I need bookish friends so I'm starting a BookTube channel 📖🥹 | BookTube Newbie Tag
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- Welcome to Hello, Bookworm! Grab a cozy beverage and let's get to know each other. 💖☕🐛📚
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💘Wish List: bookshop.org/wishlists/4339f8...
Channel Mentioned:
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Books Featured:
❤️ Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor❤️
⭐ James & the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
⭐ Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss
⭐Spillover by David Quammen
⭐ Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
⭐ Cultish by Amanda Montell
⭐ Word by Word by Kory Stamper
⭐ Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon
⭐ The Invention of Angela Carter by Edmond Gordon
⭐ An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
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🌟W I S H L I S T: bookshop.org/wishlists/4339f8...
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Chapters:
00:00 Hello, bookworm
00:24 Why start this channel?
02:46 What you bring to BookTube?
05:26 Excited about for this channel?
06:15 Why you love reading?
07:05 What got you into reading?
07:26 What you'd ask your fav BookTubers?
08:22 Challenges of starting a channel?
09:19 When you started reading?
09:45 Where do you read?
10:06 Kind of books you read?
12:41 Show us your collection!
13:56 Happy reading!
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Are you in need of bookish friends too? If yes, say hi! ☺
Hello bookworm! I am in need of booksih friends too! I have moved to Sri Lanka away from the UK and I have 2 small children and work so don't have time to set up my own channel. But I do read all the time and woud love more kindred spirits to share my passion with. Mathilda was one of my gateway books and I remember dropping the library copy in the bath and it went all mouldy. As well as Enid Blyton! I hope you are settling into your new home and finding lots of companionship from those second hand bookshops. My current favourite atuhor is Elizabeth Gaskell and i have saved Wives and Daughters for a time when I can really enjoy it. Really hope you are doing OK. xx
@@user-ut7yp6vg5d 🐛Hello, bookworm! That's a big move! How are you faring? I know how difficult it can be to readjust after such a drastic move. How do you like Sri Lanka? Was it work that took you there? Or family?
Matilda is one of my all-time favorite books. It's nice to meet another fan. ☺The Ramona books by Beverly Cleary were also childhood favorites, along with R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.
I've been in my new place for about six months now. I've met some of my neighbors (very nice people!), and I've found some beautiful walking trails. Yesterday, I finally ordered a proper couch and bought some new clothes, visited a few bookshops and snagged a new book. The trees are starting to bud leaves again, and flowers are popping up, turning their heads toward the sun. As of now, I feel very positive about my new place.
I'd love to know your name and to hear more about your bookish journey and your new life in Sri Lanka. You're welcome to comment here, or you can DM me on Goodreads where we can chat more (the link to my GR page is in the description box).
Wishing you a wonderful rest of your weekend. Cheers!
Welcome back, Bookworm! You were the very first booktuber that I watched years ago and that introduced me to this bookish world. I missed you since than and am very happy that you are back 🥰 looking forward to your videos 🤗
💚! What a lovely message. Thank you for commenting to share such sweet words.
Hello, bookworm Hannah! I absolutely loved this video. You speak so beautifully, and with such passion about books, i just had to subscribe.
Sorry to hear about your brother, but what a lovely memory to have.
As for authors that i have to buy, Dickens would be first on that list, even if i o have them all😂 I have started getting a passion for Balzac of late, too.
Thank you so much for mentioning my channel in such glowing terms. You are incredibly kind.
Would you be interested in some kind of readalong at some point with some other book love? More people need to know about your wonderful channel.
Oh my goodness, Tristan, thank you so much for commenting on my video! And you subscribed? I'm so honored to have you here. 🥰 (You've reminded me that I need to subscribe to your channel on this new account. Thanks for that!)
As for your question, my answer is a resounding yes! I would love to team up for a readalong. Is there somewhere that I should message you directly about this?
Your comment about Dickens gave me a laugh. I'll soon be reading A Christmas Carol for the first time, and I have you to thank for inspiring me to pick it up.
I so look forward to connecting soon to plan a readalong. Cheers!
Hi, your Channel IS Awesome as well I just subscribed , i am looking forward to know about your reviews, Sir....Greetings fom Nicaragua .It's a pleassure . Good night :)
I like the no-pressure style of your new channel. I get it about the new book buying thing. I've rediscovered my local library. I tend to be a mood reader so it's been much nicer to just choose what I want to read at that time instead of having to "shop" from my own book shelves out of a sense of guilt over the ever-growing stacks of books that I'd purchased and hadn't read. BTW, Quill is the cutest little bookworm. 🤗
💚! Thank you, Jessica. I completely understand being a mood reader. I'm right there with you on that. Curiosity dictates a lot of my reading too. I'm always wandering down some bookish rabbit hole or another. These days, I know better than to plan my reading too far in advance, because I know I'll inevitably be drawn to some other books on a subject I'm newly interested in.
You have such a calming voice! I'm struggling with the consumer bug myself and I also want to change my approach to overspending on books! Ugh, it's sooo hard!
Aww, thank you!
On buying books: It's a daily struggle. Hah! But I also find that pacing myself feels really rewarding too, and reading the books I recently purchased (when I'm still excited about them, excited enough to buy them) is highly satisfying too. As always, I'm constantly striving for balance.
Well, I am late with this but enjoyed your video very much. I hope you get a glorious spring to make up for the winter! My auto-buy authors write cozy mysteries, one of my favorite genres, and include Donna Andrews and Amanda Lee/Lily Harper Hart.
Better late than never ☺. My area saw some beautiful weather in the mid sixties last week, but now there's snow on the ground again and whipping winds. Here's looking to a beautiful green spring ahead (I can hardly wait).
This is perfect weather for a cozy mystery. What's the weather like where you are?
@@hellobookworm I am in the Boston area and it is cold (in the low 30's). We have rain but not much snow. Winds are definitely up here as well.
Welcome back, Hannah!! 🥹 I remember loving your reviews on Goodreads and your previous videos. So glad to have you back! Booktube is such a kind community, you will fit right in 🤗 Tristan's channel is one of my favorites, as well!
✨️Bookworm🪱
🐛! That's so sweet, Christy, thank you for telling me that. The BookTube community really is wonderful, and I'm so glad to be engaging with it again. I hope you're enjoying a restful weekend with a good book. Cheers!
Oh wow so happy to see that you’re back! Your first channel was the first one I started watching about books years ago and I always loved all your reviews. A fellow bookworm 💕
🐛Aww. That's so sweet, Kim. Thank you so much for telling me! ☺
Lovely. You’re such a wonderful storyteller. Bookworms (ding, ding!) are my favorite people.
🐛Thank you so much!
The Wizard of Oz series got me started. After reading all of those, I started in on Kipling. I was completely transported by Kim.
Oh my goodness, I absolutely love the Wizard of Oz books. I read all 14 that Baum wrote when I was a girl and enjoyed every single one. In fact, I recently purchased the full set again in hopes of revisiting them. I couldn't tell you now if I had a favorite book, but I do recall absolutely loving Ozma and Polychrome. Do you recall a favorite book or character from the series?
