Caturday Reads - Aug 27 - Brickmakers, Live Oak With Moss, 10 Days in a Madhouse, and Cowboy Fengs ReadBecca 2022-08-29 | This one got stuck in processing for more than a day, sorry for the delay!00:00 Book UpdatesBrickmakers by Selva Almada, trans. Annie McDermottLive Oak, With Moss by Walt Whitman, Illustrated by Brian Selznick - Full review youtu.be/S9Y8JISQNK4Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly, adapted by Brad Ricca, Illustrated by Courtney SiehCowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille by Steven BrustSolimar: Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Munoz RyanThe Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina, Lucy RandCrustaceans by William Meikle10:03 Life Updates13:30 RecommendationsBook Blather Kindness Tag - youtu.be/CoQfydK6DdP English Literature hosts Meet the Booktuber - youtu.be/xUjjf_0flAoPae's Book announcement - youtu.be/E3CUK9hgP2sJess Owens LegalTea on DOJ v PRH - youtu.be/Xk3WMq8yoNo16:38 Squirrel-y PSA20:50 Clips from my weekFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Everything I Read in September 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-10-16 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Oct 13 - Mossflower, Drinking from Graveyard Wells ReadBecca 2024-10-13 | 00:00 Books Read00:27 Mossflower by Brian Jacques05:06 Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu07:48 Watching UpdatesCulinary Class Wars S110:01 Life Updates11:24 RecommendationsAssembly Required with Stacey Abrams - youtu.be/zvztmUW06mE?si=0pBjnssZr4KtR2KQFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Shaketember & Framed! Readathon Wrap Up ReadBecca 2024-10-11 | 00:00 Intro00:54 Cats History of Modern Art02:22 Women in the Picture06:36 The Tempest11:56 Miranda in Milan14:08 Shakespeare's Restless WorldEnter Ghost - youtu.be/3_OshYIY-yMFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Phenomenal Woman Book Tag! ReadBecca 2024-10-08 | This tag was created by @MarilynMayaMendoza I was tagged by: @GinaStanyerBooks @novelideea @BookChatWithPat8668 I Tag: @LaRosaReads @louisesavidgemuses4135 Prompts1.Who is your favorite phenomenal woman author2. What book features your favorite phenomenal woman character3. If you were creating a book prize, which book by a phenomenal woman author would you choose4. Tag some phenomenal women booktubersBooks mentioned: Language of the Night by Ursula K Le GuinAnne of Greene Gables by LM MontgomeryLife on Other Planets by Aomawa Shields PhDFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Booktube Prize for Fiction 2024 | My Final Rankings! ReadBecca 2024-10-05 | Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
π October Pile of Possibilities! π ReadBecca 2024-10-03 | Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Everything I Read in August 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-10-01 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Sept 29 - Boys Weekend, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy ReadBecca 2024-09-30 | 00:00 Books Read00:44 Reluctant Heartthorb by Jackie Lau (for #shortyseptember )01:22 Heart and Hearth by Anna Klein (for #shortyseptember ) 02:34 Boy's Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky07:02 The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones14:21 Currently Reading15:01 Watching UpdatesMaster Chef S14Survivor S6 & S720:11 Life UpdatesFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Mid Month Book Bash Sept 2024 | Reading VLOG ReadBecca 2024-09-25 | Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Sept 21 - In, The Hummingbirds Gift, A Faith of Many Rooms ReadBecca 2024-09-22 | 00:00 Books Read00:33 In by Will McPhail (influenced by @Shellyish )02:33 The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery (for #shortyseptember )04:02 A Faith of Many Rooms by Debie Thomas (for #shortyseptember ) *vlog should be out next week05:51 Currently Reading06:43 Watching UpdatesGreat British Menu S8 & S907:54 end of format recap10:29 Life Updates15:23 