Bio of a Space Tyrant - Volume 1: Refugee by Piers Anthony - Spoiler Free Book ReviewHey Yall Listen Up2022-08-19 | --- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpBest and Worst Reads of 2023Hey Yall Listen Up2024-01-04 | Books Mentioned (alphabetical by author) Apoca Lips by Piers Anthony Hasan by Piers Anthony Statesman by Piers Anthony Foundation series by Isaac Asimov Anxious People by Frederik Backman Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Half-Human Heroes edited by Jeremy Fee One Second After by William Forstchen Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett The Lakeside Cemetery by Jessica Haas Fairy Tale by Stephen King Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu The Stygian Collection compiled by Holly Rhiannon The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio Dragons of Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Channels mentioned @bnbbooks1794 @JosesAmazingWorlds Ian's and Jose's Discussion video of Empire of Silence - youtube.com/watch?v=dYMWrVOtw3I Jose's review of Empire of Silence - youtube.com/watch?v=djs8DtjTpwc @veryliterarykari8282 @jeremyfee @JesstheBookFreak @bethannebruninga-socolar
Hasan by Piers Anthony [3 stars] Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov [5 stars] Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov [4 stars] The Stygian Collection edited by Holly Rhiannon [4 stars] Brian Froud's Goblins! by Ari Berk [4 stars]
Special Thanks to Fred @ReadbyFred for his shoutout!
Rating for individual stories in The Stygian Collection Paperweight by Pae Veo @attention5638[3 stars] I, Dan Monroe, Am Dead by Hananya le Clercq [4 stars] UFOs in Az by Allen Mahan [3 stars] Dead Milk = Cheese by Allen Mahan [3 stars] The Education of Henry James by Jeremy Fee [5 stars] Dante by Holly Rhiannon [3 stars] Graveyard by Holly Rhiannon [3 stars] The Oarsman by Dave Aldrich [4 stars] Reaper by Bree Buonomo [4 stars] Zero Good Things by Linda Peli [4 stars] Gaia Shuddered by Marc A. Belanger [4 stars] The Planter by Cory N. Davis [3 stars] Styx and Her River by Sheratan Mortis [4 stars] Where the Buildings Cease to Stand by J. A. Collignon [3 stars] Burn by C. M. Lockhart [4 stars] Along Comes a Stranger by Mister Morningstar [4 stars] The Ballerina by Samantha Green [4 stars] The Next to Go by Jolene Smith [4 stars] The Horror of Chateau Casquette by Bonsart Bokel [5 stars] Sanctum by Desiree M. Ortega [5 stars] Empty Seat by P. M. Brown [4 stars] Kiss of the Lethe by Ivy L. James [3 stars] The Carpenter by Ian Kirkpatrick [3 stars] Watercolours by Brian Bruce [3 stars] Olive Leaves by O. G. Rose [3 stars]
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov (Foundation trilogy #2) Half-Human Heroes edited by Jeremy Fee - @jeremyfee My review and tag video - youtube.com/watch?v=0t-t9Hw5W8Q Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree The Iron Maiden by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #6) Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation trilogy #3) One Second After by William Forstchen (After #1) Dwayne at Flipping Pages - @flippingpages4288 (There are no published videos currently) Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
PROMPTS *Foreword by Philip Chase: Give a shout out to someone in the Fantasy BookTube community. *Dishonoured in Death by Mason Adey: Who are your favorite sibling characters in a story? *Goatman’s Bridge by P.M. Brown: What is your favorite story with the supernatural in it? *The Band Gets Together by Dane Cobain: What is your favorite story that incorporates music? *Home of the Gnome by Jeremy Fee: What is your favorite playful or interesting title? *Abandoned Hope by Jessica Haas: What is your favorite moral quandary in a story? *Amaranthine Amphitheater by Liam Q.D. Hall: Who is your favorite immortal character? *Lies of the Sun Stone & the Hybrid Prince by S.D. Huston: Who is your favorite thief character or story with a heist in it? *Red Eyes by Kupel Yosef Kark: What is your favorite story with an adventuring party or found family in it? *The Defense of Bergond by David Wiley: What is your favorite battle in a story?
