Six banger history books for casual readers Michael Kist 2026-09-22 | Six banger history books for casual readers
What books do you plan on reading this week?! #booktubetbr #booktube #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-10-20 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What book(s) are you reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-10-13 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books are you reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #readingupdate #booktok Michael Kist 2025-10-07 | The fantay/history/manga books I’m reading this week along with what I’m watching & playing!Book ListSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City KJ ParkerFool’s Errand by Robin HobbThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonBerserk Vol 10Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
8 📚 Book Reviews from what I read in September (with 2 five-star books!) Michael Kist 2025-10-02 | 8 full spoiler-free book reviews for everything I read in September, ranging across several genres (history, sports, political science, fantasy, etc)!Shop the books here: amzn.to/4gWmtKuJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Imprint News1:28 Turf Wars4:39 Alexander the Great6:10 Identity Crisis11:34 A Night to Remember13:25 Six of Crows Duology15:16 Ghost on the Throne16:19 Gwangju Uprising#booktube #bookrecommendations #bookreview
What Im planning on reading/watching this week! # #booktube #booktok #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-09-29 | What I plan on reading/watching/playing this week!Manga:Berserk Vol 9Anime:Demon Slayer (Season 4)Books:A New World Begins by Jeremy D. PopkinThe Will of the Many by James IslingtonGames:GTA VGhost of YōteiJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
BIG Book Haul 📚 20+ Books of All Genres! Michael Kist 2025-09-24 | I've got a big ol' book haul to share with you that spans all genres of fiction, nonfiction and manga! S/O to the Bindery subscribers who got to see this 2 days early. Your support means everything!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 I Bought These8:46 Bindery Bookmail10:53 Community Bookmail12:55 Author Mail16:55 Publisher Mail20:42 Already Reading This#bookhaul #booktube
What books do you plan on reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-09-22 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What book(s) are you reading this week?! #booktube #readingupdate #booktubetbr #fantasybooks Michael Kist 2025-09-15 | What books are you planning on reading this week?!Books Mentioned:Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThe Will of the Many by James IslingtonGhost on the Throne by James RommIdentity Crisis by John Sides, Michael Tesler & Lynn VavreckManga:Death NoteAnime:Demon SlayerPodcasts:Common Sense by Dan CarlinGames:GTA VIJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What book(s) are you reading this week?! #booktube #readingupdate #booktubetbr #booktok Michael Kist 2025-09-08 | Weekly Checkpoint - 09/08/25 - What I’m planning on reading/watching/playing this week!Books Mentioned:A Night to Remember by Walter LordGhost on the Throne by James RommSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoManga/Anime Mentioned:Death NoteDemon SlayerGame Mentioned:Grand Theft Auto VJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
August Reading Recap 📚 9 Book Ratings & Reviews (with a 5* Book!) Michael Kist 2025-09-04 | My reading recap for August with 9 book reviews and ratings!Book List, shop them here: amzn.to/4pctaMkGreek Lessons by Han Kang (psychological fiction)Shogun by James Clavell (historical fiction)Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (American history)I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (dystopian fiction)The Smart Neanderthal by Clive Finlayson (prehistory)Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (fantasy)The Revolutionary Temper by Robert Darnton (French history)The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (science fiction)Done & Dusted by Lyla Sage (contemporary romance)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro1:05 Greek Lessons2:39 Shogun5:08 Empire of Pain7:01 Never Known Men9:11 Smart Neanderthal10:41 Foundryside13:07 Revolutionary Temper15:13 Vanished Birds17:27 Done and Dusted19:16 Your Best Book#booktube #monthlyreading #bookreview #nonfiction #fiction
Criminally underrated science fiction and fantasy books #booktube #fantasybooks #scifibooks #booktok Michael Kist 2025-08-28 | Book List, Shop here: amazon.com/shop/michaelkist/list/3AWVKV54Z63IZ?ref_=aipsflistThe Children of Gods & Fighting Men by Shauna LawlessA Woman of the Sword by Anna Smith SparkThe Vanished Birds by Simon JimenezThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiThe Blighted Stars by Megan O’KeefeFlight of the Sparrow by Fallon DemornayAnji Kills a King by Evan LeikamOf Monsters & Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
