Thats So Poe | 2022 Reads | Week 25 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This week I read a bunch of interesting short works!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Silence of the Wilting Skin
3:18 Golden Girl
4:46 A Very Beery New Year
6:30 Surpassing Certainty
8:06 Across the Tracks
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Fraser @SpringboardThought
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
goodreads.com/book/show/53966317-the-silence-of-the-wilting-skin
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/59920364-a-very-beery-new-year
Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock
goodreads.com/book/show/32620327-surpassing-certainty
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
goodreads.com/book/show/18144031-redefining-realness
Across the Tracks by Alverne Ball, Stacey Robinson (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/55977699-across-the-tracks
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Silence of the Wilting Skin: body horror, illness, injury, death, death of a family member, colonialism, cultural imperialism
Golden Girl: illness, family separation, imprisonment
A Very Beery New Year: toxic family relationships
Surpassing Certainty: racism, microaggressions, workplace discrimination, toxic relationships, sexual harassment, rape, infidelity
Across the Tracks: racism, lynching, mob violence, bombing, murder
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
This week I read a bunch of interesting short works!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Silence of the Wilting Skin
3:18 Golden Girl
4:46 A Very Beery New Year
6:30 Surpassing Certainty
8:06 Across the Tracks
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Fraser @SpringboardThought
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
goodreads.com/book/show/53966317-the-silence-of-the-wilting-skin
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/59920364-a-very-beery-new-year
Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock
goodreads.com/book/show/32620327-surpassing-certainty
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
goodreads.com/book/show/18144031-redefining-realness
Across the Tracks by Alverne Ball, Stacey Robinson (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/55977699-across-the-tracks
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Silence of the Wilting Skin: body horror, illness, injury, death, death of a family member, colonialism, cultural imperialism
Golden Girl: illness, family separation, imprisonment
A Very Beery New Year: toxic family relationships
Surpassing Certainty: racism, microaggressions, workplace discrimination, toxic relationships, sexual harassment, rape, infidelity
Across the Tracks: racism, lynching, mob violence, bombing, murder
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2022 Reads | Week 25 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RyD0-Cc2aMI/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 25 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of interesting short works!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Silence of the Wilting Skin
3:18 Golden Girl
4:46 A Very Beery New Year
6:30 Surpassing Certainty
8:06 Across the Tracks
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Fraser @SpringboardThought
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53966317-the-silence-of-the-wilting-skin
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59920364-a-very-beery-new-year
Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620327-surpassing-certainty
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18144031-redefining-realness
Across the Tracks by Alverne Ball, Stacey Robinson (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55977699-across-the-tracks
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Silence of the Wilting Skin: body horror, illness, injury, death, death of a family member, colonialism, cultural imperialism
Golden Girl: illness, family separation, imprisonment
A Very Beery New Year: toxic family relationships
Surpassing Certainty: racism, microaggressions, workplace discrimination, toxic relationships, sexual harassment, rape, infidelity
Across the Tracks: racism, lynching, mob violence, bombing, murder
CONNECT WITH ME
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![New Releaseathon Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S5nDSg2l9A8/hqdefault.jpg "New Releaseathon Tag [CC]
Today I’m doing the New Releaseathon tag! I’d love to hear your answers too, so if you do the tag, let me know!
