I can't quantify how much I love the concept and content of this video! If you ever did an intersectional book tour of Rowan's bookshelf and/or just intersectional kid's lit in general, I'd be SO down.
I love this video! And Hannah, may I just say, I just love the ”new style” of the videos made this year. They are so professional, funny and warm, while educating important subjects. Amazing. ♥️
…just wanted to pop back in and say your videos have always been funny and very professional! ❤ I just wanted to express my love for these new ways of doing your videos and I admire the way you always find new ways to develope your style and videos. Your channel is so warm, safe and interesting. 🥰
Wasn't expecting to learn about the rare book world through this and it was so fascinating!!! Would love to continue seeing community staples like this (and in your other recent videos) featured on your channel. You're the best, Hannah! x
I love this video and the people you speak with. I particularly love the woman at Bookmarks and I just want to give her a virtual hug, if she wants one. But all of the people are such a delight. Thank you!
@@hannahwittonI’m in a confusing mood at the moment as idk what control I should try as I’m new at it all And my month is bad too as I suffer with mental health & plus hormones problems too luckily my partner is supportive as well ❤
this was so good to watch! my girlfriend and i are visiting london this weekend from manchester, so this has been really cool to discover some new places! deffo gonna try and visit the common press
This is so cool and exciting and completely inspired me to read - Hannah I completely love these videos where you get out of the studio and into places where other people and thinking and changing some of the things this channel cares about in their own way!
Recently travelled to London from the west of Ireland and did several days of scouring bookshops, including some in this video! It brings me such joy to know these places exist and are run by such enthusiastic, lovely people! Great video as always Hannah
Hannah, I've loved your content since about 2016-2017 and I'm so proud of how far you've come and will continue to go! I'm also so thrilled for you and your growing little family 🤗🌻💛 Congratulations, and I'm rooting for you in my small town in Michigan! I don't know if you're on Twitch, but I hope to see you at Twitchcon in Las Vegas this fall! Would love to meet you finally!
this was such a great video! it’s always so important to remember just how real and deep rooted communities like this are and have been and bookshops are such amazing places to really get a feel for that. thanks for sharing!
Brilliant!!! And the timing couldn't be more perfect for my upcoming trip to London! I've only visited Gay's the Word before, but the others are now must-visits! Thanks Hannah :)
Love this so much! When you read your buys above i’d love to hear your thoughts on them & any other great books your reading. This is a genre i haven’t delved into before so i’ve noted many new books to read from this video ❤❤❤ thank youuu
I've been subscribed to your channel for at least 6 years (and the new channel as soon as you started it) now and have always loved it but especially lately, they are a source of HUGE joy for me. I tend to watch them after a long work day while eating dinner. absolutely love them, continue to rock, i loveee your content.❤
i know where I need to go when i visit london again! ive been to gays the word but haven't been to any of the others and didnt even know they existed - very excited to visit them in the future :D
i've only ever been to gays the word, but jim and the rest of the staff have always been so so lovely! such a great vibe and a great selection of books!
Hannah, you're on fire at the moment! I love all the videos you've made in the last few weeks! You're like a little niche of super random but super interesting and relatable and fun to watch videos :D
I’ve been watching you for years but just have to comment to say how much your warm personality jumps off the screen in this video!!! You are so lovely to watch ❤
Ah this is awesome! You are really smashing out incredible videos Hannah, I'm loving it. Brilliant stuff, and I definitely need to visit the children's sections of these!
I really hope to visit gays the word one day. When i heard about it for the first time it sounded like heaven. When i was 14 to imagine there was a shop where i didnt have to search for the two-three queer books that was in the ya section but instead pick between all queer books?! Although i migjt not be able to visit gays the word for some time an lgbt bookshop opened in the region where i lived recently and it felt like a miracle because i had never thought that would be possible in my area. I feel so lucky to have access to that space, it creates visbility on a whole new level.
