Nervous System by Lina Meruane | an attempted book review @beatingaroundthebooks

Beating around the Books In which I try to review Nervous System by Lina Meruane, translated by Megan McDowell, my favourite read of the year so far.
Lots of quotes, not a lot of coherent thoughts.

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Nervous System by Lina Meruane | an attempted book review

Beating around the Books 2021-10-22 | In which I try to review Nervous System by Lina Meruane, translated by Megan McDowell, my favourite read of the year so far.
Lots of quotes, not a lot of coherent thoughts.

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ADHD Myths & Late Diagnosis | Why ADHD may be trending but isnt a trend

Beating around the Books 2022-10-26 | In which I talk about getting diagnosed with ADHD at 34, common ADHD misconceptions, misdiagnosis in women and, as usual, go off on tangents...

*Time Stamps*
0:09 Intro
03:19 Why did seek an ADHD diagnosis?
05:00 Barriers to diagnosis
08:48 Perfectionism & Fear of Failure
09:49 Neurotypical advice for neurodivergent people: a recipe for failure
10:43 Harmful Messages 1
11:20 Harmful Messages 2 (Rant begins)
11:55 Uni Counsellor not up to the task
13:48 Big life changes exacerbate ADHD symptoms
14:29 Harmful messages 3
15:33 ADHD is not a trend
17:19 Reasons for rising numbers of ADHD diagnoses
18:34 Executive Dysfunction isn't limited to ADHD
19:50 Misdiagnosis & Medical Bias
21:09 Medication Stigma
22:15 Untreated ADHD: Higher Risk of Addiction
23:14 (End of rant) Seeing an ADHD specialist, finally!
26:25 Help me: Your Questions & Recommendations Wanted
27:30 Outro

*Great ADHD Youtubers*
@HowtoADHD
@theadhdadults
@WhatintheADHD
@Catieosaurus

*Helpful German Videos*
Guter Überblick bei @psychologeek_funk: youtube.com/watch?v=GmWKj3IPF3M
und bei @lunarjess: youtube.com/watch?v=p31sd5zlIEA&t=1425s
sehr ausführlich aus Expertensicht: "ADHS im 21. Jahrhundert": youtu.be/o4ry0p8taWA

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Non-Fiction November TBR 2022

Beating around the Books 2022-10-21 | In which I talk about my TBR or Pile of Possibilities for #NonfictionNovember and get interrupted by my rambunctious cat...

Nonfiction November is hosted by the brilliant @abookolive youtu.be/8HG1QL3wN6E

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles
Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee
Luftkrieg und Literatur by W.G. Sebald (English title: On the Natural History of Destruction)
On Photography by Susan Sonntag
Data Power: Radical Geographies of Control and Resistance by Jim E. Thatcher and Craig M. Dalton
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Das geheime Leben der Bäume by Peter Wohlleben (English title: The Hidden Life of Trees)
The Seven Ages of Death by Richard Shepherd
Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli

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September Reading Wrap-up | a 2022 reading highlight and a DNF

Beating around the Books 2022-10-08 | ...in which I wrap up my September 2022 reading, most of which was part of #ShortySeptember.

Other Videos Mentioned:

@MarcNash's Friday Reads that includes Wolfgang Hilbig's I: youtu.be/UK7crzWazMo
Reading Vlog with mini reviews of All Yours and Bear: youtu.be/DU1QwdE2d74
Borges' Fictions discussion with Marc: youtu.be/QJo4oiOKoM0

Shorty September Hosts:
@pastorytime2683 youtu.be/-WaEz-693cU
@TooManyHeathers youtu.be/DpkJ7mYWrnY

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France
Bear by Marian Engel
Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley
"Ich" by Wolfgang Hilbig, English title: 'I' translated by Isabel Fargo Cole
The Shame by Makenna Goodman
Travesty by John Hawkes
We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner

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Short Story Classics Worth Your Time? Discussing Borges Fictions with Marc Nash | Part 1

Beating around the Books 2022-09-30 | ...in which @MarcNash and I discuss The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges (the first collection in Fictions)

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, transl. by Andrew Hurley uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9780141183848
bookshop.org/a/87157/9780802130303
The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges, transl. by Andrew Hurley uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9780141183831
bookshop.org/a/87157/9780142437889
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9780385603102
bookshop.org/a/87157/9780375703768
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781911585176
28 Far Cries by Marc Nash (this one contains the flash fiction piece on Ur-language) bookshop.org/a/87157/9781500196745

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Remember to leave room for that tome you wont read all summer: Travelling with Books Tag

Beating around the Books 2022-09-27 | The original tag is by @GinaStanyerBooks youtu.be/7inexY0fWOU
I was tagged by @bighardbooks770 youtu.be/BtNGWR2_dZo

I tag:
@BobTheBookerer
@AnnNovella
@BookTimewithElvis

PROMPTS:
1- do you read when you travel?
2- do you travel with paper books?
3- do you travel with an e-reader?
4- how many books do you pack when you travel?
5- does where you go or how long your are traveling impact the amount/type of books you take?
6- do you buy books when traveling or visit bookshops/libraries?
7- tag some travelers!

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#TagTuesday #booktube

Shorty September Reading Vlog | Pineiro, Engel, Borges...

Beating around the Books 2022-09-22 | ...in which I vlog about 4 of my #ShortySeptember reads, briefly take you to the library and share my holiday book packing deliberations.

Shorty September Hosts:
@pastorytime2683 youtu.be/-WaEz-693cU
@TooManyHeathers youtu.be/DpkJ7mYWrnY
The fantastic prompt sheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1e5sX_aiDyu6g6W1nR3xf02RpmNdKWknj/view

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France
Bear by Marian Engel
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley
Travesty by John Hawkes
"Ich" by Wolfgang Hilbig, English title: 'I' translated by Isabel Fargo Cole

Park by Marius Goldhorn
In Transit: Poems of Travel, edt. by Sarah Jackson and Tim Youngs
28 Far Cries by Marc Nash
We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner

Other BookTubers mentioned:
@MarcNash

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Reading Vlog | Getting out of a Reading Slump

Beating around the Books 2022-08-05 | In which I try new things to get out of my reading slump: vlogging (not very successfully) and following the draw of shiny (short) new baubles.

