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Bookish Week Feb 11 - Cyclopedia Exotica, Waiting for Wednesday
updated
π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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00:27 Mossflower by Brian Jacques
05:06 Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
07:48 Watching Updates
Culinary Class Wars S1
10:01 Life Updates
11:24 Recommendations
Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams - youtu.be/zvztmUW06mE?si=0pBjnssZr4KtR2KQ
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00:54 Cats History of Modern Art
02:22 Women in the Picture
06:36 The Tempest
11:56 Miranda in Milan
14:08 Shakespeare's Restless World
Enter Ghost - youtu.be/3_OshYIY-yM
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I was tagged by: @GinaStanyerBooks @novelideea @BookChatWithPat8668
I Tag: @LaRosaReads @louisesavidgemuses4135
Prompts
1.Who is your favorite phenomenal woman author
2. What book features your favorite phenomenal woman character
3. If you were creating a book prize, which book by a phenomenal woman author would you choose
4. Tag some phenomenal women booktubers
Books mentioned:
Language of the Night by Ursula K Le Guin
Anne of Greene Gables by LM Montgomery
Life on Other Planets by Aomawa Shields PhD
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π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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00:44 Reluctant Heartthorb by Jackie Lau (for #shortyseptember )
01:22 Heart and Hearth by Anna Klein (for #shortyseptember )
02:34 Boy's Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
07:02 The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones
14:21 Currently Reading
15:01 Watching Updates
Master Chef S14
Survivor S6 & S7
20:11 Life Updates
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00:33 In by Will McPhail (influenced by @Shellyish )
02:33 The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery (for #shortyseptember )
04:02 A Faith of Many Rooms by Debie Thomas (for #shortyseptember )
*vlog should be out next week
05:51 Currently Reading
06:43 Watching Updates
Great British Menu S8 & S9
07:54 end of format recap
10:29 Life Updates
15:23 Recommendations
Heather's brief primer on the Legend of Blodeuwedd - youtu.be/qV4bw5du-co?si=aX2FRQdoDlw9cJHQ&t=267
ReligionforBreakfast on Bible Translations - youtu.be/ApTF7nwae24?si=4klJm3F6I9CHjSkw
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00:28 BTP
01:20 What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
05:00 Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni
09:27 The Best of World SF v3 edited by Lavie Tidhar
13:17 Currently Reading
13:43 Watching Updates
Great British Menu S8
Richard Osman's House of Games
Deadpool & Wolverine
16:24 Life Updates
17:53 Recommendations
John Elizabeth Stintzi Author Event - youtube.com/live/X5n9-GHfZgc?si=idXhoSKHo8qXCnjh
Emily Fox Autumnal recs - youtu.be/n6BO2IiZHWw?si=H0VhhpK6rqnycQho
Willow Talks Books Autumnal recs - youtu.be/6HFFjjQzW4E?si=cvYr0VKf3k0cgQjz
Mercy's Bookish Mushings Autumnal recs - youtu.be/xbAW_JWpnTs?si=UAYPp_PUXgVu6GUL
Novel iDeea's Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/7XqBSKLFvqE?si=CGAJXS0rD8yNJOA-
Beautiful Minutae's Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/vQSSEoojNQs?si=NrvHDF6Wbb5cQAdV
It Came From the Page Autumnal Recs - youtu.be/alzWyOV79OM?si=MjewV1xni_phgt74
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00:35 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh w/ @toweringtbr
09:54 Currently Reading
10:35 Watching Updates
Derry Girls S1-3
Umbrella Academy S4
13:39 Life Updates
16:00 Recommendations
Reproductive Rights books/films - youtu.be/bvYjl0mqnbg?si=SJxB02mdzqdZhTwb
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Events Mentioned:
Scientific September - youtu.be/CHW7kSq_U1M?si=G4EawIwRkKuak4WB
Framed! in September - youtu.be/_3oJceCIpBQ?si=7eHShZnrmvWVkPtg
Shaketember - youtu.be/TeVhBpYUQhU?si=saiYZgQzLO6o5175
Shorty September - youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=leQmrKzIkH1KoNiV
Books Mentioned:
Some Desperate Glory
Women in the Picture
Miranda in Milan
The Kraken Sea
The House of Drought
Mossflower
The Eyre Affair
Spacecops: Mindblast
Miss Percy's Guide
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02:19 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder #WITMonth
08:05 Elena Knows by Claudia Pinero, translated by Frances Riddle #WITMonth
12:10 Currently Reading
12:37 Watching Updates
Wicked little Letters
Ambassadors
14:55 Life Updates
15:35 Recommendations
