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Hi, my name is Debs and I’m just an aging book lover sitting in a shed talking books 📚
I’m a former journalist who took voluntary redundancy in late 2021 who has yet to figure out what to do with her life (apart from read).
I will read pretty much anything (but I’ll only read Category Romance during GarbAugust).
My preferred genres are literary fiction, classics, crime and thrillers -especially Scandi Noir - westerns, horror, translated literature, sci fi and children’s books.
For non-fiction I enjoy history, travelogues, politics and economics amongst others.
I plan to post two to three times a week… and sometimes that actually happens 😁.
Expect some randomness.
Based in Nottingham in the UK, a City of Literature and home of Robin Hood.
I’m a former journalist who took voluntary redundancy in late 2021 who has yet to figure out what to do with her life (apart from read).
I will read pretty much anything (but I’ll only read Category Romance during GarbAugust).
My preferred genres are literary fiction, classics, crime and thrillers -especially Scandi Noir - westerns, horror, translated literature, sci fi and children’s books.
For non-fiction I enjoy history, travelogues, politics and economics amongst others.
I plan to post two to three times a week… and sometimes that actually happens 😁.
Expect some randomness.
Based in Nottingham in the UK, a City of Literature and home of Robin Hood.
Occult Detective October - and announcement
This fabulous event takes place during October and was created last year by the ever-fantastic M-J at Reading This Life @M-J
M-J says: "Join us for a month-long celebration of all things supernatural, as we dive into thrilling tales of paranormal investigations, enigmatic mysteries, and the arcane. Whether you're a seasoned investigator of the unknown or a newcomer to the occult, there's something for everyone in this spellbinding event. I guarantee you have already read an Occult Detective story or have one sitting on your shelves!"
Themed Weeks:
Week 1: Pre-1960
Week 2: Post-1960
Week 3: Diverse Author or Character
Week 4: "Anything Goes!"
This year I am honoured to be one of the co-hosts among the following wonderful group of people:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
Join in. It should be great fun
#occultdetectiveoctober #readingevents #spookybooks #occultreading #booktube #booktubeevents
M-J says: "Join us for a month-long celebration of all things supernatural, as we dive into thrilling tales of paranormal investigations, enigmatic mysteries, and the arcane. Whether you're a seasoned investigator of the unknown or a newcomer to the occult, there's something for everyone in this spellbinding event. I guarantee you have already read an Occult Detective story or have one sitting on your shelves!"
Themed Weeks:
Week 1: Pre-1960
Week 2: Post-1960
Week 3: Diverse Author or Character
Week 4: "Anything Goes!"
This year I am honoured to be one of the co-hosts among the following wonderful group of people:
@anotherbibliophilereads
@fiberartsyreads
@CriminOllyBlog
@michaelk.vaughan8617
@occultdetective
@SynsBookNook
@royreadsanything
@bookssongsandothermagic
@art.and.lit.matters
@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
@bighardbooks770
@LiterateTexan
Join in. It should be great fun
#occultdetectiveoctober #readingevents #spookybooks #occultreading #booktube #booktubeevents
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The Shakespeare Journey Tag
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This is an original tag from the #shaketember hosts Kelly at @booksimnotreading , Jason at @OldBluesChapterandVerse and Nicole at @adayofsmallthings I was tagged by the lovely Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 and I, in turn, am going to tag Sarah at @BellesLibraryVlog Here are the prompts: 1. What was your first experience reading Shakespeare and what was it like? 2. Has the reading of a Shakespeare...
Weekly reading wrap-up September 1, 2004: Clearing up the trash
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I have completed #garbaugust3d. The weekly prompts and the bingo card using separate books for each, the Instagram prompts and the group read and 14 different decades. I feel a huge sense of achievement. I did make a mistake in the video: For Conspiracy Theory on the bingo card I actually read The World's Strangest Forgotten Conspiracy Theories by Conrad Bauer. Thank you Olly for creating such ...
My catch-up plans for September
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I'm all trashed out from #garbaugust3d so I'm moving on to September September is going to be a catch-up month for me. I need to read some of the books I've purchased since the end of my #readwhatyouown challenge last winter. Things I do intend to take part in are as follows: The group read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas organised by @M-J #Shaketember is hosted by: Kelly at @boo...
