Books mentioned in this video: Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell* Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* Witchborn by Nicholas Bowling Sawbones by Catherine Johnson Wilder Girls by Rory Power* Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan* The Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley Doyle
* = Books that were sent to me by publishers for review, without the obligation to share them.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
Books mentioned in this video: Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell* Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* Witchborn by Nicholas Bowling Sawbones by Catherine Johnson Wilder Girls by Rory Power* Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan* The Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley Doyle
* = Books that were sent to me by publishers for review, without the obligation to share them.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Tier ranking every costume drama I watched in a yearbooksandquills2024-09-22 | From old favourite to newer releases, these costume dramas are my winners and disappointments! Please fight me (politely) in the comments.
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.Where Ive been! The fear of creating online, rediscovering knitting & whats next.booksandquills2024-07-07 | A 'hello again' chat, where I share a bit about my current job in publishing, a conversation about content creation, my new literature podcast and a bit about the future of this channel.
► Chapters 0:00 Hello again! 0:44 Life in St Albans 2:17 What’s my freelance job? 4:34 A chat about content creation/social media 7:24 Who I’m watching on YouTube 8:23 What’s next on my channel 10:37 A crafting update! 16:03 What I’m reading
► Books mentioned The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Private Rites by Julia Armfield (ad, review copy) Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130The Dutch bookshop & cafe to add to your travel bucket list! #bookshops #classicsbooksandquills2024-03-13 | ...My best books of 2023!booksandquills2024-03-12 | My new podcast, all the books mentioned and more down here ↓
p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!
► Chapters 0:00 My sci-fi podcast is here! 0:52 Reading stats 1:49 Two weird little Medieval books 4:36 We're going to space 5:39 I finished a fantasy trilogy 7:39 A Brontë favourite 9:06 Poetry 9:38 Honourable mention (+ a content warning) 10:34 Reading goals for this year
► Books mentioned (Books marked with * were sent to me by the publisher for review, without specific obligation to mention them) Matrix by Lauren Groff Lapvona by Otessa Moshfeg Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Brontë Myth by Lucasta Miller Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit* by Jen Campbell I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz
► Yorkshire Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage I’m leading a Wuthering Heights Literary Pilgrimage with Common Ground 6th-11th September 2024! I’ll be the Faculty Leader on the staff and will be hosting all the classes. We’ll do daily walking, visit Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage and much more. You can read more about the trip and register here: bit.ly/wuthering2024 (I'm a paid faculty member on this trip, and this mention is not part of any required posting)
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.setting up my Storygraph for a new reading yearbooksandquills2024-01-25 | January = digital clearout time! So let's create some categories, and fix some covers on Storygraph! ⬇ Read me ⬇
▶︎ Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage info (ad) If you'd like to find out more about the West Yorkshire Wuthering Heights pilgrimage (6-11 September 2024), head here: bit.ly/wuthering2024
If you want to get a taste of Haworth, the Brontë Parsonage and the moors are like, you can watch this video of my own trip to Yorkshire last year: youtube.com/watch?v=lDrj9OYXcYM
(For transparency: I'm working with Common Ground as a paid Faculty Leader on this trip and do not get extra payment for referrals)
p.s. I used to have my Storygraph link down here, but I recently decided to make my account private, and am keeping friend requests for people I know IRL, so if you can't find me anymore, that's why!
► Chapters 0:00 My organisation plan 1:05 Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage (ad) 2:27 Tidying my wishlist 3:30 Creating new tags (for my TBR) 15:30 Fixing covers
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago, after finishing my English Language and Culture MA, I moved from the Netherlands to London where I'm currently working as a Social Media freelancer and Event Host in Publishing. I've documented my journey in publishing, my life in London and of course my favourite book recommendations (which include anything Gothic, classic and historical with a dash of sci-fi). Besides reading, I now spend a lot of my time discovering literary locations around the UK, sketching outdoors and trying out new crafts. If you're looking for creative and literary inspiration, you're in the right place!
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: thick paper (great for fountain pens!) and bookmark ribbon, 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your book club.