Beautiful Calico!! I worked often in below 0 temps and let's not talk about wind chill! I still prefer the cold over the heat. The short days are rough though!
Oh my goodness, the wind chill is a whole different beast. I can't even fathom working in negative temperatures. What kind of work do you do?
@@hellobookwormI just retired this year after 41 years in Aviation. Good luck with your re-start!!
@@glockensig How wonderful! I hope you enjoy retirement. And thank you for the well wishes. Cheers!
Welcome back! I totally understand the loneliness. I have felt that way for awhile now. I've been trying to find things to distract my brain like learning Italian, or doing puzzles, gardening, and exercising. I read primarily nonfiction, but I love hearing about all genres that may expand my horizons. I hope this channel brings you comfort and community **hugs**
Thank you for that warm welcome! 🥰 **hugs** I find that doing jigsaw puzzles helps quiet my mind. Is that the kind of puzzling you're referring to? If yes, what size jigsaw puzzle do you typically like to do? And do you have a favorite brand?
I also experienced death of an older sibling who inspired me to be a reader. The pain never fully goes away does it. But in reading we can be a little closer to them. ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss. You're right that the pain never goes away. For some of us, it softens over time, eases a bit, but there are days where it all wells up in my eyes again and I feel overcome by the pain and the loss as if it just happened yesterday.
Such a lovely sentiment that we can be closer to them in reading. I agree wholeheartedly, and I thank you for sharing your experience with losing a sibling. 🫂
Welcome back to BookTube...and my wife and I are looking forward to your channel. It is a mature look at reading...and that's us.
I will be the one that answers most of the comments. My wife doesn't like the internet, and peaks over my shoulder and suggestst things to say or whatever, but will rarely engage. We both read voraciously...and we do it together. We are retired...so our days are our own, and we will read and discuss books, though our tastes are varied. I love Science Fiction and Fantasy, with Thrillers, Historicals, and Memoirs...while Marie loves Horror, Thrillers and Romance, along with Historicals and Memoirs. So we have crossovers, but we also have our own styles/tastes.
I have a number of automatic buys. Brandon Sanderson, especially his Cosmere books. Lee Child's Reacher series. Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series, and anything Star Wars and Star Trek related. I am currently going through the old books that we've gotten over the years...and reading a LOT of the backlists...while waiting for the new books to be published. Marie's automatic buys are Stephen King, Lauren Beukes and some other authors I don't even want to look at the books...they are so scary. She also loves Ray Bradbury, and is currently rereading everything that he's written.
I become fascinated with Encylopedia Brown, then Elery Queen and then Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes and Josephine Tey. That was my gateway to reading. My wife's was Penelope Lively, then Barbara Freeman and then she started Edgar Allan Poe and a lot of books that I don't know the names of.
We both wanted to pass our love of reading down to our three kids. It worked with the oldest and youngest, both girls, but our son just rejected it immediately.
Marie stared reading the kids Goosebumps and Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, while I read to them Fantasy books...like The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and such. I also read our girls the Twilight Series (yes, I know...but we had great conversations about what was good and what wasn't), and followed that with a LOT of dystopian, especially with our youngest. So the girls are a mixture of Marie and I...which we are both very happy about.
Yes, we read everywhere, too.
We read classics, too. I am currently reading Mark Twain and Robert E. Howard. Not exactly Classics classics, but still classic.
Oh, we love the Hunger Games series, too. Oh, yes...Sabaa Tahir. Great story, but it has been going on four years...and I still haven't read the fourth/final book. Ugh. So...when that happens...it will be prefaced with a reread of the previous three.
Oh, yeah, we both do a LOT of rereading, too.
Thanks for this time with your channel...and we are also Bookworms...so it is good to be here. Talk to you, later.
🐛Hi, Graff and Marie! I'm so glad to have you both here, watching videos and sharing your bookish experiences.
It's wonderful that you have each other to share and discuss books with, even if all your bookish interests don't fully overlap. And it's great that you were able to pass your love of reading on to (most of) your children. Perhaps your son will find a love of reading down the road?
I loved the Goosebumps books when I was a kid. I used to sit and read two or three of them in a day; it was all that I wanted to do. How fun that you've been able to share those books with your kids.
And oh goodness is Sabaa Tahir a talented writer. She has a new book coming out later this year called Heir that's set in the same world as Ember in the Ashes.
Welcome to Hello, Bookworm! I look forward to getting to know you both better over time. Happy reading !☺
Welcome back BOOKWORM! I am soooo jealous you get to read in a peaceful and beautiful place! I love books too, and find solace and quite in them as I navigate the busy and noisy city of New York. Look forward to all your recommendations!
🐛Oh heavens, I don't think I could ever calm down if I lived in New York. Too loud! I hope you're able to find a quiet space to enjoy your next read. Cheers!
Welcome back, Hannah! Yours was one of my favorite channels! So excited you've returned. 🙂 As a fellow expat, I get the loneliness thing.
Aww, I feel honored to be thought of as a favorite. 🥰 I'm so, so excited to share my top reads of 2023 in my next video; I hope you'll find some new book recs in there. And, oh my goodness, it can be so difficult living abroad. Whereabouts are you living right now? Do you have ways to find community? Of course, you have a friend here, and feel free to DM me on Goodreads if you're in need of a chat with a friend.
@@hellobookworm I live in Amsterdam, but it can still be tough to connect. The same offer stands for you!
@@EveningReader Perhaps we could arrange a meetup sometime at a bookstore in between our locations? Preferably once the winter weather passes because I've never driven in ice and snow and am therefore reluctant to get on the road. But this way I'd have even more reason to look forward to spring. 🤗
@@hellobookworm I would love that, but I am in Amsterdam, The Netherlands! That would be a tough drive, indeed, in any weather.🙂 And, bookworm.
@@EveningReader Oh heavens! I got my locations mixed up. Sorry about that, Priscilla. I did some research on the Netherlands in consideration of moving there before realizing that it made the most sense to head back to the States. Amsterdam seems like such a beautiful place. I hope I can see it one day.
I don’t know why I needed the code word “Bookworm”, but there it is. I live in the Canadian Arctic and have learned to my core the truth of the Finnish saying, “There is no cold weather, just inadequate clothing.” Please, treat yourself well and spend whatever you need to for adequate clothing. Going out in the cold with no fear of it does wonders for your mental health over the long haul of winter. I came to this channel having seen one of the episodes on non-fiction on your last channel. History and natural history, with some mind candy of mysteries and thrillers thrown in are my favourites. Recently, the author I would buy without reservation is Mick Herron and his Slow Horses series. Looking forward (no pressure) to your new channel.
Hi, Michael! That Finnish saying is hilarious (and relatable). I'm definitely unprepared for the winter in terms of clothing and need to prioritize expanding my options. Recently got my first set of wool socks. Huzzah!
Many thanks for your kind words. I hope you'll find some reading recommendations on my channel that interest you. Cheers!
