The Bookaholics Anonymous Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-27 | I became aware of this tag through watching the videos by Steve Donahue and John at Must Read More, which I have linked to below:@saintdonoghue youtube.com/watch?v=RT1r-Zg-I1I&t=209s@MustReadMore youtube.com/watch?v=yOKbUeal9MA&t=602sBookaholic Anonymous Questions:1. What do you like about buying new books?2. How often do you buy new books3. Bookstore or online book shopping- which do you prefer?4. Do you have a favorite bookshop?5. Do you preorder books?6. Do you have a monthly book buying limit?7. Book buying bans - are they something for you?8. How big is your wish list?9. Which three books from your wish list do you wish to own now?10. Who do I tag?In the video I say that I am not going to tag anyone, but I changed my mind and will tag some good Booktube folks here who I don't think have posted any videos on this particular tag. If they have already, I hope they will forgive me. And if you would like to respond to the questions in this tag in your own video, please consider yourself tagged. @LiterateTexan @emreads25 @booksimnotreading @joesbookandmoviecorner *Video quality note: I did experiment with editing/pausing the video in a couple of places, and that might make for few jumpy spots, which I hope are not too distracting. Thanks again for watching.#booktube #booktubenewbie #bookaholic #bookaddict #booktubecommunity #bookbuying #reading #wishlistwednesday #onlinebooks #bookshopping #barnesandnoble #thrifthaul
Confessions of a Book Collector (Tag Tuesday) Glenns Bookshelf 2026-08-18 | Original tag by Mike @Bibliophile-ReadsConfessions of a Book Collector (Tag)(Original)Subtitle: The honest things every book collector knows… but doesn’t always admit.1. I own more books than I can realistically read.2. I’ve bought books just because they were beautiful.3. Finding a great book is sometimes more exciting than reading it.4. I’ve bought duplicates by accident—or because I liked a different edition.5. I sometimes rearrange my shelves for fun.6. There are books I’ll probably never read, but I’ll never get rid of them.7. I’ve bought books simply because they were a bargain.8. I like the idea of having certain books, even if I don’t plan to read them soon.Ending Question“What’s one confession you have as a book collector? What’s something you do that you think other collectors would understand?”Original video:youtube.com/watch?v=KErJuP_vtOQ&t=74sOther channel mentioned:@saintdonoghue
Where Do You Read? A tag video to talk about reading chairs, book nooks, and other particulars Glenns Bookshelf 2026-08-11 | Where do you read in your house and what sorts of locations, layouts, furniture, and lighting make the best reading settings?Im looking to make some changes or at least try some new things in my house to create a better reading experience and welcome your input.Prompts1. What room or rooms in your house do you do most of you reading? What are the benefits or limits to particular rooms?2. What kind of chair do you prefer? Couch, bed, recliner, straight back chair, bean bag, etc? Why?3. Do you have a booknook? How is it set up?4. If you read in the same room as you watch TV, do you read and watch TV in the same chair or away from the TV?5. Do you prefer reading in a corner, or along a wall, or in the center of the room?6. What sort of lighting do you prefer, natural or electric? Is your reading space situated relative to the windows in the house and a South or Eastern orientation?I'm tagging a bunch of accounts but please respond to the video if I've sadly omitted your channel. No pressure or expectation but would enjoy your response. Thank you!@LiterateTexan @joesbookandmoviecorner @MustReadMore @BooklessPete @MyMessyBookshelf @Bryan-the-Crustic @BookChatWithPat8668 @booksimnotreading @BookTimewithElvis @Readingwithquakercats @aaronfacer @emmiereads @michaelk.vaughan8617 @JamesRuchala @saintdonoghue @katiejlumsden @TraumaticTomes @AlansReads @pleasereadyourbook@meliinthemargins@samshooksbooks@OnastackofBooks@madelinereads4
What I Like About Jane Austen Glenns Bookshelf 2026-07-21 | This year I've read (or listened to) Jane Austen's first four published books: Sense & Sensibility; Pride & Prejudice; Mansfield Park; and Emma. I rank my enjoyment of each and discuss aspects of Austen's writing that stand out to me.Booktubers mentioned:@LiterateTexan @katiejlumsden Books by Jane Austen mentioned:Sense & SensibilityPride & PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaPersuasionNorthanger AbbeyJohn Mullan, What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved
8 (or 10 or 11) Book Memories, A Tag Video for Tag Tuesday Glenns Bookshelf 2026-07-21 | This is 8 Book Memories Tag, created by Paul@TheAccidentalBookseller Paul says: "What are 8 books that you see on your shelf or that you remember reading where that sight evokes powerful memories regarding moments in your life or key experiences? Similar to when you hear a song and it transports you in memory to a key moment or period in your life, what 8 books do the same for you and why? It's carte blanche on how much information someone wishes to impart or not. It's an opportunity to give subscribers a little more detail on how lives connect to books via experience. Also it gives listeners to our book memories more information about us for when we are no longer here to tell them."I was tagged by Nicki at @MyMessyBookshelf Channels mentioned:@saintdonoghue @MustReadMore Books memoried:Dean R. Koontz, Phantoms (1983)Taylor Branch, Parting The Waters, America in the King Years, 1954-1953 (1988)James Moffett and Kenneth R. McElheny (eds), Points of View, An Anthology of Short Stories (1966)David McCullough, Truman (1992)Donna Tartt, The Secret History (1992)Robert J. Donovan, The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, (Two Volumes, 1977, 1982)Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried (1990)Robert V. Remini, Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (1991)Chris Cleave, Little Bee (2008)James A. Michener, Chesapeake (1978)Tagging:@LiterateTexan @MustReadMore @BooklessPete @joesbookandmoviecorner @emreads25 And if I didn't tag you but you've watched this long video please consider yourself tagged and share your book memories with us.
Jane Austen: Mansfield Park (Spoilers Ahead) Glenns Bookshelf 2026-07-10 | A review of Mansfield Park by Jane AustenPlenty of spoilers aheadOther books mentioned:Frank Herbert, Dune: MessiahFrank Herbert, Children of DuneDumas Malone, Jefferson & His Time, Vol. 1. Jefferson the VirginianStephen Tomkins, John Wesley: A Biography
Friday Reads, June Weekly Wrap Up Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-26 | Friday weekly reading wrap up.Books mentioned:Larry McMurtry, The Last Picture Show (1966)Patricia Cornwell, The Body Farm (1994)James Baldwin, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1952)Frank Herbert, Dune: Messiah (1969)Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1816)John Mullan, What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved (2013)Tara Westover, Educated: A Memoir (2018)Katie's Jane Austen July video:tinyurl.com/bdu9pdf3What Matters in Jane Austenblackwells.pxf.io/0GAV3Nnote: apparently different versions of this book have different subtitles#janeausten #janeaustenjuly #lonestarbookclub
Friday Weekly Reading Wrapup Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-19 | Larry McMurtry, The Last Picture ShowRichard Russo, Empire FallsStephen King, Bag of BonesPatricia Cornwell, The Body FarmJane Austen, Mansfield ParkAnna Whitelock, The Sun Rising: King James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, 1603-1625Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, August 13, 1980.Booktubers mentioned:@LiterateTexan
The Mother of All Book Hauls Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-08 | Booktubers mentioned:@LiterateTexan @saintdonoghue @davidmurphy5142 #booktube #bookhaul #nonfictionbooks #fiction #western #dune #americanhistory #britishhistory #chinahistory
The Book Hauls Will Continue Until Morale Improves Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-03 | #fiction Anthony Trollope, The WardenAnthony Trollope, Barchester TowersThomas Hardy, Jude the ObscureJoseph Conrad, Heart of DarknessJ.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring#nonfictionbooks Meirion & Susie Harries, The Last Days of Innocence: America at War, 1917-1918John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism, 1860-1925Drew Gilpin Faust, Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil WarDavid Herbert Donald, Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War EraNorman Davies, No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945William C. Davis, An Honerable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate GovernmentRichard Striner, Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle To End SlaveryBooktube Channels mentioned:@MustReadMore @saintdonoghue
Gettysburg, by Stephen W. Sears, Chapter 1, We Should Assume the Aggressive Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-02 | I discuss Chapter 1 of Stephen W. Sears' book, Gettysburg.I plan to continue reading the book through the month up to the anniversary of the Gettysburg battles (July 1-3), and to discuss the chapters here as I go along.
