The Glass Bookshop looks amazing. And this was a great haul. I look forward to hear your thoughts on all of them. Have a lovely weekend, Laura 💖

Interesting acquisitions, Laura! And what a boon to have new, independent bookshops springing up in your vicinity. We live in a college town which is sadly under-served in that regard--pretty much Barnes & Noble or bust. Hope you'll be attending/vlogging some events there, soon!

God to see you back, Laura! I miss Purcell's videos. From your list, I am most curious about Coventry Great haul! :)

This is all so great! Very happy you're reading Ellmann. I wish I could visit Glass Bookshop - so happy they both made their shop happen. And I've never seen Emma Donoghue in conversation - would love to hear her talk about her writing. All great books! I've read a few of the short stories in Zadie's new collection, but Cusk isn't a bad choice (even though she's not my favourite 😜)

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

I'll get to the Zadie Smith one eventually. I mean, you *could* visit Glass Bookshop.... dare to dream 😁 you would be the best person to do a vlog tour... im too awkward to vlog in public!

@EricKarlAnderson

4 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed You're right, I could! And my partner and I are tentatively planning to go on a roadtrip around the Pacific Northwest of the US and Vancouver next year - but Edmonton is still quite a drive from there, isn't it?

What a lovely collection. Slammerkin is on my list to read asap! I heard such great things about it

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

You'd love it. SO dark!

Great haul! Glass book haul sounds so good. Am still working my way through Ducks

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

What page? Im powering thru some today...

So exciting to see Glass open! I thought Coventry was pretty good. Some of it missed the mark for me, largely because I was expecting a full collection of personal essays and they've filled it out with other criticism. I just read quite a scathing review of the new Z Smith on 3AM so based on that I think you did choose wisely, haha. I loved Milkman, I hope you get into it.

Great haul! I miss Jason Purcell's videos and his bookstore sounds amazing.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

We are all awaiting his booktube comeback!

Totally agree about Ducks, it’s not 8 sentences! I am finding it very readable and intensely relatable. I also immediately though Flowers in the Attic when I heard about Crummey’s new book!

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

What page are you on? Im finding it, not quite relatable, is very American in it's perspective, but I'm loving it nevertheless!

@myreadinglife8816

4 жыл бұрын

Laura Frey I am on page 500 or so. It is very American so I can see how that would be a miss for some. I have thought so many of the things that she thinks!

lol, I remember reading Flowers in the Attic as a teenager for the sCANDaL and then being disappointed when it was super tame 😂😂😂

Canada has such a great literary community! I would love to visit and check it out.

I thought I was going to be the last booktuber to read _Milkman_ . I might beat you to it.

Magnetic bookmarks get me that much more excited to read XD

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

I forgot to show the other side, it's got a cute little owl. I love it!

I’m loving ducks 🦆! About the page breaks, I tend to call them ad breaks. The single sentence continues but I agree, calling the entire book a single sentence is a misrepresentation. Yay for Milkman...what is with me cheering for English books. I’d be curious to hearing your thoughts on Michael Crummeys new book, I really loved Sweetland and need to try more from him (again with the English books, my rep is ruined)

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

Have you been hacked?? All aboard the Ducks Newburyport bandwagon eh 😁

@KnowledgelostOrgOnline

4 жыл бұрын

My brain has been hijacked...but in my defence I wanted to read Ducks before the Booker, heard it mentioned on the Three Percent Podcast...so I’m still a hipster 🧐

There should be a guild of the last booktubers to read Milkman. I don't think I've ever heard of Slammerkin but now I'm intrigued.

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

Buddy read perhaps?

@anenthusiasticreader

4 жыл бұрын

@@LauraFreyReadinginBed Milkman or Slammerkin? If Slammerkin, I could do it after the holidays. If Milkman, November or December, either would work and be fun.

@laurafrey5293

4 жыл бұрын

@@anenthusiasticreader Milkman! November or December is good. Let me finish Ducks :)

@anenthusiasticreader

4 жыл бұрын

Laura Frey I’m finishing Ducks too. We’ll make a plan for November.

I always mean to pick up more Emma Donoghue after loving The Wonder and have my eye on her new one, Akin. Have you head much about it Laura?

@LauraFreyReadinginBed

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's what the event was about! Initially I wasn't overly interested in it, it's the story of an old man who is thrown into carrying for his young, troubled nephew while trying to solve some family mysteries, but you know, she spoke so well about it, I will read it eventually.