by S.M. HardyThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerville - for That 70s Horror Reading ChallengeThe Tempest by William Shakespeare and illustrated by Edmund DulacMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Friday Reads, the Telephone Pole and a Sick Budgie MH Books 2021-09-10 | Friday Reads, the Telephone Pole and a Sick Budgie.Wow, that was the quickest upload ever! Is this what it is like to have broadband?? Channels mentioned however briefly:John @ Books of Blood youtube.com/user/jmountwibEmily @ Novelle Novels youtube.com/channel/UCKGfL1R_P0xEeEDxNlCoVegAllen @ Big Hard Books & Classics youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4MgBooks read/reading – these are in the wrong order! Watch the video to fast forward to those you like :)On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy Audrey Rose by Frank de Felitta - for That 70s Horror Reading ChallengeHeart Shaped Box by Joe HillWylding Hall by Elizabeth HandThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerville - for That 70s Horror Reading ChallengeIrish Ghost Stories by Padraic O’Farrell - NonFiction/Traditional Ghost talesThe Dubliners by James JoyceDubliners 100 by various Irish Authors published by Tramp Press and Edited by Thomas MorrisThe Plague Stones by James BorgdenThe Long Long Afternoon by Inga Vesper – this months Rare Birds Book Club Book. Dark Fire by CJ SansomExciting Times Naoise DolanMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
A 1970s Friday Reads MH Books 2021-09-03 | That 70’s Friday ReadChannels mentioned however briefly:Books of Blood youtube.com/user/jmountwibBooks read/reading for That 70s Horror Reading ChallengeThe Rats by James Herbert. I have just hauled Lair by James Hebert too!Audrey Rose by Frank de FelittaThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate SummervilleCurrently Reading Short Stories and Research for Short Story WritingFictional Short Stories:On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch.Black Venus by Angela CarterNonFiction/Traditional Ghost talesIrish Ghost Stories by Padraic O’FarrellIrish Ghosts John J. DunneAlso Currently Reading:In the Car during the occasional commute. Heart Shaped Box by Joe HillAugust 27 to September of Uwe Johnson Anniversaries 1.Not spoken about in this video but there was a 1980’s copy of Peter Benchley’s The Deep sitting on my bed. The back cover says it’s better than Jaws? Is it?My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The Classic Book Title Tag! MH Books 2021-08-30 | The Classic Book Title Tag!Ariel - A Cuppa Books created this tag and you can see it here. youtu.be/bjf3FLBEgSII was tagged by Allen at Big Hard and Classics youtu.be/0jc6u0rxWqYTagged if you want to do it: Apols for technology error and not calling out your channel names. BJ (spell correct?) from Indian cooks and books - youtu.be/IGBxO5QQpAc As he reads such an interesting collection of books.AJ Dunn Reads and Writes - He is reading some exciting books this September. youtu.be/rUT3n62mM7oNicky/Nicki (spell?) of Red Dot Reads who has a recent book haul all the way in Singapore. youtu.be/g6E5gXRLsD0The prompts were: 1. A Tale of Two Cities- What two fictional cities or places would you have a hard time choosing between if you were told you would get to move there? 2. Les Miserables - What book made you miserable? I.e you cried, yelled or threw it across the room. 3. Frankenstein - Who is your favorite villain who is maybe just misunderstood? 4. Pride & Prejudice - Which characters from fiction make up your favorite romantic relationship? 5.Lady Chatterley's Lover - What book has your favorite hot and bothered steamy scene? 6.The Count of Monte Cristo - Your favorite revenge story. 7.Kindred - In your opinion, what is a book that handles emotional stakes best? 8.And Then there Were None - What mystery or thriller is your favorite? 9.The Jungle Book - Who or what is your favorite animal sidekick? Mythical animals count too. 10. Rebecca - Manderley is a vivid and integral part of the story that feels like another character. What is a book that has a vivid setting that is so real you feel like you are there when you read it? 11.Call of Cthulhu - What is your favorite horror story that you’re glad isn’t real? 12. The Fellowship of the Ring - Everyone needs friends to accompany their journey. Tag some folks to join you!The books selected were:1. Elizabeth Strout’s Crosby in the Oliver Kitteridge books and Lochdubh in MC Beaton’s Hamish McBeth series. 2. Boys don’t Cry by Fiona Scarlett, books like Joe Hill’s Heart Shaped Box that kill off a particular type of character. 3. Daphne du Maurier’s Danni/Mrs Danvers in Rebecca 4. The second marriage in Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout. 5.The Gatherings By Anne Enright. 6.The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard. 7.Heaven by Mieko Kawakami. 8.Thirteen Stories by Jonathan Sims.9.Hedwidge in Harry Potter. 10. William Faulkner’s Sanctuary. 11.The Birds by Daphne de Maurier. 12. Tagged if you want to do it: Apols for technology error and not calling out your channel names.BJ (spell correct?) from Indian cooks and books - youtu.be/IGBxO5QQpAc As he reads such an interesting collection of books.AJ Dunn Reads and Writes - He is reading some exciting books this September. youtu.be/rUT3n62mM7oNicky/Nicki (spell?) of Red Dot Reads who has a recent book haul all the way in Singapore. youtu.be/g6E5gXRLsD0My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The Friday that made the Construction Workers very excited. MH Books 2021-08-27 | The Friday that made the Construction Workers very excited. Channels mentioned however briefly shelly swearingen first Friday reads - youtu.be/YgW8beSd6Qs Books Read (for #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month, for the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 challenge and from the Jhalak Short List): The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas and Translated from the French by Frank Wynne. This was purchased from The Reading Room Limited in Carraick-On-Shannon. The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard. This was purchased in the Lahinch Bookshop Co Clare. Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you. I dropped it and so forgot to mention that I reread . Rachel Long’s My Darling from the Lions. Currently Reading: On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch. The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/ August 21 to August 26 of Uwe Johnson Anniversaries 1. Currently Reading #HorrorBooks i In the Car during the occasional commute. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill Irish Ghost Stories by Padraic O’Farrell My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The Mookse and the Gripes Bucket List Book Tag MH Books 2021-08-22 | The Mookse and the Gripes Bucket List Book Tag Original Tag by Shawn the Book Maniac youtu.be/CVch2Pb6rl4 IMPORTANT NOTE FROM SHAWN THE BOOK MANIAC FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS TAG: please use the full tag name for your version. If it feels authentic for you to shout out the podcast in your video, that would be great. However, if you’re not into book podcasts, you don’t have to pretend. But at minimum do keep the title intact, and copy and paste both the information below about the podcast AND this paragraph in your show notes. Thank you! The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviews Also the part where they were reading Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries mookseandgripes.com/reviews/anniversaries-home My video explaining how I am reading it: youtu.be/uiEpupLgfj0 The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast debut episode, Bucket List Books: mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2021/08/02/bucket-list-books-episode-1 Co-host Trevor on Twitter: @mookse Co-host Paul on Twitter: @bibliopaul This is a very simple tag: simply tell us about 10 books on your bucket list, books you want to read sometime before you shuffle off this mortal coil, in the fullness of time but not necessarily anytime soon. Optional plot twist: have your subscribers vote, either in the comments section or in some kind of a Google docs poll or whatever, on which two books from your bucket list you have to read by a certain date (Shawn was reading be end of 2022 and that sounds good to me too). Vote for which two from the following list I will read by the end of 2022: in the comments below POLL CLOSES 22 September 2021 My bucket list: 1. War and Peace by Tolstoy. My Uncle Paddy copy was published by Herron Books, has illustrations by Christian Wilheim von Faber du Faur but does not list the translator. 2. Dubliners the original by James Joyce and Dubliners 100 the anthology edited by Thomas Morris and published by the wonderful Tramp Press, 3. Despised and Rejected by Rose Allatini This book and the shops discussed first appears on by Book Shops of London VLOG youtu.be/w_YSnjZuzfs It was published by Persephone Books. 4. The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas as translated by Will Hobson. 5. The Fifth Season (and perhaps the other two books?) by NK Jemisin 6. Any two of these four John Wyndham books. The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes. 7. The Tenant by Roland Topor – published by Valancourt books. If you pick this one I will read another Valancourt published book as well. Probably one of their republished Horror novels. 8. Any two out of the Paperbacks from Hell Valancourt Books. A Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle, When Darkness Loves us by Elizabeth Engstrom, The Spirit by Thomas Page, The Reaping by Bernard Taylor. Familiar Spirit by Lisa Tuttle. 9. Dawn Powell at Rory Gilmore’s recommendation. I will read her first two book Dance Night and Come Back to Sorento. 10. Milkman by Anna Burns. The 2018 Man Booker Winner. People who are tagged – but only if they want to do it and with no pressure as to time line etc. You should you want to do it. – Tell us in the comments. Sandy @ MsReads A lot Allen @ Big Hard Books & Classics Amy @ Zoe Beck Eva Strange shelly swearingen Kelly @ Books I’m Not Reading Charles Heathcote My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The Friday Reads with the books in the Hallway MH Books 2021-08-20 | The Friday Reads with the books in the Hallway and starting with the first Irish Covid Lockdown of 2020. Channels mentioned however briefly My Favourite channel this week was Kits World youtube.com/user/kitellis74/featured Get to know me in 25 Qs Tag youtu.be/lFRQfFoXYHQ Reviewing a book at a graveside youtu.be/7OCYM8u9rwA Jen Campbell DNFing Mad Woman’s Ball youtu.be/ptj1372V828 Books Read, reading and discussed come from four TBRS 1. #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month: 2. #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 3. #FaulknerInAugust2021 4. Reading #HorrorBooks Completed this week 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard – bought in Easons. easons.com Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses. Drood by Dan Simmons bought in Chapters. Made some progress in: Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas Translated Frank Wynne. Still Reading. Sanctuary by William Faulkner Hurricane Season by Sophie Hughes – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Clondalkin Branch. On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch. The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/ . Not started yet: Caoilinn Hughes’s The Wild Laughter Doreen Finn’s Night Swimming Olga Tokarczuk’s Primevel and Other Stories My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Uwe Johnsons Anniversaries Reading Project MH Books 2021-08-15 | Uwe Johnson's Anniversaries Reading Project TBRThis was attempted most recently on mookseandgripes.com/reviews/anniversaries-homeSome discussion by Peg can be found at: youtu.be/mcxaQ3GRH5YMy GR group open to everyone whenever - goodreads.com/group/show/1164129-uwe-johnson-s-anniversaries The Version I am reading is: Anniversaries – From a year in the life of Gesine Cressphal by UWE Johnson. Translated by Damion SearlsThis was read in the original german by the Grimm Reader youtu.be/FKCVIGDa2fYMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
That 70s Horror Reading Challenge TBR MH Books 2021-08-15 | That 70’s Horror Reading Challenge.All of September to read books set in the 70’s about the 70’s etc.This is a challenge set by John’s Books of Blood TBR youtu.be/2hmqZOKi-K4Other people with TBRS.Mindy’s book Journey - youtu.be/uxqrGZDEsVUPrompts:1. “The Power of Christ compels you” – The Exorcist. Read a Horror Novel about demonic possession or exorcism. 2. “Get Out” – from The Amityville Horror. A book based on a true haunting (fiction or nonfiction).3. “I love the smell of Napalm in the Morning” from Apocalypse Now. Read a novel about Vietnam or Vietnam Veterans. 