Books Mentioned: By Piers Anthony: The Source of Magic (Xanth #2) Castle Roogna (Xanth #3) Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn (Xanth #8) The Color of Her Panties (Xanth #15) Yon Ill Wind (Xanth #20) Blue Adept (Apprentice Adept #2) Juxtaposition (Apprentice Adept #3) Chaos Mode (Mode #3) The Iron Maiden (Bio of a Space Tyrant #6)
The Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman The Icewind Dale trilogy by R. A. Salvatore The Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card Harry Potter series by She Who Will Not Be Named So Long and Thanks for all The Fish by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy #4) Robotech series by Jack McKinney Robot series by Isaac Asimov Mirror's Truth by Michael R. Fletcher (Manifest Delusions #2)
3 years and 200 published videos - A big thanks to everyone who has made it possible. --- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpReading Wrap Up - March, April, & May 2023 plus the Triumphant Return of the Flower Update!Hey Yall Listen Up2023-06-07 | 0:00 - Reading Wrap Up Books, Channels & Videos Mentioned Foundation by Isaac Asimov (5 stars) The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (2 stars) Kari @veryliterarykari8282 Discussion video with @ShawnDStandfast - youtube.com/watch?v=zbt1UGCCrxY The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (2 stars) Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (3 stars) [Suneater #2] Ian @bnbbooks1794 Jose @JosesAmazingWorlds Jose's spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=TgEXSau_CR0 Discussion video - youtube.com/watch?v=UmrKdSQuXNo Apoca Lips by Piers Anthony (4 stars) [Xanth #47] The Lakeside Cemetary by Jessica Haas (4 stars) Jess @JesstheBookFreak The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz (4 stars) 6:16 - Flower Update
Statesman by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #5) [4 stars]
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman [4 stars]
Dragons of the Dwarven Depth by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Lost Chronicles #1) [4 stars] @bethannebruninga-socolar
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio (Sun Eater #1) [2 stars] Ian at @bnbbooks1794 Jose at @JosesAmazingWorlds Spoiler discussion - youtube.com/watch?v=dYMWrVOtw3I
The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 by Akhil Reed Amar DoOon Mode by Piers Anthony Tatham Mound by Piers Anthony Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne Once in a Great City by David Maraniss Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World by Daniel Hannan Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris and David Javerbaum Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment by Grady Hillhouse The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore The Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. Schulz Acting Lessons by Dr PinkCake To purchase at GOG (not an affiliated link) - gog.com/en/game/acting_lessons Being a DIK by Dr PinkCake To purchase at GOG (not an affiliated link) - gog.com/en/game/being_a_dik Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
Politician by Piers Anthony The Heart of the Sun by Bethany Campbell Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Beguiled by Night by Nicole Eigener Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King The Court Dancer by Shin Kyung-sook Twilight by Stephanie Meyer The Trials of Ashmont by John Palladino The Pérelin Decline by Pae Veo @attention5638
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation series #2 by chronological order) Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady Hillhouse Practical Engineering - @PracticalEngineeringChannel video - What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage - youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JM Executive by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant #4)
--- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpOctober 2022 Reading Wrap UpHey Yall Listen Up2022-11-05 | Books and Channels Mentioned: Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King Mary's Monster by Lita Judge Politician by Piers Anthony (Bio of a Space Tyrant Vol 3) Beguiled by Night by Nicole Eigener The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #7) GENU by Tommaso Todeca, Alex Franquelli, & Giulio Srubek-Tomassy, illustrated by Aleksandra Fastovets @tomlabooks3263 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman Prelude to Foundation by Issac Asimov (Foundation #1 [Chronological Order])
The Perelin Decline by Pae Veo [3 star] - 0:00 Pae's channel @attention5638 Pae's announcement video about the book (9 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=E3CUK9hgP2s
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales selected and edited by Gordon Jarvie [3 stars] - 1:25
Narnia - 1:56 The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5 (Publication Order)) by C. S. Lewis [3 stars] The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6 (Publication Order)) by C. S. Lewis [3 stars] Read along sponsored by Amy @astarreads4214 and Christine @anautisticreader2963 Discussion video for these two books (1 hour and 17 minutes) - youtube.com/watch?v=PdtVnvCoAzI
Bio of a Space Tyrant: Volume 2 - Mercenary by Piers Anthony [4 stars] - 2:27
Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent [4 stars] - 3:14
Arrival (originally published as Stories of Your Life and Others) by Ted Chiang [3 stars] - 4:51
Caliban's War - 3:52 Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey (Expanse #2) [DNF] Group discussion hosted by @SteveTalksBooks - youtube.com/watch?v=6fLTRrHy_DE
The Way Things Ought to Be - 5:49 The Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaugh [3 stars]
