Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Lana ExLibris and myself for a wideranging discussion on MLM (man-loving-man) romances - what are they, why do we love them, and is that a problem?
Lana is a fellow booktuber who enjoys a wide range of genres, but loves mystery, historical and romance above all else. Subscribe to her channel for chill reading vlogs, tag videos and more: youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g
Join Lana ExLibris and myself for a wideranging discussion on MLM (man-loving-man) romances - what are they, why do we love them, and is that a problem?
Lana is a fellow booktuber who enjoys a wide range of genres, but loves mystery, historical and romance above all else. Subscribe to her channel for chill reading vlogs, tag videos and more: youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g
![March 2021 Reading Wrap Up: Books I Read & Some I Didnt... oops!
Books include: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, She Who Became the Sun, Winters Orbit, Act Your Age Eve Brown, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, etc. (Also, my audio is terrible here, sorry. Itll hopefully be back to normal soon.)
0:00 Intro
0:33 BOOKS!
14:42 FILM!
18:26 Announcement
VIDEOS MENTIONED:
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: https://youtu.be/Jpgt9NYoBuU
Fillets of Place: https://youtu.be/Q-2vq_KhgV8
Enjoy Enjaami: https://youtu.be/eYq7WapuDLU
Gantumoote: https://youtu.be/CY5c2VNaI2s
CHANNELS MENTIONED:
Rosie Cockshutt: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieC
Katie Reads & Rants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Lana ExLibris: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g
Nerdy Nat Reads: https://www.youtube.com/c/NerdyNatReads
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Email: amritabythebook [AT] gmail [DOT] com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#MarchWrapUp #ReadingWrapUp #BookRecommendations March 2021 Reading Wrap Up: Books I Read & Some I Didnt... oops!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/97sUWwUOErA/mqdefault.jpg)


![The History Challenge Book Tag! [CC]
My TBR for the History Challenge Readathon (17th to 30th August 2020) plus a fun history book tag! As always, if you like it, feel free to do it on or off YouTube and let me know!
Questions for The History Challenge Tag:
1) What first got you into history?
2) What is your favorite history book/author?
3) What is your most anticipated history book you have not read yet?
4) What is your favorite time period and why? What book do you want to read/have read about it?
5) What time period would you like to learn more about? What book do you want to read/have read about it?
6) Who is your favorite person in history? What book do you want to read/have read about it?
7) What history topic would you like to see more fiction/non fiction books about?
8) What non book resources do you enjoy when learning about history?
9) Give a fun historical fact you have learned or your favorite historical quote.
10) Shoutout a booktuber you enjoy who also reads history.
ORIGINAL CREATORS:
Triumphal Reads: https://youtu.be/wTjOq2j0WG4
Bookish Shenanigans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57riQexxjQ
Ghost Reader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_x2F7otoLU
A Cup of Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQIzKoi2WU
FELLOW BOOKTUBERS:
Rosie Cockshutt: https://youtu.be/reYzjAFjmi8
Lana ExLibris: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g/featured
Literarily Smitten: https://youtu.be/PT-21JjMB30
Nikkis Books: https://youtu.be/_SE0-PbbC8s
UDAY BHATIA: https://twitter.com/yooday
SHAI HUSSAIN: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrShaihussain
ANNE THÉRIAULTS QUEENS OF INFAMY: https://longreads.com/tag/queens-of-infamy/
GOODREADS:
The Anarchy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy
City of Djinns: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124430.City_of_Djinns
Made Men: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53280322-made-men
Digital Cash: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42585104-digital-cash
Putting the Tea in Britain: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Putting-Tea-Britain-Scots-National/dp/1780276575
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6709606-george-nicholas-and-wilhelm
Wise Guy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865792.Wise_Guy
Genghis Khan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13573316-the-khan-series
Alexander the Great: https://www.goodreads.com/series/62121-alexandros
Catherine the Great: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182662.Catherine_the_Great
Madhulika Liddle: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3113986.Madhulika_Liddle
Abir Mukherjee: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14417102.Abir_Mukherjee
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#readathon #historybooktag #thehistorychallenge The History Challenge Book Tag! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BcCUJLiPGi0/mqdefault.jpg)
![Read, Reread, Pass: A Bookish Kiss, Marry, Kill [cc]
Its here! An incredible list of popular books... that I have not read and probably will never read plus a few that I have. Thanks to the much more plugged in Moon, whose channel you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvg1nAidP1ULsmmaB_u-9Rw
CHANNELS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
