MoonyReadsByStarlight | Top 10 of 2020 || Fiction [CC] @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the top adult fiction books that I read in 2020. This includes literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and historical fiction.
Books Mentioned (and CWs):
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (CW: biphobia, assault)
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (CW: child abuse/neglect, police brutality, racist hate crime, discussion of child loss, cancer. I didn't emphasize enough how intense this book is, but it is quite graphic and intense.)
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Upright_Women_Wanted_by_Sarah_Gailey )
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (CW: slavery, racism, brutality, murder, violence)
The Deep by Rivers Solomon (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Deep_by_Rivers_Soloman,_Daveed_Diggs,_William_Hutson,_%26_Jonathan_Snipes )
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (CW: sexual assault/rape, police brutality, antisemintism, homophobi, transphobia, suicide)
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Freshwater_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Death_of_Vivek_Oji_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Seep by Chana Porter (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Seep_by_Chana_Porter )
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (CW: homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexual assault/rape, suicide, substance abuse, death, AIDS)
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hendsars.carrd.co
More on EndSARS: youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: supportblackwomen.carrd.co
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the top adult fiction books that I read in 2020. This includes literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and historical fiction.
Books Mentioned (and CWs):
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (CW: biphobia, assault)
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (CW: child abuse/neglect, police brutality, racist hate crime, discussion of child loss, cancer. I didn't emphasize enough how intense this book is, but it is quite graphic and intense.)
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Upright_Women_Wanted_by_Sarah_Gailey )
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (CW: slavery, racism, brutality, murder, violence)
The Deep by Rivers Solomon (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Deep_by_Rivers_Soloman,_Daveed_Diggs,_William_Hutson,_%26_Jonathan_Snipes )
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (CW: sexual assault/rape, police brutality, antisemintism, homophobi, transphobia, suicide)
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Freshwater_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Death_of_Vivek_Oji_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Seep by Chana Porter (CW: booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Seep_by_Chana_Porter )
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (CW: homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexual assault/rape, suicide, substance abuse, death, AIDS)
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hendsars.carrd.co
More on EndSARS: youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: supportblackwomen.carrd.co
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
![Top 10 of 2020 || Fiction [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L8DLVoOeD5c/hqdefault.jpg "Top 10 of 2020 || Fiction [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the top adult fiction books that I read in 2020. This includes literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and historical fiction.
Books Mentioned (and CWs):
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (CW: biphobia, assault)
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (CW: child abuse/neglect, police brutality, racist hate crime, discussion of child loss, cancer. I didnt emphasize enough how intense this book is, but it is quite graphic and intense.)
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (CW: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Upright_Women_Wanted_by_Sarah_Gailey )
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (CW: slavery, racism, brutality, murder, violence)
The Deep by Rivers Solomon (CW: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Deep_by_Rivers_Soloman,_Daveed_Diggs,_William_Hutson,_%26_Jonathan_Snipes )
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (CW: sexual assault/rape, police brutality, antisemintism, homophobi, transphobia, suicide)
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Freshwater_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (CW: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Death_of_Vivek_Oji_by_Akwaeke_Emezi )
The Seep by Chana Porter (CW: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=The_Seep_by_Chana_Porter )
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (CW: homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexual assault/rape, suicide, substance abuse, death, AIDS)
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Reading Rush TBR [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LJVqDvuQZwI/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Rush TBR [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is my TBR for the Reading Rush! An update since filming: Queering the Stage did come in the mail! I will definitely be reading that.
The Reading Rush: https://www.youtube.com/user/BookTubeAThon
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/sherwood-police-department-justice-for-brayla-stone?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_23098598_en-US%3A4&recruiter=217073266&recruited_by_id=bdfaccf0-a1cf-11e4-8593-a509a6d1455a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=tap_basic_share
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![June TBR || Queer Lit Challenge, Read-O-Rama, Queer Blackathon, and more [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LoAam1w023A/hqdefault.jpg "June TBR || Queer Lit Challenge, Read-O-Rama, Queer Blackathon, and more [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I am reading this pride month. Featuring: special focus on lesbian books. This includes adult fiction, YA, nonfiction, memoir, graphic novels, and more.
