Hello Carolyn thank you very much if you ever don't want to keep those macmillan colllector's library books anymore I will glady pay for them or get a ride to pick them up eventually ok?

This book makes me angry. I hate everything this man is and his thought process disturbed me. I was expecting to find something deep here but no pure annoyance.

My goal for this year is to read every day. Even if it is only two or three pages, I want to work on my consistency and get away from having some months when I don’t read at all and other months of a dozen books

I read this book in tamil language.

Hearing you talk about "The Bear and the Nightingale" (a book I'm definitely interested in, even more so now after hearing your enthusiastic recommendation), made me wonder if you have read "Winter Rose" by Patricia A McKillip? It's Gothic fantasy set in wintertime, and I dobelieve it miight be yourr cup of tea.:)

yes more Russian lit!

Once and Future King...Heart is a Lonely Hunter...Wolf Hall & BUTB& THMATL

Willow !!!

beautiful dog. what is her name ?

Happy Christmas to you. Excited for your new nest. As for my 2025 reading goals (so far): 1. 2025 TBR consists of 48 books broken down by quarter. I'll probably read about 25-30 of them. 2. During the 1st qtr, I must read contemporary lit/hist fiction to identify comp titles for my own novel which I plan to query in 2025. 3. 6 classics that I can't believe I've never read before and 1 that is a re-read. 4. 2 NFs about Gods & Goddesses or ancient Rome. 5. 6 autobiography, memoir or biographies about people who interest me 6. 6 other NFs about art, literature, women, Shakespeare, or history 7. 6 Fiction, at least two titles nominated for a book prize; two titles recommended by booktubers; and books that piqued my interest. 8. 6 collections of poetry, essays or short stories. I read these each morning when my eyes and mind are most receptive. 9. Donate books I've read to little free libraries so they don't collect dust on my own limited shelves. 10. Discover other independent bookshops 11. Recommend and gift books to my far away friends 12. Read at least one big book during the summer (over 400 pages) 13. Try to match my reading to the Savidge Prompts or Ben Reads Good Challenges. 14. I'd like to read one or more of Shakespeare's plays but honestly, I don't think I'll get to them in 2025. Not a goal just a wish. Cheers. marjorieapple.substack.com

great video!

I love how you’re not fucking yelling at the screen like every other KZbinr lmao

I love that you loved The Catcher in the Rye. Holden can’t get anyone to really listen to him and try to understand him in the book. That is exactly how readers treat him. They write him off as a snarky difficult teen delinquent when he is really just struggling through death, witnessing a suicide and being a victim of sexual assault. I love Holden. His pain breaks my heart.

How I define a book as old: if it is first published 10 years or more ago.

the color of the sweater is really well-matched with your eye color! beautiful

It's great that you loved the poems and songs in Fellowship. One historical thing to keep in mind is that Tolkien fought in WWI, which had a massive impact on him and his writing. And one of the big differences between WWI and WWII, in terms of writing, was that WWI was a war wherein poets fought, whereas WWII was a war wherein novelists fought. For instance, in WWI, the great writers of the war weren't novelists but poets like Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and Robert Graves. In fact, WWI in many ways marked the end of the romantic period in the West, and even more specifically the romanticized notion of 'Arcadia'. All of which are themes Tolkien uses.

I would love love love a print of the fox with foil!

Picking up from the holly painting and the trees, what if you painted a series of botanicals? Like the dried plants that people frame on paper, but painted. That would be interesting.

This video was very interesting and I hope you reach your goal. I don’t keep goals. I just finish one book and go into another. When you build your bookcases, will you be putting both of yours and his together or will they be separated? Just curious

Hi Carolyn!! I LOVE your artwork ... I'm sure you don't take requests buttttttt I collect various illustrator renditions of Alice in Wonderland and it'd be awesome to add a Lewis Carroll print to my shelf if you'd ever be willing to make one :)

She's like a little book fairy 😊 Tinkerbelle of the library flitting around saying 'over here! read this one!' 🧚🏻‍♂️

I love that you’re giving out original artwork- especially pine trees!! I absolutely adore pine trees (I live in Wisconsin) 😊

That inspired me to have some reading goals as well for 2025. So here goes 1. Reading 40 books 2. Reading more books from other countries than US or Europe 3. Buying less books, using more libraries and Skoobe :)

I absolutely love these bookmarks! I bought two, but I missed that adorable snowman. Please let us know when you are planning on restoking them. 😊 I would love to have your original artwork. 🌟💖

My two bits: these books are not equally long - In fact, I would only consider Les Misérables, Don Quixote, War and Peace and Anna Karenina as long books, over 200k words. The others are medium sized, between 100k-200k words, and The Princess Bride and A Farewell to Arms are quite short, being less than 100k words. I agree they are all equally worth reading, though.

to avoid the absolute diсkstorm that is the book x movie debate i want books without movie, please give me good books without movies

Just talking about herself

This was great. Some are the same as mine and others weren't but now are! Writing reviews is a great one that I want to embrace. You've inspired me to think through this properly and write them down. One goal might be to join fewer reading groups, because I always bite off more than I can chew with that and end up feeling overwhelmed and that I'm failing. And yet I keep doing it!