RecommendationsHeather's brief primer on the Legend of Blodeuwedd - youtu.be/qV4bw5du-co?si=aX2FRQdoDlw9cJHQ&t=267ReligionforBreakfast on Bible Translations - youtu.be/ApTF7nwae24?si=4klJm3F6I9CHjSkwFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Sept 15 - What Feasts at Night, Lavash at First Sight, Best of World SF v3 ReadBecca 2024-09-16 | 00:00 Books Read00:28 BTP01:20 What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher05:00 Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni09:27 The Best of World SF v3 edited by Lavie Tidhar13:17 Currently Reading13:43 Watching UpdatesGreat British Menu S8Richard Osman's House of GamesDeadpool & Wolverine16:24 Life Updates17:53 RecommendationsJohn Elizabeth Stintzi Author Event - youtube.com/live/X5n9-GHfZgc?si=idXhoSKHo8qXCnjhEmily Fox Autumnal recs - youtu.be/n6BO2IiZHWw?si=H0VhhpK6rqnycQhoWillow Talks Books Autumnal recs - youtu.be/6HFFjjQzW4E?si=cvYr0VKf3k0cgQjzMercy's Bookish Mushings Autumnal recs - youtu.be/xbAW_JWpnTs?si=UAYPp_PUXgVu6GULNovel iDeea's Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/7XqBSKLFvqE?si=CGAJXS0rD8yNJOA-Beautiful Minutae's Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/vQSSEoojNQs?si=NrvHDF6Wbb5cQAdVIt Came From the Page Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/alzWyOV79OM?si=MjewV1xni_phgt74Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Sept 8 - Some Desperate Glory ReadBecca 2024-09-08 | 00:00 Books Read00:35 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh w/ @toweringtbr 09:54 Currently Reading10:35 Watching UpdatesDerry Girls S1-3Umbrella Academy S413:39 Life Updates16:00 RecommendationsReproductive Rights books/films - youtu.be/bvYjl0mqnbg?si=SJxB02mdzqdZhTwbFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
September TBR! π ReadBecca 2024-09-04 | As usual, we return for the monthly attempt to arrange more books to read than time in the day!Events Mentioned:Scientific September - youtu.be/CHW7kSq_U1M?si=G4EawIwRkKuak4WBFramed! in September - youtu.be/_3oJceCIpBQ?si=7eHShZnrmvWVkPtgShaketember - youtu.be/TeVhBpYUQhU?si=saiYZgQzLO6o5175Shorty September - youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=leQmrKzIkH1KoNiVBooks Mentioned:Some Desperate GloryWomen in the PictureMiranda in MilanThe Kraken SeaThe House of DroughtMossflowerThe Eyre AffairSpacecops: MindblastMiss Percy's GuideFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Aug 31 - The Housekeeper and the Professor, Elena Knows ReadBecca 2024-08-31 | 00:00 Books Read02:19 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder #WITMonth08:05 Elena Knows by Claudia Pinero, translated by Frances Riddle #WITMonth12:10 Currently Reading12:37 Watching UpdatesWicked little LettersAmbassadors14:55 Life Updates15:35 RecommendationsJolene & Lindy's Best CanLit Books discussion - youtu.be/wTP4ZpLsdUI?si=JR9S2ZYiOZqzFGy2Britta's WIT Favorites - youtu.be/zMQV5XBegQw?si=UwbLUD1VBOjUsAViKim on finding great booktubers - youtu.be/uLGAyvcF8Cc?si=Lf8ouxEasJx54qU6P. Djeli Clark & Ann Leckie in conversation - youtube.com/live/rtpp4iposfQ?si=8WvENxyJGPLKNsT0Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist reaction ReadBecca 2024-08-29 | More about the 2024 Le Guin prize - ursulakleguin.com/prize24Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Everything I Read in July 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-08-27 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Aug 25 - Conspirituality, Return to Eden ReadBecca 2024-08-26 | 00:00 Books Read01:28 Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker13:07 Return to Eden written & illustrated by Paco Roca, translated by Andrea Rosenberg18:02 Currently ReadingFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
