Thats So Poe | New Releaseathon Tag [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Today I’m doing the New Releaseathon tag! I’d love to hear your answers too, so if you do the tag, let me know!


TAG PROMPTS

1. What new book release have you been most excited for?
2. What book release were you not that excited for at first, but changed your mind about?
3. How many new releases have you read so far this year?
4. How do you usually find out about new book releases?
5. Is there a genre that's most represented in your anticipated book releases?
6. Are there buzzwords that will get you instantly hyped for a new release?


*NEW RELEASEATHON INFO*

#NewReleaseathon2022

DATES:
August 1-31

Live Show/Sprint Dates:
August 13, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Reija, Kristen, and Angela
August 20, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Rachel and Reija
August 26, 7 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Angela, Rachel, and Kristen

You can use the timezone converter here, to check the times in your location:
dateful.com/time-zone-converter

HOSTS:
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=xLKN80Sj69c

Rachel @RKStumblingbear
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Pzuoy3CGRko

Shannon @ThatsSoPoe
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=861nAvQpOk8

Reija @TheBookFinch
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=sjeoJu-z064

Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=d2o1tOkaIQo


NEW RELEASEATHON VIDEO PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBM19Uo6HKsiIXhJQtmfN3vWCChpEm4N


STORYGRAPH CHALLENGE:
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f1470101-655a-4e2c-8d54-b6a1557fa9a5


BINGO BOARD: drive.google.com/file/d/1iXqXxaAVYeAOsYx4AXZuX_1TBR8VU9oP/view?usp=sharing

BINGO BOARD PROMPTS:
-book you have not heard about - (Hard mode: indie published)
-disabled/neurodivergent author (Hard mode: intersectional)
-short story (Hard mode: an entire anthology or collection)
-translated (Hard mode: women author & translator)
-novella (Hard mode: not Tordotcom)
-title without articles (a/an/the) (Hard mode: title is just one word)
-entire magazine (Hard mode: pick a magazine you’ve never read before)
-BIPOC author (Hard mode: at least 40% of your reads are BIPOC authors)
-genre bender (Hard mode: more than two genres bended)
-new to you author (Hard mode: start of a series)
-favorite author (Hard mode: make a playlist to go with the book and share it!)
-sequel (Hard mode: series ender)
-LGBTQ+ rep (Hard mode: less-represented queer identities (not L or G) )
-non-USA author (Hard mode: author is from Global South)
-debut (Hard mode: self-published author)
-host rec (Hard mode: not your usual genre)

Note: Any 2022 release counts, and a single book can be used for multiple prompts


BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED

Fraser @SpringboardThought

BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED

Fraser Simons - Springboard Thought | 8 #booker Eligible Recent Reads: Mercury Pictures Presents, The Colony, White on White, Learwife
youtube.com/watch?v=2dsXD3YEt5Y


MY PREVIOUS VIDEOS MENTIONED

New Releaseathon | TBR
youtube.com/watch?v=IwiAihHmGx0

Review | The Empress of Salt and Fortune
youtube.com/watch?v=cBEOyYvmiM4

Review | When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
youtube.com/watch?v=6cMwtuLspvM


BOOKS MENTIONED

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/59807976-into-the-riverlands

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain

The Colony by Audrey Magee
goodreads.com/book/show/58772756-the-colony


OTHER THINGS MENTIONED

NetGalley
netgalley.com

Locus Magazine Forthcoming Books List
locusmag.com/forthcomingbooks


CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe