Whats My New Book About? Bookish 2024-07-17 | If you are interested in purchasing a copy of my new books you can preorder them using the links below or from most major online books retailer.Pen and Sword Books (UK)pen-and-sword.co.uk/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Hardback/p/50930Casemate (US)casematepublishers.com/9781636244198/macarthurs-bloody-butchers#worldwar2 #macarthur #militaryhistory #casemate#penandsword#americanhistory #bandofbrothers
Do Literary Fiction Books Have to End Miserably? Bookish 2024-10-16 | Spoilers start around the 4:00The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
You Cant Vote for Trump Episode 1: His Policies Bookish 2024-10-12 | Sources:Trump says he'll be a dictator:youtube.com/watch?v=aX0iAmz9iLMTrump says he'll fire woke military leaders:youtube.com/shorts/8u6CVZ_CR08?si=SK2hAA5TsT98eah2Trump says he'll cut taxes for the rich:youtube.com/watch?v=gGQQlwMMcjQTrump says he'll raise tariffs:youtube.com/watch?v=h3DZ1FqN9VYTrump says he will deport illegal immigrants:youtube.com/watch?v=GPGI1pAH_lY#election2024 #maga
Reading Bad Hemingway: The Garden of Eden (SPOILERS) Bookish 2024-10-09 | The fourth in the series in which I reread bad novels written by Ernest Hemingway and reassess them.Thanks to Jack @ramblingraconteur1616 for buddy reading this and all the other books in this series with me.
Toxic Positivity on BookTube Bookish 2024-10-05 | This video is a response to Kieran @KDbooks video "We have a toxic possibility problem:youtube.com/watch?v=0zgWcAsYuj0#booktube
8 Book Wrap Up (unedited) Bookish 2024-10-03 | No edits other than the cut to insert the show card. All mistakes and omissions included. No image inserts and no time stamps. Its an experiment.Books mentioned:Jar City by Arnulder Indridasan translated by Bernard ScudderThe Story of a Woman by Annie Erneaux translated by Tanya LeslieThe Cellars of the Majestic by Georges Simenon translated by Howard CurtisAliss by the Fire by Jon Fosse translated by Damion Searles Books and Islands by Louise ErdrichPermafrost by Eva Baltasar translated by Julia SanchezWatershed by Percival EverettThe Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway#shortyseptember #framedinseptember
US Publication Day! Bookish 2024-10-01 | A live stream so that I can say thank you to all the people who have expressed interest in and supported me during the writing and publication of MacArthur's Bloody Butchers.MacArthur's Bloody Butchers is available in hardback and ebook formats from all major online booksellers and directly from the publisher @CasematePublishers in the US and @penandsword in the UK.
MacArthur’s Bloody Butchers is out today in hardback &ebook formats. #worldwa2 #militaryhistory Bookish 2024-09-30 | ...
Book Size Matters Bookish 2024-09-26 | A short discussion of the virtues of short books.#shortyseptember
The 10 Worst Books by My Favorite Authors Bookish 2024-09-21 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:36 A Shining by Jon Fosse02:19 The Boarding House by William Trevor03:17 The Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich04:31 The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel Garcia Marquez05:59 The Wild Ass's Skin by Honore de Balzac07:20 The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald08:11 Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway10:44 Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner12:20 Tar Baby by Toni Morrison14:02 The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
BookTok Ruins Everything? Bookish 2024-09-19 | This video is a response to a video by Kieran @KDbooks. You can check out his superior video here:youtube.com/watch?v=SkOzZAMZsbU#booktok
The Evolution of a BookTuber Tag Bookish 2024-09-17 | This great tag was created by Jack @spreadbookjoy Check out her original here:youtube.com/watch?v=d2Ak8wXa3pU&t=1803sYOU SHOULD DO THIS TAG!Prompts:(1) EXTINCTION: Are there things you used to do on your channel that you no longer do? (2) ADAPTATION: What things have you done on your channel or as a result of being on booktube that you never thought you would do?(3) EVOLUTION: how has booktube changed you and what do you aspire to do on your channel in future?(4) BONUS PROMPT: Impart your words of wisdom to all of the fledgling booktubers out there!(5) TAG SOME PEOPLE! I tag YOU and EVERYONE featured in this video PLUS the lovely people below!I mentioned four BookTubers in this video who I hope will consider themselves tagged if they want to:@GunpowderFictionPlot @KDbooks @GemofBooks @TheDiscoKingOfficial #tagtuesday