What a brilliant look at a world I would likely never come in contact with. Thank you Hannah for enriching my perspective and for a very interesting watch. Peace
I love the video, thank you so much! Now I've got 13 more books on my shopping list 😄 I had so much fun watching that video and i would like to hear your opinion on them if you had read them ❤
next time I travel to England, I am definitely visiting some of these stores. According to this one person I follow who has a book club and is from the US, when she visited England, their books are way cheaper than they are here in the US. That, plus the sheer amount of cool bookstores and books in this video would just make me have no self control when it comes to buying books
@hannahwitton I'm guessing this reply (also seen on a bunch of your other comments with same reply to them, username @hannah_witton0) is a copycat trying to leech, or even phish users/scam somehow? Should probably report?
This is the perfekt video for me rn because I'm always looking for book recommendations (especially from knowledgable book sellers) and I'm combing to London this Summer and was planning to visit book shops like that
I'm a bi and disabled children's author and I really wonder what the criteria is for being included in a shop like this? It was interesting to see the kids' sections in the book shops. I can see that they have some of my fave series that are similar to mine - so like Murder Most Unladylike has quite noteworthy representation in terms of having an Asian protagonist and a major character coming out as lesbian later on. But then there's something like Nevermoor which I would say is a lot more like my books in terms of just having a fairly diverse cast and a queer author. I have to wonder if I just need to increase the visibility of these aspects in my books or of myself... But I really feel quite afraid of doing that based on so much negative past experience 😢
this is so refreshing to see, especially the part about books for children...I'm a US viewer and these kinds of books are getting banned left and right over here!
On the topic of all things intersectional, let's keep wearing our masks indoors people! It's such a simple act of solidarity with those who are vulnerable to covid, as well as the growing population of folks navigating long covid.
I'm not sure if the lovely book seller in Bookmarks mentioned it, but I would highly recommend Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism by Kristen R. Ghodsee for your upcoming video! All the best from Berlin, x
Hannah if you haven't come by cold intimacies the making of emotional capitalism by Eva Illouz for your video about sex and capitalism it might help. Her main thesis is that we are buying our ways into relationships - we prove our love through capitalism (buying expensive rings ect). I only read a few chapters for uni, but might have some directly related to sex - or at least to what sorrounds it (like romance)
Highly recommend everything by Cipher press, as recommended by the first bookshop!! Lovely to spot Nettleblack by Nat Reeve in the shop. This is my favourite book of all time, published by Cipher press last year. A book set in Victorian England featuring multiple sapphic and Non-binary characters solving mysteries and experiencing crushes! Great video!
Ah, I adore everything about this video except that I am 15 hours away by plane! If you are into feminist sci fi, I recommend Joanna Russ, all of her stuff is older, from the 70s and 80s, but delicious. I especially like her short story collection, The Zanzibar Cat (1983).
Great video!! I only knew gay's the word so I'll definitely make time to drop by all the other ones! Though I work in Bloomsbury so I'll need to restrain myself from going too frequently for the sake of my wallet 😂
Why I'm learning English in Ukraine? Because my dream is to go to that shops and buy lots of books🥰, we don't have much something interesting about sex, LGBT, or feminism here ((( only a few books
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I can't quantify how much I love the concept and content of this video! If you ever did an intersectional book tour of Rowan's bookshelf and/or just intersectional kid's lit in general, I'd be SO down.
I'd love to see this as well!
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@@hanamachii_ you people 🤣🤣🤣
Great idea!
I love this video! And Hannah, may I just say, I just love the ”new style” of the videos made this year. They are so professional, funny and warm, while educating important subjects. Amazing. ♥️
…just wanted to pop back in and say your videos have always been funny and very professional! ❤ I just wanted to express my love for these new ways of doing your videos and I admire the way you always find new ways to develope your style and videos. Your channel is so warm, safe and interesting. 🥰
Wasn't expecting to learn about the rare book world through this and it was so fascinating!!! Would love to continue seeing community staples like this (and in your other recent videos) featured on your channel. You're the best, Hannah! x
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As a book seller, this video is pure gold. ❤
The manager from the 1st bookstore was amazing. He is really passionate about what he is doing, and that's what we readers want and need
"Bookshops are here for the community "I'm literally sobbing
Fantastic video Hannah. The effort you put into these doesn't go unnoticed.
