Eric Karl Anderson | Mid Year Check In Tag 2023 @EricKarlAnderson | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
We're halfway through 2023! Here's a casual chat about what I've read so far, what I'm currently reading and books I'm looking forward to next. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.

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Videos mentioned:

This Book Kept Me Reading Late at Night: youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9prnuJ6mo

Reorganizing my bookshelves: youtube.com/watch?v=YWXNvrVho9M

Women's Prize Party 2023 vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=wA1A0bBXtYs


The Questions:

1. How many books have you read so far this year?

2. What's your favourite book so far this year?

3. What's the most disappointing book you've read this year?

4. What genre have you read most this year?

5. Name a new favourite author that you've discovered this year?

6. What's the most surprisingly good book you've read so far this year?

7. What are your most anticipated 2023 releases?

8. What's your next big priority for your reading?

9. What's been your bookish highlight of the year so far?

10. What's a book you started reading this year and still need to complete?

11. Who do you tag?


Books discussed & purchase links:

Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781646052028

Ghost Town by Kevin Chen
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781787703919

Boulder by Eva Baltasar
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781913505387

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781804270226

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781526637994

Zero-Sum by Joyce Carol Oates
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780008609764

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781526666710

The Fraud by Zadie Smith
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241336991

August Blue by Deborah Levy
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241421314

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780571376483

Gods of Want by K Ming Chang
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781787302693

The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780349014104


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:40 How many books I've read so far
2:40 My favourite book so far
4:04 The most disappointing book
5:13 The genre I've read most
6:12 My new favourite author
7:10 A surprising new book
8:44 My most anticipated 2023 releases
11:30 My next reading priorities
13:18 My 2023 bookish highlight
16:28 Books I started and need to complete
18:17 Conclusion

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