Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Try to read everything? Can't be me. An extremely irrational list of books I haven't read and will never read. Probably.
ORIGINAL VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=4j_11fD44EU
TAGGING:
Margaret Pinard: youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Nerdy Nat Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCx5hLR2siz3cSvAMB12nkFQ
Lys Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCE3UuoM7gCckQH3TtgnxK6g
Lady Jane Books: youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlg
Jen Talks Books: youtube.com/channel/UCFx-0D4FiqgY_BKePloTvUg
Aramoose: youtube.com/user/TheAramoose
QUESTIONS
1. A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?
2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?
3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading?
3.2 A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading?
*you can combine questions 3 & 3.2 or you can answer them separately if you have an answer for both*
4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?
5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?
6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)
7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?
8. A new release you have no interest in reading?
SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book
Twitter: twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TagTuesday #AntiTBR
Try to read everything? Can't be me. An extremely irrational list of books I haven't read and will never read. Probably.
ORIGINAL VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=4j_11fD44EU
TAGGING:
Margaret Pinard: youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Nerdy Nat Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCx5hLR2siz3cSvAMB12nkFQ
Lys Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCE3UuoM7gCckQH3TtgnxK6g
Lady Jane Books: youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlg
Jen Talks Books: youtube.com/channel/UCFx-0D4FiqgY_BKePloTvUg
Aramoose: youtube.com/user/TheAramoose
QUESTIONS
1. A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading?
2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading?
3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading?
3.2 A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading?
*you can combine questions 3 & 3.2 or you can answer them separately if you have an answer for both*
4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you?
5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t?
6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)
7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?
8. A new release you have no interest in reading?
SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A
RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST: youtube.com/watch?v=LJUsw458TTc&list=PLtLQgGRM7trx8dsmgCHAqHYW6pC9thZ6t
SOCIAL:
Instagram: instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book
Twitter: twitter.com/amritaIQ
KHANDAAN, A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST: audioboom.com/channel/the-khandaan-podcast
#TagTuesday #AntiTBR
![The Persuasion Tag: A Jane Austen Book Tag (Original Video) [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m3HfEwrY2ow/mqdefault.jpg "The Persuasion Tag: A Jane Austen Book Tag (Original Video) [cc]
In celebration of the Persuasion by Jane Austen Buddy Read that will culminate in a discussion on Saturday, January 30, here is my first original book tag. (This actually works for people who arent even interested in Austen, but I just wanted to tag people who were doing the read for this one. Feel free to take this up even if you arent doing it.)
DISCORD LINK: https://discord.gg/qbhrE3YxdQ
TAGGING:
Rosie Cockshutt: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsRosieC
Katie Reads&Rants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Lana Ex Libris: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSalwafK_szRRP46Wygs9g
Margaret Pinard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Potatobrarian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHGoUPwMRdCtRr_f6ZsQyw
QUESTIONS:
Q1. Persuasion, like many Austen books, has been successfully adapted to screen many times. Name your beloved onscreen adaptation of a book published before 1900.
Q2. In Persuasion, Anne and Capt. Wentworth really go through the wringer. Whats your favorite angsty romance that isnt them?
Q3. Capt. Wentworth is a naval captain. Tell us about a book featuring a lead character who is in a branch of the military.
Q4. British naval captains were famous adventurers. Whats your favorite adventure story?
Q5. Anne is quite a dutiful sister. Whats your favorite literary sibling relationship?
Q6. By the standards of the time, Anne was a spinster. What is a book where the female lead is an older woman?
Q7. Persuasion is one of the most critiqued/referenced books in English literature. Name a book whose plot or characters or central ideas reference another book.
Q8. Capt. Wentworth made his fortune at sea. Tell us about a book with a self-made lead character.
Q9. Persuasion has a lot to say about traditional gender roles. Whats a book that plays with traditional gender roles?
Q10. (OPTIONAL) Finally, tell us a bit of trivia, a fun aside, a personal anecdote related to either Persuasion or any other work by Jane Austen.
Q11. TAG!
TIMESTAMP:
0:00 Intro
2:22 Favorite onscreen adaptation
5:28 Angsty romance
8:58 Military read
11:32 Adventure story
13:09 Siblings
14:31 Older ladies
16:25 With Reference To
18:53 Self Made
19:57 Gender Roles
21:41 Trivia
23:11 TAG!
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
#TagTuesday #OriginalBooktag #JaneAustenTag")
![The DNF Book Tag or How I Learned to Love Myself and DNF [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nLtvp0DOmCM/mqdefault.jpg "The DNF Book Tag or How I Learned to Love Myself and DNF [CC]
How I cut myself free from the bonds of completism a.k.a. my DNF habits. Check below for questions and tags.
QUESTIONS:
0:00 Tagged by Lady Jane Books
1:30 1. Do you DNF?
3:44 2. If you DNF a book- does it count towards books read for the month?
5:13 3. Is there a difference between dnf and “just putting it down for a bit”
7:20 4. What popular book have you dnf?
8:04 5, What book do you wish you had dnf?
8:42 6. Do you ever re attempt to read a dnf? Has this ever been successful for you?