Garbage Star - 8:19 Garbage Star by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #4) [3 stars] I've been buddy reading the series with @bethannebruninga-socolar
Heart of the Sun - 9:27 The Heart of the Sun by Bethany Campbell [3 stars]
The Court Dancer - 10:36 The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin [3 stars] @PageTurnersWithKatja spoiler free review - youtube.com/watch?v=KFAy-65K5mY
Narnia - 11:57 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #3 (publication order)) [5 stars] The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #4 (publication order)) [5 stars] Discussion video hosted by Christine @anautisticreader2963 with Amy @astarreads4214 - youtube.com/watch?v=ls3AssMvahI
SpaceCamp - 15:19 SpaceCamp - A novelization by Joe Claro. Based on the screenplay by W. W. Wicket and Casey T. Mitchell, and story by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams [3 stars]
Unknown number of books Donald Sobol (Encyclopedia Brown series) Three Investigator series – created by Robert Arthur; also written by William Arden, Nick West, Mary Virginia Carey and Marc Brandel
5 Books Douglas Adams [new to list, previously omitted] (first 4 of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, plus 1 short story)
6 Books Jean M. Auel [unchanged] (Earth’s Children series)
7 Books J. K. Rowling [unchanged] (Harry Potter series) Terry Pratchett [unchanged] (Discworld)
8 Books Harry Turtledove [unchanged] (Worldwar/Colonization series + Guns of the South)
9 Books {#10} Ursula K. LeGuin [updated to include 3 short stories] (Earthsea series (6 books + 2 short stories) + Those Who Walk Away from Omelas) Tracy Hickman [unchanged] (DL: Chronicles, Legends & War of Souls trilogies)
10 Books {#9} Glen Cook [new to list] (Black Company)
11 Books {#8} Margaret Weis [+2 books from last update] (DL: Chronicles, Legends & War of Souls trilogies + Raistlin Chronicles)
12 Books (+ 1 DNF) {#7} C. S. Lewis [+1 book from last update] (Narnia series, Space Trilogy, Til We Have Faces, The Screwtape Letters + Miracles (DNF))
17 Books {#6} Isaac Asimov [+5 books from last update] (Foundation trilogy, Prelude to Foundation, I, Robot, Robot series (4), Galactic Empire trilogy, The Positronic Man, Nemesis, various short story collections(Robot Dreams, The Complete Robot, Robot Visions))
15 Books {#5} R. A. Salvatore [unchanged] (first 10 of the Drizzt series, the Cleric Quintet)
16 Books {#4} Robert Kirkman [new to list, previously omitted] (The Walking Dead Compendiums)
18 Books {#3} Jack McKinney [unchanged] (Robotech)
46 books * {#2} Joss Whedon [new to list, previously omitted] * I’m not exactly sure how many of these I’ve read nor am I sure how many I should give credit to Whedon as the author, as he is credited at the Executive Producer on many of them.
Buffy Season 8 – 8, Buffy Season 9 – 5, Buffy Season 10 – 5, Buffy Season 11 – 3, Buffy Season 12 - 1 Angel Season 6 – 9, Angel and Faith Season 9 – 5, Angel and Faith Season 10 – 4, Angel Season 11 - 3 Fray, Better Days (Firefly), Willow
76 Books {#1} Piers Anthony [+9 books from last update] (Xanth (46+1), Incarnations of Immorality (7), Apprentice Adept (7), Mode (4), Battle Circle (3), Bio of a Space Tyrant (1), Firefly, Killobyte, Shade of the Tree, Tatham Mound, Bio of an Ogre, How Precious Was That While, Letters to Jenny)
0:00 - A Man Called Ove by Frederic Backman [4 stars] 0:50 - Zero Magnitude by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #3) [3 stars] Buddy read with @bethannebruninga-socolar Author's channel - @AuthorLevelUp 1:42 - The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne [4 stars] Group read along with the Black Heart Book Club sponsored by @veryliterarykari8282 Discussion video with @AnneEWilliamson - youtube.com/watch?v=zMxFkKI5RVo 2:09 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [3 stars] 2:59 - Persuasion Netflix adaptation [4 stars] 3:43 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch [3 stars] 4:19 - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [3 stars] Paradiso, Translation and Commentary by Robert and Jean Hollander [3 stars] Video announcing project by @tomlabooks3263 - youtube.com/watch?v=N6yPwlSl6r0 6:57 - Tatham Mound by Piers Anthony [4 stars] Buddy read with Kari (link above) 7:47 - Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick [4 stars] To hear Anna (@AnnaKendrickVEVO ) sing the Cups song from Pitch Perfect (skip to the 1 minute mark) - youtube.com/watch?v=cmSbXsFE3l8 8:10 - Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore [5 stars] Also mentioned: Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
April 18 - May 18, 2022 List of states traveled (number of nights spent in parenthesis) NC to SC to GA to AL(2) to MS to LA(1) to TX(2) to NM(2) to AZ(1) to NV(2) to CA(4) to OR(1) to WA(2) to ID to MT(1) to WY(9) to SD (1) to IA (1) to MO to IL to KY to TN(1) to NC
May 19 - 23, 2022 NC to VA (2) to MD (2) to VA to NC
June 3 - 8, 2022 NC to TN to KY to OH to IN (3) to OH to WV (1) to MD to PA to MD to VA(1) to NC
Books: Beloved by Toni Morrison The Autobiography of Malcolm X with Alex Haley Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by Frederick Douglas It Had to be Done: The Navajo Code Talkers Remember World War II California Indians and Their Environment by Kent G. Lightfoot & Otis Parrish Yellowstone: A Photographic Journey by Stephen C. Hinch Jackson Hole: Historic Photographs by Rick Pieros The Journals of Lewis and Clarck by Bernard Devoto The Earth Shall Weep by James Wilson A History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne by Starley Talbott & Michael E. Kassel Tarheels: Five Points in the Record of North Carolina by Patrick A. Schroder Maps and Map-makers by R. V. Tooley It Looked Good on Paper edited by Bill Fawcett The TTL Data book by Texas Instruments For Love of Evil & And Eternity by Piers Anthony Myth series by Robert Asprin Stone Mountain Park: Official Commemortive Guide
