The Slaughtermans Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-04-25 | One of my assignments for the BookTube Prize octofinals, group C. And my top-ranked book from that group!Bookshop link: bookshop.org/books/the-slaughterman-s-daughter/9780805243659Check out my ranking video: youtube.com/watch?v=RE-R_gaEPXQ&t=1sScott at Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot discusses this book: youtube.com/watch?v=NuSwrjoxCmwFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Recent reads: September [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-10-14 | A little chat about a few books I've read recently on airplanes.0:00 Introduction1:06 The Last Wild Horses by Maja LundeDiscussed by the lovely Britta Bohler: youtube.com/watch?v=TnQZm272L4A&t=1s6:30 We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida9:50 First Test by Tamora PierceFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Queer fairytale: The Story of a Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-09-22 | I absolutely enjoyed this fairytale! Delightfully queer characters, a beautiful fantasy setting, relationships that are wholesome, fulfilling, and respectful... this book filled my heart.Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Debriefing by Susan Sontag [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-09-15 | This one was a bust for me. Can't win 'em all!Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183?ref=nav_profile_l
Anti-Hero Blues by Christopher Lee Rippee [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-09-08 | 5-star read!! This was such an engagingly written story that nailed a whole bunch of superhero tropes while genuinely exploring what people really do with almost unlimited power.Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183?ref=nav_profile_l
Recent fiction: mature bad@$$ ladies [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-09-01 | Both of these books featured stellar older women who are living phenomenal lives of their own creation.Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney: bookshop.org/p/books/lillian-boxfish-takes-a-walk-kathleen-rooney/7383380?ean=9781250151162Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino: bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-forget-to-write-sara-goodman-confino/19619764?ean=9781662512223Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
I tried horror and survived!?!?! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-08-25 | Time stamps0:00 Intro0:58 The Atrocity Engine by Tim Waggoner5:45 Managing and Other Lies by Willow HeathFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Shadows on the Koyukuk by Sidney Huntington [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-08-17 | Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Queer Book Box: We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-07-29 | Another one from the Queer Book Box, delivered direct to my doorstep! And I totally forgot in this video to mention that there is also an interesting commentary on art - art imitating life, or life imitating art - that we see both on the part of the filmmaker the main character befriends, and in the work of the main character's arch rival, Tara Jean Slater. There's a lot to unpack in this book!!Queer Book Box website: queerbookbox.comFind me elsewhere and say hi:
Tenure-track Tuesdays: a life update! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-07-21 | What I've been up to lately: some life upheaval that got in the way of reading and BookTube-ing. :)Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Recent-ish reads! Alice Hoffman, Stacey Abrams Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-06-02 | A few books I read and enjoyed enough to want to talk about!Find me elsewhere and say hi:Instgram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Black Authortuber Readathon reading wrap-up! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-03-22 | I read two (sort of three) books for the Black Authortuber Readathon, hosted each year in February by @MargaretPinard !Books I read:Blood Like Magic by @LiselleSambury The Diary: Confession of Lies by @AuthorJCCarpenter Follow Margaret's channel to join in on the fun next year and SUPPORT BLACK AUTHORS!Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/beepunstings.bsky.socialGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Black Authortuber Readathon: my TBR! