@lonesomereader.bsky.social
Bearded book fan, blogger & Booktuber also known as LonesomeReader
I had a great chat with George Saunders about his new novel Vigil: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xyu...
19.02.2026 08:49 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
Here are the 16 books on the 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction longlist! What have you read from the list? What do you want to read?
A new video is up where I discuss this year's prize and each of these titles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CDY...
5 big books I'm planning to read in 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RmW...
19.01.2026 18:31 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sad to hear about the passing of great Latvian author Nora Ikstena who I once interviewed in London. π±π»
Her excellent novel "Soviet Milk" made such a big impact upon me! Here I discuss the book while making my family's Latvian bacon & onion roll recipe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRxb...
Here are 12 classic books I'm looking forward to reading in 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UMx...
03.01.2026 17:35 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Here are my favourite books that I read in 2025!
Watch me discuss why these titles are so impactful and memorable: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxo-...
New video discussing the shortlists for the 2025 Nero Book Awards: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwtA...
23.12.2025 14:55 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New video looking through the ultimate best books of 2025 list: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pIr...
20.12.2025 16:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Chatting about 8 books from 2025 that deserve more attention: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQtj...
19.12.2025 16:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The NY Times just posted their '10 best books of 2025' and I'm here to discuss it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvzW...
02.12.2025 13:38 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I had the extraordinary privilege of speaking with Mircea CΔrtΔrescu about his book Blinding which has just been published in the UK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
We even filmed a little extra segment in the Penguin Classics library where he discussed some of his favourite books!
New video discussing Sarah Hall's extremely creative, thoughtful and unique recent novel "Helm": www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqdE...
17.11.2025 16:22 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Such a fun evening celebrating literature at the The Booker Prize ceremony!
Vlog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ05...
New video on my end of the year reading plans: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6f...
09.11.2025 16:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Chatting about some new books I'm eager to read: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddxb...
01.11.2025 16:31 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New video chatting about the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist & predicting a winner with Bob: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-j...
30.10.2025 16:22 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New video chatting about RTE's 10 best Irish books of 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgk...
26.10.2025 09:04 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New video discussing the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize shortlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1I8...
20.10.2025 15:06 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Chatting about the changing seasons and stepping out of the flow of time with Solvej Balle's "On the Calculation of Volume": www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkQd...
12.10.2025 07:18 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Reacting to the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTS...
#NobelPrize
5 Classic Books TBR Before the End of 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4OY...
04.10.2025 15:32 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A casual chat about everything I've read in the past couple of months: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ji2...
03.10.2025 10:42 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New video discussing the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxrt...
30.09.2025 15:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New video chatting about some recently published books: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE51...
28.09.2025 17:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is a public service announcement for anyone reading the newly released The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai by listening to the audio book or reading it on kindle. Here are the family trees to help you to recall who is who in this wonderful epic.
23.09.2025 12:49 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Whew! I've now finished reading all 13 novels on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist - just in time for next week's shortlist announcement. Here I discuss my rankings and shortlist wish list: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ax...
18.09.2025 15:18 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
It's been interesting following how readers have such different reactions to Claire Adam's "Love Forms" - here's my thoughts on this Booker longlisted novel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPWW...
16.09.2025 15:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I had the pleasure of interviewing Maria Reva about her innovative and moving Booker-longlisted novel Endling: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_D0...
15.09.2025 15:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It was such a pleasure to interview Benjamin Wood about his Booker-nominated new novel "Seascraper": www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7TI...
08.09.2025 15:11 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0I only just saw this but I love him!
29.08.2025 15:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
