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My Mystery Obsession (the beginning)

Chautona Havig 2026-09-23 | My Mystery Obsession (the beginning)

10 Day Challenge 1

Chautona Havig 2025-07-28 | Yep. I have a ten-day writing challenge for myself. I’m going to write The Sparkle of New Cheltenham from August 1-10. I am. Right? Pray for me!
Note: links may be affiliate links!
This year’s Christmas Lights Collection is Lovelight Gleams and is our TENTH annual collection. This year’s authors are Jaycee Weaver (who has been with us for at least half the collection!), Laina Turner (our newbie this year), Cathe Swanson (who has been there since the beginning), and me!
Here’s the preorder link if you love Christmas novellas/shorter novels. It’s just $0.99 for a VERY short time and then it’ll go up to 8-10 dollarsish! (still a great price for FOUR books, but still). amzn.to/3GX1Ikm
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#AmWriting
#ChristFic
#ChristianChristmasRomance
#KindleUnlimited
#Kindle99 (for a limited time

55 by 55 Book Unhaul (Just in time!)

Chautona Havig 2025-07-20 | My 55 by 55 Book Unhaul has happened! I didn’t even touch half the books that I think will go eventually. WHOA. BUT… it’ a good start.
I’m not listing EVERY book on the video here (unless I manage) BUT… I’m going to list all the ones I can remember just for the fun of it.
Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
White Boots by Noel Streatfeild
The Lost Property office by James R. Hannibal
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by … someone
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Guest by Nita Prose
Driftwood … Dreams? By T. I. Lowe
Beach Haven by T. I. Lowe
Sea Glass something by T. I. Lowe
The Kingdom Series by Chuck Black
The Knights of Arenthrae (sp) by Chuck Black
Something about a Postmistress by someone
The Night War by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley
The Lovely War? By someone
Some vocabulary improvement book
Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels
Jewels of Kalispell book 2 by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse
Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray
Christmas Carol Murders by Heather Redfern
Pride, Prejudice and Poison by Elizabeth Blake
Death and Sensibility by Elizabeth Blake
Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton
Aunt Dimity Detective by Nancy Atherton
Aunt Dimity and the Vampire Slayer (or something like that) by Nancy Atherton
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby?
Miss Austen something by Gill Hornby
American Sniper by someone
Something about Red Wing by someone
Dysfunction Junction by Robin Pearson
The Forge by Cris Fabry
Something by Cindy Woodsmall and another Woodsmall
Bones book by Kathy Reich
Wild Grows the Heather in Devon by Michael Phillips (book 1 of the series)
The Island House by Elana Johnson
The RelationTrip by Elana Johnson
The Prussian Lieutenant by Karl May
The Matchmaker’s Gift (or something like that)
Can’t remember the rest!
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#AmReading
#UnhaulingBooks
#BookUnhaul

May Reading Wrap Up... FINALLY

Chautona Havig 2025-07-18 | My May reading wrap up is finally here. Okay, so it’s late. But better late than never? Next up is June... and my 55... and a lot coming fast.
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Hearts Aweigh by Shannon Sue Dunlap
A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair
The Beast of Littleton Woods by T. E. Kinsey
The Venice Murders by Merryn Allingham
All It Takes Is a Goal by Jon Acuff
Sometimes You Stay by Liz Johnson
The Puzzle of Parham House by Benedict Brown
The Body in the Booksellers by Anna Elliot and Charles Veley—DNF’d because book 21 in a series
Bones in the Blackout by Emma Jameson
The Judas Monk Murders by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley
The Jade Stone Sleuth by Cami Checketts—DNF’d due to AI narration
The Secret Detective Agency by Helena Dixon
The Seaside Murders by Helena Dixon
A Few Right Thinking Men by Roland Sinclair –DNF’d due to boredom and possible upcoming questionable content
Anne’s House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#AmReading
#BookTag
#OffTheTopOfYourHead

Writers Gotta Write (an Announcement)

Chautona Havig 2025-05-20 | Writers gotta write...
Hey, guys! I try doing two videos each week unless life (or technology) prevents.
That said, I’m in the throes of finishing up Pointed Suspicion, the next book in The Agency Files. Christa can’t narrate it for you if I don’t actually get it done. Now that Kaylene’s house is DONE (PRAISE THE LORD), I am on a total mission to get this book done. This week would be perfect, but by the end of the month for sure.
So… I’ll take all the prayers you can give me AND…
Please let me know what videos you’d like to see next. With this, I’ll have a hard time deciding. Eeep!
See you Friday (I hope!)
Back to writing because... you guessed it. Writers gotta write.
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#AmWriting
#AuthorLife
#TheAgencyFiles
#Pointed Suspicion

