July Wrap Up - a real mixed bag! The Book Bully 2022-08-01 | The BSB playlist that has me in a chokehold: open.spotify.com/playlist/1RPwkraulrR9DkoFpwJEge?si=73e6f8a92ea74911- - Videos mentioned - -C*vid reading vlog: youtu.be/CTWg-KEm5REMy review of The Little Friend: youtu.be/11Kk5q1a0jQ- - Books mentioned - -Larger Than Life by Maria ShermanTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinSomebody Loves You by Mona ArshiThe Little Friend by Donna TarttThe Backwater Sermons by Jay HulmeRogues by Patrick Radden KeefeAll the Shining People by Kathy FriedmanMy Volcano by John Elizabeth StintziThe Netanyahus by Joshua CohenMagpie by Elizabeth Day- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
october tbr spin + fall reading plans The Book Bully 2024-10-01 | watching the leaves fall off the trees as I type.Follow @FreshlyReadBooks for next month's spin!My dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
Its always mid-year somewhere | Mid-Year Freakout Tag The Book Bully 2024-08-01 | Adding a response no one asked for: the worst book I've read all year is Norm MacDonald's Based On A True Story. It's maybe the worst book I've read in my entire life. I talked about it in my video reviewing every book I've read so far in 2024 if you want more info but mostly I would just say, avoid reading it ever in your lifetime.My dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
August TBR Spin 2024! The Book Bully 2024-07-31 | Make sure you're following @FreshlyReadBooks!My dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
June TBR Spin 2024! The Book Bully 2024-06-01 | Follow @FreshlyReadBooks for the July spin!My dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
Reviewing every book Ive read so far this year The Book Bully 2024-05-27 | Just wanted to hear myself talk.Books mentioned:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadMy Year of Meats by Ruth OzekiA Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky ChambersThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanHi Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae BurnetHenry Henry by Allen BrattonHow to be Here by Rob BellButter by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly BartonBeyond the Wall by Katja HoyerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWifedom by Anna FunderOutline by Rachel CuskKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannGiving Up the Ghost by Hilary MantelBased on a True Story by Norm MacDonaldWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensSalmon Wars by Douglas Frantz and Catherine CollinsBatshit Seven by Sheung-KingDoppelganger by Naomi KleinIn Memoriam by Alice WinnThe Crying Book by Heather ChristlePersuasion by Jane AustenThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Promise by Damon GalgutRomancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia QuinnBiography of X by Catherine LaceyThe Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda MontellThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonWolf at the Table by Adam RappThe Cabinet by Un-Su KimSociopath by Patric GagneMy dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
being vulnerable for no reason at all The Book Bully 2024-04-23 | this video reminds me of my blogging days where I would share a lot of what was happening in my life to small audience. im not sure why i filmed it and i'm even less sure why i'm sharing it but maybe i am just longing for the internet days of yore and trying to capture some of the strength i felt in sharing my thoughts with a community.i hope you're well.
April TBR Spin | 2024 The Book Bully 2024-04-01 | Follow @FreshlyReadBooks!Check out previous videos to learn more about what this TBR Spin is all about!youtu.be/iWVUjRYvFuI?si=6ZcZOAhFI8MMQPTrMy dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
Recent reads and remembering Jennifer Brooks The Book Bully 2024-02-13 | Rest in peace you beautiful soul.In memory of Jennifer #welovejenny:youtu.be/Vf6qe3lESSY?si=KB21LhD_GGlfIyidyoutu.be/R9b_XmXYJlY?si=8IafcTYflf4ygteG@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace : youtu.be/owPjr37m7gY?si=sOTwUV4yw-RDH8Gs@beautifulminutiae: youtu.be/2S8eTuQLB9Y?si=102ZH1QRJK3jA37D@JoshsBookishVoyage stats video: youtu.be/roWGhiQ0BPs?si=mqNjUdXpgupIVwnLMy dwindling social media presence:The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
February TBR Spin 2024! The Book Bully 2024-02-01 | Watch Benny magically jump around in the background - the power of editing!Make sure you're following @FreshlyReadBooks for next month's spin!- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BInstagram: @thebookbully_
Books that made my heart sing! in 2023 The Book Bully 2024-01-01 | Happy new year all you gorgeous bibliophiles!! May 2024 bring us more wonderful reads.Book light! amazon.ca/dp/B0BWN4KH3Y/ref=twister_B0C2Q6LWH2?_encoding=UTF8&th=1Simon's podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/5zIVqLotaPk38aDqpKaPg6?si=8cedb5cdada642d1Interview with Michael Crummey!: youtube.com/watch?v=XGRgwEWULMU&ab_channel=KoboJoin me elsewhere!The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Feeling disappointed yet again! or, the worst books I read in 2023 The Book Bully 2023-12-29 | Sorry about the audio! I hate it too!- - Related videos - -@MatthewSciarappa's review of Yellowface: youtu.be/MCG7Fn-ZfTM?si=Y7ZwvS3Ne-rYtLMx&t=301January wrap-up: youtu.be/1qEui4a5wPc?si=hS7X3VNqf3uStZTbMarch wrap-up: youtu.be/Z-pRmT3lY-I?si=fxg0kF6NlDE8gjEs- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Reading stats for 2023 and goals for 2024 The Book Bully 2023-12-24 | Maybe 2024 is the year I stop trying to force myself to be someone I'm not and just let myself buy the books, you know?I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Books that made me feel things (lols and tears etc.) The Book Bully 2023-12-04 | I am not crying shut up please :')- - Books mentioned - -Deep Water by Patricia HighsmithWednesday's Child by Yiyun LiThe Librarianist by Patrick deWittDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Email: abookbully@gmail.com
