30 New-To-Me Books | Summer Book Haul

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If I Had Your Face Review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: www.post-gazet...
24 Nonfiction Books to Read in 2024: • 24 Nonfiction Books to...
Rough Magic Review in Open Letters Review: openlettersrev...
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📚 Books Shown 📚
Takeoff by Joseph Reid: amzn.to/3RjlCrF
The Lock Box by Parker Adams: amzn.to/3RhW4LF
The Golden Gate by Amy Chua: amzn.to/4eh3R63
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan: amzn.to/3yV6VVp
All My Colors by David Quantick: amzn.to/45e75mW
The Unfortunates by J.K. Chukwu: amzn.to/3KzkfkY
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel: amzn.to/3Rih5G6
Empty Theatre by Jac Jemc: amzn.to/3Rh3Mp8
Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel: amzn.to/3yNaCMG
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha: amzn.to/45hYIXn
Eyeliner by Zahra Hankir: amzn.to/3yOOuS5
The Body Shop by Paul Solotaroff: amzn.to/45fKVR4
Glory Days by L. Jon Wertheim: amzn.to/3yOv5ku
Hit Makers by Derek Thompson: amzn.to/4bQn11c
Spongebob Squarepants by Paul Volponi: amzn.to/3yTXs0D
Into the Groove by Jonathan Scott: amzn.to/4ebvPQK
Read Dangerously by Azar Nafisi: amzn.to/3QyNuqy
Holy Smoke! It’s Mezcal! By John McEvoy: amzn.to/4aUW4ba
Epitaph for a Peach by David Mas Masumoto: amzn.to/3Ky9WNN
The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram: amzn.to/4aTpN4t
The Impenetrable Forest by Thor Hanson: amzn.to/3XdZjrh
The Lady and the Panda by Vicki Constantine Croke: amzn.to/3KyLcoJ
Tears of the Cheetah by Stephen J. O’Brien: amzn.to/3KFG5TD
Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer: amzn.to/4aSnwGG
House of the Rain by Craig Childs: amzn.to/4b1IOSs
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo: amzn.to/3RgZfDf
Shadow Men by James Polchin: amzn.to/4e7bsEp
Chipped by Jose Vadi: amzn.to/3yS0mmx
Full Court Quest by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith: amzn.to/45jQgXB
Mongo by Ted Botha: amzn.to/3yUtny0
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[@InfiniteText]

You are winning! I wish I was there to watch you moderate. I am 100% sure you nailed it! They were lucky to have you. Keep slaying

[@M-bb8zm]

Always great to hear what you are reading, especially as a BookTuber in Pittsburgh!

[@KarlaCarlson-oh2fw]

I just love your channel! I add so many books to my TBR piles at the library, on GR, and on Audible! Thank you!

[@ECody6476]

I’m only 3 minutes in and I have already added the first 3 books to my books to buy list. I love a thriller and once I Googled the synopsis of each I knew they had to be bought.

[@illustratorsam]

Congratulations on the bucket list scratch-off! 🎉

[@caroltanzi29]

I don’t know how I came across your channel, but I do enjoy your book reviews. You certainly have a talent for this career. Most informative. Thank you. Carol from California

[@leeh4343]

I absolutely loved Kaikeyi - what a great find! - hope you love it too! 😊

[@sassykassispages]

You have such diverse reading interests! Great content! 🎉

[@stephenn3727]

Thank you Olive!

[@_Liebesleben]

Your blouse is beautiful!

[@sarahbrown950]

Behind the Beautiful Forevers has been stuck in my head since I read it, probably 10 years ago. It’s never moved from my top 10 list in all these years.

[@booksmitin]

What an amazing haul! Thanks for the shout-out and I hope you enjoy Eyeliner! I will definitely revisit this list in the near future; however, I immediately added Mongo & Epitaph for a Peach to my TBR. Thanks for this great video and happy reading!

[@maryshimp2664]

Loved Kaikeyi!