4. “You yell shark we gotta panic on our hands!” – Jaws. Read a novel about a killer animal or animals.5. “They’re all gonna laugh at you”. Carrie. Read a book by an author who made their debut in the 1970s.6. “Look at me Damien it’s all for you!” – The Omen. Read a book about creepy or evil kids. 7. Read a Horror Book set in the 1970s8. Read a Horror Book with a 70’s style cover.Book read: Paperbacks from Hell. By Grady Hendrix and Will Errickson – this book will definitely help you with a lot of these prompts!TBR Books The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz – 1976 Star Books EditionThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale – A got this in a portable magic book box subscription. They are sadly out of business. The Other by Thomas Tryon. Mine is a 1972 Fawcett Press edition. The Rats by James Herbert. My edition is a September 1976 reprint of the July 1976 edition from New England Library.Audrey Rose by Frank de Fellitta. Mine is the 1977 reprint by Pan Books Ltd.I acquired these books secondhand from mostly from https://thebookshop.ie and https://www.kennys.ie/ My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The Friday Reads that made me cry (more than once). MH Books 2021-08-14 | The Friday reads that made me cry. Channels mentioned however briefly Amy @ Zoe Beck – Buddy Read Out by Natsuo Kirino. youtu.be/TABAorpMYLk Simon Savidge putting Out on his #WITMonth TBR yet again! youtu.be/yp0D1AtlPKA Jen Campbell putting Out on her #WITMonth TBR yet again! youtu.be/BD8voC68sDA Shawn the Book Maniac speaking to the amazing Ellen Cassedy youtu.be/lRdaXFUHXck Books Read, reading, and discussed: New Irish Indie Author Subscription that I have paid for (not subsidised) – Buythebook.ie: https://www.buythebook.ie/. This month’s book was Unspoken by A.M.Harris. I have yet to read them yet but their book came quickly and the gifts were lovely. Read and Currently Reading for #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month: Out by Natsuo Kirino translated by Stephen Snyder. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/ Hurricane Season by Sophie Hughes – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Clondalkin Branch. On the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen Cassedy – borrowed from South Dublin Library’s – Ballyroan Branch. Cursed Bunny by Chora Chung. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur. This was purchased from the publisher directly Honford Star – honfordstar.com. I recommend this publisher but if you are outside of the UK they will take a bit of time to get to you. Books read and currently reading from -from the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBR: Boys Don’t Cry by Fiona Scarlett – Bought in The Dingle Bookshop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshop Temple House Vanishing – Bought in The Gutter Book Shop gutterbookshop.com The Gathering by Anne Enright. This was purchased from Chapters Bookshop Dublin. http://chapters.ie/ Why the Moon Travels by Oein DeBhairduin, illustrated by Leanne McDonagh. Published by Skein Press. skeinpress.com Though I picked up my copy from Hodges Figgis. @Hodges_Figgis Currently Reading #FaulknerInAugust2021 Sanctuary by William Faulkner Currently Reading #HorrorBooks Drood by Dan Simmons Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill (not mentioned in video) My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en Instagram: instagram.com/miadublin Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
The M & H Tags MH Books 2021-08-10 | The M and the H Tags (okay the M tag followed by the H tag - but see what I did there?). I was tagged in the M tag by the originator of the tag jim's books reading & stuffI ran out of time to tag people so if you want to do this please do! The M prompts and video youtu.be/OjadIhP6yWQ:M is for Manchester (and many other cities - see below). What is your favorite book set in a city beginning with M? M is for Murder Mystery. Is there a better murder mystery than Agatha Christie's "And Then There were None"?M is for Magic Realism. What is the first book you read in the genre of Magic Realism?M is for Maps. What is your favorite map?M is for Mississippi. What is your favorite story set on the Mississippi?M is for Muslim. What is the last book you read with a Muslim protagonist?M is for Mars. What is your favorite book about Mars or about Martians?M is for Must Read. What is a book you feel you "must read"?M is for Margaret. What is your favorite book by Margaret Atwood?M is for Margaret Pinard. Have you read any of Margaret Pinard's books?Bonus: M is for Maria. Name a book with Maria on the cover.The H Prompts and video:H is for Harry Potter. Would you prefer to travel to Hogwarts in a flying car or on the Hogwarts Express?H is for Horror. Why do kids love horror? (or here you could add your favorite horror titles)H is for Hemingway. Hemingway or Fitzgerald?H is for hardback. Do you prefer hardbacks or paperbacks?H is for Hardy. Which is your favorite Thomas Hardy novel?H is for hot. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere how are you coping with the heat?H is for Hunger Games. Do you prefer the Hunger Games or Harry Potter?H is for Honey. Pooh was addicted to honey. What is your sweet addiction?H is for the Handmaid's Tale. If you've read the book, what did you think of it?H is for Hopper. What are your thoughts on the works of Edward Hopper, the American painter?Bonus H is for Hill: Do you know any other famous people with the last name Hill?My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Get the last of your July Wrap-Ups here. Thriller, Horror Novels and SciFi. MH Books 2021-08-08 | Get the last of your July Wrap-Ups here. Thriller, Horror Novels and SciFi. Channels mentioned however brieflyEva Strange – Buddy Read Turn of the Screw. youtu.be/T66do1pu9oMBooktube Spin round three by Rick MacDonnell. The #BookTubeSpin3 can be found here youtu.be/90oI5hDzn30112 page tag – alluded to but not mentioned directly – Shawn the Book Maniac has been doing this for years. Most recent here - youtu.be/5b7VSOU71UYBooks Read:Thriller – Sort of!The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. This book was purchased in-store from Books Upstairs Independent Book Shop https://booksupstairs.ie/Horror Books Bunny by Mona Awad. This book was borrowed via interlibrary from Wicklow County Council Library. Florence and Giles by John Harding. Purchased online from https://thebookshop.ie/The Reapers are Angels by Alden Bell. Purchased in-store from the Oxfam Bookshop Dublin. @OxfambooksParliamentSt Sci-Fi Short StoriesArrival by Ted Chiang. This was a blind date with a book from a company that closed down at the beginning of the Pandemic.My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Friday Reads: Deadly Short Stories, #WITMonth, #FaulknerInAugust2021 and lots of street sweeping. MH Books 2021-08-06 | A Friday reads where I catch you up on what I have been reading and I plan to next week. There are lots of road cleaning going on. It was noisy :)Channels mentioned however brieflyAmy @ Zoe Beck who is buddy reading Out - youtu.be/0I4zU1yLO6kSimon Savidge putting Out on his #WITMonth TBR yet again! youtu.be/yp0D1AtlPKAJen Campbell putting Out on her #WITMonth TBR yet again! youtu.be/BD8voC68sDAShawn the Book Maniac speaking to the amazing Ellen Cassedy youtu.be/lRdaXFUHXckBook read -from the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBRThe End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy (Read More Irish Women TBR)Currently Reading from the #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBRBoys Don’t Cry by Fiona ScarlettCurrently Reading for #WITMonth / Women in Translation Month Out by Natsuo Kirino translated by Stephen SnyderHurricane Season by Sophie HughesOn the Landing by Yenta Mash translated by the truly lovely Ellen CassedyCurrently