November TBR Spin! The Book Bully 2023-11-01 | I cannot believe we are here!Follow @FreshlyReadBooks !- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Nonfiction November TBR! (+ smøl life chat) The Book Bully 2023-10-24 | It's the hap-happiest season of aaaall!- - BookTubers mentioned - -@abookolive @Readitandeat - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Chatting books with my cool friend Robert The Book Bully 2023-10-15 | Well on his way to a YouTube career!- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Just a few books Ive read recently The Book Bully 2023-10-05 | My sincerest apologies for this audio.- - Books mentioned - -Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria BamfordProphet Song by Paul LynchAll's Well by Mona AwadFish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda, translated by Allison WattsThe Body in the Library by Agatha ChristieMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtAbroad in Japan by Chris Broad- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
September TBR spin! The Book Bully 2023-09-01 | Always trying to find a way to use more pics of Lord Gregory DaviesFollow Sarah! @FreshlyReadBooks - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
A very belated mid-year freak out | 2023 The Book Bully 2023-08-27 | I edited this while watching SVU (Carisi is bae). - - Questions - -1. How has your 2023 reading year gone so far?2. What is the best book you've read so far in 2023?3. Best sequel you've read so far in 2023?4. A new release you haven't read yet but want to?5. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?6. Biggest disappointment of 2023 so far?7. Biggest surprise of 2023 so far?8. Favorite new author (new to you or debut)?9. Book that made you cry?10. Book you saw on TikTok and regret reading?11. Most beautiful book you bought this year?12. What are the books you need to read by the end of the year?13. Favorite video you've made so far in 2023?14. A video you thought would flop but did well?15. Any upcoming videos you're excited to make?16. Any channel goals before the end of the year?- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
My American Road-Trip Book Haul The Book Bully 2023-08-21 | Who's coming with next summer?- - Bookstores and book sellers mentioned - -Susan at Brazos Bookstore: brazosbookstore.comMurder by the Book: murderbooks.comPeter at Faulkner House Books: faulknerhousebooks.comJenny at E. Shaver Booksellers: eshaverbooks.comSarah at Politics and Prose: politics-prose.comNelly at Busboys and Poets: busboysandpoets.comZoe at Books are Magic: booksaremagic.netThe Strand: strandbooks.com@MatthewSciarappa - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Tier ranking every Booker prize book Ive ever read The Book Bully 2023-07-25 | my body is ready.@GemofBooks's video: youtu.be/GEBWvjt1k3cAll books:4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiA Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson Atonement by Ian McEwanAutumn by Ali SmithBewilderment by Richard PowersBeyond Black by Hilary MantelBlack Dogs by Ian McEwanBlack Swan Green by David MitchellBring Up Bodies by Hilary MantelCase Study by Graeme Macrae BurnetChina Room by Sunjeev SahotaDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeline ThienDucks, Newburyport by Lucy EllmanElmet by Fiona MozleyEngland, England by Julian BarnesFebruary by Lisa MooreThe Fortune Men by Nadifa MohammedFrankissstein by Jeanette WintersonGirl Woman Other by Bernadine EvaristoGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadHalf Blood Blues by Esi EdugyanThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceHistory of Wolves by Emily FriedlandHome Fire by Kamila ShamsieHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam ZhangHow To Be Both by Ali SmithLife of Pi by Yann MartelMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie MortimerMilkman by Anna BurnsMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteNormal People by Sally RooneyOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwanOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroReservoir 13 by Jon McGregorRoom by Emma DonoghueSaturday by Ian McEwanThe Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittSmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganSnap by Belina BauerThe Colony by Audrey MageeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark HaddonThe Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah LevyThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati RoyThe Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelThe Promise by Damon GalgutThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadTrust by Hernan DiazWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
