![Charlotte Molloy](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 107
- 79 291
Charlotte Molloy
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 มี.ค. 2015
Hello, I'm Charlotte, I'm English but I live in Bali, welcome to my channel where I talk about books! 😁📚
My favourite things to read are profound personal narratives that probe into what it means to be human, and the struggles and sacrifices that give us meaning. Additionally, I'm always trying to read more translated fiction, and I am partial to supporting indie publishers along the way.
Find me on Instagram, GoodReads & StoryGraph 📽️
My favourite things to read are profound personal narratives that probe into what it means to be human, and the struggles and sacrifices that give us meaning. Additionally, I'm always trying to read more translated fiction, and I am partial to supporting indie publishers along the way.
Find me on Instagram, GoodReads & StoryGraph 📽️
Reacting to the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist Reveal! 🏆
It's Booker Prize season BABY!!! It's officially started with announcing the 13 books on this year's Booker Prize 2024 longlist! In this video, I am reacting to the Booker announcement video and giving you my thoughts on the books I've read so far and announcing which of the 13 books I have chosen for my members-only online book club we will be reading together in August! I hope you enjoy the video and happy Booker Prize season bookworms and bookmarks!! 💕
♥️ Leave a one-off tip of any amount in my online tip jar to join the WIT MONTH BOOKCLUB: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy
♣️ Join my online bookclub MEMBERSHIP here, we are reading THE SAFEKEEP in AUGUST: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers
♦️ Receive 2 extra videos every month by becoming a member on my $6/month tier here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers
My socials:
My GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/108601666-charlotte
My StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/charlotte_molloy_
My Instagram: charlotte.r.molloy
@TheBookerPrizes
Use this link to get 15% off at Fable England: i.refs.cc/m0gWfxst?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSJ9
Thanks for watching and make sure to SUBSCRIBE!! 😀
-
#books #booktube #thebookerprize
♥️ Leave a one-off tip of any amount in my online tip jar to join the WIT MONTH BOOKCLUB: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy
♣️ Join my online bookclub MEMBERSHIP here, we are reading THE SAFEKEEP in AUGUST: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers
♦️ Receive 2 extra videos every month by becoming a member on my $6/month tier here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers
My socials:
My GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/108601666-charlotte
My StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/charlotte_molloy_
My Instagram: charlotte.r.molloy
@TheBookerPrizes
Use this link to get 15% off at Fable England: i.refs.cc/m0gWfxst?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSJ9
Thanks for watching and make sure to SUBSCRIBE!! 😀
-
#books #booktube #thebookerprize
มุมมอง: 1 018
วีดีโอ
Announcing the WIT Month Readathon 2024 + WIT Book Recs
มุมมอง 474หลายเดือนก่อน
Introducing The WIT Month Readathon 2024! Let me introduce you to all 12 prompts and give you some suggestions for translated fiction books written, and translated, by women for you to read and enjoy in August 2024 and beyond! ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar to join the WIT month group read, IZA'S BALLAD by MAGDA SZABO: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy The Reading Prompts: 1. The Jetsetter (a book...
the best & worst books I’ve read this year! MID-YEAR BOOK FREAK OUT TAG
มุมมอง 763หลายเดือนก่อน
Hey, Bookworms & Bookmarks! Today I'm doing a Booktube favourite: the midyear freakout book tag! Find out my best reads of the year so far, my worst book, my favourite new author, my most surprising book of the year, and many more! Mentioned: video where I talk about Jente Posthuma's "What I'd Rather Not Think About": th-cam.com/video/L21pAcqCab0/w-d-xo.html ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar ...
Predicting the Booker Prize 2024 with Tarot Cards🏆📚
มุมมอง 954หลายเดือนก่อน
I'm predicting the books on this year's Booker Prize 2024 longlist using my tarot cards! So many great & new authors & books are eligible for the Booker 2024 prize. I hope you enjoy the video. What books do you predict will appear on the Booker 2024 longlist? *UPDATE: Ali Smith's novel 'Gliff' is eligible in 2025, not 2024. And so I change the 'star' card book prediction to Claire Messud.* Ment...
7 Debut Novels That Could Win the Booker Prize 2024 | Booker Predictions
มุมมอง 2.3K2 หลายเดือนก่อน
Hey bookworms and bookmarks! It's the start of Booker Prize season 2024! Here are the 7 Debut Novels I have my eye on for this year's longlist! Which, if any, do you think will make the longlist this year? It is shaping up to potentially be a great Booker Prize year as many well-established, prize laden authors have eligible novels this year. However, I have my fingers crossed that at least a f...
