Thats So Poe | 2024 Reads | Weeks 21-22 @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
The past couple of weeks I’ve been rereading some favorite audiobooks, plus some romance and kidlit.
BOOKS MENTIONED
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
goodreads.com/book/show/60139504-how-to-keep-house-while-drowning
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M Lavery, Amy Landon (Narrator), Zach Villa (Narrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/24678737-texts-from-jane-eyre
Remember Me by Mary Balogh
goodreads.com/book/show/62802757-remember-me
Always Remember by Mary Balogh
goodreads.com/book/show/134116829-always-remember
The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang, Jiemei Lin (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/179518036-the-rock-in-my-throat
CONNECT WITH ME
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The past couple of weeks I’ve been rereading some favorite audiobooks, plus some romance and kidlit.
BOOKS MENTIONED
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
goodreads.com/book/show/60139504-how-to-keep-house-while-drowning
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M Lavery, Amy Landon (Narrator), Zach Villa (Narrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/24678737-texts-from-jane-eyre
Remember Me by Mary Balogh
goodreads.com/book/show/62802757-remember-me
Always Remember by Mary Balogh
goodreads.com/book/show/134116829-always-remember
The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang, Jiemei Lin (Illustrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/179518036-the-rock-in-my-throat
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 1 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6vDfFyfED7g/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 1 [CC]
This week started off my reading year with a bunch of great books!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:19 The History of the Computer
1:33 The Bullet That Missed
2:53 The Confidence Gap
4:46 Meow or Never
7:26 Tea Club Vol. 1
BOOKS MENTIONED
The History of the Computer by Rachel Ignotofsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60111427-the-history-of-the-computer
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58957615-the-bullet-that-missed
The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9245232-the-confidence-gap
Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52664824-meow-or-never
Tea Club Vol. 1 by PMBQ
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7702287-tea-club-1
CONTENT WARNINGS
The History of the Computer: (none)
The Bullet That Missed: murder, gun violence, imprisonment, bullying, kidnapping
The Confidence Gap: (none)
Meow or Never: anxiety, panic attacks, homophobia, bullying, child neglect
Tea Club Vol. 1: violence, injury, kidnapping
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 2 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7TIVQsMAw74/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 2 [CC]
This week I read some excellent books, especially a bunch of great picture books.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
1:52 We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled
3:13 What’s the Rush?
4:04 Where We Come From
5:10 Kapaemahu
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Rachel @Kalanadi
Adri @perpetualpages
BOOKS MENTIONED
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57370115-highly-suspicious-and-unfairly-cute
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled by Wendy Pearlman, Erin Bennett (Narrator), Assaf Cohen (Narrator), Susan Nezami (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32051585-we-crossed-a-bridge-and-it-trembled
What’s the Rush? by Yiting Lee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60420479-what-s-the-rush
Where We Come From by Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney, John Coy, Dion MBD (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59867334-where-we-come-from
Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wang-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Daniel Sousa (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58988439-kapaemahu
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
HaperCollins Union Strike
https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
CONTENT WARNINGS
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute: anxiety, OCD, absent parent, injury
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: war, torture, injury, death, family separation, trauma, displacement
What’s the Rush?: (none)
Where We Come From: colonialism, displacement, enslavement, residential schools, racism
Kapaemahu: colonialism, queerphobia
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week Week 27 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7hRIEgf4Bzw/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week Week 27 [CC]
This week I read four books, most of which I loved, and a couple of which are new releases.