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-01-27 | Links to the two authors I'm reading this February:Liselle Sambury (Blood Like Magic):@LiselleSambury JC Carpenter (The Diary: Succession of Lies): @AuthorJCCarpenter Check out the kickoff livestream for the Black AuthorTuber Readathon: youtube.com/watch?v=y7ST4Ld--agWant to join? Check out a list of possible authors and books: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13_wwDOlfcUT1OvT_eo3i4COVGdfcgFAbxIW8IDUJdbU/edit#gid=32747186Margaret Pinard's channel: youtube.com/@MargaretPinardWant to buy these books? Links:Blood Like Magic: bookshop.org/p/books/blood-like-magic-liselle-sambury/17523269?ean=9781534465299The Diary: Succession of Lies: amazon.com/Diary-Succession-Lies-J-C-Carpenter-ebook/dp/B09C7S7LFJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38RU8SQ3TDDDY&keywords=the+diary+succession+of+lies&qid=1706135469&sprefix=the+diary+succession+of+lie%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beepunstings.bsky.socialGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolarStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Queer fiction: Nevada by Imogen Binnie [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-01-24 | Check out the Queer Book Box: queerbookbox.comNevada available on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/nevada-imogen-binnie/17839995?ean=9780374606619Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beepunstings.bsky.socialGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolarStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Recent library reads [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2024-01-16 | A couple of books my six-year old selected for me at the library last fall! I actually filmed this in December, but here we are.Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beepunstings.bsky.socialGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Nonfiction: Pesticides, a Love Story by Michelle Mart [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-11-22 | A cultural history of the American embrace of pesticides during the 20th century. Well-researched, well-written, and an overall fascinating read!Buy the book: bookshop.org/p/books/pesticides-a-love-story-america-s-enduring-embrace-of-dangerous-chemicals-michelle-mart/10169342?ean=9780700621286Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Fantasy: Mishaps Heroes by K.M Merritt [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-11-14 | I absolutely loved the first two books in this series and can't wait to pick up the third!Author website: kendramerritt.comFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Tenure-track Tuesdays: learning about tenure at my institution [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-10-24 | Today I'm reflecting on what I learned from an informational meeting hosted by the committee at my institution that actually evaluates faculty to recommend or not recommend tenure.Tenure-track Tuesdays playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmqs5MmADhwKxQ_a7jyD5QoNRDsxp4X6ZFind me elsewhere and say hi!Website: bbruningasocolar.wordpress.comInstagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Recent reads: hooks, Erdrich, Matsuoka! Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-10-10 | Books:all about love by bell hooksThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichCloud of Sparrows by Takashi MatsuokaFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolarStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
Tenure-track Tuesdays: new series! & grant update #1 [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-10-03 | Introducing a new series, "Tenure-track Tuesdays", where I'll talk about the process of going through official review during my 2nd year as a professor as well as applying for my first NSF grant!
Spooky season book recs: historical fiction and fantasy! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-09-18 | Books mentioned:The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria MasThe Witches of Wenshar by Barbara HamblyGo check out Margaret Pinard's channel: youtube.com/@MargaretPinardFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Nature Nonfiction: Natures Best Hope by Douglas Tallamy [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-09-01 | An outstanding, hopeful book about doing conservation at small scales in our backyards. I found this really inspiring!Find me elsewhere and say hi:Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Romance book haul - what am I in for? [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-08-18 | A sale on romance books at my local used bookstore led to a surprise romance book haul!Find me elsewhere and say hi:Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Recent love stories: Sophie Kinsella & Marjan Kamali [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-07-31 | And by "recent" I mean books I actually read in December and January... These were both very enjoyable books that I recommend!Find me elsewhere and say hi:Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-06-29 | WELL. I filmed this video in April, I believe...and now here I am posting it at the very end of June. Enjoy!Also, adding to the list of things I didn't like about this book, I also don't like the title. :)Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
