Manuscripts in the MarginI took a writing workshop called Grief and the Surreal, and it inspired me to create my own list of recommended reading. So, here are my top 10 picks for books that explore themes of grief and loss through elements of the surreal and absurd.
Intro 00:00 Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 00:41 Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong 02:03 The World Keeps Going, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi 03:13 A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt 04:05 Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation by Camonghne Felix 04:52 The Fifth Wound by Aurora Mattia 05:45 Blackouts by Justin Torres 06:32 Inciting Joy: Essays by Rose Gay 07:39 Beautyland by Marie-Hélène Bertino 08:41 Wound by Oksana Vasyakina translated by Elina Alter 11:13
Grief and the Surreal: A Reading Recommendation ListManuscripts in the Margin2024-03-03 | I took a writing workshop called Grief and the Surreal, and it inspired me to create my own list of recommended reading. So, here are my top 10 picks for books that explore themes of grief and loss through elements of the surreal and absurd.
Intro 00:00 Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 00:41 Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong 02:03 The World Keeps Going, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi 03:13 A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt 04:05 Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation by Camonghne Felix 04:52 The Fifth Wound by Aurora Mattia 05:45 Blackouts by Justin Torres 06:32 Inciting Joy: Essays by Rose Gay 07:39 Beautyland by Marie-Hélène Bertino 08:41 Wound by Oksana Vasyakina translated by Elina Alter 11:13
#books #booktube #booktubenewbie #bookrecommendationsBook Trek 2024Manuscripts in the Margin2024-05-29 | Here's my TBR list for #BookTrek2024 "Wrath of a Summer of Trek"
This year’s BOOK TREK will run through June, July, and August of 2024.
THE MAIN MISSION: Read one or more books of Star Trek fiction.
AWAY MISSIONS (Optional): 1. Read a nonfiction science book. 2. Read a book about, inspired by, or somehow connected to Star Trek (biography, production history, etc.)
#dnftag #books #booktube #booktubenewbieArt Without MenManuscripts in the Margin2024-03-27 | Interested in art but tired of reading books by the pale, male, and stale? Here are some recommendations by feminists and authors who aren't cishet white dudes.
(Please bear with me - I'm still figuring out lighting and sound stuff. And please forgive the background noise and commotion - my kitties always get rambunctious when I film!)
Intro 00:00 Art Monsters 00:22 The Story of Art Without Men 01:01 Funny Weather 01:35 The Lonely City 02:22 Afrofuturism 02:32 Touching the Art 03:26 Art on My Mind 04:32 Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through 05:16 Ordinary Notes 05:57 Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing, & Criticism 06:58 Lote 07:35 Your Love Is Not Good 09:10
Find me on: Goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/4106789Foodie FebruaryManuscripts in the Margin2024-02-26 | A video inspired by @actual-spinster - here's my little list of recommendations for the Foodie February Readathon hosted by @theuntrainedlibrarian8825 & @redheadreading
Babe's Country Cookbook - archive.org/details/babescountrycook00gram The Belt Cookie Table Cookbook - https://t.ly/1uRVT (*FREE PDF*) Good & Cheap - https://t.ly/6e1u2 The Best of Bloodroot Volume 1 - https://t.ly/9csyB The Best of Bloodroot Volume 2 - https://t.ly/VTtnf Bloodroot (feminist bookshop & vegetarian café) - https://t.ly/xlMXQ Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts - https://t.ly/zismz Crystal Wilkinson's books - https://t.ly/z8op4 Victuals - https://t.ly/HltRc Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen - https://t.ly/ZzC8T
#foodiefeb2024 #books #booktube #reading #bookrecommendations #booktubenewbieBook Recommendation TagManuscripts in the Margin2024-02-18 | Trying my hand at the book recommendation tag
Intro 00:00 1 - A book you tell people is your favorite 00:15 2 - A book that is your guilty pleasure 01:06 3 - A book everyone loved but you didn't 01:43 4 - A book you read the fastest 02:14 5 - A book that deserves more hype 03:06 6 - A book that is becoming a movie/tv show 04:04 7 - A book you have reread the most 04:42 8 - A book from a genre you don't typically read 05:20 9 - A book that deserves all the hype it gets 06:42 10 - A book you usually recommend when asked to give a recommendation 07:00 11 - A book that has your favorite character(s) 08:02 12 - A book you wish you could live in 08:49 13 - A book you thought you would hate but ended up loving 10:05 14 - A book that made you cry 11:12 15 - A book you wish you could read for the first time 12:08 Outro 13:54
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Valdemar TV Series - What We Know So Far: https://t.ly/jTdz1
Intro 00:00 1. Why did you start this channel? 00:13 2. What are some fun and unique things you can bring to BookTube? 00:33 3. What are you most excited for with this new channel? 01:25 4. Why do you love reading? 01:40 5. What book or series got you into reading? 02:41 6. What questions would you ask your favorite BookTubers? 04:00 7. What challenges do you think starting a BookTube channel will be the hardest to overcome? 04:18 8. When did you start reading? 04:52 9. Where do you read? 05:21 10. What kind of books do you like to read? 05:45
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@KendraWinchester Thumbelina - https://t.ly/wFo07 An essay by Andrea Long Chu on The Velveteen Rabbit - https://t.ly/8QHRL Beatrix Potter complete tales set - https://t.ly/O8VkH An essay by Hua Hsu on bell hooks - https://t.ly/BiCME