TAG PROMPTS
1. What new book release have you been most excited for?
2. What book release were you not that excited for at first, but changed your mind about?
3. How many new releases have you read so far this year?
4. How do you usually find out about new book releases?
5. Is there a genre thats most represented in your anticipated book releases?
6. Are there buzzwords that will get you instantly hyped for a new release?
*NEW RELEASEATHON INFO*
#NewReleaseathon2022
DATES:
August 1-31
Live Show/Sprint Dates:
August 13, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Reija, Kristen, and Angela
August 20, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Rachel and Reija
August 26, 7 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Angela, Rachel, and Kristen
You can use the timezone converter here, to check the times in your location:
https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter
HOSTS:
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKN80Sj69c
Rachel @RKStumblingbear
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzuoy3CGRko
Shannon @ThatsSoPoe
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861nAvQpOk8
Reija @TheBookFinch
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjeoJu-z064
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2o1tOkaIQo
NEW RELEASEATHON VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBM19Uo6HKsiIXhJQtmfN3vWCChpEm4N
STORYGRAPH CHALLENGE:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f1470101-655a-4e2c-8d54-b6a1557fa9a5
BINGO BOARD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iXqXxaAVYeAOsYx4AXZuX_1TBR8VU9oP/view?usp=sharing
BINGO BOARD PROMPTS:
-book you have not heard about - (Hard mode: indie published)
-disabled/neurodivergent author (Hard mode: intersectional)
-short story (Hard mode: an entire anthology or collection)
-translated (Hard mode: women author & translator)
-novella (Hard mode: not Tordotcom)
-title without articles (a/an/the) (Hard mode: title is just one word)
-entire magazine (Hard mode: pick a magazine you’ve never read before)
-BIPOC author (Hard mode: at least 40% of your reads are BIPOC authors)
-genre bender (Hard mode: more than two genres bended)
-new to you author (Hard mode: start of a series)
-favorite author (Hard mode: make a playlist to go with the book and share it!)
-sequel (Hard mode: series ender)
-LGBTQ+ rep (Hard mode: less-represented queer identities (not L or G) )
-non-USA author (Hard mode: author is from Global South)
-debut (Hard mode: self-published author)
-host rec (Hard mode: not your usual genre)
Note: Any 2022 release counts, and a single book can be used for multiple prompts
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Fraser @SpringboardThought
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Fraser Simons - Springboard Thought | 8 #booker Eligible Recent Reads: Mercury Pictures Presents, The Colony, White on White, Learwife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dsXD3YEt5Y
MY PREVIOUS VIDEOS MENTIONED
New Releaseathon | TBR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwiAihHmGx0
Review | The Empress of Salt and Fortune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBEOyYvmiM4
Review | When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cMwtuLspvM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
The Colony by Audrey Magee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58772756-the-colony
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
NetGalley
https://www.netgalley.com/
Locus Magazine Forthcoming Books List
https://locusmag.com/forthcomingbooks/
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![2023 Reads | Week 36 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sp8X3xSHcTQ/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 36 [CC]
This week I read a middle grade, plus a romance which caught me up with a favorite author’s back catalog!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:21 Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
2:43 He’s Not My Boyfriend
BOOKS MENTIONED
Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu by Maisie Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61783772-keep-dancing-lizzie-chu
He’s Not My Boyfriend by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41973978-he-s-not-my-boyfriend
CONTENT WARNINGS
Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu: death of a family member, dementia
He’s Not My Boyfriend: injury, death of a family member, persecution, toxic relationships
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Review | Ducks [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T39shd_rBng/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Ducks [CC]
Recently I picked up Ducks, Kate Beaton’s memoir of her time working in the oil sands, and found it to be such a great book. Let me share with you why I think it’s so worth a read!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ducks by Kate Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59069071-ducks
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10767466-hark-a-vagrant
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ducks: workplace harassment, sexual harassment, rape, depression, drug abuse, injury, death
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | Ma and Me [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TqwcASyEyag/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Ma and Me [CC]
I recently read Ma and Me, which is such a fantastic memoir about Putsata Reang’s life and her relationship with her mother. Let me tell you all about why you should pick this up!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58772754-ma-and-me
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ma and Me: war, death, death of a family member, displacement, illness, child abuse, domestic abuse, toxic family relationships, homophobia, trauma, PTSD, suicidal ideation
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 47 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U4LTf3tLodU/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 47 [CC]
This week I picked up a few kid’s books, and tried quite a few romances for Lovember.
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 Yasmin the Detective
1:24 Garlic and the Vampire
2:22 The Roommate Risk
4:09 Saffron Alley
5:47 Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage
7:32 Twice a Quinceañera
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Alice @TheBookCastle
BOOKS MENTIONED
Yasmin the Detective by Saadia Faruqi, Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60898765-yasmin-the-detective
Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56470362-garlic-and-the-vampire
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57963881-the-roommate-risk
Saffron Alley by A.J. Demas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56632501-saffron-alley
Sword Dance by A.J. Demas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51856712-sword-dance
Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage by Lydia San Andres
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59818448-compromised-into-a-scandalous-marriage
Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59684674-twice-a-quincea-era
CONTENT WARNINGS
Yasmin the Detective: (none)
Garlic and the Vampire: xenophobia, bullying, anxiety
The Roommate Risk: trauma, child abandonment, death of a family member, grief, anxiety
Saffron Alley: injury, murder, queerphobia, trauma, domestic abuse
Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage: abusive family
Twice a Quinceañera: toxic family relationships, death of a family member, illness
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Tag | #ReadBannedBooks2022 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V2aarzf_4sQ/hqdefault.jpg "Tag | #ReadBannedBooks2022 [CC]
I saw the #ReadBannedBooks2022 tag, and couldn’t help but make a list of my top 10 books that have been banned or challenged in the past few years! These are all favorites and books I’d highly recommend you give a try.