July TBR Spin - spicy (mild) edition The Book Bully 2023-07-01 | If you know of way to get in contact with Mr. Davies, pls lmkFollow Sarah! @FreshlyReadBooks - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Im Not Quitting Booktube (Yet), and Other Updates The Book Bully 2023-06-08 | Remember when we all thought ADIDAS stood for "all day I dream about sports"?- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
May TBR Spin! The Book Bully 2023-05-01 | Don't forget to follow Sarah! @FreshlyReadBooks - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Reading the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners Short List The Book Bully 2023-04-25 | This video, much like some books, is too long.The Baillie Gifford 25th Anniversary Prize is announced on April 27ththebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/year-by-year/25th-anniversary- - The Short List - -1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro150 Glimpses of the Beatles by Craig BrownParis 1919 by Margaret MacmillanEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickInto the Silence by Wade Davis@EricKarlAnderson's video: youtu.be/B6Pbkelqh3k- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
March wrap-up | 2023 The Book Bully 2023-04-10 | I've since learned it's pronounced "DEM-mick", so... sorry about that.This gal makes earrings and tote bags I love: studiopeachy.ca- - Books mentioned - -Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi AndreadesA Life in Parts by Bryan CranstonNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickLast Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonksyMercy Among the Children by David Adams RichardOur Endless Numbered Days by Claire FullerShit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E KirbyHome Stretch by Graham Norton- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
My Book Wishlist! The Book Bully 2023-03-19 | Will I ever figure out how to centre myself in the frame? #stay #tuned- - People mentioned - - @shawnmccomb @MercysBookishMusings (youtu.be/b2fsmsvdOlg) @allisonpaiges@EricKarlAnderson Fatma on instagram: @tthebookplace - - Books mentioned - -Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonaldThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Book of Goose by Yiyun LiBefore Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey TrousselotGreek Lessons by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yea WonWhale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Jae Won ChungTrespasses by Louise KennedyThe Rabbit Hutch by Tess GuntyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyDevotions by Mary OliverA Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George SaundersYellowface by R. F. KuangHuge by Brent Buttil virus by Lillian NecakovThings We Found When the Water Went Down by Tegan Nia SwansonGhost Town by Kevin ChenNorthern Lights by Philip PullmanShuggie Bain by Douglas StewartThe Shards by Bret Easton Ellis- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
What I read in February: a wrap-up The Book Bully 2023-03-14 | Brb watching a 12 hour Stardew Valley play through.- - Books mentioned - -The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen, translated by Don Bartlett and Don ShawAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyBefore the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey TrousselotTalking it Over by Julian BarnesWe Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
TBR Spin - March Prompt The Book Bully 2023-03-01 | The Wheel was a bit tickled this month!Follow @FreshlyReadBooks for all your TBR Spin needs!- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Unhauling a million-ish books The Book Bully 2023-02-26 | (It's actually just 30)- - Books mentioned - -Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonUncanny Valley by Anna WeinerThe Listeners by Jordan TannahillThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakubmiLittle Weird by Jenny SlateHere I Am by Jonathan Safran FoerTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinI've Been Meaning to Tell You by David ChariandyThe Naked Don't Fear the Water by Matthieu AikinsMrs. March by Virginia FeitoNever Anyone But You by Rupert ThomsonLife in the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-MüllerHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam ZhangThe Fortune Men by Nadifa MohammedThe Wheaton by Joanne JacksonPolar Vortex by Shani MootooTo the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life by Herve Guibert, translated by Linda CoverdaleThe Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, translated by Ros SchwarzThe Employees by Olga Ravin, translated by Martin AikinVisit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew BlackwellInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEverything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn TiffanyThe Millionaire and the Bard by Andrea MaysUp All Night by Lisa NapoliGolem Girl by Riva LehrerHow High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuThe Girl Who Slept with God by Val BrelinskiFunny Girl by Nick Hornby- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
