Angela’s Bookcase - Invidious

Angela’s Bookcase

📚 For readers who care less about reading more, and more about reading well.

Angela’s Bookcase is a space for building a reading life that lasts, shaped by attention, depth, and care rather than trends.

Here, I explore literary and historical fiction, along with books across genres that share those same qualities. I reflect on what makes a book worth our time, and share the analogue systems that help me read slowly and with intention.

Based in Australia, the channel moves with a seasonal reading rhythm across both hemispheres, with thoughtful recommendations throughout the year and a continued focus on Australian authors alongside a wider literary landscape.

You’ll find thoughtful recommendations, intentional reading projects, and reflections on the kinds of books that linger, that ask something of us, and that are worth returning to.

New videos weekly.

View channel on YouTube

Switch Invidious Instance

Videos

newest

oldest

popular

11:46

How I designed a reading project around one difficult book

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 days ago

1.8K views

12:22

These books care more about people than plot

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 week ago

3.2K views

11:15

I didn't expect these books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 2 weeks ago

2.2K views

16:57

What is a Commonplace Book? (and why I started one)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 3 weeks ago

4.6K views

10:24

Historical fiction that pulled me in

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 weeks ago

5.2K views

4:26

March Readalong Announcement | The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 weeks ago

640 views

10:06

I Built a Year-Long Reading Plan | 2026 Reading Goals

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 weeks ago

1.6K views

28:45

Everything I read over the summer break

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 weeks ago

1.3K views

28:16

The books that stayed with me this year (2025)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 3 months ago

7.6K views

22:45

My updated notebook system for 2026 📚 This is going to be fun!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 3 months ago

2.7K views

30:18

Planning my summer TBR 🌞 20+ books! Too ambitious?

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 3 months ago

1.8K views

21:00

Have I hit a slump? Historical fiction, young adult, classics

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 3 months ago

1.7K views

10:08

The Hobbit 🐑 Join me in middle earth as we visit the Shire

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 months ago

555 views

17:34

The End of the Year Book Tag 🏷️

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 months ago

1.7K views

51:29

Escape to NZ 🇳🇿📚 Spring Travel and Reading Vlog

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 4 months ago

1.5K views

19:26

My analogue notebook system (tools I use every day)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 5 months ago

34K views

17:21

My Favorite Books for Autumn 🍂 Curl Up & Get Lost

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 5 months ago

4.6K views

31:00

What I read in September 📚 Too many 5 stars to count!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 5 months ago

4.3K views

24:51

Reading Vlog | Road trip, reading update and antiquing

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 5 months ago

1.2K views

12:14

My go-to comfort reads for when life gets wild 😌

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 5 months ago

6.8K views

19:54

Bookish Chat 🌸 Wainwright Prize, current reads, secondhand books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 6 months ago

1.9K views

16:49

Reading Vlog 📚 Spring, Autumn & True Crime rabbit holes

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 6 months ago

1.1K views

21:20

What I read in August 📚 A mid month?

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 6 months ago

1.8K views

15:27

Tiny Books, HUGE Impact ✨ September's Best Quick Reads

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 6 months ago

3.7K views

12:17

Why I re-read my favourite books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 7 months ago

2.2K views

18:36

Rainy Day Reads ☔ My Ultimate Comfort Books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 7 months ago

12K views

10:05

TBR wheel chooses my August reads!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 7 months ago

1.1K views

29:46

What I read in July 📚 My new favourite author!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 7 months ago

4.6K views

20:51

Prioritise and refresh my TBR with me 👑

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 8 months ago

2.4K views

8:55

My favourite closing lines from books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 8 months ago

692 views

16:59

Books that helped me through grief

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 8 months ago

2.2K views

23:34

Everything I read in June 📚 How many 5 stars are too many?

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 8 months ago

3.7K views

10:30

Bookish Chat 💬 July Readalong Announcement!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 8 months ago

1K views

20:15

A mid-year reading reset (2025)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 9 months ago

1.7K views

32:31

Read with me for 30 minutes 📚 Cosy jazz and rain sounds (no ads)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 9 months ago

514 views

25:07

MAY READING WRAP UP | Speculative fiction, literary fiction, memoirs

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 9 months ago

2.7K views

13:52

5 mystery books with twists that reward careful reading

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 9 months ago

6.4K views

9:10

The Winning Title Book Tag

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 10 months ago

936 views

19:47

What 5 stars really means to me

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 10 months ago

967 views

10:45

If you loved these books, try these next

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 10 months ago

4.1K views

22:52

APRIL WRAP UP | Did I read every genre this month?

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 10 months ago

1.6K views

27:18

ITS MY BIRTHDAY | Come book shopping with me

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 11 months ago

1.4K views

12:39

Australian fiction that stays with you

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 11 months ago

1.3K views

20:56

Bookish Chat 🐛 New (backlisted) books, Stella and Women's Prize, Current Reads

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 11 months ago

1.3K views

16:22

MARCH WRAP UP | Non-fiction, historical fiction, Australian literature

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 11 months ago

1.4K views

28:59

READING VLOG 📖 Japan skiing trip, 2 new 5 star reads & so much food!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 11 months ago

922 views

10:26

Villains I love to hate (and why they work)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

913 views

17:03

How I actually read (my habits & quirks)

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.7K views

19:43

Your book recommendations | Historical fiction, literary fiction, non fiction, backlisted books

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.6K views

16:33

FEBRUARY READING WRAP UP | What a month of highs and lows

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

2K views

25:47

A well overdue bookhaul 📚

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.7K views

13:27

LOVE STORIES | Book and movie recommendations

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.6K views

14:45

6 literary novels that shaped my reading life

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

11K views

30:35

SUMMER READING WRAP UP | Historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, non fiction,

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.6K views

15:30

BOOK REVIEW | Australian Gospel by Lech Blaine

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

884 views

25:54

What I want more (and less) of in my reading life | 2025 Reading Goals

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1.3K views

27:38

My top books of 2024 ⭐ What a stellar year!

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

9.3K views

36:20

READING VLOG | I'll read 3 books before this video ends

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

1K views

24:31

End of the Year Book Tag

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

822 views

34:16

November Reading Wrap Up | Non fiction, Historical Fiction, DNF?

Angela’s Bookcase

Shared 1 year ago

2K views