OMG I would not have been able to exhibit as much self control as Hannah. I would have come home with 50 books.
I love this video and the people you speak with. I particularly love the woman at Bookmarks and I just want to give her a virtual hug, if she wants one. But all of the people are such a delight. Thank you!
You are KILLING it with these videos, Hannah! Would love to know what you thought of the books once you've read a few x
Eee thanks so much! Hopefully will get a chance to read soon!
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Me too!! btw my pronouns are he/haw/victim
@@hannahwittonI’m in a confusing mood at the moment as idk what control I should try as I’m new at it all
And my month is bad too as I suffer with mental health & plus hormones problems too luckily my partner is supportive as well ❤
this was so good to watch! my girlfriend and i are visiting london this weekend from manchester, so this has been really cool to discover some new places! deffo gonna try and visit the common press
As a lover of books, visiting bookshops is the best thing ever. Thank you for taking us with you
This is so cool and exciting and completely inspired me to read - Hannah I completely love these videos where you get out of the studio and into places where other people and thinking and changing some of the things this channel cares about in their own way!
I love this format! Very relaxing and informative!
Recently travelled to London from the west of Ireland and did several days of scouring bookshops, including some in this video! It brings me such joy to know these places exist and are run by such enthusiastic, lovely people! Great video as always Hannah
Hannah, I've loved your content since about 2016-2017 and I'm so proud of how far you've come and will continue to go! I'm also so thrilled for you and your growing little family 🤗🌻💛 Congratulations, and I'm rooting for you in my small town in Michigan! I don't know if you're on Twitch, but I hope to see you at Twitchcon in Las Vegas this fall! Would love to meet you finally!
I did stream on twitch for a bit but not anymore so no plans to be at twitchcon but thank you and hope you have fun!
I love this crossover between vlog and more informative style videos
this was such a great video! it’s always so important to remember just how real and deep rooted communities like this are and have been and bookshops are such amazing places to really get a feel for that. thanks for sharing!
Its been soo inspiring to see these radical, feminist managers with cozy sweaters and soft voices, what a treat!
Omgggg this was SO COOL!! I really wanna go to all these bookshops now
I love local bookstores so much, I love seeing them given some spotlight and support!
This was so wonderful and inspiring. So good to see the existence and power of radical bookshops!
I love this so much 😭 there's so much history out there we don't know about.
Visiting London soon and adding these shops to my must visit itinerary! Thank you for the tips Hannah!
I had no idea places like this existed, this is so cool! Thanks for opening my eyes to this
I was surprised so many have still survive, I'd definitely like to support these types of bookshops
Loved this video! So inspiring to see all of these books dedicated to such worthwhile topics and the shops that offer them 😍
Really loving how many videos out and about you’ve had recently and this is my fave so far because I’m obsessed with books and bookshops!
Brilliant!!! And the timing couldn't be more perfect for my upcoming trip to London! I've only visited Gay's the Word before, but the others are now must-visits! Thanks Hannah :)
I’m going to London soon and now thanks to you I have some exciting places to visit!
What a lovely video! I'm sure I could spend hours at all of these.
I love this video! Gay's the word is one of my favourite places ever, Jim cultivates such a welcoming atmosphere there
This is one of my favourite videos of yours! ❤
Love this so much! When you read your buys above i’d love to hear your thoughts on them & any other great books your reading. This is a genre i haven’t delved into before so i’ve noted many new books to read from this video ❤❤❤ thank youuu
What an absolutely fantastic video, so good. I loved it so much
I've been subscribed to your channel for at least 6 years (and the new channel as soon as you started it) now and have always loved it but especially lately, they are a source of HUGE joy for me. I tend to watch them after a long work day while eating dinner. absolutely love them, continue to rock, i loveee your content.❤
I loved every minute of this video, wonderful😍
i know where I need to go when i visit london again! ive been to gays the word but haven't been to any of the others and didnt even know they existed - very excited to visit them in the future :D
i've only ever been to gays the word, but jim and the rest of the staff have always been so so lovely! such a great vibe and a great selection of books!
My TBR list exploded during this video…😊
Some new ones for me. A wonderful thought!
Hannah, you're on fire at the moment! I love all the videos you've made in the last few weeks! You're like a little niche of super random but super interesting and relatable and fun to watch videos :D
Need to take the list to the library ❤
Loved this video so much and I will definitely try to visit at least one of these places on my next visit to London!
I’ve been watching you for years but just have to comment to say how much your warm personality jumps off the screen in this video!!! You are so lovely to watch ❤
Absolutely loved this video! Highly recommend The Care Manifesto and The Vegetarian!!
Living for the book content because it's so inspiring even though I might not read all the books you show
Ah this is awesome! You are really smashing out incredible videos Hannah, I'm loving it. Brilliant stuff, and I definitely need to visit the children's sections of these!
Love this video! I had no idea about any of these bookshops and will certainly be making visits soon!
Loved this video and its content so so much! One day when I go to London, I know what bookshops I'm heading to!!
LOOOVED IT! NICE TO SEE YOU BACK ON YOUR OWN SHOES!!XXX
I really hope to visit gays the word one day. When i heard about it for the first time it sounded like heaven. When i was 14 to imagine there was a shop where i didnt have to search for the two-three queer books that was in the ya section but instead pick between all queer books?! Although i migjt not be able to visit gays the word for some time an lgbt bookshop opened in the region where i lived recently and it felt like a miracle because i had never thought that would be possible in my area. I feel so lucky to have access to that space, it creates visbility on a whole new level.
One of my good friends wrote Bi The Way so it's so cool to see it feature in your video! I highly recommend it.
Loving the new style videos and more out and about content 😊
What a brilliant look at a world I would likely never come in contact with.
Thank you Hannah for enriching my perspective and for a very interesting watch. Peace
Absolutely loved this!! ❤
love love love this video ❤️ and now it might be my life goal to open a radical queer bookshop
Such a fantastic video! My tbr just went up a few numbers.!
I love the video, thank you so much! Now I've got 13 more books on my shopping list 😄 I had so much fun watching that video and i would like to hear your opinion on them if you had read them ❤
Bookmarks is just round the corner from my office! I love it there!
Thank you for this marvelous video! Next time I`m in London I will check out each and everyone of those bookshops!!
next time I travel to England, I am definitely visiting some of these stores. According to this one person I follow who has a book club and is from the US, when she visited England, their books are way cheaper than they are here in the US. That, plus the sheer amount of cool bookstores and books in this video would just make me have no self control when it comes to buying books
I'd like to go to one, I struggle with sexuality
How did I not know about Bookmarx and Housmans? I'm sure Vaneet will also be very happy you highlight his new Bisexual Men Exist book too; great book.
@hannahwitton I'm guessing this reply (also seen on a bunch of your other comments with same reply to them, username @hannah_witton0) is a copycat trying to leech, or even phish users/scam somehow? Should probably report?
This was amazing! So interesting to see all the diversity in the bookshops and I definitely need to visit next time I'm in London :)
This is the perfekt video for me rn because I'm always looking for book recommendations (especially from knowledgable book sellers) and I'm combing to London this Summer and was planning to visit book shops like that
Ooh! 😃 I'm heading to London for Star Wars Celebration in a couple of weeks, I'll have to remember to visit these spots!
