POV: You are my therapist and I am reminding you that the Olympics start in a couple of hours potatobrarian 2021-07-23 | **Today, the AC and air purifier aren't running in the background, but both the washer and dryer are! 🤣 I'm loud enough that you can hear me regardless, but that's what that strange thunking sound is. The Feasting Females are reading food (and drink)-related books throughout the month of August for our Book Buffet Readathon! We have a Bookstagram account set up for it, and you can access the readathon bingo card there: instagram.com/bookbuffetffWe also did a live show explaining how it all works over at Kim's channel here: youtube.com/watch?v=XL5VXJhA9a4And make sure to check out the other ladies' TBRs, too! 🎂😁Kim: youtube.com/watch?v=5LEc_335dy8Rosie: youtube.com/watch?v=qn8r1Jb88N0Amrita: youtube.com/watch?v=y70Fbm8G8P8-------------------------------------------------------------Books I mentioned: GROUP READ: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures In the Culinary Underbelly, by Anthony Bourdain: goodreads.com/book/show/33313.Kitchen_ConfidentialFinding My Voice, by Nadia Hussain:goodreads.com/book/show/43553386-finding-my-voice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GrJGuaqtup&rank=5Food At Sea: Shipboard Cuisine From Ancient to Modern Times, by Simon Spalding: goodreads.com/book/show/22524257-food-at-sea?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=n4xienkdBi&rank=2The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks, by Amy Stewart:goodreads.com/book/show/16277245-the-drunken-botanist?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mS2RXWm5C1&rank=1
I have emerged from my cave post-Olympics to demonstrate my baking prowess potatobrarian 2021-08-12 | I have to finish a (rather tedious) project for work, and I wasn't in the mood to work on it, so I went off to throw my delicates into the washer instead, but on my way to the washer, I remembered that I hate doing laundry and that today isn't even laundry day, so why suffer early? So instead, I procrastinated on both tasks by working on uploading these clips that I've been sitting on for a week. The only way to get work done: be faced with work that you don't want to do even more. Dave Chang's podcast where I got this recipe from can be accessed here: theringer.com/2020/12/7/22159772/all-the-recipes-from-recipe-clubThe actual recipe for the brownies is from here: cooking-therapy.com/matcha-browniesThe beer I'm drinking is this: foothillsbrewing.com/brews/torch-pilsnerThe Book Buffet Tag video is on Amrita's channel here:youtube.com/watch?v=lPThv8F9KvwThe two books I mentioned are: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas: goodreads.com/book/show/32075671-the-hate-u-give?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6zNJLWJCcr&rank=1Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_Sower?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9E9KczJKoz&rank=1
Reviewing one of my favorite books of this year: The Echo Wife, by Sarah Gailey potatobrarian 2021-06-18 | I said in my last video that I would start uploading reviews right after I finished books, which would mean uploads like every other day, but as you long-time viewers know, I am not to be trusted. Just like the people in this book. Is it a sci-fi novel, a thriller novel, a domestic drama? Which is it?! Is it all of them?! (Yes, yes, it is)The Echo Wife, by Sarah Gailey:goodreads.com/book/show/52379735-the-echo-wife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=taR5GUhmpJ&rank=1
Poverty and entitlement in Riley Sagers Lock Every Door (Quick Horror-Thriller Review) potatobrarian 2021-06-10 | Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager:goodreads.com/book/show/41837243-lock-every-door?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9C7vxHHdlW&rank=1
Quick nonfiction review: Disciplining the Empire, by Sarah Kinkel (Returning to my college roots) potatobrarian 2021-06-08 | Revisiting a much-loved topic of mine with this one. Expect more, and more numerous, short reviews in this style from now on, folks!Disciplining the Empire: Politics, Governance, and the Rise of the British Navy, by Sarah Kinkel:goodreads.com/book/show/36420678-disciplining-the-empire?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sZ50qXVQMm&rank=1For a more in-depth, more scholarly review by a university lecturer and historian of naval medicine, go here:http://globalmaritimehistory.com/review-kinkel-disciplining-the-empire
Summer Olympic Readathon Week 1 Wrap-Up (Team Athena is going to win this, people) potatobrarian 2021-06-07 | I can see the finish line already. *Victory pose*Books I mentioned:Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire:goodreads.com/book/show/72657.Pedagogy_of_the_OppressedAssassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/77197.Assassin_s_ApprenticeThe Graveyard Apartment, by Mariko Koike:goodreads.com/book/show/28220806-the-graveyard-apartmentThe Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton:goodreads.com/book/show/51854625-the-devil-and-the-dark-water
April/May Reading Wrap-Up (but mostly May, because I barely finished one book in April) potatobrarian 2021-06-01 | I've managed to climb out of the Suju/Seventeen dumpster just in time for this readathon.I am competing as part of Team Athena (aka the Once and Future Forever-Champions of Olympus) in the Olympic Readathon throughout the month of June! You can read along and fill out the prompts with me! They are: Zeus- Read a book that features a kingdom or patriarchyPoseidon- Read a book with water, i.e. oceans, lakes, riversHades- Read a book with the undead or a ghost themeHestia- Read a book with the found family tropeHephaestus- Read a book with fire on the cover in the titleDionysus- Read a book with a red or white coverHermes- Read a book involving travel, vacation, or a questArtemis- Read a book with "Moon" or "Night" in the title or on the coverApollo- Read a book in a non-traditional format, i.e. verse, mixed media, graphic novel, novellaAres- Read a military-centered fantasy or sci-fi bookAphrodite- Read a book with a beautiful coverHera- Read a book that features a queendom or matriarchyDemeter- Read a book with food on the coverAthena- Read a book with political intrigueEos- Read a book that is the first in a series or duologyNyx- Read a book that is the last in a series or duologyOther things I mentioned:The Feasting Females Crying In H-Mart Live Show (hosted on Kim, aka Bookmarks and Breadsticks', channel):youtube.com/watch?v=_8sEdj9OsxsAmrita's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4ARosie's channel:youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieCThe Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast:http://www.breakingtheglassslipper.comThe Black Coast, by Mike Brooks (The God-King Chronicles, #1): goodreads.com/book/show/52758545-the-black-coast?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=gJTLgYYTRn&rank=1Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley:goodreads.com/book/show/52346471-firekeeper-s-daughter?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=b2Bxvea4Wd&rank=1The Last House On Needless Street, by Catriona Ward (thanks to Netgalley for the arc!):goodreads.com/book/show/54621094-the-last-house-on-needless-street?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lHLih7MBpK&rank=1Malice, by John Gwynne (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/15750692-malice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8KtsDasYCl&rank=2Faraway Wanderers, by Priest:goodreads.com/book/show/56938194-faraway-wanderers--?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=DSJvOlDFQC&rank=1Pines, by Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/15096164-pines?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vSxWS3JS0M&rank=2The Forest Of Stolen Girls, by June Hur:goodreads.com/book/show/51591586-the-forest-of-stolen-girls?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=EtXaJhUbG9&rank=1Crying In H Mart, by Michelle Zauner:goodreads.com/book/show/54814676-crying-in-h-mart?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=msYchrGdlK&rank=1