Images of America Series (authors omitted due to number of characters restriction): The Tuskegee Airmen Selma Yellowstone National Park Wyoming's Outlaw Trail Laramie Railroads Wyoming's Historic Ranches Casper Remembering North Carolina's Confederates Gettysburg
Preliminary essential Isaac Asimov reading list 1 - I, Robot (1950) 2 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel 3 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel 4 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel 5 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel 6 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel 7 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel 8 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel 9 - Foundation (1951) - first of the original Foundation trilogy 10 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - second of the original Foundation trilogy 11 - Second Foundation (1953) - third of the original Foundation trilogy
My recommended reading order of Asimov's writings, as of 2021-08-21. 1 - I, Robot (1950) 2 - Robot Dreams (1986) 3 - The Bicentennial Man (1976) [short story on which The Positronic Man is based. Found in various collections.] 4 - The Positronic Man (1992) co-written with Robert Silverberg [novelization of the short story The Bicentennial Man] 5 - Nemesis (1989) 6 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel 7 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel 8 - The Complete Robot (1982) [contains a short story, Mirror Image (1972), that follows the second Robot series novel] 9 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel 10 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel 11 - Robot Visions (1990) - contains essays that include a major spoiler for Robots and Empire. The essays also contain a minor spoiler for Foundation and Earth and the Robot City series. 12 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel 13 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel 14 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel 15 - Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first Foundation Series novel 16 - Forward the Foundation (1993) - second Foundation Series novel 17 - Foundation (1951) - third Foundation Series novel 18 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth Foundation Series novel 19 - Second Foundation (1953) - fifth Foundation Series novel 20 - Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth Foundation Series novel 21 - Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh Foundation Series novel 22 - The End of Eternity (1955) 23 - Gold (1995) - final collection of short stories and essays
--- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpMid Year Book Tag 2022 (Real Men Dont Freak Out)Hey Yall Listen Up2022-07-08 | Questions: 1. Best book you’ve read this year. 2. Best sequel you’ve read so far 3. New release you haven’t read yet but want to 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5. Biggest disappointment 6. Biggest surprise 7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush 9. Newest favorite character 10. Book that made you cry 11. Book that made you happy 12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Books Mentioned: Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn (Twelve Houses #1) DoOon Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode #4) Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Expanse #1) Honor's Reserve by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Maverick #1) The Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. Schultz
1:07 Standalones Killobyte Shade of the Tree Firefly
4:29 Xanth series A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1) Centaur Aisle (Xanth #4) The Color of Her Panties (Xanth #15) @CriminOllyBlog GarbAugust announcement video - youtube.com/watch?v=blUd8b30CPo My video "Xanth is my favorite series" - youtube.com/watch?v=UIU30ygE2p4
#GarbAugust is sponsored by the following channels: Screamin'Creamin'Olly @CriminOllyBlog Steve Done-a-few @saintdonoghue Shall We Swing Again @Shellyish Alice and the Giant *censored* @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Gina Stain Ya @GinaStanyerBooks Michael K Porn @michaelk.vaughan8617 This Just Fits In @ThisJustInBookTube Sex Manic @PaxPanic Pegged by Visions @PlaguedbyVisions AssHORNY Time @pastorytime2683 Fibertarty @fiberartsyreads Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the articles @anotherbibliophilereads
0:00 - Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris with David Javerbaum [5 stars]
1:14 - The Flames of Albiyon by Jean Menzies [3 stars] Jean @JeansThoughts
2:37 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam #2) [4 stars] Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene's review - youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8FLu1dqPg
4:37 - Six Crystal Princesses by Piers Anthony (Xanth #46) [4 stars]
5:00 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis (Narnia #1 & #2; Publication order) [5 stars & 4 stars] Amy @astarreads4214 Live Discussion scheduled on July 10 at 5 pm EDT - youtube.com/watch?v=dWUxcC_fsVo
Questions/Prompts: 4:07 - 1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating? 4:13 - 2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos? 5:11 - 3. What are three of your favorite videos you’ve made in the past year and why? 7:22 - 4. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle? 8:19 - 5. Choose one moment from the past year on BookTube that you would love to re-live. 8:38 - 6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel. 7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year? 9:56 - 8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved? 10:16 - 9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!