September options for the History & Fantasy Sickos Book Clubs #booktube #bookclubs Michael Kist 2025-08-22 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Learn Ancient Greek History 📚 Best History Books (in Order!) Michael Kist 2025-08-21 | Want to learn about Greek history? Here's a stack of history books that will take you chronologically through the early days of Greece, the Persian/Peloponnesian Wars, the rise of Thebes and Macedonia, and the Wars of the Diadochi!Check out the book list here: amzn.to/45tBJdOJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro0:45 Qualifiers1:33 Homer2:11 Dark Ages4:00 Herodotus6:35 Pelopennesian War7:51 Quick Tip9:41 Back on Track10:41 Spartans and Thebans12:03 Macedonians15:08 Bonus Rec15:55 Wars of the Diadochi16:49 The Sort of End#booktube #history #greekhistory #historybooks
What books are you reading and what are you watching/playing?! #booktube #readingupdate #booktubetbr Michael Kist 2025-08-18 | Weekly Checkpoint - What are you planning on reading/listening to/watching/playing this week?!Books Mentioned:Foundryside by Robert Jackson BennettThe Vanished Birds by Simon JimenezThe Revolutionary Temper by Robert DarntonDeath Note - Black Edition Vol 5 (manga)Other Media:Death Note (anime)Titanic: Ship of Dreams (podcast - Noiser)Ghost of TsushimaJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
The Dark Side of History 📚 5 Books That Will Make You Furious! Michael Kist 2025-08-14 | A handful of shocking, must-read history books that will make ya real angry!Shop the book list here: amzn.to/3HrAfaGJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Bonus Rec1:33 Nanking Massacre4:28 King Leopold6:17 Radium Girls8:02 Ordinary Men9:52 Cobalt Red#historybooks #booktube #history
Reading tips to get out of and/or prevent reading slumps #reading #readingtips Michael Kist 2025-08-13 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books are you reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-08-11 | Weekly Checkpoint - what I’m reading, watching, and playing this week!Books Mentioned:Shogun by James ClavellI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanFoundryside by Robert Jackson BennettThe Smart Neanderthal by Clive FinlaysonThe Revolutionary Temper by Robert DarntonWatching:Sakamoto DaysIt’s Always Sunny In PhiladelphiaThe Crime of the CenturyPlaying:Ghost of TsushimaBattlefield 6 (Open Beta)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
July Reading Recap 📚 7 Books + 1 Manga Reviews Michael Kist 2025-08-05 | My July reading wrap-up with 7 books of various genres PLUS a bonus manga to talk about and review!Browse the stack here: amazon.com/shop/michaelkist/list/3BB600POD1BZQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_SMVYWZ8XKXYW29WDV07MJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro1:22 My 5 Star4:30 Hero of Two Worlds6:20 Speaking Bones8:24 Monsters and Mainframes11:01 Climbing Books13:19 Worst Book15:48 Bonus Manga#booktube #bookrecommendations #bookreview
What books/manga/shows/movies are we planning on getting to this week?! #readingupdate #booktube Michael Kist 2025-08-04 | The books, manga, shows and movies I’m planning on reading this week!Books:Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeShogun by James ClavellManga:Tokyo Ghoul :re Vol 2Movies Mentioned:Throne of BloodLady SnowbloodShows:ShogunGames:Ghost of TsushimaJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
The books/manga/games/shows/movies Im planning on consuming this week #booktube #booktoscreen Michael Kist 2025-07-28 | Slight tweak to the Monday Reading Update, which I’m now calling the Weekly Checkpoint so I can talk about the games I’m playing, the shows/movies I’m watching, and of course the nonfiction/fiction books I’m reading!Books:Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeShogun by James ClavellManga:Vagabond by Takehiko InoueGame:Ghost of TsushimaShows:Money Heist (Netflix)Murderbot (Apple TV)Movies:Seven Samurai (1954 - Akira Kurosawa)Throne of Blood (1957 - Akira Kurosawa)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Shogun Book Plan with Samurai Movies Anime and History Michael Kist 2025-07-25 | I'm finally doing it! I'm going to read Shōgun (and watch the adaption, obviously, did I forget to mention that?), but I'm also going to round out the experience by watching samurai movies, reading samurai history, playing samurai video games and more! Here's my plan with how I went about doing this fully immersive experience the last time around with Lonesome Dove and Red Dead Redemption 2!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 The Plan1:16 The Western Example3:57 The Western Samurai Intersection4:56 Sengoku History6:42 We Gaming8:23 More Books9:53 Movies and Shows11:42 Rapid Recap
