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Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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: youtube.com/watch?v=n-qnvwPZ120
LADY JANE'S TAG VIDEO: youtu.be/dOZa_77K7L4
TAGGING:
Sunny Luca: youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
Isabel&Books: youtube.com/channel/UCBUjGTHCLOVfOw0bCDJHSTA
Divya: youtube.com/channel/UCOAW7l7YqsCPJQW8_IKpErw
Katie Davis: youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Nikki's Books: youtube.com/user/storiesofroa
Literary Musings: youtube.com/channel/UCc-B9PCfwjYTHLF8wZpHCvQ
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 #DNFBookTag
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: youtube.com/watch?v=n-qnvwPZ120
LADY JANE'S TAG VIDEO: youtu.be/dOZa_77K7L4
TAGGING:
Sunny Luca: youtube.com/channel/UC-E_aGCZE1bhHTGxDUOTbog
Isabel&Books: youtube.com/channel/UCBUjGTHCLOVfOw0bCDJHSTA
Divya: youtube.com/channel/UCOAW7l7YqsCPJQW8_IKpErw
Katie Davis: youtube.com/channel/UCXVMVQStYSn1V0_elXbIYlw
Nikki's Books: youtube.com/user/storiesofroa
Literary Musings: youtube.com/channel/UCc-B9PCfwjYTHLF8wZpHCvQ
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 #DNFBookTag
![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")
![Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (feat. British Imperialism, Slavery, & Much Piety) [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rSeIw7vTFt8/mqdefault.jpg "Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (feat. British Imperialism, Slavery, & Much Piety) [cc]
Jane Austens Mansfield Park is an overlooked classic - and much of that has to do with its uneven treatment of difficult subjects. Yet its a great novel for 2020.
TASHA SURIS TWITTER THREAD: https://twitter.com/tashadrinkstea/status/1299425485773037568
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
#JaneAusten #bookreview")
![Laurie from Little Women Built the Friendzone: Bad News Lovers Ep.4 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s7_T8MHmers/mqdefault.jpg "Laurie from Little Women Built the Friendzone: Bad News Lovers Ep.4 [cc]
Despite the best efforts of Christian Bale and Timothée Chalamet, I bet you wouldnt even know Laurie Who? if I didnt specify Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1934.Little_Women
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
#BadNewsLovers #LittleWomen")