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Another Country by James Baldwin
Seeing Red by Lina Meruane, transl. by Megan McDowell
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Adibas by Zaza Burchuladze, transl. by Guram Sanikidze
The Rooftop by Fernanda Trias, transl. by Annie McDermott
The Place of Scraps by Jordan Abel
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, transl. by Angela Rodel

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August TBR | Women in Translation Pile of Possibilities & Recommendations

Beating around the Books 2022-07-31 | In which I tell you about my upcoming buddyreads in August and talk about some potential reads & recommendations for Women in Translation Month.

English article about May Ayim (incl. some translated poems): gerlindinstitute.org/resources/articles/Ayim_FLANC.pdf

Unfortunately, the individual reviews of May Ayim's work by @booksbyleynes aren't available anymore, but here are a few videos that include her books:

youtube.com/watch?v=DuDYy5GJjkE&t=59s
youtube.com/watch?v=5oYSIKEP8Fw
youtube.com/watch?v=g-apsdgL_ko

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
Time After Time by Marc Nash

#WIT Titles

*Forgot to mention the buddyread choice for the WIT Readathon:
Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko, transl. by Halyna Hryn (the audio which conveniently is available on Scribd: scribd.com/audiobook/237870604/Fieldwork-in-Ukrainian-Sex )

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, transl. by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (audio also on Scribd: scribd.com/audiobook/556519274/Drive-Your-Plow-Over-the-Bones-of-the-Dead-Unabridged - Referral Link*: scribd.com/g/7mu2xu )
Das kunstseidene Mädchen by Irmgard Keun (English: The Artificial Silk Girl, transl. by Katharina von Ankum)
All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Miranda France
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Frances Riddle
Exteriors by Annie Ernaux, transl. by Tanya Leslie
The Years by Annie Ernaux, transl. by Alison Strayer
Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector, transl. by Stefan Tobler
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette
Theatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic, transl. by Frances Riddle
The Rooftop by Fernanda Trías, transl. by Annie McDermott
Blues in Schwarz und Weiß by May Ayim (English: Blues in Black and White, transl. by Anne Adams)

|| Booktubers Mentioned ||

@booksimnotreading
@bighardbooks770
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
@SpringboardThought
@BobTheBookerer
@MarcNash
@EveryoneWhoReadsitMustConverse
@shawnbreathesbooks

Hosts of the #WITReadathon & announcement videos:

@MatthewSciarappa youtube.com/watch?v=KnHeDbXhsxA&t=61s
@InsertLiteraryPunHere youtube.com/watch?v=uiuuFYWAkGE&t=1s
@KendraWinchester youtube.com/watch?v=Sb67xwOZYDo

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Mid Year Check In Tag 2022

Beating around the Books 2022-07-14 | Original by Harriet Rosie: youtube.com/watch?v=wgecnTP-zjA
and Dane Cobain: youtube.com/watch?v=gJREPL7S1_s&t=85s

I saw this on@EricKarlAnderson's channel: youtube.com/watch?v=MCJ9enHG-eg

Other Videos mentioned:
Talking Books with @BobTheBookereryoutube.com/watch?v=IOYPeQ_f13M
Secondhand book haul with @MarcNash youtube.com/watch?v=yKggiSj2SNA

****Other Booktubers mentioned***
@SpringboardThought
@CourtneyFerriter

~~~Books Mentioned~~~
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
Khalil by Yasmina Khadra
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
The Colony by Audrey Magee
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, transl. by Frances Riddle

QUESTIONS:
1. How many books have you read so far this year?
2. What’s your favourite book so far this year?
3. What’s your most disappointing book so far this year?
4. What genre have you read most this year?
5. Name a favourite newly discovered author.
6. Name the most surprisingly good book you’ve read.
7. Name your favourite (and most anticipated) 2022 releases.
8. What’s your next big priority for your reading?
9. What’s been your bookish highlight?
10. Who do you tag?

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London Book Haul pt. 2 aka The Generosity of BookTubers

Beating around the Books 2022-07-05 | In which I show you part 2 of my London book haul, courtesy of @BobTheBookerer and @MarcNash

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erik's on Pasaribu (transl. by Tiffany Tsao)
We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner
Night As It Falls by Jakuta Alikavazovic (transl. by Jeffrey Zuckerman)
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei (transl. by Ari Larissa Heinrich)
Musos by Charlene Elsby
The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn (transl. by Christina Svendsen)
I Am Sovereign by Nicola Barker
The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion by Kei Miller

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a catch-up, a thank you and some very green English countryside

Beating around the Books 2022-07-02 | Trying to explain why I disappeared, mostly rambling instead.

If you're interested in that ADHD blog I mentioned in the video, here are two of my posts for it:
getinflow.io/post/task-avoidance
getinflow.io/post/adhd-hobbies-and-interests

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Talking Books with Bob the Bookerer

Beating around the Books 2022-06-23 | ...in which @BobTheBookerer and I chat about our latest, current and future reads - although this is so late that he's probably read about 50 other books in the meantime.

Booktubers Mentioned
@SpringboardThought
@MarcNash
@CourtneyFerriter

Books Mentioned

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini
Psychros by Charlene Elsby
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei (transl. by Ari Larissa Heinrich)
The Public Burning by Robert Coover
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Mona by Pola Oloixarac (transl. by Adam Morris)
The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn (transl. by Christina Svendsen)

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#RecentReads

went to London, met Marc Nash, bought books | the randomness of secondhand bookshops

Beating around the Books 2022-05-31 | In which @MarcNash and I share our book haul

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza (transl. by Thomas Bunstead)
The Ingenious Gentleman and Poet Federico García Lorca Ascends to Hell by Carlos Rojas (transl. by Edith Grossmann)
The Gap of Time by Jeannette Winterson
The Death of the Author by Gilbert Adair
Into the War by Italo Calvino (transl. by Martin L. McLaughlin)
The Conquerors by André Malraux
Mortal Coil: A Short History of Living Longer by David Boyd Haycock
The System of Vienna: From Heaven Street to Earth Mound Square by Gert Jonke (transl. by Vincent Kling)
How To Read Water: Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea by Tristan Gooley
Confabulations by John Berger

How to be both by Ali Smith
Slapstick or Lonesome No More by Kurt Vonnegut
Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo
On Photography by Susan Sontag
Attrib by Eley Williams
The Council of Egypt by Leonardo Sciascia (transl. by Adrienne Foulke)
Cain's Book by Alexander Trocchi
Distant Light by Antonio Moresco (transl. by Richard Dixon)
adibas by Zaza Burchuladze (transl. by Thomas Wiedling)

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#bookhaul

Announcing FITZUARY: Fitzcarraldo Readalong | Minor Detail | Ill Feelings

Beating around the Books 2022-01-26 | In which I announce #Fitzuary, the Fitzcarraldo Editions Readathon in February.

***I forgot to mention two other book readalongs that Kieran will be hosting: Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones and Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor***

Join my Discord: discord.gg/7gzeyCY8s4
Kieran's Discord via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/kdbooks
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CO-HOSTS

Kieran @kdbooks youtu.be/3xS9RTtShwM
Bob the Bookerer youtu.be/BEPhb645qgc

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Ill Feelings by Alice Hattrick
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tocarczuk
The Years by Annie Ernaux
Septology by Jon Fosse

If you're taking part and making videos or other social media content, please use the hashtag #Fitzuary so we can compile a playlist.

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Buddyread with me & other Reading Plans for 2022

Beating around the Books 2022-01-03 | In which I invite you to join me for some buddyreads in the next few months and ask for poetry recommendations.