I like your pullover and the colors. Where did you buy those?

My goals: 50 books (classics and theology), read Charles Spurgeon 365 day prayer book, once through the Old Testament, and twice through the New Testament.

Goal: buy only second hand books read or write every day read at least one “long” classic

My reading goals: 1. Try to read a variety of genres. Some classical, some fiction, some biographical, some related to my career etc. 2. Read 25 chapter books to my children. I'm a homeschool mom to 3 kids, so I should be able to do this if I average 2-3 chapter books a month. And it's a great way to both enjoy some great children's lit and pass it on to my kids! 3. Read a couple of books with my husband. I'm thinking out loud in the evening with some tea or whiskey. I really want reading to be a source of bonding with my spouse and bringing us together to talk about our thoughts/feelings on a work.

You need to come to Edinburgh! You and Leon would love it, such a beautiful city. There's a Toppings here, a two-storey Waterstones on Princes Street with a cafe. Plus lots of gorgeous independents like Golden Hare Books (in Stockbridge, lovely wee part of Edinburgh with lots of scrumptious cafes), The Edinburgh Bookshop, and Portobello Bookshop right near the beach 💞 My goal is to read at least five Classics throughout the year and to write at least twice a week. My overall reading goal is 50 x

How many hours a day of reading would be adequate for you to reach your goal?

oh wow, such lovely art 🥺

It's an excellent way to treat different translations. I wish to see you read some other books and compare with other version.

You are still chasing quantity, tbh. 80 good quality books? Read books that would make you uncomfortable, not give joy.

Awww welcome back to Newyork, so happy to see you in this room again😍 Oh my god your winter collection is just gorgeous. Before this, whenever I watched your Etsy videos, I would long for the chance to have one of your artworks. But now, Proust and Dickens are staring at me from my bookshelf, and I’m so happy to have a keepsake from you in my house. It will forever remind me of your boundless generosity. I wish you a wonderful holiday with your family.🎄 P.s: I also sent you DMs on Instagram. Would appreciate if you read it❤️🫂

Also I can't wait for your book to come out one day with your beautiful artwork! ❤

Some of my 2025 goals are: Reading books from 10 new to me countries. Reading 5 non-fiction books. More moodreading instead of tbr's. Prioritizing lgbtq+ books. And making sure I re-read some books.

Can confirm the great quality 😊 I bought a bookmark and Kafka's portrait last time!

My goals for 2025: - read from 15 new African countries (for my reading around the world challenge) - read 15 books in French - read 10 books in Spanish - read 2 books in German - read 12 books by Polish authors (I'm Polish) - read 5 non-fiction :)

Why do I never see poetry included. The Golden Treasury of Poetry - Louis Untermeyer. This collection was one of my favorites from the age of about 7 through to around 16. It's my mum's book, and we still have it years later.

Okay, I officially want all of these! They are so beautiful! 🎄

Please do not make ridiculous goals like 200 books a years for reading sake. Enjoy your life. My reading goal is 12 books, one for each month, savour every word. Three from each Authors. Three by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Three by Dickens, Three by Victor Hugo and Three Contemporary. I usually end up reading about 15 books. Please read to savour and devour every words and comprehend the author and literary theories behind what they wrote and their various interpretations. Make a Commonplace Journal to enjoy them. Please do not make ridiculous goals like 200 books a years for reading sake. Enjoy your life.

Are you ever going to restock your author portraits again? I really wanted a Tolstoy one but missed getting them when they were offered.

I ❤lists too!!

My 2025 reading goals are: 1. Read the complete works of Charles Dickens 2. Resume the Ray Bradbury Challenge 3. My TBR has over 2,000 books on it. I need to focus on that and make some headway. I am a "mood reader" so I should have plenty of options. 4. More biographies and letter collections.

So special they are all so beautiful! I'm hoping I can order some in the new year. I love the silver foil and the original art work! Happy reading 📚 😊

I’ve been waiting for the report on East of Eden, my favorite book of all-time. Did you not ever return to it?? That’s a head scratcher, if so.