Four Books Reviewed Bookish 2024-09-14 | Time Stamps00:00 Intro00:35 Held by Anne Michaels05:13 Home by Toni Morrison06:56 Aliss by the Fire by Jon Fosse09:26 So Much Blue by Percival Everett13:19 Upcoming reading#shortyseptember #framedinseptember
Why Dont Men Read? Suggested Books for Men Written by Women Bookish 2024-09-12 | Time Stamps:00:00 Why Men Don't Read04:54 Brett Easton Ellis05:53 David Foster Wallace08:04 Haruki Murakami 10:38 Cormac McCarthy14:31 OutroBooks Mentioned:My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganLook at Me by Jennifer EganA Plague of Doves by Louise ErdrichThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichHouse on Endless Waters by Emuna ElonThe Lost Children Archive by Valeria LouiselliThe Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. JemisonLet Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Eleven Books About Art Bookish 2024-09-07 | Some suggestions for nonfiction and fiction books centering around art or artists made as apart of the Framed in September Readathon.HOSTS:Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Lindy @lindysmagpiereads Heather @heathergregg9975 Hannah @HannahsBooks #FramedinSeptember
End of August Reading / September TBR Bookish 2024-09-03 | Books mentioned in this video:00:00 Intro/ Author Intent01:04 Planet of Exile by Ursula K. LeGuin02:23 Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck06:10 Orbital by Samantha Harvey10:10 Enlightenment by Sarah Perry13:00 Beach Read by Emily Henry17:55 Shorty September POPShorty September Hosts:@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers #wit #shortyseptember
10 Books That Made Me Bookish 2024-08-31 | An all in one video look at books that shaped me as a reader.This video was inspired by @CriminOllyBlog . Check out his original here:youtube.com/watch?v=jfx4Jo0WNKM&t=756sBooks Mentioned:The Knobby Boys to the Rescue by Wende and Harry DevlinCall it Courage by Armstrong SperryThe Hardy BoysThe American Heritage History of the Civil WarThe Hobbit/ Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonThe Wrong Side of Paris by Honore de BalzacMilkman by Anna Burns
Are We Reading _James_ Wrong? (Spoilers Throughout) Bookish 2024-08-29 | ***ATTENTION!! Spoilers Throughout video!!***If you've watched Everett do any interviews you know that he resists questions asking him to explain or interpret his work. So, I feel free to do it for him. This video is the result of thoughts I have been kicking around for months. I am not suggesting this is the correct or the only way to think about James. These are just my thoughts.James by Percival Everett#bookerprize
The Phenomenal Women BookTube Tag Bookish 2024-08-27 | This great tag was created by the phenomenal woman @MarilynMayaMendoza Check out her original video here:youtube.com/watch?v=b2kc5nHaCcI&t=658sI was tagged by Pat from @BookChatWithPat8668 You can watcher her version of the tag here: youtube.com/watch?v=O180QLvuhGk&t=143sPrompts 1.Who is your favorite phenomenal woman author? 2. What book features your favorite phenomenal woman character? 3. If you were creating a book prize, which book by a phenomenal woman author would you choose? 4. Tag some phenomenal women booktubers.Channels I shouted out@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged @alanaestelle2076
10 Books with Great Writing Bookish 2024-08-22 | I got really fired up by some of the great writing I have been reading lately and decided to make this video. Please forgive the poor readings. They always sound better in my head than they do when I listen to them. Time stamps below so you can skip around:Time Stamps00:00 Intro00:54 Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au02:34 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner05:38 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf07:23 Septology by Jon Fosse translated by Damien Searls09:37 Mammoth by Eva Baltasar translated by Julia Sanches12:34 Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy14:56 Love and Summer by William Trevor18:05 The Years by Annie Erneaux translated by Alyson L Strayer20:46 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald24:16 Sula by Toni Morrison