Concluding International Booker Prize Season 2024 🏆
มุมมอง 3822 หลายเดือนก่อน
Hey bookworms and bookmarks! It's the end of my International Booker Prize coverage for the 2024 season! I've had a great season of reading the longlisted books so it's time to reflect, sum up and start to think about next year! I've also included some of my upcoming translated fiction plans for later in the year, so enjoy the video! @TheBookerPrizes ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar here: ko...
every book publishers have sent me so far this year *including my most anticipated book of 2024*
มุมมอง 4083 หลายเดือนก่อน
Hey, bookworms & bookmarks! In this video I'm telling you about every book I have been sent by publishers so far this year, including my most anticipated book of 2024! Which titles have you never heard of before? Which books are you interested in reading? Which books are your most anticipated new releases for 2024?! ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy ♣️ Join my ...
Best Books of 2024 (so far!)
มุมมอง 1.3K3 หลายเดือนก่อน
Hey, bookmarks and bookworms! In today's video, I'm chatting about the best books I've read in 2024 (so far), plus my 2024 reading stats. I've had a pretty good reading year thus far in 2024, so I'm looking forward to sharing my thoughts on these six book titles with you. Have you read any of these books? Are you interested in reading them? Remember to leave me your best book of 2024 so far in ...
Reviewing all the International Booker books I've read & Reacting to the shortlist! 🏆
มุมมอง 8674 หลายเดือนก่อน
It's time to react to the shortlist announcement for the International Booker Prize 2024 season! I am so excited for the books that have made it onto this year's shortlist. Here are my book reviews for the longlisted books I have read so far already! Let me know your favourites, what you've been reading from the 2024 longlist, and what your reaction was to the shortlist reveal! II can't believe...
I read these booktubers' favourite books, here are my thoughts 📚✨
มุมมอง 1K4 หลายเดือนก่อน
I read these 6 booktubers favourite books of 2023 and there were some ups and downs! These 6 booktubers are favourites of mine, many of whom I't watched and enjoyed for years. But interestingly, we don't often share too similar taste in our books! Whilst our reading choices vary, it's lovely to do reading projects like this to push outside my reading comfort zone and be recommended books by som...
I tried every book on this year's International Booker longlist, here are my thoughts 🏆
มุมมอง 1.1K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
In today's video, I'm sampling every book on this year's International Booker Prize 2024 longlist and giving you my thoughts! I hope this provides you with a solid jumping-off point of where you may like to start with your International Booker Prize 2024 longlist reading. Here's to another brilliant International Booker Prize season full of wonderful translated fiction books! 🏆 ♦️ Receive 2 ext...
🏆 Reacting to the International Booker 2024! ➡️ New Translated Lit, Let's Go! 💥
มุมมอง 1.2K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
♦️ Receive 2 extra videos every month here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers ♣️ Join my online bookclub here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy Hey, bookworms and bookmarks! It's time for the International Booker Prize season for 2024 to be kicked off! Today I am reacting to the announcement of the International Booker Prize 2024 ...
I tried all the books on this year's Women's Prize longlist, here are my thoughts 🏆
มุมมอง 3K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
In today's video, I'm sampling and giving you my thoughts on all of the 16 longlisted novels on the Womens Prize longlist 2024 to provide you all with a solid jumping off point of where you may like to start with your Womens Prize 2024 reading. Here's to another Women's Prize season! What books are you hoping to read first from the 2024 Women's Prize Longlist? Let me know your thoughts on the p...
Reacting to Another Trash Women's Prize Longlist 🏆
มุมมอง 2.7K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
Part 2: Reading the Longlist: th-cam.com/video/g2WBVJNOsRU/w-d-xo.html ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy ♦️ Receive 2 extra videos every month here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers ♣️ Join my monthly online bookclub here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers In today's video, I am reacting to this year's Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024! Here's to another Wom...
The International Booker Prize 2024 Predictions List 🏆
มุมมอง 1.1K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
♦️ Receive 2 extra videos every month here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers ♣️ Join my online bookclub here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy/tiers ♥️ Leave a tip in my online tip jar here: ko-fi.com/charlottemolloy Hey, bookworms and bookmarks! It's time for the International Booker Prize season for 2024 to be kicked off! And we are starting with a classic predictions videos, one of my favourite vide...
