My American Road-Trip Book Haul
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
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- Bookstores and book sellers mentioned - -
Susan at Brazos Bookstore: www.brazosbook...
Murder by the Book: www.murderbook...
Peter at Faulkner House Books: faulknerhouseb...
Jenny at E. Shaver Booksellers: www.eshaverboo...
Sarah at Politics and Prose: www.politics-p...
Nelly at Busboys and Poets: www.busboysand...
Zoe at Books are Magic: www.booksarema...
The Strand: www.strandbook...
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Awesome video!!! Zora Neale Hurston is such a craftwoman!!
First, I love this video. I usually don't watch hauls but this one felt so much more fun because you were able to weave in the stories around the road trip and the bookstores/booksellers.
I also will go to a bookstore basically any time I am in a new city and generally my rule of thumb is, when possible, to either pick up a staff pick or to pick up something I hadn't heard of/seen before (as opposed to something popular that I could get back home). It is definitely a fantastic souvenir when traveling.
Also also, I am also opposed to coffee in small mugs.
Thank you for validating my mug feelings. Why would you ever want *less* coffee???
I remember when I first started watching your videos you talked about picking up books as souvenirs and very clearly I have taken that on board in a big way!
Jill! So many connections I don't know where to begin lol. I loved this video and your enthusiasm about your trip! So glad you had a great time. First of all, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed Brazos, here in Houston, and yes, agreed, the staff there is great.
I love New Orleans too. The drive there from Houston is so cool too with those long bridges over the Atchafalaya Swamp and Bayous. So cool!
I used to live in Savannah. My first job was playing in the Savannah Symphony, and I lived in a garage apartment, next door to Lady Chablis' attorney! I biked past the "murder house" every day on my way to rehearsals/concerts. The next wild thing, is that I know Ling Ling! She's a violinist and I know her from music festivals, plus she's from Houston. Her brother used to be the concertmaster of the Houston Symphony, where I now work. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read her book yet, but it's def on my list.
While you were on your trip, I was also on an epic six week road trip from Houston to Alaska, and I listened to Solito! I loved it!!!! It is sad for sure, but such an important work and probably the tip of the iceberg of what so many people go through in their harrowing migration journeys. I also listened to Catherine The Great by Massie, and loved it!
Anyway, what a great idea to use bookstores as your milestones on your trip and to get a special book from each bookseller. I wish I'd thought of that for my trip lol, but now I'm so inspired for the next time I go somewhere! I did stop in a cool book/knitting/tea store in Dawson Creek, BC, called Faking Sanity (great name!) but only bought wool, no books lol.
Oh, I almost forgot, I also read Permanent Astonishment on my trip, thanks to you. I wouldn't have even heard of this book if it weren't for you and I absolutely loved it, so thank you so much! It was everything you said it was. Happy reading! Jonathan
Took a group of students to The Strand on our NYC trip. It was definitely a highlight.
Love this! What could make a road trip better, indie bookstores of course. ❤
Of course! 💚
Wow what an awesome trip!!
What an awesome trip! Fenway is fun times!
Can't wait to go back!
E Shaver is one of my favorite bookstores!! So glad you got to visit, and what an incredible trip!
Also I'm jealous you've visited the Whitney Plantation; I've heard incredible things. I'm based in North Carolina but have never made it over to Louisiana (yet!) hahaha
If you ever make it there it is well worth the journey!
Honored by your Strand purchase 😌❤️
You're a soldier out here doing the work.
It sounds like you and your pals had such an amazing trip! I bet Benny was glad to havr you home! I obvs loved him being in the background. He looks like a king on that bed 😂
Im intrigued by Natural Beauty but havent seen anyone review it yet so am looking forward to hearing your thoughts 👍
He certainly made his displeasure at my absence known when I got home by howling and biting me. But I think once I put the suitcases away he forgave me. Plus he really is the king of this castle so I am happy to be his humble servant 🥹
I have Solito and Happy Hour but haven't read them yet. Can't wait to hear what you think about them! I'm glad you had such a good time on your trip, it sounded wonderful!