Reading #FaulknerInAugust2021 Sanctuary by William FaulknerCurrently Reading #HorrorBooksDrood by Dan SimmonsHeart Shaped Box by Joe HillMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Two Tag Tuesday. The Bookish Hero Tag and Its All Relative Tag. MH Books 2021-08-03 | It’s a Two Tag Tuesday where this small #booktuber attempts two tags and two challenges – sort of.1. Can I film two tags in a reasonable time and in a half-watchable manner?2. Can I beat slow internet speeds on an “older” laptop and get this video uploaded before Tag Tuesday ends?I was tagged in both these tags by the wonderful Cristina from Knitting, Books etc. youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ/featuredI am tagging in both/either tag/or just any two random tags in one upload!1. You if you want to do it – this goes without saying2. Books and Blood – linking his that 70’s horror TBR youtu.be/Guvf2ORJZbo3. Nadine of Tome Raider – there is more than one channel called Tome Raider – go figure! So here is her doing another tag youtu.be/feMSZlIePsI4. Anna Mo Shoshin – This is a recent video of her Little Free Library Tour youtu.be/lZ6Fc4y_JU0Tag1: The Superhero Tag: The original is from the font* youtu.be/kVa_AJAntE4 - You need to watch their video!Cristina’s version is at youtu.be/-3Cx_7aD3SoQuestions 1. We are all special and unique - what are your unique special powers? 2. Every superhero needs a nemesis. Name your bookish enemy. What is your kryptonite? 3. If you could wish for any super power what could it be? 4. By day you are mild-mannered Clark Kent. What do you do when you aren't being a bookish superhero? 5. Mwah ha ha... Name your favourite bookish villain. 6. Defenders of the Earth unite! Which bookish superhero would you collaborate with? 7. Tag others! Be sure to share your super powered tag with at least one small booktuber. Tag 2: It’s All Relative Tag. The creator of the tag is the AJ Dunn: youtu.be/YDsjeHshHs0 Cristina’s version. youtu.be/zrkXhBwlTS8Prompts – with books mentioned: 1. Mama Mia! Recommend a book with a mother character that is pivotal to the story. The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English. 2. Papa Don’t Preach. A book with a father character you like or despise. The Shinning By Stephen King. 3. Brothers and Sisters. A book with an interesting sibling relationship. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. 4. It’s Been 84 Years…A book you like that is multigenerational or chronicles a character’s whole life. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.5. You Complete Me. A book with an interesting marriage as a central element to the story. The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson. 6. Picture It…Sicily…A book with an interesting elder character (i.e. a grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.). Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitterage and its sequel Olive Again. 7. Friends with Benefits. A book with a “found family” or “friends as family” element. 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak and Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud. 8. I Think We’re Alone Now. A book with a character who was lost, left behind, or abandoned. Can also be a story with an orphaned or adopted character. Oliver Twist by Mr Dickens Himself. 9. Fur Baby. A book where a pet or animal is a part of the family, and/or plays an important role in the book. The Human’s by Matt HaigMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Old Man and the Sea & #JaneAustenJuly Wrap Up MH Books 2021-08-02 | Hemmingway's Old Man and the Sea and just a couple of Jane Austen July Reads plus the 1940 Movie.#JaneAustenJuly2021 Hosts:Katie, Books and Things: youtu.be/lrXzP1q7agIMarissa, Blatantly Bookish: youtu.be/ScOkULZa3vw Claudia, Spinster’s Library: youtu.be/dpOIWEPgjpY Books read.The Old Man and the Sea by Ernst Hemmingway #JaneAustenJuly Jane Austen July Wrap-up Pride and Prejudice by Miss Jane Austen herselfThe 1940 Film - imdb.com/title/tt0032943Lady Catherine confronts Elizabeth Bennet youtu.be/WLv2F6bNunQ Longbourn by Jo BakerMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Friday Reads MH Books 2021-07-30 | A Friday Reads where I catch you up on all that is going on reading-wise and that has not appeared on a previous video.Channels mentioned:Charles Heathcote youtu.be/FwLvboPPEu0Books Mentioned in no particular order.Books from my July TBR that I did not get to – not a reflection on the books just my reading time! The Prettiest Star by Carter SicklesGhost of Chance by William S BurroughsKeeping the House by Tice CineBooks I finished that will appear on future Wrap-ups. Horror, SciFi, and Thriller Wrap-UpThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Reapers and Angels by Alden BellFlorence and Giles by John HardingBunny by Mona AwadArrival by Ted Chiang#JaneAustenJuly Jane Austen July Wrap-up with one additional classicPride and Prejudice by Miss Jane Austen herselfLongbourn by Jo BakerThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernst Hemmingway Books I am currently reading:Longbourn by Jo BakerDrood by Dan SimmonsHeart-Shaped Box By Joe HillMini Library Haul of addition #WITMonth Women In Translation Month BooksHurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Translated by Sophie Hughes - https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/books/hurricane-season/How to pronounce knife : stories by Souvankham Thammavongsa instagram.com/p/CR8Zqf3A8EW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkThe Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura translated by Lucy NorthMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Books of Joy and Pain July Wrap Up! MH Books 2021-07-29 | Books of Joy and Pain July Wrap Up!Channels mentioned:Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/AXrVupafjP4Books Mentioned in Order for once.Heaven by Mieko Kawakami Translated from the Japanese into US English by Sam Bett and David Boyd. My edition was published by Picador and purchased in Chapters Bookstore Dublin http://chapters.ie. I would recommend this for #WITMonthSnowflake by Louise Nealon. Published by Manilla Press and purchased from Kennys.ie . I would recommend this for the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell was published by Tinder Press and purchased in the local supermarket back in 2013! Is it like Hamnet? We are not ourselves by Mathew Thomas published by Fourth Estate and borrowed from Cork City Library. Buddy read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/AXrVupafjP4My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Wild Atlantic Way Vlog and Book Haul MH Books 2021-07-27 | The Wild Atlantic Way Vlog and Independent Shop Book Haul. Music is by:Spectacular Sound Productions, the Land of Luck. Aislinn, Lunassafreemusicarchive.org/genre/CelticThe Wild Atlantic Way is on the West Coast of Ireland and more about the Wild Atlantic Way can be found