MoonyReadsByStarlight | Mid-Year Stats and Tag @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
[Captions under construction] I am Bek (they/them) and here are some of my reading stats for the first half of 2023 and the Mid-Year Freakout Tag. The original tag is not available anymore from my understanding, so I do not have that to link
Time Stamps:
00:22 Stats
04:09 Mid-Year Freakout Tag
04:13 Best book you've read so far
Best sequel you've read so far
New releases you haven't' read yet but want to
Most anticipated release in the second half of the year
Biggest dissapointment so far
Biggest surprise so far
New favorite author
New fictional crush
New favorite character
A book that made you cry
Book that made you happy
[Captions under construction] I am Bek (they/them) and here are some of my reading stats for the first half of 2023 and the Mid-Year Freakout Tag. The original tag is not available anymore from my understanding, so I do not have that to link
Time Stamps:
00:22 Stats
04:09 Mid-Year Freakout Tag
04:13 Best book you've read so far
Best sequel you've read so far
New releases you haven't' read yet but want to
Most anticipated release in the second half of the year
Biggest dissapointment so far
Biggest surprise so far
New favorite author
New fictional crush
New favorite character
A book that made you cry
Book that made you happy
![The Sapphic Book Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FmVM3ljuOvI/hqdefault.jpg "The Sapphic Book Tag [CC]
Im Bek (they/them) and I am here to talk about books that feature women who love women.
Original tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMhaDzLKZQ
Questions/Prompts:
• CRIERS WAR - a book with the enemies to lovers trope
• THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO - a book about a celebrity (real or fictional)
• GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE - a book with Asian representation (character, world, etc)
• THESE WITCHES DONT BURN - a book with magic
• THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR - a book with star-crossed lovers
• WILDER GIRLS - a book youd take if you were stranded on a deserted island
• THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST - a book to screen (movie, show, etc) adaptation
• HOW TO MAKE A WISH - an upcoming release you wish you had right now
• THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE - the biggest book youve read
• SAWKILL GIRLS - a spooky book (doesnt need to be horror, just something you found scary/spooky)
• RECOMMEND A SAPPHIC BOOK
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Recommending Banned Books [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G1e63VBtIdI/hqdefault.jpg "Recommending Banned Books [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I am talking about banned books that I have enjoyed! I cover YA, middle grade, nonfiction, and some classics. And theres a bit of discussion about banned books in prisons.
ALA on Banned Books Week: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned
Books to Prisoners: https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/
Books to prisoners programs by state: https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/
Radical Hood Library: https://www.instagram.com/book.clubhq/?hl=en
Books Mentioned:
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
Important Links:
Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
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, 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
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Recommending Books to Steven Universe Characters [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G8YQHixbYe8/hqdefault.jpg "Recommending Books to Steven Universe Characters [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am talking about books that I would recommend to/associate with characters from Steven Universe! Captions will be up soon! I forgot to change the publish date, so it came out before they were done
Time Stamps:
Steven: 02:23
Pearl: 06:15
Amythest: 08:30
Garnet: 09:55 (spoiler warning - 11:46-12:50)
Ruby: 15:01
Sapphire: 15:50
Connie: 19:28
Greg: 21:24
Rose Quartz: 23:27
Peridot: 25:22
Lapis Lazuli: 28:00
Outtakes and thoughts on SU Future: 31:32
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Clouds: the Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Non-monogamy by Jessica Fern
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Motor Crush
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
American Hippo duology by Sarah Gailey
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhdar
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
T**ny: Confessions of Punk Rocks Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
How Poetry Can Change Your Heart by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley
Feeld by Jos Charles
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Important Links:
Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
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, 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
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![8 Great Books of 2020 || Poetry [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GAdL4Bc2cyE/hqdefault.jpg "8 Great Books of 2020 || Poetry [CC]
My name is Bek (they/them) and these are a few of my favorite poetry books that I have read this year.
Books Mentioned:
How Poetry Can Change Your Heart by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley
Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
A Question of Freedom by Reginald Dwayne Betts
The Black Condition Ft. Narcissus by jayy dodd
Soft in the Middle by Shelby Eileen
Tonguebreaker by Leah Lakshimi Peipzna-Samarasinha
Care Work by Leah Lakshimi Peipzna-Samarasinha
How to Cure a Ghost by Fariha Róisín
If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho translated by Anne Carson
Dont Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
Homie by Danez Smith
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")
![August TBR [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GKcaeayN3v0/hqdefault.jpg "August TBR [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I will be reading in August. I have a lot of nonfiction including memoir, political nonfiction, history, self help and poetry. I also have a scifi and manga pick.
The History Challenge: https://youtu.be/METyzpxuBF8
Books Mentioned:
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Basic Principals of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer by Jose Maria Sison
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
Given by Natsuki Kizu
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire
Gentrification of the Mind by Sarah Schulman
Our American History edited by Sarah Schulman
Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman
My Mother Loved Tea by David Bigelow
Important Links:
StopLine3: https://www.stopline3.org/
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/
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
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")
![Nonfiction Summer Reading || Progress and TBR [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GMQUCo1oUew/hqdefault.jpg "Nonfiction Summer Reading || Progress and TBR [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are my summer reading plans. I start off talking about what nonfiction I have read and then talk about my possible TBR books for July and August. These reading plans are based around Nonfiction Bingo for the summer that was created by the_bookish_sociologist on instagram!