$5 library book haul! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-03-09 | Excellent book haul from a sale at my local library!Find me elsewhere and say hi:Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Indie fantasy: Margaret Pinard & S.D. Huston! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-02-24 | I recently enjoyed Margaret Pinard's speculative fiction short story collection, Fabled Passages, available on e-readers everywhere: amazon.com/Fabled-Passages-Speculative-Margaret-Pinard-ebook/dp/B0BKFBTVHFAND the second book in S.D. Huston's Clash of Goddesses trilogy, Soul of a Rose: amazon.com/Soul-Rose-Clash-Goddesses-Book-ebook/dp/B09P41VM8L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KF3AKKWYMQRJ&keywords=soul+of+a+rose&qid=1677087482&s=digital-text&sprefix=soul+of+a+rose%2Cdigital-text%2C100&sr=1-1Make sure to check out both of the author's channels:Margaret Pinard: youtube.com/@MargaretPinardS.D. Huston: youtube.com/@SDHustonFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Memoir: In the Land of Men by Adrienne Miller [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-02-13 | Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Books about Bugs! The Butterfly Effect and Bugs in the System [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-02-01 | Well, if I'm going to read books about insects for work, I might as well talk about them here, right?The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World by Edward D. Melillobookshop.org/p/books/the-butterfly-effect-insects-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-edward-d-melillo/13340233?ean=9781524733216Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs by May R. Berenbaumbookshop.org/p/books/bugs-in-the-system-insects-and-their-impact-on-human-affairs-may-berenbaum/11882664?ean=9780201408249Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Queer fiction: A Simple Scale by David Llewellyn [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-01-22 | I absolutely loved this book, which I purchased as part of my Queer Book Box subscription! If you also want excellent queer fiction delivered to your door, check them out: queerbookbox.comFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Some November reads: nonfiction and manga [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2023-01-13 | Oops, I'm over 2 months late posting this video I filmed in early November!Books:The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine MayFor Love of Insects by Thomas EisnerWelcome Back, Alice by Shūzō OshimiFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Nonfiction review - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-10-14 | Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Traveling with Books Tag [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-09-21 | Original tag by Gina Stanyer: youtube.com/watch?v=7inexY0fWOUPrompts and time stamps:0:00 Opening/intro0:20 1- do you read when you travel?0:36 2- do you travel with paper books? 0:40 3- do you travel with an e-reader? 1:40 4- how many books do you pack when you travel? 2:27 5- does where you go or how long your are traveling impact the amount/type of books you take? 3:31 6-do you buy books when traveling or visit bookshops/libraries?6:05 7- tag some travelers!Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke for #poetrythursday [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-09-16 | Buy Poems to Night on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/books/poems-to-night/9781782275534Channel mentioned:Rosie Cockshutt - youtube.com/c/RosieCockshuttFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
June reading wrap-up: fantasy and sci fi! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-08-31 | Yes, I'm behind! No judging! :)Books I read in June:Blood of the Lily by S.D. HustonThe Source of Magic by Piers AnthonyThe Paper Magician by Charlie N. HolmbergThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin LiuThe Memory Librarian by Janelle MonaeThe Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos HernandezChannel mentioned:John at Hey Y'all Listen Up: youtube.com/c/HeyYallListenUpMy video talking in greater detail about the two science fiction short story collections: youtube.com/watch?v=9Uzse9hZwYcFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Montreal book haul! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-08-23 | Oops, of course I missed a book in the bottom of my tote bag! I also the poetry collection Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke.Books mentioned:The Beauties by Anton ChekhovAn Evening with Claire by Gaito GazdanovOn Violence and On Violence Against Women by Jacqueline RoseMemoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko TawadaBook of Wings by Tawhida Tanya EvansonFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-08-15 | Very overdue in talking about my reading in the semifinals round of the BookTube Prize, which ended July 30! I really enjoyed How Beautiful We Were, but it didn't end up being a 5-star book for me (more later when I do my rankings video!).Find me me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Midyear Book Freakout Tag [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-07-19 | Prompts and time stamps:0:00 Intro babble0:43 1. Best book you’ve read this year.2:09 2. Best sequel you’ve read so far2:31 3. New release you haven’t read yet but want to3:31 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year3:58 5. Biggest disappointment4:26 6. Biggest surprise7:11 7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)7:20 8. Newest fictional crush7:20 9. Newest favorite character7:51 10. Book that made you