Off the Top of My Head Book Tag

Chautona Havig 2025-05-15 | “Off the top of your head book tag.” When I saw that title for this book tag, I knew that it was exactly what I needed. I still plan to do the book tag that Kelly from Books I’m Not Reading did not long ago, but… yeah. Off the top of my head had exactly what my bandwidth allowed.
This was supposed to come out on Tuesday, but my programs wouldn’t open. Bad programs. The laptop said I didn’t need an update, but imagine that… Tuesday afternoon, one appeared. And once it updated, I could open it. But I just went ahead and did it for today since I think I have to drive to Las Vegas tomorrow (unless it’s Friday). Easier, you know?
Find the creator of the tag here: youtube.com/watch?v=vNeSnKaFCL0
Book TAG QUESTIONS:
What was your favorite book as a child?
What book series did you love as a child?
What's the worst book you've read or tried to read?
What is your favorite reading or book memory?
What is a book you loved as a movie?
What is a book you wish they'd make into a movie?
Who is a book character you would like as a friend?
Where is a place you want to visit because of a book you read?
What is a non-fiction book that you would recommend?
If you could hang out with an author for a day, who would it be and why?
What is the last book you gave to someone as a gift?
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Home Sweet Home Romance Series by Ellie Hall: amzn.to/3RShnmT
Tales from the Goose Creek B&B by Virginia Smith: amzn.to/434LMn1
Low Country Lost by T. I. Lowe: amzn.to/42QkW3k
RenoVations Inc. series by Regina Rudd Merrick: amzn.to/3EUJVcw
The Color of Home by Kit Tosello: amzn.to/42OT67p
The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/44tKOTR
Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/3GKnY0m
A Mile in My Flip-Flops by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/43kyaVY
Cape Cod Creamery by Suzanne Woods Fisher: amzn.to/3RWGe95
Confusing Cassie by Joanne Markey: amzn.to/4iYDbZ8
Love and the Dream Come True by Tammy L. Gray: amzn.to/4d9szoR
On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni: amzn.to/4iVMQzI
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold: amzn.to/450DGOL
Aggie’s Inheritance by Me: amzn.to/4mf2xF1
Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright: amzn.to/439MAXZ
Finders Keepers by Catherine Palmer: amzn.to/3GYIIBo
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#AmReading
#BookTag
#OffTheTopOfYourHead

16 Books Featuring Renovations (You should try them!)

Chautona Havig 2025-05-09 | With all the renovation fiascoes, I’ve put together sixteen books featuring renovations. Renovating homes, B&Bs (great, heaping gobs of ‘em), lodges (okay one), and even a graveyard! Oh… and a lost resort!
Surely one of these books featuring renovations will fill the bill--from total overhaul to minor things, it's all here.
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Home Sweet Home Romance Series by Ellie Hall: amzn.to/3RShnmT
Tales from the Goose Creek B&B by Virginia Smith: amzn.to/434LMn1
Low Country Lost by T. I. Lowe: amzn.to/42QkW3k
RenoVations Inc. series by Regina Rudd Merrick: amzn.to/3EUJVcw
The Color of Home by Kit Tosello: amzn.to/42OT67p
The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/44tKOTR
Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/3GKnY0m
A Mile in My Flip-Flops by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/43kyaVY
Cape Cod Creamery by Suzanne Woods Fisher: amzn.to/3RWGe95
Confusing Cassie by Joanne Markey: amzn.to/4iYDbZ8
Love and the Dream Come True by Tammy L. Gray: amzn.to/4d9szoR
On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni: amzn.to/4iVMQzI
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold: amzn.to/450DGOL
Aggie’s Inheritance by Me: amzn.to/4mf2xF1
Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright: amzn.to/439MAXZ
Finders Keepers by Catherine Palmer: amzn.to/3GYIIBo
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#AmReading
#TBR
#Renovations
#ChristianFiction

My April Wrap-up and May (ENORMOUS cough, cough) TBR

Chautona Havig 2025-05-06 | My April Wrap-up and May TBR all in one. #BecauseReasons Included in the wrap-up and TBR is also a "help!" for a book and the April #RYBC I didn't get to. Sigh.

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Spitfire Murders by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
From Death Unto Life by Daily Grace Co
The Eleventh Hour by Michael Phillips
BirdSong by The Mosaic Collection
Until Our Time Comes by Nicole M Miller
The Final Word by Laura Thomas
Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery
A Fatal Illusion by Neil Richards and Matthew Costello
The Right sort of Man by Allison Montclair
Playing for Keeps by Deborah Raney
Salvaged by Shanna M. Heath
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
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#AmReading
#TBR
#MonthlyWrapUp

7 Books I Wish Someone Would Write (so I dont have to)

Chautona Havig 2025-04-25 | Thought I'd share seven books I wish someone would write--you know, so I don't have to. There are dozens more, for sure.
Oh, be sure to share the books you wish someone would write as well! Let's make a catalog of needed books!
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#booktube
#AmReading

Five Bookish Pet Peeves (& Im guilty of two!)

Chautona Havig 2025-04-22 | Though I usually avoid making pets of my peeves, I discovered that I have five bookish pet peeves that still bug me a year after I did the “I’m So Annoyed” book tag from Kelly over at Books I’m Not Reading. I think at least a couple of these were on there.
Odd… I don’t usually get and stay annoyed about things, but I suppose I’m in a mood. These bookish things are bugging me… and have been for a while.

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Runaway Family by Diney Costeloe
The Spitfire Murders by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley
And a few of my books, but I’ll leave those out.
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#AmReading
#ReadingSlump
#BookishPeeves

7 New Books + 7 Old Ones That Have Been Languishing on my TBR (yes, another book haul!)

Chautona Havig 2025-04-18 | I wanted to share a book haul (all the cool things) but what about books from old book hauls… or before book hauls! EEEP!