What should we read for our two book clubs in August?! #booktube #bookclubs #booktubetbr Michael Kist 2025-07-22 | The eight books total that our two book clubs will be voting on to read in August! The club takes place on the Sickos Discord Server (inklay in iobay) and those discussion channels unlock at the Sicko/Mega Sicko tiers on Bindery (inklay also in iobay).History Book ClubThe Smart Neaderthal by Clive FinlaysonAfrica is Not a Country by Dipo FaloyinSecondhand Time by Svetlana AlexievichEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeFantasy Book ClubFoundryside by Robert Jackson BennettPriest of Bones by Peter McLeanThe Final Strife by Saara El-ArifiShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Start Your Roman History Journey 📚 5 Books That Make Ancient Rome Easy to Understand Michael Kist 2025-07-21 | For people that don't yet think about the Roman Empire (or even for those that do), 5 potential starting points to kick off your Roman History journey.Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro0:29 Methods of Attack1:00 Livy3:53 An Alternative5:34 SPQR7:31 Everitt8:57 Southon#booktube #romanhistory #historybooks
Massive Book Haul 📚 30+ Books of All Genres! Michael Kist 2025-07-15 | I've acquired some books through a variety of means. Books I bought myself, books my family got me for my birthday, books my community gifted me and books publishers sent me, BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS! And they cover a wide range of genres including history, biography, nonfiction, literary fiction, fantasy, short story collections and more!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro1:10 Books I Bought5:09 Family Gifted7:21 Community Gifts9:25 Publisher Mail#booktube #bookhaul
What books are we reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #bookclubs #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-07-14 | Monday Reading Update!Book List:The Impossible Climb by Mark Synnott (nonfiction/biography)Africa is Not a County by Dipo Faloyin (nonfiction/history)Of Monsters & Mainframes by Barbara Truelove (scifi/horror/fantasy)Greek Lessons by Han Kang (literary fiction)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books are you planning to read this week?! #readingupdate #booktubetbr #booktube #bookclubs Michael Kist 2025-07-07 | Monday Reading Update - The fiction and nonfiction books I’ll be working on this week!Books Mentioned:Speaking Bones by Ken Liu (Book 4, Dandelion Dynasty)Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveHero of Two Worlds by Mike DuncanThree Tigers, One Mountain by Michael BoothA New World Begins by Jeremy D. PopkinJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
June Reading Recap - 8 Book Reviews! Michael Kist 2025-07-02 | Ranking the 8 books I read in June! And I didn't read any five-star books in June (close though!) so I want to know if you read one last month!Book List:The Delusions of Crowds by William J. Bernstein (psychology/history)Unruly by David Mitchell (English history/humor)Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam (fantasy)Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (historical fiction)Alaric the Goth by Douglas Boin (Goth/Roman history)The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed (American history)The Sacred Band by James Romm (Greek history)Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes (prehistory)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Reading Month 1:07 Delusions of Crowds2:38 Unruly5:26 Anji7:52 Alaric9:33 Minor Detail10:49 Hemingses13:08 Sacred Band15:13 Kindred#booktube #bookreading #bookrecommendations #historybooks
What books are we reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #bookclubs #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-06-30 | The books I plan on reading this week - Monday Reading Update (6/30/25)Books Mentioned:Hero of Two Worlds by Mike DuncanThree Tigers, One Mountain by Michael BoothSpeaking Bones by Ken LiuOf Monsters & Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
The best and worst books my two book clubs have read this year! Michael Kist 2025-06-27 | We’ve read 12 combined books in our two book clubs and I’m ranking them from worst to first!FANTASY SICKOS BOOK CLUBJanuary: The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher BuehlmanFebruary: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto YambaoMarch: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanApril: (fiction*) The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesMay: The Devils by Joe AbercrombieJune: Anji Kills a King by Evan LeikamHISTORY SICKOS BOOK CLUBJanuary: Pandora’s Jar by Natalie HaynesFebruary: The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansMarch: The Radium Girls by Kate MooreApril: The Achilles Trap by Steve CollMay: Empires of the Sea by Roger CrowleyJune: Unruly by David MitchellJoin us for July as we read Of Monsters & Mainframes by Barbara Truelove and Three Tigers, One Mountain by Michael Booth!0:00 Intro0:35 July Sci Fi1:16 We Acquired a Book1:54 Further Yapping2:34 Water Moon 3:56 The Blacktongue Thief 5:40 Dungeon Crawler Carl7:31 Anji Kills a King9:05 Buffalo Hunter Hunter11:09 The Devils12:42 Pandoras Jar14:27 The Achilles Trap15:29 Unruly17:21 Empires of the Sea18:38 The Radium Girls20:26 The Coming of the Third ReichJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