March 2021 Wrap-Up (or, What happens when I happen to finish a book on the last day of March) potatobrarian 2021-04-01 | This thumbnail was made using the literal first frame of the video. Most convenient! Anyway, is tomorrow really a work day? *GROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAN*-------------------------------------------Things I mentioned:Greg's channel: youtube.com/channel/UC_qfHevwgf7jU0MJyoAroowLyra's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCciUE2QkwwenhfLUiVN8A2wHood Feminism, by Mikki Kendall: goodreads.com/book/show/36687229-hood-feminism?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=i1jT2L1zCg&rank=1For All the Tea In China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink, by Sarah Rose:goodreads.com/book/show/3081255-for-all-the-tea-in-china?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=429fE6wTeb&rank=1Children Of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children Of Time, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/25499718-children-of-time?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ePM9ZxLV3R&rank=1I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, by Iain Reid [I am not going to list trigger warnings because of spoilers, but this is a horror novel, and bad shit happens, FYI!]:goodreads.com/book/show/40605223-i-m-thinking-of-ending-things?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qQoeMWtPNl&rank=1
Booktube Backstage Tag (or, I didnt read a single word this weekend, so youre getting a tag video) potatobrarian 2021-03-28 | *Unless we're talking about fanfiction. I read a shit-ton of THAT. Ohohohohohohoho!!!!!!!**Oh no, I forgot to mention that I also like discussion/list vids! That list of examples wasn't comprehensive enough and I forgot other types of vids existed!***I was very tempted to make Eunhyuk-oppa the thumbnail for this vid, but that would have been misleading for other Suju fans. "How dare this woman try to lure us in with Eunhyuk-oppa's photos?!" --------------------------------------------The Super Junior "House Party" performance medley I watched on Friday: youtube.com/watch?v=zHdiuNpLC10--------------------------------------------Amrita's Backstage vid: youtube.com/watch?v=o5oXwXi9jUg&t=507sTHE QUESTIONS:1) What camera do you use for your videos?2) Speaking about filming and being your own director. Do you have a favourite film director?3) What microphone do you use and what program do you use to edit your videos?4) Do you remember the first record that you bought or received as a gift?5) How do you prepare your videos? Talking points, a detailed script or just talking?6) TV shows have become the thing of our time. "Game of Thrones", "Stranger Things", Netflix, HBO and Amazon. What is/are your favourite TV shows ever. Name a maximum of three.7. What kind of BookTube videos do you prefer to watch and why: reviews, wrap-ups, vlogs, book-hauls, tag videos or...8) Watching TV was probably a part of all of our childhoods. These years, it has become less popular. What kind of media user are you?9) Tag up to 8 people---------------------------------------------------------------Products I mentioned (this video is most def not sponsored):Logitech C920 Webcam: logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/c920-pro-hd-webcam.960-000764.html?crid=34Samsung Galaxy S9: samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s9plus-64gb--unlocked--sm-g965uzkaxaaFotopro Flexible Tripod [so it IS a tripod!]: amazon.com/Fotopro-Flexible-Tripods-Samsung-Mirrorless/dp/B0792VQVFD/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=flexible+tripod&qid=1616969477&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzNkdZQ0IySE84TFdSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjc5NDM2MjdIMDVUUzk1MzMzTSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzAzNjAxM1ZBNzFUWjNYTlREOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=Adobe Premiere Pro: adobe.com/products/premiere.html
Orange City, by Lee Matthew Goldberg (or, This book made me crave soda for the first time in years) potatobrarian 2021-03-17 | You can't see it in the darkness of my cave, but I am wearing glittery orange eyeshadow. I am on-brand. I wanted my eyelids to look like a Tequila Sunset. This was actually what I wore to host a work event before this, but damn, the orange fit this book so well. *Pats self on back*Thanks again to Atmosphere Press for the review copy! Top-quality free things are the best of the best!**@Gregory LaPerche has inadvertently reminded me that I forgot to include the actual cover in my thumbnail. It has been fixed!!!----------------------Things I mentioned:Orange City, by Lee Matthew Goldberg (Orange City, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/56359844-orange-city?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=oQ0HzLt4OR&rank=1We Happy Few (Compulsion Games, 2018 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=UGRHLmBNO_w
Link to Food and Colonialism Live Show for your convenience, friends potatobrarian 2021-03-13 | Watch us here at Bookmarks and Breadsticks' channel at 11 AM CST!youtu.be/EHwpDQwG_FEFt. Rosie Cockshutt, Amrita by the book, and meeeeee!!!
Dreams of the Dying, by Nicolas Lietzau (aka Im back from wherever to pressure you to read this) potatobrarian 2021-03-08 | BEHOLD! The book that ended my reading slump!!!Aaaaaaand of course I forgot to mention the trigger warnings, so TRIGGER WARNINGS ABOUND! BEWARE! The standard dark fantasy fare, plus the negative "episodes" involving the protagonist's mental health. -------------------------------------------Things I DID mention:My Etsy masquerade mask:etsy.com/listing/725275215/purple-brocade-lace-masquerade-ball-mask?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mask+with+horns&ref=sr_gallery-1-36&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1&cns=1Scout & Cellar wine:scoutandcellar.comDreams of the Dying, by Nicolas Lietzau (Enderal, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/55069591-dreams-of-the-dying?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cdyTEXnhGV&rank=1Petrik's channel (do I need to link to Petrik's channel? You all know Petrik, right?):youtube.com/user/ThePatrikpetEnderal: Forgotten Stories (mod):store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_StoriesCastlevania (Season 1 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=m3jNb7IdJHQ