Mentioned:
Queer Lit Readathon: https://twitter.com/queer_lit
Read-o-rama: https://twitter.com/readorama
IG readathon page (hosted on lesbereaders readathon acct): https://www.instagram.com/24in7mix_n_match_readathon/
Queer Blackathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feyj4TCHPo8
Sage Agee: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavoCUxPVbiysZ1p8UGD3rw
-their depop: https://www.depop.com/sagethreads/
Wilma (Enby Reads): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5e1hfevZA0eUFyBoRTZbw
Saajid (Books are my Social Life): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQahxmBl81gKs-OBls2Bw
Books Mentioned:
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
You Will Get Through this Night by Daniel Howell
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Our Lives Matter by Pamela Lightsey
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo
SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
The New Queer Conscience by Adam Eli
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
We Want it All edited by Andrea Abi-Karam and Kay Gabriel
I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom
Important links:
Palestine Mutual Aid: https://www.instagram.com/p/COyL0GQrb7V/
Also: https://twitter.com/paIestiine/status/1390983992657199105
COVID Mutual Aid in India: http://mutualaidindia.com/
Support survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes: https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Bookshelf Tour and Unhauling | Part 1 Fiction [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LwcYdNTrgMg/hqdefault.jpg "Bookshelf Tour and Unhauling | Part 1 Fiction [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I am taking you through my fiction collection as I choose books to unhaul. In part one, I talk about some books Ive already chosen to unhaul and then I go through my fiction collection and choose more to get rid of. In part two, I will go through my nonfiction and show my reorganized shelves.
Fund COVID Relief for Native Americans:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-indigenous-communities-in-usa
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/sherwood-police-department-justice-for-brayla-stone?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_23098598_en-US%3A4&recruiter=217073266&recruited_by_id=bdfaccf0-a1cf-11e4-8593-a509a6d1455a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=tap_basic_share
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![LGBTQIA+ Booktuber Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MJ65IOebrc8/hqdefault.jpg "LGBTQIA+ Booktuber Tag [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am doing the LGBTQIA+ Booktuber Tag.
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/lgbtqia-booktuber-tag-26-march-2020/
Books Mentioned
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Kase-San and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Dont Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson
Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
A Year Without a Name by Cyrus Grace Dunham
Sorted by Jackson Bird
Making History by Eric Marcus
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
How to Cure a Ghost by Fariha Roisin
Transgender History by Susan Stryker
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Time on Two Crosses by Bayard Rustin
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bendele
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Making Gay History Podcast
https://makinggayhistory.com/
Youtubers Mentioned
Bowties & Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIbjVYcbwhoqFeWdiJGfkA
ProblemsOfABookNerd: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProblemsofaBookNerd
Sage Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavoCUxPVbiysZ1p8UGD3rw
Briannas Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg
ode to books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGBsQDsSscb78PATShJv w
Original Tag Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcSaRTkEek
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![Heros Readathon TBR || Fae Thief [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MrD-YkHtlKI/hqdefault.jpg "Heros Readathon TBR || Fae Thief [CC]
My name is Bek (they/them) and I am participating in the Heros Readathon in May! This includes fiction and nonfiction - mostly graphic novels and memoirs.
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2020/11/12/heros-readathon-tbr-fae-thief-22-april-2020/
My Heros Readathon Character:
Fae: Only read LGBTQ+ books
Thief: No buying books!
More about Heros Readathon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLd8EqlD160&t=200s
Enby Book Club mentioned in the video:
https://www.instagram.com/enbybookclub/
Books Mentioned:
Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstien
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
Motor Crush Volume 1
Stepping Off the Relationship Escalator: Uncommon Love and Life by Amy Gahran
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Love, Retold by Tikva Wolf
Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UPs Fight Against AIDS by Deborah Gould
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![Mid-Year Check-in || Stats and Mid-year Freak Out Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8L7g2i6Fo8/hqdefault.jpg "Mid-Year Check-in || Stats and Mid-year Freak Out Tag [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what my reading has been like for the first half of 2021.
It seems like the original video is gone, but heres the iteration of this tag that I watched and got the questions from! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBA2_o6CPoA&ab_channel=KathyTrithardt
Timestamp for Mid-year Freakout Tag 04:24
Trans Adult Books: https://youtu.be/4hz2YX7Fs9c
Poetry Vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLly2qxHj2Swx33VnlW5AQMJMjgrgouxjb
I didnt think about my videos on my sexuality/gender bc they arent bookish, but I also really liked those, so here they are too: https://youtu.be/8QcL7N4BvPg
Questions:
1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2021.
2. Best sequel youve read so far in 2021.
3. New release you havent read yet, but want to.
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
5. Biggest disappointment.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Favorite book to film adaptation you saw this year.
13. Favorite video you have done so far in this year.
14. Most beautiful book youve bought so far this year (or received).
15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Books mentioned:
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Burning Sugar by Cecily Belle Blain
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Captive Genders edited by Eric Stanley and Nat Smith
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver
SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
Muted by Tami Charles
Even this Page is White by Vivek Shraya
Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Mommy, Mama and Me by Lesléa Newman and Carol Thompson
Plenty of Hugs by Fran Manushkin and Kate Alizadeh
Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
Important links:
Palestine Mutual Aid: https://www.instagram.com/p/COyL0GQrb7V/
Also: https://twitter.com/paIestiine/status/1390983992657199105
COVID Mutual Aid in India: http://mutualaidindia.com/
Support survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes: https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Astrology Reading Vlog PART 3 || Reading Books Based on My Astrology Chart [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NPzfimgfyc4/hqdefault.jpg "Astrology Reading Vlog PART 3 || Reading Books Based on My Astrology Chart [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is the third and final part of my vlog where I read books based on my Big 6!