The Women's Prize Wronglist 🏆: books I won't be reading even if they're longlisted
มุมมอง 1.5K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Women's Prize Wronglist 🏆: books I won't be reading even if they're longlisted
Predicting the Women's Prize Longlist 2024! 🏆
มุมมอง 1.6K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
Predicting the Women's Prize Longlist 2024! 🏆
10 Literary Fiction New Book Releases 2024 ✨
มุมมอง 4606 หลายเดือนก่อน
10 Literary Fiction New Book Releases 2024 ✨
Reacting to My 2023 Reading Goals & Planning For 2024
มุมมอง 2387 หลายเดือนก่อน
Reacting to My 2023 Reading Goals & Planning For 2024
The 7 Biggest Books I'll Be Reading in 2024
มุมมอง 5467 หลายเดือนก่อน
The 7 Biggest Books I'll Be Reading in 2024
Every 2023 New Book Release I Read This Year, Ranked Worst to Best (19 books)
มุมมอง 5207 หลายเดือนก่อน
Every 2023 New Book Release I Read This Year, Ranked Worst to Best (19 books)
The BEST *Translated Fiction* BOOKS I Read in 2023
มุมมอง 4558 หลายเดือนก่อน
The BEST *Translated Fiction* BOOKS I Read in 2023
Best Crime, Thriller & Mystery Books of 2023
มุมมอง 5508 หลายเดือนก่อน
Best Crime, Thriller & Mystery Books of 2023
BEST Contemporary Fiction BOOKS of 2023
มุมมอง 7048 หลายเดือนก่อน
BEST Contemporary Fiction BOOKS of 2023
NEW Translated Fiction Book Releases to Read in 2024! ✨📚
มุมมอง 4648 หลายเดือนก่อน
NEW Translated Fiction Book Releases to Read in 2024! ✨📚
Best Literary Fiction Books I Read in 2023 📚🏆
มุมมอง 7508 หลายเดือนก่อน
Best Literary Fiction Books I Read in 2023 📚🏆
Best Historical Fiction & Magical Realism Books of 2023
มุมมอง 7788 หลายเดือนก่อน
Best Historical Fiction & Magical Realism Books of 2023
Brilliant video 😊
Thank you! 😀
Quite controversal list for my personal taste. Lets see what will happen. I am still focused on some titles from previous years. Me personaly - I think “James” could win, seeing history from past years and various prizes 🥰 From this list I am really eager to read Rachel Kashner “Creation lake”❣️
yes Creation Lake is my most anticipated read from this longlist too! ❣️
Thank you for your feedback!
Hi, Charlotte. Thanks for sharing your opinion in the video. Happy New Month, Charlotte.
I'm planning to read My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (which was adapted into a TV show), The Door by Magda Szabó for Scott's book club (which won the Prix Femina étranger), and Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (which is from a different continent).
All sound like great choices! Happy WIT month! 🎊
Part of my history GCSE (sat in 2019 I think?) focused on early American history actually!! Although I will concede that that’s quite rare, most of my friends only ever touched on English/european history (or the Cold War).
My Friends is great, it's the best of the 4 I've read - James, My Friends, Stoneyard Devotional and Orbital. I don't expect much from Headshot either. Held will probably be my next read from the longlist, it's sitting on Hold at the library for me 🙂. I really liked her Fugitive Pieces so I'm expecting to like Held. I read There There when it came out and I expect I'll read his one on the booker list. I know quite a bit about American history, being Australian, they're our allies, also my Grandfather lived there for 10 years and other family and friends are there. A cousin is over there at the moment and posting a bit about the Lakota museums she's going to. American indigenous history and Australian indigenous history has parallels. I'm still annoyed that Praiseworthy didn't get a place on the list, I'm just about ready to put on my tin foil hat and come up with a conspiracy theory about it, lol. 😂
The leaks rather took the wind out of this announcement which is a pity. But I can see why Praiseworthy might have missed out if your comment about the judges liking short fiction is true - it was too long for them! Saw Benjamin Myers last week as he snook into a local indie bookshop to sign copies of Rare Singles - really nice guy!
Ah I am envious of you getting to meet Benjamin Myers Ian! No chunksters on this list, nothing cracking the 500p mark! 🤣
I admire your approach to which ones you want to read and not being swayed to read something just because it's nominated. I think I'll probably pick and choose the ones that most appeal. I've read The Safekeep (and it was fine). I'm most keen to read Orbital.
Lovely to hear your thoughts & feelings as always Charlotte, thank you for sharing!✨🫶 I feel much more excited about this longlist than last year’s 📚 (Ps. Some Brits do study American history - I studied American West at GCSE & then 1940s-80s America for A-Level😆)
Oh wow! That's good to know Tabitha! For me it was a lot of World Wars & Russia! 😁
I'd like to see the Booker Prize change their rules so that all the books would be published before the longlist. Right now the panel has to review upcoming books because those titles won't be eligible next year. So I blame the Prize rules not the judges.I'm excited to read "The Safekeep" with Charlotte's Fantabulous Club for Bookmarks, Bookworms, and Bookends.