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Language and Culture at Leiden University where I originally was taught a British (RP) accent, then studied in the US for 3 months and still have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, Consultant, public speaker and Content Creator. Before that I worked in social Media at Penguin Random House UK.I escaped to Haworth to read the Brontës | a Yorkshire solo tripbooksandquills2023-10-11 | I’m leading a Wuthering Heights Literary Pilgrimage with Common Ground 6th-11th September 2024! I’ll be the Faculty Leader on the staff and will be hosting all the classes. We’ll do daily walking, visit Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage and much more. (ad)
0:00 My goal for the trip 1:17 What I want to read 3:07 Walking to the Brontë waterfall 6:22 Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage announcement! (AD) 8:20 What I bought in Haworth + Villette update 12:12 Morning mist and the Brontë Parsonage Museum 13:20 Another Villette update 14:35 Wuthering Heights filming location 15:15 The Brontë Myth 19:09 Final thoughts
Villette by Charlotte Brontë The Brontë Myth by Lucasta Miller Walking the Invisible by Michael Stewart Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.My (frankly excessive) autumn reading list | Gothic books, classics & modernbooksandquills2023-10-06 | Let's celebrate the season with some dark and gothic books, including classics, a graphic novel and modern literature.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.Do I still want to read these Sci-fi books? 🪐booksandquills2023-05-08 | Join me in taking a peek at some of the classic, translated and modern sci-fi fiction on my shelves, as I prep for the launch of my Sci-fi podcast!
The sun was my arch-enemy the whole day I was trying to film this but I stubbornly persisted, so thanks for bearing with me.
► All Books Mentioned Books marked with * were sent to my publishers for free as review copies, without any specific requirement to feature them.
First sentences read from: Wild Seed by Octavia E Butler Virus by Sakyo Komats Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor* War with the Newts by Karel Capek The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger In The Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard Lambda* by David Musgrave
Other books mentioned: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler Kindred by Octavia E Butler The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
► The End of the World Book Club Podcast The podcast will launch *fingers crossed* soon.
I've just launched the Patreon for the podcast if you're interested in supporting it (payments will be on hold until next month): patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
► Station Eleven Audio Clips Email your voice clip to booksandquills@gmail.com Please include: - SUBJECT: Station Eleven Audio Clip - Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronounce - The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment - Any note that would be helpful for me to have Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in the Station Eleven episode of the End of the World Book Club Podcast, with a potential mention of their name.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.My favourite reads of 2022!booksandquills2023-03-13 | A medium reading year, but still some amazing highlights. Up next: a video about the Grishaverse to celebrate the release of Season 2!
► In case you missed it, my last video was an end of the year reding vlog, trying to finish some new favourites: youtube.com/watch?v=1cFra9-O8kA
► Time stamps 0:00 My reading stats 3:20 I read an entire series 4:30 A wild ride 6:08 A favourite author 8:20 Creepy but beautiful 9:30 Two historical twists 11:24 The one that made me cry
► The Books All links are to the wonderful Bookshop.org. [ad, affiliate] * = Review copies I received for free from publishers, with no specific requirement to feature them.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
* = PR/review copies I received for free from the publisher, with no specific obligation to share them.
► Books Night Bitch* by Rachel Yoder Our Wives Under the Sea* by Julia Armfield The Uninhabitable Earth* by David Wallace-Wells Alone in Space* by Tillie Walden On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Terciel & Elinor* by Garth Nix The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo Matrix by Lauren Groff Babel by R.F. Kuang Princess of Souls by Alexandra Christo The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
► Timestamps 0:00 End of year TBR 4:34 Visiting Keat's House in Hampstead Heath 5:25 Picking the first book 6:35 Dublin 8:05 Alone in Space 11:09 The Uninhabitable Earth 14:35 Our Wives Under the Sea + final wrap up
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
0:00 Intro 1:45 Climate & dystopian fiction 6:04 Literary fiction 7:38 Books about colonialism and immigration 9:45 A bargain! 10:17 Historical and fantasy
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
This video was created as part of a paid sponsorship with the Dutch Foundation for Literature. https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/
Info for this video came from my own experiences, several sources and research reports (link to which you can find below), interviews with people in the industry and questions posed to readers on Instagram (as mentioned in the video). If you have any other opinions and sources you’d like to add to the mix, don’t hesitate to leave a comment!
