32 Books! | Fall Book Haul

📺 My Reviews Mentioned 📝
Matrix by Lauren Groff | Book Review: • Matrix by Lauren Groff...
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito | Book Review: • Mrs. March by Virginia...
The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams Review: harvardreview....
Cannibalism by Bill Schutt | Drunk Book Review: • Cannibalism by Bill Sc...
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
White Oleander by Janet Fitch: amzn.to/3xAD3dp
Nick by Michael Farris Smith: amzn.to/2Ll78sI
The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood: go.magik.ly/ml...
Tin Man by Sarah Winman: amzn.to/3f59ytW
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee: go.magik.ly/ml...
Caribou by Meg Wolitzer: amzn.to/3Dz8sAM
Matrix by Lauren Groff: amzn.to/3ufKDWc
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito: amzn.to/2UDwGWD
Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams: amzn.to/3SizEaY
Draw Your Weapons by Sarah Sentilles: amzn.to/3DAbeFZ
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro: amzn.to/3QUHuXq
Mrs. Jack by Louise Hall Tharp: amzn.to/3Bu0JBt
John Singer Sargent and His Muse by Karen Corsano & Daniel Williman: amzn.to/3xADvIq
Chekhov by Philip Callow: amzn.to/3duPOPV
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night by John Tresch: amzn.to/3qk4Ysw
The Royal Society by Adrian Tinniswood: amzn.to/3f4PtUv
Blood & Guts by Roy Porter: amzn.to/3Dyvzvj
Pump by Bill Schutt: amzn.to/3fW7xx1
The Education of a Coroner by John Bateson: amzn.to/3BTWhNE
Gory Details by Erika Engelhaupt: amzn.to/3S0UOLg
The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher: amzn.to/3LsSWbJ
Bats by M. Brock Fenton and Nancy B. Simmons: amzn.to/3BxGUJz
Pumpkin by Cindy Ott: amzn.to/3Ulwllk
Beyond the Pale by Ken Grossman: amzn.to/3xBTEO0
Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast: amzn.to/3xDVqy5
Delizia! by John Dickie: amzn.to/3qO7Srl
A Blissful Feast by Teresa Lust: amzn.to/3Un3wF7
A Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan: amzn.to/3DGBlei
Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen: amzn.to/3qOuKa4
A Mountain of Crumbs by Elena Gorokhova: amzn.to/3BQBlqU
Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener: amzn.to/3xFjEYL
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow: amzn.to/3DEWLIY
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[@abookolive]

Thank you to those people who gave me a heads up that Laurie Lee was a man - my mistake! I try to research the books in my hauls as thoroughly as possible, but I haven't read them yet, so mistakes happen sometimes. I'm very grateful to all of you for making sure I have the correct information!

[@claudiadeoliveira6124]

Olive, you are fabulous! I love your reviews and recommendations. Now, please explain how you find time to read so many books! How many books do you read at once? 😀

[@redheadreading]

Always a treat to watch your book hauls, they introduce such interesting titles that I wouldn't otherwise know of!

[@launchedathousand]

I love your transitions to the different genres/topics 😄

[@coffemuse]

What a fabulous haul! Roy Porter is a big name in the vaguely academic subgenre 'medical humanities'. I used to work at a university medical school where some of the professors were trying to wangle more humanities into the curriculum. (clinicians and scientists are rarely on board for that). I think 'Blood and Guts' might be a shortened version of his tome called 'The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: a medical history of humanity'. He also wrote a great sounding book about madness which I want to read.

[@ameliezonato7450]

Yes! I took a course on History of Medicine in undergrad and we read The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, I remember finding it very interesting. 😊

[@iLastStar]

great haul! and really appreciate the list of books in description.

[@sophiecarbone4977]

Library book sales are really the only times I buy new books, so they are a big event for me!! Such a great haul!

[@kanner3831]

Oh my gosh!! I want EVERY SINGLE ONE of these books!! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on them! They sound SO GOOD!

[@hasteyebooks]

Oh Cider with Rosie does sound charming! And those medical books, Pump, The Royal Society, and all, sound so interesting. I'm getting my TBR ready for Non-fiction November!

[@LouiseReader]

Your hauls always make my TBR grow! I think Pump is probably the one that speaks to me most.

[@hawireal]

I am an Ethiopian in Ethiopia. I love your channel. As a coffee lover I will add uncommon grounds to my TBR list.

[@janethughes7661]

As always, a great book haul! I’ve been watching your channel for a few years now and actually, your channel was the first book tube channel I subscribed to. Thank you for sharing & talking about books that I would never pick up or read if not for you. So many interesting titles in this book haul!

[@janethansen9612]

Draw your weapons is good! I saw Sarah Sentiles give a talk a few years back in Australia and the whole back story of how she compiled it was also so interesting.

[@LaRosaReads]

Awesome book haul sister! Love love love the flannel and braids! 😁

[@kdrudolph1]

Catch and Kill was up there with Empire of Pain for me. So good! Congrats on 30K subscribers!!

[@barbarahelgaker390]

Great video, love that you have so much non fiction too. Really interesting!

[@catsandbats77]

I love bats too! They are adorable and helpful.

[@Kerwin-Kendell]

Thanks for the recommend about NICK. And I love that you're a fan of Gatsby (same here) wish we could talk about that 🍸🌹

[@ChaoticBibliophile]

You can’t imagine how excited I was when I saw you had uploaded a new haul 😍 Listing all the books I now need would be pointless and overlong 😂 but I just want to say AMAZING HAUL AND VIDEO!

[@decox911]

Catch and Kill is superb and troubling. Enjoy your videos, always erudite and articulate. Keep going.

[@IrmaSincera]

Catch and kill was one of the best books I read this year. Also I watched the podcast tapes that followed up the book. There is another book on same topic called She Said , haven't read it , but would love the comparison. And the movie is being released based on She Said book this year about Harvey scandal.

[@nealsteplaws]

Great haul! I found Uncanny Valley at a Dollar Tree recently. They have remaindered books from publishers for only $1.25!! You'd be surprised what you can find there (feast or famine usually).

[@eringolive]

Yay for Sierra Nevada! I love that a local (to me) brewery is so successful. OOOOH, Catch and Kill was great! Can't wait to see your take on it.

[@bethanyfuller1058]

Great books and I love your eyebrows girl!

[@TheBookBully]

I read Blood and Guts in a university class about the history of medicine. It was interesting! Looking forward to your review of Uncommon Grounds!

[@TheBookBully]

Also: curious to see what you think of Uncanny Valley. Mostly I felt like... yeah, of course.

[@dmurfval702]

White Oleander was soooo good! The Education of a Coroner sounds like something I'd like to read for Nonfiction November. Definitely Bats! Love them. Will be reading that one as well. You've got some good reading ahead.

[@Gleamblossom]

I'm excited to hear your thoughts on The Royal Society, it's been on my tbr for a while! Gory Details fell kind of flat for me. There are some interesting chapters, but if you're pretty into the science world many of stories are ones you've heard before. The cover does glow in the dark though so that's fun

[@jadecobain]

I read Catch and kill last year. It was a page turner for sure. I also watched the documentary about the book as well.

[@suej947]

I must thank you Olive for two books you recommended that I would definitely not have read that I enjoyed very much. The Poisoner’s Hand Book and the one about the victims of Jack the Ripper. I know I am a slow reader. A few years back I went through a period of wanting to read a biography of Louisa May Alcott not so much because of the fiction she wrote but because I knew she was an interesting person. Then I found a biography by Susan Cheever. I really enjoyed that. Another one I read a few years ago was Daphne DuMaurier and her sisters. I don’t remember the author. I think that would interest you if you haven’t already read it. I got a biography of H G Wells for Christmas by Claire Tomalin. I read that in a few days. It was very interesting. I am currently reading Uprooted on your recommendation. I will be looking for some of those science books you recommended. It’s so hard. It takes me a long to read them. I wish I could go faster.

[@justines9233]

Loved White Oleander when I read it many years ago. I should probably re-read it.

[@mayagopalak]

I’m waiting for you to review Catch and Kill. And maybe She said as well and a dual book review.

