MoonyReadsByStarlight | January TBR || Buzzwordathon and Read Yo' Shelves [CC] @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I am reading for the month of January. These are my TBRs for the Buzzwordathon and Read Yo' Shelves, but I will also have a TBR for the Rent Readathon soon.
Buzzwordathon: goodreads.com/group/show/1111928-buzzwordathon
Read Yo' Shelves: youtube.com/watch?v=vDmKjRh9EuI
Books Mentioned:
Our Dreams at Dusk Vol 1 by Yuhki Kamatani
The Girl From the Other Side Vol 3 by Nagabe
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Sontag by Benjamin Moser
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hendsars.carrd.co
More on EndSARS: youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: supportblackwomen.carrd.co
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I am reading for the month of January. These are my TBRs for the Buzzwordathon and Read Yo' Shelves, but I will also have a TBR for the Rent Readathon soon.
Buzzwordathon: goodreads.com/group/show/1111928-buzzwordathon
Read Yo' Shelves: youtube.com/watch?v=vDmKjRh9EuI
Books Mentioned:
Our Dreams at Dusk Vol 1 by Yuhki Kamatani
The Girl From the Other Side Vol 3 by Nagabe
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Sontag by Benjamin Moser
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hendsars.carrd.co
More on EndSARS: youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: supportblackwomen.carrd.co
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
![January TBR || Buzzwordathon and Read Yo Shelves [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r6Gpj1_a_14/hqdefault.jpg "January TBR || Buzzwordathon and Read Yo Shelves [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I am reading for the month of January. These are my TBRs for the Buzzwordathon and Read Yo Shelves, but I will also have a TBR for the Rent Readathon soon.
Buzzwordathon: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1111928-buzzwordathon
Read Yo Shelves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDmKjRh9EuI
Books Mentioned:
Our Dreams at Dusk Vol 1 by Yuhki Kamatani
The Girl From the Other Side Vol 3 by Nagabe
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Sontag by Benjamin Moser
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![A-Z of Queer Lit [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r6x6e0u7Y2s/hqdefault.jpg "A-Z of Queer Lit [CC]
Im Bek (they/them) and here are (actually a few more than) 26 LGBT+ book recommendations. I have suggestions from across genres - memoir, YA lit, middle grade, graphic novels, history, social sciences, self-help and more! Pride month is fast approaching, so now is a great time to find more queer books for your TBR! I had a hard time not making this video super long because I have a lot to say about all of these books.
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2021/01/05/a-z-of-queer-lit-16-may-2020/
Other A-Z of Queer Lit (original and I couple that I watched and enjoyed):
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZa3PueGCwg
Perpetualpages (this is part one, but they a few others): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZMnRtyJTM
Kathy Trithardt (this is part one, but she has several others): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9QSSz6CbZ4
YouTube channels mentioned:
Ash Hardell: https://www.youtube.com/user/HeyThere005
Dara Hoffman-Fox: https://www.youtube.com/user/darahoffmanfox
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![LGBTQ+ Poetry Recommendations [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sND1ewOpfM8/hqdefault.jpg "LGBTQ+ Poetry Recommendations [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I am recommending some poetry written by queer people. Poetry can show us things about peoples experiences in a way that other mediums dont. Pride month is the perfect time to learn about about diverse queer experiences, so try some poetry!
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/lgbtq-poetry-recommendations-6-june-2020/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![Library Reading Vlog || featuring: the Queer Weekend [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sbl_x3eng5k/hqdefault.jpg "Library Reading Vlog || featuring: the Queer Weekend [CC]
Im Bek (they/them) and in this vlog, I focus on reading books that I checked out from the library. I read from several genres including sci-fi, graphic nonfiction, poetry, and more. The lighting is kind of hateful and I manage to use a tripod even less than usual, but its a more realistic representation of life I guess.
Time stamps:
02:13 Murderbot Diaries (Exit Strategy by Martha Wells)
05:03 Check-in featuring tech issues and trying to avoid a crisis
08:58 Reading A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers + a half-way check-in
14:52 A Psalm for the Wild Built wrap-up
19:47 Check-in
21:48 Plans and kitten
23:41 Wake by Rebecca Hall
31:54 Cats
32:39 Philisophical Trends in the Feminist Movement by Anuradha Ghandy
38:14 Queer Lit Weekend intro
41:33 Reading X/Ex/Exis by Raquel Salas Rivera + wrap up/discussion
45:42 Check-in Day 2 of Queer Weekend
47:11 Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Enby Book Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sr8rl6C0qE0/hqdefault.jpg "Enby Book Tag [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I will be talking about a lot of nonbinary books by doing the Enby Book Tag.
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/enby-book-tag-26-may-2020/
Original tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSoYjzZhVBg
My LGBTQ+ Booktuber Tag Video (Mentioned): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ65IOebrc8
Beyond the Gender Binary: https://www.alokvmenon.com/store/beyondthebinary
Booktubers Mentioned:
Et Tu Brody: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5_VSVesoDYFCeLIbskRYw
Perpetual Pages: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUI-rhwFBRlSlDhiQ9kubg
Books are My Social Life: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQahxmBl81gKs-OBls2Bw
Questions:
1. Name a book that features an enby character
2. Name a book coming out or that has come out in 2019 that features an enby character
3. Name an author who is enby! Mention their book! (if they are publicly out ONLY.)
4. Shoutout 3 booktubers who are enby! If you don’t know 3, try to fix that and name as many as you can. (again ONLY if they are publicly out !!!!!)
