Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago
Some timestamps
00:00 intro
03:59 the characters
11:40 what brings them together
20:35 what keeps them apart
23:40 final thoughts
๐ the books! (links are bookshop affiliate links) ๐
Beach Read, by Emily Henry - bookshop.org/a/6319/9781984806734
Satisfaction Guaranteed, by Karelia Stetz-Waters - bookshop.org/a/6319/9781538735527
๐ค Nonfiction Book Club ๐ค
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, by Maryanne Wolf - bookshop.org/a/6319/9780062388773
November 13th, 5 pm ET
nonfictionbookclub.substack.com
[Other Places to Find Me/My Work]
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writer - Journey to the Microcosmos: youtube.com/microcosmos
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com
Some timestamps
00:00 intro
03:59 the characters
11:40 what brings them together
20:35 what keeps them apart
23:40 final thoughts
๐ the books! (links are bookshop affiliate links) ๐
Beach Read, by Emily Henry - bookshop.org/a/6319/9781984806734
Satisfaction Guaranteed, by Karelia Stetz-Waters - bookshop.org/a/6319/9781538735527
๐ค Nonfiction Book Club ๐ค
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, by Maryanne Wolf - bookshop.org/a/6319/9780062388773
November 13th, 5 pm ET
nonfictionbookclub.substack.com
[Other Places to Find Me/My Work]
Twitter: twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: instagram.com/okidokiboki
Newsletter: okidokiboki.substack.com
host - Crash Course Organic Chemistry: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4
writer - Journey to the Microcosmos: youtube.com/microcosmos
For business inquiries: deboki.reads@gmail.com
![December 2016 & January 2017 | MONTHLY WRAP-UP
[Works Mentioned]
DNF
A Sorceress of his Own, by Dianne Duvall
MEH
The Lady Julia Grey Mysteries, by Deanna Raybourn:
https://youtu.be/kbmRzTBfPK4
LIKE
Luckiest Girl Alive, by Jessica Knoll
LOVE
Unf*ck Your Habitat, by Rachell Hoffman: https://youtu.be/xOVbeiJ-wIc
Scandals and Scoundrels series, by Sarah MacLean
Love by Numbers series, by Sarah MacLean: https://youtu.be/v1HDmRsuYJE
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
The Queen of the Night, by Alexander Chee
Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty
[Other places to find me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
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![Sexual Harassment in STEM | STEM SYLLABUS
I wanted to try out something new and put together a reading/listening/watching list on things other people have made that have shaped my ideas about different things in science. Starting this off with a list of articles and podcasts about sexual harassment in STEM.
For an introduction to some of my thoughts on diversity in science/academia: https://youtu.be/TX2pHgFquBI
[LINKS MENTIONED]
Article: Famous Berkeley Astronomer Violated Sexual Harassment Policies Over Many Years
by Azeen Ghorayshi / BuzzFeed News
https://goo.gl/KdfZSh
Video/Podcast: Sexual Harassment and Gender Equity in Science
Azeen Ghorayshi, Sarah Ballard, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Christina Couch / MIT Comparative Media Studies
https://goo.gl/r4RQVb
Article: Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber
by Susan J. Fowler
https://goo.gl/2WR2Hr
Podcast: WTF is Happening at Uber?
Johana Bhuiyan, Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode / Too Embarrassed to Ask
https://goo.gl/3NWNM6
Article: Thinx Promised a Feminist Utopia to Everyone But Its Employees
by Hilary George-Parkin / Racked
https://goo.gl/6GC6no
Tyler Ford (@tywrent) twitter thread on their experience working with Thinx
https://goo.gl/qplF6B
[Other places to find me]
www.debokic.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
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![A (very broad) Intro to Science Writing + Scicomm Jobs
What is science writing? How do you find science writing jobs? I dont have all the answers, but hopefully this is a helpful place to start.
[Various People/Things Mentioned]
Bedtime Bookworm - https://www.youtube.com/c/bedtimebookworm
Journey to the Microcosmos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbnbBWJtwsf0jLGUwX5Q3g
National Association of Science Writers - https://www.nasw.org/
science.sam - https://www.instagram.com/science.sam/
AAAS conference - https://meetings.aaas.org/
List of science writing internships - https://code.likeagirl.io/where-to-find-science-communication-internships-53d7edea471e
Erin Winick (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/erinwinick
Erin Winick (Instagram) - http://instagram.com/erinwinick
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship - https://www.aaas.org/programs/mass-media-fellowship
MassiveSci - https://massivesci.com/
The Open Notebook - https://www.theopennotebook.com/
The Science Writers Handbook (note: this is an amazon affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/3aguRSl
Eurekalert - https://www.eurekalert.org/
[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 A (very broad) Intro to Science Writing + Scicomm Jobs](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eBVZgO54FnA/mqdefault.jpg)
![A Lesson in Thorns + Feast of Sparks by Sierra Simone | REVIEW
Taking a quick break from nonfiction content to talk about smut and the first two books in the Thornchapel series by Sierra Simone.
[Books Mentioned - note: the following include Amazon Affiliate links, if you click them, I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases]
A Lesson in Thorns - https://amzn.to/334LStW
Feast of Sparks - https://amzn.to/2QH9Mck
[Other Places to Find Me]
Contact form: www.debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
Instagram: okidokiboki
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![16 Positive Notes on 2016 | NOT MY THESIS #8
Original Video via TheBookHoarder: https://youtu.be/jb1tUxUajgo
Bree Hills 16+ Things: https://youtu.be/jNqX_wgGspw
[Other places to find me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
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![The Cast of Vanderpump Rules as Books
Inspired by the release of Stassi Schroderโs book Next Level Basic, please accept this very serious attempt to introduce the cast of Vanderpump Rules into the literary canon. Yes, I spent too much time on this, and I regret nothing.
Subscribe to my newsletter: https://okidokiboki.substack.com/
[Books Mentioned]
(Disclaimer: the links below are Amazon Affiliate links, which means if you click them, I make a small commission on qualifying purchases)
Next Level Basic, by Stassi Schroeder - https://amzn.to/31uranz
A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R. R. Martin - https://amzn.to/2WGBzZC
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara - https://amzn.to/31v9gRG
Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer - https://amzn.to/2RfpXff
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas - https://amzn.to/31AVeOn
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn - https://amzn.to/2Ih94xQ
Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling - https://amzn.to/2XhhxJH
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo - https://amzn.to/31ussyV
Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray - https://amzn.to/2KKxaTo
Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk - https://amzn.to/2IKL98S
Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden - https://amzn.to/31xIPuK
[Other Places to Find Me]
Contact form: www.debokic.com
Twitter: okidoki_boki
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![what k-pop and taylor swift say about my year in pop culture
โจ stuff mentioned โจ
Taemin, move dance practice...for if you really want to see what walking is supposed to look like - https://youtu.be/_cAskH1PtmQ
๐ค Nonfiction Book Club ๐ค
The View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity, by Lewis Raven Wallace - https://bookshop.org/a/6319/9780226589176
January 9th, 2021 at 5 pm ET
[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 what k-pop and taylor swift say about my year in pop culture](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gFTZEAVLDq8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | REVIEW
Some topics covered in this review:
-Different types of narrator unlikability
-When plot twists make you reevaluate a book unfavorably
-The (almost) inevitable flatness of side characters in first person POV books
-How pacing can redeem any number of frustrations
[Other places to find me]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki
Goodreads: okidokiboki
www.debokic.com Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | REVIEW](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gJg6DotgizQ/mqdefault.jpg)