May Reading Wrapup Glenns Bookshelf 2026-06-01 | Jane Austen, Sense and SensibilityBetty Smith, A Tree Grows in BrooklynElizabeth Jenkins, Elizabeth the GreatF.Scott Fitzgerald, The Great GatsbyZayd Ayers Dohrn, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, & Young
A Thematic Book Haul: Non-fiction Books on the American South Glenns Bookshelf 2026-05-27 | Books hauled:W.J.Cash, The Mind of the South (1941)C.Vann Woodward, Origins of the New South, 1877-1913 (1951/1971)Wesley Frank Craven, The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1689 (1949/1970)George B. Tindall, The Emergence of the New South, 1913-1945 (1967)Other book mentioned:V.O.Key, Jr., Southern Politics in State and Nation (1949)Booktuber mentioned:@Bryan-the-Crustic Booktube friends from or in the South who might appreciate this video:@LiterateTexan @emreads25
Another Book Haul! Glenns Bookshelf 2026-05-22 | Booktube channels mentioned:@JentheLibrarianreads @katiejlumsden Books mentioned:Robert K. Massie, Peter The GreatJane Austen, Mansfield ParkJohn le Carre, The Looking Glass WarSinclair Lewis, Main StreetBetty Smith, Maggie-NowThomas Hardy, The WoodlandersAnne Bronte, Agnes GreyThomas Hardy, The Mayor of CasterbridgeRonald G. Waters, American Reformers, 1815-1860Barbara W. Tuchman, The Zimmerman TelegramAlexis de Tocqueville, The Old Regime and the French RevolutionEdith Hamilton, The Greek WayPage Smith, The Nation Comes of Age, A People's History of the Ante-Bellum Years, Vol. 4#fiction #nonfictionbooks #history
A Review of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Glenns Bookshelf 2026-05-22 | #janeausten #classics #oxfordworldclassics #senseandsensibility
The Seriously Well-Read Book Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-28 | The Seriously Well-Read Tag Prompts1- What book made you take reading seriously?2- What book did you pretend to understand? Be honest.3- Which three books are on your personal “required reading” list?4- What author have you been avoiding?5- What’s the hardest book you’ve ever finished?6- What’s a book that changed how you read?7- Quality vs. quantity — would you rather read 100 good books in a year or 10 great books?8- Which genre are you embarrassed to say you have not read?9-Which book do you think most people misread?10. What does “seriously well-read” mean to you?@LiterateTexan @MustReadMore
Library Sale Book Haul, Continued Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-19 | Books mentioned:Homer, The OdysseyCharles Dickens, Bleak HouseWilla Cather, Death Comes for the ArchbishopThomas Merton, The Seven Storey MountainJohn Briley, Cry FreedomSusan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingBuddy Levy, Conquistador: Hernan Cortez, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the AztecsAllen Eskens, The Life We BuryShelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative, Volumes II and IIIBooktube channels mentioned:@RiffRaffReads
The Quarter Year Crisis Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-16 | This is the Quarter Year Crisis booktag. This is an original tag created by @RoisinsReading Alex at @Alex's Archives tagged me. Here are the questions or prompts from the tag.Questions:How many books have you read so far? 11Have you already found a book you think might be a 2026 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star?The Pope at War by David KertzerAny 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? None, but I DNF'd The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman Most read genre so far? European HistoryA book that surprised you? Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin WallBook that's come out in 2026 already that you want to read but haven't yet? NoneOne goal you made that you're succeeding at Tracking My ReadingOne goal you made you need to focus on NoneNew to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2026 you recommend? New to me booktubers I'd recommend:@Alex's Archives @epatrick909 @Bryan-the-Crustic Other Booktubers mentioned:@LiterateTexan @saintdonoghue @MustReadMore #booktube #tag #tags #nonfictionbooks #history #europe #europeanhistory #wwii