So nice to connect with you here on BookTube! I look forward to watching more from you - Bookworm 💙
🐛So nice to receive your kind comment. Thank you! ☺
How could I not connect with an animal lover and booklover? Happy Saturday! @@hellobookworm
@@kaortega1120 Same to you! I hope you find time to cozy up with a good book today.
The velveteen rabbit started my love of books. My aunt loved books. Since I retired 3 years ago all my friends have left me. Booktube is my friend. My health is not good so books are my entertainment. I recently discovered joe Spivey who reads mainly classics and has a UA-cam channel. I have never read classics but I want to. I tried war and peace last year but only got to page 193. I am going to get a different translation and see if I can finish it.
Oh my goodness, I distinctly remember watching an animated film of The Velveteen Rabbit when I was a little girl. It was such a wonderful movie, but the story was so sad. Perhaps I should get around to actually reading the book.
I'm sorry to hear about your health but I'm glad you have books to entertain you.
I'll take a look at Joe Spivey's channel (thank you for recommending it). War and Peace is a lofty classic, and I commend you for starting with such a challenging read. Are there any other classics you're thinking of reading this year?
Hi Hannah! I'm looking forward to following your journey and learning from you!! Way back when, I started off studying literature in college, hearing you talk about the classics makes me want to dig out my old Norton and do some re-reading.
Hi, Kaylav! I'm so glad to hear you were inspired to dig up some classics. Are there any specific works in your old Norton that you'd like to start with?
I said I wanted to read one classic per month this year, and I've been pretty good about sticking to that goal (save for last month when my Women's Prize reading kept me very busy). I hope to pick up another classic soon. Perhaps The Scarlet Letter, as I've been wanting to reread that book for years.
@@hellobookworm a classic a month is a great way to sprinkle them in!! Also bookworm 😉 I remember really enjoying the poetry we studied! The Romantic period specifically, Keats, Byron, William Blake - I’m hoping poetry is a little more manageable for me to dive back in!
@@readingwithkaylav 🐛Oh, good for you! I've never quite found my stride with poetry, but I haven't given up yet!
Wishing you much joy with your return journey to poetry.
Hello fellow Bookworm😊 . Looking forward to watching more of your bookish videos . Xxx lots of love from Ireland
🐛Many thanks! Great to see you on Goodreads too.
@@hellobookworm You too xx
Hello BOOKWORM so glad to have found you love your philosophy. Totally agree on your Tristan and the Classics recommendation too. Look forward to seeing more of you.
🐛Hi, Wendy! Thank you for leaving a lovely comment. I'm so glad you found your way to Hello, Bookworm. I look forward to sharing my bookish journey with you and hearing more about your reading highlights throughout the year. Cheers!
I am over the moon that you’re back!! I was looking through your videos yesterday and was wishing you’d just pop back up. I’m so excited! Welcome back! I have taken a break from my own channel, and I love your idea for yours. Not succumbing to the pressure of the algorithm and to keep up with others. I’m hoping to get back to that headspace soon.
What serendipitous timing!
Hello! I didn’t know your old channel, I jus found this one. I really like your vision for “Hello, Bookworm “, so I subscribed. I’m looking forward to new videos!
Hello! And thank you for subscribing. I look forward to sharing my bookish meanderings and adventures with you. Hopefully, you'll find some enticing book recs along the way. Happy reading!
Bookworm! What a breath of fresh air your channel is! Delighted to find you and follow along on your reading adventures.
💚! That's so sweet of you to say, Kate, thank you! I'm glad to have you here. 🥰
Whatever freedom is, it isn’t lost.
Within thy heart, its thunderstorm proceeds.
The showers streaming in a stagnant spot-
-the rich upon our somber boredom feed.
What is it that you are you’ve always known?
Thy storm was never meant to rain in place;
the backdrop of a land we thought we owned-
-too many doomed to only watch it rain.
I think we are destined to not conform.
We aren’t regretful knights that droop in death.
We are the shepherds of our summer storms,
departing from the porch. We’re freed from debt.
We can refuse to have to work to live.
We are already living. Don’t slave. live
Hello, Nicholas. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us. Cheers!
Bookworms of the world, unite! 📘 Regarding must-buys, there are a few authors I always keep a close eye on, though I don't really have any authors I'm madly in love with to the point of buying their stuff without knowing anything about it
I'm so excited that you're back, and on your own terms and prioritizing your well-being. I always enjoy seeing your reviews pop up in my GoodReads feed, and I'm so grateful for all the excellent additions to my TBR from your recommendations.
I can relate to the lonely vibes; I moved back to my home town to be nearer my parents a few years back, and it's been very difficult to make new friends when you work from home and don't know anyone anymore. It's been quite tough.
I hope your new channel brings you lots of new bookish friends, and is so fulfilling and joyful, and I'm very happy to follow along!
What a lovely message. Thank you so, so much for this outpouring of kind words. It really is hard to connect with people as we get older, especially if we're living in a new place. At least we have the spaces to forge friendships and connect with common interests.
I'm so glad to hear I've helped your TBR grow. I hope my upcoming best of the year video will offer some new intriguing options as well. Have a wonderful rest of your day. Cheers!
Bookworm. So glad to join your journey!
🐛Thank you for being here, Susan!
Welcome to Wisconsin Bookworm! You are not alone. 📚
🐛Thank you for that warm welcome!
@@hellobookworm I sent contact info from my Bookstagram account. My wife and I would love to support your move to our great state!
Bookworm - enjoy the Midwest winter (mild so far, but yes, dark). I’m across the border in Minnesota and for “what writers will you always support” I will mention an author from here: Julie Schumacher. If you haven’t read “Dear Committee Members”, consider doing so. She set herself an impossible task as far as how the book would be structured, and made the impossible possible (and emotionally engaging). Good luck with this new channel!
💚! I'm highly intrigued by your description of Julie Schumacher's book. I like reading books in which the author plays with structure, breaks the rules, does something inventive, so I'd definitely give it a look. Thanks for the well wishes and for the recommendation. Happy reading!
Hello bookworm Hannah, I have just found you and I love the sound of your channel, plus you have exactly the same reading taste as me by the sounds of it! Oh joy!!! Looking forward to seeing more videos from you in the future!
🐛Greetings, fellow bookworm! I'm so glad to have you here, Rebecca. I look forward to sharing my bookish journey with you and hearing more about the highlights of your reading year. Cheers!🤗
Well, welcome back to booktube. I just started myself. I hope you prosper.
Many thanks, Montie!
The biggest welcome to booktube Hannah (and Luna ❤)!!! It's so fun to hear you speak about the midwest weather and wildlife, it makes me miss home in the best way 😊 Almost always, second hand stores result in the best treasure so I'm glad you have access to some good ones. Immediately added Strange the Dreamer to my TBR! Happy happy reading bookworm😊
Thank you, Allie. I'm so, so excited for you to read Strange the Dreamer. Please pop back and let me know what you think once you've finished it. Happy reading!