0:00 - The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov (Galactic Empire #2) [4 stars]
0:52 - Contact by Carl Sagan [3 stars] Summer - @sterlingreads547
2:06 - Chaos Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode series #3) [5 stars]
3:04 - Phantom Planet by Michael La Ronn (Galaxy Mavericks #2) [4 stars] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar - @bethannebruninga-socolar Author's channel - @AuthorLevelUp
4:18 - Meeting other booktubers Steve - @SteveTalksBooks Ian - @bnbbooks1794 Tom - @tomlabooks3263 Michael - @michaelk.vaughan8617 Amy - @astarreads4214
5:13 - The Fever Code by James Daschner (attempted via audiobook, will retry later)
0:00 - The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (World of the Five Gods #1) [3 stars]
0:44 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1) [5 stars] 1:14 - The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #2) [5 stars] 1:52 - Sport by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #3) [4 stars] 2:27 - Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody [4 stars] Jay Shay - youtube.com/user/jjohnshea
3:55 - A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn [3 stars]
*Answer these how you prefer, and twist the question to suit your needs, if you must. *Everyone you mention in the video is automatically tagged! PROMPTS 1. Your favorite book set in (or with reference to) Eastern Europe or Asia. 2. A BookTuber(s) from a country other than your own that you regularly watch? 3. A book you DNFd before 80 pages. 4. A book you settled for and picked up at an airport (or anywhere) and ended up pleasantly surprised with. 5. In Jules Verne's Classic, Around the World in 80 Days, Phileas Fogg is a perfectionist, more concerned with his perfection than the amazing places he travels, if that doesn't resonate, describe in which ways you are a perfectionist when it comes to any of your bookish habits. 6. Your Favorite book(s) set in (or references) or linked to Africa. 7. Judging by only the first 80 pages, the best book you have read? and then by the last 80 pages the best you've read? 8. A book you love that prominently features an ethnic or local cuisine some way prominently featured, or even if just a stand-out cameo. 9. The last travel or other nonfiction book you looked at or read featuring a city other than your own (and do you have a story)? 10. Any book you have read set in (or references) either Central, or South America [or South North America]. 11. Your favorite book referencing another world, universe, or dimension. 12. Your dream read to read in any dream location real or fictional of your choosing. TAG CHALLENGES 1. Tag a channel that has 80 or fewer subscribers, if you cannot, then you "must" tag a channel with more than 80,000. 2. Tag a channel you like that has reviewed any of Verne's novels or any of the novels you mentioned in the tag. 3. Tag the eight channels you watched the most in the last 80 days. If you don't want to tag eight, tag at least one.
Books Mentioned : The Stand by Stephen King The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang Miracles by C. S. Lewis In the Balance by Harry Turtledove The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Traitor's Blade by Sebastian De Castell The Mirror's Truth by Michael R. Fletcher Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story by David Maraniss Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony
Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov (Robots #4) [4 stars] - 0:00 My review of the Robot series - youtube.com/watch?v=RbZlp28jNJU
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor #1) [4 stars] - 0:27
Tanis, the Shadow Years by Barbara Siegel and Scott Siegel (Dragonlance: Preludes #6) [4 stars] - 0:59 My review of this books, the previous book Flint the King, and the series - youtube.com/watch?v=lKI7g6EMlps
Once in a Great City: A Detriot Story by David Maraniss [4 stars] - 1:34
The Big Book of Peanuts: All the Daily Strips From the 1950s by Charles M. Schulz [5 stars] - 2:35
Virtual Mode by Piers Anthony (Mode #1) - [4 stars] - 3:08
Dusk Mountain Blues by Deston J. Munden (Dusk Orbit Blues #1) [3 stars] - 3:44
--- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpFlint the King & Tanis, the Shadow Years (Dragonlance Preludes #5 & #6) + thoughts on the seriesHey Yall Listen Up2022-01-27 | Dragonlance Preludes consists of: Darkness and Light by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter Kendermore by Mary Kirchoff My review of the first two books: youtube.com/watch?v=CAuSgWxBzFw Brothers Majere by Kevin Stein Riverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter My review of the middle two books: youtube.com/watch?v=hM8bM2MIwR8 Flint the King by Mary Kirchoff & Douglas Niles Tanis, the Shadow Years by Barbara Siegel & Scott Siegel
--- Goodreads: goodreads.com/heyyalllistenup Instagram: instagram.com/heyyalllistenup Twitter: twitter.com/HeyYallListenUpRobot Series by Isaac Asimov (Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, Robots of Dawn, Robots and Empire)Hey Yall Listen Up2022-01-20 | Preliminary essential Isaac Asimov reading list 1 - I, Robot (1950) 2 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel 3 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel 4 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel 5 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel 6 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel 7 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel 8 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel 9 - Foundation (1951) - first of the original Foundation trilogy 10 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - second of the original Foundation trilogy 11 - Second Foundation (1953) - third of the original Foundation trilogy