MMBB VLOG Aug 2024 | Cozy-ish Mystery-ish reading + kittens! ReadBecca 2024-08-21 | Spend a boring and mundane weekend with me (and the cats) as I read a trio of books that are maybe cozy maybe mystery - ish.00:00 The plan for MMBB this weekend-ish07:36 Book 1 - Peg & Rose Stir Up Trouble13:05 Book 2 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives30:20 Book 3 - The Mimicking of Known SuccessesFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week - Mimicking of Known Successes, Kamogawa Food Detectives, Peg & Rose, & Custard Pudding ReadBecca 2024-08-19 | 00:00 Books Read00:42 The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood02:23 Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson03:57 The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older05:16 Lulu & Lala's Custard Pudding07:12 Currently Reading07:38 Watching updates7 Women and A Murder08:45 Life Updates15:22 RecommendationsSuey on Adults reading YA - youtu.be/boxbOcOLNAk?si=-4xGKQfXrap9TvIyPerspective on Death PhilosophyTube w/ Caitlin Doughty - youtu.be/rLfzO7Sbdc4?si=RQICPPFDzU9PP4CRFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Aug 11 - Beneath the Moon, Hell Bent & a DNF ReadBecca 2024-08-12 | 00:00 Books Read01:00 Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World by Yoshi Yoshitani03:34 Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (for #bigbooksummer ) Previous Ninth House discussion - youtu.be/11CHwRmhpFo?si=pEQXFJdPvoBMJU9D&t=41508:48 It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn19:33 Currently Reading20:58 Watching/Life updatesJet Lag: the Game - youtube.com/@jetlagthegameDragRace UniverseBargain Hunt26:43 RecommendationsHow to Start LeGuin - youtu.be/jd5IQv8Jank?si=k-p4ZQgwK2MwST6YWhat is Modernism? - youtu.be/0lzA6w9BSlg?si=yuwYndPS9-nV2OZkPregnancy in Austen - youtu.be/2TH-daVhBy0?si=yIAygXH75A1Do11LFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
It Isnt That Bad! - Book Tag ReadBecca 2024-08-06 | There are a lot of things we are told we shouldn't do as readers and, honestly, those things really aren't bad! The tag was created by @awebofstories I Tag:@LiterateTexan @actual-spinster @storiesofroa @ThoughtsOnTomes π Prompts:1. Do you dog-ear your books?2. Do you annotate your books?3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read?4. Do you listen to something while you read?5. Do you read in the bathroom?6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)?7. Do you DNF?8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book?9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)?10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space?BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library?
Bookish Week Aug 4 - Q and False & Other Stories, The Wee Free Men, γγ§γ³γ¬γΌγΏγ²γ ReadBecca 2024-08-05 | 00:00 Books Read00:16 γγ§γ³γ¬γΌγΏγ²γ | ChokoreΜta-hime by Motoshita Izumi01:29 Star Trek Explorer Presents: Star Trek "Q And False" And Other Stories - Anthology (for #booktrek )04:28 The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, Narrated by Stephen Briggs09:15 Currently Reading09:55 Life updates10:28 RecommendationsTranslated Fiction Tuesday - youtu.be/8wMMmbnZ2N0?si=qjN4md7sspMk-nMMFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
August TBR! π ReadBecca 2024-07-31 | Events mentioned:Booktube prize - booktubeprize.orgWIT Month - womenintranslation.orgGarbaugust - youtube.com/watch?v=yyJfFpWogwc #garbaugust Books mentioned:Elena KnowsThe Housekeeper and the ProfessorSpacecops MindblastThe Eyre AffairFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week July 28 - My Murder, The Exvangelicals ReadBecca 2024-07-28 | 00:00 Books Read00:16 My Murder by Katie Williams (influenced by @leandrathetbrzero )06:42 The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon15:26 Currently Reading15:58 Watching UpdatesGreat British Menu S7Defending the Guilty17:48 Life updates19:46 RecommendationsThe Importance of Fiction - youtu.be/KXWvcU5VPGc?si=sFlKXZH4pWpkZTd7Locus Award Ceremony - youtu.be/_Ss-a0UgRJo?si=abnIGCdKVyOw9HlPUrsula K Leguin shortlist - ursulakleguin.com/prize24Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Everything I Read in June 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-07-24 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week July 20 - Wild Diplomacy, Ninth House