why I dont love Canada Reads (and other Qs and As) The Book Bully 2023-02-16 | (I'm probably playing Stardew Valley right now.)- - Links mentioned - -Fatma's instagram: @tthebookplace@FreshlyReadBooks February TBR Spin: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYgRainbow earrings: lusterpgh.comUFO earrings: studiopeachy.ca- - Books mentioned - -Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyThe Unseen by Roy Jacobson, translated by Don Bartlett and Don ShawLast Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyThe Believer by Sarah KrasnosteinHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellAll The Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeBlue Like Jazz by Donald MillerLittle Town On the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
A January (and belated December) wrap up The Book Bully 2023-01-31 | I think about this TikTok every 6 hours: vm.tiktok.com/ZMYNQq8pm@leenanorms's review of Spare: youtu.be/AT7W0kyEd30books mentioned:ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha WellsARTIFICIAL CONDITION by Martha WellsSULPHURTONGUE by Rebecca Salazar THE PACHINKO PARLOUR by Elisa Shua Dusapin, translated by Aneesa Abbas HigginsSORROW AND BLISS by Meg MasonTHE OTHER MOTHER by Rachel M. HarperFRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING by Matthew PerrySPARE by Prince HarryOF WOMEN AND SALT by Gabriela GarciaTRICKSTER DRIFT by Eden RobinsonGIRLS OF A CERTAIN AGE by Maria AdelmannTHE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED by John GreenCROW LAKE by Mary Lawson- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
The best memoirs youve never read The Book Bully 2023-01-24 | Remember when we used to call them autobiographies?- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
Reading goals and plans for 2023 The Book Bully 2023-01-09 | I don't even sound like Phoebe Buffay.If you're joining in the TBR Spin make sure to follow @FreshlyReadBooks!- - Links mentioned - -TBR Spin!: youtu.be/REUEC3hdTaMCBC's 100 Novels: youtu.be/WaPTc_DH8qQBig Books Challenge on Instagram: @time4reading- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
The 2023 TBR Spin - Join the reading challenge! with @FreshlyReadBooks The Book Bully 2023-01-03 | Join me and @FreshlyReadBooks on this 12 month TBR journey!Thank you to our founding fathers @KDbooks and @RickMacDonnell for the guidance, inspiration, and for quitting your respective challenges so we had to pick up the slack.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
The best books of 2022! The Book Bully 2022-12-31 | Go off 2022, slaying the reading year!Thank you, you gorgeous bibliophiles, for being here. I appreciate all the thoughtful comments over the year and I am so grateful for the beautiful space you've helped me build.- - Related videos - -Empire of Pain review: youtu.be/fa0qGVmOcwISon of Elsewhere review: youtu.be/sL3J1iWf0NMRun Towards the Danger review: youtu.be/g99C8Kd1ajgRanking all the books I read in 2022: youtu.be/IDUru8Er8iw- - Books mentioned - -The Backwater Sermons by Jay HulmeDid Ye Hear Mammy Died by Séamus O'ReillyInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThis is How We Love by Lisa MooreSon Of Elsewhere by Elamin AbdelmahmoudOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Neapolitan Quartet by Elena FerranteLife Ceremony by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriStasiland by Anna FunderCase Study by Graeme Macrae BurnettThe Colony by Audrey MageeThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenRun Towards the Danger by Sarah PolleyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryTrust by Hernan DiazHonorable mentions:Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeOrwell's Roses by Rebecca SolnitThe Lemon Table by Julian BarnesSulphurtongue by Rebecca Salazar- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
The worst books of the year! (2022 edition) The Book Bully 2022-12-26 | If Knives Out were a video about controversial book opinions instead of an awesome murder mystery, it would be this video.(but seriously if I didn't love your favourite book we can still be friends!)- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_
November wrap-up: Sometimes I question my choices The Book Bully 2022-12-05 | Sorry to basically everyone in this video.- - Books mentioned - -The Wife by Meg WolitzerThe Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, translated by Ros SchwartzPriestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodOriginal Sins by Matt Rowland HillA Billion Years by Mike RinderBluets by Maggie NelsonVisit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew BlackwellChatter by Patrick Radden Keefe- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Crawling to the end of the year: October reading wrap-up The Book Bully 2022-11-20 | I have been inconsistent with the hyphen between "wrap" and "up" all year and at this stage I don't have it in me to commit to one or the other.Alex's podcast: tinyurl.com/4tusbxk3- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
