book shopping, finishing LOTR, starting East of Eden, and more amazing reads - a vlog // summer 2024

All of the books in this video are amazing, and you need to know about them!

Hi friends!

It's been quite a while since I brought you along on a week of reading and doing bookish things with me, so it feels wonderful to share this little vlog with you!
Lately, all I've been wanting to do is buy books, read books, and make art about those books! What's making this feeling even stronger is the fact that I've been LOVING the books I've been reading! I can't wait to tell you about them and share my excitement with you :)

I'd love to know how you're doing and what books you've been reading, so feel free to let me know in the comments!

Sending you my warmest summery wishes,
Carolyn Marie

Chapters:
a little recap - 00:00
intro & reading updates - 00:38
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo - 01:53
East of Eden by John Steinbeck - 03:30
Book shopping - 06:23
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 07:37
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa- 09:23
Finishing LOTR at the Library (and at home) - 12:23
watching LOTR - 13:33
gushing about LOTR - 14:13
more reading... - 15:05
book shopping at the library - 15:46
gushing about Sweet Bean Paste - 16:30
a new drawing and thoughts about illustration - 18:01
sharing my feelings with you - 20:37
a new bookish art project - 21:32
gushaing about S.B.P. AGAIN - 23:26
a little book haul - 24:00
outro - 25:47

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Happy Reading :)

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