Book Haul June 2021 - part 2

It was just Independent Bookshop Week in the UK which gave me a convenient excuse to go shopping. Join me for a morning browse through some new books. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.

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Shawn's chat with Ronan Hession:

Books discussed & purchase links:

Panenka – Ronan Hession

The Hummingbird – Sandro Veronesi

Martha Lloyd's Household Book

Sentient – Jackie Higgins

The Heeding – Rob Cowen

Violeta Among the Stars – Dulce Maria Cardoso

Animal – Lisa Taddeo

Sterling Karat Gold – Isabel Waidner

An Evening with Claire – Gaito Gazdanov

Holding Her Breath – Eimear Ryan

The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories

Will This House Last Forever – Xanthi Barker

W3 – Bette Howland

Ride a Cockhorse – Raymond Kennedy

Yours Cheerfully – AJ Pearce

No Such Thing as Perfect – Emma Hughes

Anne-Marie the Beauty – Yasmina Reza

The Queens' English – Chloe O Davis

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Get in touch

[karengant]

I love this way you say "animal"! Your voice is so soothing to me. Recently, found your channel Eric. Your reading taste are light years different than mine. So, I am hoping to expand my future literary choices. New sub!

[kirstenelizabeth]

Is it just me or are book covers getting more and more beautiful every year?!

[morganblalock]

That "Sentient" cover is breathtaking!

[erika]

I just got your book gifted to me for my 24th birthday! Can't wait to read it :)

[jessicalowe]

The Queens' English seems like such an interesting read. As always, thanks for bringing books I've never heard of to my radar. Thanks!!!

[marianamasbooks]

I always find great books on your hauls! 🙌🏼 Sentient, W3 and Yours Cheerfully especially caught my eye

[bianquita]

I'm going to listen to Leonard and Hungry Paul soon, fingers crossed I enjoy it (I haven't loved a book in some weeks). Panenka sounds great, too and I adore the cover. I'm planning on reading The Hummingbird, after seeing the raving review in the Guardian. The Heeding looks stunning, I may try to get my hands on it, esp since it's recommended by McFarlane. So many books that sound appealing. Indeed, the Spanish short stories book is stunning. So many books, so little time ...

[cherylynlarking]

Thanks for recommendations - what an enormous selection1! You describe the Russian book, Sterling Karat Gold and the The Heeding so well that I am really motivated to read them.

[jorgem]

Dulce Maria Cardoso is an amazing writer. My mother tongue is Portuguese, so I am able to read her in the original. I think that everything she has written is great. If you never read her book "The Return, " I highly recommend it. It is translated. BTW Margaret Jull Costa is an amazing translator of both Portuguese and Spanish.

[MarilynMayaMendoza]

I'm interested in W3 by Bette Howland. Interested in mental health anti right memoir. But I also like when authors are rediscovered, especially women authors who were often dismissed in earlier days. I will look for that one and others that you mentioned. Aloha

[GunpowderFictionPlot]

I think Lisa Taddeo's first book was excellent fiction writing, I quiet liked it, but as a fiction, not as a non-fiction. I'm sure Animal will be better received now that she's putting the correct label on the tin.

[ericforbes]

The Hummingbird & The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories sound interesting. I will be checking these out. Thank you, Eric.

[susanm]

The Hummingbird and An Evening with Claire sound very interesting. I read Dear Mrs. Bird which was delightful, and will definitely get Yours Cheerfully. Last week I finished The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart which you talked about in a previous book haul. It was excellent. One of my favorites for this year.

[josmith]

I’m not usually a cover buy person but love hummingbirds and the book Hummingbird sounds rather good. I picked up Panenka in England recently and am really looking forward to that and I happened to read an excerpt from Violetta Among the Stars on the Words Without Borders website this morning but had to stop as it was so intense- a book I’d have to be in the right mood for but I’m interested anyway!

[troytradup]

Can't wait to hear what you think of the new Ronan Hession book. I just finished Leonard and Hungry Paul and thought it was literally a perfect novel. I may have first heard about it on your channel, in which case -- thanks!

[michaeldornan]

Long list, Eric! I am interested in Panenka, An Evening with Claire and Violeta Among the Stars which in Portuguese is called Os Meus Sentimentos (My Feelings). Title is much better in English. I shall go out on Monday and buy it. We in Lisbon are in lockdown over the weekend so will just have to wait till then, Thanks for letting us know about the Portuguese author. I'll let you whether I enjoy it. Am reading the Patrick Melrose Novels (on novel 3) and am overwhelmed...

[audreygrima]

Merci 🙏 for this video I love Yasmina Rena good week of reading 🌞🌞kiss from Bordeaux Audrey

[mckenziekate]

Can anyone tell me when the booker longlist will be announced? I know that it is coming up in July but I would love to know the exact date. Thank you!

[hartereads]

I'm drawn to An Evening with Claire!

[LarryHasOpinions]

curious to hear if you like animal, nice vid Eric :-)