Nerdy Nat Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx5hLR2siz3cSvAMB12nkFQ
Jeremy Fee: https://youtu.be/ALu2LlKyNag
Sunny Luca: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
BOOKS
1. throne of glass
2. a court of thorns and roses
3. a little life
4. the cruel prince
5. the seven husbands of evelyn hugo
6. six of crows duology
7. the invisible life of addie la rue
8. the poppy war
9. mistborn
10. the house in the cerulean sea
11. november 9
12. ugly love
13. hunger games
14. twilight
15. the mortal instruments
16. the infernal devices
17. the dark artifices
18. these violent delights
19. percy jackson
20. a darker shade of magic
21. the secret history
22. the grisha trilogy
23. daisy jones and the six
24. after
25. ninth house
26. if we were villains
27. anna and the french kiss
28. radio silence
29. the hate u give
30. scythe
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#KissMarryKill #bookish Read, Reread, Pass: A Bookish Kiss, Marry, Kill [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Benswn4MJr4/mqdefault.jpg)
![A Trip Back in Time: The School Days Booktag
A short list of books recent and evergreen that I filmed back in May 💀
I was tagged by:
Sunny Luca: https://youtu.be/Bomsvz1BWYA
Original: https://youtu.be/HQxCWj_7DzQ
I tag:
Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbg
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Lady Jane Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlg
Check out THE FEASTING FEMALES READATHON: #BookBuffet2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL5VXJhA9a4
Book Buffet Bingo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ouPkAO-8GDm4VsbwjQ3GMXEixSMKlc6F/view
YOUR FAVORITE BOOK: SHADOW OF THE MOON BY MM KAYE
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shadow-moon-amrita-creator-amrita-by-book-co-host-khandaan/id1527050387?i=1000522470089
QUESTIONS:
A. Times of Day:
First bell: Tell us about the book that first got you into reading!
Break time: Which book have you most recently had to take a break from or DNF?
Lunch time: Tell us about your favourite book that features food!
Final bell: Which book have you most recently finished reading?
Homework: What was the last non-fiction book that you read and enjoyed?
Staff room: Tell us about a book that you go to when you need to take a breath!
B. Subjects (choose however many of the following you like, it doesnt have to be subjects you liked or anything):
English: Tell us about one book you studied at school AND recommend one book that you would like to add to the curriculum!
Maths: How do you rate your books?
Science: Which book couple do you think has the best chemistry?
Geography: Describe a book that had a strong sense of place or great world building.
History: Which three historical fiction novels have you most enjoyed? And if you don’t read historical fiction; which areas of history would you like to learn more about?
Religious Studies: Which book is the one that you always come back to?
PE: Show us the biggest book on your TBR!
Music: Which reading format do you think has the best rhythm for reading?
Drama: Which book do you think has the best ending?
Art: Show us three books that you think have the best covers!
Modern Foreign Languages: Recommend a translated book that you enjoyed!
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Email: amritabythebook [AT] gmail [DOT] com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TagTuesday #booktag #schooldaystag A Trip Back in Time: The School Days Booktag](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bp61aeXM8H4/mqdefault.jpg)
![BINGE! Ep.1: Alistair MacLean [cc]
BINGE! is a series about authors whose works are an automatic buy for me. Alistair MacLean wrote action, adventure, spy thrillers with a WWII / Cold War backdrop. Timestamp:
0:00 BINGE!
0:29 Alistair MacLean
1:48 Golden Rendezvous
3:46 Guns of Navarone
4:52 The Way to Dusty Death
5:34 Ice Station Zebra
7:54 Fear is the Key
GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26970.Alistair_MacLean
BOOKS ADAPTED TO FILM: A Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whldChqCsYk&list=PLtLQgGRM7trxVbCNlXDU6uM1hAZ5WYewF
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ BINGE! Ep.1: Alistair MacLean [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CjXFJwRBrMI/mqdefault.jpg)

![Why I Love Gone with the Wind... and It Sucks [cc]
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is an exceptionally well-written book, which makes it all the more problematic.
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS feat. Hattie McDaniel (the first black performers to win an Oscar... for playing Mammy in the movie): http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/tag/Hattie+McDaniel
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18405.Gone_with_the_Wind
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
GET TO KNOW ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN: A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6noAvuRo-H6YzQ-tJj4Ew Why I Love Gone with the Wind... and It Sucks [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DjjLA0VT6hI/mqdefault.jpg)
![A Year on Booktube: Q&A
It took a while but here are my answers to all your very thoughtful questions... from a month ago. oop.
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Email: amritabythebook [AT] gmail [DOT] com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#booktube #oneyearanniversary A Year on Booktube: Q&A](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DjmoYccro44/mqdefault.jpg)