That Video about the book recommendation from Cathe: youtube.com/watch?v=m38tYckwQ1E

That article about Susan I mentioned (and forgot to add at first): ljagilamplighterwright.substack.com/p/susan-got-what-was-coming-to-her

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
New books:
Hearts Aweigh by Shannon Sue Dunlap: amzn.to/4cDkZT2
Light out of Darkness by Donna Wichelman: amzn.to/42whw49
Undaunted Valor by Donna Wichelman: amzn.to/42whut3
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur (still on sale on 4/18/25): amzn.to/4lyMTDQ
Five Mere Christians by Jordan Raynor and Kaleigh Cox: amzn.to/3Euhl1o
The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House by Joanna Davidson Politano: amzn.to/3S1vTIN
Two-Part Invention by Madeline L’Engle: amzn.to/3RUKjul
“Old Books”
The Drew Farthering Mysteries by Julianna Dearing: amzn.to/4jhj8WQ
Time of the Singing of Birds by Grace Livingston Hill: amzn.to/3YEuJXs
The Grey Mask (and other Miss Silver Books—note: it’s BOOK ONE!!!): amzn.to/3RobYnd
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (which I think I said WIN… what???): amzn.to/4cAcjwQ
A Fine Romance by Susan Branch (on sale for 19 dollars today on Amazon!): amzn.to/3RV7EMp
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer: amzn.to/3GtrlZd
Stork Bite by L.K. Simonds: amzn.to/4in6CUa

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#AmReading
#BookHaul
#ForlornTBR

Can You Find Harry Potter Characters in Jane Austens Books? (And vice versa!)

Chautona Havig 2025-04-16 | What is this all about Jane Austen's characters and Harry Potter's characters?
So... you know how they say that there are only like six or seven stories in the world? Well, I wondered if that meant you could find people's characters from one book reflected in characters from another. And... I went on a rabbit trail! I looked for Jane Austen's Characters in the Harry Potter world and then looked for the Harry Potter's characters in Jane Austen's Books as well.

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#Reading
#booktube
#characteranalysis
#janeausten
#harrypotter

Ranking the Twelve (13!) Elizabeth Goudge Books I Read.

Chautona Havig 2025-04-11 | After taking a year (plus a few months) to read all of the Goudge books I owned, I thought it was time to rank them from DNF to #1… plus a bonus.
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
All by Elizabeth Goudge:
The Little White Horse
The Dean’s Watch
The Rosemary Tree
The Bird in the Tree
The Pilgrim’s Inn
The Heart of the Home
The Scent of Water
The Middle Window
Island Magic
Green Dolphin Street
The White Witch
Towers in the Mist
The Child from the Sea
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#Reading
#ElizabethGoudge

An Epiphany, and a Review, and a Rant (walked into a video...) Chatting about foul language.

Chautona Havig 2025-04-08 | I’ve never liked foul language in books, but I think I was wrong about why some bothered me more than others.
Also… I don’t know if I said it well enough, but I mean it. There’s some really great stuff in Vera Wong’s Guy to Snooping (on a Dead Man) aside from characterization etc. It’s a multi-layered story… sprinkled with verbal refuse. Sigh.

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#Reading

March Wrap Up (Including 2 DNFs)

Chautona Havig 2025-04-04 | Fourteen books in a month where I didn’t do much reading at all for ten or more days isn’t bad! Note: The Night War DOES HAVE SPOILERS! Skip to the next book when I mention them if you don’t want to know.
Podcast with Jennifer Mistmorgan: becausefictionpodcast.com/episode-417-a-chat-with-jennifer-mistmorgan
“Chapters”
0:00 Intro
1:29 The Night War
4:00 SPOILERS
8:21 The Little Nugget
12:54 He Should Have…Bees
22:11 DNFs
24:56 The Wind off Small Isles
26:35 Power of Writing
27:55 Falling Between Pages
32:16 Anne of Island
34:51 Forgiveness of Sins
37:24 Unequal Affections
42:00 Wildfire at Midnight
46:00 Stormy Petrel
48:11 This Rough Magic
51:38 The Homefront Sleuths
58:35 Outro
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox
The Little Nugget by P. G. Wodehouse
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Blackout Murders by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley
The Spectre of Hawthorne Manor by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley
Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins by James Runcie
The Power of Writing it Down by Allison Fallon
Falling Between the Pages by A. M. Heath
Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston
Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
The Wind off the Small Isles byMary Stewart
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#Reading
#readingwrapup
#booksread

What If I Had to Choose (just a few books!)?