Jolene & Lindy's Best CanLit Books discussion - youtu.be/wTP4ZpLsdUI?si=JR9S2ZYiOZqzFGy2
Britta's WIT Favorites - youtu.be/zMQV5XBegQw?si=UwbLUD1VBOjUsAVi
Kim on finding great booktubers - youtu.be/uLGAyvcF8Cc?si=Lf8ouxEasJx54qU6
P. Djeli Clark & Ann Leckie in conversation - youtube.com/live/rtpp4iposfQ?si=8WvENxyJGPLKNsT0
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π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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01:28 Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
13:07 Return to Eden written & illustrated by Paco Roca, translated by Andrea Rosenberg
18:02 Currently Reading
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00:00 The plan for MMBB this weekend-ish
07:36 Book 1 - Peg & Rose Stir Up Trouble
13:05 Book 2 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives
30:20 Book 3 - The Mimicking of Known Successes
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00:42 The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
02:23 Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson
03:57 The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
05:16 Lulu & Lala's Custard Pudding
07:12 Currently Reading
07:38 Watching updates
7 Women and A Murder
08:45 Life Updates
15:22 Recommendations
Suey on Adults reading YA - youtu.be/boxbOcOLNAk?si=-4xGKQfXrap9TvIy
Perspective on Death PhilosophyTube w/ Caitlin Doughty - youtu.be/rLfzO7Sbdc4?si=RQICPPFDzU9PP4CR
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01:00 Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World by Yoshi Yoshitani
03:34 Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (for #bigbooksummer )
Previous Ninth House discussion - youtu.be/11CHwRmhpFo?si=pEQXFJdPvoBMJU9D&t=415
08:48 It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
19:33 Currently Reading
20:58 Watching/Life updates
Jet Lag: the Game - youtube.com/@jetlagthegame
DragRace Universe
Bargain Hunt
26:43 Recommendations
How to Start LeGuin - youtu.be/jd5IQv8Jank?si=k-p4ZQgwK2MwST6Y
What is Modernism? - youtu.be/0lzA6w9BSlg?si=yuwYndPS9-nV2OZk
Pregnancy in Austen - youtu.be/2TH-daVhBy0?si=yIAygXH75A1Do11L
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I Tag:
@LiterateTexan
@actual-spinster
@storiesofroa
@ThoughtsOnTomes
π Prompts:
1. Do you dog-ear your books?
2. Do you annotate your books?
3. Do you roll covers or break spines when you read?
4. Do you listen to something while you read?
5. Do you read in the bathroom?
6. Do you read in water (such as in the bathtub, in a pool, etc)?
7. Do you DNF?
8. Do you ever read ahead or skip to the end of a book?
9. Are you book-polygamous (i.e., read more than one book at a time)?
10. Do you own more books than bookshelf space?
BONUS: Do you ever take a book without leaving a book at a Little Free Library?
00:16 γγ§γ³γ¬γΌγΏγ²γ | ChokoreΜta-hime by Motoshita Izumi
01:29 Star Trek Explorer Presents: Star Trek "Q And False" And Other Stories - Anthology (for #booktrek )
04:28 The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, Narrated by Stephen Briggs
09:15 Currently Reading
09:55 Life updates
10:28 Recommendations
Translated Fiction Tuesday - youtu.be/8wMMmbnZ2N0?si=qjN4md7sspMk-nMM
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Booktube prize - booktubeprize.org
WIT Month - womenintranslation.org
Garbaugust - youtube.com/watch?v=yyJfFpWogwc #garbaugust
Books mentioned:
Elena Knows
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Spacecops Mindblast
The Eyre Affair
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00:16 My Murder by Katie Williams (influenced by @leandrathetbrzero )
06:42 The Exvangelicals by Sarah McCammon
15:26 Currently Reading
15:58 Watching Updates
Great British Menu S7
Defending the Guilty
17:48 Life updates
19:46 Recommendations
The Importance of Fiction - youtu.be/KXWvcU5VPGc?si=sFlKXZH4pWpkZTd7
Locus Award Ceremony - youtu.be/_Ss-a0UgRJo?si=abnIGCdKVyOw9HlP
Ursula K Leguin shortlist - ursulakleguin.com/prize24
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π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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00:26 Mid Month Book Bash reads - Nonfiction on Doing Nothing
In Praise of Wasting Time by Alan Lightman
The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by HΓ©ctor GarcΓa & Francesc Miralles
Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto, translated by Don Knotting
Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan
04:40 Wild Diplomacy by D.G. Redd
06:54 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ( for #bigbooksummer )
14:10 Currently Reading?