Thank you!! 🩷
New to your channel and completely love your video. How fun and what a great idea to have a book that was picked from every store you went to. I instantly thought of 2 books I would of recommend to you if you were to come into the store I work at. They are both older books and you may have read them but I would of picked The Great Alone byKristen Hannah or The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman. This just goes to show you how many books there are in the world. All those books you bought and the only one I had heard of was the first book you showed. Sounds like an amazing trip.
Great video! You've got an eclectic and interesting mix there. Looking forward to your thoughts on some of these. Also, baseball is the best game in the world! You should try and get to Toronto for a Jays game. Super fun!!
I know, I need to become a Jays fan stat. Maybe a trip to Toronto is in my future....
What a fun trip you had. Did you have time to see the statue on the cover on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil? The book is certainly oldie but goodie. Oh, your DC choices were spot on. I lived in Washington DC for about 10 years and have many fond memories of author talks etc at both bookstores. I also lived in New Orleans in the 1980s but never even knew about the Faulkner bookstore - but I did book walks several times. I must plan bookstore visits around future road trips. Wondering if you didn't take pictures of the stores because of privacy issues. Such a novel idea to have the booksellers inscribe your books.
Thank you for taking us along.
Ah I did take pictures but I'm honestly such a bad photographer that I'm like, embarrassed how bad they are lol. I will be posting them on my Instagram soon! If you make it back to New Orleans I hope you get to visit Faulkner House Books. So jealous that you were able to spend so much time in DC!
this video was great. the enthusiasm! hope you enjoy The Pursuit of Love, ‘tis a banger
I feel very very confident I will love it. I am itching to get to it soon
Amazing video about an amazing trip!
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Sounds like you had an awesome trip! Clint Smith discusses the Whitney Plantation as a part of his book How the Word is Passed, super interesting book and topic. You may want to check that out now that you have been there.
Oh I have been interested in that book! Thanks for reminding me to put it back on my radar.
I met The Lady Chablis at her show like 12 years ago in Savanah. She was so beautiful and funny.
Woaahhh amazing!!! I would love to meet her!
@@TheBookBully Unfortunately, she died in 2016. What a character!
At this rate you have probably seen more of the US than I have!
If you liked the Whitney Plantation, you should check out How the Word is Passed. I freaking loved that book. It would have paired really nicely with your road trip, because the book is essentially an American road trip going to various places that are tied to white supremacy and the legacy of slavery. There's a whole section in that book about the Whitney.
Solito was very harrowing but also very good! But some of the scenes were to visceral and horrible that I'll never forget them.
Also your descriptions of the bookstores are so cozy. It makes me wish I was an indie bookseller. I know I get to be around books all day as a librarian, but I don't get to do a lot of reader's advisory like I would in a bookshop and I would love to be able to gush about books all day. Retirement goals I guess, work as a part-time bookseller just to get me out of the house 😅
Also I've owned The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness for like 6 years or something so if you ever want to do a buddy read I'm so down. I'm need something to push me into finally getting to it.
Yes let's do a buddy read!!
Visiting the bookstores made me want to quit my job and become a bookseller. Maybe when we retire we can open a bookstore together 😻
What an amazing trip!! I am so jealous. I loved everything about this video - Benny, your bed, the wallpaper, the books on your nightstand - and of course, your haul!! Love that mug and those lovely tote bags.
Now, thoughts on the books:
- I ended up buying that same edition of Demon Copperhead from Amazon US because I missed out on the UK hardcover and I don’t like the UK paperback
- I am also planning on reading Nancy Mitford! I watched the recent adaptation of Pursuit of Love and enjoyed it and so I bought Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate, and Don’t Tell Alfred (the third in this loose trilogy). I also want to read Christmas Pudding by her as I like to read classic Christmas themed books during the holidays.
Anyway, I’m sure I had other thoughts and should have made notes but again, loved this video.
Oh, if you do ever go back to DC I love eating at the Old Ebbitt Grill for a fancy evening meal and the Founding Farmers for breakfast - they have phenomenal but expensive bacon.
Oh I almost forgot - I am embarrassed by how few bookstores I went to while I lived in NYC. In my defense we had a small one bedroom apartment and it was a very temporary situation. I went to the Strand and one Barnes and Noble in Union Square and that was it.