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 The River Bank
2:31 Lore Olympus
4:35 True Biz
7:45 Seeking Fortune Elsewhere
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ ReadBecca
Rogan @ Rogan Shannon
Mercedes @ MercysBookishMusings
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
ReadBecca | My Book Recommendations for Some Booktubers I Love!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2a9GEHs4g
Rogan Shannon | True Biz by Sara Nović | Title Talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U73YPoONiPE
BOOKS MENTIONED
The River Bank by Kij Johnson, Kathleen Jennings (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944834-the-river-bank
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29635545-the-dream-quest-of-vellitt-boe
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57282218-lore-olympus
True Biz by Sara Nović
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58395049-true-biz
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere by Sindya Bhanoo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57427936-seeking-fortune-elsewhere
CONTENT WARNINGS
The River Bank: vehicle accident, injury, kidnapping
Lore Olympus: rape, toxic/abusive relationships
True Biz: child abuse & neglect, injury, illness, nonconsensual medical operations, bullying, ableism, toxic family relationships, death of a family member
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere: death, death of a family member, death of a child, gun violence, alcoholism, trauma, grief, eating disorder, bullying
CONNECT WITH ME
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![New Releaseathon | Announcement [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/861nAvQpOk8/hqdefault.jpg "New Releaseathon | Announcement [CC]
*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")
![2023 Reads | Week 49 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8HepsrOzpcY/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 49 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of 2023 releases, including some new books by authors I love.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:20 Ice & Ivy
3:25 The Privilege of the Happy Ending
5:21 Ways to Play
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INWNeFeiIc
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ice & Ivy by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174367386-ice-ivy
The Privilege of the Happy Ending by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123262440-the-privilege-of-the-happy-ending
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29635545-the-dream-quest-of-vellitt-boe
The River Bank by Kij Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944834-the-river-bank
Ways to Play by Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Gabriel Alborozo (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66094386-ways-to-play
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ice & Ivy: fire, burns, injury, murder, death of a family member, trauma, grief, PTSD, loss of bodily autonomy
The Privilege of the Happy Ending: child abuse, sexual abuse, rape, suicidal ideation, injury, illness, trauma, death, death of a family member, body horror, toxic family relationships, sexism, domestic abuse, animal death
Ways to Play: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Weeks 40 & 41 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8i-g0bpfD5I/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Weeks 40 & 41 [CC]
Last week I skipped a weekly wrap-up, so wrapping up two weeks together.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:18 Arboreality
1:46 Fluff 2
3:38 Yours, for Now
6:43 What is Home, Mum?
9:19 What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Becca @ReadBecca
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Jen @RememberedReads
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Author Spotlight: Leonor Soliz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63eOYz8RVA
MY PREVIOUS VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Arboreality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHO8hX90eLU
Series Review | Fluff series by Ravens Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0hJ_bOEBJQ
BOOKS MENTIONED
Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61259096-arboreality
Fluff 2 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62809045-fluff-2
Yours, for Now by Leonor Soliz
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196820350-yours-for-now
What is Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60245111-what-is-home-mum
What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon? by Rachel Ignotofsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70915673-what-s-inside-a-caterpillar-cocoon
CONTENT WARNINGS
Arboreality: ecological disaster, injury, illness, fire, displacement, death
Fluff 2: all very mild: [violence, gun violence, injury, (temporary) death, anxiety, sexism]
Yours, for Now: toxic family relationships, sexism
What is Home, Mum?: racism, displacement, Islamophobia, domestic abuse
What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: (none)
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![2023 Stats & Goals | 2024 Plans [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8iRKtBkVMR4/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Stats & Goals | 2024 Plans [CC]
I had a great reading year in 2023. Here I go over my reading stats, talk about how I did on my goals, and talk about plans for 2024. Let me know how your reading year went and your plans for 2024 as well!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
Tori Morrow @ToriMorrow
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Tori Morrow | 2023 Wrapped: A Big Year in Review | Stats + Every Book Read
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxS_DWIR48
MY PREVIOUS STATS/GOALS VIDEOS
2022 Stats | 2023 Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9pJWlTOtsU