at: thewildatlanticway.com/route-stagesIndependent Irish Bookshops mentioned:The Dungeon Bookshop in Killarney facebook.com/TheDungeonBookshop Insta and Twitter @TheDungeonBookshopO'Mahony's Booksellers Tralee https://www.omahonys.ie Insta and Twitter @omahonysbooksellerstraleePolymaths Books in Tralee facebook.com/PolymathBooks Insta and Twitter @PolymathBooksThe Dingle Bookshop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshopLahinch Bookshop Co Clare https://www.ennisbookshop.ie/c/location/15Books Hauled in no particular order.Fiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t CryTa-Nehisi Coats – The Water DancerNuala O’Faoilain – My Dreams of YouDaisy Johnson- SistersEmily Ruskovich – IdahoCatherine Ryan Howard – The Nothing ManBee Rowlatt and May Witwit – Talking About Jane Austen in BaghdadUna-Minh Kavanagh - AnseoMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksIndependent Irish Book Shops MentionedThe Dungeon Book Shop in Killarney facebook.com/TheDungeonBookshop Insta and Twitter @TheDungeonBookshopO'Mahony's Booksellers Tralee https://www.omahonys.ie Insta and Twitter @omahonysbooksellerstraleePolymaths Books in Tralee facebook.com/PolymathBooks Insta and Twitter @PolymathBooksThe Dingle Book Shop dinglebookshop.com Insta and Twitter @dinglebookshopBooks Hauled in no particular order.Fiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t CryTa-Nehisi Coats – The Water DancerNuala O’Faoilain – My Dreams of YouDaisy Johnson- SistersEmily Ruskovich – IdahoCatherine Ryan Howard – The Nothing ManBee Rowlatt and May Witwit – Talking About Jane Austen in BaghdadUna-Minh Kavanagh - AnseoMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
WIT Month and Read More Irish Women TBRS MH Books 2021-07-25 | WIT Month and Read More Irish Women TBRSChannels mentioned - Amy @ Zoe Beck youtube.com/channel/UCaEK3SfeXx8RoKH_FmFk_Cw#WITMonth TBR #WomenInTranslation Month TBR The Mad Women’s Ball By Victoria Mas Translated from the French by Frank WynneTender is the Flesh By Agustina Bazterrica Translated from the Spanish by Sarah MosesCursed Bunny By Bora Chung translated from the Korean by Anton HurPrimeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-JonesOut by Natsuo Kirino Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder #ReadMoreIrishWomen #ReadIrishWomenChallenge2021 TBRCaoilinn Hughes - The Wild LaughterAnne Enright – The GatheringDoreen Finn- Night SwimmingFiona Scarlett- Boys Don’t CryLouise Kennedy – The End of the World is a Cul De SacMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books
Is it a Friday Reads, a Tag or a TBR? MH Books 2021-07-23 | Is it a Friday Reads, a Tag or a TBR? It's inspired by #FaulknerInAugust2021 I can tell you that!The Tag is in anticipation of Faulkner in August created by Allen one of the hosts. Everyone is welcome to join in reading Sanctuary by William Faulkner over the month of August. Hosts this year:Brian @Bookish See his neat announcement video that sets out which chapters we're reading each week youtu.be/QH9GHoi7WO4Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics. See his original video launching this tag youtu.be/1UXDGLV4zZkRos at Scallydandling about the books - her tag video is here youtu.be/1yj-z0WRUMsUna and Krypto @The CodeX Cantina And new this year Noah @Everyone Who Reads it Must Converse and myself.Ros's instructions are to do the tag if you'll be joining the readalong. Or even if you're not!The Prompts:3) Yoknapatawpha county: What "county" do you live in and what does its name mean?1) Benjy in The Sound & The Fury is the ultimate unreliable narrator. Name another/your favourite unreliable narrator:4) As I Lay Dying = Tell us about a book that draws upon Death or Bereavement:2) The Sound & The Fury's Jason IV is the ultimate unlikable character. Name another/your favourite villain:6) Light in August = Name a book that made you furious or describes that intensity of emotion:4a) Absalom was a son of David who rebelled again his father. Name a Rebellion or Biblical character story:5) What is your favorite Faulkner novel and why?7) Extra credit: What was Falkner's nanny's name and why is this significant?The books that are in Friday reads and that were mentioned (in no particular order - me and Faulkner may have something in common) were:Heaven By Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd - this was purchases in Chapters Book Shop Dublin - http://chapters.ie/We Are Not Ourselves - buddy read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics. youtu.be/AXrVupafjP4The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell - is this Literary Horror? Watch my wrapup to find out.Bunny by Mona Awad - Bunnies are scary folks!Florence & Giles by John Harding - Turn of the Screw rewritten from Flo perspective and twisted ever so slightly. I got this one in Bookshop.ieSnowflake by Louise Nealon - this is published by Bonnier Books - You NEED to get a copy of this one!!!!The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris - may not be about what you think it is about!Maggie O'Farrell's story of a family who just got toooo hot one summer and lost the plot (not literally) - Instructions for a Heatwave.
Books and Life Tag! MH Books 2021-07-23 | Books and Life Tag!Steve Donoghue’s original version of the Tag youtu.be/8AI_wnQfIXoKelly at Books I am Not Reading Version of the Tag youtu.be/-2CHzCzladQAmy @ Zoe Beck Version of the Tag youtu.be/IH_xRlbyz80The prompts: 1 On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a normal person and 10 being the late Harold Bloom, how much are books and reading a part of your life? 2 Where does your personal library stand right now in relation to the rest of your life? Do you have more books now than you ever have? Fewer? How has your library changed? 3 Take a mental step back and ask yourself: what is the most likely first bookish impression a newcomer would have in your home? 4 How often (if ever, gulp) do you clean or re-organize your books? 5 On average, how many books do you acquire in a given week? 6 What song is your current ear-worm? 7 What percentage of your self-control do you retain in a well-stocked bookshop? 8 Do you ever feel the need to take a break from books? If so, what form does it take? 9 When you meet a new person, how long does it take you to bring up books? 10 Have you given any thought/made any provisions for your personal library after you croak? 11 Are you known among your friends & loved ones for your weird and probably unhealthy relationship with books?My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads sometime in the Autumn!
Yeats Poetry Challenge and Sligo Vlog MH Books 2021-07-21 | Yeats Poetry Challenge and Sligo VlogMusic is by Spectacular Sound Productions, the Land of Luck. freemusicarchive.org/genre/CelticMore on the Wild Atlantic Way - https://www.discoverireland.ie/wild-atlantic-wayMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads sometime in the Autumn!