cry8:07 11. Book that made you happy8:33 12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)9:01 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Booktube channels mentioned:S.D. Huston: youtube.com/c/SDHustonMargaret Pinard: youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardJohn @ Hey Y'all Listen Up: youtube.com/c/HeyYallListenUpRosie Cockshutt: youtube.com/c/RosieCockshuttBooks mentioned:The Memory Librarian by Janelle MonaeChasing Me to My Grave by Winfred RembertCrossroads of Twilight by Robert JordanKnife of Dreams by Robert JordanBlood of the Lily by S.D. HustonTears of the Marigold by S.D. HustonA Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana HerreraThe Paper Magician by Charlie N. HolmbergMagic Marks the Spot (#1 in The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates) by Caroline CarlsonHonor's Reserve (#1 in Galaxy Mavericks) by Michael La RonnCocaine Blues (#1 in Phryne Fisher murder mystery series) by Kerry GreenwoodThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
May reading wrap-up! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-07-14 | I read 7 books in May, but 6 were for the BookTube Prize! Plus I briefly talk about 1 book I read in April and forgot to mention in my April reading wrap-up. Oops!Books mentioned:Phantom Planet by Michael La RonnKnife of Dreams by Robert JordanChannels mentioned:John at Hey Y'all Listen Up: youtube.com/c/HeyYallListenUpMargaret Pinard: youtube.com/c/MargaretPinardCheck out my BookTube Prize quarterfinals video for short reviews of those books:Chasing Me to My Grave by Winfred RembertA Little Devil in America by Hanif AbdurraqibAll In by Billie Jean KingDiary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnultyEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura
My BookTube Prize Quarterfinals ranking: nonfiction group C [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-07-11 | Books mentioned:1) Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert2) A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib3) All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King4) Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty5) Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe6) The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. NimuraWinfred Rembert's amazing paintings: winfredrembert.com/paintings1BookTube Prize quarterfinals results: youtube.com/watch?v=BhKBwx-MWv4Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
April reading wrap-up! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-07-07 | Books mentioned:A Place Called Freedom by Ken FollettClub Dead by Charlaine HarrisState of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise PennyPast Imperfect by Julian FellowesBinti by Nnedi OkoraforFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
The Whale Tag [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-07-05 | Well, I ramble on for a little while in this one! Fun tag created by Ryan at Book Time with Ryan: youtube.com/watch?v=G1tJDPT5uC4 As a biologist and all-around nature lover, I had to jump in on this one!QUESTIONS/PROMPTS:1. BLUE WHALE – The blue whale is the largest, heaviest animal on earth, ever. What’s the longest book you’ve read or want to read? Or what’s the “heaviest” subject you’ve read about?2. SPERM WHALE – Sperm whales routinely dive to a depth of 2,000 feet to feed on squid but can dive to a depth of 10,000 feet. What is a book that has motivated you to look deeper into a subject, character, situation, or series?3. HUMPBACK WHALE – Humpback whales sing long, complex songs they have in common with other individual humpback whales. These songs can change uniformly for entire groups of whales. What is a book that has changed meaning for you over the years? Why did it change?4. ORCA – Orcas or killer whales are incredibly smart, social whales (dolphins). What’s a book you felt was especially smart, fiction or nonfiction, and made you really think?5. BELUGA – Belugas are nicknamed the canaries of the seas because of the sounds they make. What’s a book you wanted to talk to others about after reading it? Why?6. NARWHAL – Male narwhals, known as the unicorns of the seas, have two teeth, including one long spiraling tooth that can grow nearly 9 feet long. What’s a book you heard great things about before reading only to discover it was less magical after reading it?7. BOWHEAD WHALE – While it’s evident bowhead whales live well beyond 100 years of age, there’s evidence they may live to be 200 years old. What is the oldest book in your collection or what book has been in your collection the longest?8. ATLANTIC GRAY WHALE – Atlantic gray whales were sadly wiped out by humans. Today only Pacific gray whales remain. Save the whales! What’s one book that’s either out of print or out of fashion that you wish would make a comeback?BONUS – MOBY DICK – Moby Dick was the great white sperm whale Captain Ahab never caught. What is a book you want to own but haven’t found or bought? What’s stopping you from hooking that book?Scientists tag whales to help study their behaviors, such as migration. Tag 5 BookTubers to complete this tag. And remember, SAVE THE WHALES!