0:00 A brief introduction (and my Dutch credentials) 1:25 A flying introduction to the Netherlands 3:46 The Language of Bookshops (or how to get lost in a foreign bookshop) 5:12 What do the Dutch read? 7:42 What's in the Dutch literary canon? 13:11 Where are the Dutch Fantasy books? 16:42 Why do Dutch readers choose English? 20:11 Using a book as a train ticket (Boekenweek) 23:29 Publishing teamwork makes the dream work
Thanks to Martijn, Laura, Monica, Carina, and Myrthe from Blossom Books who I interviewed for this video.
Check out some fantastic YA from Blossom Books here: https://www.blossombooks.nl/
▸ Books mentioned in this video
The Book of Children’s Books We Had to Remove this Post by Hanna Bervoets The Penguin Collection of Dutch Short Stories
Dutch only: Niemand houd my tegen Kinderen van Moeder Aarde by Thea Beckman Een modern verlangen Hannah Bervoets
▸ Other things mentioned
The Dutch Foundation for Literature translator database: https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/authors-and-translators The Translator's house: https://www.vertalershuis.nl/about/
▸ (For the Dutch readers) Some contemporary and recent popular Dutch authors:
Een modern verlangen by Hanna Bervoets Habitus by Radna Fabias Terloops - De Groef by Maartje Wortel Het tegenovergestelde van een mens by Lieke Marsman Confrontaties by Simone Atangana Bekono Mijn lieve gunsteling by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Hoofdzaken, Ga Gewoon wat Leuks Doen by Aafke Romijn Charlatans by Daphne Huisden Zee nu by Eva Meijer Het aanbidden van Louis Claus en Antiboy by Valentijn Hoogenkamp General zonder leger by Özcan Akyol (boekenweek essay) De hemel is altijd paars by Sholeh Rezazadeh
▸ Source list (mostly in Dutch)
KVB Boekwerk - 2021 Dutch Book sales overview: https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/boekenmarkt-2021-gevisualiseerd KVB Boekwerk - 2021 Duch book sales numbers: https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/verkoopcijfers-2021 Guardian Article about Dutch classics and the Penguin Dutch Short Story Anthology theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/jan/17/dutch-literature-lost-to-english-translation KVB Boekwerk - 69% of Dutch holiday goers take one or more books with them: https://kvbboekwerk.nl/consumentenonderzoek/meer-anderstalig KVB Boekwerk - Bookweek 2022 Stats: https://kvbboekwerk.nl/monitor/markt/boekenweek-2022 Average Dutch readers reads 9 books per year: https://www.lezen.nl/onderzoek/er-worden-meer-boeken-uitgelezen Almost half of Dutch readers likes reading suspenseful books: magazine.bazarow.com/bazarow-magazine-21-2020/spannende-boeken-weken-waarom-zijn-thrillers-zo-populair Bestsellers in the Netherlands in 2021: https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/cpnb-top-100-bestverkochte-en-meest-uitgeleende-boeken-2021/ (The total bestseller list contains a lot of stories about people’s lives, memoirs etc, which didn’t come up as much in the interviews!) Volkskrant Article on Scandinavian vs Dutch thrillers: https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/t-is-een-scandi-hoe-de-scandinavische-thriller-de-plek-in-de-boekwinkel-inpikt-van-de-nederlandse~b19003188/ Interview about the Dutch translation of The Vegetarian: https://decorrespondent.nl/5496/waarom-schrijven-jullie-nooit-over-de-vertaler-vroegen-jullie-dus-bij-dezen/1267593285024-211def34 Bookweek stats: https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/boekenweek-2022-groot-succes-voor-fysieke-boekhandel-maar-nog-niet-terug-op-niveau-van-voor-corona/ How many people use the Bookweek gift as a train ticket: https://cpnb.nl/nieuws/250000-treinreizigers-met-boekenweekgeschenk/ John Green as Writer in Residence for The Fault in Our Stars: https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/entry/546/john-green-as-wir-in-amsterdam Dutch set book price: https://business.gov.nl/regulation/setting-fixed-book-price/ Dutch set book price (Dutch page): https://www.cvdm.nl/vaste-boekenprijs Translation database from the Dutch Foundation for Literature: letterenfonds.secure.force.com/vertalingendatabase/search Wikipedia - The History of Bookweek: nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boekenweekgeschenk#GeschiedenisThe gothic books I read for Halloweenbooksandquills2022-11-11 | Follow me around during this international Halloween themed reading vlog in the UK and the Netherlands, where I tackle some of my scary and disturbing anticipated Halloween reads! ↓ All books, links and more here ↓
► In this video 0:00 My reading list 3:33 Rainy days in cafes in St Albans 4:54 Goblin Market & Horror She Wrote reading update 9:19 Buying Goblin Market-inspired books 11:55 Things Have Gotten Worse 14:16 Apple picking in the Netherlands 17:05 Clothbound Classic reading roundup
► Books featured in this video * = books I received for free from the publisher, without a specific requirement to feature them.