Friday Reads in One Take (with Budgies!) MH Books 2021-07-02 | A Friday Reads – the last one for a few weeks – watch out for the Vlogs (or as Shawn the Book Maniac says VEElogs!)Read this week. Sula by Toni Morrison - Buddy Read with Ana Mo Shoshin youtube.com/channel/UClPkVNjQxG79IBr6Iu1EFPgDeath of a Charming Man by MC BeatonFirekeepers Daughter by Angelina Boulley – Cover design by Moses LunhamThe Trespasser by Tana FrenchThe Haunting by Margaret MahyMy July TBR that will be seeing some car trips– How many can I read this month? My August Book Haul depends on it!We are not ourselves by Mathew Thomas being Buddy Read with Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4MgThe Reapers are Angels by Alden BellArrival by Ted Chiang Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’FarrellFlorence and Giles by John Harding#JaneAustenJuly – A little hat tip to this readathon by reading her most famous book Pride and Prejudice.Horror novel – everyone is truly afraid of them really. What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunny by Mona AwadThe Thrilling – The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisChannels mentioned randomly :Eva Strange youtube.com/channel/UC-OktWwedA1QHs4U2cArdjAMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until October 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
July TBR with a few challenges and a lot of silliness! MH Books 2021-06-25 | My July TBR – How many can I read? How many books will appear on my August Haul?The books mentioned are - in the wrong order and am I missing one?1. #bookspin selections were:The Reapers are Angels by Alden BellArrival by Ted Chiang2. Newest book in the House: Keeping the House by Tice Cin as published by And Other Stories. andotherstories.org/subscriptions3. One of the oldest books on my TBR: Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell4. One of the Newest Secondhand books on my TBR s Florence and Giles by John Harding5. #JaneAustenJuly – A little hat tip to this readathon by reading her most famous book Pride and Prejudice.6. An interesting book selected randomly from by bookshelves. Ghost of a Chance by William S Burgoughs7. LGBTQA+ The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickles8. Horror novel – everyone is truly afraid of them really. What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunny by Mona Awad9. A Book with a POC of colour as a main protagonist and/or written by a POC. The Thrilling – The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris10. A book by an Irish Author – Snowflake by Louise Nealon11. A Translated Novel- Heaven by Mieko KawakamiChannels mentioned:Eva Strange My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
The Mid Year Freak Out Tag! MH Books 2021-06-19 | The Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag! – skipped some of the author names but don’t worry they are here.Also the lovely Jay Shay as found the originators of the Tag so here is is video which has links to their channels in the notes !youtu.be/tPaL1GEhW2Y1. Best book you’ve read so far this year. Sula by Toni Morrison2. Best sequel you've read so far this year. TanaFrench’s The Secret Place3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to:The Beauty of Impossible things by Rachel DonohueThe End of the World is a cul de sac by Louise KennedySnowflake by Louise NealonListening Still by Anne Griffin4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King.5. Biggest disappointment. Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The House on Vesper Sands by Padraic O’Donnell6. Biggest surprise. The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)Caleb Femi - PoorRonan Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul is his debut.Jonathan Sims – Thirteen Storeys8. Newest fictional crush.Anoinette Conway from TanaFrench’s The Secret Place and The Trespasser9. Newest favourite character. As for 8.10. Book that made you cry. In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud11. Book that made you happy. AYA life in Yop City by Margerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) The Hardback edition of Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boluey1980s Triad Grafton mass paperback editions of Hotel de Lac, a Start in Life and Latecomers all by Anita Brookner.13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Anniversaries by Uwe Johnson as translated by Damion SearlsChannels mentioned:Steve Donoghue youtube.com/user/saintdonoghueAna Mo Shoshin youtube.com/channel/UClPkVNjQxG79IBr6Iu1EFPgShawn the Book Maniac youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrThe Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag! – skipped some of the author names but don’t worry they are here.1. Best book you’ve read so far this year. Sula by Toni Morrison2. Best sequel you've read so far this year. TanaFrench’s The Secret Place3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to:The Beauty of Impossible things by Rachel DonohueThe End of the World is a cul de sac by Louise KennedySnowflake by Louise NealonListening Still by Anne Griffin4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King.5. Biggest disappointment. Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The House on Vesper Sands by Padraic O’Donnell6. Biggest surprise. The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)Caleb Femi - PoorRonan Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul is his debut.Jonathan Sims – Thirteen Storeys8. Newest fictional crush.Anoinette Conway from TanaFrench’s The Secret Place and The Trespasser9. Newest favourite character. As for 8.10. Book that made you cry. In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud11. Book that made you happy. AYA life in Yop City by Margerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) The Hardback edition of Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boluey1980s Triad Grafton mass paperback editions of Hotel de Lac, a Start in Life and Latecomers all by Anita Brookner.13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Anniversaries by Uwe Johnson as translated by Damion SearlsChannels mentioned:Steve Donoghue youtube.com/user/saintdonoghueAna Mo Shoshin youtube.com/channel/UClPkVNjQxG79IBr6Iu1EFPgShawn the Book Maniac youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXAMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
The A Tag and The B Tag, MH Books 2021-06-16 | The A Tag and The B Tag,The original tags at Jim’s Books Reading & Stuff: youtu.be/xeMhong8g8cI was tagged in the A Tag by Nadine of Tome Raider - youtu.be/3jtcBI0Xp4EThe Prompts: 1. A is for America. What do you consider the Great American Novel? 2. A is for arc. Which character in literature has the most interesting character arc? A is for Abby, this is not a prompt, but some of you have asked for more footage of our beagle Abby in these videos. (Steve's translation: SHOW YOUR PETS! Even CATS!) 3. A is for Australia. What was the last book you read by an Australian author? Jane Harper’s the Dry.4. A is for Austen. What do you plan to read for #JaneAustenJuly? 5. A is for automobile. What is your favourite literary automobile? 6. A is for anonymous. What is your favourite book or poem published anonymously? 7. A is for autobiography. What was the last autobiography you read? 8. A is for audiobooks. Do you consider listening to an audiobook as "reading"? I was tagged in the B Tag by Allen of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/iOxW6WMx7hoThe Prompts 1.B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)? 2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read? 2.B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby. 3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far? 4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore? 5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned? 6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have? 7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves. 8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?My favourite Bookshop is Dublin based but you can buy online – especially if you want some interesting Irish Publications. https://booksupstairs.ie/Charles Heathcote talking about Christine youtu.be/_YoTIJh2VLc?t=185 Ana Mo Shoshin’s channel - youtube.com/channel/UClPkVNjQxG79IBr6Iu1EFPgMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