Chautona Havig 2025-04-01 | So… what if you were forced to choose one book in each genre from your nearest bookshelves?
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Living Fearless by Jamie Winship
Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals by Sharon Mondragon
Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time by Tracy Higley
8 Down by Kimberley Woodhouse
The Rare Jewel of Everleigh Wheaton by Susan Tuttle
The Castle Rose by Tabitha Caplinger
Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Reading

April TBR and a Mini Book Haul (plus TBR thoughts)

Chautona Havig 2025-03-28 | A new take on TBRs for me—and seriously, isn’t it just common sense? Sometimes I think I’m crazier than I actually thought.
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
From Death to Life by the Daily Grace Co.
A Year of Flowers by Suzanne Woods Fisher
The Harvester by Gene Stratton Porter
Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
New books:
The Gospel by Ray Ortlund
The Gospel Precisely by Matthew W. Bates
The Honey B&B by Melody Carlson
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marworth by Sheila O’Connor
Once for Yes by Allie Millington

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Reading
#ArcherAndOlive
#Planning

Reading During Tough Times (an update) + My March Archer & Olive Subscription Box

Chautona Havig 2025-03-25 | Boy is this a hodgepodge! The dogs and their antics, my daughter’s kitchen, banana bread, March TBR, and book haul! Oh, my!
The Journaling video I shared: youtube.com/watch?v=xKYHSDv_YM4
@ChristaDelsorbo (For Stone Cold, the other Agency Files, The Independence Islands Series, The Ever After Mysteries, and coming soon, Confessions of a De-Cluttering Junkie)
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
From Death to Life by the Daily Grace Co.
The Chaos Grid by Lyndsey Lewellen
Our Yellow Tape Letters by Caitlin Miller
On Victory’s Wings series by Jennifer Mistmorgan
The Gospel by Ray Ortlund
Confessions of a De-Cluttering Junkie by Chautona Havig
Prairie by Chautona Havig

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Reading
#ArcherAndOlive
#Planning

Feb Reading Wrap-up (2nd half!)

Chautona Havig 2025-03-11 | It took long enough, but here we go! Time to talk about the books I read in the second half of February.
And please... tell me. Do I keep trying to read Precious Bane?

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
How to Pray by C. S. Lewis
Madam Will You Talk by Mary Stewart
Thorofare by Christopher Morley
The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#MaryStewart
#BooksRead
#CSLewis
#readingwrapup

My March TBR (finally) plus a book haul and update

Chautona Havig 2025-03-03 | Boy is this a hodgepodge! The dogs and their antics, my daughter’s kitchen, banana bread, March TBR, and book haul! Oh, my!
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Missions by Andreas J. Köstenberger, Peter T. O'brien
Cecilia by Fanny Burney
The Night War by Michelle Brubaker Bradley
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
Mystery of the Jeweled Moth by Katherine Woodfine
The Tarnished Garden by Alyssa Coleman
The Gilded Girl by Alyssa Coleman
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Road Trip Return by Becca Wierwille
The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Haul:
The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose
Secrets Between the Shelves by Hickey, Johnson, Lilly, and Turk
Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals by Sharon Mondragon
The Bandit’s Redemption by Kylee Woodley
Written in Secret by Crystal Caudill
Trained to Protect by Terri Reed
Fallen into the Pit by Ellis Peters
Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway
Vera in the Washtub by Marjolein Bastin
(Belonging to Challice)
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ClassicBooks
#RecommendedBooks

The missing books from my Books I wish I could reread for the first time video

Chautona Havig 2025-02-26 | Did a "Books I wish I could reread for the first time video on my YouTube channel today, and these three got left behind in the book room. Oops!
#BooksILove
#YouTube
#BookTube
#AnneOfGreenGables
#Shorts

Books I Wish I Could Reread for the First Time

Chautona Havig 2025-02-25 | Of course, I left a whole stack in the other room when I went to pull out 100 Cupboards. I had The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in that stack, but I also had Anne of Green Gables and Swift Rivers by Cornelia Meigs. Sigh. Maybe I’ll do another one like this later since there were so many I didn’t get into this video! EEP!

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
Sophie’s Heart by Lori Wick
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold
Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
Just Like David by Marguerite DeAngeli
Becky’s Birthday/Christmas by Tasha Tudor
Charlotte Fairlie by D. E. Stevenson

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ClassicBooks
#RecommendedBooks

Mid February Wrap-up!

Chautona Havig 2025-02-21 | I have nine books to chat about—six good ones, three meh.

Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon: amzn.to/4b82p4Z
If the Stars Awaken by Kate Willis: amzn.to/3CYVGO8
The Problem of Evil by James Runcie: amzn.to/41rsGIm
The Blooming of Delphinium by Holly Varni: amzn.to/4hHTcCO
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery: amzn.to/4k6UKIa
Evergreen Hearts by Annabeth Avery: amzn.to/3DeqoTk
Suited for Love by Ash Keller: amzn.to/3Qrylro
Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart: amzn.to/4hL1ry8
Thornyhold by Mary Stewart: amzn.to/41panTP
The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#readingwrapup

My 2025 Middle Grade March Plans

Chautona Havig 2025-02-18 | While not my ENTIRE March TBR, these are the books I’m planning for Middle Grade March. Can you tell I’m excited? I don’t know how. I sound like I’m about to fall asleep. Maybe because I am still exhausted? Oh, and the neighbor kids sounded like they were being massacred just after I turned off the camera, but since no ambulances arrived, I am assuming all is well. 😉
The official Middle Grade March video can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=K65QRopvR3I&t=3s
Books Mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Night War by Michelle Brubaker Bradley
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
Mystery of the Jeweled Moth by Katherine Woodfine
The Tarnished Garden by Alyssa Coleman
The Gilded Girl by Alyssa Coleman
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Road Trip Return by Becca Wierwille
The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#MiddleGradeMarch