Through the Woods* Goblin Market* Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke A Short Introduction to the Gothic The Beauty* Monster, She Wrote The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (Clothbound Classic)* Of Ghosts and Goblins by Lafcadio Hearn (Clothbound Classic)* The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (Clothbound Classic)* Not Good for Maidens The Sister of the Winter Wood
► Other things in this video Books on the Hill bookshop in St Albans Blokker Bookshop in Heemstede Barbarian X It Follows
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
► Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:14 Rating my (pre-pandemic) 2020 resolutions 5:35 Looking back at my 2021 resolutions 11:57 Best bits of 2021 12:29 Setting 2022 realistic resolutions 16:13 How I'm doing now
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
This video does not contain a paid sponsorship, but I was given the opportunity to see the film early and attend the Emily press junket to interview Frances O'Connor.
0:00 Why I love the Brontës 5:53 Frances O'Connor Interview 12:05 Film thoughts & recommended reading
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
► The questions: 0:00 Intro 0:33 1. Best book you’ve read so far. 2:11 2. Best sequel you've read so far. 3:17 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 3:37 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5:17 5. Biggest disappointment. 6:15 6. Biggest surprise. 7:01 7. Favourite new author. 7:19 8. Newest fictional crush. 7:25 9. Newest favourite character. 8:23 10. Book that made you cry. 9:35 11. Book that made you happy. 10:29 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 11:16 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? 11:28 14. Favourite Book Community Member
► Proof copies featured in this video (given to me for free by the publisher) Sea of Tranquility, The Anthropocene Reviewed (physical copy), Vintage Earth series.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
0:00 Preview 1:23 Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Scottish Borders 3:12 Chapter 2: Meet Sir Walter Scott and his home Abbotsford 7:00 Chapter 3: Classics are scary... or are they? 14:40 Chapter 4: The Border Ballads 16:55 Chapter 5: Hanging out with the Romantic Poets 19:25 Chapter 6: Visiting James Hogg's Grave 20:56 Chapter 7: A Scottish Bookshop of Dreams 22:08 Chapter 8: Visiting the Towns in the Scottish Borders
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► The music in my videos is from Epidemic Sound, which is amazing for online creators! Affiliate link: epidemicsound.com/referral/cqg130
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
* - Free review copies sent to me by the publishers, without specific obligation to feature them. ** - Previous paid collaboration with the publisher, no current obligation to feature.
0:00 Intro 1:00 Murder & Mystery 2:20 Supernatural 3:15 Translated 4:00 If you love The Virgin Suicides 5:06 Disaster Tourism
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: • Luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon • 50 book journal templates to fill in • 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists • Chapters with tips and advice for running your book club • Reading log • Book wish list • Books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Ten years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 13 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
◦ Where do you live? I currently live in St Albans, just North of London.
◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
0:00 In this video, I will... 1:57 How I document most of my reading 2:27 Notion inspiration 3:05 Articles Reading List 3:50 Where I’m starting from 4:30 Reading Priorities list 7:08 Notes page 9:00 YouTube reading Planning 9:42 Prettifying the main page 12:00 The final results!
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com
► Workshops + panels I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events. Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.comPicking my reads from the Womens Prize & Booker Internationalbooksandquills2022-05-11 | Book Award short and longlists aren't always the ones for me, but quite a few titles caught my eye this year, so this is my TBR. ↓ All books and more info.↓
► More about my Book Club Journal: I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.comEvery book Ive started this year so far.booksandquills2022-04-26 | My worst (and best) book habit is reading 10 books at the same time, always. So here are some of the books I'm halfway through right now. ↓ Links and book info below. ↓
► The Books * = Books I was sent free for review by publishers, with no specific obligation to feature them.
