Autumn TBR 🍂🎃

[@Nicathatsme]

My favorite Native American authors are Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Stephen Graham Jones, and Terese Mailhot, Enrique Salmon & Robin Kimererer for nonfiction. And the big debut author this year is David Weiden with Winter Counts- I can’t wait for that one!

[@islandgirl3615]

My son and I LOVED Small Spaces and the sequel, Dead Voices. We even got to meet Katherine Arden- she was so kind! Highly recommend!

[@thetbrdiaries]

Elatsoe is one of my most anticipated releases this year (I still haven’t got to it yet though!) I don’t usually do scary books but When No One Is Watching and The Luminous Dead look so good!

[@SarahAsYouWish]

I will never get sick of you talking about The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place 😍. It is the most wonderful middle grade series I’ve ever read! ❤️ Small Spaces is a great way to start the spooky season. I picked up Taaqtumi recently and am looking forward to starting it. Happy reading.

[@LectoraEstherica]

This is the perfect time to read The wizards of once! 😃

[@FableForager]

I really enjoyed The Luminous Dead when I read it. There's definitely aspects that I think fall under the 'horror category, but for me it was more unsettling than anything with less 'horror' in it than I think most expect (certainly less than I expected) but it's so atmospheric and chilling that I didn't really mind. Definitely messes with your mind though! I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!

[@suzannebousquet2710]

Your TBR's are dangerous! I have put quite a few on my TBR!

[@WickedPluto]

Small Spaces is so good! The sequel, Dead Voices, is also really good. Pleasantly creepy. That's set in the winter though :)

[@tamerarogers6170]

I thought Small Spaces was super creepy, even for a middle grade!

[@MegBookishRamblings]

I'm curious to read The Duke's Suspicion as I love books that talk about Botany & Ireland :D . I'm also curious about The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place . I'm a mood reader so not sure what I plan to read for Fall though I'm sure I'll be jumping all over the place with what I read.

[@caoilo6812]

I've been dying to read Small Spaces. Dragon Unleashed looks amazing. We Were Always Here sounds cool also Elatsoe

[@TithenPen]

I recently read 'Lakota Woman' by Mary Brave Bird, a memoir of a Sioux Indian woman that was so insighful and really worth a read if you're interested in learning more about Indian culture in relatively recent America. She grew up on a reservation, was taken from her family by the American government and put into a Catholic boarding school. Later in life she becomes an American Indian Movement (AIM) activist and takes part in the seige at Wounded Knee. The book discusses the resurgance of Indian rituals in America, her roles as a woman, wife and mother and what this means in her culture (amongst many other things). I loved her voice and learned a lot from it. Would really reccommend it.

[@nelesophie174]

Small Spaces is a perfect autumn read!

[@JeansThoughts]

Eeeh I'm so excited!

[@mishca5116]

Love the cover! I will suggest this one to reluctant readers like my youngest son - loves the scary tales.

[@bookishtopics]

Your enthusiasm for the incorrigible children of the ashton place makes me really want to pick up the series for myself. It sounds like a fun uplifting read 🌞 something I always love 🌟📚

[@JeansThoughts]

It's SO uplifting

[@snamorsixteen]

It's really fun and heartwarming.

[@Wyntremaiden]

Elatsoe is fantastic!! I hope you enjoy it!

[@SparklesBooks]

I love Laura Bates too, I really want to read Men Who Hate Women!

[@JeansThoughts]

She makes me feel angry, cry, and empowers me all in one aha.

[@SparklesBooks]

Jean Bookishthoughts definitely ordering it tonight ☺️☺️

[@alinereads3152]

This was so good I wanted to subscribe again 😆 you made me buy a couple of books btw!

[@theadora1693]

I loved Small Spaces! The sequel, Dead Voices, is set in winter so if you like the first one, you can read the second in the winter months 😊 Also, I love your shirt. I can't decide if they're flowers or sheep.

[@JeansThoughts]

Oooooh perfect, I better get on it ;). Ahahaha flowers but I wish they were sheep now.