Library Sale Book Haul Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-15 | I bought 10 used books at a library sale today, paperbacks for $4/book.Among the pile:Homer's The Odyssey (for Randy Ray's Seriously Read Book Club patreon)Shelby Foote's second and third volumes on the Civil War (already own the first volume)Willa Cather's Death Comes for the ArchbishopCharles Dickens' Bleak House@LiterateTexan #bookhaul #libraryadventure #booktube #bookclubs #usedbooks
Book Buying Q&A (response) Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-09 | This is a response video to an original tag video by Alex at Alex's Archives. Book Buying Q&A1. How many books do you own?(Physical + digital, or just physical—whatever makes the most sense to discuss)2. What percentage of your books do you think you have actually read?3. What percentage do you realistically think you will read?4. How do you decide whether to buy a book instead of borrowing it?5. What do you do with books after you read them?Keep, unhaul, donate, resell, etc.6. What makes a book “worth keeping” on your shelf?Favorite? Reference? Aesthetic? Identity?7. Do you use an e-reader—and if so, has it reduced your physical book buying?8. How often do you use the library instead of buying books?(And for what kinds of reads?)9. What’s your biggest “regret purchase” or category of overbuying?(Unread classics, BookTube hype, impulse buys, etc.)10. If you had to cap your library at a fixed number (say 100 books), how would you decide what stays?@Alex's Archives @Bibliophile-Reads #Booktube #bookbuying
Another Book Haul Glenns Bookshelf 2026-04-02 | More books bought.Channels mentioned:@LiterateTexan @saintdonoghue @davidmurphy5142 Books mentioned:Surrender, NY, by Caleb CarrThe Hobbit, by J.R.R. TolkienSalvation on Sand Mountain, by Dennis CovingtonThe Pope at War, by David I. KertzerThe Rising Sun, by John TolandBlood and Ruins, by Richard OveryJoin the Seriously Well-Read Book Club on Patreon:patreon.com/RandyRay#nonfictionbooks #history #tolkien #hobbit #booktube ##bookhaul #wwii #wwiihistory
Poetry Thursday: Wendell Berry Glenns Bookshelf 2026-03-26 | My journey into poetry appreciation.Selections from Wendell Berry: New Collected Poems (2012)Channels mentioned:@LiterateTexan @aaronfacer @emreads25 Apologies for the poor lighting#poetrythursday #wendellberry
The Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In Bookhaul Glenns Bookshelf 2026-03-18 | #books #bookhaul #bookhauls #John le Carre#jamesbaldwin #giovannisroom #sherlockholmes #arthurconandoyle #benmacintyre #agent zigzag #espionage #espionagehistory
A Selective Little Book Haul Glenns Bookshelf 2026-03-01 | @aaronfacer @ThatReadingGuy28 @MustReadMore @saintdonoghue
4 Hidden Gems (Response Video) Glenns Bookshelf 2026-02-24 | Four "hidden gems" I've enjoyed that deserve more Booktube love and which I also hope you'll try out.1. Biography of X, by Catherine Lacey (2023)2. Creation Lake, by Rachel Kushner (2024)3. The Adult, by Bronwyn Fischer (2023)4. Lazy City, by Rachel Connolly (2023)Inspired by Shelly @Shellyish and Mike @Bibliophile-ReadsShelly's video:youtube.com/watch?v=U845XLL79Ww&t=199sMike's video:youtube.com/watch?v=uZxlS2BZB18
Book Marking: Thoughts on Highlighting, Underlining, Annotating, Etc Glenns Bookshelf 2026-02-23 | Do you mark in your books? Why or why not? Do you mark in certain types of books but not others?I mark a lot in religious, spiritual, and self-help type books, but don't mark in other types of books, such as fiction, and historical non-fiction. But I am thinking more about how I might expand or modify my methods of book marking.Ruby Hart has a good, A-Z video about book marking:@rubyhartbooks Ruby's bookmarking video:youtube.com/watch?v=552ntyRgUd8&t=660sKelly at Books I'm Not Reading has talked about how she uses sticky notes to keep track of important themes and quotes:@booksimnotreadingKelly's sticky notes video:youtube.com/watch?v=f-UaTWF0MGM
Henry V and The Wars of the Roses Glenns Bookshelf 2026-02-16 | Hi, thanks for stopping by. In this video I discuss two books I recently finished:1. Henry V, by Dan Jones (2024)2. The Wars of the Roses, by Alison Weir (1995)Correction, I made an error in the video--the War or Wars of the Roses extended from 1455 to 1471 (when Henry VI was killed) or 1487 (when Henry Tudor from the House of Lancaster married Elizabeth from the House of York, uniting both Houses and establishing the Tudor dynasty). In the video I incorrectly place the War of the Roses in the 1500's. My bad, I'll try to do better the next time, but thanks for watching anyway.#thewaroftheroses#thewarsoftheroses#waroftheroses #henry #henryv #Danjones#Alisonweir
