Thats So Poe | New Releaseathon | TBR [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 12 minutes ago.
Here is my TBR/pile of possibilities (along with which prompts they fulfill) for the New Releaseathon!
*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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Oliviah Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe
Melitta @themidnightlibrarian5159
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
youtube.com/watch?v=eVbVTyK1BXs
Literature Science Alliance | A new sci-fi classic? || GOLIATH REVIEW (Non-spoiler)
youtube.com/watch?v=F7CMyNg_PSE
BookWhimsy | A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
youtube.com/watch?v=2xoUBfxq_d8
BookWhimsy | A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña
youtube.com/watch?v=GZyVq-m1FB8
BookWhimsy | Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester | Book Review
youtube.com/watch?v=GaA4bd8ky5w
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fiyah Lit Magazine Issues #21, 22, 23
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-21
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-22
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-23-food-cuisine
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
Sanctuary by Andi C. Buchanan
goodreads.com/book/show/59684041-sanctuary
The Unmatchmakers by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/61218594-the-unmatchmakers
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
amazon.com/Data-Divination-Fiction-novella-Windflower-ebook/dp/B0B2M9RXWC
Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/60695783-her-unexpected-roommate
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
goodreads.com/book/show/51364705-empty-smiles
High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
goodreads.com/book/show/58739423-high-spirits
The One Who Loves You the Most by medina
goodreads.com/book/show/58739417-the-one-who-loves-you-the-most
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.
goodreads.com/book/show/56817367-freedom-the-story-of-the-black-panther-party
Gibberish by Young Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/58438206-the-void-ascendant
(see the comments for the rest of the books - I ran out of room here!)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
Here is my TBR/pile of possibilities (along with which prompts they fulfill) for the New Releaseathon!
*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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Oliviah Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe
Melitta @themidnightlibrarian5159
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
youtube.com/watch?v=eVbVTyK1BXs
Literature Science Alliance | A new sci-fi classic? || GOLIATH REVIEW (Non-spoiler)
youtube.com/watch?v=F7CMyNg_PSE
BookWhimsy | A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
youtube.com/watch?v=2xoUBfxq_d8
BookWhimsy | A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña
youtube.com/watch?v=GZyVq-m1FB8
BookWhimsy | Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester | Book Review
youtube.com/watch?v=GaA4bd8ky5w
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fiyah Lit Magazine Issues #21, 22, 23
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-21
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-22
fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-23-food-cuisine
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
Sanctuary by Andi C. Buchanan
goodreads.com/book/show/59684041-sanctuary
The Unmatchmakers by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/61218594-the-unmatchmakers
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
amazon.com/Data-Divination-Fiction-novella-Windflower-ebook/dp/B0B2M9RXWC
Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau
goodreads.com/book/show/60695783-her-unexpected-roommate
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
goodreads.com/book/show/51364705-empty-smiles
High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
goodreads.com/book/show/58739423-high-spirits
The One Who Loves You the Most by medina
goodreads.com/book/show/58739417-the-one-who-loves-you-the-most
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.
goodreads.com/book/show/56817367-freedom-the-story-of-the-black-panther-party
Gibberish by Young Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/58438206-the-void-ascendant
(see the comments for the rest of the books - I ran out of room here!)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![New Releaseathon | TBR [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IwiAihHmGx0/hqdefault.jpg "New Releaseathon | TBR [CC]
Here is my TBR/pile of possibilities (along with which prompts they fulfill) for the New Releaseathon!
