Thats So Poe | 2023 Reads | Week 42 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This week I read some fantasy, poetry, and a picture book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Tides of Change
2:11 Poūkahangatus
3:48 Lights, Camera, Carmen!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Tides of Change by Andi R. Christopher
goodreads.com/book/show/197409852-tides-of-change
Tides of Magic by Andi R. Christopher
goodreads.com/book/show/62833465-tides-of-magic
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble
goodreads.com/book/show/59382078-poukahangatus
Lights, Camera, Carmen! By Anika Denise, Lorena Alvarez Gómez (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/38243219-lights-camera-carmen
CONTENT WARNINGS
Tides of Change: child abuse, toxic family relationships, trauma
Poūkahangatus: colonialism, domestic abuse, sexism, racism, eating disorder, graphic descriptions
Lights, Camera, Carmen!: (none)
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This week I read some fantasy, poetry, and a picture book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Tides of Change
2:11 Poūkahangatus
3:48 Lights, Camera, Carmen!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Tides of Change by Andi R. Christopher
goodreads.com/book/show/197409852-tides-of-change
Tides of Magic by Andi R. Christopher
goodreads.com/book/show/62833465-tides-of-magic
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble
goodreads.com/book/show/59382078-poukahangatus
Lights, Camera, Carmen! By Anika Denise, Lorena Alvarez Gómez (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/38243219-lights-camera-carmen
CONTENT WARNINGS
Tides of Change: child abuse, toxic family relationships, trauma
Poūkahangatus: colonialism, domestic abuse, sexism, racism, eating disorder, graphic descriptions
Lights, Camera, Carmen!: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2023 Reads | Week 42 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jr6ipCZp1mY/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 42 [CC]
This week I read some fantasy, poetry, and a picture book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Tides of Change
2:11 Poūkahangatus
3:48 Lights, Camera, Carmen!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Tides of Change by Andi R. Christopher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197409852-tides-of-change
Tides of Magic by Andi R. Christopher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62833465-tides-of-magic
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59382078-poukahangatus
Lights, Camera, Carmen! By Anika Denise, Lorena Alvarez Gómez (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38243219-lights-camera-carmen
CONTENT WARNINGS
Tides of Change: child abuse, toxic family relationships, trauma
Poūkahangatus: colonialism, domestic abuse, sexism, racism, eating disorder, graphic descriptions
Lights, Camera, Carmen!: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 33 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KVWRXeYp2f0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 33 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of new releases across a few different genres!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Way Spring Arrives
2:05 Woman, Eat Me Whole
3:01 Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter
5:12 The Woman in the Woods
6:36 A is for Bee
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Rachel @RKStumblingbear
Reija @TheBookFinch
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, ed. by Yu Chen, Regina Kanyu Wang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693414-the-way-spring-arrives-and-other-stories
Woman, Eat Me Whole by Ama Asantewa Diaka
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58079461-woman-eat-me-whole
Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Córdova
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58719161-valentina-salazar-is-not-a-monster-hunter
The Woman in the Woods, and Other North American Stories, edited by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59455891-the-woman-in-the-woods-and-other-north-american-stories
A is for Bee by Ellen Heck
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739421-a-is-for-bee
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Way Spring Arrives: bullying, child abuse, injury, violence, gore, body horror, graphic medical experimentation, death, death of a family member, murder, suicide, genocide, toxic family relationships, stalking, ableism, illness, natural disaster, animal cruelty, enslavement, extreme poverty, mass extinction, fire, exploitation of women, animal sacrifice, sexism, racist acts of violence, fatphobia
Woman, Eat Me Whole: trauma, chronic pain, abuse, violence towards women, sexism, graphic descriptions
Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter: death of a family member, injury, imprisonment, trauma, grief
The Woman in the Woods: injury, murder, loss of bodily autonomy
A is for Bee: (none)
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![Hugos 2022 | Novels, Novellas, Novelettes & Short Stories [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kre83WK7n-Y/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2022 | Novels, Novellas, Novelettes & Short Stories [CC]
We’re going to be voting in the Hugos this year, although it ended up not being a year with that many works that were favorites for us. Here we talk about our ranking for the categories we decided to vote in.
TIMESTAMPS
0:37 Short Stories
2:06 Novelettes
4:42 Novellas
10:20 Novels
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
Review | A Master of Djinn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmhMiBlEmoU
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
BOOKS/STORIES MENTIONED
“Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/where-oaken-hearts-do-gather/
“That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/
“Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/palmer_06_21/
The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077652-the-past-is-red
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53317495-fireheart-tiger
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50663055-elder-race
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50209317-the-galaxy-and-the-ground-within
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48727813-she-who-became-the-sun
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52504334-a-master-of-djinn
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
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![2022 Reads | Week 14 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L89FILJoVNY/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 14 [CC]
This week I read some things that were good, but not quite as favorite as I was hoping.