Recent reads: science fiction short story collections! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-06-30 | I'm back!!Recent science fiction short story collections I read:The Memory Librarian by Janelle MonáeThe Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos HernandezCheck out the Goodreads to see Rick Riordan's review: goodreads.com/book/show/25362907-the-assimilated-cuban-s-guide-to-quantum-santeriaFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph:Goodreads: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooks
A perfect romance novella? A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-05-13 | A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon: amazon.com/A-Walk-in-the-Park/dp/B09V1VCJCDFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
March reading wrap-up! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-05-09 | Well, even though I filmed this at the end of April, here we are in May...It's been a busy time!Books, time stamps, and links:0:00 Intro00:35 Books 1-3: Fullmetal Alchemist volumes 4-6, by Hiromu Arakawa3:25 Honor's Reserve by Michael La Ronn, book one of the Galaxy MavericksThe author's youtube channel, @AuthorLevelUp : youtube.com/c/AuthorLevelUpBuddy read with John @HeyYallListenUp : youtube.com/c/HeyYallListenUpBlack Authortuber Readathon wrap-up video on @MargaretPinard 's channel: youtube.com/watch?v=7_NHXuyI2v85:06 everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too by Jonny sunMy review video: youtube.com/watch?v=MWdLrtD-4Ps6:35 Caught Looking by Adriana HerreraAuthor website so you can sign up for her newsletter too: adrianaherreraromance.com7:53 Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine HarrisReadathon organized by Ange @anges_book_chatter : youtube.com/c/AngewithanEAnd Amy @BookTubewithAmy : youtube.com/c/BookTubewithAmy9:24 BookTube Prize reading, octofinals Translated Fiction Group CMy ranking video: youtube.com/watch?v=RE-R_gaEPXQ&t=1sMy review of Winter in Sokcho: youtube.com/watch?v=BC6A6f873LwMy review of The Slaughterman's Daughter: youtube.com/watch?v=KMGfv0IVxNIFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
#StandWithTransKids Tag! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-04-20 | I'm a bit late to this tag, which Leo originally posted on the Trans Day of Visibility (March 31)! But it's always a good day to #StandWithTransKids.Original tag by Leo Bancroft!youtube.com/watch?v=cscsGBNXhicI tag:Courtney Ferriter - youtube.com/c/CourtneyFerriterJosh's Bookish Voyage - youtube.com/c/JoshsBookishVoyageAStar Reads - youtube.com/channel/UCEdnGJA8k5eKBACkiZZ4J7wFully Booked - youtube.com/c/FullyBookedMelissaThe Chaos of Tyler - youtube.com/c/Wickedjr89sKatie Reads&Rants - youtube.com/c/KatieReadsRantsKathy Trithardt - youtube.com/c/KathyTrithardtCreators and activists to check out:Trans booktubers:Leo Bancroft: youtube.com/c/LeoBancroftBooksC'est Kevvie: youtube.com/channel/UCNKP3zvqjZOl9WzVFO9aIVwperpetualpages: youtube.com/c/perpetualpagesDrag artists:Tootight Lautrec: youtube.com/c/TootightLautrecAnd C'est Kevvie again!Activists on twitter:Alex Petrovnia: twitter.com/AlexPetrovniaChloe: twitter.com/ItsChloeNowErin Reed: twitter.com/ErinInTheMornChase Strangio: twitter.com/chasestrangioThe Questions0:00 Intro0:43 1. Tag some fabulous friends who also may want to do this tag and #standwithtranskids1:41 2. Tell us about some books on your tbr pile featuring a trans/non-binary character or nonfiction about trans/non-binary stuff3:42 3. Recommend a favorite book/show/movie featuring a trans/non-binary character 5:18 4. Everyone has their own journey and no one demographic is a monolith. Recommend a book with a journey (however you define that)5:44 5. None of us knows everything – even about our own identities – especially since we’re not a monolith and each have our own journey – what is a book that taught you something either about yourself or the world around you?6:39 6. When things are hard in the world or in our lives, sometimes we there are things we can do to help center and refocus ourselves, to bring joy, to keep us going, to keep living, resisting, being our authentically amazing selves. What are things you do to center yourself or find joy?7:40 7. What’s your walk-on music – or your feel at home in your body music?8:22 8. Finding mentors, people of wisdom, or heroes can be another way to help us navigate life. Who are some of your mentors? Can you share something they taught you or inspired you to learn more about?9:48 9. Who are some out trans/non-binary booktubers, instagrammers, authors, actors, etc who you’d like to shoutout?12:18 10. What are some organizations you’d like to shout out for supporting trans kids/trans folks?