~~~ Books Mentioned ~~~

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Tower by Bae Myung-hoon, transl. by Sung Ryu
The Keening by Margaret Pinard
Hey Bert by Roberto Pastore
A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson
is, thinks pearl by Julia Bird*
In Transit: Poems of Travel by Sarah Jackson and Tim Youngs (eds.)*
What the House Taught Us by Anne Bailey*

*kindly sent to me by The Emma Press theemmapress.com

--- BookTubers Mentioned ---

Bob the Bookerer youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer
Courtney Ferriter youtube.com/c/CourtneyFerriter
Margaret Pinard youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard
Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg

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#BuddyReads #FitzcarraldoFebruary

The Ratings and Reviews Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-12-07 | Originally created by Scott & Nelle @ Gunpowder, Fiction and Plot: youtu.be/IuynyN67WI4
Discussion video: youtu.be/XAIRew-qVOg

I was tagged by Marc Nash: youtu.be/ZTrp3ftyZcc

What kind of reader am I: youtu.be/q4pML2CtQAg
Brian's original video: youtu.be/fvT-m5RODCM

I TAG:

Mishelle Lexi youtube.com/channel/UCboGrYXHeVXAxTpn7bGJqug
Rosie Cockshutt youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
Samantha @ Paper Knot Books youtube.com/user/illustratorsam
Jolene @ Bookworm Adventure Girl youtube.com/c/BookwormAdventureGirl

PROMPTS:

1. Tag folks.
2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response?
3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself?
4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not?
a. If YES
i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system?
ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books?
b. If NO
i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews?
ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking?
5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”?
6. What book that you hated have you recommended?
7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation?
8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment?
9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR?
10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good?
11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?

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November Reading Wrap-up | House of Leaves Readalong Discord | #NonfictionNovember

Beating around the Books 2021-12-03 | House of Leaves Readalong: discord.gg/7gzeyCY8s4

Katja Weinert's latest Discworld readalong announcement: youtu.be/5VDnxiTPP5U

***BookTubers mentioned***
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books

~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Gut by Giulia Enders
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel
Notes to Self by Emilie Pine
Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
Gegenwartsbewältigung by Max Czollek
Die letzten Tage des Patriarchats by Margarete Stokowski
Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

How to read House of Leaves | What is ergodic literature? [CC]

Beating around the Books 2021-11-20 | In which I attempt to explain my thoughts on reading guides for House of Leaves, using a very surface level understanding of the term 'ergodic literature'.

The book I took the introduction from is
Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen Aarseth

Please come and join the readalong!
Join the Discord: discord.gg/7gzeyCY8s4
Find me on Voxer: web.voxer.com/u/beatingaroundthebooks

It will be from Dec '21 to Jan '22 and we'll take it at a leisurely pace, so you'll hopefully be able to fit it into a busy reading schedule.

#HouseOfLeaves #readalong #groupread #buddyread

Non-Fiction Audiobook Recommendations | #NonFictionNovember

Beating around the Books 2021-11-17 | In which I recommend 14 non-fiction audiobooks and one podcast for #NonFictionNovember.

In the video I forgot to match the books to this year's prompts, so let me try and do it here... Some of these worked for two prompts, a few are a bit of a stretch if not impossible to fit anywhere.

