Hi Stuart, You probably will get angry. I did. But it is an important factual book that's not boring. Aloha friend.

HI Enie 🥰

@@readandre-read hi Angelia, yes, it is rapture. I loved Nora Ephron. Her writing made me happy. I’m also happy that you’re starting a reading dramas event. I’ve not seen many on book tube except the Shakespeare ones. I love reading plays as well as watching them. Aloha friend.

Hello Parker-rose. I’m so sorry about the struggles you’re experiencing. I know there are audiobooks, but it’s not the same, for me anyway. I’m sending healing prayers and vibes your way. Aloha friend.

Hi Kris, just looked up “Memoir” and I think you gave me a winner! Aloha friend

Hi Lindy, yes, I have big love for her. But I can see she’s not for everyone. Readers who loved Jane Eyre particularly dislike the book. I love good memoirs so this felt like one, rather a series of memoirs. But without the self indulgence that a lot of memoirs have. It does help that they are in actually Memoir. Sending lots of love your way. Aloha friend.

@ I’m not a fan of Jane Eyre, so that’s even more reason to read Wide Sargasso Sea.

Hi Cindy, thank you for the kind words. That book is a wild ride so be prepared for a lot of sex drugs and rock ‘n’ roll literally.. Aloha friend.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Hi Marilyn, I'll be sure to wear my seat belt ! Sounds like my kind of book ! Thanks again !

Hi George, I’m so happy that you found reading. You have a lot of time to catch up because you’re still young. Enjoy! Aloha friend.

Hi Clare, she’s not for everybody, very melancholy, but her writing is bright and beautiful. Aloha friend.

@@nathanfoung2347 wow I didn’t know that Nathan. Another funny fact, I was born on the same date as Jean Rhys. Not not in 1890 though. I’m old, but not that old.😀

Hi Therese, Thank you for caring. I haven't decided yet to close my second channel. But I will make sure that it doesn't stress me out. I will try a few more videos to see how I do. I hope you try Roddy Doyle. He's funny. Aloha friend

Thank you Ange, I appreciate your kind comment. Have a cup for me. I drink Yorkshire Gold. Aloha friend.

Hi Cion, I'm a stubborn gal. I'll try a few more videos and use iit as therapy. I'll see if it helps or hurts. Thank you so much for caring. Aloha friend

Hi Aaron, Dylan is a genius and I have ties in both Minnesota and of course NYC, so it's extra special to me. I remember being enthralled with "Hawaii" and I hope you enjoy it. Aloha friend.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is an amazing read. Well worth the time and a must read in a physical format as it adds to the time frame if that makes sense.

@@krzysamm7095 Yes, it makes perfect sense.I also want to touch the pages. I can't wait for the reread in April. Aloha dear friend

Hi ba, I have looked into the British Crime Library, but I was "clueless" about where to start. Do you have any suggestions? Take care. Aloha friend. Who do you suggest? Aloha friend.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Hello young lady. I was spoilt for choice. However, here goes. John Bude: The Lake District Murders E C R Lorac: Murder by Matchlight Freeman Wills Croft: The Hog's Back Mystery. The Cheyne Mystery. 12:30 from Croydon. J Jefferson Farjeon : The Z murders. They are all good and you will soon discover whether they are to your taste. Best wishes from a chilly UK. Bob

Hi Cindy, Thank you for caring. I have an anxiety disorder so it pops up now and again. I'm trying to exercise and sleep earlier instead of reading most of the night. Aloha friend

Thank you, Hannah, I want to keep my library spare because of space, but there are books I need to buy because the first read meant so much to me. or they are about a subject I care deeply about. I appreciate your kind words. Aloha friend.

@@stuartgriffin1001 hi Stuart, I’m excited to read Funny Story. I don’t really read romance and it really got good reviews. Thank you for watching. Aloha friend.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Aloha Marilyn

@@barbaraboethling596 hi Barbara, thank you for the information about knife. I heard about the attack on him and I’m glad that he’s OK. I don’t usually read on audiobook, but this might be an exception. Aloha friend.

@@theresepazell7875 hi Therese, I’m sorry you’ve been ill. I’m sending you healing thoughts and Vibes from the islands. I’m actually getting a haircut today so I hope you still like it.😀. Aloha friend.

@@nathanfoung2347 I did a video on the list a couple of years ago. I like that website. The author I mentioned wrote a book that I forgot to mention. Aloha friend.

@@lindysmagpiereads hi Lindy, I was looking for that word, amalgamated in my mind, but it wouldn’t come out. All I can come up with was collated, which is not the same.🙂. I was thinking about the safekeep before I found the list. It sounds like my kind of book. Aloha my friend.