This entire video is about food (aside from one part where I talk about a book) potatobrarian 2021-02-15 | Is this a vlog? Maybe even a *gasp* reading vlog, since I do show you a book at one point? Bahahahahaha...Also, despite having eaten two dinners, I'm sitting here craving wonton noodles with the crispy shrimp bread thing the local noodle shop made when I was growing up. Yuuuummmm..... **GDI, the power went out while I was uploading this! Monday upload it is. IF the power comes back on.--------------------------------------------My milk bread recipe:kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/japanese-milk-bread-rolls-recipeThe only book I mentioned:My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris:goodreads.com/book/show/29069374-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-vol-1?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=kE8oIrekNk&rank=1
January Reading Wrap-up Vlog Thing (or, You are doing chores with me as we converse one-sidedly) potatobrarian 2021-02-08 | *Not mentioned in this video: every book that got its own video already on this channel in January**Cleaning the house is a lot less boring when I'm talking to "you" (aka myself) the entire time, even if I'm the one doing all the real work.***Large quantities of food were consumed over the course of this video, and no miles were run. I am incredibly satisfied right now. *Fat potato pose*------------------------------------------------Timestamps:0:00 - 1:37: Covid vaccine and the cream cheese donut from my favorite donut shop1:37 - 4:10: How not to deep-fry4:10 - 4:46: Tragedy has struck! What do next?4:46 - 4:57: What's left of the pancakes4:57 - 11:42: Golden Stage11:43 - 17:07: I, Claudius17:08 - 20:29: Copper Coins20:29 - 23:19: Skyward (SPOILER-FREE!)23:20 - 24:58: Skyward (MINOR SPOILERS!)24:58 - 26:29: Skyward (BACK TO BEING SPOILER-FREE)26:30 - end: Space Sweepers------------------------------------------------Things I mentioned:Space Sweepers, dir. by Jo Sung-hee (2021 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=o3dcDxt-YyE黄金台 (Golden Stage), by Cang Wu Bin Bai:goodreads.com/book/show/49235957?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=EmceVug0vt&rank=1The translation of Golden Stage that I read is here:https://chichilations.home.blog/golden-stage/I, Claudius, by Robert Graves:goodreads.com/book/show/18765.I_Claudius?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=bxqIigbUH0&rank=1Copper Coins/Copper Coin Niches, by Mu Su Li (this link is to the translation I read-- the GR page is all in Chinese):tongqiankanshi.blogspot.com/2020/09/tong-qian-kan-shi-copper-coin-niches.html?fbclid=IwAR3wl444DLFoxpFjQpsrqGAoNIVGH4G24oyL2Y64Xb720DQ64o5XCU_BGUoSkyward, by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/36642458-skyward?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vfm5svXHLn&rank=1
The Persuasion Book Tag (aka I Will Never Stop Procrastinating) potatobrarian 2021-01-31 | For January, I did a buddy-read of this book with these amazing ladies:Amrita by the Book:youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4ARosie Cockshutt:youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieCLana ExLibris:youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9gMargaret Pinard:youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw---------------------------Here's the og tag video, from Amrita:youtube.com/watch?v=m3HfEwrY2owAnd here are the questions:Q1. Persuasion, like many Austen books, has been successfully adapted to screen many times. Name your beloved onscreen adaptation of a book published before 1900.Q2. In Persuasion, Anne and Capt. Wentworth really go through the wringer. What's your favorite angsty romance that isn't them?Q3. Capt. Wentworth is a naval captain. Tell us about a book featuring a lead character who is in a branch of the military. Q4. British naval captains were famous adventurers. What's your favorite adventure story?Q5. Anne is quite a dutiful sister. What's your favorite literary sibling relationship?Q6. By the standards of the time, Anne was a spinster. What is a book where the female lead is an older woman?Q7. Persuasion is one of the most critiqued/referenced books in English literature. Name a book whose plot or characters or central ideas reference another book. Q8. Capt. Wentworth made his fortune at sea. Tell us about a book with a self-made lead character.Q9. Persuasion has a lot to say about traditional gender roles. What's a book that plays with traditional gender roles?Q10. (OPTIONAL) Finally, tell us a bit of trivia, a fun aside, a personal anecdote related to either Persuasion or any other work by Jane Austen.Q11. TAG!I'm tagging:Lyyrabat: youtube.com/channel/UCciUE2QkwwenhfLUiVN8A2wShe Was Only Evie:youtube.com/channel/UC2geVRzDfwH_s7Ldu2QnB9wAlicia Guzman: youtube.com/channel/UC8hi9nekiKUDp_az6JPFVzwHey Y'all Listen Up:youtube.com/channel/UC2RvKmaWUzInOnrdPdbITCgSunny Luca:youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog-------------------------------Things I mentioned:Red Cliff, dir. by John Woo (trailer-- I'm linking the version w/ subs, 'cause the English-narrated one sounds so weird):youtube.com/watch?v=Najn5TGOEcoRomance Of The Three Kingdoms, by Luo Guanzhong:goodreads.com/book/show/158770.Three_KingdomsNirvana In Fire, dir. Kong Yu/Lee Xue (2015 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=m8SvjkPa3VMNirvana In Fire, by Hai Yan (English fan-translation of the novel):langyanirvana.wordpress.comMartin The Warrior, by Brian Jacques (Redwall, #6-- you do not have to read the books in order to understand this story!):goodreads.com/book/show/201345.Martin_the_Warrior?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YP6ZIxXk9v&rank=1The Redwall PBS series (oh wow, someone put the entire first ep on YT):youtube.com/watch?v=LbUe_Jiyk7QTreasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson:goodreads.com/book/show/295.Treasure_Island?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9VvXnJ74Nn&rank=1Treasure Planet (2002 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=DJNT7C61NrEHaikyuu! manga, by Furudate Haruichi:goodreads.com/book/show/20318855-1-haiky-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JQPvLGZXZq&rank=1Vera Stanhope series, by Ann Cleeves:goodreads.com/book/show/97569.The_Crow_Trap?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UqLkcf1mcv&rank=1Vera TV series (Acorn TV trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=lcO_JkXtl3oPride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith:goodreads.com/book/show/5899779-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=euUf4UYFH3&rank=4Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, dir. by Burr Steers (2016 trailer):youtube.com/watch?v=foGraEVNI0sMoll Flanders, by Daniel Defoe:goodreads.com/book/show/38262.Moll_Flanders?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QsY0lXQQ9H&rank=1The Lord Of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien:goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WRY3mwr7yE&rank=3
I enthusiastically return to the world of Chinese fantasy novels potatobrarian 2021-01-25 | I've been gone for only a couple of weeks, but have forgotten how to film already? What gives?!Things I mentioned:天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú], also known as TGCF, English title= Heaven/Heavenly Official's Blessing, by Mò Xiāng Tóngxiù (MXTX):goodreads.com/book/show/42674778-ti-n-gu-n-c-f?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dPcArhyPMa&rank=1The English fan-translated version I read:tgcfmxtx.carrd.coThe trailer for the anime ("donghua" in Chinese):youtube.com/watch?v=aRhaKwvM360&list=PLWxoo0NY00TcharGimcqklwzQl5Ak5wl0^^WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, the comments poking fun at Chinese censorship!The anime/donghua opening (I LOVE the artwork):youtube.com/watch?v=iz8Vo9Zq7ucThe official donghua theme/MV (for MORE visuals!):youtube.com/watch?v=c2jmFFsGCYs&t=15sWiki article on the Jade Emperor:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Emperor