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~~~Books Mentioned~~~

*) Books marked with * were available on scribd at the time of recording.
^) only ebook available on scribd

Brown Baby by Nikesh Shukla* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner* youtu.be/5VA4Vf8v_Vw

COLLECTION
Constellations by Sinead Gleeson* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About edited by Michele Filgate*

INDUSTRY
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe* youtu.be/mWK3b4Q6VDY
youtu.be/mWK3b4Q6VDY
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris^ youtu.be/M0cN7iUpFuY
Consent by Vanessa Springora*

STYLE
My Broken Language by Quiara Alegria Hudes* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk
A Still Life by Josie George youtu.be/7BLx9HiJLHs

TREATMENT
Consent by Vanessa Springora* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo
Constellations by Sinead Gleeson* youtu.be/LTtcknH-fRk
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig* youtu.be/ab3PJVP0TCo
A Still Life by Josie George youtu.be/7BLx9HiJLHs
Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes*
24 Hours in Ancient Rome by Philip Matyszak^
24 Hours in Ancient Athens by Philip Matyszak^
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris^ youtu.be/M0cN7iUpFuY
Gut: The Inside Story of our body’s most underrated organ by Giulia Enders^

Podcast rec: Huberman Lab Podcast hubermanlab.com

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The Discworld Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-11-14 | In which I do Katja's Discworld Tag and tell you about our readalong of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett again.

I was tagged by the creator Katja Weinert: youtube.com/watch?v=sRn_GhDz29I

Readalong Announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=VGqhL2odpbo&t=6s

Rosie Cockshutt: youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
Scott @ Gunpowder, Fiction and Plot: youtube.com/channel/UCWyPjOR4heQ9urvB3eOZJOw

PROMPTS

1. THE WITCHES
What is your favourite story where the so-called odd folk are far kinder than normal folk?

2. THE CITY WATCH
Your favourite police procedural, or sleuthing story where the hero(es) create(s) nearly as much drama as the villains

3. DEATH
What is your favourite story that moves away from painting death as life’s ultimate villain?

4. MOIST VON LIPWIG
What is your favourite story featuring the ultimate anti-hero?

5. RINCEWIND/THE WIZARDS
What is your favourite story featuring eccentric academics or academic institutions?

6. TIFFANY ACHING & THE NAC MAC FEEGLES
What is your favourite coming of age story?

7. DISCWORLD
What story has some of the best world-building elements you can think of?

FUN FACT BEFORE THE FINAL BIT: Going Postal doesn’t have a Chapter 8 and instead has chapter 7A between chapters 7 and 9

7A. TAG PEOPLE
Fraser Simons – Springboard Thought youtube.com/c/FraserSimons
Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbg
Summer @ Cozy Reading with Quaker Cats youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA
Mishelle Lexi youtube.com/c/MishelleLexi
Mark @Book Time with Elvis youtube.com/c/BookTimewithElvis

GOING POSTAL READ-ALONG Find details for the Going Postal Read-along using the hashtag #GoingPostalTP2021

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October Wrap-up Part 2 | Austerlitz dreamlike prose, disaster women, 1st #NonFictionNovember read

Beating around the Books 2021-11-08 | In which I wrap up the second half of my October reading.

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

M Train by Patti Smith
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura (translated by Lucy North)
Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald
Hysteria by Jessica Gross
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Luster by Raven Leilani
The Dissent of Annie Lang by Ros Franey
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Severance by Ling Ma

°°°BookTubers Mentioned°°°

Bert @PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg
Brian @ Bookish youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Courtney Ferriter youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw

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Going Postal Readalong | #GoingPostalTP2021 | Discworld

Beating around the Books 2021-11-05 | In which I announce the readalong of Terry Pratchett's 33rd Discworld novel Going Postal.
Feel free to comment on this video or any others (incl. the live chats) by the hosts if you're taking part.

Join the Discord: discord.gg/zB8Q6tjC

LIVE CHATS on 12th Nov and 19th Nov at 6 pm EST, 11 pm GMT, 12 pm CET, 9 am ACT

HOSTED BY
Katja Weinert youtube.com/watch?v=VGqhL2odpbo

CO-HOSTS
Rosie Cockshutt youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
Scott @ Gunpowder, Fiction and Plot youtube.com/channel/UCWyPjOR4heQ9urvB3eOZJOw

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The B Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-10-26 | In which I finally do The B Tag with a 5 month delay.

I was tagged by Jim, who's also the creator of this youtube.com/watch?v=5OfDzdyMoWE&t=2s

Nervous System Review: youtu.be/0eHU-xFzARQ
Bookshelf Tag: youtu.be/H4oOjGtx9_8

The Prompts
1. B is for Bildungsroman. Do you have a favourite bildungsroman (or coming of age story)?
2. B is for Beach (be careful how you pronounce it!). What would you recommend for a beach read?
B is for Beagle, not a prompt but a chance to see our Beagle, Abby.
3. B is for Best. What is the best book you have read this year so far?
4. B is for Bookshop or Bookstore? Do you have a favourite Bookstore?
5. B is for Banned Books? Is there any book you think should be banned?
6. B is for Bible? What is your favourite book of the Bible and what trigger warnings do you think it should have?
7. B is for Bookshelf. Show me your bookshelf/bookshelves.
8. B is for Brazil. Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist has been translated into 70 languages, have you read any Paolo Coelho and if so what did you think of his book(s)?

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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski | Readalong Announcement

Beating around the Books 2021-10-23 | In which I announce a readalong of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves.

Please come and join us!
Find me on Voxer: web.voxer.com/u/beatingaroundthebooks

It will be from Dec '21 to Jan '22 and we'll take it at a leisurely pace, so you'll hopefully be able to fit it into a busy reading schedule.

Fraser Simons - Springboard Thought youtube.com/c/FraserSimons

Co-hosts to be announced.

#HouseOfLeaves #readalong #groupread #buddyread

The End of The Year Book Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-10-19 | Original by Ariel Bissett: youtube.com/watch?v=UddPv6ROQXk

I got the pub date for Stanisic's Where You Come From wrong:
UK pub date: 4th Nov
US pub date: 7th Dec

Questions

Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?
Have you already started making reading plans for 2022?

