Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Questions/Questioners
2:20 @CionMohler
How many non-human animals share your abode?
3:05 @Pcrab-wm8xd
How do you manage cats and dogs and birds in an apartment in the city?
18:37 @joshuacreboreads
What is your process for composing a poem? Do you write the lines down immediately on paper, or compose the whole poem in your head first? Do you often make edits?
14:36 @scotBhead
How did you get into poetry you’ve probably talked about it before but I haven’t seen it.
24:28 @GOATPoets
What advice or constructive criticism would you give to my yearish-old poetry/criticism channel? thanks :)
30:06 @SailingThroughBooks
1. Have you learned to read poetry aloud with a formal approach, or is it something that comes naturally to you, like instinctively understanding the rhythm and flow?
2. Do you journal? Or keep some kind of a commonplace book?
3. What things/moments/books etc. have shaped your political philosophy?
4. A poem for difficult times? Has a poem ever made you cry?
39:37 @HannahsBooks
Both what you write and what you read is quite consciously connected to the politics of today. Have you always taken that approach or do you think you do now primarily as a result of the current situation?
53:20 @DrPhilReads
Congratulations, David—how exciting: Question: You take a remarkably strong and decisive stand against Trump’s Almighty GOP, how do you balance this with the popularity contest that is YouTube?
55:40 @SluggishReader
Hola David! Have you ever had any booktube-related dreams or nightmares?
Book Chat with Pat discusses Robert Frost: youtu.be/qG97nbyOGVQ?si=WKQgMhBU8cjzH6NB
President Kennedy’s Speech at Amherst College: youtu.be/NJrX-JSUcEI?si=GnRpprSvvWcaBExQ
Me talking about Kennedy: youtu.be/UJoITGUD3uA
My book Against Fascism is available only from Lulu: lulu.com/shop/david-novak/against-fascism/paperback/product-zmy9n9q.html?q=against+fascism+novak&page=1&pageSize=4
Since I removed the "X" from my name, Lulu sometimes thinks I'm two people. For all my Lulu books, go to this URL: lulu.com/spotlight/davidxnovak
Questions/Questioners
2:20 @CionMohler
How many non-human animals share your abode?
3:05 @Pcrab-wm8xd
How do you manage cats and dogs and birds in an apartment in the city?
18:37 @joshuacreboreads
What is your process for composing a poem? Do you write the lines down immediately on paper, or compose the whole poem in your head first? Do you often make edits?
14:36 @scotBhead
How did you get into poetry you’ve probably talked about it before but I haven’t seen it.
24:28 @GOATPoets
What advice or constructive criticism would you give to my yearish-old poetry/criticism channel? thanks :)
30:06 @SailingThroughBooks
1. Have you learned to read poetry aloud with a formal approach, or is it something that comes naturally to you, like instinctively understanding the rhythm and flow?
2. Do you journal? Or keep some kind of a commonplace book?
3. What things/moments/books etc. have shaped your political philosophy?
4. A poem for difficult times? Has a poem ever made you cry?
39:37 @HannahsBooks
Both what you write and what you read is quite consciously connected to the politics of today. Have you always taken that approach or do you think you do now primarily as a result of the current situation?
53:20 @DrPhilReads
Congratulations, David—how exciting: Question: You take a remarkably strong and decisive stand against Trump’s Almighty GOP, how do you balance this with the popularity contest that is YouTube?
55:40 @SluggishReader
Hola David! Have you ever had any booktube-related dreams or nightmares?
Book Chat with Pat discusses Robert Frost: youtu.be/qG97nbyOGVQ?si=WKQgMhBU8cjzH6NB
President Kennedy’s Speech at Amherst College: youtu.be/NJrX-JSUcEI?si=GnRpprSvvWcaBExQ
Me talking about Kennedy: youtu.be/UJoITGUD3uA
My book Against Fascism is available only from Lulu: lulu.com/shop/david-novak/against-fascism/paperback/product-zmy9n9q.html?q=against+fascism+novak&page=1&pageSize=4
Since I removed the "X" from my name, Lulu sometimes thinks I'm two people. For all my Lulu books, go to this URL: lulu.com/spotlight/davidxnovak

![The Band Books Tag
Tag created by Ally @genteelblackhole his original video here: https://youtu.be/giW4Iv27ldE?si=J_sUeVUmFnjJfv6O
The prompts:
1. Cardiacs: A book close to your heart, or a book with flowers on the cover. (Bonus points for daisies.)
2. XTC: A book that brings you joy, or a book written/set near where you live.
3. Thelonious Monk: A character with a brilliant name or a distinctive hat.
4. Robert Wyatt: A character who experiences a sea change or hits rock bottom.
5. Ivor Cutler: A favourite poetry book or poem (bonus points if you read a poem), or a favourite Scottish book.
6. The Bad Plus: A book that is a retelling of an older story, or a book with a mathematical term or number in the title.
7. Shudder to Think: A book that scared you, or a thought-provoking book.
8. Björk: A book by a Nordic author, or with an icy or wintry setting.
9. The Kinks / Gentle Giant / Devo / Field Music: A book about siblings or written by siblings.
10. The Beatles: A book that a parent or relative introduced you to, or a book youve loved a long, long, long time.
11. Spinal Tap: Recommend a favourite song, album or artist. [I forgot this one; here is a link to a version of Fauré’s Requiem that I like: https://youtu.be/jhgrkoO8EtY?si=iF55f-t47Q0ZnTXU the sweet Pie Jesu aria]
There is no pressure—participation is voluntary—but I tag:
@booksimnotreading
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff
@TriumphalReads
@TheArtisanGeek The Band Books Tag](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FgYdqn6aGHk/mqdefault.jpg)








