Reviewing The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden. Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction, and described by the author as Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier meets Maurice by EM Forster. #literature #literarypursuits #booktok #bookrecommendations #bookreview

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Reviewing the books that I read in July and August, including two Pulitzer Prize winners and the newest from Ann Patchett (author of the Dutch House) and Amy Tan (author of the Joy Luck Club). 00:00 Intro 00:17 The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 7/10 07:32 The Idiot by Elif Batuman 9/10 15:45 When Among Crows by Veronica Roth 5/10 18:19 James by Percival Everett 7/10 27:00 Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 9/10 32:44 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 8/10 35:00 Outro #books #darkacademia #cottagecore #fantasybooks #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #booktok

Previewing the books I'm reading in September and October... getting ready for a sci/fi fantasy themed fall! A bunch of new releases from some of the best sci-fi and fantasy authors. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab 02:25 The Devils by Joe Abercrombie 04:27 Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang 05:27 The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime by Mark Haddon 07:11 The Will Of The Many by James Islington 08:28 Outro #booktok #booktube #books #tbr #bookrecommendations #fantasybooks #scifi #literature #literaryfiction #vampire #autumn #bookhaul #newrelease #halloween #cozy #epicfantasybooks #summerween

Reflecting on my first nine months on BookTube. Giving you the analytics on my first "hit” video, wondering whether YouTube is limiting the reach of LGBTQ content, and muddling my way through shorts. I’m not sure I have any advice about how to start a YouTube channel but hopefully some of this information is helpful! 00:00 Intro 00:42 Analytics for my first "big" video 03:34 LGBTQ videos "appealing to a smaller audience"? 06:26 Shorts are a mystery... 08:10 Outro #booktube #youtuber #youtubejourney #smallyoutuber #analytics

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Reacting to book recommendations by Natalie Portman, Rosamund Pike, and Pretty Yende in videos from the Dior Book Tote Club video series. Books mentioned include: On Photography by Susan Sontag, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagahara, Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Natalie Portman 06:52 Rosamund Pike 13:47 Pretty Yende 15:40 Outro #literature #booktube #books #booktok #bookstore #cozy #london #romance #fiction #literature #historicalfiction #culture #celebrity #bookrecommendations #library

Checking in on my reading progress halfway through 2025. Follow me on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wonderlandbooks.bsky.social 00:00 Intro 00:23 Best book you’ve read so far this year 02:06 Best sequel 02:14 New release you want to read 02:52 Most anticipated release 03:25 Biggest disappointment 04:15 Biggest surprise 05:27 Favourite new author 06:00 Newest fictional crush 07:16 Book that made you cry 09:11 Book that made you happy 09:26 Most beautiful book you've bought 10:02 Books do you need to read by the end of the year 10:45 Reading plans for the second half of the year 11:25 Outro Books mentioned: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Devils by Joe Abercrombie Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab Blood Over Brighthaven by M.L. Wang Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Second Place by Rachel Cusk Outline by Rachel Cusk Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill Selected Poems by William Carlos Williams The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

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