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Severance by Ling Ma
M Train by Patti Smith
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes)
Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartet
Herkunft by Sasa Stanisic (English title: Where You Come From, translated by Damion Searls)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
The Years by Annie Ernaux
Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson

I Tag:

Bob the Bookerer youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer
Fraser Simons youtube.com/channel/UClLuAgDLJoPjBDOZqpAlWtQ
Brandon's Bookshelf youtube.com/channel/UCTXu9okJfXLuQTP0AhT9bSw
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Pae @ Attention! youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw

Other Booktubers & Bookstagrammers Mentioned

Julia @wortknistern: instagram.com/wortknistern
Alba @ seriela youtube.com/user/seriela
Sian and Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg
Brian @ Bookish youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Courtney Ferriter youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg

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October Mid-Month Wrap-Up

Beating around the Books 2021-10-16 | In which I wrap up the books I read in the first half of the month. Given the length of this I'm seriously considering weekly videos after all.

I feel like I didn't do a very good job describing Parakeet, so please have a look at these two much more coherent reviews by...

Matthew Sciarappa youtu.be/ixflkszjUVU
Marc Nash youtu.be/WfscIyQr7XY

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Aller Tage Abend by Jenny Erpenbeck (English title: The End of Days)
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk
Desintegriert euch by Max Czollek
Passing by Nella Larson
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino

***BookTubers Mentioned***

Matthew Sciarappa youtube.com/channel/UCb7srjyBRVjcGpf2LJS7pQQ
Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg

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Non-Fiction November 2021 TBR | Pile of Possibilities

Beating around the Books 2021-10-12 | In which I share my choices for a #NonFictionNovember TBR or, a term this mood reader prefers, PoP - Pile of Possibilities

NonFiction November Announcement video by abookolive youtu.be/63vihsyADUY

Max Czollek's essay in English translation https://transit.berkeley.edu/2020/czollekcho-polizzi/

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Collection:
Blueberries by Elena Savage
Disability Visibility ed. by Alice Wong
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles

Industry:
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

Style:
The Years by Annie Ernaux
Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon

Treatment:
Gegenwartsbewältigung by Max Czollek
The Way We Survive by Catriona Morton

***BookTubers Mentioned***

Rebecca Eats Books youtu.be/q4-5B5o7w44

Siân @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg

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September Reading Wrap-Up | DNFs, motherhood, creativity & connection, dark obsessions

Beating around the Books 2021-10-09 | In which I belatedly wrap up my September Reading.

Book discussion with Bob the Bookerer: youtu.be/POD9FiJye7Q

Holiday Reading Wrap-Up: youtu.be/5VA4Vf8v_Vw

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman
Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes
Paul by Daisy Farage
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
On Connection by Kae Tempest
Spilt Milk by Courtney Zoffness
Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (dt.: Adressat Unbekannt, transl. by Dorothee Böhm)
How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Tell them of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Énard (transl. by Charlotte Mandell)
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash
The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges (transl. by Andrew Hurley)
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Dunkler Frühling by Unica Zürn (English title: Dark Spring, transl. by Caroline Rupprecht)
Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes)
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

***Booktubers Mentioned***

Bob the Bookerer youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Brian @ Bookish youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Courtney Ferriter youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg
Daniel @ Guilty Feat youtube.com/channel/UC8xGNjmdTgg1LxeQzacU5hQ

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The How Do You Find Time to Read Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-10-05 | Originally* created by Working Man Reads youtube.com/watch?v=wUHKPmn_VWg&t=0s

*In the video I named someone else as the original creator, as I lazily took this info from Mark's video. However, that video is unavailable now, and it looks like the above linked one is the actual creator.

Seen on these channels:

Gina Stanyer youtube.com/watch?v=3ntIBpRcf

Booktime with Elvis youtube.com/watch?v=IoqoD8XkktE

QUESTIONS:

Question 1 Where is your favourite place to read?
Question 2 Do you read every day?
Question 3 Do you read out loud to any family members?
Question 4 Your favourite career for a main character to have? (give an example of a book that has that job in it)
Question 5 Do you read at work? (Audiobook or other)
Question 6 Tell me what book you are going to read today. Also tag someone to do the tag.

I tag:

Chloe H: youtube.com/channel/UCiVT5Nx8111wShFY3vz30Lg
Bob the Bookerer: youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer

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Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash | Experimental Fiction | ft. Bob the Bookerer

Beating around the Books 2021-09-30 | In which the lovely Bob the Bookerer and I discuss our buddyread of Three Dreams in the Key of G by BookTube's very own Marc Nash.

Bob the Bookerer:
youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer

Marc Nash:
youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw

Marc Nash reading The Etiquette of Party Goody Bags:
youtube.com/watch?v=eL2_ANfyLZQ

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

Marc Nash - Three Dreams in the Key of G

Mark Z Danielewski - House of Leaves

Mark Z Danielewski - Only Revolutions

Jennifer Johnston - Shadows On Our Skin

James Joyce - Ulysses

Jordan Tannahill - The Listeners

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Holiday Reading Wrap Up | beautiful prose, books about ideas, wonderful wordplay | read with me?

Beating around the Books 2021-09-27 | In which I wrap up my recent holiday reads, ask a few questions regarding filming schedules and contemplate a buddy/group reading project for next year (including Toni Morrison's Beloved).

Discussion with Bob the Bookerer on Three Dreams in the Key of G: youtu.be/POD9FiJye7Q

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Enard (transl. by Charlotte Mandell)
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash
The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges (transl. by Andrew Hurley)
Mac & His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (transl. by Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes)
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Dunkler Frühling by Unica Zürn (English translation: Dark Spring)
Beloved by Toni Morrison

***Booktubers Mentioned***

Bob the Bookerer youtube.com/c/BobTheBookerer
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Pae @ Attention! youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg

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August Reading Wrap-up | a highlight of the year, a brilliant debut and some mediocre non-fiction

Beating around the Books 2021-09-12 | In which I belatedly wrap up my month of reading in August and recommend a film adaptation of a German classic.

