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In this video, I’m sharing my absolute favourite biographies and memoirs. What’s your favourite biography or memoir? Let me know in the comments—I’m always looking for new recommendations! 📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: People April Readathon is run by Ros@scallydandlingaboutthebooks, Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks and Brian @BookishTexan - check out their channels! 🧑‍🎤David Bowie Books: https://youtu.be/VOWRgZm4fMk?si=f7fRf6tB_eWWCjLw 📚 Books Mentioned: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 84 Charing Cross Rd by Helene Hanff A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson The Age of Bowie by Paul Morley My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Strong Female Character by Fern Brady El Deafo by Cece Bell (Middle Grade - forgot to mention in the video - but I recommend for all ages because it is brilliant!) Bookworm by Lucy Mangan Clothes, Music, Boys by Viv Albertine Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne Know My Name by Chanel Miller Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan As You Wish by Cary Elwes #peopleapril #biography #memoir #biographybooks #memoirrecommendations #nonfictionreads #favouritebiographies #booktube2025 #bookrecommendations #mustreadmemoirs #truebookstories #readmorejoyfull 🛒GET THE BOOKS*: £££ ONLINE DISCOUNT CODE£££ Use my ‘Books Please’ affiliate code SPREADBOOKJOY at checkout for 5% off your order: https//booksplea.se/ 🤍 FOMO Book Club https://youtu.be/pEfDuPJQnS8?si=BCs66Y9wq-ZU5JZO 🤍 Reading the Globe YA https://youtu.be/jn1eS6RUiXQ?si=ydCiitoYV9CQ2gBA 🤍 Picture Book Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmgO1TA62MOuiMK09Q6WGd63&si=KakyeQwYajEfG7QB 🤍 Middle Grade Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmiG2l9EqiQaE3ixFF5R0J28&si=ZO7saocTd78DI2oR 🤍 Teen and YA Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmjx6wwIdJtMbJsnCFMI01Yx&si=DjnE1rsHftRb51wP ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: All the links you need can be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use affiliate links and codes. Should you purchase anything from these, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources. If you use my affiliate code for Books Please, you will also get a 5% discount. The links to books on Bookshop.org do not give you a discount, however, Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance!

Join me and Katja from @PageTurnersWithKatja for our discussion of the first selection for our global and translated middle grade and YA fiction, The Forgotten Book by Mechthild Glaser, translated by Romy Fursland. #readingtheglobeya 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5879934064787456 🛒GET THE BOOK*: £££ ONLINE DISCOUNT CODE£££ Use my ‘Books Please’ affiliate code SPREADBOOKJOY at checkout for 5% off your order: https//booksplea.se/ 🤍 FOMO Book Club https://youtu.be/pEfDuPJQnS8?si=BCs66Y9wq-ZU5JZO 🤍 Reading the Globe YA https://youtu.be/jn1eS6RUiXQ?si=ydCiitoYV9CQ2gBA 🤍 Picture Book Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmgO1TA62MOuiMK09Q6WGd63&si=KakyeQwYajEfG7QB 🤍 Middle Grade Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmiG2l9EqiQaE3ixFF5R0J28&si=ZO7saocTd78DI2oR 🤍 Teen and YA Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmjx6wwIdJtMbJsnCFMI01Yx&si=DjnE1rsHftRb51wP ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: All the links you need can be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use Bookshop.org affiliate links and codes. Should you purchase anything from these, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources. If you use my affiliate code for Books Please, you will also get a 5% discount. The links to books on Bookshop.org do not give you a discount, however, Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance ❤

Rambling away about recent reads, events I'm running or taking part in, book shopping and channels I've been loving. A real pick n' mix kind of video! 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Channel recommendations 6:43 New subscribers 7:44 Upcoming events and recent reads 12:01 New books and recent trips 15:39 Chiswick flower market and Foster Books 17:30 Exmoor and Porlock 19:32 Salisbury Cathedral 📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: I run the FOMO Book Club with @GemofBooks - see video below for more details! I run Picture This with @Shellyish - see below for more details! I run Reading the Globe YA with @PageTurnersWithKatja - we will be live on my channel on Saturday the 12th of April at 7pm BST: https://www.youtube.com/live/xd7Z-4_XhsU?si=1SqaDVYbBUMEzpF6 People April, run by @scallydandlingaboutthebooks @bouquinsbooks and @BookishTexan Channels to check out: @anges_book_chatter @danisbookworld @readingoffmyshelf2088 @Cobaltdragon @genteelblackhole @alex_unabridged @DrCrankyPantsReads 🛒GET THE BOOK*: £££ ONLINE DISCOUNT CODE£££ Use my ‘Books Please’ affiliate code SPREADBOOKJOY at checkout for 5% off your order: https//booksplea.se/ 🤍 FOMO Book Club https://youtu.be/pEfDuPJQnS8?si=BCs66Y9wq-ZU5JZO 🤍 Reading the Globe YA https://youtu.be/jn1eS6RUiXQ?si=ydCiitoYV9CQ2gBA 🤍 Picture Book Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmgO1TA62MOuiMK09Q6WGd63&si=KakyeQwYajEfG7QB 🤍 Middle Grade Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmiG2l9EqiQaE3ixFF5R0J28&si=ZO7saocTd78DI2oR 🤍 Teen and YA Reviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmjx6wwIdJtMbJsnCFMI01Yx&si=DjnE1rsHftRb51wP ❤💌🗨 WEBSITES / EMAIL/SOCIAL MEDIA: All the links you need can be found in my bio and channel banner, including links to both the Discord Server and Goodreads Group for the FOMO Book Club 💌WANT FREE LESSON PLANS, TEACHING RESOURCES AND CHILDREN'S BOOK NEWS? Join my mailing list! ☕If you feel so inclined, you can now buy me a Kofi - all donations go towards the running of Spread Book Joy where my mission is to promote great books to get kids reading, so any donation is gratefully received! I also have an Amazon wish list if you ever feel like sending me a book! Link in bio!🤍 *DISCLAIMER: I sometimes use Bookshop.org affiliate links and codes. Should you purchase anything from these, I get a small percentage at no extra cost to you! This just supports me to make free videos and resources. If you use my affiliate code for Books Please, you will also get a 5% discount. The links to books on Bookshop.org do not give you a discount, however, Bookshop.org supports local bookshops who are also given a percentage of the profits at no cost to you. Thanks in advance ❤