*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:
https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter
HOSTS:
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKN80Sj69c
Rachel @RKStumblingbear
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzuoy3CGRko
Shannon @ThatsSoPoe
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861nAvQpOk8
Reija @TheBookFinch
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjeoJu-z064
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2o1tOkaIQo
NEW RELEASEATHON VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBM19Uo6HKsiIXhJQtmfN3vWCChpEm4N
STORYGRAPH CHALLENGE:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f1470101-655a-4e2c-8d54-b6a1557fa9a5
BINGO BOARD: https://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
OTHER BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Oliviah Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe
Melitta @themidnightlibrarian5159
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVbVTyK1BXs
Literature Science Alliance | A new sci-fi classic? || GOLIATH REVIEW (Non-spoiler)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7CMyNg_PSE
BookWhimsy | A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xoUBfxq_d8
BookWhimsy | A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyVq-m1FB8
BookWhimsy | Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaA4bd8ky5w
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fiyah Lit Magazine Issues #21, 22, 23
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-21/
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-22/
https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-23-food-cuisine/
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
Sanctuary by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59684041-sanctuary
The Unmatchmakers by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61218594-the-unmatchmakers
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.amazon.com/Data-Divination-Fiction-novella-Windflower-ebook/dp/B0B2M9RXWC
Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60695783-her-unexpected-roommate
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51364705-empty-smiles
High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739423-high-spirits
The One Who Loves You the Most by medina
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739417-the-one-who-loves-you-the-most
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817367-freedom-the-story-of-the-black-panther-party
Gibberish by Young Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58438206-the-void-ascendant
(see the comments for the rest of the books - I ran out of room here!)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 13 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Iy4N5yc88Yg/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 13 [CC]
This week I read some nonfiction, including a new favorite, as well as some poetry, plus DNF’d a book I’d been anticipating.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:21 Dislocations
2:12 The White Mosque
5:47 The Symmetry of Fish
6:50 Season of Love
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKS MENTIONED
Dislocations by Sylvia Molloy, Jennifer Croft (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60843125-dislocations
The White Mosque by Sofia Samatar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56241377-the-white-mosque
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12814333-a-stranger-in-olondria
The Symmetry of Fish by Su Cho
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60095426-the-symmetry-of-fish
Season of Love by Helena Greer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60383010-season-of-love
CONTENT WARNINGS
Dislocations: illness
The White Mosque: racism, colonialism, displacement, torture, violence, injury, death
The Symmetry of Fish: body horror, animal death, racism, microaggressions
Season of Love: trauma, grief, death of a family member, alcoholism, toxic relationships
CONNECT WITH ME
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![My Reading Process [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JLaqstSP9AM/hqdefault.jpg "My Reading Process [CC]
I’m always curious about the way that people read! Here I share the way I approach my reading (generally with a ton of concurrent reads). Share with me any ways your reading style overlaps or differs too!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKS MENTIONED
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40588534-ten-steps-to-nanette
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61355265-the-light-we-carry
Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45904728-unicorn
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44575111-king-and-the-dragonflies
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23344356-the-gods-of-tango
The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35035160-the-merry-spinster
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60147181-the-world-keeps-ending-and-the-world-goes-on
Second Chance at Rancho Lindo by Sabrina Sol
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60568487-second-chance-at-rancho-lindo
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34211755-a-hat-full-of-sky
Something New by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26210292-something-new
The Mahabharata by Ramesh Menon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2340999.The_Mahabharata_
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![Hugos 2021 | Astounding Award [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JXpCgjDIVsA/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2021 | Astounding Award [CC]
My husband, Sush, and I are reading for the Hugo Awards this year, which includes voting for the Astounding Award. Here we rank the finalists for best new author and share our thoughts on them.
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugos 2021 | Short Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3VE_EOLHAI
Hugos 2021 | Novelettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIIt6_YlYVE
Hugos 2021 | Novellas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756QgiCZsG8
Hugos 2021 | Novels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6lQGeUfw1k
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39863237-the-ruin-of-kings
Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51171377-axiom-s-end
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45046552-the-unspoken-name
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43459657-silver-in-the-wood
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43301353-the-space-between-worlds
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45422268-the-vanished-birds
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 42 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jr6ipCZp1mY/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 42 [CC]
This week I read some fantasy, poetry, and a picture book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Tides of Change
2:11 Poūkahangatus
3:48 Lights, Camera, Carmen!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Tides of Change by Andi R. Christopher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197409852-tides-of-change
Tides of Magic by Andi R. Christopher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62833465-tides-of-magic
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59382078-poukahangatus
Lights, Camera, Carmen! By Anika Denise, Lorena Alvarez Gómez (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38243219-lights-camera-carmen
CONTENT WARNINGS
Tides of Change: child abuse, toxic family relationships, trauma
Poūkahangatus: colonialism, domestic abuse, sexism, racism, eating disorder, graphic descriptions
Lights, Camera, Carmen!: (none)
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![2022 Reads | Week 33 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KVWRXeYp2f0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 33 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of new releases across a few different genres!