References for the zodiac sign descriptions:
- Astrology for Real Life by Theresa Reed
- The Only Astrology Book Youll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woodfolk
- Signs and Skymates by Dossé-Via Treno
Time Stamps
00:51 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams Description
03:13 Cat cuddly B-roll
03:31 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Reaction
07:48 Intro to Aries discussion
08:45 About Aries Venus
14:17 About Intercepted Aries/Libra
21:05 Tennessee Williams Birth Chart
24:24 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Discussion (Spoiler-y)
29:52 Short non-spoiler wrap-up of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Astro
31:09 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Description
33:09 Crocheting and Reading B-roll and craft discussion
36:35 Black Cake Reaction
39:06 About Cancer Rising
40:35 Black Cake Astro Discussion
Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
Help 🇵🇸 families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview#
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![Top 10 of 2020 || YA Fiction [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O3arMNNswKU/hqdefault.jpg "Top 10 of 2020 || YA Fiction [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of my favorite young adult books that I read in 2020. I read so many amazing books this year!
People mentioned:
Brody: https://youtu.be/6OLLovVAFD8
Adri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-IXMo5ZobU
Enby Book Club: https://www.instagram.com/enbybookclub/
Books Mentioned:
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigiridar
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Little & Lion by Brady Colbert
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Ill Be Home for Christmas by Mason Deaver
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Bejamin Alire Sáenz
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Mid-Year Check-in and Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O8fvpqSj_uA/hqdefault.jpg "Mid-Year Check-in and Tag [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is where my reading is at so far this year! I talk about some reading stats for the first half of 2024, then do the Mid-Year Freakout Tag. I did film this July... but its coming out in late August because thats just how things are right now lmao
Mentioned:
@BooksandLala s Mid-year Book Tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ahu7KvYj4
Original creators: @IsThatChami & @EarlGreyBooks
Astrology Vlog (part 1): https://youtu.be/cCE857MHNcM
Last Question, people Ive been watching lately: @pucksandpaperbacks @perpetualpages @ChroniclesofNoria @booksaremysociallife but honestly, Ive spent more time watching dinosaur and evolution videos and Drag Race content than booktube. There are so many more lovely folks that I really would like to catch up on.
Timestamps:
Tag 03:52
How is your reading going? 04:27
Best book you’ve read so far this year 05:27
Best sequel youve read so far this year 09:12
Favorite re-read. 09:52
Genre youve been loving/reading the most. 10:37
New release you havent read yet, but want to. 11:37
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 13:42
Biggest disappointment. 14:44
Biggest surprise. 18:17
Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 21:45
Newest favorite character. 22:17
-Relatable Characters 23:19
Book that made you cry. 24:18
Book that made you happy. 26:58
Most beautiful book youve bought so far this year (or received) 28:20
What books do you need to read by the end of the year? [I skipped this question oops]
Favorite video or post youve done so far this year. 30:31
Favorite book community members. 31:03
Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
Help 🇵🇸 families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview#
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
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I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in September. It was mostly manga and graphic novels, one nonfiction, and I started some YA lit and more nonfiction.
Books Mentioned:
Boys Run the Riot Vol 1 and 2 by Keito Gaku
Doughnuts Under the Crescent Moon Vol 1 and 2 by Shio Usui
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer by Jose Maria Sison
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Gentrification of the Mind by Sarah Schulman
Discourses on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Johnny Garza Villa
The Only Astrology Book Youll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk
Important Links:
Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Fortnight Frights and Rocky Horror Readathon TBR [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P-i08IV4spQ/hqdefault.jpg "Fortnight Frights and Rocky Horror Readathon TBR [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I should be reading the last half of October. I had way too much fun trying to make this.
Fortnight Frights: https://twitter.com/FortnightFright
RHPS Readathon: https://twitter.com/rhpsreadathon
Artisan Geek: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEw
Books mentioned:
Immortal: Love Stories with Bite edited by PC Cast
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Love Beyond Space and Time edited by Hope Nicholson
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Fiere
Monstress by Majorie Liu
Rocky Horror Picture Show Comics
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Roadqueen by Mira Ong Chua
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
When You Ask Me Where Im Going by Jasmin Kaur
Stay Gold Toby McSmith
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM:
https://www.standwithbre.com/
https://justiceforbreonna.org/
https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