What? Are You Reading? Bookish 2024-08-17 | Yep, I'm just talking about books:Books discussed:The Trouble With Mrs. Montgomery Hurst by Katie LumsdenGhost Mountain by Ronan HessionWild Houses by Colin BarretThe Vegetarian by Hang KangMammoth by Eva BaltasarLife by Keith RichardsAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerOrbital by Samantha HarveyKairos by Jennie ErpenbeckTime Stamps:00:00 Intro00:30 Whatever the hell I wanted to read04:14 Booker Prize Books07:55 Women in Translation14:04 Garbaugust16:01 Faulkner in August17:29 Future reading plans18:44 Outro#wit #garbaugust #faulknerinaugust
Listen to an Old White Guy Bookish 2024-08-10 | I forgot to brush my hair, but other than that I have no regrets.Please watch @anotherbibliophilereads excellent video that inspired my video:youtube.com/watch?v=x4viq0t7pgU#election2024 #trump2024 #harris2024
The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst: A Review Bookish 2024-08-08 | My review of the latest novel from BookTube's own @katiejlumsden if you want a preview of what the book is like check out her video in which she reads the first chapter.youtube.com/watch?v=IeSRPQ2t4RE&t=88s
Why Are You Reading? Bookish 2024-08-06 | There is no wrong reason to read. Greg from @anotherbibliophilereads gave almost identical categories (they even all started with e) in an answer he gave in response to a prompt in the Read Smart Tag. It is possible that I have plagiarized his answer in making this video: youtube.com/watch?v=TWsGgswiGLI&t=579sAlso this video was clearly inspired by my appearance on @Johanna_reads channel as a part of her "Why Read?" series of videos. #booktube #reading #literature #selfimprovement
Fantasy Wrap Up August TBR Bookish 2024-08-03 | Channels mentioned:@thefantasynuttwork @StygianSociety @HollyRhiannonWrites @attention5638 @criminolly @M-J @bookssongsandothermagic Books Mentioned:Rocannon's World by Ursula K. LeGuinGame of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMoon Witch Spider King by Marlon JamesSailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavreil KayIslands in the Stream by Ernest HemingwayAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerBossypants by Tina FayLife by Keith RichardsKairos by Jenny ErpenbeckThe Vegetarian by Han KangPermafrost by Eva BaltasarThe Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hurst by Katie LumsdenGhost Mountain by Ronan HessionBooks you can order:The Stygian Zine :stygiansociety.com/shopGarbology:amazon.comTime Stamps:00:00 Intro00:20 Fantasy Wrap Up12:00 Stygian Zine12:56 Garbology14:00 August TBR19:42 Outro#faulknerinaugust#garbaugust #WIT
MacArthur’s Bloody Butchers UK Publication Day! Bookish 2024-07-31 | My new book, MacArthur's Bloody Butchers is being published in the UK today. You can order directly from the publisher @penandsword , on line booksellers, and you might even find a copy in your local bookstore.pen-and-sword.co.uk/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Hardback/p/50930The book will be published in the US on September 30. You can preorder a copy through @CasematePublishers or online booksellers like Bookshop.org.casematepublishers.com/9781636244198/macarthurs-bloody-butchersbookshop.org/a/100886/9781636244198#writing #publishing #authortube #militaryhistory #worldwar2 #ww2 Douglas MacArthurWorld War IIUS Military HistoryWar in the Pacific41st Division163rd RegimentJapanNew GuineaBiakthe Philippines
MacArthurs Bloody Butchers 3 #ww2 Bookish 2024-07-29 | On sale in the UK beginning July 31st and in the US on September 30th you can preorder copy from @penandsword in the UK and from @CasematePublishers in the US. You can also pre order a copy from most online booksellers like Bookshop.org.#worldwar2 #militaryhistory #booktok bookshop.org/a/100886/9781636244198
MacArthurs Bloody Butchers Bookish 2024-07-27 | On sale in the UK beginning July 31st and in the US on September 30th you can preorder copy from @penandsword in the UK and from @CasematePublishers in the US. You can also pre order a copy from most online booksellers like Bookshop.org.#worldwar2 #militaryhistory #booktok bookshop.org/a/100886/9781636244198