Hmmm, I spent way more time thinking about good and evil in The Black Company than I thought I would potatobrarian 2021-01-10 | "There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies. We abjure labels. We fight for money and an indefinable pride. The politics, the ethics, the moralities, are irrelevant."--Glen Cook, The Black CompanyThe Black Company (Chronicles Of The Black Company, #1), by Glen Cook:goodreads.com/book/show/140671.The_Black_Company
(Oh, look, I finally finished and get to talk about) Sword Of Kaigen, by M.L. Wang potatobrarian 2021-01-04 | An eternity of whining later... I have made it to the other side. *Elmo on fire gif*----------------Things I mentioned:Sword Of Kaigen, by M.L. Wang:goodreads.com/book/show/41886271-the-sword-of-kaigen?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sUovnPjT5w&rank=1Naruto:imdb.com/title/tt0409591Avatar: The Last Airbender:imdb.com/title/tt0417299Haikyuu!:imdb.com/title/tt3398540
Penrics Demon, by Lois McMaster Bujold (or, Woman meets series that she thinks could be The One) potatobrarian 2020-12-29 | A beautiful, newly blossomed bond between man and demon, reader and series.------------------------------------Things I mentioned:The channel of the amazing Amrita, who made me aware that this book existed:youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4APenric's Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1):goodreads.com/book/show/25791216-penric-s-demon?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=b6FXHL67AT&rank=1The Bartimaeus Trilogy, by Jonathan Stroud:goodreads.com/book/show/59268.The_Bartimaeus_Trilogy_Boxed_Set?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=a8AltMURX2&rank=1
Let us bake bánh mì on Xmas Eve and talk about The Return, a book that has nothing to do w/ Xmas potatobrarian 2020-12-25 | PLEASE HEED THE TIMESTAMPS! There will be some spoilers, and you can avoid them by making use of these! 0:00 - 4:02 : I explain what "bánh mì" really means and why I'm making it (I forgot to say in the vid that you eat the bánh mì with the ragout)4:03 - 20:20 : I talk about The Return while shaping dough20:21 - 23:39 : Minor spoilers that don't give away much, so I personally wouldn't mind them, but you still might23:40 - 26:26 : Major spoilers!26:27 - end : The results!------------------Things I mentioned (or that I didn't explicitly mention, but you might still want to check out):Aimee's Vietnamese Baguette (bánh mì) recipe [the Aimee in this video is not me, fyi!]:youtube.com/watch?v=5FduMMBM-dQLyrraBat's video where she talks about The Return:youtube.com/watch?v=IFOPFuXQAR8The Return, by Rachel Harrison:goodreads.com/book/show/49878129-the-return?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dqUfpSyzsi&rank=2
David Heska Wanbli Weidens Winter Counts (or, Today, were talking about criminal justice over tea) potatobrarian 2020-12-22 | Further reading/viewing suggestions:[ ]= my commentsLakota Winter Counts (w/ the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian):youtu.be/XNaYrAKiZmw [Explains what exactly a Winter Count is]Meet the PEN America 2018-2019 Writing For Justice Fellows: David Heska Wanbli Weidenyoutu.be/_PqebKCv4fo‘Winter Counts’ Dives Into Blurred Justice On Reservationsseminoletribune.org/winter-counts-dives-into-blurred-justice-on-reservations Author Talk: David Heska Wanbli Weiden in Conversation with Marcie R. Rendon (program with the Glendale Library)youtu.be/YkAJrzeWrxQ [This is the longest video, but if you have time, I highly recommend watching this, as it is the most informative]"Major Crimes Act" (Wikipedia):en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Crimes_Act[As far as I can tell, this Wiki article has been properly cited and seems accurate]Storytime: Spotted Tail With Wiley Blevinsyoutu.be/kX5jOpTZVHQ [THE ARTWORK IN THIS BOOK IS SO AMAZING, MY GOD! If you have kids or are babysitting your nieces and nephews this holiday season, they can learn and enjoy this art with you]Spotted Tail, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Pt. 1, read by a school librarian from Todd County Elementary School:youtu.be/X0Rx7ZdZ4uk [As Wiley mentions in his video, he skips over/summarizes some parts in the interest of time, so if you want a full reading, check out this version; do still take a look at the other one, though, 'cause the art is clearer/larger there]Spotted Tail, Pt. 2 (continuation of the above):youtu.be/RTR0UuOoe9MBooks I mentioned:Spotted Tail, written by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, illustrated by Jim Yellowhawk:goodreads.com/book/show/50081829-spotted-tail?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=08YG5Vkj4J&rank=1Winter Counts, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden:goodreads.com/en/book/show/48678117-winter-countsThe Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones:goodreads.com/book/show/52180399-the-only-good-indians?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OTjAoE8RaW&rank=2
The Christmas Carol Book Tag (or, I chatter nonstop at you while baking gingerbread muffins) potatobrarian 2020-12-19 | Thanks to Rosie for the tag! Visit her original video here: youtube.com/watch?v=CQwXAacGQG0--------------------------------------------------------Timestamps, because your time is precious and we want you to be able to spend more of it with your loved ones this holiday season:(0:00 - 2:52) [I provide context for this video](2:53 - 4:18) [I assemble ingredients](4:19 - 7:41) Question 1: The Ghost of Christmas Past - A book that was a childhood favorite (7:42 - 9:10) [Working with molasses](9:11 - 14:56) Question 2: The Ghost of Christmas Present - A recent book that you think will become one of your all time favorites (14:57 - 16:14) [Working with molasses, Pt. 2: I need better measuring cups](16:15 - 19:03) Question 3: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A book coming out next year that you're most excited about(19:04 - 19:49) [Measuring flour](19:50 - 21:57) Question 4: Bah, Humbug! - A book that everyone else loves that you just can't stand(21:58 - 25:46) Question 5: Bob Cratchit - An old dependable that you always recommend(25:47 - 26:00) [Using your oven in place of central heating in wintertime](26:01 - 34:06) Question 6: Tiny Tim - An underhyped book that you think deserves more love(34:07 - 34:37) [Spices](34:38 - 37:24) Question 7: Today? Why it's Christmas Day! - What's a book that always gets you in the mood for Christmas (apart from A Christmas Carol)?(37:25 - 43:09) Question 8: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Your favourite film adaptation of a bookQuestion 9: Tag some people!(43:10 - 46:03) [THE RESULTS!!!!!]--------------------------------------Things I mentioned:Sally's Gingerbread Muffins w/ Lemon Glaze:sallysbakingaddiction.com/gingerbread-muffins-with-sweet-lemon-glazeAnne Of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery:goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_GablesAnne Of Green Gables, the 1985 miniseries (from Sullivan Entertainment):anneofgreengables.comKings Of the Wyld (The Band, #1), by Nicholas Eames:goodreads.com/book/show/30841984-kings-of-the-wyld?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=hKJqFWOy7p&rank=1Take Flight (The Checquy Files, #3), by Daniel O'Malley:goodreads.com/book/show/55228104-take-flight?