15:04 Life updates
18:07 Recommendations
Shawn & Bob on the pressure to keep up - youtu.be/08KtsuofpCE?si=hJcqVndLfrcLwvIu
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1. Best book youβve read so far
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. Favourite new author (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favourite character
10. Book that made you cry
11. Book that made you happy
12. Best book to film adaptation you saw this year
13. Favorite video you made this year so far
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?
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00:26 Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett
03:08 Wicked by Gregory Maguire (for #bigbooksummer )
11:10 Currently Reading
11:46 Watching Updates
The Amazing Maurice
12:48 Life updates
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00:26 Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman
03:42 The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (and Their Muses) by Terri-Lynne DeFino
09:33 Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby by Matthew Inman
10:35 Currently Reading
11:36 Watching Updates
The Bear S3
Wunderbar
Bodkin S1
14:10 Life updates
15:20 Recommendations
Suey's 5 reasons you should read - youtu.be/4LjWwhmfcZQ?si=h4rUH4HBvEpqnNX2
Infinite Text of Booktuber fears - youtu.be/iqJWuI5NZAw?si=CIhR0SIwYGUAWkIJ
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00:42 The Modiste Mishap by Erica Ridley
02:39 Nobody's Princess by Erica Ridley
06:38 Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (influenced by @PoorPersonsBookReviewer )
11:12 The Strange Bird by Jeff Vandermeer
15:02 Your' Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns (influenced by @lindysmagpiereads @GunpowderFictionPlot )
20:21 Currently Reading
20:48 Watching Updates
Bridgerton S3 Part 2
Thelma
Scoop
Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda
27:40 Life updates
34:47 Recommendations
So Mayer, Sarah Shin, and Theo Le Guin on Space Crone - youtu.be/3iJLXfYUbwU?si=peC73S9qDjLh7_MO
Lisa See Author Chat - youtube.com/live/rSB5lQhP6ks?si=GZcmidpi5zPb4l7r
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00:21 Bulletproof Witch: The Delivery of Flesh by F.J. Blair (for #juneontherange )
03:02 Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson
09:11 Currently Reading
09:29 Watching Updates
Welcome to Wrexham S3
Mom P.I. S1
11:35 Life updates
12:40 Recommendations
ToriTalks & KaysHiddenShelf discuss illness rep in fantasy: youtube.com/live/tV7uKWx-DmA?si=sjqfN3fmzhahC0Mj
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π The Prompt π
How do you choose and organize your booktube watching?
- Where do you browse videos? Home, Subscriptions, Channel pages, or somewhere else?
- Do you add videos to queue/watch later/playlists or just click and watch?
- What factors into your decisions to watch or add to playlist?
- What order do you watch? By date published, date added, by channel, type of video, or some other priority?
- Are there types or factors in videos that you skip?