13 Indie Authors More People Should Read

Chautona Havig 2025-02-11 | Some indie authors don’t seem to get enough notice, so I thought I’d share some of my favorites AND a few I am excited to learn more about.
Authors featured (may be affiliate links)
Heather Day Gilbert: amzn.to/3QdW7qQ
Perry Kirkpatrick: amzn.to/40S5am8
Christine Dillon: amzn.to/42RORbv
Amanda G. Stevens: amzn.to/3EHYcZo
Janice L. Dick: amzn.to/3EtMCRQ
Natasha Metzler: amzn.to/4ibdVyX
K.M. Weiland: amzn.to/42Q2w2L
Marline Williams: amzn.to/4hrjqt8
S. F. Baumgartner: amzn.to/40Ttmob
Creston Mapes: amzn.to/3WUlhym
Luana Ehrlich: amzn.to/4hSh8TF
R. Marshall Wright: amzn.to/4hutzp6
Tabitha Caplinger: amzn.to/3EtPyOm
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookTag
#LoveInBooksTag

Book Love Tag (because why not?)

Chautona Havig 2025-02-07 | I wanted a fun book tag, and this one fit the bill. I found it at Gem of Books: youtube.com/watch?v=ea2cF2DPCko
Who got it from youtube.com/@bibbidibobbidibooks
Love in Books Tag:
The Prompts:
1. Friendship love - name a book that includes a loving friendship
2. Sibling love - name a book that features a strong sibling relationship
3. Parental or guardian love - name a book that has a character who identifies as a parent or guardian
4. Pet love - name a book that features a loyal pet or animal companion
5. Romantic love - name a book that contains a swoon worthy romantic plot line
6. Erotic love - name a book that doesn't "fade to black" when things get spicy
7. Self-love - name a book that includes the theme of self-love (appreciating your own worth, "finding yourself", self-acceptance, personal growth etc.)
8. Share the love - tag some booktubers you love

Books mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Emma and the Reasons by Natasha Metzler: amzn.to/3Q5C2mz
An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon: amzn.to/3WSpItv
Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian: amzn.to/3WP2epf
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter: amzn.to/4k2MUzt
Katherine Wentworth by D. S. Stevenson: amzn.to/3Ew1ZsT
Cape Cod Creamery by Suzanne Woods Fisher: amzn.to/4htI3p6

My books:
Prairie: amzn.to/42NChtU
Highlands: amzn.to/4gvwIn5
Argosy Junction: amzn.to/4hMhc7v
Past Forward: amzn.to/3EFQzCI
Finding a Memory: amzn.to/4hQwSqp
The Hartfield Mysteries: amzn.to/3CHPEkG

South Coast by the Kingston Trio: youtube.com/watch?v=GsNxH7wSlUw

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookTag
#LoveInBooksTag

January (2nd Half) Wrap-Up!

Chautona Havig 2025-02-04 | The second half of January was full of a wide variety of reads. I really enjoyed everything (in varying degrees). So…
Books mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Sidney Chambers and The Peril of Night by James Runcie
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson
The Incident of the Book at Nighttime by Vicki Delaney
Miss Buncle’s Book by D. E. Stevenson
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Yours, Jack by C. S. Lewis
The Green Gables Letters by Ephriam Webb
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Sylvie James
The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth
Murder by Postscript by Mary Winters
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#EpistolaryJanuary
#AYearofMaud
#JaneAusten250Years
#ReadYourBookshelfChallenge

FEB TBR

Chautona Havig 2025-02-01 | My February TBR is out of control, but… oh well. Life happens, right? And we’re going to have fun one way or t’other.
Don’t forget to email me at chautona@chautona.com if you’d like to try your hand at grabbing one of the stickers before they’re all gone. :D
Books mentioned (may be affiliate links)
The Little Nugget by P.G. Wodehouse
Romance of the Forest by Anne Radcliffe
Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
How to Pray by C. S. Lewis
Letters to Malcolm by C. S. Lewis
Sheltering Mercy by Ryan Whitaker Smith and Dan Wilt
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
Just Send me Word by Orlando Figes
Jane Austen by Peter Leithart
Sadie on the Rocks by Joanne Bischof
The Blooming of Delphinium (again) by Holly Varni
If the Stars Awaken (again) by Kate Willis
Thorofare (again) by Christopher Morley
8 Down by Kimberley Woodhouse
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#TBR
#AYearofMaud
#LoveBloomsOnValentines
#Giveaway
#ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
@ChantelReadsAllDay
@ReadJournalLove
@InSearchofWonder

Trying to Decide on a Few Preorders... HELP!