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=v2z6PekgHH&rank=1Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë:goodreads.com/book/show/130346.Wuthering_Heights_by_Emily_Bront_?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=m3q59TiwC3&rank=1The Iron Trial (Magisterium, #1), by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare:goodreads.com/book/show/20578940-the-iron-trial?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nfWAjUiYhB&rank=1風が強く吹いている [Kaze ga tsuyoku fuite iru] / Run With the Wind, by Miura Shion:goodreads.com/book/show/3234259-kaze-ga-tsuyoku-fuite-iru?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HrU1gaYyJr&rank=1Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru/Run with the Wind (the anime):myanimelist.net/anime/37965/Kaze_ga_Tsuyoku_FuiteiruWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami:goodreads.com/book/show/2195464.What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9Slswedw0e&rank=1The Lord Of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien:goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NjpOWhEZAk&rank=2Blade Runner (1982 movie, dir. by Ridley Scott);imdb.com/title/tt0083658Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick:goodreads.com/book/show/36402034-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2Mx1lGtCTD&rank=1
Final Fantasy-a-thon (or, The first and possibly the last time I tackle a TBR vid with gusto) potatobrarian 2020-12-13 | ARRRRRRGHHHH, I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE WEBCAM WATERMARK AGAIN! CURSES!!!!!So the Final Fantasy-a-thon started on December 1st and will continue until January 31st. Which means I, as usual, am already late. Oh, well! When have I not procrastinated?The FF-a-thon came from the mind of Nikki over at nikki's books. She goes over the readathon itself and links to her Google Doc with all her prompts here:youtube.com/watch?v=srN0rXsYHuc&t=113sThe prompts that I chose are:Zidane: Read a book where the MC has a secret pastTifa: Read a book with a bad-ass female fighterAerith: Read a book where the MC learns about their heritageGarnet: Read a book where a princess becomes a queenThief: A book with a dagger on the coverAlexander: Read a book set in a citySephiroth: Read a book where a hero goes bad-----------------------------------------------------Things I mentioned:Final Fantasy IX, from Squaresoft:store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA08877_00-FFIXDIGITALED000Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 4 (the manga), by Asagiri Kafka:goodreads.com/book/show/33784355-bungo-stray-dogs-vol-4Bungo Stray Dogs (the anime), from Studio Bones:myanimelist.net/anime/31478/Bungou_Stray_DogsDirge Of Cerberus (FFVII spin-off), from Square Enix:finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Dirge_of_Cerberus_-Final_Fantasy_VII-Final Fantasy VII Remake, from Square Enix:ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-usSword Of Kaigen, by M.L. Wang:goodreads.com/en/book/show/41886271-the-sword-of-kaigenLegendborn (Legendborn, #1), by Tracy Deonn:goodreads.com/book/show/50892338-legendborn?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=U0UE0VovBX&rank=1Eye Of the World (The Wheel Of Time, #1), by Robert Jordan:goodreads.com/book/show/228665.The_Eye_of_the_World?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8E2WTrIr8D&rank=1The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1), by Brandon Sanderson [CRAP, I just realized I said in the video that it's Mistborn, from the Final Empire series, but it's the other way around!]:goodreads.com/book/show/68428.The_Final_Empire?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7GHcyRc73k&rank=1Little Eyes, by Samanta Schweblin:goodreads.com/book/show/48635845-little-eyes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TeNGOWisaD&rank=3Final Fantasy VII (original), from Square Enix:store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA01875_00-FINALFANTASY7ZZZCrisis Core (FF7 spin-off/prequel), from Square Enix:finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Crisis_Core_-Final_Fantasy_VII-Darkstalker (Wings Of Fire: Legends, #1), by Tui T. Sutherland:goodreads.com/book/show/28190254-darkstalker?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9WTibdCfMP&rank=1-------------------------------------------------**All images used are from Google searches-- I did not screenshot/gif anything myself.
A chat about FE3H, Piranesi, Good Omens, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, and The Memory Police potatobrarian 2020-12-07 | In reality, more of a discussion about weird in-game romance dynamics, puzzling-but-pretty-perfect books, excellent rereads, 20th-century Hungarian political history, and Japanese sci-fi police states (or at least, this particular Japanese sci-fi police state).Also, after years of drinking Christmas ale around Christmas, I've concluded that Christmas ale sucks (regardless of the brand). St. Arnold, even you have let me down! This beer can only be drunk while distracted by other things, like books and games!Note: I am wearing a thermal layer (yes, I'm wearing it as an outer layer) that I dragged out of a storage bin in the closet, so it's creased! Aiyeeee, please ignore! Aaand it was Saturday when I filmed/started editing this, so now the weekend is over, and I still haven't played any Hades. Shame!-------------------------------------------------**EDIT: AHHHHHHHH, THIS DAUGHTER OF CAPITALISM FORGOT THE TIMESTAMPS! TIME IS MONEY! HOW WILL EVERYBODY FIND THE PARTS THEY HAVE TIME FOR?!0:00-1:24: I ramble about my channel1:25-7:29: I ramble about Fire Emblem: Three Houses7:30-18:46: I ramble about the puzzle that is Piranesi18:47-28:47: I ramble about my Good Omens reread in a Mann'r Most Blasphemous (methinks this video has led to ye olde algorithm believing I need J*sus, 'cause it keeps recommending me vids of people being "saved")28:48-34:46: I ramble about Ballad Of the Whiskey Robber and the fate of 20th-century Hungary34:47-39:20: I ramble about The Memory Police---------------------------------------------------Things I mentioned that are of Great Import:Rosie's channel @ youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieCFire Emblem: Three Houses, from Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo:nintendo.com/games/detail/fire-emblem-three-houses-switchPiranesi (the book), by Susanna Clarke:goodreads.com/book/show/50202953-piranesi?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GfoLpXLjJ7&rank=1Piranesi (the dude):metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pira/hd_pira.htmGood Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett:goodreads.com/book/show/12067.Good_Omens?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=c8v3u7Dugn&rank=1Good Omens (the show) from Amazon/BBC:imdb.com/title/tt1869454Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts, by Julian Rubinstein:goodreads.com/book/show/28805.Ballad_of_the_Whiskey_Robber?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PgHb4oXFp6&rank=2The Memory Police, by Yoko Agawa, tl. by Stephen Snyder:goodreads.com/book/show/37004370-the-memory-police?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=22expf1M0p&rank=1
