fiberartsyHi friends! Occult Detective October is back! I hope you’ll join us in exploring this fun subgenre.
Prompts: Week 1 - Pre-1960 Week 2 - Post-1960 Week 3 - Diverse Author or Character Week 4 - Anything Goes!
Hosts:
Joining me on this mysterious adventure are the following: @M-J @anotherbibliophilereads @CriminOllyBlog @michaelk.vaughan8617 @occultdetective @SynsBookNook @royreadsanything @bookssongsandothermagic @art.and.lit.matters @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @RaynorReadsStuff @bighardbooks770 @LiterateTexan and with some guidance from Dave Brzeski over at Occult Detective Magazine!
Check out Occult Detective Magazine here! https://a.co/d/dKTE8NI
Announcement - Occult Detective October is back!fiberartsy2024-09-07 | Hi friends! Occult Detective October is back! I hope you’ll join us in exploring this fun subgenre.
Prompts: Week 1 - Pre-1960 Week 2 - Post-1960 Week 3 - Diverse Author or Character Week 4 - Anything Goes!
Hosts:
Joining me on this mysterious adventure are the following: @M-J @anotherbibliophilereads @CriminOllyBlog @michaelk.vaughan8617 @occultdetective @SynsBookNook @royreadsanything @bookssongsandothermagic @art.and.lit.matters @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn @RaynorReadsStuff @bighardbooks770 @LiterateTexan and with some guidance from Dave Brzeski over at Occult Detective Magazine!
Check out Occult Detective Magazine here! https://a.co/d/dKTE8NI
Please check out the other hosts channels and announcements: @JasonsWeirdReads and @SynsBookNook
Prompts: 1. Read a book featuring your favorite Cryptid 2. Read a book featuring a Cryptid you would not like to run into, alone in the dark 3. Read a book featuring a water-based Cryptid 4. Read a book featuring a forest dwelling Cryptid
Events/channels mentioned: @SlimeAndSlashers creator of Halloweenathon @LocDBooktician host of Blackoween @StormReads host of Hallowtween
Books mentioned: The Spite House by Johnny Compton The Nightmare Next Door by Joel Sutherland Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Fragments of Horror of Junji Ito Lockwood and Co book one- The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Let’s connect! Instagram: fiberartsy Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/fiberartsy Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/64902735-crystal-staley Death By TBR Discord: discord.gg/RMRzmNG2tU Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5ApMH Join my KPOP discord here: discord.gg/SxHemSRnxa Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/8QSG3CFPHR5F?ref_=wl_shareBooks 67 and 68 complete for the challenge to read 100 books I already own before buying new ones!fiberartsy2024-10-08 | ...Books 65 and 66 complete for the challenge to read 100 I already own before buying any new ones!fiberartsy2024-10-06 | ...End of September vlog / playing my Halloweenathon game board!fiberartsy2024-10-01 | Hello friends!!! Here’s a little vlog to finish out September in which I start to play my game board for Halloweenathon!! Woohoo!
Books mentioned: Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk Made for Love by Alissa Nutting
Books mentioned: The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado The Weirdest World by RA Lafferty Even the Worm Will Turn and Song of the Tyrant Worm by Hailey Piper This World is Full of Monsters by Jeff Vandermeer A Warming to the Curious by MR James Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino The Strange Thing We Became and Other Stories by Eric LaRocca In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
Books mentioned: The Lamb Will Slaughter The Lion by Margaret Killjoy Waif by Samantha Kolesnik Lanny by Max Porter Cranberry Cove by Hailey Piper The Reader by Bernard Schlink Trafik by Rikki Ducornet Comemadre by Roque Larraquy They by Kay Dick The Council of Animals by Nick McDonnell Exposed Nerves by Lucy Snyder
Books mentioned: Carni by R. Saint Claire The Life She was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman Totentanz by Al Sarrantonio Grackles on the Feeder by Gage Greenwood Dickie the Naughty Killer Clown by Samantha Sparx A Party of Clowns by Veritie Strange SpongeBob Squarepants- Clowning Around The Adventures if Maximillian Bacchus and His Traveling Circus by Clive Barker Bacchanal by Veronica G Henry Clown Cemetary by LA Drake Bloody Red Nose: 15 Fears of a Clown edited by Dave Higgins The Circus by Cecilia Porter Clowning Around by Jack Indabox
Books mentioned: The Story of O by Pauline Reage Alien 3 by William Gibson Angora Fever: The Collected Stories of Edward D Wood Jr Silverglass by JF Rivkin (buddy read with @ITCamefromthePage) Took by Mary Downing Hahn