A Catchup on what I have been reading for the past two and half weeks. MH Books 2021-06-14 | #Catchup on the last couple of weeks of reading – Casual as always. Sunshine the Budgie extremely loud throughout and I forgot that the window was open enough to let traffic noises in (budgies could not get out). Channels mentioned. Ana Mo Shoshin youtube.com/channel/UClPkVNjQxG79IBr6Iu1EFPgAllen at Big Hard Books & Classics youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4MgBooks Read/MentionedRead:The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk and Joanna ConcejoThe Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey – winner of the Costa Book of the year 2020. The Last Resort by Jan CarsonThe Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai MessinaLeonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán HessionPassing by Nella LarsenThe House on Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell – bought in the wonderful Gutter Bookshop – they like to tweet from @gutterbookshopA budgie eaten copy of Death of a Travelling Man by MC BeatonThe Whitstable Pearl Mystery by Julie WassmerBeing Read: Fire Keepers Daughter by Angelina BoulleySula by Toni MorrisonWe Are Not Ourselves by Mathew ThomasTana French’s the Trespasser (no 6 in the Dublin Murder Squad Series)My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
FRIDAY READS and Budgies Chatter! MH Books 2021-05-21 | #Fridayreads – Casual as always. Sunshine the Budgie was demanding more seed throughout. I am still ignoring him. Poor budgie has resorted to landing on my head while I type this. Channels Mentioned: Eva Strange – her review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNs Books Read/MentionedRead:The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngEva Strange’s review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNsBeing Read: The House on Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell – bought in the wonderful Gutter Bookshop – they like to tweet from @gutterbookshopThe First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. Another contender for the Jhalak Prize jhalakprize.com/the-prizeThe Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey – winner of the Costa Book of the year 2020. Hauled:The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng. Bought second hand in Kennys.ie – An Independent Book Shop in Galway, Ireland.My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Can You Adapt It ? Tag MH Books 2021-05-18 | Can You Adapt it! #booktag #mybookishfirsttimesOriginal Tag created by Raul Reads and is called Can You Adapt it. His introduction video is linked below. Raul Reads youtu.be/hoOaUMuJWTcI saw this tag on Sany of Ms Reads A Lot 100 subscriber video youtu.be/Qam1E9V4h24Questions1. What is your favorite book adaptation?2. What is your least favorite adaptation?3. If you could adapt any book which one would it be and why?4. What’s one adaptation that was portrayed perfectly.5. If you could star in any book adaptation which one would it be and which character would you like to play?6. When it comes to adapting a novel what’s your prefer media. tv mini series or a film?7.If you could change anything from a recent adaptation what would it be.8. Is there a book adaptation better than the actual book? If so, which one? 9. Can You Tag it? Tag your friends My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Tag about Tags MH Books 2021-05-18 | This is my version of the Tag about TagsI was tagged by Tome Raider - go and check out her channel youtu.be/c6DglzT7ZFQScallydandling about the books started it all and now she is tagged in more videos than she temporarily can cope with :) youtu.be/BTvHAzysKU0Prompts1. Tag Firsts: did you do the Booktube Newbie Tag? If not what was your first tag? Do you choose to watch Newbie Tags?2. Tag Emotions: what feelings do tags provoke in you? Tag joy and delight? Tag boredom and resentment? Tag guilt or anxiety? Even tag envy?3. Tag Favourites: what kind of tags do you like most and least, to do and to watch?4. Tag Style: how do you tag? Do you have a system for keeping track of when you are tagged or tags you plan to do? Do you prepare to do tags or just wing it?5. Tag Memories: of the tags you have watched, done or created which have stuck in your memory? Are there any you would like to revisit or revive?6. and finally tag people, of course?My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Friday Reads MH Books 2021-05-15 | #Fridayreads – Casual as always . Channels Mentioned: Eva Strange – her review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNs Books Read/MentionedRead:My Darling from the Lions by Rachel Long – shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize - youtube.com/channel/UCW59o7s-blWtr1G0fPNmJ6gSimon R Green’s – Agents of Light and Darkness, which is book two of the Nightside series. Being Read: The House on Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell – bought in the wonderful Gutter Bookshop – they like to tweet from @gutterbookshopThe First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. Another contender for the Jhalak Prize jhalakprize.com/the-prizeThe Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngEva Strange’s review can be found here youtu.be/miOZEDKWKNsLibrary HaulJoe Hill’s Heart Shaped BoxTana French’s The TrespasserMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Unboxing and Winners are Announced! MH Books 2021-05-14 | Giveaway folk – see comments section of youtu.be/CAxsfIYJFtMChannel Mentioned – Cozy reading with Quaker cats youtu.be/CHRRZsOYfZsBookclub mentioned was: RareBirds rarebirdsbookclub.com/membersBookshop mentioned was Kennys.ie in GalwayBookbox was: portablemagicbooks.comBooks were:William Faulkner's The UnvanquishedThe Demon Code by Adam BlakeQ by Christina DalcherThe Burning Girls by C.J.TudorMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
MY FIRST BOOKISH TAG! MH Books 2021-05-11 | MY FIRST BOOKISH TAG! #booktag #mybookishfirsttimesOriginal Tag created by Monica @ Moonie Reads youtu.be/pUcTfl1GC9II was tagged by Alan of Big Hard Books & Classics youtu.be/_i936sHMqwgQuestions: 1. What is the first FULL-LENGTH book that you remember reading on your own? (not like picture books or anything) 2. What is the first series you remember finishing? 3. What is the first book to movie adaptation you remember watching KNOWING it was a book to movie adaptation?4. Who was your first book crush? 5. Who was your first bookish friend?6. What is the first adult book you remember reading NOT for school?7. Who was your first character role-model?8. Who was the first author you were truly inspired by? 9. What is the first book you remembering touching or moving you?10. What was the first classic you read NOT for school?11. What was the first Y.A. book you read? 12. What was the first e-book you read? My other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Book Giveaway #missionoxygen MH Books 2021-05-09 | #missionoxygen #GIVEAWAY – ENDS MIDNIGHT 12TH MAY 2021Further details on donating at Kieran’s video youtu.be/s7TJNV4JR1YTerms: Please select which book/books you want from this giveaway in the comments – forgot to mention that :)You should watch the Giveaway at Beating Around the Books youtu.be/mX3oltCyNf0 and tell me in the comments which book you have/would like to select from her giveaway. You DO NOT need to enter her giveaway or prove you donated, just watch and like the video, please:)You do not need to advocate – this is just something I am suggesting as something we can all do.Giveaway is open worldwide you will need to be able to give me a postal address via DM on Twitter or Goodreads.Please select up to all three from below. The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. goodreads.com/book/show/7853133-the-talented-mr-ripleyDublin by Sean Moncrief. goodreads.com/book/show/1629311.Dublin?