“you read my mind”

“no actually it’s only reading if it’s printed text, i listened to your mind on audio”

folks often questioning “are audiobooks reading” but will go along to ‘a reading’ where the author just says the words out loud to you

Thank you! 🙏 Pain in the butt to put together, but I am always happy with the outcome.

The list of awards is endless. Planning to do a 101 of like 20 I’m interested in at some point!

Fable's AI fumble, Amazon vs Bloomsbury, Snailspiracy, and lots of new releases | BOOK NEWS 🗞️ YouTube video by Ben Reads Good

So I do this monthly ‘book news’ video, covering some stories that have interested me, book prizes, new releases, and all that jazz.

It’s been on a little hiatus, but back for February.

Sharing in case it’s of interest to anyone here.

youtu.be/OBhu-BYMnsQ

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I did set up a LitFic feed a while ago. It also looks for posts about some of the bigger literary fiction book prizes.

In case that sounds like anyone’s jam:

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Funnily enough, this message posted to the LitFic feed that I set up a while ago!

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There’s a feed that does this already 😊

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Read Good Challenge 2025 Hi folks! 👋I'm Ben, from the BookTube channel Ben Reads Good, and I'm once again hosting the R...

Had over a hundred people join the challenge on The Storygraph already!

You can join here:

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Read Good Challenge 2025 | Reading prompts for every month of the year YouTube video by Ben Reads Good

Was very excited to share the 2025 prompts for the #readgoodchallenge today.

If you’re looking for fun prompts, terrible puns, and lots of flexibility to find books that match, check it out:

youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4

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Bookish gift guide 📚 Specific book recommendations, and great gifts for book lovers YouTube video by Ben Reads Good

If you’re buying gifts for someone who likes books, I’ve got some recommendations for you!

youtu.be/k8wED5x7Jec

💙📚 #litfic

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon | Spoiler-free book review 📖 YouTube video by Ben Reads Good

Reviewed one of my favourite reads in recent years.

Lives up to its name: absolutely glorious.

youtu.be/_NeyVSq7CrE

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Lover of #literaryfiction?

Looking for more #litfic posts?

This feed is for you:
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Glad you like it! Hopefully over time more people will manage to find it 😊

The challenge would be great if people were encouraged to share why each book stuck with them 🙂

Ah, it’s because the hashtag for the game #SplitFiction has ‘LitFic’ in the middle of it.

Just updated the feed so hopefully fixed!

‘yourself’ is not a formal way of saying ‘you’

Oh right yeah, books. The Nero Book Awards lists are really good. Pleased to see all the Irish lit, and thrilled for @deadinkbooks.bsky.social nabbing a nomination.

💙📚 #litfic

I’d like to address the heterosexuality rumours:

If I were cynical I’d say Waterstones just had a lot of those gold copies of Butter it needed to shift.

But I’m not cynical.

This explains why it’s on its own table in many bookshops: a dedicated Sad Irish Millennial Fiction section.

Now reading Milkman and very much enjoying it 🥛

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I am! Thank you, I’m glad you like them 🙏

I find the only way to cope is to just not think about it, and cover up the guilt-inducing books with more books.

Honestly like 15 years… maybe more 🥲

This place has big coffee shop inside a bookstore vibes and I’m here for it

my love language is buying books but not reading them for at minimum 3 years

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romanticise your toxic traits by calling them your “love language”

Living up to your username! 😅

A truly wild ride!

In case anyone is also looking for lit fic posts, here’s a feed!

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