Fabian: Going to the dogs trailer (English subtitles) imdb.com/title/tt13846414

***Booktubers and Bookstagrammers Mentioned***

Ros @ Scallydandling about the books talking about her Women in Translation reading (incl. Nervous System): youtube.com/watch?v=RY1EV4Fkov8

Nathi @bookepiphanies (Instagram): instagram.com/bookepiphanies

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

North Korea Confidential by Daniel Tudor and James Pearson
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
Nervous System by Lina Meruane (translated by Megan McDowell)
We Need To Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba
One Of Them by Musa Okwonga
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn (translated by Joosun Lee)
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant by Joel Golby
Assembly by Natasha Brown
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Fabian/Der Gang vor die Hunde (Fabian/Going to the dogs) by Erich Kästner

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The Mookse and Gripes Bucket List Book Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-09-05 | In which I do Shawn's delightful new tag. It was so difficult to make a selection. This is likely subject to change, after filming this I already remembered a few other ones that could just as easily have been added.

Original by Shawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/watch?v=CVch2Pb6rl4&t=76s

I was tagged by Ros @ Scallydandling about the books: youtube.com/watch?v=OUkCtFPIlTs

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM SHAWN THE BOOK MANIAC FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS TAG: please use the full tag name for your version. If it feels authentic for you to shout out the podcast in your video, that would be great. However, if you’re not into book podcasts, you don’t have to pretend. But at minimum do keep the title intact, and copy and paste both the information below about the podcast AND this paragraph in your show notes. Thank you!

The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviews

The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast debut episode, Bucket List Books: mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2021/08/02/bucket-list-books-episode-1

Co-host Trevor on Twitter: @mookse
Co-host Paul on Twitter: @bibliopaul

This is a very simple tag: simply tell us about 10 books on your bucket list, books you want to read sometime before you shuffle off this mortal coil, in the fullness of time but not necessarily anytime soon.
Optional plot twist: have your subscribers vote, either in the comments section or in some kind of a Google docs poll or whatever, on which two books from your bucket list you have to read by a certain date (I’m going with “by the end of 2022.”)

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

1) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
2) The Iliad by Homer
3) Metamorphosis by Ovid
4) Don Quixote by Migel de Cervantes
5) The Aleph OR The Labyrinth by Jorge Luis Borges
6) The Castle OR The Trial by Franz Kafka
7) Moby Dick by Herman Melville
8) Beloved by Toni Morrison
9) The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
10) recommend me a German woman writer, please!

I'm tagging:

Grace is Reading: youtube.com/user/gracedifford
Bert @ PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg
Margaret Pinard: youtube.com/c/MargaretPinard

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Should they stay or should they go? Unhaul & Giveaway | currently reading

Beating around the Books 2021-08-11 | In which I try to #unhaul some books, but also ask you for reasons not to get rid of them, because that's the book hoarder I am. If you'd like me to send you any of these books, please leave me a comment and some way of contacting you via Voxer, Instagram or email.
Also a little catch-up about my #RecentReads

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

To unhaul:

Die Go-Spielerin by Shan Sa
Tausend strahlende Sonnen by Khaled Hosseini
Inneres Land by Maria Barbal
Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Bella Germania by Daniel Speck
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
The Past by Neil Jordan
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern

Recent Reads:

Nervous System by Lina Meruane
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash

***BookTubers Mentioned***

Ros @ Scallydandling about the books youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Bob The Bookerer youtube.com/channel/UCo9wDCo3u3J5Sky9skhVkXA
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July Reading Wrap-Up | lit fic, memoirs, essays and a magazine recommendation

Beating around the Books 2021-08-02 | Reasons to be Cheerful: reasonstobecheerful.co.uk

My review of Siphonophore: youtube.com/watch?v=VETPCj3fkzI&t=117s

~~Books Mentioned~~

Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson
Brown Baby by Nikesh Shukla
Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan
dayliGht by Roya Marsh
Stories We Tell Our Children by Marc Nash
Mostly Hero by Anna Burns
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
The Rise of the Iron Men by Misha Glenny (podcast)

***Booktubers Mentioned***

Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Mark @ Booktime with Elvis youtube.com/channel/UC4qlW3ek-Bat1MEljG5eTDQ
Hannah @ Letz talk about books baby youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw

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Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan Book Review

Beating around the Books 2021-07-29 | In which I attempt my very first single book review.
Forgot to mention: The author is also the co-host of a really interesting podcast where they interview different authors about their novels and writing process - linked below.

Watch Marc Nash's review of Siphonophore: youtube.com/watch?v=3jx5kTkeiMc

~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Buy the book online and support indie bookshops (affiliate link)

Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781912436545

An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky

Jaimie Batchan's literary podcast Unsound Methods: unsoundmethods.co.uk

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The Books and Life Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-07-17 | Originally created by Steve Donoghue: youtube.com/watch?v=8AI_wnQfIXo&t=1s

I was tagged by Shawn the Book Maniac: youtube.com/watch?v=OksvG2G5-AU

Elbow - Friend of Ours: youtube.com/watch?v=PGXDzqnJ-zw

Prompts:

1 On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a normal person and 10 being the late Harold Bloom, how much are books and reading a part of your life?

2 Where does your personal library stand right now in relation to the rest of your life? Do you have more books now than you ever had? Fewer? How has your library changed?

3 Take a mental step back and ask yourself: what is the most likely first bookish impression a newcomer would have in your home?