My recommended reading order of Asimov's writings, as of 2021-08-21. 1 - I, Robot (1950) 2 - Robot Dreams (1986) 3 - The Bicentennial Man (1976) [short story on which The Positronic Man is based. Found in various collections.] 4 - The Positronic Man (1992) co-written with Robert Silverberg [novelization of the short story The Bicentennial Man] 5 - Nemesis (1989) 6 - The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot Series novel 7 - The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot Series novel 8 - The Complete Robot (1982) [contains a short story, Mirror Image (1972), that follows the second Robot series novel] 9 - The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot Series novel 10 - Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot Series novel 11 - Robot Visions (1990) - contains essays that include a major spoiler for Robots and Empire. The essays also contain a minor spoiler for Foundation and Earth and the Robot City series. 12 - The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first Empire Series novel 13 - The Currents of Space (1952) - second Empire Series novel 14 - Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third Empire Series novel 15 - Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first Foundation Series novel 16 - Forward the Foundation (1993) - second Foundation Series novel 17 - Foundation (1951) - third Foundation Series novel 18 - Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth Foundation Series novel 19 - Second Foundation (1953) - fifth Foundation Series novel 20 - Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth Foundation Series novel 21 - Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh Foundation Series novel 22 - The End of Eternity (1955) 23 - Gold (1995) - final collection of short stories and essays
Top 10 Worst Books (10 - 6) - 9:15 Top 10 Worst Books (5 - 1) - 12:29 Top 20 Best Books (20 - 16) - 14:22 Top 20 Best Books (15 - 11) - 17:11 Top 20 Best Books (10 - 6) - 19:05 Top 20 Best Books (5 - 1) - 20:57
Books Mentioned in Worst and Best listed by title alphabetically (yes, I know "A" and "The" isn't supposed to count, but I'm not fixing it): A Merchant in Oria and Other Tales by David Wiley A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Tryst of Fate by Piers Anthony (Xanth #45) Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Bio of an Ogre by Piers Anthony Brothers in Arms by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin (Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles #2) Dracula by Bram Stoker Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Chronicles #3) Electric City by Thomas Hager Faust Forward by Martha Jones Firefly by Piers Anthony Flint the King by Mary Kirchoff and Douglas Niles How Precious Was That While by Piers Anthony I, Claudius by Robert Graves Kendermore by Mary Kirchoff Memory’s Hostage by Margaret Pinard Othello by William Shakespeare Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Persuasion by Jane Austen Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverburg Riverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya R. Carter Scorch Trials / Death Cure by James Dashner (Maze Runner #2 & #3) Searching for Marilyn Monroe: Parables and Other Animals by Pae Veo Skeleton Key by Piers Anthony (Xanth #44) Soldiers Live by Glen Cook (Black Company #10) Storm Wrack and Spindrift by Margaret Pinard (Remnants #3) Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight #1) The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1) The Grasping Root by Margaret Pinard (Remnants #2) The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw The Landmark Julius Caesar edit by Kurt Raaflaub The Stranger by Albert Camus Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I did not find the original creator. If you know, please let me know in the comments. Jim's books, reading & stuff found the original. Created by Anthony Andrews (video is private) - youtube.com/watch?v=zYyH3a6ec70
Prompts: 1. Who was the first Booktuber you subscribed to? 2. Who was the most recent Booktuber you subscribed to? 3. Name 3 Booktubers you love/want to give a shout out to. 4. If you could meet one Booktuber right now who would that be? 5. Who is your favorite Youtuber who is not a booktuber? 6. Tag 14 Booktubers (or just mention some folk you like)
I added this bonus prompt: Name 5 Booktubers who are inactive and you would like to see come back.
Books Mentioned: The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter (The Burning #1) Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron (DFZ #1) Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman (first book: Dragons of Autumn Twilight) The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1) The Landmark Julius Caesar edit by Kurt A. Raaflaub The Divine Comedy by Dante Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain ------
Riverwind the Plainsman by Paul Thompson and Tonya Carter (Dragonlance Preludes #4) [3 stars] - 2:44 My spoiler free review (also includes the 3rd book, Brothers Majere) -youtube.com/watch?v=hM8bM2MIwR8
The Prompts Q is for Quick. What was a quick read for you? A book you read in one or two sittings. Q is for Question. You can ask me a question in the comments below, I answer every comment. What is your favorite question word? Q is for Quantity and Quality. Would you rather read 10 okay books in a month or one very good book? Q is for Queer*. Do you have a favorite Queer author? Q is for Quiet. Do you need quiet to read? Q is for Quran. Have you read the Quran? Q is for Quack. Why does Pae have so many ducks in his videos? Pae's channel - Attention! - youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw Q is for Queensland, Qatar, Quito and Quebec. Have you read a book from any of these places or anywhere beginning with Q? Q is for Quaker. Has there been a Quaker protagonist or character in any of your reading? Q is for Quote. Can you share some quote(s) about reading? Q is for Quill. Have you had any writings published? Q is for Quiz Question and Quilp. Quilp featured in which Dickens' novel? Bonus Prompts Q is for Queen. Do you have a favorite book about a queen or even about the Queen? Q is for Quetzal have you ever seen a quetzal? Q is for quadruped, a chance to show your four legged pet. Q is for quarrel. Have you ever argued about a book?
