The Book Finch | Shorts & Sorcery Book Club Liveshow: July & August @TheBookFinch | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This is a bit of a catch up liveshow to discuss the magazine and anthology chosen for the book club for the months of July and August.
Following items will be discussed:
July - Uncanny Magazine, issue 45
August - Where the Veil Is Thin (anthology)
Estimated duration: 1 hour
Shorts & Sorcery book club links:
Twitter - twitter.com/Shorts_Sorcery
Goodreads - goodreads.com/group/show/1172379-shorts-and-sorcery-book-club
Instagram - instagram.com/shorts_sorcery
Playlist of the the previous liveshows: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOdCtao0Ume747YrmKOmHp6Df_Etcu0p
Links to our September read and goodreads discussion:
Future Science Fiction Digest, issue 15: future-sf.com/issues/issue-15
Goodreads group discussion thread: goodreads.com/topic/show/22306197-future-science-fiction-digest-issue-15---discussion
This is a bit of a catch up liveshow to discuss the magazine and anthology chosen for the book club for the months of July and August.
Following items will be discussed:
July - Uncanny Magazine, issue 45
August - Where the Veil Is Thin (anthology)
Estimated duration: 1 hour
Shorts & Sorcery book club links:
Twitter - twitter.com/Shorts_Sorcery
Goodreads - goodreads.com/group/show/1172379-shorts-and-sorcery-book-club
Instagram - instagram.com/shorts_sorcery
Playlist of the the previous liveshows: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOdCtao0Ume747YrmKOmHp6Df_Etcu0p
Links to our September read and goodreads discussion:
Future Science Fiction Digest, issue 15: future-sf.com/issues/issue-15
Goodreads group discussion thread: goodreads.com/topic/show/22306197-future-science-fiction-digest-issue-15---discussion
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Its time for another video full of #MonthlyBookRecs
Monthly Book Recs Goodreads Group:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1071312-monthly-book-recs
Lias channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfr9KY-HmmsvmEhvwPZeAA
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Gene Mapper by Taiyo Fuji
The Broken Earth -trilogy by N.K Jemisin
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
The Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
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This is my series review of Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura.
This video review was recorded on April 23rd, 2021.
Title: Tokyo Tarareba Girls
Author: Akiko Higashimura
Translator: Steven LeCroy
Publisher: Kodansha, Kodansha USA (English translation)
Original run in Japan: 2014-2017
Volumes: 9
◾◾ TIMESTAMPS:
00:01 Intro
00:19 Story
02:53 Review
10:29 Art overview
11:44 Content Warnings
12:43 Outro
◾◾ Notes on Drinking Culture in Japan (2021):
https://linkjapancareers.net/drinking-culture-in-japan-social-and-business-etiquette/
◾◾ Notes on attitudes to drinking and alcoholism in Japan:
By Masami Ito (2014): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/08/30/lifestyle/dealing-addiction-japans-drinking-problem/
By Yoko Kubota (2009): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-alcohol/in-binge-tolerant-japan-alcoholism-not-seen-as-disease-idUSTRE5AF0OO20091116
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Sooo, if you have been around me any amount of time in the past year, you will probably have heard me mention Hades, or froth about it on the monthly Stitch and Bitch -liveshows.
It is one of my favorite games of all time, from one of my favorite game studios, so of course I will do any and all book tags about it! Lets go!
TAG CREATOR:
This Cubed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PtGeQ9P9A
I was tagged by (after some coercion) Angela from Literature Science Alliance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLxrP2FbSU
PROMPTS:
Zagreus: Name a book you read for escapism
Thanatos: Name a book that deals with death OR name a book with an unlikely hero.
Achilles: Name a book with a good mentor character
Patroclus: Name a book that deals with amnesia OR name a tragic love story
Dusa: Name a character whos a complete cinnamon roll.
Hypnos: Name a book youd read as a bedtime story.
Chaos: Name the oldest book on your shelf.
Charon: Name a book with gold on the cover
Nyx: Name a dark book (subject matter or cover; doesnt matter to me!)
Hades: Name a book with a family secret
Meg: Name a book with a complex villain
Tisiphone: Name your favorite murder mystery
Alecto: Name your favorite book with erotic scenes (and yes, fade to blacks do count in my opinion) OR name a book with a character whos very passionate about something.
Tartarus: Name a book with monsters in it
Asphodel: Name a book with fire on the cover or in the title
Elysium: Name a book that deals with heroes of some sort (bonus points if the hero is a dick!)
Temple of Styx: Name a disgusting book (this could be because of the subject matter or just because the cover is ugly lmao)
Nectar: Name a book with characters you want to be friends with
Centaur Heart: Name a book that gives you life
Daedalus Hammer: Name a book with a cover that could use an upgrade
Extra Prompt!
Hermes: A book that is a swift read.
◾◾ NOTE on the art! ◾◾
The background art is official art done by Joanne Tran:
https://joannetran.artstation.com/
The character art is official art done by Jen Zee:
https://www.instagram.com/jenzee_art/
All images used are for the purpose of commentary and critique under Fair Use.
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