My First Ever Book Haul Video

In this video, I discuss some of the books that I received as gifts over the holidays. I've never done a "book haul" video before, but this seemed like a good time to talk about these new gems.

Channels mentioned:
@GenreBooks23
@arockinsamsara

Books mentioned:

Beard, Mary. Emperor of Rome. Liveright Publishing/W.W. Norton & Co., 2023.

Beard, Mary. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. Liveright Publishing/W.W. Norton & Co., 2015.

Tchaikovsky, Adrian. Children of Time. Orbit/Hatchette Book Group, 2015.

Rooney, Kathleen. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Daunt Books, 2017.

Van Booy, Simon. Sipsworth. Godine, 2024.

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Sonnets to Orpheus. Trans. Mark S. Burrows. Monfish Book Publishing, 2024.

Manfred, Freya. Loon in Late November Water. Red Dragonfly Press, 2018.

Teasdale, Sara. The Collected Poems of Sara Teasdale. Pantianos Classics, 2017.

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[jkatew]

Sipsworth is a sweet and lovely book. Being in my early seventies, I enjoyed reading that joyful things can yet be ahead.🐭

[MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH]

I love book hauls!!! Mary Beard = excellence. ❤️

[MyMessyBookshelf]

What lovely gifts! Children of Time honestly sounds fascinating and is officially the first book of 2025 that I’ve written down on my possible TBR list. Historathon sounds like a great event for all of us history buffs out here and I wish I’d discovered it sooner. 😊Thank you for sharing your first haul! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

[eriebeverly]

Congratulations on the new acquisitions. Sara Teasdale is a favorite of mine. I hope you enjoy her work.

[jorgem]

"Sipsworth" is a wonderful book. One never know where a friend will be found!

[ToddsBookTube]

great video Pat! I printed out a list of most major american poets from poetry textsbooks at my local library. It's a huge list one which you study your whole life. A handful of each of their poems can be found on the Poetry Magazine and Foundation out of Chicago's website.

[readandre-read]

Welcome to the joy of haul videos! Lillian Boxfish has a great cover. The Rilke looks love, too. What a nice range of reading you have on deck!

[stuartgriffin]

Nice haul. I like the idea of reading books about older people. Especially those who find a new lease on life

[janetbarrett]

Lilian Boxfish takes a walk is wonderful. Enjoy!

[bookssongsandothermagic]

So great to see Children of Time in the video. It has a satisfying conclusion without having to read the other two books if you don't fancy them.

[ReadingIDEAS.-uzxk]

Plenty there to keep you out of mischief Pat! Best wishes and happy reading.

[marciajohansson]

Good to see you this morning! The book covers of Emperor of Rome and A History of Ancient Rome are beautiful. I did not know there was a Rome themed event. Now perhaps this is why Steve Donoghue posted in his substack about rereading Roman Blood by Steven Saylor which is a series based in ancient Rome. I would really like to start reading some poetry. I used to read some contemporary poems when I was younger and tried my hand at writing some (ugh). Be well

[Comrade_Anka]

Those are some interesting poetry books, thank you for sharing your haul.

[BeyondBooks-wtil]

I'll be very interested in hearing what you think of "Sipsworth" - that one has captured my attention and I'll probably read it at some point. That's quite a book haul - you have some "chunkers" there! Happy reading!

[helenclare]

I'm glad you were treated so well - you deserve it. I got a fair few books too. Life can be great!

[Bearcub]

What an exciting book haul!
I will definitely check out some of your recommendations.
Thank you 😊

[kevintowle]

Hey Pat. I also have Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard. Looking forward and slightly scared to read but i plan to read in the summer. Love that you are delving into the Sci-Fi. Great books you shared here!

[Adventures_in_Literature]

Thank you, Pat. I’m also trying to get into science fiction. I bought a couple last year and am hoping to get into them this year.

[theaelizabet]

I thoroughly enjoyed Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk.

[agathayo]

What a nice book haul. I'm also planning to work my way through The Collected Poems of Sara Teasdale in 2025. It's already on my bedside TBR pile. ;) There Will Come Soft Rains was one of my favorite 2024 memory poems.