New Year, New Reads: January 2024 Favourites & Reading Wrap-Up!

Hi everyone, my name is Angela and welcome to my new Youtube channel! Here is the first series of monthly reading wrap ups - our Reading Rendezvous! I also share a few of my favourite things from the month and I hope you find them interesting. What did you read in January?
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0:00 Intro
0:34 Favourite things from January
5:02 So Late in the Day
6:51 Just Kids
8:37 Mythos
9:41 A Month in the Country
10:53 North Woods
13:32 Anne of Green Gables
15:45 Outro
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ABOUT ME: I am Angela, an empty nester living with my husband in Perth, Western Australia with a more than mild obsession with books.
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Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored and all opinions are my own.

[enjay]

Love the cover of North Woods which is so different from the US and UK covers I've seen. Completely agree about how good it is, it's become a favourite.

[novelideea]

I love Claire’s “Foster”, & enjoyed “Small Things” so I’m on the hunt for “So Late”!
One book I read that has a similar feel to Claire’s work is This is Happiness by Niall Williams. It’s a novel vs novella, so he takes longer to convey his story.

[novelideea]

I simply love the way you share your thoughts and stories with us 🤗
Thank you for starting your channel! I hope we have you here for lots of years to come!💗

[nataliebaker]

I love Anne of Green Gables…and anything Greek mythology. The bird book is fabulous! And I have a couple more titles now to add to my list. Thank you!

[TheLibraryMouseGina]

I love the variety of books that you read. North Woods sounds very good. I have a very old home and it is interesting to imagine how people lived in my home 120 years ago. Also love Anne :)

[TheGrapeJellyLibrary]

I love memoirs anytime but I get what you’re saying. Summer is a bit more carefree, it’s nice to keep the reading that way, too. Great reviews!

[readandre-read]

I also love Claire Keegan . I agree with your reviews of A Month in the Country and North Woods as well. I can't wait to reread North Woods even though I just read it in December. LOL, I also used to read books up in a tree as a kid. You've made me want to reread Anne of Green Gables. Great video!

[BookChatWithPat]

Such a lovely video! I also love Claire Keegan, and after I read Foster, I went back and read everything that she’s published. My book group just discussed North Woods last week. We universally adored it! I’ve watched a series of interviews with Daniel Mason. He’s a really fascinating person. Thank you for such a thoughtful video! 😊

[brittabohlerthesecondshelf]

I was just recommended your channel by one of my subscribers and so glad I found you! Wonderful collection of books and 'things' 😍

[rebecca.reader]

I can't wait to read North Woods ! But I'm waiting until it comes out in paperback in the UK later this year. My favourite read of January was A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. A family saga, which is always a favourite topic for me. Happy February reading 📚

[debbiew]

Mythos is on my TBR this year. Also, you might enjoy Marilla of Green Gables, by Sarah McCoy, which is the story of Marilla and Matthew’s youth. I enjoyed it very much.

[sandra.]

The book with bird drawings was beautiful, even though I'm not a huge bird fan. The backstory was so interesting, if I lived in Aus. I would scoop it up.

[Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar]

I love Stephen Fry's narrations as well, he's is a genius! That bird book looks so god, I'm a huge bird fan. Such beautiful illustrations.

[insearchofwonder]

I am currently rereading the Anne of Green Gables series. I love Anne! Next one for me is Anne of Windy Poplars.

[ishah]

A great selection! The bird book is gorgeous. North Woods sounds so intriguing every time I hear it reviewed. I enjoy beautiful nature writing so think I'll have to give it a try. If you like nature writing, I'm currently reading an anthology called North Country Edited by Karen Lloyd and it has a great variety (the cover is lovely too!).

[zena-knittingbeans]

I missed out on all the lovely classic children's books so I too have Anne of Green Gables to read this year. Thank you Angela📗🌻

[Tetsujin-]

January: I loved 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak) although I can see why it's so polarizing. North Woods: that cover through me off at first. ("Wait isn't
I do have it on hold at the library.

Love the channel.

[eileennielsen]

Have you ever read " Marilla"? Forget the author, but it isn't that old. Was great! Sarah McCoy maybe??? Thanks.

[tanyawillisanderson]

That was lovely. I’m an Ann with an E fan but agree, as an adult the story isn’t the same perhaps. Love the Sullivan film of it.
I read Antarctica and Foster by Keegan in January and really love her writing style. I have Walk the Blue fields of hers to read sometime soon.

[andeeheartsbooks]

I just finished North Woods and loved it so much. Discussing it w my bookgroup Saturday!