Garbaugust hosts: @CriminOllyBlog - Screaming, Creaming Olly @M-J - Sleazing This Life @ObscureBookAdventures - Obscene Boob Adventures @RaynorReadsStuff - Raynor Wants it Rough @anotherbooktubechannel - Another Buttplug Canal @anotherbibliophilereads - Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the Articles @fiberartsyreads - Fibertarty @bookboundweirdo - Bookbound Dildo @bookssongsandothermagic - Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic @SlimeAndSlashers - Slimey Splashers @royreadsanything - Roys Reads Anything (wink) @thebookishknitter - The Bondage Knitter @michellesmelancholia - Michelle's Melons Cholia @katrinabrown - Kaboner Grown @alex_unabridged - Al Licks Under a Bridge @michaelk.vaughan8617 - Michael K Porn @BookBlather - Boob Lather @kellyhookedonbooks4394 - Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut @TheBookubus - The Boob Anus @AnnNovella - Ann Poubella @saintdonoghue - Steve Done a few
October - Maggie’s Grave by David Sodergren November - In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
I had so much fun participating in Ktropeathon which was hosted by @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace, @dokjayoon and @beautifulminutiae and the bulk of my reading was for that.
Check out my reading vlogs for Ktropeathon and the vlog where I read like kpop idol Juyeon from The Boyz here:
Join us for the Death By TBR bookclub on our discord here: discord.gg/RMRzmNG2tU Upcoming reads are Took by Mary Downing Hahn and Made for Love by Alissa Nutting
Prompts: 1. Read a cosmic horror story/book 2. Read a weird graphic novel/manga/manhwa/comic/picture book 3. Read a weird book/story by LGBTQIA+ author 4. Read our group story The Weirdest World by R.A. Lafferty which can be found here: gutenberg.org/ebooks/51774
Join @kellyhookedonbooks4394 and i in reading Took by Mary Downing Hahn discord.gg/tYuRCnqcwt
Buy Garbology here: https://a.co/d/0I09kph
GARBAUGUST HOSTS: @CriminOllyBlog - Screaming, Creaming Olly @M-J - Sleazing This Life @ObscureBookAdventures - Obscene Boob Adventures @RaynorReadsStuff - Raynor Wants it Rough @anotherbooktubechannel - Another Buttplug Canal @anotherbibliophilereads - Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the Articles @fiberartsyreads - Fibertarty @bookboundweirdo - Bookbound Dildo @bookssongsandothermagic - Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic @SlimeAndSlashers - Slimey Splashers @royreadsanything - Roys Reads Anything (wink) @thebookishknitter - The Bondage Knitter @michellesmelancholia - Michelle's Melons Cholia @katrinabrown - Kaboner Grown @alex_unabridged - Al Licks Under a Bridge @michaelk.vaughan8617 - Michael K Porn @BookBlather - Boob Lather @kellyhookedonbooks4394 - Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut @TheBookubus - The Boob Anus @AnnNovella - Ann Poubella @saintdonoghue - Steve Done a few
GROUP READ: Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
MY HOST RECS: Book - Heaven by VC Andrews Movie - The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
WEEKLY PROMPTS: 1st to 10th August - Anything Goes 11th to 17th August - Category Romance or Mens Adventure 18th to 24th August - Sex and/or Violence 25th to 31st August - A novelisation or a book that was turned into a 70s or 80s mini series
BINGO CARD: Modern trash Host recommendation Trash in translation Green on the cover Nudity on the cover/poster You wouldn't read/watch on the bus In 3D - 3D movie or stepback Killer Kids Cults Sexy Vampires Vigilantes Moral Panic Long running series Killer animals Conspiracy theory Pseudonym More than 2 guns on the cover Based on a videogame Gangs ! in the title Weirdly specific sub-genre Kinky sex Drugs Ninjas/Martial arts Giallo
INSTGRAM PROMPTS: Week one - TBR stack Week two - selfie Week three - fave trashy book or author Week four - best trashy covers
Let’s connect! Instagram: fiberartsy Twitter: CrystalRStaley Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/fiberartsy Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/64902735-crystal-staley Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/8QSG3CFPHR5F?ref_=wl_share Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5ApMH Join my KPOP discord here: discord.gg/SxHemSRnxaDoes this Kpop idol have good book recs? Reading like Juyeon & The Boyz concert! Reading vlog part 2fiberartsy2024-07-24 | Hi friends! Thanks so much for watching this video. I’m bummed I had to out it into two parts but I’ve been having some technical difficulties and for my sanity I just uploaded it in two parts.
