Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Booktubers Mentioned:
@BooksandLala youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg
@ChantelReadsAllDay // Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
@Shellyish // youtu.be/8gowvoDhCls
@lindseyslittlelibrary // Hotel on Corner of Bitter & Sweet
@AnniesBookNook // How Dare the Sun Rise & Magic Steeped in Poison
@WellTraveledBooks // A Honeybee Heart has Five Openings
@BooksAndJams // Games in a Ballroom

Books Mentioned:
Jan - “Life” & “Death”
- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus - amzn.to/3Q5Zgbm
- Dead Mountain - amzn.to/3WEuuJ5
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - amzn.to/3jM3w3F

Feb - “verb”
- Their Eyes Were Watching God - amzn.to/3i88maY
- The Things They Carried - amzn.to/3vuHHIz
- Unfollow - amzn.to/3IigIaB

March - “secret”
- Secret Life of Bees - amzn.to/3GzMLBG
- Secret History of Food - amzn.to/3GdJ4Aj
- Empire of Pain - amzn.to/3GycnyM

April - “emotions”
- Happy Place
- Splendid & the Vile - amzn.to/3Z8Q1eK
- Truly, Madly, Guilty - amzn.to/3X1MeOu

May - “flavors / seasonings / herbs / spices”
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet - amzn.to/3QayTAR
- Lemon Tree - amzn.to/3G7RGbv
- Salt and Honey - amzn.to/3i9i64E

June - “other” -
- The Other Bennet Sister - amzn.to/3X28Rlw
- My Family and Other Animals - amzn.to/3GdN0Rs
- The Warmth of Other Suns - amzn.to/3CgxHGB

July - weather
- How Dare the Sun Rise - amzn.to/3Chwu1C
- We are the Weather - amzn.to/3WDxpBD
- A Thousand Splendid Suns - amzn.to/3WWGtRZ

August - body parts
- Bad Blood - amzn.to/3WFdvX7
- Making Faces - amzn.to/3i9OWm6
- A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings - amzn.to/3jADiRs

September - game-related words
- Keeper of the Lost Cities - amzn.to/3WECTwd
- The Last Flight - amzn.to/3WHf3jp
- Games in a Ballroom - amzn.to/3WED6iZ

October - “magic”
- A Magic Steeped in Poison - amzn.to/3Z43sfK
- Year of Magical Thinking - amzn.to/3vAogOx
- The Diviners - amzn.to/3Gzqx2H

Nov - “good”
- The Good Neighbor - amzn.to/3vvnbHx
- The Good Nurse - amzn.to/3WXrS8J
- Good Talk - amzn.to/3Z7RjX6

Dec - sound related words
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - amzn.to/3WY2Y95
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - amzn.to/3ChkddK
- And the Mountains Echoed - amzn.to/3Ci9TlG

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In this video:
00:00 - intro
00:48 - jan: life/death
01:51 - feb: verb
02:49 - march: secret
03:31 - april: emotion
04:34 - may: flavors
06:10 - june: other
07:22 - july: weather
08:12 - aug: body
09:02 - sept: game
09:57 - oct: magic
11:20 - nov: good
12:30 - dec: sounds
13:27 - outro

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