If You Loved The Secret History, I Think You Will Appreciate The Temple House Vanishing Glenns Bookshelf 2026-01-18 | In this video I compare and sing the glories of two books of Dark Academia, Donna Tartt's The Secret History (1992), and Rachel Donohue's The Temple House Vanishing (2020).This video is a follow up to comments I made of a recent video from Sam at Books With Sam, in which Sam talks about books he enjoyed so much he wished he could erase a part of his memory so that he could reread the books and enjoy them equally as well as when he first read them.I apologize for the numerous flubs in this video in which I mistate the title of The Temple House Vanishing, and another in which I mistakenly refer to Sam as James. I promise to do better the next time.@BookswithSam1 #darkacademia #thesecrethistory #donnatartt #thetemplehousevanishing #racheldonohue
Another 2026 Book Haul Glenns Bookshelf 2026-01-14 | I bought more used books and one new book this week.Books mentioned:1. The Seven Percent Solution, Nicholas Meyer2. SS-GB, Len Deighton3. Spy Hook, Len Deighton4. The Plot Against America, Philip Roth5. Edmund Randolph, John J. Reardon6. Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson, Jane E. Calvert#booktube #books #nonfiction #fiction #america #americanhistory #americanrevolution #americanfounding#americanfounders#philiproth #lendeighton #espionage
First Book Haul of 2026 Glenns Bookshelf 2026-01-06 | My first book haul of 2026. All used books.Books mentioned:1. Rebecca Fraser. The Brontes: Charlotte Bronte and Her Family (1988)2. John Niven. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983)3. Ian Fleming. Goldfinger (1961)*4. Ian Fleming. Dr. No. (1958)5. Ian Fleming. You Only Live Twice (1964)6. Ian Fleming. Thunderball (1961)7. Jane Austen. Northanger Abbey (1980)*8. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native (1981)*9. John le Carre'. The Night Manager (1993)10. John le Carre'. Smiley's People (1980)11. Gillian Flynn. Gone Girl (2012)12. Dennis Lehane. Mystic River (2001)13. Dan Simmons. Drood (2009)14. Dan Simmons. Flashback (2011).*Date current volume was published or printed.Youtubers mentioned:@BookChatWithPat8668 @joesbookandmoviecorner @LiterateTexan @BookTimewithElvis #booktube #booktubecommunity #booktubenewbie #bookhaul
Last Read of 2025 - Fifteen Wild Decembers Glenns Bookshelf 2026-01-06 | Fifteen Wild Decembers is a 2023 work of fiction by Karen Powell. It is written in the first person from Emily Bronte's point of view. The book tells the story of Emily Bronte and her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, along with other family members in Victorian England. #booktube #booktubecommunity #booktubenewbie #bronte #emilybrontë #charlottebrontë #charlottebronte #annebronte #victorian #fiction #victorianlife
Favorite New (to me) Author of 2025 - Liz Moore Glenns Bookshelf 2025-12-24 | I was not aware of Liz Moore before this year, until the Peacock series, Long Bright River was released this Spring, starring Amanda Seyfried. After reading Long, Bright River, I read three other books by Liz Moore, and I enjoyed them all, as I discuss in this video.Books discussed:Long Bright River (2020)Heft (2012)The God of the Woods (2024)The Unseen World (2016)#booktubenewbie #booktubecommunity #booktube #lizmoore #longbrightriver #heft #theunseenworld #thegodofthewoods