4 How often (if ever, gulp) do you clean or re-organize your books?

5 On average, how many books do you acquire in a given week?

6 What song is your current ear-worm?

7 What percentage of your self-control do you retain in a well-stocked bookshop?

8 Do you ever feel the need to take a break from books? If so, what form does it take?

9 When you meet a new person, how long does it take you to bring up books?

10 Have you given any thought/made any provisions for your personal library after you croak?

11 Are you known among your friends & loved ones for your weird and probably unhealthy relationship with books?

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My Favourite Novels & What They Say About Me as a Reader

Beating around the Books 2021-07-12 | Inspired by Brian @ Bookish I talk about some of my favourite novels and try to categorise them according to what stood out to me the most.

Brian's original video: youtube.com/watch?v=fvT-m5RODCM
Marc Nash's version: youtube.com/watch?v=8etRoIWSzEk&t=32s

My attempt at explaining what The Glass Bead Game is about (starts at 8:25 mins): youtube.com/watch?v=6Ugh1TieXkA

Categories:
- Unconventional
- Ideas
- Character
- Plot
- Language

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Die Verwandlung (engl. Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka
Das Glasperlenspiel (engl. The Glass Bead Game) by Hermann Hesse
Milkman by Anna Burns
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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June Wrap Up | a memoir, some SF/Fantasy and Detransition, Baby | Do I ever do these on time?

Beating around the Books 2021-07-08 | In which I belatedly wrap up my reading in June and a cat derails the filming once again.

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Fugitive Telemitry by Martha Wells
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
A Still Life by Josie George
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

***Booktubers mentioned***

Hannah @ Letz talk about books baby: youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw
Brian @ Bookish: youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Marc Nash: youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g

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Midyear Freakout Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-07-02 | Tag Questions:
1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021?
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2021?
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to?
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?
5. Biggest disappointment?
6. Biggest surprise?
7. Favourite new author?
8. Newest fictional crush?
9. Newest favourite character?
10. Book that made you cry?
11. Book that made you happy?
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)?
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

***Videos & People Mentioned***

Marc Nash's reading from Stories We Tell Our Children: youtube.com/watch?v=MwB8YDGXWoU
His discussions on different themes in the novel:
White Lies youtube.com/watch?v=PGmtAQdMEFQ
Children's Imaginations youtube.com/watch?v=NJhPak_2Qbo

Hamnet Reading Vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=3Qqom9WjaTk&t=1s
Thoughts on Piranesi: youtube.com/watch?v=YUdMer7-78k&t=990s
Mini Review of Shapton's Important Artifacts.... (around the 14 min mark): youtube.com/watch?v=ab3PJVP0TCo&t=585s

Mariam anotherbookthought: youtube.com/channel/UCrnFZKBlAJoo5xE4uddn37A
her IG: instagram.com/anotherbookthought
bookepiphanies on IG: instagram.com/bookepiphanies
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books: youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Bert @ PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg
Courtney Ferriter: youtube.com/channel/UC6f2IQ2BSjJT0xXiVfba2Yg
Brian @ Bookish: youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Pae @ Attention!: youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw

~~~Books, Authors, Publishers Mentioned~~~

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
A Still Life by Josie George
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles
Stories We Tell Our Children by Marc Nash
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton
Raven Leilani
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Roya Marsh
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About by Michele Filgate
Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen
Honford Star Press
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton
Nervous System by Lina Meruane, transl. by Megan McDowell
M Train by Patti Smith
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee

I Tag:

Mark @ Book Time with Elvis: youtube.com/channel/UC4qlW3ek-Bat1MEljG5eTDQ
Laura @ The Reading Mushroom: youtube.com/channel/UCsB7NmmHKaVQjK3KaRgTg5Q
Misa @ Books and Sushi: youtube.com/channel/UCiiOjFLJvvVBNI6zmgsP1yw

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May Reading Wrap up | lots of audiobooks, some literary & contemporary fiction

Beating around the Books 2021-06-15 | In which I belatedly wrap up my May reading and tell you briefly about my current reads.

Booktube Prize Ranking video: youtu.be/YUdMer7-78k

~~Books~~

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9780349003696
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781398506626
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9780008366520
Real Life by Brandon Taylor uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781911547747
Piranesi by Susannah Clarke uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781526622426
Summerwater by Sarah Moss uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781529035438
Gentleman Jack: An Autobiography of Anne Lister... by Angela Steidele uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781788160995
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781788167208
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781787702578
A Still Life by Josie George uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781526611970
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781250765376

***Booktubers Mentioned***

Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Ros @ Scallydandling about the books youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g
Brian @ Bookish UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA
Hannah @ Letz talk about books baby youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw

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BookTube Prize 2021 Quarterfinals Ranking | Fiction Group B

Beating around the Books 2021-06-03 | In which I talk about my ranking of #BookTubePrize Fiction Group B in the Quarterfinals (Round 2).

BookTube Prize Channel: youtube.com/channel/UC4CDC3kHYL8z95SXXNli5Hg
Round 2 Results and Semifinal Pairings: youtube.com/watch?v=blWV-o7tBTI
Playlist for the BookTube Prize 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=BtSIz5_l_vg&list=PLRyOQYw_aL69vYrRRIezlBv6qzccrjBRa

~~~Books Mentioned~~~

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781529046199
Real Life by Brandon Taylor uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781911547747
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781509882830
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781526622426
Writers & Lovers by Lily King uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781529033137
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart uk.bookshop.org/a/7916/9781529019292

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An Ex-Lurker Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-05-23 | In which I do "An Ex-Lurker Tag" and fail at cutting down the gratuitous dog footage to a reasonable amount.

Tag originally created by Kate Luna: youtu.be/Ywv45hxjM8k
I was kindly tagged by Gina Stanyer: youtu.be/Ywv45hxjM8k

Prompts:
1. What had been stopping or is stopping you from leaving comments or starting a booktube channel?
2. You've already left a bunch (or a million) of comments under booktubers' videos. Do you remember the very first comments you've left? Did you get any reply?
3. Pick a book which you've read because of the booktuber's review. It has to stand out (be the one you either loved or hated with passion).
4. Tell us a bit about the book you’re currently reading. Is it any good? Could you read a passage from it which you loved (or found ridiculous)?
5. Do you keep a reading journal?