A chat about Hades, the Hugo Awards, wine, Cork Dork, plumbing, rats, and The Strain potatobrarian 2020-12-03 | Existing in-between joy and displeasure this past week, like I'm in a Florence+The Machine song or something.As usual, this got way longer than I wanted (but could not be cut shorter than I needed), so have some timestamps so you can jump around and find what matters to YOU: 0:00-1:27-- Intro1:28-8:44-- Hades8:45-12:12-- The Hugo Awards (in relation to Hades)12:13-13:49-- Wine acquisition + the cold13:50-17:59-- Wine + Cork Dork18:00-25:18-- Cork Dork + the science of smell + plumbing adventures25:19-46:44- The Strain + rat hateThings I mentioned:Hades, from Supergiant Games:supergiantgames.com/games/hadesThe Hugo Awards' Best Video Game award:tor.com/2020/11/23/2021-hugos-will-honor-video-games-with-a-special-category/comment-page-1Scout & Cellar clean-crafted wines (this is my friend's aunt's link):scoutandcellar.com/?u=MarissaGarzaCork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste, by Bianca Bosker:goodreads.com/book/show/31580409-cork-dork?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=u6Fvog7cKy&rank=1The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan:goodreads.com/book/show/6065215-the-strain?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WBbqRj90r5&rank=2
The Stay At Home Book Tag (Old favorites, life lessons, TBR, and a whole lotta rambling, as usual) potatobrarian 2020-11-25 | Truly a Stay At Home Book tag, complete with at-home hair clips, rapidly changing lighting, and Ragnar the Roundboy Plush.Btw, how do I get my auto-gen CC back? What happened to accessibility, yo?-----------------------------------------------The og tag vid: youtube.com/watch?v=Wyir0th7HE4&ab_channel=PrincessofPaperbackThe prompts:Lying in Bed: A book you could/have read in a daySnacking: A guilty pleasure bookNetflix: A series you want to startDeep Clean: A book that's been on your TBR list for agesAnimal Crossing: A book you recently bought because of hypeProductivity: A book that taught you something or had an impact on youFacetime: A book you were gifted Self Care: What is one thing you have done recently to look after yourself?Bonus: Name a book coming out soonBooks I mentioned:The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1), by Daniel O'Malley:goodreads.com/book/show/10836728-the-rook?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dNrkSrVRx8&rank=1HP doesn't need a linkThe Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson:goodreads.com/book/show/7235533-the-way-of-kings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WIa3fXTElv&rank=1Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts, by Julian Rubinstein:goodreads.com/book/show/28805.Ballad_of_the_Whiskey_Robber?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=E3fjvuQSIY&rank=1Hex, by Thomas Olde Heuvelt:goodreads.com/book/show/25533076-hex?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vORHlH9Q43&rank=1The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, by Rick Riordan:goodreads.com/book/show/15724396-the-sword-of-summer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ELqdyK553h&rank=1THE OG NANCY DREW:goodreads.com/book/show/32979.The_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=U7IsJLl0fg&rank=1A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember In the Ashes, #4), by Sabaa Tahir:goodreads.com/book/show/31520883-a-sky-beyond-the-storm?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1oi06GAPlT&rank=2
Weekly Wrap-Up (The weekend is too short and I spent most of it reading food books) potatobrarian 2020-11-23 | The sepia lighting was not intentional. I just like keeping my living room dimly lit 'cause I am Gollum.This week's video almost did not happen because I am a lazy person. But then I watched Books Yada Yada's latest upload (a weekly wrap-up vid) and went "HEY, why don't I do one of these, too, since I can't decide which book to talk about and I'm halfway through several books right now?!" So thanks, Dina. Here's her channel link:youtube.com/channel/UCII2hG8dcgFAGErcyvgYqwA-----------------------------------------------------Books and shows I mentioned:The Chef Show, starring Jon Favreau and Roy Choi (Netflix):imdb.com/title/tt10359446Eat A Peach, by David Chang:goodreads.com/book/show/51700803-eat-a-peach?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=th83qvSTOa&rank=1Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste, by Bianca Bosker:goodreads.com/book/show/31580409-cork-dork?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=b2PqpsRYm1&rank=1Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser:goodreads.com/book/show/1097.Fast_Food_Nation?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=xOZ3bn5KQB&rank=1Citizen: An American Lyric, by Claudia Rankine: goodreads.com/book/show/20613761-citizen?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Vub83G3K6A&rank=2The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan:goodreads.com/book/show/6065215-the-strain?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tFnEqr7B33&rank=2
A week of bug-killing, being overdramatic, watching horror movies, reading books and FAIRY TALES? potatobrarian 2020-11-15 | A week, ish.This one's VEEEERY long and covers more than just books (HOW DARE I?!), so I'm going to test out time-stamping, so you can skip me rambling about things you don't care about (and listen to me rambling about things you might be a bit more interested in instead). I think I had a smudge on my camera, so some of the footage in the middle was really shaky. Apologies!0:00-3:28 - I complain about bugs and talk about Eye Of the World3:29-5:09 - I fight bugs5:10-12:11 - I despair about bugs, introduce Ghost Wall, and talk about Little Hope12:12-25:04 - I watch The Lighthouse and eat cookies12:05-37:18 - I drink wine, gush over my Sims addiction, watch His House, and think about regional folklore and mythology37:19-40:44 - I drink wine and discuss Ghost Wall40:45-54:22 - I tell you stories from my Grimms' Fairy Tales book and question the Grimms brothers' choices54:23-56:21 - I talk about When No One Is WatchingThings I mentioned:Eye Of the World (The Wheel Of Time, #1), by Robert Jordan:goodreads.com/book/show/228665.The_Eye_of_the_World?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PbkrcOa6g0&rank=1Ghost Wall, by Sarah Moss: goodreads.com/book/show/38922230-ghost-wall?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MVneNJrYKn&rank=1Little Hope (The Dark Pictures Anthology, #2), from Supermassive Games:thedarkpictures.comThe Lighthouse, dir. by Robert Eggers:imdb.com/title/tt7984734The chocolate chip cookie recipe I used:guittard.com/in-the-kitchen/recipe-detail/the-original-chocolate-chip-cookieHis House, dir. by Remi Weekes:imdb.com/title/tt8508734The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition, tl. by Jack Zipes (link goes to the edition I have):amazon.com/Complete-Fairy-Tales-Brothers-All-New/dp/0553382160/ref=sr_1_4?crid=25YUSNSJQKNK6&dchild=1&keywords=complete+grimms+fairy+tales&qid=1605425388&sprefix=complete+grimm%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-4When No One Is Watching, by Alyssa Cole:goodreads.com/book/show/49398072-when-no-one-is-watching?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=pp8OCtMju2&rank=1