@@BookChatWithPat8668 hello Pat, thank you for your comments. I recently finished, “the empire of pain“ and I feel the same way, that it’s an important book that I can’t stop thinking about. It wasn’t an easy book to read for a lot of reasons. I definitely will read Jamesthis year. I’m on the waiting list at my library. Thank you so much for watching my friend. Aloha

@ oh The Empire of Pain-that one almost did me in. But it’s such an important book. Take care, dear friend. ❤️

@@cindyurban150 hi Cindy, thank you for watching. I’m scurrying over to the library as soon as I can to put my name on the waiting list for all of these books. Aloha friend.

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@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks hi Ros, I’m excited to try her too. Aloha friend.

Now I want to try Bowen and Lehman too 😂

@lindysmagpiereads Dusty Answer, Lehmann's first book, is interesting for having a lesbian relationship thrown in quite casually in a book from the 1920s.

@@scallydandlingaboutthebooks Thanks for the tip 😊

Hi Julie, I lived in the Twin Cities for five years when I went to college, and it's a great city. My adult children still live there. Positively 4th Street comes from a song where Dylan talks about both the fake people in Greenwich Village, West 4th street in NYC, who criticised Dylan for going electric, and the street you mentioned on Fraternity Row in the U of M. The book is about the time in the Village when Joan Baez and her sister hung out with Mimi's husband and Bob Dylan. I loved Prince's and Dylan's music and am visiting my granddaughter in St. Paul this spring.I hope to read the book soon and will return with more details. Thank you so much for watching and for your interesting comment. Aloha.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Wow, that's fantastic, Marilyn. We're almost related! I'm from White Bear Lake and that's where my Mom gave me her love of reading. I remember her taking me and my two brothers to the old library in downtown WBL and getting loads of books. There's a beautiful new library now and the old one is a Domino's Pizza. Great memories. I'm 68 years old, with good days and not so good days, like all of us. My parents were from the East Side of St. Paul. I love it there. Have a great trip!

@@juliehughes1258 Hi Julie, I remember going with my children to the Southdale Library in Edina where my daughter discovered "Sweet Valley' and became a reader. I also often went to the Downtown Minneapolis library where I found many books I still remember in 1988. I've never been to White Bear Lake in Ramsey County where one of my two adult children lives, in Inver Grove Heights, and the other lives in Eagen. I am a chicken and only visit MN in warmer weather now. Sending you healing vibes from Hawaii. Aloha friend

Hi KCR, I'm becoming a Dylan freak too. He's a fascinating person and an incredible poet and writer. Thank you so much for your comment. Aloha friend.

Hi Therese, thank you for your good wishes and support. Yes Angelia is a great addition to our community. Aloha friend.

Hello Margaret, was voyage in the dark worthwhile? Thank you for watching and for your support. Aloha friend.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza I remember it as sad and drift-y, not much to glean in the way of period detail, but an okay story. My storygraph says I also read leaving mr mckenzie but i think it's lying to me... :P

No way! I only do the description title and the written stuff. Luckily my partner is in tech. He uses a very complicated editing software that I can’t make heads or tails of.😊. I know you are very proficient in that area and I admire you. Aloha.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza I thought you were going to try to learn though! haha

Thank you bj, I am enjoying my books very much. Thanks so much for watching. Aloha friend.

Hello Jack, I just received Stanley Tucci’s new book on my Kindle as a gift and I’m so excited to read it. Have you read empire of pain? I’m about 30% done and it’s truly eye-opening and horrific but educating. Thank you for watching friend. Aloha

@ I did read it - absolutely horrific!

Hi Kim, Thank you so much for your lovely comments. We have a lovely community of booktube creators and in four years I've made many lasting friendships. Tucci's book Taste had many delicious recipes as well. I was hungry those photos made me hungry. I am a cookbook reader too. Aloha friend.

Thank you, ba, I don't have a script as you can tell, tell😃. Stay well too. Aloha friend.

@@cindyurban150 hi Cindy, I’m on a roll now with pretty sure are some five star reads. That’s the way reading goes I guess. I cried so much when Melanie passed. She was so talented and just a nice person. Her voice could be but also could be as sweet as maple syrup. Plus she wrote so many wonderful songs. I remember Peter Paul and Mary when I was quite small. And of course, Joan Baez and her voice of an angel. It’s wonderful to find people who appreciate Folk music as for Bob Dylan in one of the books mentioned that he used Joan Baez to further his career. But I’m a romantic in that. I think he did love her, but she was just too independent for him. Thank you so much for your kind words. Aloha friend.

@@majlis2238 hello friend, I don’t know about great but I’m eating better and sleeping better so I lost a few LB’s. I’m looking forward to starting my new project. I’m waiting to get a haircut.😀. Let’s get together soon. Aloha friend.