Books mentioned: Even if this Love Disappears Tonight by Misaki Ichoyo Knulp by Herman Hesse Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harau Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue Empire of the Ants by Bernard Weber
Let’s connect! Instagram: fiberartsy Twitter: CrystalRStaley Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/fiberartsy Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/64902735-crystal-staley Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/8QSG3CFPHR5F?ref_=wl_share Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5ApMH Join my KPOP discord here: discord.gg/SxHemSRnxaDoes this Kpop idol have good book recs? Reading like Juyeon from The Boyz reading vlog - part 1fiberartsy2024-07-24 | Hi friends! Thanks so much for watching this video. I’m bummed I had to out it into two parts but I’ve been having some technical difficulties and for my sanity I just uploaded it in two parts.
Books mentioned: Even if this Love Disappears Tonight by Misaki Ichoyo Knulp by Herman Hesse Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harau Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue Empire of the Ants by Bernard Weber
The Questions: 1) IBS - a book that gave you a “stomachache” from like embarrassment or stress 2) Ult Bias - a favorite author you can't stop talking about and obsessively reading 3) Spicy food - a book or author with a very strong flavor 4) Healing - a book that you found emotionally healing 5) Maknae -coming of age story 6) Aegyo - a cute book you loved 7) Piggyback - a book that “carried you” through a difficult time 8) Truck of Doom - a book that absolutely floored you (could be a plot twist or just a book that was unexpectedly incredible in a different way) 9) Narcolepsy - a book that put you to sleep 10) Joseon - a book you recently read that is set in the past 11) Meetcute - a book about which you have a fun story to share (e.g. how you found it, what you thought about the cover vs the contents, etc.) 12) Hallyu - a Korean book or a book which Korea influenced you to pick up 13) Ktrope - a book that you would recommend as perfect for ktropeathon 14) Tag some people!
Books mentioned: The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Silence of Bones by June Hur Concerning My Daughter by Hye-jin Kim Dokebi Bride vol 1 by Marley Apartment by Crowley Barns A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun
Books mentioned: Hollow Kingdom by Heaven by Meiko Hawakami The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings Shane by Jack Schaffer The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James Cawk by Whit Slorp White Horse by Erika T Worth Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Lone Women by Victor Lavalle In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson White Shark by Peter Benchley How The Skin Sheds by Chad Lutzke
Midyear Book Freakout Tag questions: 1. Best book you’ve read this year. 2. Best sequel you’ve read so far 3. New release you haven’t 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 movie adaptation so far this year 13. Favorite review you’ve written this year 14. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received) 15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Read What You Own Challenge was created by @CriminOllyBlog! You can join in at any time.
