Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
This may not have been my best reading month, but I still have plenty of other stuff to talk about, like why I'm on booktube and what I've been watching.
[Videos Mentioned]
Vanessa @ splitreads "Why Are You On Booktube" - youtu.be/m1FCTWCJ7uw
Harriet Rosie "What's the Point of Booktube" - youtu.be/Uc5lXq9RtMs
Olive @ abookolive "BOSTON! A vlog, an interview, and a post-trip Brattle haul" -youtu.be/SP6ILRG_WsE
[Other Places to Find Me]
debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
Goodreads: okidokiboki
This may not have been my best reading month, but I still have plenty of other stuff to talk about, like why I'm on booktube and what I've been watching.
[Videos Mentioned]
Vanessa @ splitreads "Why Are You On Booktube" - youtu.be/m1FCTWCJ7uw
Harriet Rosie "What's the Point of Booktube" - youtu.be/Uc5lXq9RtMs
Olive @ abookolive "BOSTON! A vlog, an interview, and a post-trip Brattle haul" -youtu.be/SP6ILRG_WsE
[Other Places to Find Me]
debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
Goodreads: okidokiboki
![an april + may reading recap: audiobook qs, shadow and bones thoughts, and sidestepping angst
π the books! (links are bookshop affiliate links) π
So We Meet Again, by Suzanne Park - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9780062990716
π€ Nonfiction Book Club π€
The Stonewall Reader - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576364/the-stonewall-reader-by-edited-by-the-new-york-public-library-foreword-by-edmund-white-edited-with-an-introduction-by-jason-baumann/
July 10th, 2021 at 5 pm ET
For updates: https://nonfictionbookclub.substack.com/
[Other Places to Find Me/My Work]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okidokiboki/
Newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
host - Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4
writer - Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/microcosmos
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com an april + may reading recap: audiobook qs, shadow and bones thoughts, and sidestepping angst](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YWvSAv4Tkrc/mqdefault.jpg)
![My Recent Music/Book Pairings
Some ideas for music to read to when you want your album and playlists to match your book.
[Books Mentioned]
Red Sparrow, by Jason Matthews
The Dragon Behind the Glass, by Emily Voigt
Possession, by A.S. Byatt
It Does Not Die, by Maitreyi Devi
Bachelor Nation, by Amy Kaufman
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
[Albums Mentioned]
13 Tales of Love and Revenge, by The Pierces
Big Fish Theory, by Vince Staples
Creation, by The Pierces
1989, by Taylor Swift
Red, by Taylor Swift
[Other Places to Find Me]
Contact form: www.debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki My Recent Music/Book Pairings](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YeKuD5SAXM4/mqdefault.jpg)
![2017 Themes & Resolutions | NOT MY THESIS #11
[Other places to find me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Goodreads: okidokiboki 2017 Themes & Resolutions | NOT MY THESIS #11](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z4v1WnSuFxY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, by Mike Isaac | REVIEW
Lets talk about Uber, Silicon Valley, and tech bros!
[The Book]
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber - https://amzn.to/2NnyYnm
(note the above is an amazon affiliate link, and I may earn a small commission if you click and make any purchases)
[Podcast Interviews with Mike Isaac]
The Daily - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/podcasts/the-daily/uber-profit.html
Longform Podcast - https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-358-mike-isaac
Pivot - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-uber-super-f-cked-lets-ask-super-pumped-author-mike-isaac/id1073226719?i=1000448788327
[Other Places to Find Me]
Contact form: www.debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
Newsletter: okidokiboki.substack.com Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, by Mike Isaac | REVIEW](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z9OGzciRprs/mqdefault.jpg)



![3 books i meant to talk about in 2021 (but didnt)
π the books! (links are bookshop affiliate links) π
A Brightness Long Ago, by Guy Gavriel Kay - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9780451472991
Press Reset, by Jason Schreier - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9781538735497
A Marvellous Light, by Freya Marske - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9781250788870
β¨ other stuff mentioned β¨
NPR review of A Marvellous Light, written by Caitlyn Paxon - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1065740632/a-marvellous-light-infuses-magic-and-adventures-into-19th-century-england
π€ Nonfiction Book Club π€
Irresistible Empire by Victoria de Grazia
February 12th at 5 pm ET
For updates: https://nonfictionbookclub.substack.com/
[Other Places to Find Me/My Work]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okidokiboki/
Newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
host - Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4
writer - Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/microcosmos
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com 3 books i meant to talk about in 2021 (but didnt)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZZ_4IxtMMYI/mqdefault.jpg)
![My First Year as a Freelancer
Note that almost all of my advice about remote working in this video do not apply to our current COVID-19/social distancing world. Stay safe!
Resource for Learning about Contracts: https://www.aiga.org/standard-agreement
Related: A (very broad) Intro to Science Writing + Scicomm Jobs - https://youtu.be/eBVZgO54FnA
[Other Places to Find Me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okidokiboki/
Newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com My First Year as a Freelancer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZZzUD3Xa93k/mqdefault.jpg)

![Crazy Rich Asians Series Review
The Crazy Rich Asians cycle: Watch the movie trailer and get hyped to read the books, written by Kevin Kwan. Read the books and get hyped for the movie.
[Other Places to Find Me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okidokiboki/
Newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com Crazy Rich Asians Series Review](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zq6C921_GAI/mqdefault.jpg)