ReadBecca 2024-07-21 | 00:00 Books Read00:26 Mid Month Book Bash reads - Nonfiction on Doing Nothing In Praise of Wasting Time by Alan Lightman The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by HΓ©ctor GarcΓa & Francesc Miralles Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto, translated by Don Knotting Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan04:40 Wild Diplomacy by D.G. Redd06:54 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ( for #bigbooksummer )14:10 Currently Reading?15:04 Life updates18:07 RecommendationsShawn & Bob on the pressure to keep up - youtu.be/08KtsuofpCE?si=hJcqVndLfrcLwvIuFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
MMBB JUNE VLOG | doing nothing while reading non-fiction books on doing nothing ReadBecca 2024-07-18 | Spend a boring and mundane weekend with me (and the cats) as I read Rental Person Who Does Nothing, Praying with Jane Eyre, In Praise of Wasting Time, and Ichigo Ichie.Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Mid Year Book Freakout Tag! ReadBecca 2024-07-16 | πPromptsπ1. Best book youβve read so far2. Best sequel you've read so far3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year5. Biggest disappointment6. Biggest surprise7. Favourite new author (Debut or new to you)8. Newest fictional crush.9. Newest favourite character10. Book that made you cry11. Book that made you happy12. Best book to film adaptation you saw this year13. Favorite video you made this year so far14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Jun 14 - Half an Inch of Water, Wicked ReadBecca 2024-07-14 | 00:00 Books Read00:26 Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett03:08 Wicked by Gregory Maguire (for #bigbooksummer )11:10 Currently Reading11:46 Watching UpdatesThe Amazing Maurice12:48 Life updatesFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Jul 7 - Ten Planets, Bar Harbor Retirement, My Cat is More Impressive Than Your Baby ReadBecca 2024-07-08 | 00:00 Books Read00:26 Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman03:42 The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (and Their Muses) by Terri-Lynne DeFino09:33 Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby by Matthew Inman10:35 Currently Reading11:36 Watching UpdatesThe Bear S3WunderbarBodkin S114:10 Life updates15:20 RecommendationsSuey's 5 reasons you should read - youtu.be/4LjWwhmfcZQ?si=h4rUH4HBvEpqnNX2Infinite Text of Booktuber fears - youtu.be/iqJWuI5NZAw?si=CIhR0SIwYGUAWkIJFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Jun 29 - Wild Wynchesters, Civil Disobedience, The Strange Bird, Your Driver is Waiting ReadBecca 2024-06-30 | 00:00 Books Read00:42 The Modiste Mishap by Erica Ridley02:39 Nobody's Princess by Erica Ridley06:38 Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (influenced by @PoorPersonsBookReviewer )11:12 The Strange Bird by Jeff Vandermeer15:02 Your' Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns (influenced by @lindysmagpiereads @GunpowderFictionPlot )20:21 Currently Reading20:48 Watching UpdatesBridgerton S3 Part 2ThelmaScoopHannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda27:40 Life updates34:47 RecommendationsSo Mayer, Sarah Shin, and Theo Le Guin on Space Crone - youtu.be/3iJLXfYUbwU?si=peC73S9qDjLh7_MOLisa See Author Chat - youtube.com/live/rSB5lQhP6ks?si=GZcmidpi5zPb4l7rFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca00:00 Books Read
Reading Retrospective | Jan-June 2024 ReadBecca 2024-06-26 | Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week June 22 - Bulletproof Witch, Peg and Rose Solve a Murder ReadBecca 2024-06-23 | 00:00 Books Read00:21 Bulletproof Witch: The Delivery of Flesh by F.J. Blair (for #juneontherange )03:02 Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson09:11 Currently Reading09:29 Watching UpdatesWelcome to Wrexham S3Mom P.I. S111:35 Life updates12:40 RecommendationsToriTalks & KaysHiddenShelf discuss illness rep in fantasy: youtube.com/live/tV7uKWx-DmA?si=sjqfN3fmzhahC0MjFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca00:00 Books Read