20 Bookish Questions - Book Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2025-12-24 | This book tag was created by The Active Mind @TheActiveMind1. I was tagged by Joe at Joe's Book and Movie Corner.The Active Mindyoutube.com/watch?v=cNk1HDC0i4UJoe's Book and Movie Corneryoutube.com/watch?v=gmaknotbY6Q&t=2s20 Bookish Questions 0:00 - Intro1:12 - Q1 How Many Books is Too Many books in a Series?2:09 - Q2 How Do You Feel About Cliffhangers?2:47 - Q3 Hardcover or Paperback?3:21 - Q4 Favorite Book?3:55 - Q5 Favorite Author?6:06 - Q6 Ideal Book Length6:28 - Q7 Most Recent Book You Just Couldn’t Finish?7:29 - Q8 Book You’re Currently Reading?9:21 - Q9 Last Book You Recommended to Someone?10:24 - Q10 Newest Book You’ve Read? (Publication date)11:26 - Q11 Oldest Book You’ve Read? (Publication date)12:18 - Q12 Plays or Short Stories?13:03 - Q13 Buying or Borrowing Books?13:36 - Q14 Book You Dislike That Everyone Else Seems to Love?15:06 - Q15 Bookmarks or Dog-ears?15:18 - Q16 Book You Can Always Reread?15:56 - Q17 Can You Read While Hearing Music?16:54 - Q18 One POV or Multiple POVs?17:40 - Q19 Do You Read a Book in One Sitting or Over Multiple Days?18:00 - Q20 Tag People #booktube #booklovers #tagtuesday#booktube #tagtuesday #booklovers #booktubecommunity
Reading Update Glenns Bookshelf 2025-12-17 | Books I finished reading:Berlin Game, by Len Deighton (1983)Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte (1847)Books I'm currently reading:Fifteen Wild Decembers, by Karen Powell (2023)The Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Ida Tarbell (1928 Edition)#booktube #booktubenewbie #history #readingupdate #booktubecommunity #abrahamlincoln #bronte #janeeyre
The Abraham Lincoln Book Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2025-12-09 | Original Tag by Bill Ruttenberg:youtube.com/watch?v=7wwPIr8REUs&t=136sSteve Donohue's video:youtube.com/watch?v=pspRRnA_vHo&t=524sQuestions/Prompts:1: What was your first book about Abraham Lincoln? 2: What book really sparked your interest to learn more about Abe’s life?3: What is the best book about Abe’s childhood/early life (up until he goes into politics)4: What book does the best at highlighting Abe’s personality?5: What is the best political (pre Civil War and Civil War era) book?6: What is a book or two that you bought during a trip to a Lincoln site (AL museum, home, Washington DC etc)? 7: What is the best book that showcases Lincoln’s military strategy as commander in chief?8: What is the best book if somebody wants to learn about Lincoln’s family? (Mary Todd, Robert etc)9: What is your favorite Lincoln book that details a year in the life of Abe? (Such as a book about his final months as President etc) 10: What is your go to book/books about the Lincoln assassination and the events surrounding it? (Booth, Fords Theatre, the Conspirators/aftermath etc) 11: What is your favorite miscellaneous book about Lincoln? (A book that doesn’t seem to fit into any one category) 12: What is a fun story you have relating to the purchase of an Abraham Lincoln book?13: What would you consider to be your holy grail of Abe Lincoln books?14: What are your top 5 Abraham Lincoln books)?15: If you had to recommend one book to somebody who is interested into reading about his life, what book would it be and why?Books Mentioned:Lincoln, by David Herbert Donald (1995)Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2005)Lincoln and His World: The Early Years, Birth to Illinois Legislature, by Richard Lawrence Miller (2006)Lincoln's Melancholy, by Joshua Wolf Shenk (2005)Lincoln's Virtues, by William Lee Miller (2002)The Fiery Trial, Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, by Eric Foner (2010)Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, by James M. McPherson (2008)The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage (2008)Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year, by David Von Drehle (2012)Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killers, by James L. Swanson (2006)Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldier's Home, by Matthew Pinsker (2003)Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President, by Harold Holzer (2004)Lincoln's Preparation for Greatness: The Illinois Legislative Years, by Paul Simon (1965)The Life of Abraham Lincoln (two volumes), by Ida Tarbell (1928)A. Lincoln: A Biography, by Ronald C. White, Jr. (2009)Lincoln: A Life of Power and Purpose, by Richard Carwardine (2003)One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War, by John C. Waugh (2007)President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman, by William Lee Miller (2008).Apologies: I mistakenly stated the author of the original tag video as Bill Guttenberg, rather than Bill Ruttenberg.