See you for the Safekeep and the Izas ballad bookclubs Greg! 😁
Such a shame there were so many leaks. Good to hear your thoughts on Orbital, I’ve reserved it at the library.
Enjoy!
Oh, The Safekeep. I just ordered it yesterday, so I will participate in the book club then. Yay!
Yay! Can't wait! 😁
james is the book I've heard the most good things about. I know twain isn't read much in europe now, though in the nineteenth century he was fairly popular in the UK for his sense of humor since back then they found most american writers to be kind of boring imitations of british writers. I read a terrific book of essays by kushner but haven't read any of her fiction yet.
You're really missing out by missing James. And this is coming from someone who hasn't ever read Huckleberry Finn.
I'm sure it'll be shortlisted and receive enough hype for me to try it later on!
Aaah Headshot sounded so good, so sad to hear it didn't work for you! To be fair the fact that it's so short can be difficult to pack in so much, but I'll give it a try!
Hope you enjoy Camila! 😁
So happy to hear your thoughts about Playground! Out of all the books, I'm looking forward to this book the most because I love the ocean as well. Such a shame it's not out until after the shortlist is revealed though. Really hoping they'll push the release date forward! Currently halfway through James and am not loving it as much as I thought I would (it's still good though!). I'm not American though so maybe there's a slight disconnect? Will be trying Wild Houses next!
Oh! This is wonderful, Charlotte. You’re helping me whittle down my choices. Hm. Not sure I’ll start with Headshot. I’m so curious about My Friends. I’m so so intrigued by The Safekeep.
Shelly! So nice to receive your comment 😍 whatever you start with I'll be eagerly awaiting your reviews! 💕
The fact that you DNF’ed the first two RP books and still love Playground has given me hope. I trust your judgment Charlotte. ❤Great to hear your thoughts and see your reaction.
Yes!! Although like I said a bit, I have an advantage with this RP because I'm into diving and can geek out on them mentioning rebreathers and take all the sciency chat about how equipment works! May bore other readers!!
Can't remember if you said you've read Stoneyard, but it has some similarities with Study for Obedience imo. Its the only book on this list I've already read and i enjoyed it
I'm willing to give stone yard devotional a go! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it Ellen!
Charlotte!!! Appreciate you 📖🪱💚
You're the best! ✨💚
I dnfed stone yard going to read headshot my friends James and safe keep if I hear great things on others will give them a try x
The three I’ve read Stone Yard Devotional is good Orbital is ok Enlightenment is disappointing ( especially the end) I’m starting with reading Wild Houses ( probably best on audio as it’s set in Mayo and the accent alone is a delight) James My Friends I’m only going to read books I’m really interested in/ or have the greatest chance of being shortlisted.
Sounds like a great plan Jacqueline and want to know how Wild Houses is on audio! Happy booker reading and thanks for watching! 😁✨
Are you planning to set up a reading challenge for this readathon on StoryGraph?
no its on my instagram, ive saved the templates under a highlight called "WIT month" if youd like the templates!
@@charlottemolloy Would it be okay for you, if I set up one on SG too? With all the references and credits to you of course!
@@ameliareads589 yes go for it Amelia! Thank you for taking the time to do it!💓
I love this! I likely won’t be able to follow the prompts but will try to read as many WIT books that I can
Great prompts Charlotte ♥️
Thank you Keri! I hope you enjoy WIT this year! 💕
Wonderful prompts Charlotte!! I am really not reading much but I will try and read the group read if I can plus I still have Juja to read ❤🤞❤️
I'm really behind on reading a Jhumpa Lahiri book I think! So excited for the next Shafak!
For WIT month I am considering "The Details" by Ia Genberg since I did not read that during the International Booker prize season. I love Swedish folk music, so I think I have a tie-in to at least one prompt.
Good to hear! I've also sent you the WIT bookclub link on Kofi if you would like to join 😁
@@charlottemolloy I have requested "Iza's Ballad" from my local library.
fantastic! this will be my 3rd year taking part. your picks sound superb. I'm currently reading The Tale of Genji so I'll go with the same for that prompt so that I can finally finish it.
Is this Natalie of Curious Reader passing on the baton? I thought she hosted it in past years with another person... I always try to get one in!
Sorry Margaret, I've never heard of her! No, this came about from me watching Matthew Sciarappa and Jen from Insert Literary Pun Here doing WIT related readings and events for several years up until last year when there was a noticeable void in the WIT event on Booktube. This is me picking up the baton independently. I hope you have a great WIT month! You can find the templates I created on my Instagram page! 💓
@@charlottemolloy oh right, those are the co-hosts-were the cohosts, I guess. ☺️ happy you’re filling in!