Watch Later Tag | How do you watch booktube? ReadBecca 2024-06-19 | This tag was inspired by @awebofstories, who got me curious about the weird and wonderful ways we all organize what we want to watch here on booktube! π The Prompt πHow do you choose and organize your booktube watching? - Where do you browse videos? Home, Subscriptions, Channel pages, or somewhere else? - Do you add videos to queue/watch later/playlists or just click and watch? - What factors into your decisions to watch or add to playlist? - What order do you watch? By date published, date added, by channel, type of video, or some other priority? - Are there types or factors in videos that you skip?β¨ I Tag β¨@awebofstories @AaronReadABook @BookChatWithPat8668 @anotherbibliophilereads @MargaretPinard @LunaciaBooks @BandysBooks @LiterateTexan @mildrumpus @jimsbooksreadingandstuff @BernasBookishAdventures @MsReadsAlot @novelideea @ObscureBookAdventures @saintdonoghue Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week Jun 16 - Sitcom Star, Love & Saffron, So Many Beginnings ReadBecca 2024-06-16 | 00:00 Books Read00:57 Sitcom Star by Jackie Lau (influenced by @ThatsSoPoe )03:02 Love & Saffron by Kim Fay (influenced by@SupposedlyFun & for #readhistoricalfiction2024)07:00 So Many Beginnings by Bethany C Morrow (for #readhistoricalfiction2024)10:35 Currently Reading10:54 Watching Updates11:49 Life updates15:48 RecommendationsThelma youtu.be/B0NlEIXbjcw?si=_a_zvTBk2spizl0hBookworm youtu.be/-G09lIv0CT8?si=o5AMrXCXIIYyu4rlWe Were Dangerous youtu.be/R0mRPMX-WCc?si=5MrH2olJNNyHMub2Bandy's Books makes Gumbo! youtu.be/OWubHvyvRfo?si=Ign6k5rp8DY6KcvcFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
VLOG | Booktube Prize NF Group C | Pt 2 - Master Slave Husband Wife, Crossings, Built From the Fire ReadBecca 2024-06-15 | This is the VERY LONG fully uncut rambling version of my Booktube prize NonFiction Quarterfinal Group C reading experience, if you are looking for my abbreviated thoughts on the books and final rankings, they can be found here: youtu.be/u0oF2kBAxVkCheck out @BookTubePrize for more info.booktubeprize.org00:00 Book 4: Master Slave Husband Wife10:52 Book 5: Crossings13:58 Sculpture Park31:13 Book 6: Built From the Fire34:18 Lantern Festival
Everything I Read in May 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-06-11 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week June 8 - The City in the Middle of the Night, Murder Most Royal, Big Panda Tiny Dragon ReadBecca 2024-06-10 | 00:00 Books Read00:15 The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (for #transgirlapril #bigbooksummer )06:40 Big Panda, Tiny Dragon by James Norbury07:51 Murder Most Royal by S.J. Bennett14:34 Currently Reading15:04 Watching UpdatesGreat British Menu S5Fiesta en la Madriguera19:56 Life updates20:42 RecommendationsReligionforBreakfast on The Amish - youtu.be/iCFff38wPV8?si=SoVO2PqBt6-m0n6MInfinite Text on fun with words - youtu.be/Lcd5MkBGLh0?si=MFoofi0QyA3Y8LbhFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
VLOG | Booktube Prize NF Group C | Pt 1 - What An Owl Knows, Doppelganger, Memoir of My Former Self ReadBecca 2024-06-07 | This is the VERY LONG fully uncut rambling version of my Booktube prize NonFiction Quarterfinal Group C reading experience, if you are looking for my abbreviated thoughts on the books and final rankings, they can be found here: youtu.be/u0oF2kBAxVkCheck out @BookTubePrize for more info.booktubeprize.org00:00 Intro01:30 Assignment reaction05:30 Book 1 - What an Owl Knows21:15 Zoo Bird tour!25:07 Book 2 - Doppelganger50:46 Book 3 - Memoir of My Former Self57:57 Botanical Garden Tulips & Sakura!Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week June 1 - Hollow Places, Strike Your Heart, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Center Cannot Hold ReadBecca 2024-06-04 | 00:00 Books Read00:15 The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (for #horrormayhem)04:12 Strike Your Heart by AmΓ©lie Nothomb, translated by Alison Anderson (for #miserymay)08:15 Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington (for #miserymay) 12:13 The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. Saks (for #mentalhealthmay)18:23 Currently Reading18:51 Watching UpdatesQueenpins19:51 Life updates21:23 RecommendationsJennifer's How do you experience reading? - youtu.be/KbDjuOrWP8s?si=oYCzV0vA3C7TWeo7Katie's Visualisation, Subvocalisation and Reading - youtu.be/CP-T9PfEuYw?si=4O2chVBXWTETNBGAFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
