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Yes! Night of the Living Rez is SO good! Thanks for the tag!

Thanks for the tag, Priscilla ☺️ I’m taking this video as the encouragement I’ve been needing to actually finally read some Miriam Toews!

Hello Priscilla, I'm honored that you did my tag. Your videos are always so interesting and smart. Two booktubers have nominated "All My Puny Sorrows." but I have to be in the right frame of mind for the subject.. However, I just ordered Improvement from my library because I loved your reading and had never heard of the author. I can't wait to read Your writing. Sending loving Aloha from across two oceans.

I can recommend Shields’ book Small Ceremonies. I read it about 40 years ago now and it was very good. One of her early books. Also enjoyed her biography of Jane Austen which I read last year for Jane Austen July. I will have to check out Joan Silber. Thanks for mentioning her. It would be great to hear what you’ve been reading when you have time or the inclination to share it!

Nice to see you Priscilla. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Alice Munro. I can only guess that maybe there is a grief of sorts when you learn that a favorite author is not who you thought they were and if I understood you correctly that it changed your understanding of her writing. But yes lets focus on other phenomenal women writers. I have many of the books you mentioned on my shelves waiting for me. I know that at any moment I have "phenomenal authors works at a hands reach" I had not heard of Joan Silber so I googled her and The Guardian article from 2019 called her America's Alice Munro. I am sure she would not want that association now!!! I like the cover of her book. Be well Evening Reader.

I have never even heard of Joan Silber. Intrigued now.

I cannot read Munro any more. But Shields is a great choice! I reread The Stone Diaries last December and it was great all over again. Yeah, I think I read Shields' Austen biography in Jan or Feb this year. I am still being reproached from the shelves by The Animators, which I bought on your recommendation and have yet to read. Yoli. Oh Yoli. You're making it really hard for me to do this tag by taking all the good answers. I have Joan Silver's name on my "authors to explore" list. Linked stories!? Talty vibes!!?? I'm moving her up the list! This tag is full of wonderful recommendations.

I guess I'll have to buy The God of the Woods. You wouldn't not believe the waiting list at the library for this book. It's a mile long. LOL.

It's nice to see you back on YT. It's so easy to fall out of the habit when life gets in the way

Such excellent choices for authors all around, and I'm a fan of all of them. Did you ever read Silber's Household Words? It was once of the earlier conventional novels you mentioned. That was a novel that was extremely subdued, but for some reason has stuck with me for years. It's a type of biographic treatment, much like Shields's work. I am going to think about who I'd choose for the tag outside the women you highlighted. If every character in a novel just went to therapy, we'd be bored to death. (Though I do like a good therapy novel!) haha. So good to see you making a video and I hope you have a good weekend coming up.

Hello! Good to see you back on the Tube. Improvements is on my Kindle. Who knew? Due to your influence, I've read most of the Carol Shields books and loved each one so much. And also from your suggestion, I read The Animators, which I just wallowed in. Now, I'm off to the library, to find more Silber books. I hope they have the ones I've put on my list. Thanks for this informative and interesting video.

It's so easy to get out of the video routine, and once you do it's so hard to get back in. I can't believe your @s all got deleted!! PS love the childless cat lady content (I'm one too :)

So nice to see a video from you pop up on my YT feed.

Joan Silber wasn’t even on my radar until now. Maybe your mention of her will help to spread the word to others like me. Thanks for the video, from one Childless Cat Lady to another. And proud of it!😸

Really thoughtful responses. I know I have tagged you a couple times. One was in the Bring Browsing Back tag, as you mentioned. I know I also tagged you in my Q and A videos. Your question is answered in my Part 4 video, and I know I tagged you there. 😊

I’m glad to see you back with this tag. Munro is a favorite of mine since way back, but I may not read her again. My first story, long ago from a college textbook, was “The Office” and I might try to reread it to see if it feels different now. I loved how the stories hung together in _Rez_ and want to see Talty’s new novel but I’m a train wreck with my reading right now.

Based on your recommendation I picked up Mobility. I too loved it. I thought it really thought provoking and forces you to realize we all have a little Bunny within us.

I'm so glad you're back

James McBride has a style. I found Deacon King Kong and Heaven & Earth very similar in style and tone. Although the plot and characters are totally different. If you like one, you'll like the other. Although I love these books, I can see why someone would just not get along with his style. No need to apologize for a poor reading experience. Although I too suspect roller girl Hacker may have contributed.

I had the same reaction to Heaven and Earth. He’s hit or miss for me.

I finished The God of the Woods last week and loved it! I think it is just the perfect summer read for those of us who aren't looking for what many consider "beach reads."

You’re so likable. I’m subscribing 😄

What a shame the lurgy spoiled your camping trip. Interesting to hear that about the James McBride. I have it but haven't got to it. Hearing you talk about the process of writing is intriguing. I am far to lazy to keep at something like that.

I was on the fence about this, but I really want to read it now.

Just ordered God of the Woods. Thanks for the recommendation! Currently reading Gentleman in Moscow.