[@booksarebetter29]

Loooove this haul. You always have such unique books to share

[@sandyokey7728]

I was afraid to read Nick because Gatsby is my favorite book. But I did read it and enjoyed it. This is a great haul, but I wouldn’t expect any less from you💕

[@wendyhoward2699]

Great books! Love your videos. Blessings.

[@ashleycarrick4566]

Added Uncommon Grounds to my TBR! Gonna start searching for it now! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts in the future!

[@novelideea]

I have read Cider with Rosie, Uncommon Grounds and the Art Forger. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on all of them. I added the Blissful Feast to my list!

[@mame-musing]

Per this book haul, I foresee culinary and medical prompts for Non-fiction November. Due to your earlier comprehensive review, I really enjoyed reading “Mrs. March”. Hitchcock would have had a field day with the story. Not only does it have shadings of Rebecca but also there’s a hint of Gaslight. And, yes, I coveted those green gloves.

[@elizabethkeyser1889]

Looking forward to Nick and Catch and Kill. Just added them to my TBR list. Since we're heading into football season, I recommend Collision of Wills, by Jack Gilden. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed a book about football, since I'm not a fan of the sport. His writing is truly cinematic and I found his descriptions of the games so compelling.

[@andreabauer4711]

Love this video and your channel, which I am fairly new to. I know your main focus is on nonfiction, but what appeals especially to me is that you review both fiction and nonfiction, because my reading is very mixed. (Lots of politics.) Catch and Kill is going on my TBR list. I have three (more!) recommendations for nonfiction November if you haven't read them. Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity to the Late Nineteenth Century; Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love; and Einstein in Love (A Scientific Romance).

[@dottypetrosky1184]

Great list - many of which I'd like to read.

[@RadioGirLF]

Mind sharing the lip colour you're wearing here? I love the shade!

[@liliapereira8474]

Love your style! Great presentation!

[@karakask5488]

If you tell me a book is about art or artists, I'm there, it's mine! The Draw Your Weapons book sounds amazing!

[@sandraraedeer4849]

The medical books look interesting. have you listened to the podcast Sawbones? they also have a book.

[@jorjastonej]

Great book haul. So fun!

[@marymcdonald7810]

I have been admiring your vulture for quite some time

[@vcackermanwrites]

1:25 I’m more picky when it comes to movie book covers. I feel like they generally don’t look as good as the original book covers, and even when they do look good it gets ruined by those “now a motion picture” stamps.

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great haul 🎃🪦🦇📚☕🪴

[@badandbookiee9081]

Your skin is so iridescent 😍 I have to find Caribou. It sounds very interesting

[@robynseggblue6599]

Did you go to the Northland sale this weekend? I got a bagful😊

[@allisonryder4781]

It would be great if you could tell us approximately how much the used copies were or how much it roughly cost for the haul.

[@kelliecruz6468]

Definitely read Catch and Kill first. Then listen to the podcast!

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

For #shortyseptember I read some great short stories The Swimmer by Graham Norton Antartica by Claire Keegan Interpreter of Maladies The Secret Life of Church Ladies

[@booksandsarcasm4713]

Uncanny Valley is amazing! Hope you enjoy!

[@Thepeejay]

So many good vooks!!!

[@amydlugos7881]

Laurie Lee was a man. Cider with Rosie is the first in a trilogy.

[@abookolive]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@rachaelr7567]

I struggled with Matrix. The real Marie de France wasn’t a nun, and there’s no indication that she had a relationship with Queen Eleanor (for lesser-known historical figures, I do think it’s best not to clutter the Google record with false information). It was also hard for me, as a religious minority, to be on the side of a Christian character and root for her growing faith during the Crusades. If I can extrapolate, it just seemed like the author wanted to write a positive story about the church during a troubling era, and she took too many liberties with real people to accomplish that. The known information about the real Marie is fascinating - there’s no reason to have completely fabricated her story in this way.

[@RachelB.BookReferences]

I loved the movie version of White Oleander, but I DNFed the book because I couldn't stomach the very descriptive scenes of the sexual assault of a child.

[@hannahmartha1]

Laurie Lee is male 😅