[@snamorsixteen]

The Incorrigible Children series is a gem! I'm on the last book but sadly have had to read more academic stuff recently so it's been put on hold

[@sophiecarbone4977]

Gonna be reading the luminous dead as part of FemmeFantale! So excited!! My TBR for it is: The Luminous Dead, Saving Fish from Drowning, Daughters of Nri, like water for chocolate, the invisible library, and away with the fairies. Really hope I can get to them all! I think this is one of my biggest TBR’s for a weekly readathon! Good luck with your yours! I hope we can do it!

[@redheadreading]

We Were Always Here is such an excellent collection! Honestly not always a big fan of anthologies but it's one of my absolute faves. I hope you enjoy! Elatsoe sounds so intriguing, excited to hear your thoughts 😊

[@JeansThoughts]

Totally agree, anthologies can be really hit or miss so that's fantastic to hear!

[@bookvirago]

This video is just what I need 😍 If possible, could you please make a video about ur favourite historical (or contemporary or fantasy) romance books/authors. I read Radiance after hearing u talk about it and absolutely loved it! And Im looking forward to reading Tessa Dare and Susanna Craig soon. I trust ur recs (especially after some appalling romances Ive read recently 😑) so more would be lovely 😄

[@quirkydee45]

I preordered When No One Is Watching, in part to support Alyssa Cole because she was my gateway author into modern romance novels, and the online Date Night event's she's been hosting all quarantine (set up [or sponsored by?] by a bkstore called Loyalty Books, I think, theyre basically live hangouts with different romance authors each time) have been one such life-giving mood-boosters. I'm kind of a horror wimp, though, so we'll see how it goes..... I may have to read it on a day when I can try to finish the whole thing in one go!

[@TheBookishMom]

I just picked up the Luminous Dead and I am super excited to read it. It seems really cool and creepy

[@montikarla]

In southern Ontario it has already started getting cooler and we are getting fall weather so I am calling it fall now. The New Jim Crow is good, but I had to put it down about half way through because it was really heavy and I wasn't in a good place. I am going to pick it up again soon though. It was interesting and disturbing.

[@JeansThoughts]

That’s understandable I’ve definitely had to do that was non-fiction books before!

[@jesaburgoyne9343]

@@JeansThoughts Please respond to my comments on #FemmeFantale announcement and TBR video.

[@calkatie]

currently reading my first juliet marillier from your recommendation! i'm not usually a fantasy reader, but you made me want to try some out and i'm really enjoying it

[@JeansThoughts]

Oh my goodness this makes me so happy!!!

[@JeansThoughts]

Which one?

[@calkatie]

@@JeansThoughts Wildwood Dancing! i'm about halfway through and having so much fun

[@butchpoetics5096]

i am so excited to read elatsoe! also the luminous dead sounds really interesting,i love scifi and want to get more into horror. i look forward to hearing your thoughts about it! also in regard to incarceration in the uk there is the book prison: a survival guide, and i would recommend looking into to cape (campaign against prison expansion) which has a lot of good resources and is a good way of finding zines and other texts about the uk prison system! there is also the ongoing protest against the yarls wood detention centre which i would recommend looking into because it is just horrifying.

[@jenniwhatsbookin]

So many of my most anticipated books on this list as well as some of my gothic favorites (loved both Small Spaces and Catherine House)! Excited to hear your thoughts on these in the months to come 😀

[@aprilrainx]

Small Spaces is wonderful!!! So fun!

[@RamblingsOfAnElfpire]

I've recommended the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to my mum based on your recommendation. She's been sheltering so is reading a lot of middlegrade and lighter books so thanks for talking about it so highly. I am also trying to read more by indigenous authors. I'm currently reading Potiki by Patricia Grace who is of indigenous New Zealand decent and it's good so far. I'm not far through but I've also never heard anyone talk about it.

[@LornaWallace]

The Luminous Dead sounds so fun, can't wait to hear your thoughts!