Sea of Tranquility* Matrix Anna Karenina The Fell The Ten Thousand Doors of January Pride and Prejudice Savage Her Reply The Grisha Verse (Shadow & Bone, Six of Crows and King of Scars) The Obelisk Gate
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com
► Workshops + panels I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events. Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.comOur 2022 TBR! | Big books, classics + chaotic women | ft. @rosiannabooksandquills2022-04-12 | In this follow up from our hit-video from 2017, we share some of the books we really want to read this year! ↓ All book info and links here ↓
0:00 Intro and looking back 1:35 The thickest books 8:11 ‘Chaotic women in their 20s’ lit 9:20 Historical & cover regret 10:28 Rosianna picks my next John Wyndham 12:30 The joy of classics 14:11 More pandemic reads 16:25 Rosianna’s dissertation reading 21:00 A magical trilogy to finish
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari Our 2017 TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=EDn8x27jmyQ Dutch video: youtube.com/watch?v=YU5tgW8OaDA A Little life by Hanya Yanagihara The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Black and British by David Olusoga Empire’s Workshop by Greg Grandin (expanded edition) Isabel Allende Mashed Potato book (from Books Unbound Podcast): booksunboundpodcast.com Stuff the British Stole, the podcast The Alternative Tour of the British Museum Rosianna's cycling video: youtube.com/watch?v=yxkigu-0OXY
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
0:00 Reading stats 1:17 Audiobooks 5:40 Regency 7:05 Obsession and Translation 10:30 Dark and apocalyptic
► The Books (All links go to the Storygraph) * = Free review copies sent to me by the publisher previously, with no specific obligation to post about them.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.comWhere to start with Dutch Literature (in English)booksandquills2021-12-22 | Whether you want to add more translated fiction to your TBR or you're curious about classics in other languages, here's a Dutch lit 101 recommendation video! ↓ More info and links here ↓
This video contains a paid partnership with the Dutch Foundation for Literature and their campaign New Dutch Writing. All the books in this video were selected by me. Follow the New Dutch Writing Instagram for more reading inspo! instagram.com/newdutchwriting newdutchwriting.co.uk
0:00 Intro 3:16 Short Stories 6:03 Classics 11:43 Contemporary 15:19 Children’s/YA 17:05 Outro
Lampie and the Children of the Sea* by Annet Schaap Translated by Laura Watkinson bit.ly/LampieStorygraph
* - Books I received from publishers for review, without the obligation to post. Thanks to all the publishers who sent me Dutch books in translation at my request. Some of these books were received as part of the campaign with the Dutch Foundation for Literature.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.My favourite books of 2020 (a much-needed catch up!)booksandquills2021-12-19 | A quick catch up on my favourite books from 2020, before I gather my faves of this year! ↓ All books and notes here ↓
0:00 Intro 0:43 Dark but beautiful books 3:30 Graphic novel 5:00 Pandemic/Apocalyptic fiction 8:23 Short stories 9:28 Audio non-fiction 11:07 Contemporary 12:12 YA trilogy
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.comTrashing my Storygraph TBR | Goodbye Steinbeck 👋booksandquills2021-12-08 | It was high time to clear out my digital TBR!
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing. ◦ What kind of brands are you interested in collaborating with? I’m especially keen to work with brands that focus on books, films, travel (mainly Europe and UK), London, museums and the arts, education and sustainable lifestyle.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com
► Workshops + panels I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events. Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.sannevliegenthart.com👀 New books to keep an eye on | 2021 & 2022!booksandquills2021-11-23 | I've explored my shelves and picked out some of the new releases I can't wait to read, plus some to look forward to in the upcoming months! All info from the video below. 👇
I've already made my way through some of these books since filming the video, so more on that hopefully soon.
► The books: * = Review copies received by publishers for free (with no specific obligation to share them). All links (unless the title is not available) below are http://Bookshop.org affiliate links.
The Debuts and Mocktails event at Cheltenham has already taken place, so no link to that one! But Natasha Bowen, Caroline O'Donoghue and Jason Cockroft were alle amazing, definitely check out their books.