Chonky books I have loved Robert Caro Edition Glenns Bookshelf 2025-12-04 | I love big, chonky books and I cannot lie. Books by Robert Caro discussed in this video:The Years of Lyndon Johnson:The Path to Power, 1982, 768 pagesMeans of Ascent, 1990, 412 pagesMaster of the Senate, 2002, 1,040 pagesThe Passage of Power, 2012, 605 pagesThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, 1974, 1162 pages#robertcaro #lbj #thepowerbroker#booktubenewbie #booktube #booktuber #booktubecommunity #bigbook
The Reading Shifts Tag Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-26 | This tag was created by Hannah at @HannahsBooks.Aaron at @aaronfacer and Kelly at @booksimnotreading did response videos, which I enjoyed watching and served as inspiration for this video.At 34 minutes this was my longest video to date, and because of that I didn't rewatch my video before posting it, so here goes...Tag Questions:1. How has your reading developed over your lifetime? Do the kind of books that bring you the most pleasure now differ from the books you loved most earlier in your life? If you’ve seen big changes in your reading since you’ve matured, what might explain your changing interests? 2. Do you find yourself choosing different kinds of books at different periods of the year? For example, do the seasons affect what you read for pleasure? Similarly, might you read very different kinds of books while on vacation? 3. Do specific experiences in your life ever shape what you choose to read? For example, did you read obsessively about child-rearing when your kids were little, about gardening as spring is about to begin, about the experience of grief when someone you loved died, etc.?4. Have there been any times in your life when circumstances have limited or changed your reading in some way—perhaps caretaking responsibilities or a big move that made it hard to find as much time to read as you’d like, or personal illness that made it harder to concentrate, or maybe just long-term travel that might have limited your book choices? How do you deal with those circumstances?5. Booktube is full of discussions of “reading slumps”—when dedicated readers seem to lose interest for a while in books. Sometimes they just can’t find a book that appeals to them. Have you ever experienced a slump? If so, how did you handle it? If not, do you have any advice to give people who are experiencing slumps?6. Booktubers also talk about “book hangovers”—when readers are so moved by a book that they find it difficult to move on to a new book. Have you ever felt this way?7. Tell us about a few books that almost always work for you—something that might have remained a favorite throughout your life despite any changing reading tastes, something that always seems to hit just the right spot when you need a lift, or perhaps some lifetime book hangover where the text will always be at the back of your mind.8. Tag people!I hope I'm not being too obnoxious with the booktagging here, but--@emreads25 @LiterateTexan @joesbookandmoviecorner And if you haven't been tagged but would like to create a video about your reading shifts and journey as a reader, please consider yourself tagged!Books mentioned:Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Return of the Prodigal Son, by Henri NouwenThe Road to Daybreak, by Henri Nouwen (In the video, I incorrectly refer to this book as The Journey Home)The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Ann BronteThe Unseen World, by Liz Moore1984, by George Orwell#reading #booktube #booktubenewbie #booktubecommunity #bronte #orwell #doriskearnsgoodwin #henrinouwen #lizmoore #theunseenworld
Psychological Memoirs and Other Stories of Mental Illness Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-21 | In this video I talk about several books that contain stories of mental health and illness, including the writer's own individual stories (i.e. psychological memoirs), or stories of mental illness related by doctors or journalists. Each of the four books discussed in the video contain some portion of psychological memoir, while in three of the books the writers tell stories of other individuals undergoing a mental health crisis and these individuals' encounters with the mental health system. Books mentioned:Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori GottliebThis Close to Happy, by Daphne MerkinFalling Into the Fire, by Christine MontrossStrangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us, by Rachel AvivBooks listed or mentioned but not discussedBrain on Fire, by Susannah CahalanThe Great Pretender, by Susannah Cahalan#booktubenewbie #booktube #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #psychological
Dr. November Update Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-20 | For Dr. November I read two books by John Le Carre and one book by Graham Greene. #TheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold#CallForTheDead#JohnLeCarre'#OurManinHavana#grahamgreene
Read What You Own Challenge 2025 Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-05 | In this video I discuss my participation in the Read What You Own Challenge.Videos mentioned:CriminOllyyoutube.com/watch?v=U9NYJ5CKqdoAlan's Readsyoutube.com/watch?v=TJVxIaCCE_A
Victober is over. Long live Victober! Glenns Bookshelf 2025-11-01 | In this video I wrap up my month of October reading of Victorian literature. I discuss the second book I finished reading this month, Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders, as well as another I have started, Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte.#booktubenewbie #thomashardy #TheWoodlanders#wutheringheights #emilybrontë #victober #victorianliterature
Nostalgia Reading - Stephen King, Part 1 Glenns Bookshelf 2025-10-28 | In this video I talk about two of my favorite Stephen King books, The Stand (1978) and Different Seasons (1982) in the context of "nostalgia" reading. It's in response to or was inspired by another video by Randy Ray at The Literate Texan, which I link to down below. Also want to state that the book Different Seasons was released in 1982, not in 1978 as I incorrectly state in the video. #thestand #DifferentSeasons#stephenking youtube.com/watch?v=00uK7sW8oTg@LiterateTexan
Victober - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Glenns Bookshelf 2025-10-10 | In this video I discuss Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
Three Reads for Shorty September Glenns Bookshelf 2025-10-08 | In this first video I discuss the three books I read in September: Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea; Graham Greene's The Quiet American; and A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr.@katiejlumsden @emreads25@LiterateTexan@BookTimewithElvis