My Thoughts about the New York Times Top 100 List Bookish 2024-07-27 | There are so many great video about the list. Many people added lots of great books to the list. Here are some of my favoritesGem from @GemofBooks youtube.com/watch?v=coHawxlX_6YGreg @SupposedlyFun youtube.com/watch?v=XR9ktrOhjZk&t=1109syoutube.com/watch?v=DhrJhDcUkGw&t=2288sShelly @Shellyish youtube.com/watch?v=0y65IUtMwHY&t=2393syoutube.com/watch?v=eRlGenpUiPoyoutube.com/watch?v=4Kx3DxeJ5C0Kieran @KDbooks youtube.com/watch?v=lVxJxJpMEOY&t=18syoutube.com/watch?v=XVismOzEEXs@EricKarlAnderson youtube.com/watch?v=bXxG6HxuF14Sarah @eyesonindie youtube.com/watch?v=Mwzpz7jVF6YBob @BobTheBookerer youtube.com/watch?v=Rf344CwhXPMyoutube.com/watch?v=UeaSGviXCg0Kier @KierTheScrivener youtube.com/watch?v=T-gpTgomBRg&t=1sDenise @LaRosaReads youtube.com/watch?v=qI_EHFWOGNgDaniel @GuiltyFeat youtube.com/watch?v=iW-5m7da_n8youtube.com/watch?v=8XUUmAiod7Q#booklist #nytimes
MacArthurs Bloody Butchers Bookish 2024-07-26 | On sale in the UK beginning July 31st and in the US on September 30th you can preorder copy from @penandsword in the UK and from @CasematePublishers in the US. You can also pre order a copy from most online booksellers like Bookshop.org.#worldwar2 #militaryhistory #booktok bookshop.org/a/100886/9781636244198
Five Days in Iceland Bookish 2024-07-25 | Time Stamps00:00 First Day, Blue Lagoon02:56 Golden Circle08:42 South Coast14:59 Whale Watching16:54 Reykjavik18:46 Snaefelsness27:31 Animals of Iceland31:52 Outro#iceland #icelandtour #reykjavik
10 Bad A Fictional Mothers Bookish 2024-07-23 | Please forgive the choppy editing. I am recovering from a cough and occasionally it surprised me.Books mentionedLady Susan by Jane AustenTomb of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeBeloved by Toni MorrisonElena Knows by Claudia PineroMilkman by Anna BurnsLet Us Descend by Jesmyn WardTom Lake by Ann PatchettLoved and Missed by Susie BoytWandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Some Waterfalls we visited in Iceland. #traveliceland #icelandtour #Iceland #retirementtravel Bookish 2024-07-18 | ...
Top 10 LGBTQIA+ Novels Bookish 2024-07-10 | A list of my ten favorite.most impactful LGBTQ@Novels Novelists mentioned:Armisted MaupinCarter SicklesAkweke EmeziJackie EssE.M. Forster James BaldwinImogen BinnieRose AllitiniEva BaltasarCarolina DeRobertis
Top 5 Books of the Year (so far) Bookish 2024-07-05 | Books Mentioned in this video:Erasure by Percival EverettJames by Percival EverettFinger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi9th Street Women by Mary GabrielThunderclap by Laura CummingThe Hundred Year War on PalestineEnter Ghost by Isabella HamadWandering Stars by Tommy OrangeSoldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Blackouts by Justin TorresThe Long Form by Kate BriggsCuddy by Benjamin MyersReview videos referenced:Finger Bone:youtube.com/watch?v=w3SWIjjedWQJames:youtube.com/watch?v=A5Z2iTaOvWkWandering Stars:youtube.com/watch?v=9YZfYkppb6gCuddy:youtube.com/watch?v=yLGraumY38YThe Long Form:youtube.com/watch?v=s5CAb6dqt7A
June Wrap Up/July TBR #pridemonth Bookish 2024-07-03 | Channels Mentioned in this video:@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @thefantasynuttwork @ramblingraconteur1616 @MarcNash Books discussed:The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiBlackouts by Justin TorresThe New Life by Tom CreweLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoAcross the River and Into the Trees by Ernest HemingwayConversations With Friends by Sally RooneyThunder Clap by Laura CummingGame of Thrones by George R.R. MartinSailing to Santorium by Guy Gavriel KayMoon Witch Spider King by Marlon JamesRocannon's World by Ursula K. LeGuinIslands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
Reading Bad Hemingway: Across the River and Into the Trees Bookish 2024-06-27 | Jack @ramblingraconteur1616 is joining in my on this read through bad Hemingway novels. I also compare Across the River and Into the Trees to Hemingway's most famous work, The Old Man and the Sea
Weird Book Love: A Note on the Type Bookish 2024-06-25 | A continuation of my discussion of weird or random things I love in books or in reading.