This is making me so happy and like rekindling my activist fire. Books ❤
I'm a bi and disabled children's author and I really wonder what the criteria is for being included in a shop like this? It was interesting to see the kids' sections in the book shops. I can see that they have some of my fave series that are similar to mine - so like Murder Most Unladylike has quite noteworthy representation in terms of having an Asian protagonist and a major character coming out as lesbian later on. But then there's something like Nevermoor which I would say is a lot more like my books in terms of just having a fairly diverse cast and a queer author.
I have to wonder if I just need to increase the visibility of these aspects in my books or of myself... But I really feel quite afraid of doing that based on so much negative past experience 😢
this is so refreshing to see, especially the part about books for children...I'm a US viewer and these kinds of books are getting banned left and right over here!
It’s so sad!
Loved this! ❤
On the topic of all things intersectional, let's keep wearing our masks indoors people! It's such a simple act of solidarity with those who are vulnerable to covid, as well as the growing population of folks navigating long covid.
I'm only at the first bookshop of the video and already I can tell going there would be dangerous for my wallet😅
Great video! It gave me some nice places to visit when in London.
Oh my, what a splendid video! Next time I'm in London (hopefully soon!) I have to visit at least one of them!
Absolutely love this!! Going to London next month so I saved everything 🤩 please have an art gallery crawl of the same style!?
Amazing video Hannah ! 💛🌼 All those librarians are so amazing! (also I want to buy every single book)
definitely need to visit some of these the next time i visit London!
Love love love this!
I'm not sure if the lovely book seller in Bookmarks mentioned it, but I would highly recommend Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism by Kristen R. Ghodsee for your upcoming video! All the best from Berlin, x
now I HAVE to go to London to peruse and buy books! 🙄💛🤷🏽♀️😂
Amazing to hear Shon Faye is their best selling author, especially since The Transgender Issue is such an important book right now in my eyes
Such a fantastic video!!
Hannah if you haven't come by cold intimacies the making of emotional capitalism by Eva Illouz for your video about sex and capitalism it might help. Her main thesis is that we are buying our ways into relationships - we prove our love through capitalism (buying expensive rings ect). I only read a few chapters for uni, but might have some directly related to sex - or at least to what sorrounds it (like romance)
Highly recommend everything by Cipher press, as recommended by the first bookshop!! Lovely to spot Nettleblack by Nat Reeve in the shop. This is my favourite book of all time, published by Cipher press last year. A book set in Victorian England featuring multiple sapphic and Non-binary characters solving mysteries and experiencing crushes! Great video!
oohh this was so cool!! notes taken for my next trip to london haha. cant wait for rowan to grow into a little feminist revolutionary
Reading tip! With regards to capitalism and sexuality/relationships: ‘Why love hurts’ by Eva Illouz
This was so fun to watch!! I would love to visit some of these spaces when I'm next in London, although I fear for my bank account when I do!
Ah, I adore everything about this video except that I am 15 hours away by plane! If you are into feminist sci fi, I recommend Joanna Russ, all of her stuff is older, from the 70s and 80s, but delicious. I especially like her short story collection, The Zanzibar Cat (1983).
Love this video! X
I live in Glasgow and there is such a good queer book shop called Category Is Books 🏳🌈
ahhh gay's the word is the best!!!
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Great video!! I only knew gay's the word so I'll definitely make time to drop by all the other ones! Though I work in Bloomsbury so I'll need to restrain myself from going too frequently for the sake of my wallet 😂
Thanks
Amazing video ❤
What an amazing video
*cries in living-in-homophobic-country cry *
literally tearing just seeing that queer bookshops exist
Id love to hear u talk about these books once uve read them (obviously it may be a fair while since ur busy with baby and life :D)
Omg cool, now I want to visit London
Why I'm learning English in Ukraine? Because my dream is to go to that shops and buy lots of books🥰, we don't have much something interesting about sex, LGBT, or feminism here ((( only a few books
So many wonderful bookshops to visit when I come back to London!