#standwithtranskids - and consider yourself tagged!Books and authors mentioned:Akwaeke EmeziRivers SolomonPersephone Station by Stina Leicht- I heard about this from The Reading Mushroom: youtube.com/watch?v=PQze_VB8YGYday/break by Gwen Benaway- I heard about this from Fully Booked: youtube.com/watch?v=ReYpKK4-9aQGender Queer by Maia Kobabe- I heard about this from Courtney Ferriter: youtube.com/watch?v=_70C-vMLhDMDarryl by Jackie Ess- I heard about this from C'est Kevvie (youtube.com/watch?v=2sMH1WcZgwA) and Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot (youtube.com/watch?v=FuoFmptqVFo)Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston- my review: youtube.com/watch?v=Osq5HCpr-p4The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi- mentioned in my February 2021 wrap-up: youtube.com/watch?v=DLRWns1tBGsVenus Castina by C.J. Bulliet- I heard about this from C'est Kevvie: youtube.com/watch?v=idHrbG1a4TMLord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (and the fantastic movie soundtrack)
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-04-16 | #BookTubePrize reading! I read this one for the Octofinals, Translated Fiction group C. This advanced into the Quarterfinals from my group, along with Brickmakers by Selva Almada and The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter. You can see the Octofinals results video of the BookTube Prize here: youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10You can see MY rankings for my group here: youtube.com/watch?v=RE-R_gaEPXQ (Spoiler: Only 1 of my top 3 advanced to the next round!)Check our Rainer's review of this book: youtube.com/watch?v=g_u5ApAbfAEFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
Ranking my BookTube Prize octafinals books! Translated fiction group C [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-04-13 | If you're not familiar with the BookTube Prize, check out the BookTube Prize channel: youtube.com/c/BookTubePrizeMy rankings with time stamps! (Intro at 0:00)6) 00:38 Nervous System by Lina Meruane- translated by Megan McDowell5) 1:02 Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin- great review by Rainierbooks: youtube.com/watch?v=g_u5ApAbfAE- translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins4) 2:08 Brickmakers by Selva Almada- translated by Annie McDermott3) 2:50 Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić- translated by Lana Bastašić2) 4:02 The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter- translated by Frank Wynne1) 5:39 The Slaughterman's Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits- translated by Orr ScharfFind me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-04-03 | After gushing about this book in my January reading wrap-up, I needed to do a quick update with one critique that I found written on the back of a receipt in my purse. :)See my January reading wrap-up video for my earlier comments on this book:youtube.com/watch?v=JiaxxWqLxn0Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
February reading wrap-up! [CC] Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar 2022-03-30 | Books & time stamps:0:00 Intro0:24 Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly- read with Margaret Pinard's Patreon book club! patreon.com/margaret_pinard- buy the book: bookshop.org/books/sisters-of-the-raven/97804466770424:25 Yes Please by Amy Poehler- buy the book: bookshop.org/books/yes-please-9780062268341/97800622683585:30 Seed Among the Thorns by Morgan Lee- author channel: youtube.com/c/MorganLeeAuthor- buy the book: bookshop.org/books/seed-among-the-thorns/9781499220926- my conversation about it with S.D. Huston: youtube.com/watch?v=P_HjLsLxbzM8:29 Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson- buy the book: bookshop.org/books/magic-marks-the-spot-9781467662284/978006219435010:59 Brickmakers by Selva Almada- buy the book: bookshop.org/books/brickmakers/9781644450697Find me elsewhere and say hi!Instagram: instagram.com/bethannereadsbooksTwitter: twitter.com/beepunstingsStory Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/bethannereadsbooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4779183-bethanne-bruninga-socolar
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