Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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i think i waffled a lot, so sorry!!
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Did your channel end up getting monetized?
1:50 - What do you do for work?
3:04 - Will you ever do something interactive with subscribers like an online book club for those who are patreon. Perhaps a livestream, eventually release the livestream for regular members to watch or something.
5:46 - Chuck Klosterman has said that our favorite books when we were in junior high/early high school leave a deep imprint on us, whether we recognize it or not. What were your favorite books at that time?
8:13 - It feels like you talk about books like a writer. Do you consider yourself a one? If so, what kind of stuff do you like to write? (Or have written, if I've missed it. love the newsletter btw! Fave one so far was the bookstore observations)
9:36 - Tell us more about you! Cities you'd live in? Any siblings?
10:05 - Would you ever make a video showing your reading journal and how you use the spreads?
11:02 - How do you find out about new books to read?
14:06 - Have you still been getting more into movies and do you have any recommendations?
16:52 - When you watch movies, do you watch them alone? On a big screen? With snacks?
18:06 - In what ways does your interest in fashion influence what you watch and read and the way you watch movies and read books?
22:37 - How does the content you consume influence your taste in fashion?
22:42 - long monologue on content/consume
25:26 - How do your interest influence your taste in fashion?
26:56 - Are many of your friends and family readers? If so, do they have similar reading tastes?
29:43 - Do you talk a lot about what you've read in your personal life?
30:31 - Reading is just one of many ways we have to consume content these days, do you believe there is anything inherently different about reading that makes the form of content special?
35:57 - Can you share if you have particularly formative experiences around libraries and bookstores?
36:28 - Who is your pick for a literary "it" list? Could be an author, celebrity, anyone of the moment
36:56 - When going to bookstore, do you typically know what you want and try and find it, or are you a browser and check out anything that seems interested to you? I'm a know what I want before hand type person, every time I just browse I end up not enjoying the book.
38:02 - Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal assistant?
39:44 - Top three songs in your current rotation
40:51 - What are your favorite places you've visited and where do you most want to travel in the future? How are you liking living in LA?
41:47 - Are there any genres or authors you haven't tried much that you'd like to?
43:04 - If your life were a sitcom, what would the title be?
43:33 - What are your top 5 favorite shows
45:22 - Kiran the dancer: what songs instantly make you wanna get up and dance?
46:02 - Kiran the professional: what’s your professional background? I’ve always been so curious what kind of job takes you to London, Paris, Milan, etc. (something fashion-related maybe?)
46:24 - Kiran the traveler: what’s your dream destination that you haven’t visited yet?
46:50 - Kiran’s favorite booktuber: who’s actually your favorite booktuber? (you’re ours)
47:17 - Kiran the curator: if you had to describe your current life with one of your recent reads, which one would it be?
47:49 - Kiran the platform user: do you use any apps to track your reading (Goodreads, StoryGraph, etc.)? If yes, which one do you prefer and what do you think makes these kinds of apps so appealing? We have Goodreads for books, Letterboxd for movies, Strava for sports…
50:27 - Why are we all so obsessed with tracking and sharing what we consume/do?
Misc. Mentioned:
- Twilight
- Eragon
- The Iliad / The Odyssey
- A Handful of Dust
- Canterbury Tales
- Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Helena by Evelyn Waugh
- Mongol (movie)
- The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Michael
- North and South (2005)
- North and South by
- The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi
- Inseparables by Simone de
- The Witching Hours
- The Mayfair Witches
- A Discovery of Witches
- The Diplomat
- Run River by JOAN DIDION
- The Great Gatsby
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Gwendoline Riley
- Lost Ladies of Lit podcast
- Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann
✨ insta: instagram.com/swamikiran
✨ sub to my newsletter: kirangill.substack.com
i think i waffled a lot, so sorry!!
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Did your channel end up getting monetized?
1:50 - What do you do for work?
3:04 - Will you ever do something interactive with subscribers like an online book club for those who are patreon. Perhaps a livestream, eventually release the livestream for regular members to watch or something.
5:46 - Chuck Klosterman has said that our favorite books when we were in junior high/early high school leave a deep imprint on us, whether we recognize it or not. What were your favorite books at that time?
8:13 - It feels like you talk about books like a writer. Do you consider yourself a one? If so, what kind of stuff do you like to write? (Or have written, if I've missed it. love the newsletter btw! Fave one so far was the bookstore observations)
9:36 - Tell us more about you! Cities you'd live in? Any siblings?
10:05 - Would you ever make a video showing your reading journal and how you use the spreads?
11:02 - How do you find out about new books to read?
14:06 - Have you still been getting more into movies and do you have any recommendations?
16:52 - When you watch movies, do you watch them alone? On a big screen? With snacks?
18:06 - In what ways does your interest in fashion influence what you watch and read and the way you watch movies and read books?
22:37 - How does the content you consume influence your taste in fashion?
22:42 - long monologue on content/consume
25:26 - How do your interest influence your taste in fashion?
26:56 - Are many of your friends and family readers? If so, do they have similar reading tastes?
29:43 - Do you talk a lot about what you've read in your personal life?
30:31 - Reading is just one of many ways we have to consume content these days, do you believe there is anything inherently different about reading that makes the form of content special?
35:57 - Can you share if you have particularly formative experiences around libraries and bookstores?
36:28 - Who is your pick for a literary "it" list? Could be an author, celebrity, anyone of the moment
36:56 - When going to bookstore, do you typically know what you want and try and find it, or are you a browser and check out anything that seems interested to you? I'm a know what I want before hand type person, every time I just browse I end up not enjoying the book.
38:02 - Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal assistant?
39:44 - Top three songs in your current rotation
40:51 - What are your favorite places you've visited and where do you most want to travel in the future? How are you liking living in LA?
41:47 - Are there any genres or authors you haven't tried much that you'd like to?
43:04 - If your life were a sitcom, what would the title be?
43:33 - What are your top 5 favorite shows
45:22 - Kiran the dancer: what songs instantly make you wanna get up and dance?
46:02 - Kiran the professional: what’s your professional background? I’ve always been so curious what kind of job takes you to London, Paris, Milan, etc. (something fashion-related maybe?)
46:24 - Kiran the traveler: what’s your dream destination that you haven’t visited yet?
46:50 - Kiran’s favorite booktuber: who’s actually your favorite booktuber? (you’re ours)
47:17 - Kiran the curator: if you had to describe your current life with one of your recent reads, which one would it be?
47:49 - Kiran the platform user: do you use any apps to track your reading (Goodreads, StoryGraph, etc.)? If yes, which one do you prefer and what do you think makes these kinds of apps so appealing? We have Goodreads for books, Letterboxd for movies, Strava for sports…
50:27 - Why are we all so obsessed with tracking and sharing what we consume/do?
Misc. Mentioned:
- Twilight
- Eragon
- The Iliad / The Odyssey
- A Handful of Dust
- Canterbury Tales
- Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Helena by Evelyn Waugh
- Mongol (movie)
- The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Michael
- North and South (2005)
- North and South by
- The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi
- Inseparables by Simone de
- The Witching Hours
- The Mayfair Witches
- A Discovery of Witches
- The Diplomat
- Run River by JOAN DIDION
- The Great Gatsby
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Gwendoline Riley
- Lost Ladies of Lit podcast
- Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann
✨ insta: instagram.com/swamikiran