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=B2EBSWGOZf&rank=1The Hollow Places by goodreads.com/book/show/53472817-the-hollow-placesMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Friday Reads MH Books 2021-05-07 | #Fridayreads – Casual as always Channels Mentioned: Zoe Beck youtube.com/channel/UCaEK3SfeXx8RoKH_FmFk_CwBookclub mentioned was: RareBirds rarebirdsbookclub.com/membersBook Box Subscription mentioned: The Book Resort https://www.thebookresort.ie/ UK Book Shops Mentioned: Blackwell’s blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/homeAnd webuybooks.co.uk who sell via Alibris.co.uk.Books Read/MentionedSimon R Green’s Dark Side of The Road and Dead Man Walking – Books one and two of the Ishmael Jones MysteriesPlain Bad Heroines – By Emily M. DanforthThe Flat Share by Beth O’LearyBreast and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami translated from Japanese by Sam Bett and David BoydMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until 26 May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Friday Reads MH Books 2021-04-30 | Friday Reads.#Fridayreads – Casual as always. #booktube, #bookreview (not really :) Channels Mentioned: Mel's Bookland Adventures youtube.com/c/MelsBooklandAdventures/videosBookclub mentioned was RareBirds: rarebirdsbookclub.com/membersBook Prize mentioned: Jhalak Prize jhalakprize.comBooks Read/MentionedTana French’s Dublin Murder Squad – In particular, book 5 – The Secret PlacePlain Bad Heroines – By Emily M. DanforthRed at the Bone – By Jaqueline WoodsonChildren of the New World by Assia DjebarThe First Woman by Jennifer Nanubuga MakumbiMy Darling from the Lions by Rachel LongMy other social media: Twitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram: instagram.com/miadublinGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksGoodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbr
Velvet Strand Inspired TBR #readirishwomenchallenge2021 MH Books 2021-04-17 | Velvet Strand Inspired TBR as part of #readirishwomenchallenge2021 #RIWC2021 #BookTube #TBR #TheVelvetStrand #DublinThe Velvet Strand/Portmarnock Beach can be found in North Dublin Ireland:)The #readirishwomenchallenge2021 is run by@jaberwocky888 - Twitter@Bookaneer808 - InstagramBooks in the video - To be read before July 2021!Maggie O'Farrell - Instructions for a HeatwaveKathleen MacMahon - The Long. Hot SummerDoreen Finn - Night SwimmingMy other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram @miadublin.
Window Shopping for Books in Dublin MH Books 2021-04-16 | This is what Dublin Book Shops Look Like on Friday the 16th of April 2021. It's actually a little sad. I hope in two months' time to be able to link this to a more joyful video.Meanwhile, it is what it is. Also, they are open online, and here is my current favourite. https://booksupstairs.ie/My other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram @miadublin
Jhalak Catchup 3 - The Short List! MH Books 2021-04-13 | JHALAK CATCH-UP 3 - The Short List!The Jhalak was short-listed on the 13th of April 2021. I have read 8/12 Jhalak long-listed books by 13th April. I will to read all 12 of them by the announcement of the winner in May whether they are short listed or not!This is my third catchup video. - Predictions at the end of the second one if you want to skip!The longlist can be found here - jhalakprize.com/. And Mel’s discussion video here youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0775jBmAThe entire long list is here. Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) - Still To be Read!Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) - Still to Be Read! Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) - Still to Be Read! Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N) I am giving away my copy of A More Perfect Union - you only need to be the first person to comment. It is preread by me and you need a postal address. #Giveaway ends when the first-person asks or by midnight Friday 16th April 2021. My other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram @miadublin.
Jhalak Catchup 2 - The Predictions! MH Books 2021-04-12 | Jhalak Longlist 2021 #booktube #FridayReads I have read 8/12 Jhalak long-listed books by 13th April. I want to read all 12 of them by the announcement of the winner in May.This is my second catchup video. - Predictions at the end if you want to skip!The longlist can be found here - jhalakprize.com/. And Mel’s discussion video here youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0775jBmAThe entire list is here.Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N) My other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enInstagram @miadublin.
Friends Tag- Horror Version MH Books 2021-04-04 | A Horror Version of the Friends Tag #booktube #horrortube #TheFriendsTagI was tagged by John of Books of Blood youtu.be/Wg6X5Ioy5a0The tag was originated by Emily of Novelle Novels youtu.be/fuwG1uUnd8MF; Friendship - Name a book with a strong friendship in it R; Real Life - A non fiction book that you want to read I; Indie author - A book by an indie author E; Endings - A book where the ending made you scream N; New- A new book that you can’t wait to buy D; Dark - A book which has dark themes S; Share - Share the love and tag some of your favourite channels. Bonus prompt; show a gift from a friend that’s special to you.My other social media: Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=enThe Friends Tag. I was tagged by John of Books of Blood youtu.be/Wg6X5Ioy5a0The tag was originated by Emily of Novelle Novels youtu.be/fuwG1uUnd8MF; Friendship - Name a book with a strong friendship in it R; Real Life - A non fiction book that you want to read I; Indie author - A book by an indie author E; Endings - A book where the ending made you scream N; New- A new book that you can’t wait to buy D; Dark - A book which has dark themes S; Share - Share the love and tag some of your favourite channels. Bonus prompt; show a gift from a friend that’s special to you.My other social media: Goodreads owned TBR list – I am not available for Buddy Reads until May 2021 but open after then! goodreads.com/review/list/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-books?shelf=owned-tbrGoodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
Jhalak Catchup 1 MH Books 2021-04-03 | Jhalak Longlist 2021 #booktube #FridayReads I am trying to read 6/12 Jhalak long-listed books by 13th April – can I read more? I want to read all of them by the announcement of the winner in May.This is my first catchup video.Please check out Caleb Femi’s poetry on his channel youtube.com/channel/UCNRCMOdxVJA_k4MdYb3oyHgThe longlist can be found here - jhalakprize.com/. And Mel’s discussion video here youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa0775jBmAThe entire list is here.Romalyn Ante - Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto & Windus) Catherine Cho - Inferno (Bloomsbury Circus) Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi - [re: desire] (Burning Eye Books) Caleb Femi - Poor (Penguin) Kiran Millwood Hargrave - The Mercies (Picador) Tammye Huf - A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions) Rachel Long - My Darling From the Lions (Picador) Deirdre Mask - The Address Book (Profile Books) Katy Massey - Are We Home Yet (jacaranda) Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - The First Woman (Oneworld Publications) Paul Mendez - Rainbow Milk (Dialogue Books) Stephanie Scott - What’s Left of Me Is Yours (W&N) I am thinking of doing a giveaway of one of the Jhalak books (worldwide from Book Depository) - would you be interested?My other social media: Goodreads (Please answer the question any way you like and I will Friend back): goodreads.com/user/show/46346297-maria-hill-aka-mh-booksTwitter: twitter.com/mariahilldublin?lang=en