Welcome back! I was a subscriber of your old channel & have followed you on goodreads since then! Glad to have you back in video form :)
Thank you so much for the warm welcome on my return, Amy. 🥰
Anna , I am studying the romantic languages for years , i love them , and i learnt to love English as well , literature helps me in so many ways, so nice to hear how important it is for you. Blessings and good energy to you Anna . ❤
Bookworm! I’m so glad you mentioned Tristan and the Classics. He’s inspired me to take up reading them from a different perspective. His reviews make me want to neglect my responsibilities and just curl up and read, however. 😅 Tristan just this week started a newer or more current books channel called Tristan Talks Books which should be interesting. I’m looking forward to your videos.
🐛Right?! No one has made the classics sound as alluring as Tristan. He makes me want to curl up in front of the fire with a stack of Victorian literature. 🔥📚👀 Thanks for subscribing! 🥰
Glad you’re back I really enjoyed your old channel and still follow you on Goodreads. Excited to see your new channel content.
Thank you, John. It feels good to be back 🤗.
@@hellobookworm I’m from Iowa and I also don’t like it being dark at 5 but don’t worry it gets better during the summer the days are much longer.
Just found your channel. Loving it. You would be great at doing reading sprints. A wonderful hostess
That's so wonderful of you to say, Susan. Thank you for letting me know.☺ I hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend.
Hello Bookworm!.. Always happy to find new booktubers who share a love for books.. I definitely will be following your recommendations. One for you; the book that got me into reading around 16 years ago:: False Impression by Jeffrey Archer, this book has EVERYTHING. It's so exciting, fast pace, mystery, action, character development... Hope you give it a chance and love it too
🐛Thank you for the recommendation, Lenny! I haven't heard of that book and will definitely give it a closer look. Happy reading!
Bookworm! So happy to see you back on YT - even when you were gone I was glad to see you continuing to post what you read on Goodreads. And hello to your kitties!
While you were living abroad did it change your reading habits or change what books you were reading? Its amazing how certain books can take us back to the place where we read them or back to where we were in life. Books are magic!
💚! Thank you, and a hello to you from Tali and Luna. 😸😸 Living abroad did play a role in my changing reading habits (namely making me more aware of how many books were coming in our out of the apartment, because I knew I'd have to move them back to the States at some point). The pandemic made it almost impossible for me to focus on a book (huge bummer), and while I was busy with school I didn't have much time or energy to read. But I think all of that has collectively shaped my reading habits for the better.
Second-hand books are such gems! So glad you have some stores near you. They always make me wonder how far they've travelled, if they were given away with love or gladness.
Oh, what an interesting thing to consider. I confess, I haven't given much thought to the story behind the secondhand books I encounter. I'm too distracted by my delight in making a remarkable discovery--and for such a good price--that I don't stop to consider the book's history. But I will now! Thanks for making me consider books from a new perspective. ☺
Welcome back, Hannah! Your pointing out the futility of grinding away at UA-cam videos vs the pure enjoyment of books, and things, you enjoy is refreshing. There is a group of us on a similar journey, most of us bookworms. Enjoy those second hand bookstores - and I look forward to see where you take this new approach. Enjoy it!
Many thanks!
Wotcha Bookworm! On asking for recommendations, my absolute all-time favourite book is Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. If you haven't read it, do so immediately and fall in love with the English language all over again. However, because it only nominally fits into the "fantasy" genre, it is really hard to find anything comparable. I have asked in bookshops, only to be pointed at Tolkein (nope! Peake could write) and Brandon Sanderson (nope - very much nope - Peake had depth).
Eventually I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and loved it. It has a similar feel, but is not as dark.
Good luck with the channel.
🐛Many thanks, bookworm!
I moved cross-country a few years ago, under such impoverished circumstances that I could not afford to ship my books.
It made me happy for you, to see your boxes of books. The bookcases will come.
Being Canadian, I do hope you got through your first Wisconsin winter all right. The gloom and the cold increasingly get to me as I age.
I'm not certain that one can ever get used to it but spring is coming now and it makes it all the sweeter.
Thank you so much for this sweet comment. I'm so sorry you had to leave your books behind during that cross-country move. Just thinking about that breaks my heart. I hope you've been able to rebuild your collection since then.
I have survived my first winter in negative temperatures, thanks in large part to our kind neighbors who gifted and lent me some warm clothes to get me through the worst of it. I've discovered just how beautiful the snow is, especially at night when there's a full moon. I'm looking forward to spring, but some part of me already misses the snow, and I see that as a good sign.
Welcome to booktube. I'd be happy to welcome you and be a friend. Hope to see more from you
Hi, Beccie! Thank you for your kind comment. New friends are most welcome! ☺
Welcome back and I’m California born and raised but currently displaced ☹️ thanks for speaking slowly enough to absorb what you’re saying.
Hi, I enjoyed your video. I moved to South Dakota a year and a half ago. I've stayed the night in Madison, WI a few times while road-tripping. I dream of moving to SoCal one day soon. 🌞🌊
Thank you, Natesha. ☺
Woohoo, another bookish friend! I look forward to your celebration of books ☺️
My greatest pleasure has been going into second hand book stores and just searching the shelves with nothing particular in mind. My town has seen the second hand book stores disappear due to increasing rent at the location they used to occupy. So there is no such book store here abouts anymore. I am no longer able to lose my self among the shelves. It is my saddest loss in my life. I am truly glad you are in a town that still has those stores. I am envious of the time you spend amongst friends, because books are friends. You talked me into it. I bought a copy of STRANGE THE DREAMER. Bookworm.
🐛I'm absolutely delighted to hear that you purchased a copy of Strange the Dreamer. You're in for a grand adventure, and I hope you'll pop by and let me know your thoughts on the book once you finish reading it.
I'm so sorry to hear that the secondhand bookstores in your town have disappeared. Are there perhaps any friends of the library branches that you could peruse? I went to a library sale last Saturday and found a pristine hardcover of both 1984 and also Cloud Cuckoo Land for just $2.00 each. Amazing finds!
Welcome and welcome back bookworm! I've been enjoying seeing your reviews on Goodreads, even if you weren't on here. Your cats are darling! I find i have few authors on my auto buy list but authors that end up on my TBR no matter what they write are Sebastian Barry, Tamara Allen, Nora Roberts, Robert Macfarlane and Alexia Gordon. I know what you mean about secondhand bookshops, I've got a lot of charity shops near me which I find so good for finds I wouldn't normally pick up.
💚! Thank you for that warm welcome, Lucy! 🥰Heavens, you have a stellar list of authors to keep an eye on. Do any of your favorites have upcoming releases that you're looking forward to?
Nothing recent (though Nora Roberts has new releases every few months but I can't keep up!) but I read Sebastian Barry's latest book that came out this year, Old God's Time. Beautiful writing and a wonderful book but he definitely gets into some heavy topics. @@hellobookworm
@@lucyc5131 Oh, yes. Barry's new book was nominated for the Brooker prize this year, if I'm not mistaken. Sounds like there were a lot of emotionally heavy books on the longlist this year. Oof!