2020 Stats | 2021 Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_NIjtImko8
2019 Stats & Reflections | 2020 Goals & Plans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGB2DbDPq20
BOOKS MENTIONED
Swimmers by María José Ferrada, Mariana Alcántara (Illustrator), Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60593198-swimmers
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7923006-the-kingdom-of-gods
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery, Amy Landon (Narrator), Zach Villa (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 24 (+mini-update) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9-FrTKwN7m8/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 24 (+mini-update) [CC]
This week I picked up a couple of middle grades, but DNF’d a poetry collection. I also have a mini-update about my summer break plans.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:25 A Spoonful of Time
2:00 Bea Wolf
3:51 The Orange Tree
5:08 mini-update
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439913-a-spoonful-of-time
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith, Boulet (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60316971-bea-wolf
The Orange Tree by Dong Li
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62708002-the-orange-tree
CONTENT WARNINGS
A Spoonful of Time: death of a family member, illness, injury, trauma
Bea Wolf: (none)
The Orange Tree: war, famine, death of a family member
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 8 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/91Ossrc7iIA/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 8 [CC]
This week I read four excellent books across a wide variety of genres, all of which I’d highly recommend.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 The Thursday Murder Club
2:07 Every Little Kindness
3:04 Ain’t Burned All the Bright
5:07 These Lifeless Things
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Alice @ The Book Castle
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBookCastle
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadBecca
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46000520-the-thursday-murder-club
Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56708232-every-little-kindness
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
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56777157-these-lifeless-things
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Richard Osman’s House of Games | S03E56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiF3bxwWbkY&list=PLWVbat-xv06kTAsL3RaPzNrJ1F5MZZun2&index=56
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Thursday Murder Club: murder, suicide, euthanasia, unhealthy relationship with food, drug trade
Every Little Kindness: lost animal
Ain’t Burned All the Bright: police brutality, murder, pandemic, illness
These Lifeless Things: genocide, murder, starvation, cannibalism, injury, invasion
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9INWNeFeiIc/hqdefault.jpg "Series Review | Mages of the Wheel by J.D. Evans [CC]
Recently I fell in love with the Mages of the Wheel series, and want to tell you all about why this political fantasy romance series is so good!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Reign & Ruin by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50607309-reign-ruin
Storm & Shield by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50403674-storm-shield
Siren & Scion by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51485441-siren-scion
Wind & Wildfire by J.D. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57776839-wind-wildfire
CONTENT WARNINGS
Reign & Ruin: war, violence, injury, illness, toxic family relationships, prejudice, child abuse/neglect
Storm & Shield: war, violence, injury, illness, fire, death, anti-refugee sentiments
Siren & Scion: war, violence, injury, illness, murder, death of a family member, enslavement, torture, child abuse/sexual abuse, sexual enslavement, trauma, forced drug addiction
Wind & Wildfire: child abuse, toxic relationships, violence, injury, classism, sexism
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Author Spotlight | P. Djèlí Clark [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9_XiHzLbmXA/hqdefault.jpg "Author Spotlight | P. Djèlí Clark [CC]
P. Djèlí Clark is one of my favorite authors, so I wanted to tell you a little bit about him, why his writing is so great, and where to start with his works
TIMESTAMPS
0:34 Bio
1:39 Writing Style
5:44 Reading Guide
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS
Review | Ring Shout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAPY5kAmw0
Review | A Master of Djinn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmhMiBlEmoU
STORIES/BOOKS MENTIONED
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38118138-the-black-god-s-drums
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49247242-ring-shout
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.tor.com/2016/05/18/a-dead-djinn-in-cairo/
The Angel of Khan el-Khalili
https://www.tor.com/2021/04/28/the-angel-of-khan-el-khalili-p-djeli-clark/
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36546128-the-haunting-of-tram-car-015
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52504334-a-master-of-djinn
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Wikipedia | P. Djèlí Clark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Dj%C3%A8l%C3%AD_Clark
University of Connecticut | Dexter Gabriel
https://history.uconn.edu/faculty-by-name/dexter-gabriel/#
P. Djèlí Clark Website | Short Stories
https://pdjeliclark.com/short-stories/
P. Djèlí Clark In Conversation With Cadwell Turnbull (A Master of Djinn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-esGITHJs
P. Djèlí Clark In Conversation With Victor Lavalle, Moderated by Ed Hall (Ring Shout)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYH0aKttPk
CONNECT WITH ME
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