TAG VIDEOS
Original Tag by Brian @ Bookish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_jFGB4EuVE
Tag by Wendy @ BookNerdTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_pDYG9vfW0
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E25XviBDXUU
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oazc7k92_jA
Series Review | Track series by Jason Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0W36zGze8
Review | Clap When You Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3pQJ_1FN9U
Review | Last Night at the Telegraph Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhyml-Q_dI
BOOKS MENTIONED
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34506912-the-prince-and-the-dressmaker
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/395021.Persepolis
Maus by Art Spiegelman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15196.Maus_I
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29936927-the-best-we-could-do
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954126-ghost
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52516332-clap-when-you-land
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35224992-last-night-at-the-telegraph-club
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 11 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WzlFte4pEXo/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 11 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of small things, all of which were pretty good, even if not favorites.
TIMESTAMPS
0:23 A Woman of No Importance
4:10 Sweet on the Greek
6:11 Future Science Fiction Digest #12
7:33 Eita! #001
8:45 Dancing After TEN
11:29 Oddball
12:20 The Moose of Ewenki
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen @ Jen Campbell
https://www.youtube.com/user/jenvcampbell
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadBecca
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40595446-a-woman-of-no-importance
Sweet on the Greek by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40798099-sweet-on-the-greek
Future Science Fiction Digest #12
http://future-sf.com/issues/issue-12/
Eita! #001
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58317291-eita-magazine-issue-001
Dancing After TEN by Vivian Chong, Georgia Webber (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53174570-dancing-after-ten
Oddball by Sarah Andersen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50898151-oddball
The Moose of Ewenki by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Jiu Er (Illustrator), Helen Mixter (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46015748-the-moose-of-ewenki
CONTENT WARNINGS
A Woman of No Importance: graphic & gruesome torture, injury, illness, drug abuse, war crimes, rampant sexim, ableism
Sweet on the Greek: stalking, kidnapping, gun violence, PTSD, biphobia, drunkenness
Future Science Fiction Digest #12: ableism, homophobia, child abuse, injury, death, body horror
Eita! #001: death, death of a loved one, gore, body horror, violence, injury, murder, prejudice
Dancing After TEN: illness, toxic relationships, infidelity, ableism, graphic hospital scenes
Oddball: anxiety
The Moose of Ewenki: animal injury & death, making a pet of a wild animal
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 44 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xnp9EM5lKFk/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 44 [CC]
This week I read some great audiobooks, plus got started on my Lovember reading.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 Texts from Jane Eyre
2:12 The Intersectional Environmentalist
4:31 Ten Thousand Stitches
6:40 The Stand-In
BOOKS MENTIONED
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58340703-the-intersectional-environmentalist
Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420293-ten-thousand-stitches
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60717747-half-a-soul
The Stand-In by Lily Chu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58961129-the-stand-in
CONTENT WARNINGS
Texts from Jane Eyre: (none)
The Intersectional Environmentalist: sexism, racism, white supremacy, colonialism, worker exploitation
Ten Thousand Stitches: poverty, worker exploitation, abuse, illness
The Stand-In: sexual harassment, illness
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 8 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YSmSzI3gZFk/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 8 [CC]
This week I read some Japanese books, plus some romance novels!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Diary of a Void
2:22 ミウラさんの友達 (Miuras Friend)
4:13 Grumpy Fake Boyfriend
6:21 Mr. Hotshot CEO
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKS MENTIONED
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, David Boyd (Translator), Lucy North (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59629744-diary-of-a-void
ミウラさんの友達 (Miuras Friend) by Miri Masuda
https://amzn.asia/d/14EIR1p
Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39247954-grumpy-fake-boyfriend
Mr. Hotshot CEO by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40038614-mr-hotshot-ceo
CONTENT WARNINGS
Diary of a Void: sexism
ミウラさんの友達 (Miuras Friend): death of a family member
Grumpy Fake Boyfriend: toxic family relationships
Mr. Hotshot CEO: depression, suicidal ideation, negative self-talk
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
