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
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
New Releaseathon AnnouncementR. K. Stumblingbear2022-06-24 | *NEW RELEASEATHON INFO*
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
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 promptsSeptember Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2024-10-09 | My September reading was thought provoking.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Book Birthday Interview with Dustin StumblingbearR. K. Stumblingbear2024-10-01 | Interviewing Dustin Stumblingbear about his book, I Am Kiowa. On sale on 1 October 2024 at all book retailers including your local indie bookstore.
Also mentioned: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas KingFive Months of Books in a Minute or LessR. K. Stumblingbear2024-09-18 | Buckle in for lots of books. I know you all are curious what I was reading. :)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Magical Readathon TBRR. K. Stumblingbear2024-09-04 | I'm back with my Magical Readathon TBR for the Autumn Equinox.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Mid Year Freak Out TagR. K. Stumblingbear2024-07-23 | @MargaretPinard Book Chat on July 28th
Draconathon 2024 in August @JadeJuniiper @SoleilCeline
Magical Readathon in September @BookRoastNebula Reactions | NovelettesR. K. Stumblingbear2024-04-26 | These are my personal thoughts about the novelettes nominated for the Nebulas (which is run through SFWA).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.SPSFC Year 3 FinalistsR. K. Stumblingbear2024-04-17 | Announcement of the finalists for #spsfc3. I am a volunteer judge on Team Book Invasion. Check out the playlist for more videos from this year.Nebula Reactions | Short StoriesR. K. Stumblingbear2024-04-16 | These are my personal thoughts about the stories nominated for the Nebulas (which is run through SFWA).
Questions/Prompts: 1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating? 2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos? 3. What are three of your favourite videos you’ve made in the past year and why? 4. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle? 5. Choose one moment from the past year on BookTube that you would love to re-live. 6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel. 7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year? 8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved? 9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!
The questions: 1) Have you read any books published in the year you were born? - If so, what's your favourite and why? - Do you have any other favourites? - If you haven't read any birth year books, which one do you pledge to read in the next 6 months and why have you chosen it? 2) Have you read any books published in the year you turned 18? - If so, what's your favourite and why? 3) Of the last 10 books you read, how many were published before you were born? - What were they? Did you prefer them to the newer books? 4) What's your favourite movie from your birth year and why? 5) What's your favourite movie from the year you turned 18 and why?
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.March Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2024-04-09 | I am back with my March Wrap Up. I am really starting to pin point the types of stories I like to read.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Magical Readathon TBRR. K. Stumblingbear2024-03-27 | This is my April Magical Readathon TBR. This Readathon is hosted by G at Book Roast. (youtube.com/watch?v=panyUOMBQmU). Enjoy!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Children of the Black Book ReviewR. K. Stumblingbear2024-03-20 | This is my personal review of Children of the Black by W.J. Long III. As a judge of #spsfc3, I receive no compensation for my review or time.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Horimiya Series ReviewR. K. Stumblingbear2024-03-20 | My series review of the manga and anime series Horimiya.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Jan Feb Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2024-03-08 | Forgive my voice. I have the cough that never ends now, but otherwise feel much better than the end of January.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.SPSFC3 Round 2R. K. Stumblingbear2024-02-27 | These are the books that I will be during round 2 of #spsfc3!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Authortube Secret SantaR. K. Stumblingbear2024-02-16 | This is an unboxing of goodies from my Secret Santa. The Authortube Secret Santa this year was run by S.D. Huston and Hananya le Clercq.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Book Review Mortal MissionR. K. Stumblingbear2024-02-15 | This is my personal review of Mortal Mission by Pip Skinner. As a judge of #spsfc3, I receive no compensation for my review or time.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Bloodletting Book ReviewR. K. Stumblingbear2024-02-09 | This is my personal review of Bloodletting: Aria of the Forgotten by Sean Thomas. As a judge of #spsfc3, I receive no compensation for my review or time.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Dark Theory Book ReviewR. K. Stumblingbear2024-02-08 | This is my personal review of Dark Theory by Wick Welker. As a judge of #spsfc3, I receive no compensation for my review or time.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.SPSFC3 Semifinalists: Team Book InvasionR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-22 | This is an official announcement for the books moving onto the semifinals for#spsfc3!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.The Philosophy of Reading TagR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-13 | Breakeven Books: youtube.com/watch?v=MdS1TV5DCok
Booktube Goddess’ Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9yEm...
Questions
1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message? 2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with? 3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books? 4. How important are summaries, review, and art in your book choosing? 5. Should one ever skim or scan a book? 6. Should reading always be enjoyable? 7. Is it important to be well-read? 8. What is your book buying process? 9. What is your reading process? 10. How do you use what you read? 11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read? 12. What are your views on rereading a book? 13. What makes a book good? 14. What makes a book bad? 15. How do you feel about not finishing a book? 16. Should the author's personal life matter at all? 17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be? 18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it? 19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why? 20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Best Nonfiction, Memoirs and MiscR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-09 | My favorite reads of 2023!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Best Novelettes, Short Stories & Graphic NovelsR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-06 | Here are my favorite reads in 2023!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Best Novels & NovellasR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-04 | Here are my favorite books read in 2023.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.December Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2024-01-01 | Welcome to my December Wrap up, where I talk about the books and stories I finished in December.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.2024 Channel UpdatesR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-30 | My hopes for the the channel in 2024.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.2023 Reading Challenge ProgressR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-27 | A review of how I did on my main three reading challenges of 2023: 40 Before 40, 2000-2023 Reading Challenge, and Buzzwordathon 2023.