I have the same problems with the mentions! I thought they'd all be there but it only goes back a few weeks. And that's longer than my actual working memory. But do you have a Dutch HEB!? It sounds like a case of covert campers' Covid. Sorry for the downhill slide of that trip. I'm in the library line for God of the Woods and when it comes I'm tossing everything aside. I'd like to read Loaded. I have an old book about the Velvet Underground but this one looks cool. It was definitely Rollerblade Hacker's fault that you got stuck with Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. I liked Black Cake. Family secrets and mysteries. I don't write but it sounds so hard...people have so many different approaches and I find it interesting to hear about it. Rereading Olive Kitteridge with Michael C. and it's wonderful, of course. Great update!

PS from one writer to another, yes writing is hard. I just picked up what is supposed to be a continuation of my first memoir, which is now out of print. I am 35:36 astounded that I had the courage to write the first book. But I am a nonfiction writer, and it’s in my blood. Sending you good juju. Aloha.

Hi Priscilla, I got Covid last year on my trip to Paris. Was the first time and I was really sick and it was like 102°F but then I got better but missed our three days in Belgium. Next time hopefully. I think I tagged you a month ago, but I’ll check. I’m glad you’re feeling better now. My subscriber sent me in the woods on Kindle and I’m excited. This will be my first Liz Moore book and it sounds like my kind of book, a literary mystery. Yay. Aloha friend.

Oh this is good news! I love Liz Moore but I just wasnt sure I was into God of the Woods but your praise has me excited to read it! It sounds so so good. Thank you for sharing!

Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories. Happy reading.

Forgot to say I’m reading “The Queen of Dirt Island” by Donal Ryan (2022). It’s the story of four generations of Irish women, from the 1980s to the present day. Loving it!

I was going to pick up God of the Woods but my hold for The Cliffs came in so I need to read that first. Excited about the Moore after your discussion. It sounds like you made a breakthrough in your writing and that’s also exciting! The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is at least 60% getting to know the characters and the plot doesn’t kick in until after that. I enjoyed the audiobook, but I was anxious for something to happen for a long time. All in all a good read, but you have to be in the mood.

Thank you for giving Mobility some love. I absolutely adore this book and hardly anyone talks about it.

“This is not the camping channel.”🏕🤣 I listened to the fabulous “Black Cake” on audio so I could hear the narrator’s Caribbean accent. Now that I’ve read “The God of the Woods” I want to read more of Liz Moore’s books. I blame the coughing girl in rollerblades for impeding your progress with “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” which is quite a good book.

Hey there! I love Liz Moore and I definitely want to read her new one!

I preordered the paperback of Thunderclap because I listened to it on audio and loved it! I hope you love it too. I'm excited for a new Elizabeth Strout book but I've only read Amy & Isabelle. Do you think I should read some of her other books before trying Tell Me Everything? I feel like probably. You mentioned so many great books I'm interested in now!

PS And How can I miss "Brooklyn"?

Hi Priscilla, It's good to have you back. I've rang the bell so I don't miss any of your videos. The GD of the Woods and "This Time Tomorrow" sounds up my street. I'm looking for it right now. Aloha friend

I enjoyed watching your video. 😊 Donna Tartt reading True Grit: one of my all time favourite audiobooks. Orbital is great and so is Blackouts. And We the Animals. Read all the books!

Thank you for not spoiling Straub, that’s certainly on my radar now. I just read _True Grit_ (and watched the Coen movie) and now I feel like checking out the audiobook. Brian at Bookish just talked about _Thundercap_ and now I’m waiting for it to show up. Good job on the tag! I’m glad you did it.

SO glad you are back. I look forward to your book selections and find we have similar taste as well as sense of humor. Thanks for saving me from a recent Sci-Fi rabbit hole! Thanks for your ending message.

Welcome back! It's good to see you again! The God of the Woods sounds like a good book! The Emma Straub book sounds good. I'll put that on my TBR list. Oh, and Get the Picture sounds great. I read Persuasion last December. So good. "Maybe I cry all the time and just don't realize it." lol. You're right. The world really is a crazy place right now. Trying to make the most of every moment is sound advice.

Hi! Welcome back! You needn’t apologize for being gone. I, too, disappeared from BookTube these past months. I went into teaching and it’s a lot. 😅 God of the Woods was my first Liz Moore. I got it a netgalley advance and wow. That book is phenomenal. I keep thinking about all the ways she tied everything together. It’s so cohesive. I added all her backlist to my tbr. I’d love a video of all your dnfs. I’ve had so many this year. I get so frustrated when it happens, but it does! Hope to see another video soon.

Good to see you back! Glad to hear you mention Collected Works - I started it a while ago, but I always read a bunch of books at the same time and it's such a chunker-oo that I keep picking up shorter books that I can finish up. I'm about 200 pages in - I really need to get back to it and prioritize it! I just loved Unseen World - I should get to some more Liz Moore - I even own two more of her books!

Hola guapa, como la gustaria que fuera el mundo

I’m happy you enjoyed Collected Works. I did too, very much. I listened to the audiobook (in Swedish) and I like your description of the feeling after reading it. I agree with the feeling. I don’t agree on the feeling towards the ”floppy” books though. I like them!

Love your laid back style!

I forgot to mention that I read "What Was She Thinking [Notes on a Scandal]" by Zoe Heller, and enjoyed it very much. And that's thanks to you because I learned about it from your channel. I paired it with "Pet" by Catherine Chidgey since both books are school scandal related.😀