* Jim used Queer as a blanket term for all sexual minorities, there was an article in the Atlantic suggesting dropping all the other letters of LGBTQIA+ as it was getting a bit unwieldly. I don't intend to cause any offense by this. theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/dont-call-me-lgbtq/576388
I added:
Q is for Quest – What is your favorite book featuring characters going on a quest? Q is for Quidditch – What is your least favorite Harry Potter book?
Books Mentioned: Animal Farm by George Orwell Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by You Know Who The Source of Magic by Piers AnthonyBrothers Majere & Riverwind the Plainsman (Dragonlance: Preludes #3 & 4)Hey Yall Listen Up2021-10-31 | Brothers Majere by Kevin Stein Riverwind the Plainsman by Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. CarterA Tryst of Fate by Piers Anthony (Xanth #45) - Non spoiler reviewHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-28 | ...Your Answer Cant Be Books TagHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-26 | Tagged by: Ian at BNB BOOKS channel - youtube.com/channel/UCIE8FDt2jMcOzegD4c_heYw video - youtube.com/watch?v=VrlqnUBJH34
Prompts: 1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books? 2. What is something that you do for fun that’s not reading a book? 3. What is something special or important on your nightstand, that’s not a book? 4. What’s something that you buy at a bookstore other than books? 5. What’s a fun gift that you’ve received that wasn’t a book or a gift card for books? 6. What’s a YouTube channel that you watch, that’s not related to books? 7. Tag five BookTubers that you want to learn more about.
Questions (Note: Hugo translated the questions into English and I have modified them slightly) 1 - What was the book you read that made you feel really geeky? 2 - Show us your favorite collectable figures that you have. 3 - Do you have clothes that are geeky? T-shirts, etc? Show us one of your favorites. 4 - Have you ever done cosplay? If yes, show what you did, if no what character would you like to do? 5 - Last comic or graphic novel that you have read? 6 - What is your favorite game? (can be on PC, Xbox, PS, Nintendo etc) 7 - What is your favorite manga/ anime? 8 - Did you used to play board games? Do you have any?Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang - Non-spoiler Book ReviewHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-21 | Note: The scheduled live show was canceled.Top 20 Favorite Characters Book TagHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-19 | NOTE: These are not in any particular order.
Prompt: What are your 20 favorite characters from books?
Books Mentioned (alphabetic by author's last name)
Watership Down by Richard Adams Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony (Xanth #9) Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony (Incarnations of Immortality #4) The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert A. Arthur (The Three Investigators #1) The Bicentennial Man and other stories by Isaac Asimov The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverburg The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (Earth's Children #1) Earthseed series by Octavia E. Butler (first book: Parable of the Sower) Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Saga #2) For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll - tor.com/2019/07/10/for-he-can-creep-siobhan-carroll The Greatcoats series by Sebastian De Castell (first book: Traitor's Blade) The Black Company by Glen Cook (Black Company #1) Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1) The Stand by Stephen King Robotech series by Jack McKinney (first book: Genesis) Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0 #1) One Step Apart by Joan L. Oppenheimer Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore (first book: The Crystal Shard) Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (first book: Dragons of Autumn Twilight)How To Pronounce My Name + Not A Booktube Newbie + Name Game (Piers Anthony titles) TagsHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-17 | My Advice to a Booktube Newbie After One Year video - youtube.com/watch?v=aDyaqnBin6w
Prompts! 1. How old is your channel? 2. What are your favorite videos to make? 3. What is one piece of advice you would give to someone wanting to join booktube? 4. Since joining have you run into any unforeseen challenges? 5. What is a favorite book/series you’ve read because of booktube? 6. Overall, what is your favorite aspect about booktube? 7. Want to spread the booktube love? (Yes? GREAT!) Give at least one newbie a shout out! 8. Who do you tag?