Whats Your Book/Fetish Kink? Bookish 2024-06-21 | This is intended to be a fun look at the things about books that we REALLY like. Books Mentioned:Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest HemingwayNoopiming by Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonTwo Sherpas by Sebastien Martinez DaniellThree Dreams in the Key of G by Marc NashThe Death of the Author in Triplicate by Marc NashCuddy by Benjamin MyersThe Long Form by Kate Briggs
Top 10 Westerns Bookish 2024-06-19 | Movies listedEl DoradoUnforgivenButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidThe Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceThe SearchersTrue GritLonesome Dove5 Card StudOnce Upon a Time in the WestCheyenne AutumnChannels Mentioned:@LiterateTexan @M-J @bookssongsandothermagic
Two Very Good Books, Pride Month TBR, My Book Bookish 2024-06-17 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro01:09 Wrap Up09:33 Pride TBR11:23 My BookBooks MentionedThe Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiBlackouts by Justin TorresPronto by Elmore LeonardRaylan by Elmore LeonardFreaky Deaky by Elmore LeonardGold Coast by Elmore LeonardThe New Life by Tom CreweLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoMacArthur's Bloody Butchers by Brian BruceChannels mentioned:@GunpowderFictionPlot @readandre-read @ramblingraconteur1616 Pre-Order by Book MacArthur's Bloody Butchers:In the UK:pen-and-sword.co.uk/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Hardback/p/50930uk.bookshop.org/p/books/macarthur-s-bloody-butchers-company-g-163rd-infantry-regiment-in-the-pacific-war-brian-bruce/7661532In the US:casematepublishers.com/9781636244198/macarthurs-bloody-butchersbookshop.org/a/100886/9781636244198amazon.com/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Infantry-Regiment/dp/163624419Xbarnesandnoble.com/w/macarthurs-bloody-butchers-brian-bruce/1144113886
Gender and Reading Bookish 2024-06-01 | A ramble about realizations that I have had about how gender is affecting my reading.Books mentioned:Cross-Stitch by Jasmina Bererra To Have and Have Not by Earnest HemingwayRaylan by Elmore Leonard
10 Rules for BookTube Bookish 2024-05-30 | Not sure how original my commandments are, but I couldn't resist the conceptThis video was inspired by a video on this topic by @Shellyish check out her video here: youtube.com/watch?v=jimgeuEHZAQ&t=2sJim from @jimsbooksreadingandstuff also made a video with his commandments watch his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=VD_pqpeQJ_Q@saintdonoghue set ten as the standard number of rules in his video which you can watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=_C_RP2cCOvw&t=0s@GrammaticusBooks is the originator of this idea. See his original here:youtube.com/watch?v=uyHcm_3fjx8&t=0s
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange A Review Bookish 2024-05-25 | My review of Tommy Orange's second novel.Shawn from @shawnbreathesbooks had a great review of this novel as well:youtube.com/watch?v=0lsgGUBV098&t=1747s
Reading Bad Hemingway: To Have and Have Not Bookish 2024-05-21 | My discussion of this bad novel by Hemingway
Saturday Hodgepodge 201: Weekly Reads, Harrison Butker, Taylor Swift, Burn Out Bookish 2024-05-18 | Books Mentioned in this video:Cuddy by Benjamin MyersTo Have and Have Not by Ernest HemingwayHard by a Great Forest by Leo VardiashviliChannels Mentioned:@jimsbooksreadingandstuff His Georgia Readathon Announcement:youtube.com/watch?v=mIshAvuoj1Y@ramblingraconteur1616 Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:23 Weekly Reading05:26 Harrison Butker08:41 Taylor Swift09:36 Burnout
