So here’s a question for viewers: do you follow a determined TBR list in the summer? Or do you just read whatever you’re in the mood for? Do you read seasonally? -Or get more caught up in the plot/characters than the season of the story?
@Homeward_Pilgrim
2 ай бұрын
I don't really have a tbr list, but I do buy books that sit on the shelf waiting to be read. Sometimes I get to them, sometimes not. I don't generally read seasonally, except around Christmas. This past week, I got to The Thirteen Days of Christmas, which Miranda Mills recommended a few years ago. I got it partly for the Shirley Hughes illustrations. I wish I had gotten the hardback. The paperback is quite small, for the detail of the drawings. My reading is more determined by my stress level than the season. If I'm tired and/or stressed, I revert to the Golden Age mysteries. They rarely disappoint. Sometimes I read children's classics I missed along the way, thanks again to Miranda Mills--e.g., The Secret Garden. I also like nature diary type books, that go through the year in a certain part of the world. I like Ronald Blythe's books. (Another Miranda Mills find.) I'm part way into The Morville Hours, but she includes so much historical detail, I find it more of a slog. By the way, I did finally get a three-month Audible subscription for 99 cents! So I got familiar with the app and the interface, etc. I have not yet found a way to allocate time to listen. Not sure how to fit it into my life.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
@@Homeward_Pilgrim Nice! Interesting to examine our reading choices in relation to stress levels! I love the rich lyrical writing of The Morville Hours but don’t consider it a book that I would try to read cover to cover. I prefer dipping in and out of it seasonally and reading specific passages. I feel the same way about The Peregrine. It’s gorgeous and hypnotic but too much to read all at once. Glad you got Audible. I personally like listening in the car and also when I’m taking a walk by myself. I’m sure you’ll find the right time for you personally. Thanks for watching!
@Homeward_Pilgrim
2 ай бұрын
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 Oh, yes, I also sometimes dip into a seasonally structured nature book at the parallel time of year. I remember doing that with Donald Hall's _Seasons at Eagle Pond_ for a few years. Great book, by the way.
@redheadreading
2 ай бұрын
The hummingbird 😍 Maiden Voyages sounds super interesting!
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
It is! It also talks about the women who worked on the ships, which is interesting. Thanks for tuning in!
@jessicaw1839
2 ай бұрын
I read whatever I'm in the mood for, but that generally tends to end up being seasonal. It just somehow feels wrong to be reading about snow when it's sunny and 97 degrees outside.😄 Also, I agree with one of your other commenters about stress influencing book choices. If I'm anxious or upset, I always find myself picking up a middle-grade or children's book, especially if it's vintage. I find comfort in simpler stories set in simpler times. 💜
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
@@jessicaw1839 Interesting! Speaking of seasonal reading, do you find that you enjoy certain genres or types of books during the same seasons each year? I’m discovering that have regular seasonal trends.
@jessicaw1839
2 ай бұрын
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 I do, too. I know it's cliche, but I like to read light and happy, including vintage children's books, during the summer. I also like old westerns and pioneer stories during the hottest part of summer. I usually choose darker mysteries and one really long book to sink into during the deepest part of winter.
@daviddelaney6116
Ай бұрын
thanks and I enjoyed the garden footage of our famous Eastman house and gardens
@insearchofwonder
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful hummingbird! I feel like I may have read a Penny Parker book because the description sounds so familiar. I love the All of a Kind Family!
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was so thrilled that putting up the feeder actually worked!
@barbaraperez9223
2 ай бұрын
I got a very severe case of TBR analysis paralysis early this summer. Could not figure out where to start so I did this: picked out 25 from the pile (it's a big pile) numbered papers 1-25 and just started drawing numbers and reading the book. It worked really well to set me going. Currently on A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Interesting method! I sort of have a similar system (I keep picture thumbnails of every book in my TBR in a word document) and then based on my mood, choose which one I want to read next. 😊 I LOVED A Month in the Country!
@cassandra3399
2 ай бұрын
Hi Celeste, when you went over the books at the beach cottage, you mentioned an old book that I have but have never read. It was The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge, and I’m really enjoying it. I think she is a wonderful writer and this is a great historical novel. ❤😊😊 I read and enjoyed Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and it was mildly good I thought and then I passed it on. It is not one that I’ll read again. I know Mary Roberts Rinehart is a very good suspense author. I read a very good one about a bottle of poison that the person needed to track down before someone died. I wish I could remember the name! 😮
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Oh, that one sounds like it's right up my alley! I'm so glad you are enjoying The White Witch! I can still see that cover in my mind. Yup, we'll see about Miss Pettigrew. I really enjoyed the book Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, which seems to be a similar theme, so maybe I'll enjoy it. Thank you for watching!
@donnamacdonald2200
2 ай бұрын
Here you go again...The Sign of the Twisted Candles is my favorite ND book! I am forever looking for little inns and luncheon spots that resemble the inn depicted in the book. I also search for twisted candles which are very very hard to find these days!
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Ha! Isn't The Sign of the Twisted Candles so much fun? When I rank the first ten ND books, it will certainly be in the top four. All you have to do is mention "old mansion in the country" and I'm there! : )
@cathrussell2426
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it was me who recommended Maiden Voyages to you. I believe I read it earlier this year... yes, February. (Seems like a lifetime ago - so much has changed.) Like you, I loved hearing about women such as Martha Gellhorn but also the women who worked on the ships such as stewardesses and so on. I've read 3 of Trollope's Barchester books, I liked them all but Dr. Thorne is my favourite so far. It has a definite plot too! Like you, I'm not too good at keeping to a planned tbr pile. Very occasionally I manage it but mainly not. I'm currently reading a British Library vintage sci-fi book, The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger, Lucy Worsley's biography of Jane Austen and a non-fiction about WW1 by Jeremy Paxman. Enjoy your August reading, Celeste!