Books Mentioned: The Greatcoats series by Sebastian De Castell (First book: Traitor's Blade)
The below titles are by Piers Anthony unless otherwise stated: J – Jumper Cable (Xanth #33) O – Ogre, Ogre (Xanth # 5) H – Harpy Thyme (Xanth # 17) N – Night Mare (Xanth #6)
H – Heaven Cent (Xanth # 11) E – Esrever Doom (Xanth #37) Y – Yon Ill Wind (Xanth #20)
Y – The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Bethel #1) ‘ - ‘Tis by Frank McCourt A – Air Apparent (Xanth #31) L – Luck of the Draw (Xanth #36) L – Letters to Jenny
L – Lavabull I – Isle of View (Xanth #13) S – Swell Foop (Xanth #25) T – Two to the Fifth (Xanth #32) E – The E. S. P. Worm N – Neq the Sword (Battle Circle #3)
U – Up in a Heaval (Xanth #26) P – Pet Peeve (Xanth #29)Pain Over Joy + School Days TagsHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-14 | Upcoming Live Shows that I am planning on participating in! Discussion of Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles #3) on Saturday, August 16, 2021 at 2 PM EDT on the channel Andrew's Wizardly Reads - youtube.com/c/Andrew%E2%80%99sWizardlyReads Discussion of the Sword of Kaigen on Saturday, October 23 at Noon Eastern time on the channel Stacey's All Booked. channel - youtube.com/channel/UC5sXlcbDLNnQ9vwHRnQQdpQ video - youtube.com/watch?v=e3GVykt8Y00
Questions: 1. Do you mostly read books illustrating pain or books illustrating joy? Why? 2. Do you see books about pain as more intellectually valuable? Why or why not? 3. Why do you think major book prizes like the Booker and the Pulitzer mainly award books about pain? 4. Do you use and agree with the phrase “guilty pleasure”? Why or why not? 5. Do you think books centering on joy are guilty pleasures? 6. Do you read in secret? Are there books you read but never talk about because of embarrassment, shame, or guilty about liking them? 7. Who do you tag?
QUESTIONS: A. Times of Day: First bell: Tell us about the book that first got you into reading! Break time: Which book have you most recently had to take a break from or DNF? Lunch time: Tell us about your favourite book that features food! Final bell: Which book have you most recently finished reading? Homework: What was the last non-fiction book that you read and enjoyed? Staff room: Tell us about a book that you go to when you need to take a breath! B. Subjects (choose however many of the following you like, it doesn't have to be subjects you liked or anything): English: Tell us about one book you studied at school AND recommend one book that you would like to add to the curriculum! Maths: How do you rate your books? Science: Which book couple do you think has the best chemistry? Geography: Describe a book that had a strong sense of place or great world building. History: Which three historical fiction novels have you most enjoyed? And if you don’t read historical fiction; which areas of history would you like to learn more about? Religious Studies: Which book is the one that you always come back to? PE: Show us the biggest book on your TBR! Music: Which reading format do you think has the best rhythm for reading? Drama: Which book do you think has the best ending? Art: Show us three books that you think have the best covers! Modern Foreign Languages: Recommend a translated book that you enjoyed!
Books Mentioned: The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper The Landmark Julius Caesar edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1) Where's Mom Now That I Need Her : Surviving Away from Home by Betty Rae Frandsen, Kathryn J. Frandsen & Kent P. Frandsen Dulci's Legacy by Margaret Pinard The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Isle of View by Piers Anthony (Xanth #13) (If you don't get the pun, say the title out loud. Just be careful who is around when you do. You might get some strange looks.) Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher (Manifest Delusions #1) Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (The Civil War Trilogy #2) The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove I, Claudius by Robert Graves Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy #1) The Electrical Engineering Handbook by Richard C. Dorf (Editor) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Off to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0 #1) The Early History of Rome (Books 1-5) by LivyLiterary Adventures TagHey Yall Listen Up2021-10-10 | Tagged by JeremyFee channel - youtube.com/user/jeremyfee video - youtube.com/watch?v=tuR9hZyfNq4
Books Mentioned: The Ridgecrest Story published by Broadman Press (now LifeWay) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Shade of the Tree by Piers Anthony Washington, D. C.: Then and Now by Alexander D. Mitchell IV Book 6 by Margaret Pinard (currently being written) 1973: Remember When ... A Nostalgic Look Back In Time by SeekPublishing History in the Making By Kenoshans who were there by Carrie Cropley Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate by David Zarefsky Lee and His Generals by Captain, William P. Snow Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War by Burke Davis Joseph E. Johnston: A Different Valor by Gilbert Govan & James Livingwood
0:00 - Intro 0:30 - NC/TN/VA Mountains 5:25 - NC/SC Coast 7:01 - NC Piedmont 7:45 - Florida 9:35 - New York City 10:06 - Post College Trips 10:52 - Washington, DC, Maryland & Virginia 14:03 - Chicago, Libertyville & Kenosha souvenirs 15:57 - Kenosha Book Haul 17:26 - Chicago, Libertyville & Kenosha photos