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 The Way Spring Arrives
2:05 Woman, Eat Me Whole
3:01 Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter
5:12 The Woman in the Woods
6:36 A is for Bee
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Rachel @RKStumblingbear
Reija @TheBookFinch
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, ed. by Yu Chen, Regina Kanyu Wang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693414-the-way-spring-arrives-and-other-stories
Woman, Eat Me Whole by Ama Asantewa Diaka
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58079461-woman-eat-me-whole
Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Córdova
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58719161-valentina-salazar-is-not-a-monster-hunter
The Woman in the Woods, and Other North American Stories, edited by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59455891-the-woman-in-the-woods-and-other-north-american-stories
A is for Bee by Ellen Heck
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739421-a-is-for-bee
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Way Spring Arrives: bullying, child abuse, injury, violence, gore, body horror, graphic medical experimentation, death, death of a family member, murder, suicide, genocide, toxic family relationships, stalking, ableism, illness, natural disaster, animal cruelty, enslavement, extreme poverty, mass extinction, fire, exploitation of women, animal sacrifice, sexism, racist acts of violence, fatphobia
Woman, Eat Me Whole: trauma, chronic pain, abuse, violence towards women, sexism, graphic descriptions
Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter: death of a family member, injury, imprisonment, trauma, grief
The Woman in the Woods: injury, murder, loss of bodily autonomy
A is for Bee: (none)
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![Hugos 2022 | Novels, Novellas, Novelettes & Short Stories [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kre83WK7n-Y/hqdefault.jpg "Hugos 2022 | Novels, Novellas, Novelettes & Short Stories [CC]
We’re going to be voting in the Hugos this year, although it ended up not being a year with that many works that were favorites for us. Here we talk about our ranking for the categories we decided to vote in.
TIMESTAMPS
0:37 Short Stories
2:06 Novelettes
4:42 Novellas
10:20 Novels
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Hugo Awards Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwPWEzM9G6aZqxkDUD0lf9a4
Review | A Master of Djinn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmhMiBlEmoU
Review | Light from Uncommon Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg3IWNyEG6I
BOOKS/STORIES MENTIONED
“Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/where-oaken-hearts-do-gather/
“That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/
“Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/palmer_06_21/
The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077652-the-past-is-red
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53317495-fireheart-tiger
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50663055-elder-race
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50209317-the-galaxy-and-the-ground-within
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48727813-she-who-became-the-sun
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52504334-a-master-of-djinn
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179360-light-from-uncommon-stars
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![2022 Reads | Week 14 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L89FILJoVNY/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 14 [CC]
This week I read some things that were good, but not quite as favorite as I was hoping.