TIMESTAMPS
0:25 Love & Other Disasters
4:28 Kundo Wakes Up
7:24 Run #1
10:16 The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Adri @ perpetualpages
https://www.youtube.com/c/perpetualpages
BOOKS MENTIONED
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55297669-love-other-disasters
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693398-kundo-wakes-up
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43459662-the-gurkha-and-the-lord-of-tuesday
Run #1 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illustrator), Nate Powell (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57600413-run
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37702755-the-wondrous-workings-of-planet-earth
CONTENT WARNINGS
Love & Other Disasters: transphobia, misgendering, injury
Kundo Wakes Up: male gaze, stalking, infidelity, illness, addiction, suicide, ecological disaster
Run #1: racism, violence, injury, murder, war
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: climate change
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 38 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LC0mncerDf0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 38 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of graphic novels, plus DNF’d one book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 I Was Their American Dream
1:21 Shadow Life
2:42 Himawari House
5:00 Goliath
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Rachel @Kalanadi
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Fraser Simons @SpringboardThought
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Literature Science Alliance | A new sci-fi classic? || GOLIATH REVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7CMyNg_PSE
BOOKS MENTIONED
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40909448-i-was-their-american-dream
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51591596-shadow-life
Himawari House by Harmony Becker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780534-himawari-house
Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693493-goliath
CONTENT WARNINGS
I Was Their American Dream: racism, microaggressions
Shadow Life: illness, injury, ageism, car accident, death of a family member, toxic family relationships
Himawari House: toxic relationships, microaggressions, sexual harrasment
Goliath: death, violence, murder, child sexual abuse, drug/alcohol addiction, cultural appropriation, graphic descriptions, body horror, exhibitionism, death of a family member, police brutality, white mob violence, eviction, gentrification, ecological disaster, dementia, vehicle accident, trauma, grief, racism, inequality, poverty, radiation poisoning, racial epithets, suicide attempts, depression
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2021 Reads | Week 45 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LOZjhMVE588/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 45 [CC]
This week I read some new favorites, DNF’d a few I’d been struggling with, and participated in a collaboration video.
TIMESTAMPS
0:22 Crying in H Mart
4:02 The Anthropocene Reviewed
6:04 The Craft of Love
8:47 Not George Washington
10:16 Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3
12:03 Collaboration video with Kristenelle - SFF Reader
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Kristenelle - SFF Reader | Best Related Work: Ranking the 2021 Hugo Nominees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz_4gbkL_zM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54814676-crying-in-h-mart
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
Not George Washington by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18925589-not-george-washington an-autobiographical-novel
Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3 by Kamome Shirahama, Stephen Kohler (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43312297-witch-hat-atelier-vol-3
CONTENT WARNINGS
Crying in H Mart: depression, toxic relationships, illness, death of a family member, grief, generational trauma, child abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity
The Anthropocene Reviewed: pandemic, illness, anxiety, depression, injury, death, social injustice, climate change
The Craft of Love: transphobia, anxiety
Not George Washington: (none)
Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3: memory wiping, illness
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Review | Solito [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LSArA1DRIRs/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Solito [CC]
Recently I read Solito on audiobook and was completely enthralled with Zamora’s memoir. I can’t stop thinking about it, so I wanted to share the reasons why I loved this so much with you!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Solito by Javier Zamora | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-W2p6B5bE
BOOKS MENTIONED
Solito by Javier Zamora
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59900688-solito
CONTENT WARNINGS
Solito: racism, injury, illness
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy!) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M7vYwOHh3kc/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy!) [CC]
Join me for a reading vlog as I do a “Great Minds Think Alike” project with my wonderful friend Cynthia! I share my thoughts as I read the 5 books she picked for me as well as share some daily life clips.
CYNTHIAS CHANNEL & VIDEO
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnuHyOHLOJ0
BOOKS MENTIONED
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33783458-acting-on-impulse
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19370304-the-smell-of-other-people-s-houses
Pasty by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817523-patsy
Mean by Myriam Gurba
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381333-mean
Witchlings by Caribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36601937-ghost-squad
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530351-here-comes-the-sun
Not That Bad ed. by Roxane Gay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068524-not-that-bad
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50196744-know-my-name
CONTENT WARNINGS
Acting on Impulse: graphical sex scenes, relationship with a client
The Smell of Other People’s Houses: animal death & gore, child neglect & sexual abuse, domestic abuse, alcoholism, unintended pregnancy, injury, death of a family member, plane & vehicle accidents, trauma, mental health issues, poverty
Pasty: child neglect/sexual abuse, unintended pregnancy, miscarriage, domestic abuse, extreme poverty, toxic family & romantic relationships, infidelity, depression, eating disorders, suicide attempt, racism, microaggressions
Mean: rape, child sexual abuse, trauma, eating disorders, suicide attempts, murder, racism, microaggressions, graphic bodily functions/violence
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 17 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MTFhSeiICMs/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 17 [CC]
This week I read so many amazing books, most of which were for #TransGirlApril!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:20 The Light We Carry
2:08 Ten Steps to Nanette
4:13 The Merry Spinster
5:51 The Gods of Tango
8:21 King and the Dragonflies
9:41 Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)
11:34 Unicorn
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
Kevvie @CestKevvie
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61355265-the-light-we-carry
Becoming by Michelle Obama
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gasdby
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40588534-ten-steps-to-nanette
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27287478-the-gods-of-tango
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46161306-little-blue-encyclopedia
Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45904728-unicorn
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Light We Carry: racism, sexism, mental health issues
Ten Steps to Nanette: homophobia, child sexual abuse, rape, bullying, violence, injury, suicidal ideation, trauma, PTSD, illness
The Merry Spinster: violence, injury, illness, murder, death, body horror, toxic relationships, torture, child abuse
The Gods of Tango: child sexual abuse, rape, human sex trafficking, domestic abuse, incest, trauma, PTSD, police brutality, violence, injury, death, death of a family member, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, extreme poverty
King and the Dragonflies: domestic & child abuse, homophobia, bullying, racism, death of a family member, grief
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian): death, grief, trauma, transphobia, misgendering, suicidal ideation
Unicorn: homophobia, islamophobia, toxic family relationships, trauma, self-harm, mental health issues
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Series Review | Page & Sommers series by Cat Sebastian [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MXqhcFYWnh8/hqdefault.jpg "Series Review | Page & Sommers series by Cat Sebastian [CC]
If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries and historical romance, you should definitely check out the Page & Sommers series! Here I talk about why I love it so much.
BOOKS MENTIONED
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44785311-hither-page
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45302789-the-missing-page
CONTENT WARNINGS
Hither, Page:PTSD, murder, epidemic, illness, injury
The Missing Page: homophobia, illness, death, mental health issues
CONNECT WITH ME
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![New Releaseathon | Recommendations for 2022 Releases [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MpWV90RiWEU/hqdefault.jpg "New Releaseathon | Recommendations for 2022 Releases [CC]
Here are my recommendations for 2022 releases that I’ve read this year, along with info as to which bingo prompts they fulfill for the New Releaseathon!
*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
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
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Page & Sommers series by Cat Sebastian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXqhcFYWnh8
BOOKS MENTIONED
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60222807-legends-lattes
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693432-all-the-horses-of-iceland
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693398-kundo-wakes-up
A Record of Our Meeting with the Grand Faerie Lord of Vast Space and Its Great Possibilities, Revised by A.T. Greenblatt
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-record-of-our-meeting-with-the-grand-faerie-lord-of-vast-space-and-its-great-mysteries-revised/
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58437699-ain-t-burned-all-the-bright
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45302789-the-missing-page
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44785311-hither-page
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566666-the-siren-of-sussex
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55297669-love-other-disasters
Black Love Matters ed. by Jessica Pryde
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57926133-black-love-matters
CONTENT WARNINGS
Legends & Lattes: prejudice, sexual harassment/stalking, injury, fire
All the Horses of Iceland: animal violence/death, slavery
Kundo Wakes Up: male gaze, stalking, infidelity, illness, addiction, suicide
A Record of Our Meeting with the Grand Faerie Lord of Vast Space and Its Great Possibilities, Revised: getting lost
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance: racism, fire, violence, injury, illness, death of a family member
Golden Girl: illness, family separation, imprisonment
Ain’t Burned All the Bright: police brutality, murder, pandemic, illness
The Missing Page: homophobia, illness, death, mental health issues
The Siren of Sussex: racism, poverty, colonialism, suicide, sexual harassment & assault
Love & Other Disasters: transphobia, misgendering, injury
Black Love Matters: racism, sexism, microaggressions, systemic inequality
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Hugos 2023 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NSRptQCu9to/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2023 | Nomination Possibilities [CC]
Here are some of the works that I’m thinking of nominating for the Hugo Awards this year!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Becca @ReadBecca
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Siren Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M1l9qIOLRM
Review | The Oleander Sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
Review | M is for Monster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2xHxIksplk
BOOKS MENTIONED
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61242426-legends-lattes
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien & Kat Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57132720-uncommon-charm
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #23 ed. by DeVaun Sanders
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61419454-fiyah-literary-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-23
— Just Deserts by A.M. Barrie
The Way Spring Arrives
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693414-the-way-spring-arrives-and-other-stories
— “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, Judy Yi Zhou (Translator)
— “The Mountain and the Secret of Their Names” by Wang Nuonuo, Rebecca F. Kuang (Translator)
Terraform
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693611-terraform
— “Nothing Takes the Place of You” by Fernando A. Flores
Africa Risen
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59807971
— “The Soul Would Have No Rainbow” by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
— “The Sugar Mill” by Tobias S. Buckell
Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43864953-across-a-field-of-starlight
M is for Monster by Talia Dutton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58667527-m-is-for-monster
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Lady Business Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gnQREozRY1ki1gTmkZCwoHLzc4Ibr0SwraeSNxIR_mc/edit#gid=0
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