Hello from Canada! I came across your channel on a late night scroll and I’m so glad I did. I’ve entered a new chapter of my life recently where I really need to start evaluating the important things to me and one of those is reading; yet I feel stagnant with it. I’m excited to join a community of literary lovers and get some amazing recommendations from other bookworm(s). Also, your voice is very calming and Luna is so adorable, can’t wait to read with you!
🐛! What a lovely comment; you're so kind! I'm so glad you're here, and I hope our time together will breathe some life into your reading again. I'll soon be posting my top reads of 2023. Hopefully something will catch your eye. I'd love to know some of your favorite reads from the past.
P.S. Luna says thanks for the compliment. 🐱
I’m also new to BookTube! And I love the first three genres you mentioned towards the end. I just read The Unmaking of June Farrow (magical realism) and it was great! Looking forward to your videos 😊
Oh, that's wonderful! Welcome to BookTube. I hope your bookish content journey proves rewarding. ☺
@@hellobookworm thank you!! Same to you 😊❤️
Bookworm! Hi, Hannah. Welcome back! And welcome to Midwest winters!! :) Thank you for the invitation to join the group. I loved watching your videos from years past and look forward to more, plus the conversation between all the other bookworms.
That "one" author I used to line up before opening to get the latest novel is the incomparable Stephen King. I don't do that anymore, but once I get through my TBR list in a few decades, maybe I could return to that practice. Thanks to you, that TBR list just increased by two!
Thanks again for the invite. Happy reading!
🐛💚! Thank you for that warm welcome! (If only it were warm outside too, lol). I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed my previous channel, and I hope you find this one equally entertaining. I'd love to know which two books you added to your TBR.
Long live the King!
Hi! I am also from California! Also moved to a cold world in winter here in Maine! Took a few years but now I am genuinely sad when it is not cold in winter. I feel like your video was just what I needed at the right time! It is so good to hear from someone who has done this before and is doing it again with new wisdom to learn from. Thank you!!!
I'm still experiencing my first winter in negative temperatures, but I think I may already understand what you mean. The snow has nearly melted away in full, and I already miss its beauty, especially how it paints a backdrop for the cardinals whose wings flash a brilliant red on a white backdrop.
I'm so glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience with me.
pleasure! So nice to meet you on here!
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A big friendly hello from Massachusetts...I just subscribed and looking forward to hearing more about your views and thoughts on books..😊..PS..Absolutely love Tristans channel..I learn so much and get inspired by his spunky enthusiasm and love for books..lol..he's great 😊..bye for now and Merry Christmas
Thank you for this lovely comment. I completely agree; Tristan's enthusiasm for books is so endearing. Are you an ardent fan of the classics? Any must-reads that you would recommend?
@@hellobookwormHello again lol, Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton..shorter book but packs a punch..the lows are so deep but yet despair and loneliness can have its bright moments in time too..the Author paints a beautiful Wintery backdrop where as the book itself feels cold..:)..also read the 1818 text of Frankenstein..just a master piece I'd say..:)..Worth the read especially the 1818 text...:) and no I'm definitely not a expert or anything close to that. Just a curious reader lol. Mini yahoo..:)
@@toddbelanger1923 Nothing wrong with being a curious reader. Thanks for the recommendations!
Definitely understand the loneliness, I’m almost forty and a Mom and I feel so out of place with most people I know. So I get the feeling of wanting bookish friends :)
I’m getting to a place of starting to accept that the friendship I saw in Anne of Green Gables likely won’t happen for me. But I am also starting to finally work out what I like and who I am, I’m getting into board games, yoga, learning Cantonese…also I love second hand bookstores too (and library book sales of course)!
Oooh, yes, library book sales are the best! I used to live in Berkeley, California, and the sales at my local library were epic. I definitely took home far more than I should have. It's hard to resist a book that only costs fifty cents. 🤗
Nice to meet a fellow Bookworm, I look forward to more videos. I love the story about the deer. I want to lead a more still, intentional, mindful life and your home sounds so peaceful.
🐛Me too. I want a slow life, a simple life. I want to slow down and watch the squirrels play in the trees and the deer walk softly through the yard. Nice to meet you too!
Welcome back, Hannah! What a delight to see you again. Most of my books are second hand, unless I'm supporting a local indie bookstore, then I will buy a new one from time to time. I trade books online with fellow Bookworms. I have found so many great books that I might otherwise have missed.
🐛💚! That's wonderful, Heather. Where do you trade books online? Is it through a Facebook community? Or elsewhere?
Bookworm My name is Donna. I love to read mystery and books like Harry Potter. My biggest problem is knowing what to read after I finish a book. I sometimes will go to Barnes and noble and buy books wrapped in paper and all you know about the book is the genre and small blurb about the book.
🐛Hi, Donna! Ooh, buying mystery books is fun! I've seen those sold at indie bookstores as "blind date with a book". I haven't ventured to try it myself yet, but I understand the appeal. Have you ever bought a book wrapped in paper that turned out to be a favorite?
I’m so glad that a favorite bookworm is back! What a wonderful surprise! A few auto-buy authors for me are J. Ryan Stradal and Jeff Zentner (who is coming out with his first novel for adults in 2024). I also plan to read more classics in 2024! What would you recommend for someone fairly new to classics?
💚! Hooray for reading more classics in 2024 🥳. One of my personal favorites is The Monk by Matthew Lewis. I'm also a big fan of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier. Do you have any favorites that you'd recommend? I'm especially keen to spend 2024 exploring more Gothic literature.
Thank you! I recently read Dracula following along with the podcast Re: Dracula which told the story in ‘real time’. I very much enjoyed that. I also read my first Elizabeth Goudge book (Island Magic) in 2023 and I look forward to reading more of her work in 2024.
I couldn’t agree more about books being breath! I can’t even imagine my life without books ❤📚 Great introduction video!!
Thank you! 🥰
So nice meeting you! I consider myself a Bookworm as well, not so eloquently spoken as you are! My favourite genres are literary fiction, historical fiction and classics. I love books where a house/manor/dwelling place is almost like a character in the narrative. Now I am off to watch your other videos. I'm so glad I've found you 🌸
🐛Greetings, fellow bookworm! It's nice to meet you too. 💚 I too enjoy reading books where the manor/house/dwelling is akin to a character in the narrative. I recently finished a fantasy novel called The City of Stardust that had hints of that. If you have recommendations of great literary or historical fiction & classics that feature a more predominant house-as-character, I'd love to hear about them.
Oh hiiiii you're back! Oh my goodness, I can't believe this, I'm so so happy! You were one of my favorite booktubers and I had so missed your face and your lovely soothing voice.
I'd love to be your bookish friend, I don't have enough in my life 🥰
Lucy Knisley is an autobuy author for me, for sure! Also Lex Croucher, I'm loving their books and their writing so much. An ember in the ashes was such a great book/series!
Ps. Also my lovely white cat was called Luna 💜 Bless her heart. Hearing yours purr was everything
Hi, Frannie! It's lovely to see you, and thank you so much for those kind words. 🥰 I'm so sorry about your Luna, but I'm glad my Luna's purrs were a comfort.
Hello, Bookworm! I am also a fan of Tristan and the Classics. Love authors like Barbara Kingsolver, Kate Atkinson and Abraham Verghese.
🐛Hello! Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead was among my favorite reads of 2023, but I confess that's the first book by her that I've read. Which of her other books would you recommend?
@@hellobookworm The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behaviour and The Lacuna.
@@laetitiakriel5216 Thank you!
Welcome back to Booktube Hannah! Your philosophy is something I’m working toward embracing. I love 2nd hand bookstores
Thank you for the warm welcome, Andrew! ☺
Welcome back
Well spoken answers to these questions. You definitely seem like someone who would give credentials to literary merit; and perhaps a bit flushed on the outset. But I'm like that, too. I stick mostly to the classics and philosophy. I'm moreso invested in the latter, especially the ancients: Aristotle, Plato, Plutarch, Cicero, Seneca . . . from the pragmatic stoics to the more abstract notions of idealism and its descendants, which leads me also into modern philosophy. Spinoza is my favorite. His Ethics is comparable to none by my estimation. And then there's the transcendentalists, primarily Emerson - I adopt their sense in my own writing; and it seems my way of thinking gets along with theirs rather nicely. That's why I've been working on this writing project for Plato's Symposium: I'm diving into it with a transcendentalist perspective. I really want to capture its beauty in the style of transcendental thought. I'm at 22k words and aiming for 100k; then I will go on to Aristotle's Metaphysics, and then Spinoza's Ethics.
Hello fellow bookworm! Welcome back to booktube. You have such a genuine and calming presence. I’m so excited to see what you bring to booktube!
As someone who also originally started on booktube back in the days of massive book hauls and consumerism, I’m excited to see that a lot of people are making an active effort to shift away from that.
The author that I will always buy/pre-order a book from is Holly Black!
🐛💚! I find the shift away from hyper-consumerism promising. It makes me think that perhaps people are finally thinking about the big picture, about where their purchased items are coming from, and who or what is involved in the process of making them. Being a more mindful bookworm has definitely enhanced my reading, making it more enjoyable. Huzzah! I hope you have a wonderful week. Cheers!
Bookworm. Delightful video. Looking forward to more.
🐛Thank you, Damien! I'm looking forward to sharing more. 🤗
That’s what I get for jumping in and commenting before the end of the video. I suppose that indicates what kind of Bookworm I am 🤭 📚Can I just say Quill deserves a sticker line? I’d totally subscribe.
💚! Not to worry. I'm that kind of bookworm sometimes too. 😉 What a good idea for Quill! I would love to do something like that. Maybe someday. For now, Quill and I will keep it in mind. 🤭
Oh my gosh, thank you, thank you for mentioning how you celebrate books that worked for you, rather than critiquing books that didn't. I feel the exact same way, and that's how I approach my channel too. And...greetings from Chicago! Welcome to the Midwest. =) I think handling the cold is entirely a mental game. When I walk out on a frigid day, I actually say the words (out loud), "wow, that cold is refreshing." Then I get back inside as quickly as possible...all the while telling myself I'm enjoying it. Honestly, it works for me! But I might just be crazy.
I like your positive attitude about the cold weather. I'm going to give that a try next time I dash out to empty the trash then hurry back inside. Thanks for the warm welcome! 🥰
Bookworm nice introduction my own copy of Grief is the Thing with Feathers is reproaching me from my shelves so thanks for the memory jog and good luck with your channel and new place
🐛💚! Thank you, Paul. I read Grief is the Thing With Feathers earlier this year. What an unusual book. I'm keen to read Max Porter's latest, but I haven't come across a used copy yet. Have a wonderful rest of your week. Cheers!
Writing/prose is a big part of my enjoyment of books, which is why I was delighted to see you highlight the Strange the Dreamer duology. While it's amongst the best fantasy I've ever read, the #1 spot goes to "The Curse of Chalion" by Lois McMaster Bujold. It is thematically comparable to Strange the Dreamer in its ideas of pushing for peace and kindness in the mist of violence, but whereas Laini Taylor's prose is almost poetic in its beauty, I find Lois McMaster Bujold's writing to be very clever and sprinkled with the most enjoyable wry humour. Happy reading, fellow bookworm! :)
🐛Thank you for mentioning this Bujold's book. I'm intrigued!
Welcome back!! Hmm automatic buys: Jonathan Coe, Selva Almada, Benjamin Myers and Sayaka Murata
Ooh, I haven't heard of any of those authors. Is there an absolute must read that you'd leap to recommend? Thanks for the warm welcome! 🥰
@@hellobookworm Jonathan Coe - What a carve up (not as brutal as the title suggests) , Selva Almada - the Wind that Lays Waste and for Benjamin Myers, The Offing is a great starting point.
@@thebobsphere7553 Thank you for the recommendations! I'm going to take a closer look at these. 🤗
Warm welcome {back} to the BookTube stratosphere.
I am sorry to hear of your brother passing, which is hard hitting. Fortunately you have fond memories of him and as you have stated {at least in part} his contribution to your love of reading.
The dreamer is definitely a must read carrying the readers into a far flown world on the wings of her imagination.
It is hard for me to recall whether I came across your previous channel before your pause or after, but nonetheless your clips were quite memorable and timeless {no pun intended for consuming your precious time}. As a fellow bookworm it is easy to relate to some of the issues, such as a virtual never-ending race to accumulate {and read} books. I try to limit myself to sales and special dates for acquiring new books and also opt for the chance free \ used shops to gather more in between.
Looking forward to hearing more in due time and at your own pace.
Personally I mostly like science fiction book, though in recent years spent more in the realms of fantasy as well.
💚! Thank you for that warm welcome on my return and for those kind words about my content. ☺ What are some of your favorite sci-fi books? One of mine is Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente (by far one of the strangest books I've ever read).
There's a sci-fi book on my 2023 best books of the year list, which I'll be sharing in my next video. If you've read it, I'd love to get your thoughts on it (once the video is posted). Cheers!
@@hellobookworm Some of my favorite sci-fi authors are: William Gibson {Neuromancer etc}, Nancy Kress {Beggars in space}, Alastair Reynolds {Revelation space series}, Ursula K Le Guin {The left hand of darkness etc}, Ted Chiang {Stories of your life and others}, Mary Doria Russell {The sparrow}. I feel as if many of the classics are unintentionally neglected here, but it is starting to be long {as my TBR}. Wring on the TBR "Radiance" is on my {never ending list}, most likely thanks to your clip about it :} as I like both steampunk and cyberpunk.
@@TomerArmarnik Heavens, that's an impressive list. You seem well versed in sci-fi, far more than I am. For someone who hasn't read much sci-fi but would like to read more, is there one book in particular that is your go-to recommendation?