October Reading Wrap-Up (2020) | A smorgasbord of books! (Enjoy the variety while you can) potatobrarian 2020-11-06 | ANOTHER DAY OF DRESSING FOR THE OFFICE... in order to go to see my dermatologist. I WILL do laundry soon-- I HWILL!!!Books mentioned:2 stars:The Perfect Escape, by Suzanne Park: goodreads.com/book/show/50883357-the-perfect-escape?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WGnM4bVC3J&rank=13 stars:The Devil All the Time, by Donald Ray Pollock:goodreads.com/book/show/10108463-the-devil-all-the-time?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zZ2HzWEl83&rank=13.5 stars:Anna K: A Love Story, by Jenny Lee:goodreads.com/book/show/45043369-anna-k?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LZIq2gnyis&rank=1Turtle Under Ice, by Juleah del Rosario:goodreads.com/book/show/52760888-turtle-under-ice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QhJ8ietj2c&rank=14 stars:Parachutes, by Kelly Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/52696571-parachutes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LDKTpKb8tb&rank=1Telling Tales, by Ann Cleeves:goodreads.com/book/show/902203.Telling_Tales?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tTRgE3pnXN&rank=1Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager:goodreads.com/book/show/50833559-home-before-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iloOWRY3cs&rank=1Fever Dream, by Samanta Schweblin:goodreads.com/book/show/30763882-fever-dream?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HUr086gZWj&rank=1The House In the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune:goodreads.com/book/show/45047384-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=IuwYNBOH33&rank=1A Map To the Sun, by Sloane Leong:goodreads.com/book/show/46223347-a-map-to-the-sun?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=exNGxRZqr1&rank=1Flamer, by Mike Curato:goodreads.com/book/show/52751434-flamer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WVRr1pezkk&rank=1Shadow Of the Batgirl, by Sarah Kuhn:goodreads.com/book/show/49803373-shadow-of-the-batgirl?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7LzkUD5UrQ&rank=1Thinner, by Stephen King:goodreads.com/book/show/10605.Thinner?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=K6Svh6c6RK&rank=15 stars:Displacement, by Kiku Hughes:goodreads.com/book/show/46223303-displacement?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RaOGAe6GxV&rank=1Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/38452936-superman-smashes-the-klan?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1tXiefSlBn&rank=1Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/44280830-dragon-hoops?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iO8BZ7ozHD&rank=1Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From the Crematory, by Caitlin Doughty:goodreads.com/book/show/25189315-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes-other-lessons-from-the-crematory?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Mg1t8dLGDO&rank=1Caitlin Doughty's Youtube Channel, Ask A Mortician:youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath
THE SMALL BOOKTUBER TAG? (Oops, I think its actually Small Book Tag) potatobrarian 2020-11-03 | I miscalculated and my thumbnail isn't the right Youtube thumbnail size. Darn.I debated whether or not to take an actual photo for the thumbnail, but it's now tradition to throw together thumbnails using only stills from the vids themselves-- I cannot break with that! So I apologize for the fuzzy quality.Thanks for the tag, Amrita! Visit her channel here:youtube.com/c/AmritabytheBookThe questions:1 - Introduce yourself!2 - How long have you been on Booktube?3 - What types of videos do you make?4 - What do you love about Booktube?5 - What types of of books do you read?6 - What is your favorite video that you've made?7 - TAG at least 4 small booktube channels or EVERY small channel you can think of!
Can I just give all these graphic novels awards? (Asian-American YA Reading Sprint, Pt. 2) potatobrarian 2020-11-02 | Anyone else feeling extremely groggy and confused after Daylight Saving Time? I felt like I had trouble thinking and expressing myself today!Books mentioned:A Map To The Sun, by Sloane Leong:goodreads.com/book/show/46223347-a-map-to-the-sun?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=eajOfAp7A9&rank=1Displacement, by Kiku Hughes:goodreads.com/book/show/46223303-displacement?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sjaWdQI4UB&rank=2American Sutra, by Duncan Ryuken Williams:goodreads.com/book/show/40010688-american-sutra?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NjTxjGKhKN&rank=1Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/38452936-superman-smashes-the-klan?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QCqCaji0rb&rank=1Flamer, by Mike Curato:goodreads.com/book/show/52751434-flamer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MT1ToNMFoT&rank=1Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/44280830-dragon-hoops?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HwmHMY7KWb&rank=1Shadow Of the Batgirl, by Sarah Kuhn:goodreads.com/book/show/49803373-shadow-of-the-batgirl?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=45vFwBikUn&rank=1
THE FINALLY FALL BOOK TAG!!!!! potatobrarian 2020-10-28 | Books and other things mentioned:Amberlough, by Lara Elena Donnelly:goodreads.com/book/show/29939270-amberlough?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XnjBn18oK2&rank=1Hyperion, by Dan Simmons:goodreads.com/book/show/77566.Hyperion?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xat6BwXlRl&rank=3Chop Suey Nation, by Ann Hui: goodreads.com/book/show/41150687-chop-suey-nation?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VaqHKG4gLD&rank=1Haikyuu!, by Furudate Haruichi:goodreads.com/book/show/34624205-haikyu-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=plOCMM9yVV&rank=1Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/44280830-dragon-hoops?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=j2fTADKEiv&rank=1Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/38452936-superman-smashes-the-klan?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=t0s969ShFR&rank=1Flamer, by Mike Curato:goodreads.com/book/show/52751434-flamer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ylLKLLLOJL&rank=1The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss:goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ehR1TIPE92&rank=1The Magnus Archives, from Rusty Quill:http://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-archivesAni no Hanashi, by Reibun Ike:goodreads.com/book/show/37851907-ani-no-hanashi?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BiVWZxi82v&rank=1The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien:goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MmLysN9cEh&rank=4
Asian-American YA Books Reading Sprint, Pt. 1 (aka Auntie A Needs To Make Her Deadline, #1) potatobrarian 2020-10-26 | CRAP, I forgot I can use the Ken Burns zoom effect now that I'm pointing to actual things that I'm holding! Booooooo, next time!Books in video:Parachutes, by Kelly Yang:goodreads.com/book/show/52696571-parachutes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tMxvJ04rHf&rank=1Anna K, by Jenny Lee:goodreads.com/book/show/45043369-anna-k?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OgD1lVe6KF&rank=1
Contemporary Fantasy Recommendation: House In the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune (aka AGH, MY HEART!) potatobrarian 2020-10-23 | Waaayyyyy too much fun with thumbnails. If I hadn't already made this one, I would have definitely used the first default thumbnail Youtube chose for me, 'cause it is CLASSIC.Also... I don't know why the hell I'm breathing so loudly in this video. I was so annoyed by it while editing!