My reading plan for this week; what books are you reading?! #booktube #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-06-23 | Books Mentioned:Indigenous Continent by Pekka Hämäläinen Hero of Two Worlds by Mike DuncanSpeaking Bones by Ken LiuVagabond Vol 2Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Telltales The Walking Dead - LIVE Playthrough *Season 1, Episode 4* Michael Kist 2025-06-20 | Only two episodes left to go in season 1 of Telltale's The Walking Dead! Who will we save, how many times will I definitely not die, do I know what buttons to push?!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist#thewalkingdead #zombiegame #storygames #telltalegames
Book Battle: Voting for our July Book Club picks! #bookclub #booktube #booktok Michael Kist 2025-06-19 | July Book Club votes! We’ve got 4 history book options and 4 science fiction book options, 1 winner each, and the vote will be up later today!History SickosHero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike DuncanThe Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned BlackhawkThree Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and JapanFemina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of itSci/Fantasy SickosOf Monsters & Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveAll Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Martian by Andy WeirEmpire of Silence by Christopher RuocchioJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Becoming An Author: Evan Leikam Interview | Author of Anji Kills a King Michael Kist 2025-06-19 | Evan Leikam is a debut fantasy author who burst on to the scene with Anji Kills a King, which Tor Publishing released in May of 2025.I talked with Evan about his journey to becoming an author, the inner workings of Anji Kills a King, and what he has planned next in this candid and fun interview!You can follow Leikam at the following..Instagram: instagram.com/book_reviews_killTikTok: tiktok.com/@book_reviews_kill?lang=enShout out to the Bindery subscribers that got early access to this!Thank you to Tor Publishing for providing my advanced reader copy of Anji Kills a King.Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Getting to Know Evan6:24 Birth of an Author13:20 Anji Kills a King15:07 Embracing Influences20:46 Writing Fuel22:25 Writing About Addiction25:00 Planning a Series29:43 Exposition and Worldbuilding31:41 Audiobook Thoughts33:57 Picking a Cover37:21 Being a Creator39:38 I Am Become Author#booktube #booktubetbr #fantasybooks #authorinterview
What books are you reading this week?! Heres my TBR #booktube #booktok #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-06-16 | Book readers, what books are you planning to read this week?!My TBR got thrown all wonky by some unexpected history book pick-ups but we’re (maybe) back on track! Either way, last week was a banger reading week!Books Mentioned:Unruly by David Mitchell (English history/humor)Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (historical fiction)Speaking Bones by Ken Liu (fantasy)The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom by James Romm (Greek history)Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes (prehistory)Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea and Japan by Michael Booth (Asian history/travelogue)Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (manga)Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
My publishing imprint has acquired its first book! #booktube #publishing #fantasybooks Michael Kist 2025-06-13 | We’re publishing a book!! THE DEVIL’S RULES by Shona Moyse is a fast-paced fantasy heist (think adult Six of Crows or female-led Lies of Locke Lamora vibes) and it’s the first title from my publishing imprint, Kist Reads.We’re aiming for a Fall 2026 release, and if you want to support the journey, join the Bindery community. Subscribers get behind-the-scenes access to every step, and your support helps directly fund our publishing and brings this story to life.Keep an eye out for more updates!Join our "Kist Reads" Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Fathers Day Gifts: Book Recommendations #booktube #bookrecs #historybooks Michael Kist 2025-06-12 | Father’s Day Gifts, book edition!Book List (check my storefront for these!)amazon.com/shop/michaelkistChallenger by Adam HigginbothamThe Last of the Doughboys by Richard RubinD-Day by Anthony BeevorThe History of the Third Reich Trilogy by Richard J EvansThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson1776 by David McCulloughBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonTombstone by Tom ClavinFive Families by Selwyn RaabCicero by Anthony EverittThe Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedKing by Jonathan EigThe War Before the War by Andrew DelbancoStamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiThey Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-RogersHow the Word is Passed by Clint SmithJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books are you reading this week?! ##booktube # #booktubetbr #readingupdate Michael Kist 2025-06-09 | Monday Reading Update (06/09/25)!Books Mentioned:The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedAnji Kills a King by Evan LeikamUnruly by David MitchellSpeaking Bones by Ken LiuMinor Detail by Adania ShibliVagabondJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