Trashy #garbaugust3d wrap-up Sunday August 25, 2024
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I have had a fabulously trashy week mostly reading the stuff I love best - old crime and mystery stories AND I HAVE COMPLETED THE BINGO CARD! whoop whoop I completed it with different books for every square and am extremely pleased with myself. Books mentioned: The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu by Sax Roh...
Should we read books by bad people? A response of sorts
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I've never put up a video like this before. I've been mulling things over in my head and I find I understand my thoughts better when I articulate them. This is sort of a response video to allegations about Neil Gaiman and what we, as readers, do about reading books by people judged to have done awful things. Other videos on the subject that I enjoyed that you might be interested in: Olly at @Cr...
Book Buds’ Second Original Tag
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This is called Book Buds’ Second Original Tag from @BookBuds and I was tagged by my friend Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Book Buds said: "We're all Book Buds here on BookTube so let's have some fun with our buds and see who has the strength of character to help us out in some unusual circumstances!" If you do the tag, make sure you tag @BookBuds so they can check out your responses. Sorry I could...
The non-trashy weekly wrap-up for Sunday August 18, 2024
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Yesterday's video was all about my week of GarbAugust reading and this is part two - the other stuff Channels I mention: My friend Pat at @BookChatWithPat8668 Faulkner in August event organised by: Greg at @anotherbibliophilereads Allen at @bighardbooks770 Ros at @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Brian at @BookishTexan Aaron at @aaronfacer Christina at @knittingbooksetc.2810 Hannah at @HannahsBoo...
Weekly wrap-up for GarbAugust3D Sunday August 18, 2024
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It's the end of Week 2 of #garbaugust3d and what a week of trashy reading I have had. It's been a lot of fun - far more fun than last week :) Books mentioned: The Meg by Steve Alten The Assassin book 1 - The Manhattan Massacre by Peter McCurtin The Greek Wedding (She Never Had) by Chantelle Shaw My Lord Vampire by Debbie Raleigh The Gutter and The Grave by Ed McBain Slither by John Halkin The W...
Weekly reading wrap up August 12 2024 - the palate cleansers
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During a full on week of trash last week, I also read some palate cleansing books to clear my mind of the smut. These are they. Books mentioned: Caribou by Charles Wright The Collected Poems of AE Houseman by AE Houseman The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey #booktube #reading #poetry #classiccrime
Weekly trashy wrap up - Sunday August 11, 2024
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It's the end of Week 1 of #garbaugust3d and what a week of trashy reading I have had. It's been The Good, The Bad and The Pornographic. Books mentioned: Surf Safari Nurse by Jane Converse Super Mario Bros Got To Gotham by Sean McDermott The London Tram Murders by John Broughton The Godsend by Bernard Taylor Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui Super Hot Supervisor by Mandy Harbin My Vagina S...
A Mostly Trashy Weekly Wrap-up Sunday August 4, 2024
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The first few days of #garbaugust3d have been an absolute riot and I have read some good and questionable stuff. Join in if you're not doing so already. Or try the #mynovellife game. Or do both. Books mentioned: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Fatal Shore by Robert Hurst Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann The Warriors by Sol Yurick Larry and Stretch Ride Wild to Glory by Marshall G...
Weekly reading wrap-up Sunday July 21, 2024
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Weekly reading wrap-up Sunday July 21, 2024
It's Nearly GarbAugust3D... come and join in
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It's Nearly GarbAugust3D... come and join in
I'm so excited by this second-hand book haul
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I'm so excited by this second-hand book haul
Weekly reading wrap-up Sunday July 21, 2024
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Weekly reading wrap-up Sunday July 21, 2024
The Nightclub tag (warning: a more badly chaotic video than usual)
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The Nightclub tag (warning: a more badly chaotic video than usual)
The Tag De France book tag (with bits in really bad French)
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The Tag De France book tag (with bits in really bad French)
Weekly reading wrap up: Sunday July 7, 2024
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Weekly reading wrap up: Sunday July 7, 2024
Weekly Reading Wrap-up Sunday June 30, 2024
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Weekly Reading Wrap-up Sunday June 30, 2024
Historathon 2024 Q3 - A Pile of Possiblities
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Historathon 2024 Q3 - A Pile of Possiblities
Weekly (well ten day) reading wrap-up June 23, 2024
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Weekly (well ten day) reading wrap-up June 23, 2024
I think the content of the book should be what a book is judged on, not the character of the author.