β¨ I Tag β¨
@awebofstories
@AaronReadABook
@BookChatWithPat8668
@anotherbibliophilereads
@MargaretPinard
@LunaciaBooks
@BandysBooks
@LiterateTexan
@mildrumpus
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff
@BernasBookishAdventures
@MsReadsAlot
@novelideea
@ObscureBookAdventures
@saintdonoghue
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00:57 Sitcom Star by Jackie Lau (influenced by @ThatsSoPoe )
03:02 Love & Saffron by Kim Fay (influenced by@SupposedlyFun & for #readhistoricalfiction2024)
07:00 So Many Beginnings by Bethany C Morrow (for #readhistoricalfiction2024)
10:35 Currently Reading
10:54 Watching Updates
11:49 Life updates
15:48 Recommendations
Thelma youtu.be/B0NlEIXbjcw?si=_a_zvTBk2spizl0h
Bookworm youtu.be/-G09lIv0CT8?si=o5AMrXCXIIYyu4rl
We Were Dangerous youtu.be/R0mRPMX-WCc?si=5MrH2olJNNyHMub2
Bandy's Books makes Gumbo! youtu.be/OWubHvyvRfo?si=Ign6k5rp8DY6Kcvc
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00:00 Book 4: Master Slave Husband Wife
10:52 Book 5: Crossings
13:58 Sculpture Park
31:13 Book 6: Built From the Fire
34:18 Lantern Festival
π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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00:15 The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (for #transgirlapril #bigbooksummer )
06:40 Big Panda, Tiny Dragon by James Norbury
07:51 Murder Most Royal by S.J. Bennett
14:34 Currently Reading
15:04 Watching Updates
Great British Menu S5
Fiesta en la Madriguera
19:56 Life updates
20:42 Recommendations
ReligionforBreakfast on The Amish - youtu.be/iCFff38wPV8?si=SoVO2PqBt6-m0n6M
Infinite Text on fun with words - youtu.be/Lcd5MkBGLh0?si=MFoofi0QyA3Y8Lbh
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00:00 Intro
01:30 Assignment reaction
05:30 Book 1 - What an Owl Knows
21:15 Zoo Bird tour!
25:07 Book 2 - Doppelganger
50:46 Book 3 - Memoir of My Former Self
57:57 Botanical Garden Tulips & Sakura!
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00:15 The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (for #horrormayhem)
04:12 Strike Your Heart by AmΓ©lie Nothomb, translated by Alison Anderson (for #miserymay)
08:15 Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington (for #miserymay)
12:13 The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. Saks (for #mentalhealthmay)
18:23 Currently Reading
18:51 Watching Updates
Queenpins
19:51 Life updates
21:23 Recommendations
Jennifer's How do you experience reading? - youtu.be/KbDjuOrWP8s?si=oYCzV0vA3C7TWeo7
Katie's Visualisation, Subvocalisation and Reading - youtu.be/CP-T9PfEuYw?si=4O2chVBXWTETNBGA
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booktubeprize.org
π Books mentioned π
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein
A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel
Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo
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Mentioned:
#BigBookSummer - Summer readathon, books over 400 pages
#juneontherange - Month long readathon focused on Westerns
Books:
Half an Inch of Water
Bulletproof Witch
Wicked
Murder Most Royal
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Here are the prompts:
1- How and when did you get into horror?
2- What was the first horror book you read?
3- What horror related goodness can we expect from your channel?
4- Do you have any favorite themes or subgenre within horror?
5- Name an underrated horror novel or author
6- Name an overrated horror novel or author
7- Recommend 3 of your favorite horror novels
8- Recommend a book for someone who is new to the horror genre
9- Are there any book to film adaptions that you particularly loved or hated?
10- How do you discover new, or new to you, horror books?
11- What was the last horror book that you bought?
12- What horror book is at the top of your wishlist?
13- Tag others!
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01:07 Mislaid In Parts Half Known by Sea an McGuire
04:56 House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg, illustrated by Julie Morestad
10:54 Radical Love by Zachary Levi (for #mentalhealthmay )
21:22 Currently Reading
21:56 Life Updates
26:21 Watching Updates
Making the Cut S1-3
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
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Little Dancer Aged Fourteen by Camille Laurens, translated from French by Willard Wood
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Tour the SLAM collection online - slam.org/collection/objects
00:30 Wired for Love by Stephanie Cacioppo
05:05 The OUT Side collected by The Kao (influenced by @lindysmagpiereads )
08:21 Watching updates
Autistic Bikini Queen
Bridgerton S3 P1
11:28 Life Updates
14:39 Recommendations
LWT: Libraries - youtu.be/42xZB80sZaI?si=qkKR7qk6qr4yuzvM
Willow Classics Roast - youtu.be/0wtau4Cs4ss?si=Ag-q-2c4yh3zBJOB
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π₯ 4-5 Stars
π 2.5-3.5 Stars
β DNF-2 Stars
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