May Reading Recap - 8 Book Reviews! Michael Kist 2025-06-05 | 8 books read in May, 8 reviews and ratings coming your way!Book List:Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM NacostaImpact Winter by Travis BeachamHouse of Lilies by Justine Firnhabrber-BakerThe Veiled Throne by Ken Liu (Dandelion Dynasty - Book 3 of 4)The Vegetarian by Han KangEmpires of the Sea by Roger CrowleyDon’t Cry for Me by Daniel BlackThe Devils by Joe AbercrombieJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro1:28: Minotaur Smut3:02 Impact Winter4:21 House of Lilies6:17 Veiled Throne7:22 The Vegetarian8:47 Empires of the Sea10:53 Dont Cry for Me12:18 The Devils#booktube #bookrecommendations #monthlyreading
The Walking Dead Playthrough LIVE *Season 1, Episode 3* Michael Kist 2025-06-04 | We had another flawless playthrough for S1E2 of The Walking Dead Telltale game, now we move on to Season 1 Episode 3!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Monday Reading Update- the books I plan on reading this week! #booktube #readingupdate #booktubetbr Michael Kist 2025-06-02 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
The Walking Dead Playthrough LIVE *Season 1, Episode 2* Michael Kist 2025-06-01 | We had a flawless playthrough for S1E1, now it's time to tackle S1E2 of The Walking Dead Telltale game!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
The Walking Dead Playthrough LIVE *My First Time Playing!* Michael Kist 2025-05-29 | Hopefully this goes smooth (be kind, I'm new to YouTube streaming/gaming) and the switch up to playing some games isn't too harsh. Ask your book questions too if you missed out on the BookTube Q&A earlier today but also let's discuss this (hopefully) wild game!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
BookTube Q&A - Answering all your bookish questions! Michael Kist 2025-05-29 | Apologies for mic issues! The sound was being picked up by my PS5 controller which I only set up this morning for the gaming stream lmaoJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books are reading this week?! + why I DNFd a popular book #readingupdate #booktube Michael Kist 2025-05-26 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
What books will you be voting for our book clubs?! #bookclub #booktube #booktok #booktubetbr Michael Kist 2025-05-21 | Time to vote for the books the Fantasy & History Book Clubs will be reading in June, hosted by the Sickos Bindery community!Fantasy SickosAnji Kills a King by Evan LeikamIn the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi OgundiranThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KayThe Fifth Season by NK JemisinHistory SickosUnruly by Rick AtkinsonThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonThe Dark Queens by Shelley PuhakEarly Indians by Tony JosephJoin our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Joe Abercrombie Reading Guide - (The Devils Release Day!) Michael Kist 2025-05-13 | My comprehensive guide to Joe Abercrombie's books, including what to expect from his writing style, where to start with his books, the First Law reading order/rankings and more!Shout out to NetGalley and Tor for providing an advanced reader copy of The Devils, which releases today in the US!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro1:01 Read With Us1:52 Who is Lord Grimdark2:20 What is Grimdark3:03 Writing Style4:30 Where to Start6:43 The Case for the Devils8:27 Reading Order12:11 Ranking First Law14:03 Audiobook Tip
The books Im planning on reading this week! #booktube #booktubetbr #books #joeabercrombie Michael Kist 2025-05-12 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
April Reading Recap - 7 Book Reviews! Michael Kist 2025-05-02 | My reading wrap-up for April with 7 book reviews spanning history, biography, litRPG, fantasy, and historical fiction genres!Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist0:00 Intro0:32 Bonus 8th Book1:58 Achilles Trap4:15 Carl Book 26:22 Buffalo Hunter7:58 Hannibal9:00 Catherine10:28 Munster Rebellion14:33 Wall of Storms#booktube #monthlyreading #bookrecs
What are we reading this week?! #booktube #booktubetbr #publishing Michael Kist 2025-04-21 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
Criticisms of Popular Science Fiction & Fantasy Books #booktube #fantasybooks #scifibooks Michael Kist 2025-04-18 | Join our Bindery community of book-reading Sickos: kistreadsbooks.binderybooks.comCheck out my wife's homemade bookmarks: kiststudio.etsy.comFollow my other efforts across various platforms: https://linktr.ee/michaelkist