► My Book Club Journal http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
► About Me Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
► Frequently asked questions ◦ Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK.
► Book Reviewing Policy I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com3 Korean books to get into translated fiction.booksandquills2021-07-10 | Recommending 3 super readable and intriguing Korean novels in translation! Check below for all books & links mentioned.
This video contains a paid partnership with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and Serpent's Tail for the paperback release of The Disaster Tourist.
This video contains mentions of s*xual assa*lt, food, mental health and other related topics.
📚 Buy my Book Club Journal! http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
📖 Book Reviewing Policy 📖 I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com
#LTIKorea #TranslatedFiction #KoreanLiterature #TheDisasterTourist #Literature_Translation_Institute_of_Korea #Korean_literature #KLit #Korean_Authors✨An Ode to Book Maps | Exploring Fantasy Worldbuilding.booksandquills2021-07-07 | Build your own worlds with World Anvil: bit.ly/WorldAnvilWebsite and use code 'Booksandquills' for 30% off any 12-month memberships.
This video contains a paid advertisement for World Anvil. Thanks for supporting the creation of my videos!
✨ Thanks to my boyfriend Ger for creating the beautiful animated book maps! ✨
0:00 An Ode to Book Maps 1:19 Intro 1:55 World Anvil 4:20 My first experiences with maps and worldbuilding (Dutch books) 8:55 English language books with maps 18:33 TBR
// Video notes ◦ Yes, I did mispronounce Matriarchal ◦ There are in fact lots of translations of Koning van Katoren, even an English one (no longer in print) from the 70s! More info here: bit.ly/KoningvanKatorenVertaling ◦ I can't believe I said 'Hunger Game' instead of 'Hunger Games'. It was impossible to save in the edit. 😉
Books mentioned: // Dutch
- Kinderen van moeder aarde - Kruistocht in spijkerbroek - Koning van Katoren - Niemand houdt mij tegen
// English - Sabriel (The Old Kingdom series) - The Fifth Season (Broken Earth trilogy) - The Extinction Games - Wranglestone - Raybearer - A Winter's Promise - The Hunger Games - The Priory of the Orange Tree - Six of Crows - Crooked Kingdom
📚 Buy my Book Club Journal! http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/book-club-journal I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: - luxurious finish, including thick paper and bookmark ribbon - 50 book journal templates to fill in - 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists - chapters with tips and advice for running your book club - reading log - book wish list - books lent/borrowed page
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, plus career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
📖 Book Reviewing Policy 📖 I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email at booksandquills@gmail.com
🌙 Frequently asked questions 🌙
◦ Were is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in. ◦ Where do you live? I currently live in North London. ◦ Where do you work? I’m a Freelance Social Media Producer, public speaker and YouTuber/blogger. Before that I was an Audience Manager at Penguin Random House UK. ◦ How did you get your job in the publishing industry? I did publishing work experience on 3 different occasions, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running my YouTube channel for 8 years. P.s. you don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing.All the apocalyptic books Ive bought during lockdown.booksandquills2021-06-24 | 📖 follow what I'm reading on the Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/booksandquills All books mentioned in the video are here. ⬇️
0:00 Life, lockdown and freelance update 3:48 Apocalyptic and dystopian books I've bought 10:00 YA Book Prize shortlist chat
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
📖book reviewing policy 📖 I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙 I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speakingLet me pick your next book club book (that youll actually want to read).booksandquills2021-05-06 | My Book Club Journal is out TODAY! You can order it (and find more info and photos) here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links or contact your local bookshop. Thanks SO SO MUCH for all your support and encouragement. ❤️
Illustrator (of the cover and the inside) is Agnes Bicocchi: agnesbic.com Thanks to the fab team at Octopus Books!
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.2021 Book releases you cant missbooksandquills2021-04-30 | Pre-order my Book Club Journal (out May 6th) here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links I'm also hosting a live YA Book Quiz on YouTube at 7.30 BST, so please join if you're free! You'll be able to find the link on the @yabookprize social channels.