The_Bookish_Sociologist bingo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsQzlSnLC83/
Blood in My Eye was recommended to me by Brent. Check out their review here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_b-0ab5ljE
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")
![Final January Wrap-Up || What I read the second half of January [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HMQs9VcwuiA/hqdefault.jpg "Final January Wrap-Up || What I read the second half of January [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I read at the end of January. It was a lot of zines and graphic novels, with one audiobook. I also am in the middle of a lot of nonfiction and a YA audiobook.
Mid January Wrap-Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI3kJwFN45U
Publishers 4 Palestine List: https://publishersforpalestine.org/2024/01/10/16-free-zines-and-more-free-reads-for-a-free-palestine/
The Great Book Robbery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdtCrCsKlw0&list=WL&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB
Time Stamps:
00:51 Palestinian Artists and this is from the Gliese Art Collective
01:50 Prisoner Books at the Nablus Public Library by Maggie Schreiner
02:57 Overdue Books: Returning Palestines Abandoned Property of 1948 by Hannah Mermelstein
06:50 Heartstopper Vol 5 by Alice Oseman
07:53 Unfamiliar Vol 2 by Hayley Newsome
10:25 Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfagee
13:20 Palestinian Walks: Foray into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehade
17:39 Books started or read part of
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")
![Audiobook Faves || I had to get physical copies of these audiobooks! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HOdu6ZtBhk4/hqdefault.jpg "Audiobook Faves || I had to get physical copies of these audiobooks! [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are audiobooks that I loved and got physical copies of to reread. Incidentally, they are all queer! I have some adult contemporary, YA contemporary, horror, and a weird western. And I talk a little bit about the other books that I have picked up by some of these authors!
It is worth noting that a couple days after filming this, I did get another copy of finished audiobook (and its sequel) She Who Became the Sun.
Mentioned:
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
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")
![August TBR | Heart-a-thon, the History Challenge, and Tome Topple [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IC1hHKulvA0/hqdefault.jpg "August TBR | Heart-a-thon, the History Challenge, and Tome Topple [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I am going to be reading for the month of August!
People/Events Mentioned:
Enby Book Club https://www.instagram.com/enbybookclub/
The Nonname Book Club: https://twitter.com/NonameBooks
Briannas Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg
The Crusty Club: https://twitter.com/thecrustyclub
Chanelle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZATqh3imkoFBQPlZiL1xA
The HEART-a-thon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-KegEmFx_o&t
Tome Topple: https://twitter.com/Tome_Topple
The History Challenge: https://twitter.com/TheHistoryChal1
Books Mentioned:
Intersectionality as Critical Theory by Patricia Hill Collins
Nobody Passes by Matthilda Bernstein Sycamore
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
The Seep by Chana Porter
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Playing in the Dark by Toni Morrison
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
The House of Impossibly Beauties by Joseph Cassara
Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P Newton
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Moving Politics by Deborah Gould
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi
Black on Both Sides by C Riley Snorton
Tinderbox by Robert Fieseler
March: Book 2 by John Lewis
Gifts of the Body By Rebecca Brown
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Trans Rights Readathon and Queer Weekend || TBR and My Sistahs House Memphis [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IKSHdH2wdn8/hqdefault.jpg "Trans Rights Readathon and Queer Weekend || TBR and My Sistahs House Memphis [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is my TBR for Match 20-27, which covers the Trans Rights Readathon and the Queer Weekend. Part of the Trans Rights Readathon is about supporting trans people and organizations and donating if you are able, so in this I talk about My Sistahs House Memphis as well as my reading plans.
#TransRightsReadathon : https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpky65eAlHO/
#QueerWeekend : https://www.instagram.com/queer_lit/
My Sistahs House (all three ways to donate can be found on their homepage): https://mshmemphis.org/
TN HB 3: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0003.pdf
TN HB 1: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0001.pdf
Other orgs to support:
Oasis Center (Nashville queer youth, including temporary housing): https://oasiscenter.org/
Nashville CARES (LGBTQ+ health, primarly focused on HIV-prevention but also helps with other things like gender-affirming care for adults): https://www.nashvillecares.org/
Black Trans Travel Fund: https://www.blacktranstravelfund.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")
![July Wrap-up || 3 Books for the Fckathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IWY9hxEKv3s/hqdefault.jpg "July Wrap-up || 3 Books for the Fckathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in the month of July. There was some nonfiction and a YA contemporary.
Fuckathon: https://twitter.com/theFuckAThon
Stop Line 3:
Learn, act, and donate: https://www.stopline3.org/#intro
Oki (talks about line 3 and has videos on the species in danger) https://www.tiktok.com/@oki_brave01?lang=en
Here are a number of people heavily discussing line 3 and/or on the front lines. Check out their videos. A lot of them have other resources (and ways to support):
https://www.tiktok.com/@quiiroi?lang=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@ugrunna?lang=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@giiwedinindizhinikaaz?lang=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@tblubear?
Books Mentioned:
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver (Storygraph review with CWs: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/480430c4-f079-45f5-8073-31b3dd450d21 )
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
An Unkindess of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer by Jose Maria Sison
Important Links:
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/
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
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")