[@Ab-mv9dc]

I watched your Autumn TBR video from last year this morning! Brill timing for this video 🍁🍂

[@JeansThoughts]

Aah what an incredible coincidence ☺️

[@Dhor16]

I like your accent :) (English is my 2nd language but I really like listening to different dialects and accents and get familiar with them.) Also, is your hair naturally wavy? It looks super nice. Personally I consider 1st of September as autumn already, so this haul is very much on time for me 😊

[@ReadABookGem]

This is a very exciting TBR! Catherine House sounds great. I look forward to hearing what you think of them 😊

[@baddiemoyd]

I'm totally new to fantasy romance but have been enjoying what I've read so far, would you recommend Grace Draven to a newbie to the genre? If so, which book would you suggest I start with? SENDING ALL MY LOVE xxx

[@JeansThoughts]

Radiance! Radiance is THE best fantasy romance book I've ever read - I've already re-read it aha x

[@baddiemoyd]

@@JeansThoughts Eeeek thank you! I'm so excited to get stuck into it! xx

[@JeansThoughts]

I hope you enjoy it!!

[@subtlefire7256]

I started reading Secret Smile by Nicci French yesterday, it's a psychological thriller and I have a feeling it's going to be perfect for the time of year.

[@JeansThoughts]

Oooh I really do want to read something by Nicci French soon actually!

[@AthynVixen]

The New Jim Crow is a wonderful read. Very interesting and enlightening. Let us know if you find any British similar.

[@nl3237]

Hello from Montreal! I plan on reading A winter's promise and The daughter of the forest during the readathon 🤗 Currently reading Robin Hood by Dumas and will also read Solito solita which talks about the experience of teenage migrants. Oh, and I also plan to read Oryx and crake. I will definitely read other books, but this is what's currently on my tbr for autumn 2020. I don't like thrillers and horror books, so I generally like to take comfort in SFF series. I'll probably add one on that tbr. The hitchhiker's guide, perhaps? Never read the sequels. Have a good day 😃

[@brittanysvoboda2918]

One of my current favorite dystopian/fantasy Native American authors is Rebecca Roanhorse. Check out Trail of Lightning.

[@JeansThoughts]

I’m really hoping to read this one during my readathon ☺️

[@OverstuffedShelf]

I’ve been thinking of picking up Small Spaces because I’m horror-curious.... but also a weenie haha. Look forward to hearing your review!

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha middle grade horror is probably ideal then!

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

I would recommend the Goosebumps book in that case. I devoured those as a child and I still like to reread them. My favorite one is the Camp Nightmare book. :D

[@leticiatoraci9855]

A lot of interesting books here, including "Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All". That's an eye opener book.

[@theregoesrose]

A life Inside by James Erwin - this is own voice as he's serving a life sentence. He writes for the Guardian. I'm writing about prison radio for my MA thesis so if yoy want any more book recs let me knowww. There are some very good journals too :)

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

The New Jim Crow is very interesting, I really liked it! Men Who Hate Women is something I think I can't read, I would not survive reading about this. >.< It's just so unbelievable, that this sentiment exists...

[@traciecardone6778]

I've read Why I Don't Talk to White People About Race recently. It was very insightful and includes many different topics regarding race relations in the UK. I was especially interested in the section on intersectionality in feminism. 😁😁

[@mohankashyap3534]

DRAGON UNLEASHED....,👍

[@michellelockett6518]

Great video, I’m going to give the incorrigible children a go. Btw that dress / blouse looks lovely on you x

[@leilajaafari8436]

I read the new Jim Crow in university. Why I am no longer talking to white people about race is about British racism

[@JeansThoughts]

Thanks I do want to read that but it’s more specifically prisons in Britain I want to find a book about

[@ChristianRumi]

Jean: what is as scary as a scarecrow -- nothing... give me horror scarecrows because theyre much more frightening whovians: 👀

[@JeansThoughts]

Ahaha I love that episode!