You can't go wrong with Ben Aaronovitch. I was so pleased to have him on a panel I moderated on the subject of occult detectives at Fantasycon 2017 here in Peterborough. The Wildside Press Megapacks are great value, but be warned, their proofreading leaves a bit to be desired. One of their Algernon Blackwood megapacks has all six of his John Silence occult detective stories, and I picked it up for a reread, before getting started on an anthology of new John Silence stories I'm working on. (Look out for the announcement of the Kickstarter for that during Occult Detective October). It was so badly edited that I ended up buying the excellent Dover Press edition of the complete John Silence stories, edited by S.T. Joshi for Dover Press.
Super excited for this, can't wait!
Me neither. It’s a really fun event 😊
I read the first Rivers of London and really enjoyed it. I need to read some of the next in the series. Maybe this October! 😊
Yay a Rivers of London convert. I’m so pleased you liked it. I find them very entertaining 😊
Going to try and fit this in to my October. Haven't announced it yet but its the 3rd year for my Hallowtween so will be reading a lot of middle grade spooky books. 😀 I am rereading The Dresden files, one book a month so I know I will have at least one book for Occult Detective. 😀
Ooh I’d forgotten about The Dresden Files, they are always good for this event 😊
This was delightful! I’ve just bought a few of those megapacks too! 🥰 This is going to be fun!
This is a great fun event Pat. Those Megapacks are such great value for money. I really enjoyed this event last year. Hope you do too 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff I’m sure I will!
Can’t wait for this event as lots of people are getting involved. Glad you are too Debs & some cool picks
This is one of my faves. I had a lot of fun with this one last year 😊
Fantastic achievement Debs - thanks for all the thanks 👍👍👍
BookTube reminds me of retail. Always planning ahead 🤣 Sounds like a great, spooky event for October. I have just reread The Woman in Black for Shorty September, one of my all time favourites so I will look into what I could read to join you all for this.
That is so true. But I haven’t yet started on Christmas, which our local stores have already been pushing for a month 😂. I love The Woman in Black. Have you read Susan Hill’s The Small Hand? That’s fun too 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff No, I've not read anything else from Susan Hill. Lots to explore.
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Lovely introduction. I’m looking forward to the event.
Thank you. Me too. I had a lot of fun with it last year 😊
I read The Devil Rides Out last year. Dated but fun.
Oh extremely dated but I do enjoy these 😊
I’m so glad you are here this year. It’s going to be a great month for reading! “Or a Zombie…You Choose!” 😂👏🏻👏🏻
@@M-J I can’t wait. It was so much fun last year 😂
@@RaynorReadsStuff 🤗🤗🔮✨
I noticed your TH-cam channel and I'm really impressed with the content you're creating - it's engaging and insightful!
Well done, you have indeed smashed this challenge and you certainly are trashed out 😂 Hope you enjoy your September choices :)
Growing up in Shakespeare's county, I wish I was more of a fan. We studied a lot of plays at school and although literature and history were my favourites, it has just never grabbed me. I still enjoy hearing about everyone's experiences and the town is amazing to visit. I'm sure you'll have been.
I love roaming around Stratford. The architecture is lovely and there are some great shops and cafes too. Are you still in that area or have you moved away?
@@RaynorReadsStuff Moved away now. I'm in sunny Yorkshire, 20ish miles from Bronte country so I'm claiming that now!
@@helenclare3250 wow. Sticking with the literary theme then 😁
Great video, Debs - fun & engaging digressions.