Books mentioned in this video *= review copy sent to me by a publisher for free Read more about the books below via The Storygraph
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Ive written a book!booksandquills2021-01-27 | I finally get to share something that I've been working on in 2020! Pre-order the Book Club Journal here: http://booksandquills.co.uk/links I really hope you like it as much as I do. :)
A big thanks to the team at Octopus and Mitchell Beazley for being so fantastic to work with! And of course a massive thanks to illustrator Agnes Bicocchi and designer Juliette Norsworthy for creating the beautiful look and inside illustrations.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Looking Back at 2020 | Life Update Q&Abooksandquills2021-01-08 | Hi all, nice to see you in 2021! To catch you up on what's been going on in my life over the last year, here's a little Q&A, talking about topics you were curious about.
I seriously need to stop pushing up my glasses between takes. 😅
0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Life in London 4:02 - Freelance, YouTube, publishing 9:12 - Travel 12:25 - Goals and resolutions
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for over 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Meeting my favourite childhood author! | Autumnal London Reading Vlogbooksandquills2020-11-11 | Follow along with what I read (and watched) in the days leading up to Halloween & interview The Fowl Twins author Eoin Colfer. Check out the Fowl Twins: bit.ly/TheFowlTwinsWaterstones
This video contains a paid advertisement with Harper Collins for The Fowl Twins. Thanks for your support!
The books mentioned in this video:
If possible at all, please keep your local bookshop in mind during this lockdown, as many of them are able to deliver orders for you!
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Book series I actually want to finish (after abandoning them for years).booksandquills2020-08-31 | How many series have you abandoned over the years?
Books mentioned in this video: Darren Shan The Old Kingdom The Divergent Trilogy Artemis Fowl The Chaos Walking Trilogy The Broken Earth Trilogy
I was sent the first in the Scythe series and the full Chaos Walking Trilogy by the publisher a few years back.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.All the books I bought during lockdown.booksandquills2020-08-24 | In which I make a return to videos after a little break while I moved flat (and you know, just a weird lockdown time). Featuring my rediscovery of historical fiction and nice mishmash of new books.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Learning, Reading and Using Your Voice | Black Lives Matter.booksandquills2020-06-07 | Now is the time to listen, learn, speak up and as a white person really take a look at your past behaviour and plan how you will be taking action now and in the future. Please have a look at and use the resources listed here. Overview of all campaigns, donation links etc: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
Get in touch at booksandquills@gmail.com or visit my website for more info: http://www.booksandquills.co.uk/panels-public-speaking🌿 Cottagecore and Book-lover London Room Tourbooksandquills2020-05-21 | After living in our flat for 2 years, Rosianna and I decided to create our room tours at the same time, so you could take a peek into our flat. This video contains books that were gifted to me by publishers.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.All the books we got from the library before it closed | with Rosianna.booksandquills2020-05-11 | When you're stuck at home, it's a bit better with a massive pile of books. Here's what we got out from the library right before lockdown started.
--- Sanne --- Porcelain Speak (graphic novel) Into the Woods Emily Dickinson's Poetry, Penguin Minis Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems (Faber) Longbourn I Love This Part On a Sunbeam
--- Rosianna --- Station Eleven Pale Horse, Pale Rider The Gene The Enigma Romantic Outlaws My Brilliant Friend The Night Watch The Luminaries
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Patrick Ness Interview about his new dragon book! | ADbooksandquills2020-05-06 | We couldn't meet in person, but I'm glad I still got to share my chat with Patrick Ness with you! This video contains a paid advertisement with Walker Books. Get a signed copy of Burn: Waterstones (Signed): bit.ly/BurnWaterstones Foyles (Signed): bit.ly/2W9TxqI Blackwells (Signed): bit.ly/SignedBurnBlackwells GoodReads: bit.ly/BurnGoodreads
► My Book Club Journal bit.ly/BookClubJournal (ad, affiliate link) I created this beautiful journal for anyone who is in a book club or wants to track their reading. Featuring: 50 book journal templates to fill in, 200 book recommendations in 20 themed reading lists and chapters with tips and advice for starting your own book club.