Chautona Havig 2025-01-28 | I have a lot of books that are tempting me so… help me figure out which ones to order? These are the ones available from Bakerbookhouse.com through March that interest me. :D
Books mentioned (may be affiliate links)
Secrets between the Shelves: amzn.to/4jKHmcG
Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Do Funerals by Sharon J. Mondragon: amzn.to/3Eo1yRa
An Overdue Match: amzn.to/42ADLHR
When the Sky Burned by Liz Tolsma: amzn.to/4jxmiGq
Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson: amzn.to/4jvP6Px
Shattered Secrets by Nancy Mehl: amzn.to/40Czwsy
Written in Secret by Crystal Caudill: amzn.to/4htbJCc
Kate Landry Has a Plan by Rebekah Millet: amzn.to/4hxdrmh
The Novel Adventures of Natalie Daughtry: amzn.to/3PSd1eo
The Rare Jewel of Everleigh Wheaton: amzn.to/4gkejcV
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Preorders

TWO Book Hauls (first Library!) & a Mini Shelf/Shed-i-ffice Tour

Chautona Havig 2025-01-23 | Okay, a library haul, a book haul, a mini bookshelf/shed-i-ffice tour, and… bread. Because Bread.
Shadowlands video clip: youtube.com/watch?v=7GTX4xapmRM
Books Mentioned in the hauls: (may be affiliate links)
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Just Send Me Word by Orlando Figes
8 Down by Kimberley Woodhouse
A Man’s a Man by Harold Bell Wright
Maggie Now by Betty Smith
Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley
Kitty Foyle by Christopher Morley
The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh
Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters
What I Left for You by Liz Tolsma
Jane Austen: a Literary Celebrity by Peter Leithart
Writers’ Letters by Michael and Orlando Bird
All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver
The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookHaul
#LibraryHaul

Mid Jan Wrap and stuff

Chautona Havig 2025-01-16 | What I’ve read this month, what I’m reading, and a few other things.
Books Mentioned: (may be affiliate links)
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Henrietta Goes to War (1 & 2) by Joyce Dennys
The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
The Burning of Rosemont Abbey by Naomi Stephens

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookTBR
#ReadingWrapup

2nd Half of December Wrap Up (finally)

Chautona Havig 2025-01-13 | Okay, FINALLY, let’s talk 2nd half of December reads!
Books Mentioned: (may be affiliate links)
Silent Night, Stolen Night by Neil Richards and Matthew Costello
Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
Slashing through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost
Stalking around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost
Winter Fire by Ryan Whitaker Smith
Preparing Room by Rebecca Horvath
Let the Earth Receive Her King by Alistair Begg
Everything is Just beginning by Erin Bartels

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookTBR
#ReadingWrapup

January Book Haul (and my little journal)

Chautona Havig 2025-01-10 | I forgot to share The Memoirs of Jane Austen, but since it was in my Jan TBR…
Books Mentioned: (may be affiliate links)
Chicken Every Sunday by Rosemary Taylor
Beyond Mulberry Glen by Millie Florence
The Garden Girls by Jessica R. Patch
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
Tales from a Roll Top Desk by Christopher Morley
Penguin Classics Austens
A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies.
#booktube
#BookHaul

My January TBR (so excited!) and Unnecessary Updates

Chautona Havig 2025-01-07 | @ChantelReadsAllDay ‘s 2024 Favorites video: youtube.com/watch?v=vPwlT-GFvvk
Buddy for the readness: @AshleasBookshelf
Books mentioned (links may be affiliate links.)
The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth: amzn.to/3DU8bKK
Thorofare by Christopher Morley
The Appeal by Janice Hallett: amzn.to/4h5sC60
Mere Christian Hermeneutics by Kevin J. Vanhoosen:
Henrietta Goes to War by Joyce Dennys:
Yours, Jack by C. S. Lewis: amzn.to/4090zMd
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery:
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James: amazon.com/Lost-Memoirs-Jane-Austen-ebook/dp/B000W93BJG
The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman: amzn.to/421L8ry
Past Forward Collection 1 by me… FREE here: amazon.com/dp/B06ZYKJGV9
Love Blooms on Valentine’s Day by Havig, Lee, Conroy, and Smrcek: amzn.to/4h0EFkX
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#tbr
#booktube
#ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#EpistolaryJanuary
#AYearofMaud
#PrincessBrideAThon

A Peek into my 2024 Reading Journal

Chautona Havig 2024-12-30 | The bookish plans and goals for 2024 are cemented as much as they can be. I kept bungling what I was trying to say about that journal that inspired me. What I meant was that I had vague ideas that I didn’t know what to do with, and this video helped polish them into something I love. I so appreciate it: youtube.com/watch?v=E3CKAgXh9x8

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Journaling
#ReadingJournal

A Christmas Prayer and Update (Bookmas Day 23 & 24)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-24 | Just an update, sharing a few gifts, and a Christmas prayer from Robert Louis Stevenson.
Merry Christmas!
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Advent & Travel quick howdy (Bookmas Days 21 & 22)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-22 | Just a quick howdy, Advent share, and… a reminder why I live in sweltering heat and frigid nights… In case you ever wondered.
Merry Christmas! I have a super cool story to share and my bookish gifts as well.
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube

#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Advent and My 2025 Reading Goals (Bookmas Day 20)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-20 | Just my advent stuff and my 2025 Reading Goals!
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Advent and an Update | Archer & Olive (Bookmas day 19)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-19 | Just a quick update today! My Advent goodies AND… an update on my @ArcherandOlive journal—they sent a replacement without me even mentioning it to them! So kind. Furthermore, I added an apology to them for not considering how my reaction to finding the misprint could be construed as a complaint—especially considering I wasn’t willing to ask them to do anything about it. I was fine, and they didn’t deserve the potential censure.
Their company has always been delightful to work with, and even had they not found my video, I’d still have nothing but praise for their products.
Finally, I shared the 12 Days of Bookmas giveaways going on with Celebrate Lit. Just go to this page: facebook.com/CelebrateLit
and find all the bookmas videos and answer the questions to be entered in all the giveaways. 😊
Hopefully see you tomorrow! Prayers for sleep for Kevin much appreciated. 😊
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Gift Shopping for books! (Bookmas Day 18)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-18 | Went book shopping yesterday and got the stuff to make some journals like THESE from @vectoriadesigns
youtube.com/watch?v=M8qDiT-kCd0&t=277s

Books mentioned (links may be affiliate links.)
Oh, No! The Aunts are here by Adam Rex and Lian Cho: amzn.to/4izviu2
Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry and Juana Martinez-Neal: amzn.to/3VMYPXl

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#bookishgifts
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Reading Journal in Progress (Bookmas Day 17)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-17 | Wherein I take a moment to share a bit about setting up my reading journal, ask for help, and ponder a few things about Advent. Oh, and share progress on my advent embroidery.
The Biblical Studies Challenge is the one Cathryn @readjournallove is doing.
@PaperbacksandPonytails is doing the Princess Bride-athon.
I’ve GOT to figure out RYBC… like now!
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallengees
#ReadingJournal
#Journaling
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Mid-December Wrap Up (Bookmas Day 16)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-16 | Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
3: 41 Murder/English Castle
12:48 Christmas Carol Murder
17:30 Christmas Bell Mystery
20:58 Letters/Fr. Christmas
22:40 Married/Christmas
29:20 Books to War
40:25 In Good Faith
44:00 Christmas/Castle Library
54:50 Advent & Outro
Books mentioned (links may be affiliate links.)
Murder in an English Castle by Merryn Allingham: amzn.to/49Ckt6x
Elizabeth Elliot Retelling by Laura Hile: amzn.to/41ULbFN (on KU)
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Christmas Carol Murder by Heather Redmond: amzn.to/3DjYR2L
The Christmas Bell Mystery by Benedict Brown: amzn.to/4gFPU2d (on KU)
Married before Christmas by Hannah Foster: amzn.to/4iGAblk (on KU)
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning: amzn.to/3W4OuXd (on KU)
In Good Faith (Cherringham Mysteries) by Mathew Costello and Neil Richards: amzn.to/3ZVT4cA
Christmas in the Castle Library by Ann Swindell: amzn.to/4iDyy7B

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

The Maid-Servant at the Inn (Bookmas Day 15)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-15 | Didn’t have time for much of a video today, so I decided to share a poem I found tonight. Dorothy Parker’s, “The Maid-Servant at the Inn.” It’s from Everyman’s Library Pocket Poet Series titled simply, “Christmas Poems.” amzn.to/3ZV8pKg
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ChristmasPoems
#EverymansLibrary
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

A Favorites Journal for My Books (Bookmas Day 14)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-14 | I've decided to create a journal JUST for my very favorite books--kind of a catalog of "Best of the Best" books. I got the idea from
youtube.com/watch?v=gCI1odBUFwg

Mine isn't just for 5-star reads BUT for the best of the best reads I've ever read and will read. But... which journal?

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas
#bookjournal
#journaling
#Bookishjournals

Thoughts on When Books Went to War (Bookmas Day 13)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-13 | I knew I was going to love this book, but I didn't know how it would wreck me and make me love a couple of favorite authors even more.
Books mentioned (links may be affiliate links.)
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptil Manning: amzn.to/4iAzTfr
The Gutenberg Address by Christopher Morley (as well as Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

My 2025 Read Your Bookshelf Challenge Picks (Bookmas Day 12)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-12 | My favorite bookish moment is the day @ChantelReadsAllDay puts up her next Read Your Bookshelf Challenge. It’s time to pick out ideas.
Usually, I have way more than twelve to choose from and have to whittle things down. This year, I’m only three over, so please help me figure that out. I realized too late that I forgot to remove the extra travel and bird options. OOPS! I’ll do that once you vote. LOL.
Books mentioned (links may be affiliate links.)
The Light Between Worlds by Laura Weymouth: amzn.to/3ZQguA3 (on KU)
The Little Nugget by P. G. Wodehouse: amzn.to/41va36B (on KU)
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: amzn.to/4gbr8qz
Seconds to Live by Susan Sleeman: amzn.to/3ZwIqYi (also on KU)
A Year of Flowers by Suzanne Woods Fisher: amzn.to/3De4RtS
The Eleventh Hour by Michael Phillips: amzn.to/3ORuhjn (also on KU)
The Nature of Small Birds by Susie Finkbeiner: amzn.to/4g9hO6x
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: amzn.to/4g9hO6x
A Royal Threesome by Rhys Bowen: amzn.to/3ByhcZa
Where the Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner: amzn.to/4fdlB1G
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr: amzn.to/4g8JHvz
Magi Journey~Assyria by Terry Garner: amzn.to/3Bph91T
The Secret Society of Salzburg by Renee Ryan: amzn.to/3ZyJjzv
What If It’s True by Charles Martin: amzn.to/3ZPFcjW
A Soul as Cold as Frost by Jennifer Kropf: amzn.to/41wyvo1
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#ReadingChallenge
#2025ReadYourBookshelfChallenge
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