I tag:

Katja Read Write Create: youtube.com/c/KatjaWeinert
David Wiley: youtube.com/user/wileydavid1
Laura @ The Reading Mushroom: youtube.com/channel/UCsB7NmmHKaVQjK3KaRgTg5Q

***Books Mentioned***

Milkman by Anna Burns
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong (Ed.)

~~Other BookTubers Mentioned~~

Jason @ Old Blues Chapter and Verse: youtube.com/c/OldBluesChapterandVerse
Kelly @ Books I'm Not Reading: youtube.com/channel/UCVKWtZJ7Rl6WitFb2jcnlnQ
Kit @ Kit's World: youtube.com/user/kitellis74
TheBookchemist: youtube.com/c/TheBookchemist
Steve Donoghue: youtube.com/user/saintdonoghue

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BookTube made me buy it: Book Mail Haul UK edition

Beating around the Books 2021-05-18 | In which I do my first proper book haul, UK edition.

~~Books Mentioned~~

The Years by Annie Ernaux
Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton
Tell them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard
The Other Name by Jon Fosse
Tower by Bae Myung-hoon
Hunter School by Sakinu Ahronglong
Scales of Injustice by Lōa Hô
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong (ed.)
Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson
Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan
You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

***BookTubers mentioned***

Kieran @ KDBooks youtube.com/c/Worldtakeyourplace
Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Mel @ Mel's Bookland Adventures youtube.com/c/MelsBooklandAdventures
Hannah @ Letz talk about books baby youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw
Jen Campbell youtube.com/user/jenvcampbell
Sophie @ Portal in the Pages youtube.com/c/PortalinthePages

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The Pain Over Joy Tag

Beating around the Books 2021-05-16 | In which I do The Pain Over Joy Tag.

originally created by Lady Lovestead Reads: youtube.com/watch?v=tznUWeFcmAw

I was tagged by Marc Nash youtube.com/watch?v=ICf_iI5cC4A&t=220s

Tag Questions
1. Do you mostly read books illustrating pain or books illustrating joy? Why?
2. Do you see books about pain as more intellectually valuable? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think major book prizes like the Booker and the Pulitzer mainly award books about pain?
4. Do you use and agree with the phrase “guilty pleasure”? Why or why not?
5. Do you think books centering joy are guilty pleasures?
6. Do you read in secret? Are there books you read but never talk about because of embarrassment, shame, or guilty about liking them?
7. Who do you tag?

I tag:

Hannah @ Letz talk about books baby: youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw
Kit @ Kit's World: youtube.com/user/kitellis74
Margaret Pinard: youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw

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200 subs Q&A | job, music taste, rescue cats background | If dogs could read...

Beating around the Books 2021-05-12 | In which I finally do the 200 sub Q&A, show you a lovely dog we've been missing and think about what a dog may like to read.

~~~Books mentioned~~~

Milkman by Anna Burns
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
Vox by Christina Dalcher
Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton
The Unfortunates by B. S. Johnson
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
Timbuktu by Paul Auster

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A belated April Wrap-Up | #DisabilityReadathon | I think I love memoirs now | Experimental Fiction

Beating around the Books 2021-05-10 | In which I belatedly wrap up my April reading.

~~Books Mentioned~~

From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Untenrum Frei by Margarete Stokowski
Odd Girl Out by Laura James
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
Consent by Vanessa Springora
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton

***Booktubers Mentioned***

Marc Nash youtube.com/channel/UCmpwlYof4SuU7kihPp0ozdw
Hannah @ letz talk about books baby youtube.com/channel/UCfZqchGTYSWUOeVqG9XMdAw

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Giveaway | Fundraising for India #missionoxygen

Beating around the Books 2021-05-08 | Donate here: ketto.org/fundraiser/mission-oxygen-helping-hospitals-to-save-lives

Kieran's video: youtube.com/watch?v=s7TJNV4JR1Y

If you'd like to take part in the giveaway, please follow this link to my
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The giveaway is limited to Europe and the UK and ends on 12th May, as that's when the fundraiser ends.

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The Moody Book Tag & a Mini Indie Book Haul

Beating around the Books 2021-04-27 | In which I do The Moody Book Tag and show you an anxiously awaited mail haul of translated Asian fiction.

The tag was originally created by Slanted Spines: youtu.be/7mhq-AXn3A0
I was kindly tagged by Ros @ Scallydandling about the books: youtube.com/watch?v=2iXUm3WUrno&t=1s

I tag:
Misa @ Books and Sushi: youtube.com/channel/UCiiOjFLJvvVBNI6zmgsP1yw

***Questions***
1. Do you consider yourself a mood reader?
2. Do you set TBR lists and do you stick to them?
3. Do books affect you emotionally? Does the mood of a book rub off on you?
4. When you’re feeling sad, what do you read? (Or do you not read when sad?)
5. Most often, do you use reading to escape, to learn, or to critically reflect?
6. What is a book that made you laugh out loud?
7. What is a book that has made you cry? Or, if you don’t cry, one that really moved you?
8. What is a book that you didn’t even know how you felt about?
9. Are you more likely to read on a sunny day or a cloudy day?
10. Do you usually “set the mood” when you read? Music, lights, smells, etc?
11. Can you leap from book to book or do you need buffer time between them?

~~~Books Mentioned~~~
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Untenrum frei by Margarete Stokowski
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
To the Warm Horizon by Choi Jin-Young (transl. by Soje)
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung (transl. by Anton Hur)
Severance by Ling Ma

The Indie press mentioned here is: honfordstar.com
Blog post about their cover art: booksandbao.com/asian-cover-artists-honford-star
Thanks to Mel @ Mel's Bookland Adventures for bringing them to my attention youtube.com/watch?v=A9KLYAj4H6I&t=742s

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