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![March Wrap-Up || Soft Sci-Fi/Fantasy, the Queer Weekend, and More [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/svts4p2ly0k/hqdefault.jpg "March Wrap-Up || Soft Sci-Fi/Fantasy, the Queer Weekend, and More [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here are the books that I read in the month of March. I read across genres including scifi, fiction, manga, nonfiction, graphic nonfiction, and more. I read for the queer weekend, some womens history month, and more.
Time stamps:
00:06 Kase-San and Yamada vol 2
00:56 Murderbot Diaries 2-4
02:18 Legends and Lattes
04:04 Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plinick
9:21 If Beale Street Could Talk
10:18 Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
12:12 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
14:27 Theoretical Trends in the Feminist Movement
16:13 X/Ex/Exis Poemas para la Nación/Poems for the Nation
18:46 Last Night at the Telegraph Club (NOTE: I dont think what I said was really spoiler-ey but I do talk about more details in this book than some of the others, so if you really prefer to have little details, it might be best to skip this one)
26:17 Partly-read books
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![2023 Reading Discussion and 2024 Goals [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t8PuGC-ZmQs/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reading Discussion and 2024 Goals [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am crocheting and talking about my reading!
Mentioned:
#StandUpSMP https://www.instagram.com/readersforaccountability/
Time Stamps:
00:32 2023 Stats
09:10 2024 Plans
Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![Rent Readathon Wrap-Up [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tPQKaLAvZvQ/hqdefault.jpg "Rent Readathon Wrap-Up [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I read for the Rent Readathon!
Books Mentioned:
Always Human by Ari North
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
Muted by Tami Charles
Sontag by Benjamin Moser
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Reading Wrap-Up || Aug-Oct Reads, Crochet, and Topical TBR Discussion [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uW9nRrCoC0I/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Wrap-Up || Aug-Oct Reads, Crochet, and Topical TBR Discussion [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read the past 3 months. This includes a lot of nonfiction, some young adult fiction, and a childrens picture book. Stay to the end for discussion of some new topical TBRs and to see my crochet projects.
11:29 Topical TBR discussion
13:06 Crochet discussion
Books Mentioned:
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Principals of Comunism by Fredrich Engles
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow
Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta
Crystal Zodiac by Katie Huang
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Reading and Writing Vlog || National Poetry Month and 48 Hour Superheroes Readathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYXBinByWsc/hqdefault.jpg "Reading and Writing Vlog || National Poetry Month and 48 Hour Superheroes Readathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is my final reading vlog for April. Little bits of poetry, little bits of reading, and only little bits of faith in humanity that Im trying to hold onto for dear life.
Timestamps:
Intro/Check-in 1 (why am I talking about Top Chef?): 00:00
Poem 1: 02:27
Check-in and Poem 2 and 3: 03:50
Check-in 3 and Poem 4: 08:19
Cat intermission: 10:14
Check-in 4 and Poem 5: 10:44
Check-in 5 and Poem 6: 13:54
Beginning the Superheroes Readathon 18:09
Cat intermission 2: 19:47
Check-in 6 (Nimona wrap-up): 20:02
Check-in 7 (Aphrodite Made Me Do It wrap-up): 23:57
Nubia wrap-up: 27:27
Book Mail: 28:52
Writing wrap-up: 32:18
Reading wrap-up 33:55
Poem 7: 36:31
Books Mentioned:
Captive Genders by Eric A Stanley and Nat Smith
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
People Mentioned:
Bear (Et Tu Brody): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5_VSVesoDYFCeLIbskRYw
Julia (FuzzyFairy): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmP-t_5wUsKfKILHnrkFi7A
Wilmarie (lesbe.reader): https://www.instagram.com/lesbe.reader/
Books and Chamomile: https://www.instagram.com/booksandchamomiletea_/
Important links:
COVID Mutual Aid in India: http://mutualaidindia.com/
Support survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes: https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Classic Book and Retelling Discussion || The Great Gatsby and The Chosen and the Beautiful [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ud5OQzG5idI/hqdefault.jpg "Classic Book and Retelling Discussion || The Great Gatsby and The Chosen and the Beautiful [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I read The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald and the retelling, The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, back-to-back and these were my thoughts. This is not totally spoiler-free because I do talk about a lot of details, though I dont talk about the big event at the end of either book.
In here, I discuss themes in The Great Gatsby (primarily themes of the American Dream and critique of the American Dream), racism and antisemetism in the book, and some thoughts on the characters of Nick and Gatsby (talking at length about why I think reading Nick as gay just makes sense). Then I discuss The Chosen and the Beautiful as how it responds to the themes and writing of the original text and some of the queer representation and insight on relationships (though I think its worth noting that what I say in here about particular identities is specific to the characters. I dont want my words to be taken as a commentary on any sexuality its just the situation in this particular book with these characters).
01:04 The Great Gatsby
16:40 Textual evidence that Nick Carraway is gay (I will not be taking criticism at this time)
26:23 The Chosen and the Beautiful
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