TIMESTAMPS
0:25 Love & Other Disasters
4:28 Kundo Wakes Up
7:24 Run #1
10:16 The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Adri @ perpetualpages
https://www.youtube.com/c/perpetualpages
BOOKS MENTIONED
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55297669-love-other-disasters
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693398-kundo-wakes-up
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43459662-the-gurkha-and-the-lord-of-tuesday
Run #1 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illustrator), Nate Powell (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57600413-run
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37702755-the-wondrous-workings-of-planet-earth
CONTENT WARNINGS
Love & Other Disasters: transphobia, misgendering, injury
Kundo Wakes Up: male gaze, stalking, infidelity, illness, addiction, suicide, ecological disaster
Run #1: racism, violence, injury, murder, war
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: climate change
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![2022 Reads | Week 38 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LC0mncerDf0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 38 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of graphic novels, plus DNF’d one book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 I Was Their American Dream
1:21 Shadow Life
2:42 Himawari House
5:00 Goliath
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Rachel @Kalanadi
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
Fraser Simons @SpringboardThought
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Literature Science Alliance | A new sci-fi classic? || GOLIATH REVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7CMyNg_PSE
BOOKS MENTIONED
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40909448-i-was-their-american-dream
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51591596-shadow-life
Himawari House by Harmony Becker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780534-himawari-house
Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693493-goliath
CONTENT WARNINGS
I Was Their American Dream: racism, microaggressions
Shadow Life: illness, injury, ageism, car accident, death of a family member, toxic family relationships
Himawari House: toxic relationships, microaggressions, sexual harrasment
Goliath: death, violence, murder, child sexual abuse, drug/alcohol addiction, cultural appropriation, graphic descriptions, body horror, exhibitionism, death of a family member, police brutality, white mob violence, eviction, gentrification, ecological disaster, dementia, vehicle accident, trauma, grief, racism, inequality, poverty, radiation poisoning, racial epithets, suicide attempts, depression
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![2021 Reads | Week 45 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LOZjhMVE588/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 45 [CC]
This week I read some new favorites, DNF’d a few I’d been struggling with, and participated in a collaboration video.
TIMESTAMPS
0:22 Crying in H Mart
4:02 The Anthropocene Reviewed
6:04 The Craft of Love
8:47 Not George Washington
10:16 Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3
12:03 Collaboration video with Kristenelle - SFF Reader
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Kazen @ Always Doing
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlwaysDoing
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Kristenelle - SFF Reader | Best Related Work: Ranking the 2021 Hugo Nominees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz_4gbkL_zM
BOOKS MENTIONED
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54814676-crying-in-h-mart
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56280226-the-craft-of-love
Not George Washington by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18925589-not-george-washington an-autobiographical-novel
Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3 by Kamome Shirahama, Stephen Kohler (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43312297-witch-hat-atelier-vol-3
CONTENT WARNINGS
Crying in H Mart: depression, toxic relationships, illness, death of a family member, grief, generational trauma, child abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity
The Anthropocene Reviewed: pandemic, illness, anxiety, depression, injury, death, social injustice, climate change
The Craft of Love: transphobia, anxiety
Not George Washington: (none)
Witch Hat Atelier Vol.3: memory wiping, illness
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Recently I read Solito on audiobook and was completely enthralled with Zamora’s memoir. I can’t stop thinking about it, so I wanted to share the reasons why I loved this so much with you!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Solito by Javier Zamora | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-W2p6B5bE
BOOKS MENTIONED
Solito by Javier Zamora
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59900688-solito
CONTENT WARNINGS
Solito: racism, injury, illness
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![Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy!) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M7vYwOHh3kc/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy!) [CC]
Join me for a reading vlog as I do a “Great Minds Think Alike” project with my wonderful friend Cynthia! I share my thoughts as I read the 5 books she picked for me as well as share some daily life clips.
CYNTHIAS CHANNEL & VIDEO
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnuHyOHLOJ0
BOOKS MENTIONED
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33783458-acting-on-impulse
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19370304-the-smell-of-other-people-s-houses
Pasty by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817523-patsy
Mean by Myriam Gurba
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381333-mean
Witchlings by Caribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36601937-ghost-squad
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530351-here-comes-the-sun
Not That Bad ed. by Roxane Gay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068524-not-that-bad
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50196744-know-my-name
CONTENT WARNINGS
Acting on Impulse: graphical sex scenes, relationship with a client
The Smell of Other People’s Houses: animal death & gore, child neglect & sexual abuse, domestic abuse, alcoholism, unintended pregnancy, injury, death of a family member, plane & vehicle accidents, trauma, mental health issues, poverty
Pasty: child neglect/sexual abuse, unintended pregnancy, miscarriage, domestic abuse, extreme poverty, toxic family & romantic relationships, infidelity, depression, eating disorders, suicide attempt, racism, microaggressions
Mean: rape, child sexual abuse, trauma, eating disorders, suicide attempts, murder, racism, microaggressions, graphic bodily functions/violence
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
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