Cosy October Solo Day in London: A Bookish Birthday in Hampstead and Highgate Join me on my cozy autumnal birthday adventure through the charming streets of Hampstead! ??? In this video, I'm treating myself to a solo date filled with all my favorite things: books, nature, and delicious treats. Come along as I: - ? Stroll through the picturesque streets of Hampstead Village - ☕ Warm up with a hot drink at a quaint local café - ? Take a peaceful autumn walk in Hampstead Heath - ? Indulge in a birthday treat at a cute patisserie - ? Make up for missing the bookshops in a cute Norfolk bookshop Whe ..read more

From Beach Reads to Literary Prizes: Summer 2024 in Books This summer I read 22 books, and I'm giving them tiny quick book reviews for you in my seasonal reading wrap up. I read The Booker Prize Long List, some romance, some fantasy, and possibly even some romantasy, if i can work out what that is. Enjoy! Books Mentioned The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami Orlando by Virginia Woolf The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall No Modernism Without Lesbians Love Letters: Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Healther Fawcett Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugen ..read more

My End of the Year Book Tag 2024: Reading Plans, New Releases and Favourite Books Join me for the End of the Year Book Tag 2024! In this video, I'll be sharing my reading plans for autumn (and maybe 2025!), discussing exciting new releases, and revealing how my reading has gone so far this year. Find Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roisinsreading/ Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading Get a free libro.fm audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm139228 This tag was created by @ArielBissett and the questions are below if you want to try it out yourself ..read more

13 New Autumn Book Releases You Should Know About! Autumn 2024 books on my radar! We have some literary fiction new releases, some new historical fiction, and some weird horror books, all of which I'm excited to read Find Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roisinsreading/ Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading Get a free libro.fm audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm139228 Books Mentioned The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister - 1st October https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781803369655 Our Evening by Alan Hollinghurst - 3rd October https://uk.bookshop.org/a/634 ..read more

I read all 13 books on The Booker Prize longlist. Here are my thoughts. For the first time, I've read every book on longlist, and here I am reviewing The Booker Prize longlist, and ranking them. I hoped to get this video up before the shortlist was announced, but migraines and a busy life thwarted me, but this year was an interesting list and I'm glad I read and reviewed them all. Books mentioned Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange My Friends by Hisham Mattar Held by Anne Michaels Playground by Richard Powers Orbital by Samant ..read more

The year is ending and I have read no good books. End of the year TBR. . This year has been not the best for me reading wise, so I’m going to do my best to be more of a mood reader, and have picked the books off my shelves that speak to me for this reading moment. Lots of spooky books and atmospheric historical fiction for my favourite time of the year. Books Mentioned Autumn by Ali Smith Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Carol by Patricia Highsmith The Burning Chambers by Kate Moses The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson The Old Ways by Robert MacFarlane The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende The Swallo ..read more

10 Pretentious Books to Make You Better than Everyone Else this Autumn. If you're trying to exude Thought Daughter Autumn, I've got some books for you. In all seriousness, these are some really good books that have the added bonus of making you look smart Books Mentioned (bookshop.org links are affiliate links) The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer, trans. Emily Wilson https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781324001805 The Aeneid by Virgil, trans. Shadi Bartsch https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781788162685 Medea by Euripides, trans. Donald J. Mastronarde https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780521643863 No ..read more

Try a Chapter Tag: Booker Prize Longlist Edition This year I'm going to read every book on The Booker Prize Longlist, and today I'm trying the first chapter of all 13 books and giving you my first impressions of The Booker Prize Longlist Find Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roisinsreading/ Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading Get a free libro.fm audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm139228 Books (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links) Enlightenment by Sarah Perry https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781787334991 The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden ..read more

20th Century Lesbian Literature: An Intro to Modernism As a reader whose experience with classics is mostly limited to the 19th century, I decided to give myself an intro to modernism by reading some 20th century lesbian literature, as many of the well known and influential names of the modernist period were lesbians, women who loved women, or otherwise gender non conforming women. The relaxed sexual morality of the interwar period among the artistic elite coupled with the rejection of victorian rigidity may go part way to explaining this, and after having listened to the podcast The Feminist ..read more

How to Travel the Scottish Highlands and Islands by Train (and Boat . And Bus) Hello! Welcome to my Scottish Highlands and Islands travel guide. Recently I travelled to Scotland on public transport, and explored some of the most beautiful parts of the UK using only public transport. The West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful railway journeys in the world, the Isle of Skye is stunning, and the Knoydart peninsula is the last wilderness in the UK. It was a wonderful trip, and I hope it inspires you. Scot Rail Spirit of Scotland Travel Pass https://www.scotrail.co.uk/tickets/combined-tick ..read more