[@jessicanw]

Have you tried Lapsang Souchong tea? That's definitely for fans of smoky beverages! As someone else said, it's so helpful to have the books listed in the description box - thank you for doing that. Your reading tastes & interests are soooo similar to mine; despite that, you always talk about so many books I've never heard of. It's perfect, I'm glad I found your channel!

[@cay6857]

I was thinking the same thing about Lapsang Souchong (my favorite tea) while I was watching this video. If you like smoky teas, Harney and Sons Tea Co has another, more subtle, smoky tea called, Japanese Whiskey. This is also a black tea that is smoked over fires made from whiskey barrels. Delicious to sip while reading a good book maybe?😊

[@meljstephan]

Oh my gosh! If I Had Your Face is the book I recommend the most to people. Sooo underrated. My copy doesn't have your blurb, though :(

[@anne-marie339]

Congrats on hosting an author event! I read Eyeliner earlier this year and really enjoyed it. I learned a lot and appreciated that she didn’t shy away from the harder (oppressive) realities of life that many folks experience while keeping the overall tone lighter and approachable. Great mix of cultural study and history, imo

[@launchedathousand]

Congrats on moderating a panel and checking off a bucket list item! I loved how many of the novel covers seemed to go with your clothes! Interested in hearing about the Into the Groove and Kaikeyi which I've had since publication but haven't gotten to yet.

[@novelideea]

Love catching up with what's been going on! How fun that you got to scratch off a bucket list item! How's the newest kitty acclimating?

[@abookolive]

It was wonderful to get to achieve that bucket list item -- and so soon after I made the list! Our new cat (Tanqueray) is settling in perfectly. She's been such a lovely addition to our household. 🥰 Hope you're doing well!

[@ABlurbFromTheSerb]

I added a couple of these to my reading list. I've read Jac Jemc before, but it was a book about a haunted house, I remember liking the writing style. I hope you enjoy all the books you got.

[@HannahsBooks]

Behind the Beautiful Forevers is wonderful. I am eager to hear you talk more about it in November!

[@BookishVicky]

'House of Rain', 'Mongo', and 'Rough Magic' all sound fascinating so I'm adding them to my tbr. Thanks! 😊

[@MLLatUtube]

I went ahead and bought Eyeliner (I am intrigued by a whole book on it) and Epitaph for a Peach (which made me think of a childhood favorite, Peachtree Island.) Thanks for all your recommendations - a great haul.

[@Angel666Anne]

Lovely video as always. I just wanted to recommend Matrescence by Lucy Jones to you. I think you enjoyed her previous book Foxes Unearthed. Matrescence is all about pregnancy and motherhood, which I know you’ve previously expressed is not something you wish to experience personally, but it’s still a really interesting and informative non fiction book and has elements of nature writing woven in.

[@skwirlnone1543]

oh wow someone who lists all the books in the about section. Thank you!

[@gailjackson910]

You're killing me, Olive. What should i do??? Pay rent or add to my tbr? Oh, tbr wins! Lol

[@dhutton77]

Behind The Beautiful Forevers is as stunning a book as I have ever read. I hope you enjoy it as much.

[@bybeebooks]

Behind the Beautiful Forevers...can't wait to hear your thoughts.

[@hautemaman]

I loved Rainbirds!

[@joyceredman2136]

I read the Lady and the Panda. Part of it is very sad but it is historical, but I am glad that I read it. Made me think about how other animals are gathered for zoos.

[@TimeTravelReads]

Congratulations on getting to be a moderator. The book about the Indian girl's school basketball team sounds interesting.

[@belle2157]

If you like the premise of "All My Colors" you may like the 2019 movie "Yesterday" in which a freak event causes everyone, save one man, to forget The Beatles.

[@bellbottomblues131]

I liked the movie yesterday! It as good.

[@MMjones6459]

I read Amy Chua's novel, The Golden Gate when it first arrived. I spent my childhood in the general area and the shining white Claremont Hotel was always a landmark. Thanks for the pronunciation of the author's name. And I DNF Other People's Clothes. It was highly recommended, but too repetitive for my taste.

[@donahazelwood9263]

Mongo really has my curiosity.

[@LauraRodriguez-Peace]

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