Amrita by the Book | Discussing Romance: One Newbie and Two Longtime Fans @AmritabytheBook | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Friend Beth was minding her own business so of course Tanya and I got her into reading romance as a fun pandemic activity. Now we have tons to talk about.
Tanya Aydelott wrote her first story in elementary school, and then rewrote it as a play for her class to act out. It was mercifully short. More recently, Tanya earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults; none of her published stories (thus far) have been turned into plays. You can find her at: tanya-aydelott.com
Beth Watkins has been working in museums since college. Outside of work, Beth loves to knit, sing, and watch Indian movies. Her writing on Indian cinema has appeared in major international publications and most recently the anthology Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence, and Cinematic Fears in India, published by Bloomsbury Academic. She is very new to reading romance.
Friend Beth was minding her own business so of course Tanya and I got her into reading romance as a fun pandemic activity. Now we have tons to talk about.
Tanya Aydelott wrote her first story in elementary school, and then rewrote it as a play for her class to act out. It was mercifully short. More recently, Tanya earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults; none of her published stories (thus far) have been turned into plays. You can find her at: tanya-aydelott.com
Beth Watkins has been working in museums since college. Outside of work, Beth loves to knit, sing, and watch Indian movies. Her writing on Indian cinema has appeared in major international publications and most recently the anthology Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence, and Cinematic Fears in India, published by Bloomsbury Academic. She is very new to reading romance.
![RAVE REVIEW: Star Trek meets Enders Game in Arkady Martines Teixcalaan Duology [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cWwzE8FMaDE/hqdefault.jpg "RAVE REVIEW: Star Trek meets Enders Game in Arkady Martines Teixcalaan Duology [cc]
A spoiler free book review of A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine - a stunning work of science fiction. Available in bookstores everywhere on 2 March 2021. My thanks to Tor Books and Netgalley for the ARC. Also, in the video I describe it as Star Wars meets Ready Player One when I meant Star Trek meets Enders Game - and my only excuse is that my brain is currently mush and I couldnt wait to reshoot this video and publish it because Im super excited about this book! Sorry if that bothers you, please save your energy and refrain from leaving rude comments, thanks.
0:00 Intro & why this is Spoiler Free
2:09 The Teixcalaan Duology
16:17 Recommendation
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#bookreview #bookrecommendation #netgalley")
![Recommendation: Silver in the Wood & The Drowned Country by Emily Tesh [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cdgNEFjkKbo/hqdefault.jpg "Recommendation: Silver in the Wood & The Drowned Country by Emily Tesh [CC]
Spoiler-free book review of The Greenhollow Duology by Emily Tesh, which comprises two of my favorite fantasy novellas: Silver in the Wood and The Drowned Country.
PS - the editor of these novellas, Ruoxi Chen, referred to them as Tree Gays on Insta and I am deceased LMAO!
DESIGNER: David Curtis on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dcurtisstudio/
EXCERPT: https://www.tor.com/2019/05/15/excerpts-silver-in-the-wood-emily-tesh/
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43459657-silver-in-the-wood
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#bookreview #fantasy #nospoilers")
![Trashy Books - and Four Legendary Writers Who Wrote Them! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d6-ti4hPbo4/hqdefault.jpg "Trashy Books - and Four Legendary Writers Who Wrote Them! [cc]
Sidney Sheldon, Jackie Collins, Harold Robbins, and Judith Krantz: four authors of popular fiction who, combined, sold more than a billion copies of their books.
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS on Princess Daisy: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v02/n11/clive-james/a-blizzard-of-tiny-kisses
GOODREADS
Sidney Sheldon: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9068.Sidney_Sheldon
Jackie Collins: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49699.Jackie_Collins
Harold Robbins: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32005.Harold_Robbins
Judith Krantz: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32155.Judith_Krantz
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast")
![Mid-year Freakout - Books to Read & Books to Miss in 2020 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dKuYzOCnfO0/hqdefault.jpg "Mid-year Freakout - Books to Read & Books to Miss in 2020 [cc]
Look! Its newbies first #MidYearFreakout! I discuss Nnedi Okorafors Binti, The Poppy War series, A Memory Called Empire, Brandon Sanderson Rhythm of War, Empire of Sand, Raymond E. Feist, KJ Charles, Forthrights Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox, Gods of Jade and Shadow, Eloisa James, Shadow of the Fox, Mexican Gothic, and the Daevabad trilogy. See below for more:
My thanks to the original creators of the tag:
Chami: https://youtu.be/EB8OrYHBvM8
Ely: https://youtu.be/X_Wh0rPGfRg
If youd like to do the tag, the questions are below and Id love to hear it!
Timestamp:
0:00 Midyear Freakout!
0:07 Best book youve read so far in 2020
1:07 Best sequel youve read so far in 2020
1:35 New release you havent read but want to
2:30 Most anticipated release for the second half of 2020
4:24 Biggest disappointment of the year
6:31 Biggest surprise of the year
9:19 Favorite new author (either debut or new to you)
11:20 Your newest fictional crush
13:24 Your new favorite character
14:42 A book that made you cry
15:36 A book that made you happy
16:17 The most beautiful book youve bought or received this year
17:24 What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Some of these have been previously reviewed on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/")
![The Omnivore Booktag: Four Genres I Love! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dZL8jN_wmhI/hqdefault.jpg "The Omnivore Booktag: Four Genres I Love! [cc]
Memoir, Fantasy, Cozy Murder Mystery, Historical Romance.
The Omnivore Book Tag is pretty simple:
Pick 4 genres/sub-genres that you like to read. Try to pick as wide a range as possible. Answer these three questions for all 4 genres.
1) What is your favourite book from this genre?
2) What book are you currently reading/just finished from this genre?
3) What book on your TBR from this genre do you think you’ll read next?
I was tagged by the lovely Rosie Cockshutt: https://youtu.be/X1ZUZl00ehw
ORIGINAL VIDEO by A Cup of Books: https://youtu.be/FbBvHA008uY
TAGGING:
Lady Jane Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlg
Jeremy Fee: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeremyfee
Polynesian Reader: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaxqnvYI-7SMxzCIXQ6qrg
MoonlightScrawls: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvg1nAidP1ULsmmaB_u-9Rw
Katja Weinert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwOYOMy1wZzxPSmXoGmTuw
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
BINGING BRIDGERTON: https://audioboom.com/posts/7769983-ep-1-binging-bridgerton
#TagTuesday #Booktag2021 #TheOmnivoreBooktag")
![Not So Chic: Romance and The Sheik [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/duPPkL9bQeM/hqdefault.jpg "Not So Chic: Romance and The Sheik [cc]
EM Hulls The Sheik inspired an entire subgenre: the desert romance. Captive brides, oversexed Arabs, complex forms of racism and garbled sexual kinks have kept it going. A little dive into the subject.
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast")
![A New York Times by the Book Tag! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ektr4JllY8I/hqdefault.jpg "A New York Times by the Book Tag! [cc]
Things have been tough around here lately so I thought Id do something fun for a change and decided to do the #NYTbytheBookTag - originally created by Marie Berg - for obvious reasons!
Recommended Books:
INDIAS WAR by Srinath Raghavan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26240787-india-s-war
YEH UN DINON KI BAAT HAI by Yasir Abbasi
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43260237-yeh-un-dino-ki-baat-hai
Jai Arjun Singhs blog: http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/")
![The Truth About Historical Romance [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/emHW6hlSi5Y/hqdefault.jpg "The Truth About Historical Romance [cc]
[WARNING: some explicit language] If most romance is fantasy, whats your dealbreaker when it comes to authenticity? A mild criticism.
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#HistoricalRomance")