Thanks so much. It was a fun one to do 😊
Woo Hoooo! I love being tagged! Well, you all are in for a laugh, for sure. I can't wait to tell you all I know about Shakespeare from the perspective of a small town American kid growing up in the 90s! hahahaha! Thanks for the tag. I loved hearing your answers... and I relate to Beatrice, too!
Well you’ve really whetted my appetite. Can’t wait to see what you come up with 😊
Iago, in _Othello,_ is the _greatest_ (well? One of 'em!) villian! Good one, Debs 🎭
Thanks Al. Enjoyed yours too. I do love the villainous Iago 😊
Thanks for sharing your Shakespeare journey. Can’t help but agree about the school experience. For this reason will definitely revisit the Tempest this month. Hope you can get to it. Solid tips for getting into Shakespeare too
So many people have said The Tempest is brilliant, I am very much looking forward to it 😊
You have a treat in store with the Tempest! Laughed at Othello’s gloves!
Honestly it was painfully obvious 😂. Looking forward to The Tempest
That production of A Midsummer Night's Dream sounds wonderful! The production of Othello, on the other hand, sounds like a bit of a farce. You did make me laugh out loud when you described your class in high school--"Oh let's face it, we were like a zoo...a class full of heathens." I'm sorry that you didn't have a better experience with Shakespeare in your younger years. Terrific responses, Debs. I really enjoyed this!
Thanks for tagging me in this Pat, I loved it. Yep my experience of seeing Shakespeare has definitely had some highs and one very serious low 😂. I’ve been to Stratford upon Avon many times but I’d really like to see a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the theatre there and I would love to go to The Globe
@@RaynorReadsStuff I’m envious!
Welp... you are nothing if not dedicated, my friend! Hahahaha! Much of this video had me cracking up. I agree with the commenter below --- I think you won Garbaugust!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@BellesLibraryVlog haha thanks Sarah 😁. I certainly went places I’ve never been before and never intend to go to again 😂😂
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This was quite a list. Glad you posted it. It reminds me of the old arguments religions had to face: is a sacrament performed by a bad priest thereby invalid? Generally I think they’ve upheld those marriages and whatnot, things might get chaotic otherwise, since people who do or have done bad things or a bad thing appear to be no rarity.
Not a mere queen, but an Empress of Trash!
Very enjoyable, Debs - most engaging! You do these sort of videos so well, such a disparate & marvellous collection of books, all reviewed with a calm, centred grace. Thank you!
@@apoetreadstowrite thank you so much. What kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it
@@RaynorReadsStuff: very much.
An amazing Garbaugust!!!
It was fun, fabulous and exhausting 😂
You did an awesome job! I did just the weekly prompts and I think I hit a fair amount of decades. Still need to film my wrap up.
Great work. Look forward to seeing your wrap up. August is an exhausting but fun month for me 😊
You should be crowned the Queen of GarbAugust, Debs. Outstanding achievement!
I read some rubbish in there Pat but there was lots of fun stuff too 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff it sounded like you were having fun!
Go through plenty there. Best wishes for September.
Thank you 😊. I’m looking forward to a bit more culture lol. Have a great September too 😊
I think you have won Garbaugust. Doing all that with no doubling up? Chapeau!
Thanks Gavin. I had a really fun time despite the squelchy books 😂
Hi, Debs! The Book Shack Cat secretly reads all the best cozy books, of course! 🐾
This is an insane acheivement, in every sense of the word 😂
Thanks Aaron. Yep some of these books were seriously insane 😂😂😂
Super handsome boy!!
I can’t believe it’s getting close to read what you own challenge again. I could never do it, but I do love hearing about your progress and overall reading. I don’t think you will ever slow down on your reading. 😊
Hi Steph 😊. I know it sneaks up quickly doesn’t it. Thanks. I don’t think I will either 😂
"All trashed out" sounds right. Roll on a month of fine arts and the Bard, cos I feel sullied!
@@GenreBooks23 haha. Some of the stuff I read I deffo feel sullied 😂😂. Looking forward to a bit of culture
After participating in book events for a little over a year now, I've come to a conclusion similar to yours. If something I want to read fits into an event, fine. If the theme of an event appeals to me, I'll participate in my own way. Sometimes I end up in a reading event just because it fits the usual types of books I read -- such as mysteries, history and Shakespeare.