Love to read WIT. I have Butter by Asako Yazuki translated by Polly Barton on my TBR, I'll read that one as a nod to your Readathon. I'm waiting to see what's on the Booker longlist before I commit to more. Happy Reading.
Hey Kim! Yes I have the same game plan as you, see what's on the Booker and then pair up or down my WIT tbr!!
Very happy to see this video as I had decided to join in reading for WIT month. Love the prompts! Thanks for hosting.
I'm so glad! Thank you! Templates are saved on my insta if you'd like them!
@@charlottemolloy I got them, thank you 😃
There are five books I’d like to read for WIT and I think they cover most of the prompts which is lucky! Three are from countries I’ve never traveled to and four are not from my continent. I have a short story collection, two classics, a debut, I think one is magical realism, three have won awards and one is a genre I don’t normally read. The only prompts I don’t have are the book to movie one and the group read as I’ve read, and loved, Iza’s Ballad already. I’ve wanted to read Moonbath for a while so I hope you like it Charlotte! Thanks for encouraging people to read more Women in Translation!
Glad to see the prompts will really work for you Jo! I also haven't got a book to movie one but really looking forward to reading Iza's Ballad for the first time!
The "Izsa Ballad" is a very strong story and maid me think about parents in a different way. the point of view of the mother was very key for me and gave me a whole new prospective. Can not wait for more WIT videos from you.
Ooo curious review! I hope I like Izas Ballad! 🤞🏻
the izsa ballad book has a really striking cover⚛
I thought so too!!
I desperately want Ours to be on the list it's so good!
You are the first person I've heard that's read it! So I'm excited to know its really good!
Maybe you’re not being recommended via the algorithm lately, as I have not seen a CHAROLETTE video in ages , but 🎉 for this one! 📖 🪱 💚
Yes the algorithm thing wouldn't surprise me because view counts are down... Who knows why! 😭 Lovely to see you back in the comments section though! 💚
Finally catching up with people’s predictions and hahaha this is such an unhinged way to do them. Love it! 👏
I do enjoy this tag, thanks for sharing! Still need to read Small Pleasures, as I want to know what all the fuss is about with the ending. And while I have seen raves for the Boyne series, I struggle to be enthusiastic about picking his work up because of the ‘LGB-without-the-T’ thing he has going on.
Thanks Ben! 🥰 Having never heard this about John Boyne before I went ahead and googled it, all I can find on this is an interview of him by the Independent where, I quote: "As a gay man, I stand 100 per cent behind all trans people. I respect them as brave pioneers, I applaud their determination to live authentic lives despite the abuse they also receive, and I will always do so.” I don't know where you got your information from, I can't find anything from a quick Google search, but I'm happy to be proven wrong!! 😁
@@charlottemolloy he’s been crowing support for Rowling and for the Cass Report on Twitter quite a lot. It’s a shame. (No impact on my views of anyone else’s reading btw, it just makes me not particularly hyped about reading his stuff myself. There are too many other books out there for me to spend my time feeling conflicted!)
Wellness is fantastic!
judging by your description no one subject to depressive episodes should risk even dipping into the john boyne series. But I really liked nathan hill's earlier book the nix and after your review am very interested in the new one.⚛😀❤
I would agree with your assessment on the Boyne series, Frank.
I'm going to read Blue Ruin after watching this. Thanks
Hope you enjoy it! 😁
Thank you Charlotte. I do like the freakout.
Big fan of Kunzru. White Tears is one of my favorite novels. Blue Ruin was right up my alley too. The only 2024 releases I've enjoyed more are Percival Everett's James, Kevin Barry's The Heart in Winter, and Carys Davies' Clear. About to finish Liz Moore's The God of the Woods, a perfect summer read for suspense/drama or mystery/thriller fans. Looking forward to The Empusium.
White tears is the next one I have to get to by Kunzru. I also throughly enjoyed Clear this year, it just didn't quite fit into any of the questions on this tag today.
There was a film made of The Namesake, but I don’t know if it’s any good. Loved the book ❤
I'll check out the movie! 😁
@@charlottemolloyThe movies is as good as the the book ❤ With director as Mira Nairs other is simply not possible!
I am so so happy about “Namesake”! I adore Jumpa Lagori ❤ As for Sanjeev Sahota - so surprised, as I loved the “Year of runaways” 😢
@@mary_yankulova yes I was also a bit shocked by my reading experience of The Spoiled Heart. Will be interested to hear how other people feel about it.