Crowdsourced Horror reading/TV/movie recommendations from my library friends/colleagues at work! potatobrarian 2020-10-20 | I continue to have too much fun with basic tools in Photoshop.Thank you to my friends and coworkers for making this possible. May you never stumble upon this video, ever.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books/movies/shows I mentioned from the list: Let the Right One In, by John Lindqvist: goodreads.com/book/show/943402.Let_the_Right_One_In?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=bZjay5BOrb&rank=1Watchers, by Dean Koontz:goodreads.com/book/show/32423.Watchers?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1Kvm0zCnoI&rank=2The Outsider, by Stephen King:goodreads.com/book/show/36124936-the-outsider?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UYu1o4zpG1&rank=1Thinner, by "Richard Bachmann", aka Stephen King:goodreads.com/book/show/10605.Thinner?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9IsTjwjucK&rank=1Night Shift, by Stephen King: goodreads.com/book/show/10628.Night_Shift?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=l9WenDn4Li&rank=1Fever Dream, by Samanta Schweblin:goodreads.com/book/show/30763882-fever-dream?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hWyxu2U9zh&rank=1Ghost Wall, by Sarah Moss: goodreads.com/book/show/38922230-ghost-wallMidsommar, dir. by Ari Aster:imdb.com/title/tt8772262My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris: goodreads.com/book/show/29069374-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CcTQNxJyCp&rank=1Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz:goodreads.com/book/show/1325218.Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Ym1BtFBGdO&rank=1Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier:goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uq9ub5zPJ0&rank=1Aterrorizados/Terrified, dir. by Demian Rugna: imdb.com/title/tt7549892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0The Legacy, by John Coyne:goodreads.com/book/show/1044292.The_Legacy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=bSAb7JMD4e&rank=1Other books/movies/shows from the list that I didn't have time to include: Strangers, by Dean Koontz: goodreads.com/book/show/15676.Strangers?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VjcFRo4rBM&rank=1The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice:goodreads.com/book/show/11901.The_Witching_Hour?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tPw4Z9Z4Ne&rank=1Christine, by Stephen King:goodreads.com/book/show/10629.Christine?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5wgOAmC6s7&rank=1Cujo, dir. by Lewis Teague:imdb.com/title/tt0085382/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Pet Sematary, dir. by Mary Lambert:imdb.com/title/tt0098084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Edgar Allan Poe's stories:"The Cask of Amontillado" (Read this in high school, LOVED it)"The Tell-Tale Heart" (My FAVORITE Poe story!)"The Raven""The Pit and the Pendulum""Hop-Frog"Vincent Price's horror filmsPortrait of a a Killer: Jack the Ripper: Case Closed, by Patricia Cornwell:goodreads.com/book/show/6538.Portrait_of_a_Killer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=t00OjRKL65&rank=1Babel-17, by Samuel R. Delany (this is actually sci-fi, but it reminds me of old-school Star Trek+the Doctor Who ep with the the train and that monster that made people mimic it): goodreads.com/book/show/1199688.Babel_17?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aBjxhQDIzh&rank=1American Fantastic Tales, Vol. I, edited by Peter Straub:goodreads.com/book/show/6254610-american-fantastic-talesAmerican Fantastic Tales, Vol. II, edited by Peter Straub:goodreads.com/book/show/6313798-american-fantastic-talesWe Have Always Lived In the Castle, by Shirley Jackson:goodreads.com/book/show/89724.We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=w5mTrssKwF&rank=1Ghost Story, by Peter Straub:goodreads.com/book/show/19581.Ghost_Story?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VXSedY7kYG&rank=1
Home Before Dark (Halloween/Horror Book Review #1) potatobrarian 2020-10-11 | This implies that there will be a #2, but who knows?I had way too much fun messing with the blending options in Photoshop. Perhaps one day, I might even learn how to create a nice thumbnail.Riley Sager's interview from Penguin Random House that I listened to is here: youtube.com/watch?v=ltey6gcElx4&ab_channel=PenguinRandomHouse
The Devil All The Time (Book and Movie Review) potatobrarian 2020-10-06 | But I liked it, SO WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT MEEEEEEE...?!?!Good god, excuse my appearance in this video-- I basically just decided I MUST TALK ABOUT THIS NOW, BEFORE I FORGET, and went and did just that. Today, I learned how to make thumbnails with cute handwritten text... but then didn't bother doing that for this video. Another time!
Horror Genre/Halloween Book Recommendations (October 2020) potatobrarian 2020-10-05 | Today I learned how to rotate that text in the thumbnail so that it's at an angle instead of just completely horizontal. Yes, that is all. And I was very excited about it.------------------------------------Books I mentioned: Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden: goodreads.com/book/show/36959639-small-spaces?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1pBDJNlOZS&rank=1Horrorstor, by Grady Hendrix: goodreads.com/book/show/13129925-horrorst-r?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QLbn8qWoxj&rank=1The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires:goodreads.com/book/show/44074800-the-southern-book-club-s-guide-to-slaying-vampires?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9ATGZFrY9h&rank=1The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones:goodreads.com/book/show/52180399-the-only-good-indians?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZZyrpadAjB&rank=2Burn Our Bodies Down, by Rory Power:goodreads.com/book/show/52748041-burn-our-bodies-down?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kXJSqS6PP4&rank=1Lovecraft Country, by Matt Ruff:goodreads.com/book/show/25109947-lovecraft-country?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=oOWLsiZOls&rank=1
Reading Wrap Up (September 2020) potatobrarian 2020-10-01 | I said I would keep it short, but I'm a lying liar who lies, so this is now my longest video yet. HOWEVER, I am going through 11 books, so that'll be my excuse for this one. And I learned how to make a thumbnail in Adobe Premiere Pro! *Cheer*Here are the books I talked about: The Darwin Affair, by Tim Mason: goodreads.com/book/show/40591945-the-darwin-affairConvenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata (the summary says "heartwarming", but it's wrong): goodreads.com/book/show/38357895-convenience-store-womanA People's History of Heaven, by Mathangi Subramanian (this one is actually heartwarming): goodreads.com/book/show/40591946-a-people-s-history-of-heavenBurn Our Bodies Down, by Rory Power (people obviously didn't like this one as much as I liked it): goodreads.com/book/show/52748041-burn-our-bodies-down?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TNlKZd6sJm&rank=1So You Want To Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo: goodreads.com/book/show/35099718-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GKJGRBTDZ1&rank=1Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson: goodreads.com/book/show/17182126-steelheart?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=fwlD1YtDLC&rank=1Mitosis, by Brandon Sanderson: goodreads.com/book/show/18966322-mitosis?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=b3V1ddEM0z&rank=1Night of the Mannequins, by Stephen Graham Jones:goodreads.com/book/show/49246963-night-of-the-mannequins?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=yUmxbR2lJM&rank=1The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern:goodreads.com/book/show/43575115-the-starless-sea?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2L2KLKJUvl&rank=1That Monster on the Block, by Sue Ganz-Schmitt: goodreads.com/book/show/52673970-that-monster-on-the-block?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Fh8Ls5cHDZ&rank=1The Crow Trap, by Ann Cleeves:goodreads.com/book/show/97569.The_Crow_Trap?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PhE2brdTWA&rank=1
Is The Starless Sea an urban fantasy novel? What to classify it as? (Review. Ish.) potatobrarian 2020-09-29 | I was going to upload a custom thumbnail, but this auto-generated one looks hilarious, so I have to use it.Apologies, but I tend to go off on tangents, so this video got very long. And took forever to process. My new goal is to keep one-book review vids under 7 minutes. I did learn how to overlay images of books in the corner of my screen, though! :D
Booktube Newbie Tag! potatobrarian 2020-09-28 | Yes, I've just created my first Youtube channel and uploaded my first Youtube vid EVER after having spent 15 years on Youtube. Cheers to being the newbiest of newbies! *CACKLE*The booktubers I mentioned (I really hope the links auto-create, 'cause I can't find an html option): The Book Castle: youtube.com/user/NorwegianSnowBookish Realm: youtube.com/user/bookishrealmrincey reads: youtube.com/user/rinceyreadsinkyspyglass: youtube.com/user/inkyspyglass