Oh me too. But I can’t help but throw myself into them. And if there’s a bingo card, well that’s it, I’m sunk 😂
So glad you are joining us for Shaketember! 💛🎭
Wouldn’t miss it for the world 😊
What a phenomenal August you’ve had! You’ll be able to get that book list in order, no doubt. Will look forward to seeing what you get to in September. ❤️📚
Thank you my friend 😊
I definitely feel you are qualified to have a view on this. We all do as consumers of art and literature. So many great artists in every sphere have been bad people or at least flawed. I agree it doesn't negate the quality of their artistic achievements. And we need to be careful before applying 21st century values to people of previous generations or assuming we know the full story and making judgements. Ted Hughes is a good example for that. In terms of whether I want to enjoy their work, I feel differently about living and dead authors. It may be illogical but it is an emotional thing. There are added nuances though. I just read Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life. It doesn't change how I value his fiction but does make me feel dubious about his autobiographical writing now I know what he left out. Great topic and video anyway.
I agree Ros, it’s such a personal thing and there are things I would choose not to read. Your point about applying 21st century attitudes is a very good one. My children were the Harry Potter generation and we loved JK Rowling’s books. I wouldn’t buy any now but I know that won’t make an iota of difference to her. It is an emotional thing, very much so 😊
Good planning! I'd love to find a 'finishing off' month. Like you I love Shaketember, the month of reading books about Shakin' Stevens.
Haha. Are you running the Shakeytember alongside Shaketember? I do want to read the next Herries book this month 😊
"What Doth Thee Need to Maketh Those Eyes at Me For?"
@@GenreBooks23 😂😂
Great plans, Debs. I did laugh when you asked if anyone would believe you about not participating in any events in September!!😂
Haha. Yes I seem to be addicted to those events. But this month I really want to catch up with other things as well. Thanks Pat 😊
You certainly have a full TBR for September! I hope you can find space for one wee book for Framed! in September - perhaps an art book with few words and lots of pictures!
I’ve got a couple I want to read. I really like the sound of this event. I started a book called The Art Thief by Michael Finkel last night about a prolific art thief who stole works from all over Europe which he kept and displayed in his very meagre home 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff wow, well I'm intrigued by that book already. Look forward to hearing your verdict.
Good morning! Haha! All trashed out... 🤣🤣🤣 No, I didn't believe you for a second when you said you weren't going to partake in any reading events this month! But--- I'm curious as to where you find these events? Is there a listing somewhere?
Hi Sarah 😊. Mainly I find them from booktubers I follow because they organise many of these events. I haven’t found a list yet sadly but I keep a note of all the ones I come across in case they run them next year
Have a great month!
Thanks so much Crystal. You too 😊
You have some great plans. I'll join in with Shorty September plus I have my Agatha Christie project, book club books and my childhood reading project. Always trying to read what I own where I can and bring less in. Not wanting to tip you over the edge but including the 117 from the notebook, how many unread books do you think you own? Just physical books.
You seem to have September sewn up too 😊. Umm unread physical books 🤣🤣. When I moved to Nottingham five years ago I brought about 100 books with me. I’ve got a couple of thousand now and I reckon about half of them are unread. My name is Debs and I am a book buying addict!
Sounds like a good plan. Your thoughts are resonating with me. I laughed when you said your "pretty much all trashed out" I laughed out loud. I'm feeling it a bit, too. 😂😂😂
Thanks 😊. You know sometimes I reckon you can have too much of a good thing 😂😂
I pretty much agree. Most people do something that would offend someone else but as readers we should be able to distance ourselves from a creator’s bad behavior.
I agree Greg. Sometimes an author may break a collectively recognised moral code, others a more personal code. But I reckon I can separate the work from the creator.
You smashed that bingo card! Tremayne did a Loch Ness book as well which takes a VERY strange turn
That sounds interesting. May be one for next year 😂
Great job at the bingo card! We love a trashy moment every once in a while 😂😍
@@NicolesBookishNook thanks so much Nicole. I do think that maybe I have reached my trash limit now 😁