A Very Generous Book Haul: endlessly participating in capitalism The Book Bully 2022-11-13 | Grab a snack for this endless journey.- - People mentioned - - @Readitandeat Fatma's instagram: @tthebookplaceAlex's podcast: tinyurl.com/4tusbxk3- - Related videos - -September wrap up: youtu.be/oWvEeqijQwIAugust wrap up: youtu.be/E9fg1DcO9c8July wrap up: youtu.be/pXhc8NSFXI8June wrap up: youtu.be/Bf5rKZy4HPoC*vid reading vlog: youtu.be/CTWg-KEm5RE- - Books mentioned - -Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie HughesThe Backwater Sermons by Jay HumeTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinRogues by Patrick Radden KeefeLife Ceremony by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriTrust by Hernan DiazThe Colony by Audrey MageeCase Study by Graeme Macrae BurnetInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEverything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn TiffanyA Minor Chorus by Billy Ray Belcourt4.50 from Paddington by Agatha ChristieMiss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha ChristieLearning to Talk by Hilary MantelFun Home by Alison BechdelMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie MortimerVanishing Fleece by Clara ParkesRosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis HallThe Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann GoldsteinThe Door by Magda Szabó by Len RixBluets by Maggie NelsonThe Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann GoldsteinPersuasion by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierActress by Anne EnrightHot Milk by Deborah LevyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyNew York by Edward RutherfordA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaLove by Roddy DoyleWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensVisit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew BlackwellTry Not to be Strange by Michael HingstonHaving and Being Had by Eula BissIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirFish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda, translated by Alison WattsHome Stretch by Graham Norton- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Nonfiction November TBR (hi, sorry I ghosted) The Book Bully 2022-10-26 | Just out here trying to sound like Phoebe Buffay.- - Videos mentioned - -@abookolive's NFN video: youtu.be/8HG1QL3wN6E - - Books mentioned - - Truth and Conviction by L. Jane McMillanBorder by Kapka KassabovaVisit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew BlackwellStasiland by Anna FunderTry Not To Be Strange by Michael HingstonThe Inconvenient Indian by Thomas KingVesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldChatter by Patrick Radden Keefe - - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
I! FINISHED! RED! COMET! - September wrap up The Book Bully 2022-10-09 | I nearly coughed myself into a blackout while editing this video.- - Books mentioned - -Tend by Kate HargreavesLife Ceremony by Sayaka MurataCase Study by Graeme Macrae BurnetRed Comet by Heather ClarkSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionThe Naked Don't Fear the Water by Matthieu AikinsEverything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn TiffanyInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Stats! Stats! Stats! (if you know you know) The Book Bully 2022-09-28 | Look, some of these numbers don't add up. Mistakes were made. Do not write to your MP about me. Plz.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Reclaiming autumn reading vibes - Backlist Booktober The Book Bully 2022-09-19 | Sorry to the spooky girlies, but I need some space right now.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Controversial yet brave! August reading wrap up The Book Bully 2022-09-08 | Elena Ferrante hive rise up. - - Books mentioned - - I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdyTrust by Hernan DiazThe Colony by Audrey MageeThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann GoldsteinHer First Palestinian by Saeed TeebiA Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
bullied into unhauling all my books The Book Bully 2022-08-31 | facing real life by transposing anxiety. like a grown up.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
Checking in, catching up (in my Elvis era) The Book Bully 2022-08-25 | Please do not tell me all the bad things about Elv*s I do not care I only care about that scene where he sings "Suspicious Minds" in a white jumpsuit with a ladder collar.- - Videos mentioned - - Subscribe to my son @shawnmccomb My Giller long list predictions: youtu.be/pa-Tt-7CLSE@SpringboardThought review of The Colony: youtu.be/tTLTXhQKkRk- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
My Giller Prize 2022 Longlist Predictions The Book Bully 2022-08-18 | Once the Longlist is announced, I reserve the right to say "oh yeah that was the last one I cut" about every single book that's not on my list.Craving CanLit: scotiabankgillerprize.ca/craving-canlit-2022-1 - - My predictions - - This is How We Love by Lisa MooreWe Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma HooperBuffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea VowelGod Isn't Here Today by Francine CunninghamHomesickness by Colin BarrettA Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray BelcourtMansions of the Moon by Shyam SelvaduraiJunie by Chelene Knight*Minique by Anna MaxymiwSome Hellish by Nicholas Herring*In the City of Pigs by André ForgetHey, Good Luck Out There by Georgia ToewsEvery Summer After by Carley FortuneAll The Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay* I requested and was sent review copies of these titles from their respective publishing companies.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
An Assortment of Bookish Thoughts The Book Bully 2022-08-09 | There was a lot I cut out of that Hilary Mantel/Booker rant.- - Join me elsewhere! - -The StoryGraph: bit.ly/3os9V0BGoodreads: goodreads.com/thebookbully_Instagram: @thebookbully_Twitter: @Jillisant