2024 Goals Recap | thoughts on goals (Bookmas Day 11

Chautona Havig 2024-12-11 | Bookish (and a bit of writing) goals are fun, but … not if they’re taskmasters instead of servants to help us achieve what we want, right? Well, I fired some of my goals this year. LOL.
Also… what are your thoughts on my cover? I’m kind of leaning toward leaving that band. I kind of like it. But… I’m willing to have my mind changed!
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookishGoals
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

5 Bookish Gifts for Hard-to-shop-for Readers (Bookmas Day 10)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-10 | Shopping for readers can be really hard. We often buy a book as soon as we want it, so books are a dangerous item to purchase. Hint: even a $5.00 Amazon gift card gives folks a Kindle book. Just sayin’!
Items (may be affiliate links):
Floating Bookshelves: amzn.to/4ffkBdc
Special Editions: Try Juniper Books (you can get just new covers!) or Wordsworth or even go straight to authors for their hardbacks—folks like Tabitha Bouldin or E. A. Hendryx
Novelty Bluetooth Speakers: amzn.to/3BoYD9U
Favorite Book Art:
etsy.com/shop/SweetSequels
etsy.com/shop/FantasyScrolls
etsy.com/shop/folkloreaesthetic
etsy.com/shop/ViolaBee
Book Nooks (for the crafty sort): amzn.to/41qVtwQ
Stocking stuffers can include:
Stickers:
Rosie Boutique: instagram.com/lornaroseboutique
Pepper Basham’s daughter: etsy.com/shop/CreativeMangoStudios
Bookmarks
And more!

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#BookishGifts
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

Christmas Carols Book Tag (Bookmas Day 9)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-09 | Doing a Book tag this time—one by Heather ‪@readingwithavengeance‬‬ that I found on another channel somewhere.
Christmas Carol Book Tag
1. Red, Gold & Green colors: A book with any combination of those colors on the cover.
2. Carol Singing: What is your favorite Christmas Carol? Pick a book with a title that includes word from that song title.
3. Christmas Trees, Wreaths & Evergreen Foliage: A book that features nature as a character?
4. Sending Cards: A favorite epistolary book you read this year or want to read next year?
5. Mistletoe: A book that features unrequited love?
6. Santa Claus: A book that features a character who's odd and/or a little frightening but endearing anyway.
7. Nativity scenes: A family-based historical fiction?
8. Elf on a Shelf: A book on your shelf that catches your eye all the time, but you never pick it up?
9. Christmas Movies: Favorite adaptation or a book you would like to see adapted?
10. Ugly Sweaters: A book that made you laugh out loud.
11. Eggnog: A book you love that everyone seems to hate or vice versa.
12. Exchanging gifts: A book you read this year and thought, “this would be perfect for …”
Christmas cookies! Share by tagging some friends!
Books Mentioned (links may be affiliate links)
Murder in the Bookshop by Carolyn Wells
Nobody’s Child by Austin… someone: amazon.com/dp/0310328195
Monday’s Child (and others) by Linda Chakin: amazon.com/dp/B0753KL4XV
Thursday’s Child by Melody Carlson: amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZ9GFAF
Freckles or The Harvester by Gene Stratton Porter
Even if We Cry by Terrie Todd
The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
On Moonberry Lake & The Blooming of Delphinium by Holly Varni
The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady by Sharon Mondragon.
The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister: amazon.com/dp/B075VFWCD3
The Best Left Questions by F. E. Greene
Moore’s Code by moi
Husband Auditions, Hero Debut, and Fiancé Finale by Angela Ruth Strong
Love Overboard by Shannon Sue Dunlap
The Brothers Karamazov

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Book Tag
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas

A Cozy Evening | Reading & Poetry Vlog (Bookmas Day 8)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-08 | Just enjoying a cup of tea from Suttle Tea, reading a few books, and sharing a favorite poem. Author is "anonymous" (who is quite prolific, don't you think?).
I did get Letters from Father Christmas by Tolkien... delightful. What a creative father!
Includes a few seconds of narration from Benedict Brown's, "The Christmas Bell Mystery."
Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas
#ArcherAndOlive
#Journaling

My Take on Mysteries | And a recommendation (Bookmas Day 7)

Chautona Havig 2024-12-07 | I love mysteries--from Nancy Drew to Meg Duncan and back to Nancy again before... all the rest, I LOVE them.
Why... and one series I had to recommend.

Books Mentioned (links may be affiliate links)
The Wilkester Mysteries by Barbara Cornthwaite: amzn.to/4gpInnM
* Brought to Book
* Snuffed Out
* Written Off

Note: All fonts, photos, videos, and music are either personally copyrighted by Chautona Havig or are legally used with commercial licenses through royalty-free stock or font companies. #BookTube
#Bookmas
#Vlogmas
#amreading
#mysteries
#cozymysteries