It's always different when you live somewhere! You always think you'll get to it later and then.. 🤷🏼♀️
I didn't know there was a third in the "trilogy". I have heard of Christmas Pudding but I didn't realize it was by Nancy Mitford! It's probably the book I feel the most confident I will love, of this whole haul
I saw Lady Chablis in the most random place--years ago, I noticed this big old Cadillac rounding the parking lot and when this yacht/car found a place, out she hopped to go shopping at Saks in Birmingham, Al. I wish I had known about your trip as Birmingham, Al. has a book store that only sells signed first editions for their normal price. BTW it was nice to hear nice things about the US ...with all the political crap by our former Pres. you can forget how beautiful it can be here.
Oh wow! Lady Chablis sounds like she was a larger than life character!
What is that bookstore called? I will have to add it to the next roadtrip's itinerary.
@@TheBookBully It's a little known treasure, even in Birmingham, called the Alabama Booksmith. He has a clientele all over the world. He also known as all his books face forward. I have a few books that have grown in value. Glad you had a good trip!!
Such an awesome adventure! Cant wait to hear more about these books 🥰
I’m so glad you went to & enjoyed E Shaver. Savannah has been 1 of my favorite cities for a long time but I just recently discovered E Shaver. It’s now going to be a regular stop whenever I’m in Savannah in the future.
So jealous that you are able to visit regularly! Say hello to the cats for me 🩷
4700 km!!! Wow!! Are you going to read David Copperfield first? Should I? Have you been to Bookland in Kingston, Ontario? The owner is amiable and we always have a good chat about books. They sell used and new. Another great bookstore is Books on Main in Bath, Ontario. If you go in the fall on a Saturday you can drive a little further west and find an apple orchard called Spring Meadows which makes THE most delicious apple cinnamon donuts. What a fantastic trip you had!
I can't imagine a world where I read David Copperfield first. I am not an Dickens apologist 😬 thanks for the lovely recommendations in Ontario! I did a bookstore crawl from Ottawa to Kingston one summer in the pandemic but we didn't make it to Bookland. Guess I'll have to go again 🤷🏼♀️
@@TheBookBully Ok I thought I had to read Copperfield first. I don't want to lol I did a day trip to Smiths Falls a couple days ago and visited Arlie's bookstore. I asked the person working to recommend a book to buy. Thanks for the idea!
What a wonderful trip you had! So happy you got a Zora Neale Thurston! Also, Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil is a very readable book.
It is very readable. I need to stop reading it before bed because when I pick it up I find it hard to put down.
What a wonderful video. So glad you enjoyed the U.S.A. , even the south in the summer. I applaud your stamina. I'm off to Boston for a 2 day trip this week and you've inspired me to go to more Indi booksellers--the Brattle was already on my list of things to do. Love your joy and enthusiasm. Most interesting choice of books. Read Demon Copperhead and Mary Oliver and both are great reads. Copperhead took a little determination for me but was worth it--used the audio halfway and it helped me.
Hope you had an amazing time in Boston! I hope to visit again soon, it's such a gorgeous city.
I feel like I need to get to Demon Copperhead soon! My interest is definitely piqued 👀
Did you watch the series Elementary? Loved it. I too am opposed to small coffee mugs. I think you are my long lost granddaughter.
I watched the first season ages ago! What an honour to be given such a title 💙
@@TheBookBully my inclination was to say sister, but I'm 73! I keep forgetting that.
What an amazing adventure!😁
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This is so fun! I read Natural Beauty earlier this year and it is one of my favorite horror books of the year. Glad you had such a great trip 😊
Oh so glad to hear you enjoyed it! I had never heard of it but I am definitely glad I picked it up.
Demon Copperhead is well worth it. I read it via audio.
I have a pint sized mug for my tea. ( love tea)
I’d like T-shirts from favourite bookstores.
I’ve just finished
All The Little Bird Hearts
Loved it. Still listening to
The Bee Sting
It’s wonderful( so far)
I’m waiting for the release of
Prophets Song
In @jencampells blog , it was her winner of her Booker long list read
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Fully here for the pint sized mug!!
I am trying to get my hands on a copy of All the Little Bird Hearts. I ordered a copy from Blackwell's but they cancelled my order because they were out of stock 😞