HOSTS: @CriminOllyBlog - Screaming, Creaming Olly @M-J - Sleazing This Life @ObscureBookAdventures - Obscene Boob Adventures @RaynorReadsStuff - Raynor Wants it Rough @anotherbooktubechannel - Another Buttplug Canal @anotherbibliophilereads - Another Boobiephile Reads Playboy for the Articles @fiberartsyreads - Fibertarty @bookboundweirdo - Bookbound Dildo @bookssongsandothermagic - Boobs, Dongs and Other Magic @SlimeAndSlashers - Slimey Splashers @royreadsanything - Roys Reads Anything (wink) @thebookishknitter - The Bondage Knitter @michellesmelancholia - Michelle's Melons Cholia @katrinabrown - Kaboner Grown @alex_unabridged - Al Licks Under a Bridge @michaelk.vaughan8617 - Michael K Porn @BookBlather - Boob Lather @kellyhookedonbooks4394 - Kelly Hooked on Dino Smut @TheBookubus - The Boob Anus @AnnNovella - Ann Poubella @saintdonoghue - Steve Done a few
GROUP READ: Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
MY HOST RECS: Book - Heaven by VC Andrews Movie - The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
WEEKLY PROMPTS: 1st to 10th August - Anything Goes 11th to 17th August - Category Romance or Mens Adventure 18th to 24th August - Sex and/or Violence 25th to 31st August - A novelisation or a book that was turned into a 70s or 80s mini series
BINGO CARD: Modern trash Host recommendation Trash in translation Green on the cover Nudity on the cover/poster You wouldn't read/watch on the bus In 3D - 3D movie or stepback Killer Kids Cults Sexy Vampires Vigilantes Moral Panic Long running series Killer animals Conspiracy theory Pseudonym More than 2 guns on the cover Based on a videogame Gangs ! in the title Weirdly specific sub-genre Kinky sex Drugs Ninjas/Martial arts Giallo
INSTGRAM PROMPTS: Week one - TBR stack Week two - selfie Week three - fave trashy book or author Week four - best trashy covers
Giallo July hosted by: @TheBookubus @pastorytime2683 @SlimeAndSlashers
Rocket Summer hosted by @michaelk.vaughan8617
Let’s connect! Instagram: fiberartsy Twitter: CrystalRStaley Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/fiberartsy Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/64902735-crystal-staley Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/8QSG3CFPHR5F?ref_=wl_share Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5ApMH Join my KPOP discord here: discord.gg/SxHemSRnxaBooks 40 and 41 complete for the challenge of reading 100 books I own before buying any new ones!fiberartsy2024-06-21 | ...Books 37-39 complete for the challenge of reading 100 books I already own before buying new ones!fiberartsy2024-06-17 | ...Books 35 and 36 finished for the challenge of reading 100 books I own before buying any new ones!fiberartsy2024-06-14 | ...Weekend Vlog - kicking off summerfiberartsy2024-05-30 | Hi friends! Here’s a little of what I got into over Memorial Day Weekend!
Most of my month was taken up with Old School April created by @SlimeAndSlashers.
Books mentioned: Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm Give Yourself Goosebumps by RL Stine The Neverending Story by Michael Ende Sweet Success by Jana Ellis Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby Roadside Picnic by Arcady and Boris Strugatsky Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon by Shio Usul A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry kg Mister Rogers Be Good, Gertie by Gail Herman
Join us for our Death By TBR read of Shanghai Girks here: discord.gg/FqBm2nkr
Channels mentioned: @kellyhookedonbooks4394 @AmyNoelleReads @BradProctorReads Zombiethon hosted by @katsnoveladventures1863 Escape the Readathon created by @bookswithlexie and I’m on team Film Crew captained by @SlimeAndSlashers and @spicykatzreads
Horror Mayhem was created by @thebookishbryants Co-hosts: @bighardbooks770 @anautisticreader2963 @badrad9226 @BookBlather @bookssongsandothermagic @anotherbibliophilereads her @bnbbooks1794 @JimReadsTooSlow @M-J @michaelk.vaughan8617 @mindysbookjourney @theramblingreviewer5150 @LiterateTexan @ShawnDStandfast @saintdonoghue @readersretreat7845 @CriminOllyBlog
Here are the questions: 🌈 Reading Rainbow 1. What book, author, or series got you into reading? 2. What author or book got you into your current favorite genre? 🎸 Mix Tape 3. What was the first concert you ever went to? 4. What band or artist do you love, but never got to see live? 📺 I always feel like...somebody's watching me 5. What was your favorite cartoon while growing up? 6. Name a tv show or movie that is tied to a good memory 7. Name a movie from childhood that you still love today 8. Name your first TV or movie crush 🧸 Gotta catch em all 9. What was a toy you were obsessed with or collected as a kid? 🕹️ Pacman fever 10. Name a boardgame or video game you associate with your childhood 🫦 She's got the look 11. Name a clothing or trend that was popular when you were a kid 🍭 I want candy 12. Name a childhood snack or candy you wish were still made
Books mentioned: The Damnation Game by Clive Barker Maeve Fly by CJ Leade Nancy Drew Files: Smile and Say Murder by Carolyn Keene I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Elogona by Samantha Kolesnik Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Shark Heart by Emily Habeck They Were Here Before Us by Eric LaRocca The Weird compendium edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer. I read the story Shredni Vashar by Saki