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
@@cathrussell2426 Aha! I thought so. Funny you should mention Science Fiction. I have been thinking of doing a video on where to start with Science Fiction! : ) I really enjoyed Lucy Worsley’s Austen book. Hope you’re enjoying it.
@barbaradobson9298
2 ай бұрын
I don’t follow a TBR list. I keep a stack of books the ready so that I’ll never be without a book. There is no plan. I’m done with plans and schedules. I’ve been reading memoirs of late. Love this genre as I love to learn from others.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Barbara! I hope you've been having a great summer. There's definitely something to be said for mood reading. I make big themed TBR lists but usually end up mood reading at the last minute! If you come across any good memoirs do make some suggestions! I will be looking for some in the Autumn.
@AprilsHome
2 ай бұрын
What a wonderful TBR selection for August! 😀 I too love the girl sleuth genre, the Penny Parker’s series sounds wonderful! I’ll definitely have to check out that series. The Circular Staircase sounds like an intriguing mystery and The All-of-a-Kind Family also sounds like a fun series. Great suggestions!! Thank you!! 😀📚
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and for reaching out!
@ElliesCozyChronicles
2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Celeste for mentioning the Ladies in August Readathon!! ☺It's such a nice coincidence that it is similar to your personal challenge! I loved to hear about your choices!! I hope you enjoy Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day very much! I love how hopeful the book is. There are some things that are very outdated but on the whoIe I enjoyed all the positive aspects of this book, how your life can change for the better any day and the positive effect of friendship! Also I have added many of the books mentioned in this video to my future TBR! I hope you have a wonderful reading month!
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
My pleasure, Ellie! Have a great August! 🙂
@ElliesCozyChronicles
2 ай бұрын
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366You too!🤗📚🌻👒🍉
@MMjones6459
2 ай бұрын
I just read what becomes available. Actually reading two books set during Christmas holidays. Listening to the historical mystery The Pantomime Murders. It's the second in the Miss Clara Vale series by Fiona Veitch Smith. And a debut, Murder in the Air, by Ram Murali
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like you have some great books going at the moment!
@tinabauerle2794
2 ай бұрын
Do you have a recommendation for a Biography of Martha Gelhorn? You made her sound so interesting.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Hmm, I do not have a specific book, but I would actually start out by watching Ken Burn's Hemingway (PBS or Amazon Prime) because episodes 2 and 3 deal in large part with Hemingway's relationship with Gellhorn. I would also read the Smithsonian article on how Gellhorn scooped Hemingway on the D-Day invasion but Hemingway got all the credit. She has numerous books and essays on war, and travel writing too, as well as a novel. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/martha-gellhorn-was-the-only-woman-to-report-on-the-d-day-landings-from-the-ground-180984456/#:~:text=June%204%2C%202024-,Martha%20Gellhorn%20Was%20The%20Only%20Woman%20to%20Report%20on%20the,Day%20Landings%20From%20the%20Ground&text=Clouds%20of%20dust%20swirled%20and,correspondent%20paused%20for%20a%20moment.
@tinabauerle2794
2 ай бұрын
thank you so much@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
@WaterBearReads
2 ай бұрын
Good Morning Celeste! Another lovely video to read with my morning coffee (yes the tea thing isnt going so well but I keep trying!) I am about to begin Nancy Drew #3 -'The Bungalow Mystery'. I will have to check out 'Tale of a Witch Doll' as it sounds interesting. I don't have a copy of #9 yet, Number 5 and #9 are the ones from the first 10 I am missing from my collection so will be on the lookout for those. I love that copy of 'All of a Kind Family Downtown'! Yes there definitely was heavier material in that one! Have a lovely week! 💜
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Good Morning! Ha, I have tried to give up coffee numerous times. The only time I was relatively successful was when I was pregnant, I limited myself to 1/2 of a small cup, and half of that was half and half. 😜 I had a whole mug of warm milk with it, and would alternate sips. I can't drink wine, either (migraines) so about once a year I'll have half a glass and alternate sips of it with a full glass of water. All of that said, one of the great pleasures in life is morning coffee. Have you tried Facebook Marketplace for Nancy Drew books? Or eBay? Copies are often available there at a reasonable price, as well as at local library sales. And of course, it's fun to get them for holidays and birthdays.
@MarysInks
2 ай бұрын
I was never a Nancy Drew fan. I was more of a Dana Girls fan. My grandmother only had a few of the books, but I enjoyed them. I had classmates who really liked Trixie Belden, but I never read any of those.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
@@MarysInks Trixie Belden is so much fun!
@clarepotter7584
2 ай бұрын
I was somewhat disappointed with 'Miss Pettigrew...' the author expresses views of the time, which I found frustrating.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
2 ай бұрын
Hi Clare, I know exactly what you mean. I cringe at the casual racism and especially the ableism that often appears in older books. It really hurts to see that in SO MANY classics and "beloved" books. In fact, I've been considering doing a video devoted solely to that subject. But, I have so many of those older books on my TBR that if I can't contextualize those views, I won't have much to read that was written before 1970. It's a double-edged sword. I wouldn't want to cancel any books but I do want to have a conversation about all of the aspects of the writing, both good and bad. In any event, thanks for watching. ❤
@clarepotter7584
2 ай бұрын
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 I wouldn't say don't read it but I did nickname it 'Miss Pettigrew expresses her racism for the day.' 🤣
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