► About me
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Reading everything by my *future* favourite authors.booksandquills2020-04-28 | Where are my full oeuvre readers at? (I looked it up, it's the same word but I don't don't know how to pronounce it). March sisters inspo: instagram.com/themarchsisterswardrobe
Books mentioned that were previously gifted to me by publishers: All the Bad Apples by Moira Fowley-Doyle, Angel Mage by Garth Nix, The Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, Vilette by Charlotte Bronte.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Classics Retellings from Unheard Voices 📢📖booksandquills2020-04-02 | Back on the recommendation wagon with lots of great retellings and reimaginings of classics, to celebrate the release of The Deathless Girls!
This video contains a paid partnership with Hachette for The Deathless Girls.
You can get the paperback of The Deathless Girls here: Waterstones (signed exclusive edition with bonus chapter!): bit.ly/DeathlessGirlsWTS Hive: bit.ly/DeathlessGirlsHive Amazon: amzn.to/346lLoG Or at your local bookshop if they have their own delivery service!
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Apocalyptic books to read during a Pandemicbooksandquills2020-03-18 | What kind of books do you read during anxious times like these? I always get drawn back into apocalyptic fiction, and thought I'd share some favourite and my current to read list.
Hoi! I'm Sanne. Seven years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I'm currently working as a freelance social media producer, event host and content creator. I've been making videos for 10 years and on my channel I talk about books (quite a lot), translation, the publishing industry, London, travel and career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job or want to follow my journey trying to reach new creative and freelance goals, you're in the right place!
✨workshops + panels ✨
I host talks, workshops and moderate panels on topics from BookTube to working with brands/infuencers, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online and much more. I also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
📖book reviewing policy 📖
I can currently only accept a small number of books for review and I don't accept self-published books. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, historical fiction, sci-fi and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction. Any questions? Please get in touch via email.
🌙where is your accent from? 🌙
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. Now that I live in London, I still mostly have my American accent, but with lots of British vocab mixed in.Book to Film Adaptations You Cant Miss This Year | 2020.booksandquills2020-02-23 | Keep your TBR filled up with some excellent book to film adaptations coming out in the first half of 2020.
Out now: Little Women Anne with an E Emma** To all the boys I've Loved Before Ps. I Still Love You David Copperfield The Turning/ The Turning of the Screw Outlander
Coming out soon: All the Bright Places The Invisible Man Noughts and Crosses* Little Fires Everywhere The Secret Garden Artemis Fowl
* These books were sent to me for free by publishers, at my own request, with no specific requirement to mention or review them. ** I went to a free early press screening of Emma.
✨talks + panels I can give talks, moderate panels or appear on panels on a variety of topics, from BookTube to working with brands, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online, productivity, and much more. I can also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
• Can you review my book? I’m always happy to hear about upcoming books, but I’m afraid I don’t review self-published books and can only accept a small number of books for review. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, sci-fi, translated fiction and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction.
• Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. I'm definitely not Irish or Canadian, I promise!
• Where do you live? I live in London and have been here for 7 years now.
• How did you get into publishing? I did publishing work experience, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running this channel. (P.s. You don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing!).My goals for 2020 + last years personal highlights.booksandquills2020-01-31 | New year, new goals! Here's a quick update on my 2019 goals and what I want to achieve in 2020. What's on your list for the year?
I'm also hosting Heartstopper author Alice Oseman's book event in Nottingham next week (which will also be Harry Potter themed because of Harry Potter book day!: http://bit.ly/AliceOsemanHPEvent
✨talks + panels I can give talks, moderate panels or appear on panels on a variety of topics, from BookTube to working with brands, how to start a YouTube channel, building your personal brand online, productivity, and much more. I can also host author Q&As, panels and other publishing events.
• Can you review my book? I’m always happy to hear about upcoming books, but I’m afraid I don’t review self-published books and can only accept a small number of books for review. I enjoy reading classics, dystopian/apocalyptic novels, sci-fi, translated fiction and a variety of graphic novels, YA and contemporary literary fiction.
• Where is your accent from? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, studied English Lit at Leiden University (also in the Netherlands), studied in the US for 3 months and have lots of American friends. I'm definitely not Irish or Canadian, I promise!
• Where do you live? I live in London and have been here for 7 years now.
• How did you get into publishing? I did publishing work experience, did a lot of networking and learned everything I know about social media from creating and running this channel. (P.s. You don't necessarily have to study Publishing or English to get a job in publishing!).