@@hellobookworm Thank you. Yes recently I have been reading \ listening to more fantasy, but sci-fi is probably more of my preference. For me Neuromancer is a classic and The sparrow though somewhat heart wrenching {with trigger warning for physical abuse}. Perhaps I would recommend a more personal and delicately touching tale called "He, She and it" by Marge Piercy.
P.S. I have decided to try and give Radiance bump to the head of the line and hopefully get to it next week, once I finish "The Anubis gates" by Tim Powers any chance that you are familiar with these?
@@TomerArmarnik I'm not familiar with any of the books you mentioned, but I'll definitely give them a closer look. Thank you for sharing recommendations!
I'll be the first to admit that Radiance is incredibly strange but an absolutely singular read. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. I hope you'll come back and let me know what you think. Even if you don't like it, I'd love to know your thoughts!
Welcome back!
Thank you, Jess!
Hannah’s back! Now I truly know 2024 will be a great bookworm year.
🐛! Thank you for those kind words, Roxy. I'm so looking forward to sharing book recs with others. ☺
Welcome to Wisconsin! Black River Falls here.
Thank you for the warm welcome, Laura! ☺ How long have you lived in Wisconsin?
Hello Bookworm! I’m Julie, 50 years old married with a kid and watching you from Quebec City, Canada. French is my first language so please, ignore all my mistakes! 😅 Looking forward to your videos! I love to read anything besides fantasy and Sci-Fi. Last week, I fell in love with Pete Fromm reading Indian Creek and ordered many of his books on the spot! 😬 That’s what I love about reading. The chance to discover a whole new world of adventures! ❤
🐛Salut, Julie! I'm delighted to hear you recently fell in love with a a new author. It's wonderful to discover an author whose complete works you want to explore. This recently happened to me with Lauren Groff. I read her latest book, loved it, and am now making my way through everything she's written in the order it was published.
I'm so glad to have you join our bookworm community, and I look forward to hearing more about your bookish adventures. Bonne journee!
Bookworm! I loved your previous channel, and am very happy to see you back on UA-cam. Roald Dahl also got me into reading, although for me it was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the 3rd Grade. (I read James and the Giant Peach shortly after, and loved it as well). I envy your first edition!
Lately, I've mostly been reading Non-Fiction. I'm slowly making my way through all of Svetlana Alexievich's books. I would love to get back into reading Classics.
Quill is adorable! 💚🐛
🐛💚! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a good one! I really loved that movie when I was little (the original, not the Depp one). Have you seen the latest Wonka movie? I've been hearing good things about it.
Quill thanks you for that flattering compliment. Cheers!
I've actually never seen any of the Charlie movies. It's something you've inspired me to remedy, and I'll try to watch the Gene Wilder version soon. I adored watching James and the Giant Peach as a child, even though the stop-motion animation always creeped me out!
I have indeed heard some buzz around the new Wonka movie, although I remain skeptical. I can't say I'm a big fan of Timothée Chalamet. I'm also very behind on this year's new releases. I did very much enjoy 2022's Matilda, and I'm wondering if you've seen it.
What's the best film you've seen in 2023, if I may ask? @@hellobookworm
@@NosferatuGuy Oh my goodness, I'm so excited for you to watch the Gene Wilder version of Charlie. "Pure Imagination" is such an incredible song. Heavens, this is making me want to watch the movie (I haven't seen it in years).
I haven't watched the 2022 Matilda yet. That is my absolute favorite Dahl book and have been reluctant to watch any film adaptations of it.
The best movie I've watched in 2023 is Invisible Man starring Elisabeth Moss (this released in 202 and I can't believe it hasn't gotten more buzz). How about you? What's the best movie you've watched this year?
I definitely enjoyed that adaptation of Invisible Man! Elisabeth Moss gave a great performance.
The best film I've seen this year is Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges) - a French Canadian Psychological Horror/Crime Thriller. I found it beautiful stylistically, and appreciate how the film handles its very dark themes. Much of the violence is either implied, or happens off camera, which allows your imagination to do the heavy lifting. An end result that is far more horrific and spine-chilling than any cheap slasher can hope to accomplish. The film also has a great original soundtrack.
It deals with some very dark subject matter, so viewer discretion is definitely advised!@@hellobookworm
I definitely enjoyed that adaptation of Invisible Man! Elisabeth Moss gave a great performance.
The best film I've seen this year is Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges) - a French Canadian Psychological Horror/Crime Thriller. I found it beautiful stylistically, and appreciate how the film handles its very dark themes. Much of the violence is either implied, or happens off camera, which allows your imagination to do the heavy lifting. An end result that is far more horrific and spine-chilling than any cheap slasher can hope to accomplish. The film also has a great original soundtrack.
It deals with some very dark subject matter, so viewer discretion is definitely advised!@@hellobookworm
Bookworm! I feel like the fact that your video started out with a cat bodes very well. 🥰🐱
🐛Agreed! Cats make for the purrfect start to any video. 😻
You lose a lot of sunlight in the winter, but you also get more moonlight. Nothing beats a winter full moon. It hangs high in the sky for hours and hours. Full moons in summer are just disappointing.
You're absolutely right! I've enjoyed just one night of a full moon on a snowy night, and I was wonderstruck by how luminous the night was. I'm already looking forward to the next time it happens.
So happy to have you back, Hannah! Speaking of Laini Taylor, have you read Laini Taylor's middle-grade graphic novel Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space? It's created with her husband and the illustrations are delightful. I haven't read it yet, but I went to an event about it, and it made me super excited to read it!
Hi! Yes, I recently read Billie Blaster and found it very cute. I love how colorful the illustrations are and how it's a fun story on the surface, but there are some more weighty themes happening under the surface. When you get a chance to read it, please come back and let me know what you think of it!
Hello, bookworm🙂 Happy to see you again 🙂 Looking forward to your videos, and love the fact that you will focus on what you like, and not what you don't like.
I only have two authors whos books I automatically buy, Stephen King and Lars Kepler.
💚! Thank you! Long live the king of horror! And I haven't heard of Lars Kepler, so I need to look them up. Any Kepler books that you would leap to recommend?
@@hellobookworm Lars Kepler is a pseudonym for a Swedish couple. They have a crime series, with nine books so far. The first, and one of the best, is "The Hypnotist". "The Sandman" (book four) is the best, and scariest, but they should be read in order.
@@erlendsvendsen7277 Noted, and thanks!
Welcome back to BookTube. Yes, second-hand books are great. It’s a pity that there aren’t many good ones where I live. Yes, I also grew up with Roald Dahl (not that I read much as a kid). I remember loving ‘My Uncle Oswald’ which I probably read as a teenager.
Ooh, you ventured into some of Dahls adult literature. I haven't read any of his adult literature, but I've heard it's very strange. Was that your experience? Thanks for the warm welcome!
@@hellobookworm I remember laughing out loud at the weirdness in this story. It was so absurd but really fun.