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00:00 Intro 00:54 40 Before 40 01:37 2000 to 2023 Reading Challenge 03:19 Buzzwordathon 2023 06:18 OutroBook Review: Prompt ExcursionR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-26 | #spsfc3 Personal review for Prompt Excursion by Lewis S. Kingston. This was read as part of the Self-Published Science Fiction Contest. All judges are volunteers and no money exchanged hands for this contest.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.These Books Will ExplodeR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-22 | A personal reading challenge for me in 2024. If I don't read these books by the start of 2025, well, they will cease to exist. At least on my shelves.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.SPSCF3 Book Review: Down Below BeyondR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-16 | #spsfc3 Personal review for Down Below Beyond by T.A. Bruno. This was read as part of the Self-Published Science Fiction Contest. All judges are volunteers and no money exchanged hands for this contest.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.The Middle Grade Book TagR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-09 | Seen on KC’s Lost in a booKCase channel: youtube.com/watch?v=71U-Q47eEAw
What is the last Middle Grade book you’ve read? What was a Middle Grade book someone read to you as a child? Favorite Middle Grade book as a child? What is your favorite Middle Grade book as an adult? Who is your favorite Middle Grade author? What Middle Grade book should be required reading in school? Favorite Middle Grade book cover? I don’t have a favorite, but I do like: Favorite Middle Grade movie adaptation?
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Poetry ThursdayR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-07 | Reading Belter Cats by Mary Soon Lee. Because space cats are a thing!
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A - Audiobooks B - Bildungsroman. Dealing with a person's formative years or spiritual education. C - Children's Books D - Digital E - Experimental F - Fantasy G - Graphic Novel H - Horror I - Inspirational J - Journalism K - Kitsch. Has a popular or sentimental appeal. L - Library M - Mystery N - Non-Fiction O - Omnibus P - Poetry Q - Quests. When the protagonist goes on a quest physical or spiritual. R - Romance S - Science Fiction T - Translation. Books translated from one language into another. U - Übermensch. The superman or the extraordinary human. Characters who can everything. V - Victorian. Literature from 1837 to 1901. W - Western X - X Rated Y - Young Adult Z - Zeitgeist. Spirit or mood of the times.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Starlights Shadow Series ReviewR. K. Stumblingbear2023-12-01 | This is my series review for Starlight's Shadow by Jessie Mihalik. The books are: Hunt the Stars, Eclipse the Moon and Capture the Sun.
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00:00 Intro 00:58 Spoiler Free Series Synopsis 06:39 ThoughtsSPSFC3: Quarterfinalist Books for Team Book InvasionR. K. Stumblingbear2023-11-19 | This was filmed in mid-November. Our team has made a decision for our quarterfinalists.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.September Biweekly Wrap Up 2R. K. Stumblingbear2023-11-18 | Catching Up with the September videos!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.September Biweekly Wrap Up 1R. K. Stumblingbear2023-11-16 | Catching Up with the September videos!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.SPSFC Year 3: The Books!R. K. Stumblingbear2023-11-12 | This was filmed in early September. I have sampled all of the books and am just waiting for the team consensus for which books we will read in full.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.August Week 5R. K. Stumblingbear2023-10-20 | Still catching up posting my videos from August. :)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.August Week 4: Weekly Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2023-10-19 | Still catching up posting my videos from August. :)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.August Week 3: Weekly Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2023-10-18 | Still catching up posting my videos from August. :)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Weekly Wrap Up: August Week 2R. K. Stumblingbear2023-10-17 | Catching up on posting my August Weekly Wrap Ups!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Buddy Reader TagR. K. Stumblingbear2023-10-13 | Seen on Kalanadi’s Channel:youtube.com/watch?v=-XVRe0HBCrg
Channels I Mentioned: @DavidWiley7 @KristenelleSFFReader @ThatsSoPoe @jennsbookshelf_ @bookwormdreams5182 @MargaretPinard
Tag questions: 1. Accountability- Do you like buddy reads? 2. Sharing- Is there an ideal sized group for buddy reads? 3. Duration- Are shorter or longer works better for buddy reads? 4. Community- There are many types of readers, share a "meeting of minds." 5. Perspectives- There are many types of readers, share a difference in perspective. 6. Challenges- Share a private or public challenge to read out of your comfort zone. 7. Events- What is your favorite reading event and why? 8. Can't Stop- A BookTuber you have buddy read the most with. 9. Won't Stop- A BookTuber you haven't, but want to buddy read with. 10. TAG your buddies🙂
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.August Week 1 : Weekly Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2023-09-07 | August started out happy. :)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.July Week 4: Weekly Wrap UpR. K. Stumblingbear2023-09-04 | Possibly a new favorite this week. :)