11:01 7. What do you do with books you dnf?
12:28 8. Do you choose more or less risky titles because of your stance on dnf?
13:30 9. Tag 5 BookTube Buddies - or however many people you want.
ORIGINAL TAG VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-qnvwPZ120
LADY JANES TAG VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dOZa_77K7L4
TAGGING:
Sunny Luca: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
Isabel&Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUjGTHCLOVfOw0bCDJHSTA
Divya: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAW7l7YqsCPJQW8_IKpErw
Katie Davis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Nikkis Books: https://www.youtube.com/user/storiesofroa
Literary Musings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-B9PCfwjYTHLF8wZpHCvQ
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
#TagTuesday #DNFBookTag")
![Men Who Fight Men: Five Feuding Authors! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o2sZ0DYJt2I/mqdefault.jpg "Men Who Fight Men: Five Feuding Authors! [cc]
A chance discovery about Sherlock Holmes led to this video about authors who feud: Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Maurice LeBlanc, Salman Rushdie vs. John Updike (a real doozy!), John Keats vs. Lord Byron, Ernest Hemingway vs. Wallace Stevens, Gore Vidal vs. Norman Mailer (guest appearance: Truman Capote).
John Updikes offending review of Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/09/05/paradises-lost
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")
![Going Backstage on Booktube: A Booktag [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o5oXwXi9jUg/mqdefault.jpg "Going Backstage on Booktube: A Booktag [cc]
A peek backstage to see what goes into the making of the sausage that is Amrita by the Book.
For more on Manmohan Desai: https://masalazindabad.blogspot.com/2011/07/manmohan-desai-women.html
Tagged By:
Gunpowder, Fiction, and Plot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJ4I6hRTGY
Original:
Rainier Books: https://youtu.be/MQXFaYwMhdE
Tagging:
Sun and Mood Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_RjWxl-VSJDhZcPQ1nl_g
Lady Jane Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3NH5R7uAC1-rk3V1pxxlg
Jeremy Fee: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeremyfee
Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_F857G5iXzchzxpsarCbg
Potatobrarian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHGoUPwMRdCtRr_f6ZsQyw
Polynesian Reader: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaxqnvYI-7SMxzCIXQ6qrg
Sunny Luca: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
Pastelwriter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8G8_JMqEF3kRfc-DwL2YtQ
QUESTIONS:
1) What camera do you use for your videos?
2) Speaking about filming and being your own director. Do you have a favourite film director?
3) What microphone do you use and what program do you use to edit your videos?
4) Do you remember the first record that you bought or received as a gift?
5) How do you prepare your videos? Talking points, a detailed script or just talking?
6) TV shows have become the thing of our time. Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Netflix, HBO and Amazon. What is/are your favourite TV shows ever. Name a maximum of three.
7. What kind of BookTube videos do you prefer to watch and why: reviews, wrap-ups, vlogs, book-hauls, tag videos or...
8) Watching TV was probably a part of all of our childhoods. These years, it has become less popular. What kind of media user are you?
9) Tag up to 8 people
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
#TagTuesday #BooktubeBackstage #booktag")
![Indian Books for Your TBR: The Country Booktag! [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ozhc__IXRe4/mqdefault.jpg "Indian Books for Your TBR: The Country Booktag! [cc]
A list of books by Indian authors whose names spell out I-N-D-I-A:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Ismat Chughtai
7:48 RK Narayan
10:35 GV Desani
14:30 Ira Trivedi
17:15 Arvind Adiga
Tagged by: Bernas Bookish Adventures - https://youtu.be/6kS9BdxuFDs
Fuckbois of Literature Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fbol/id1455155797?mt=2
MY EPISODE: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/episodes/The-Guide Amrita-By-The-Book-erc3vl
Channels Mentioned:
Margaret Pinard: https://youtu.be/L0uzlaGJk3U
Courtney Ferriter: https://youtu.be/937Q1xpjocQ
KD Books: https://youtu.be/X8p-6-HHOwE
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
#TagTuesday #India #CountryBooktag")
![London Celebrities & Contemporary Romance: What to Read in Quarantine Ep. 10 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qVyjGyZxnEQ/mqdefault.jpg "London Celebrities & Contemporary Romance: What to Read in Quarantine Ep. 10 [cc]
Contemporary romance is a blockbuster genre that encompasses multitudes. A few thoughts and recommendations:
Nora Roberts: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1521.Best_Nora_Roberts_Novels
Suzanne Brockmanns Troubleshooters series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/42369-troubleshooters
London Celebrities by Lucy Parker: https://www.goodreads.com/series/198158-london-celebrities")
![BINGE! Ep.3: Books by Brandon Sanderson [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qcxbTc7E5gQ/mqdefault.jpg "BINGE! Ep.3: Books by Brandon Sanderson [cc]
A look at the oeuvre of Fantasy and Sci-Fi novelist Brandon Sanderson - (Rhythm of War cover just out!) from YA to graphic novels to adult fiction spanning multi-book series, standalones, novellas, and even games.
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38550.Brandon_Sanderson
WEBSITE: http://brandonsanderson.com/
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
#fantasy #brandonsanderson")