2024 Booktube Prize Quarterfinals - Non-fiction Group C Rankings! ReadBecca 2024-06-02 | Check out @BookTubePrize for more info.booktubeprize.orgπ Books mentioned πWhat an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer AckermanCrossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben GoldfarbDoppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi KleinA Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary MantelBuilt from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street by Victor LuckersonMaster Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon WooFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
June TBR! π ReadBecca 2024-05-30 | This is my tentative books to be read list for June 2024. I promise nothing!Mentioned:#BigBookSummer - Summer readathon, books over 400 pages#juneontherange - Month long readathon focused on WesternsBooks:Half an Inch of WaterBulletproof WitchWickedMurder Most RoyalFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Horror Mayhem Book Tag! ReadBecca 2024-05-28 | This is an original tag for the Horror Mayhem readathon from @TheBookubus and I was tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668 Here are the prompts: 1- How and when did you get into horror? 2- What was the first horror book you read? 3- What horror related goodness can we expect from your channel?4- Do you have any favorite themes or subgenre within horror? 5- Name an underrated horror novel or author 6- Name an overrated horror novel or author 7- Recommend 3 of your favorite horror novels 8- Recommend a book for someone who is new to the horror genre9- Are there any book to film adaptions that you particularly loved or hated? 10- How do you discover new, or new to you, horror books? 11- What was the last horror book that you bought? 12- What horror book is at the top of your wishlist? 13- Tag others!Find me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Bookish Week May 26 - Mislaid in Parts Half Known, House of Dreams, Radical Love ReadBecca 2024-05-26 | 00:00 Books Read01:07 Mislaid In Parts Half Known by Sea an McGuire04:56 House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg, illustrated by Julie Morestad 10:54 Radical Love by Zachary Levi (for #mentalhealthmay )21:22 Currently Reading21:56 Life Updates26:21 Watching UpdatesMaking the Cut S1-3Hamilton: One Shot to BroadwayFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Read It & See It - Degas: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (re-post w/ sound correction) ReadBecca 2024-05-22 | Join me to explore the history of this piece of art and the context around it, then make a visit to see it! Little Dancer Aged Fourteen by Camille Laurens, translated from French by Willard Wood+Tour the SLAM collection online - slam.org/collection/objects
Bookish Week May 18 - Wired for Love, The OUT Side ReadBecca 2024-05-19 | 00:00 Books Read00:30 Wired for Love by Stephanie Cacioppo05:05 The OUT Side collected by The Kao (influenced by @lindysmagpiereads )08:21 Watching updatesAutistic Bikini QueenBridgerton S3 P111:28 Life Updates14:39 RecommendationsLWT: Libraries - youtu.be/42xZB80sZaI?si=qkKR7qk6qr4yuzvMWillow Classics Roast - youtu.be/0wtau4Cs4ss?si=Ag-q-2c4yh3zBJOBFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
Everything I Read in April 2024 - π₯ HOT OR NOT β ? ReadBecca 2024-05-15 | My HOT OR NOT rating scale is roughly:π₯ 4-5 Starsπ 2.5-3.5 Starsβ DNF-2 StarsFind me on Goodreads - goodreads.com/readxbecca