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I recommend you to read Rubén Darío, it is called the Prince of the Castellan letters, there IS a book called AZUL ( Blue) , there are Proses, and you have also tales and Poems, the tales are full of Magic ... I Will see if I can find something fron him in English😊
Ooh, thank you for the recommendation. I'll give it a look! I'm always keen on tales full of magic, so do share if you find something translated to English. ☺
@@hellobookworm sure , and if it' s not available , I Will translate for you , the more accurate It can be. There Is this tale calle THE RUBY , wich is an interesting comversation of some elfos and leprecoms ... Mmmmm well we call them Duendes anda they are not evil beings but Magic
@@hellobookworm The gnomes found out that the humans have counterfeited their precious ruby. But it is only when the patriarch gnome tells the story behind the first rubies that the gnomes understand how valuable their unique stones are.
You had me at the peach covering the cat’s bottom.🍑😸 How could I not subscribe?
p.s. I heard about you through Priscilla at “Evening Reader.”
Bookworm!
💚! Hah! Gotta love that 🍑! Thank you so much for subscribing 🥰. Isn't Priscilla a gem? She left me the sweetest comment on this video. A warm welcome to you, MJ. I hope I can help steer you to some enjoyable reads in the future. Cheers!
I just finished reading "The Auctioneer" by Joan Samson first published in 1975 and republished by Valancourt Books in 2018. Amazing book.
I just read the blurb for this book, and I have chills. Consider me intrigued! I'll be looking for a copy of this at the secondhand shops. Thank you so much for mentioning it! Any other classic horror gems you'd like to share?
Hello, new to your channel. Welcome to booktube, or should I say welcome back . I love second-hand books . Bookworm .
Thank you for that warm welcome. Watching your latest BookTube video now, and your accent is so lovely!
@hellobookworm thank you so much that is really kind .
Hello, bookworm! My auto-buy authors are Marlon James, Emma Donoghue, Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Moss, Heather O'Neill, Brian Catling, and Edward Carey. I also read for style... regardless of genre. This new journey sounds exciting! I hope everything goes as smoothly and as playfully as possible 🤗
💚! Oooh, that's a great list of authors! I loved Donaghue's Room. Which of her other books would you recommend? I saw that Carey released a new book recently that sounded incredibly interesting. Have you had a chance to read it? If yes, would you recommend it?
@@hellobookworm My favourite of hers is The Wonder. I have yet to watch the Netflix adaptation. This year’s Learned by Heart, however, was a bit disappointing, perhaps because I always expect more from my faves 🫣 The new US edition of Edward Carey’s Edith Holler is beyond gorgeous. I haven’t read it, sadly. The bookshop I work for can only bring the UK edition, which releases next spring, so I’m guessing I’ll be ordering myself the US copy soon.
@@hellobookworm Also, I’m overdue for a Strange the Dreamer reread!
@@AnaMariaGavrilaM Oh my goodness, spring feels so far away, especially as I find myself cold to the bone right now. Well, I hope that when the UK edition finally makes its way to you that it proves an utterly enjoyable read.
Hello from the Twin Cities!
Found it. Excellent. Good luck!
Many thanks! 🥰
Welcome to booktube!! :) Or Welcome back!
Fellow Midwesterner here. You think 9 is cold, but it can get colder. Just a warning... 🥶Last year about this time we were pulling HIGH temperatures of 2...It's days like those you just stay inside. -_-
I love a good secondhand bookstore. Half Price Books is my weakness! ;p
I read just about anything, which can make it difficult to keep a collection under control. :O
Bookworm! 🪱
🐛💚! Oh heavens, 2 degrees?! I really need to get a pair of snow boots. I do not feel prepared for such low temperatures, but as you suggested, I'll be doing my best to stay indoors. And oh, Half Price Books is fantastic! There are two HPB's in my area, and they both offer a stellar assortment of books. Thank you for that warm welcome!
I can't wait to see more of your fantastic reviews , Anna . You even encouraged me to collect my own library( Biblioteca) . As I said English literatura, Sociology , etc are very accesible anda cheap here in Nicaragua. And I really enjoy go hunting interesting books . I am looking for the one you reviewed the other day " The girl Who drank the Moon" . ... Good bye , Anna ,more than a book reviewer tour are like a literature She elf . Thank you for everything , through you I learnt English :) . I Will be opening another Chanel for Spanish, and Portugués audiobooks ( I Will read them) very soon . Hopefully I Will get better and confident in my italian and french languages next year , so I Will include those as well Good bye Anna, please stay safe .
In my part of the uk the highest temp we will see in the next 10 days is 13 degrees
Oh good heavens! That's terribly cold. Please tell me you have a good book lined up to keep you entertained indoors.
I love your cat's name. I named one of my dogs Luna as well 😅.
Aww, thank you! Apparently it's a very popular name for pets. I can't imagine my Luna without any other name, so it was a purrfect fit!
@@hellobookworm haha! I know. 🤣
Hi Hannah! I too loved James & the Giant Peach and The Chronicles of Narnia! I am avid fantasy reader if you are not familiar with classic fantasy please consider reading the Daughter of the Empire by Wurts/ Feist . For the best magical realism try Bernard Cornwall’s The Warlord Chronicles!! I love reading the classics too and recently finished The Count of Monte Cristo.
Hello, Heidi! Oooh, thank you for the recommendations. I'm going to give these books a closer look. I'm so impressed you finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo. That's one that I'd like to have read. Will I get around to it? We'll see. I'm excited to hear that you love reading the classics. I hope you'll continue to share any exciting classics you read. Cheers!
Hello Bookworm! Just found your channel ☺ Greedings from switzerland, Marina❤
🐛Hi, Marina! So nice to meet you. Greetings from the US! How fortunate you are to be in Switzerland. What type of weather do you enjoy this time of year? And have you read any good books lately?
@@hellobookworm Likewise. 😊 Did you been in switzerland before? I'm from Switzerland. I enjoy the sunny weather right now. ☀ To be honest, i don't read regularly leately - I'm reading the same book over 3 years now, but i'm almost done only 2 capters left! 🙈 And then i wanna read: The Big Bang Theory
The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff 🙂
@@dreadheadlover2627 I've never been to Switzerland, but I think it would be amazing to visit such a beautiful place. You're so fortunate to be enjoying sunny weather. Please soak up some gentle rays for me too!
How exciting that you're nearing the end of the book you've been reading for three years. I hope the ending proves satisfying. ☺
@@hellobookworm I'm sure you would like it in Switzerland. I will for sure soak up some gentel sunrays for you! ☺
Yes it is, beause it's a series and i wonder how the last to books are... (THE LAND OF STOIES by Chris Colfer) I hope so too! ☺ Cause it was lengthy...
@@dreadheadlover2627 Oh, I've heard good things about that series. It was very popular at an indie bookstore I managed a few years go.
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Thank you for soaking up some lovely rays of sun for me. It's been averaging 20 degrees F lately, and I desperately miss being warm.