Big Book Haul & (more) Channel Plans Stalking Kafka 2024-05-19 | There are a few things I forgot to mention in my last video!I mentioned @GemofBooks , @GunpowderFictionPlot , @Shellyish and @litwithkat in this video (Hiiiii!)If you are interested participating in the readalong for East of Eden, please let me know in the comments section or send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka. It will run from June 15th - July 31st (ish). I will create a full schedule and post it with my June TBR. BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Fayne by Ann-Marie McDonaldThe Bandit Queens by Parini ShroffPond by Claire-Louise Bennett Mothering by Ainslie HogarthHurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor tr. Sophie HughesA Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Bliss Montage by Ling MaDances by Nicole Cuffy The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino tr. Alexander O. SmithReproduction by Ian WilliamsManhattan Beach by Jennifer Eagan Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy ElfmanBiography of X by Catherine Lacey Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Milk Teeth by Jessica AndrewsThe Friend by Sigrid Nunez Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett The Wall by Marlen Haushofer tr. Shaun WhitesideSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me!
Reading 1 Star Reviews of Books I love Stalking Kafka 2024-10-13 | This video was a massive edit so please forgive me if I don't get to the show notes until tomorrow. :)I mentioned Kim from @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @BooksandLala in this video (Hiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Therese Raquin by Emile ZolaWuthering Heights by Emily BronteBunny by Mona AwadA Tale For The Time Being by Ruth OzekiMaps Of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie MortimerInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonLoved and Missed by Susie BoytElena Knows by Claudia PineiroJames by Percival EverettGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - / stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - / 2. . Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me!
October TBR & Martyr! Readalong Stalking Kafka 2024-09-27 | If you wish to join the Martyr! read along, please send me a message on voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaHere is the tentative schedule:Week 1 - up to end of Ch. 7Week 2 - up to end of Ch. 14Week 3 - up to end of Ch. 22Week 4 - up to End. Victober is a month-long readathon celebrating Victorian literature hosted by:@katiejlumsden @katehowereads @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @BlatantlyBookish The ChallengesKate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialisedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Gothtober runs from Oct. 1 - 31st and is hosted by:Olivia @OliviasCatastrophe Hannah @LadetteM Tish @itslatishag BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Lakewood by Megan GiddingsDark Places by Gillian FlynnFingersmith by Sarah WatersMothering by Ainslie HogarthThe Lost Tarot by Sarah HenstraThe Silent Companions by Laura PurcellThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsThe Romance of a Shop by Amy LevyNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellCrying in H-Mart by Michelle ZaunerSilence by Shusaku EndoGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - / stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - / 2. . Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! #victober #gothtober
August Reading Wrap-Up 🎏 Women in Translation, Booker Prize books & The Guest by Emma Cline Stalking Kafka 2024-09-21 | She's back and in fine form. More show notes to come. If you wish to join me in the Martyr! read along, please send me a message on voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaExpected start - week of October 1st.SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Hobonichi Unboxing 2025 😍 Cousin, Weeks Mega, 5 Year Journal Gift Box and Accessories Stalking Kafka 2024-09-18 | My first Hobonichi/Planner video ever! Normally this channel is all about books but here I am sharing my other passion/obsession.NB. I realized pretty quickly that the plastic covers I got were cover on covers - oops! I wonder if that mean a cloth cover for my cousin is in my future...
National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction Reaction & Book Haul Stalking Kafka 2024-09-15 | To find out more about The National Book Award, follow this link - nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-longlist-for-fictionThe Longlist:Ghostroots by Pemi AgudaMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarThe Most by Jessica AnthonyCatalina by Karla Cornejo VillavicencioJames by Percival EverettAll Fours by Miranda JulyCreation Lake by Rachel KushnerMy Friends by Hisham MitarYr Dead by Sam SaxRejection by Tony TulathimutteMore about this year's Booker Prize: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booke...The Longlist:My Friends by Hisham Matar James by Percival Everett This Strange Eventful History by Claire MessudOrbital by Samantha Harvey Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Held by Anne MichaelsWandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte WoodWild Houses by Colin Barrett Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Playground by Richard Powers Enlightenment by Sarah Perry To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Booktube Prize Finalist Announcement video - youtu.be/8IBWA332lfk?si=EgVVc-WVbr5AXaj0Finalist Books:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadTom Lake by Ann PatchettWellness by Nathan HillThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueNorthWoods by Daniel MasonBookstores mentioned:Maktaba Bookstorehttps://www.maktaba.online/en/Pulp Bookstore & Cafepulpbooks.caThrift Booksthriftbooks.comSUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Invisible Man | Ralph Ellisons Groundbreaking Novel Stalking Kafka 2024-09-09 | Ralph Ellison's debut novel Invisible Man explores the complex themes of racial justice, racial identity, and the search for one's authentic self. It does all of this with great artistic integrity and ingenuity that was truly groundbreaking in its time. In this video I take a deep dive into the main themes and surrealist approach to the narrative. I also give a bit of background on Ellison's life and work, the novel's initial reception and its legacy. I hope you enjoy it! Photo by Jeff WallAfter ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue, 1999-2000Transparency in lightbox68 1/2 × 98 3/5 in | 174 × 250.5 cmMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
We Need To Talk: The Giller Prize Controversy I An Explainer Stalking Kafka 2024-09-05 | A very special thank you to Carina @time4reading who you can find on Instagram instagram.com/time4reading?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==for a great chat and guidance on where to get information - especially in referring the article from The Walrus. Please make sure to follow her!Here is a link to the article published in The Walrus that I relied on pretty heavily to inform this video:thewalrus.ca/giller-prize-genocideThe Toronto Star Article published yesterday:thestar.com/entertainment/giller-prize-releases-long-list-drops-scotiabank-from-name/article_2e391e03-940f-5715-8b9a-9c627e475685.htmlThe Guardian Article on Canada's Withdrawal of Arms Sales: theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/19/canada-halt-arms-sales-to-israelGoodreads List of Authors (including those boycotting)goodreads.com/list/show/205061.Giller_Prize_2024_PredictionsI mentioned Jolene from @BookwormAdventureGirl in this video (Hiiii!)SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
September TBR ft. #strayaseptember 🦘 #shortyseptember 🩳 & #framedinseptember 👩🎨 Stalking Kafka 2024-08-31 | To join in on reading The Moonstone, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaAnnouncement Video - youtu.be/AdHwjtUaxDE?si=18HI-JAmua_q2Tjw#strayaseptemberStraya September Announcement Video:@GunpowderFictionPlot youtu.be/UKhwP7W-u_Y?si=bj5aKr_9fPDz0Is4Prompt 1 - Read a book by an Australian AuthorPrompt 2 - Deadly Book - Read a book by an Indigenous authorPrompt 3 - Immigrant Book - Read a book by an Immigrant or the family member of the immigrantPrompt 4 - Read a book by an author from a state or territory you haven't read from yet (in this readathon),#shortyseptemberShorty September Hosts:@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers #FramedinSeptember #ArtReadathonHOSTS:Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Lindy @lindysmagpiereads Heather @heathergregg9975 Hannah @HannahsBooks READ-ALONG PROMPTS:1) Read a book about art (fiction or nonfiction)2) Experience art (live performance or museum/gallery visit)* Bonus prompt: Create art or tell us about a work of art that has special meaning to youSUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Booktube Prize Semi-Final Rankings 🏆 Horror, Historical, Western? The good, the bad & the...boring? Stalking Kafka 2024-08-25 | To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Booktube Prize Finalist Announcement video - youtu.be/8IBWA332lfk?si=EgVVc-WVbr5AXaj0Special thanks to @Robert.Sheard for all his work in organizing the prize (Hiiii!)Books in Group B:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadLone Women by Victor LavalleTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe House of Doors by Tan Twan EngWellness by Nathan HillThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueFinalist Books:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadTom Lake by Ann PatchettWellness by Nathan HillThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueNorthWoods by Daniel MasonGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#booktubeprize #BookTubePrize
Help! Hurricane Chaos Aftermath 🌀Making Lemonade 🍋Physical TBR Jar & Unhaul Stalking Kafka 2024-08-16 | To join in on reading The Moonstone, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaAnnouncement Video - youtu.be/AdHwjtUaxDE?si=18HI-JAmua_q2TjwThe video of sad books by booktubers from @GunpowderFictionPlot is on the other side of this link - youtu.be/M8BmXpn9gpI?si=wGMZA7_yOZU6XXfHI also mentioned Shelly, Gemma, Elisabeth and Ben from @Shellyish , @GemofBooks , @bouquinsbooks and @benreadsgood in this video (Hiiiii!)SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#tbrjar
A Wilkie Collins Readalong Announcement Stalking Kafka 2024-08-14 | The fun begins on August 17th!To join in on reading The Moonstone, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaThe Proposed Reading Schedule (depending on the edition): Week 1: Aug 17 - Aug 23Pages: 1-80 (ish)Prologue + First Period, Chapter 1-7Week 2: Aug 24 - Aug 30Pages: 81-190 (ish)First Period, Chapter 8-19Week 3: Aug 31 - Sep 6Pages: 191-260 (ish)Second Period, Chapters 1-6 (Miss Clack’s narrative)Week 4: Sep 7 - Sep 13Pages: 261-320 (ish)Third Narrative, Chapter 1-5 (Franklin Blake’s narrative)Week 5: Sep 14 - Sep 20 Pages: 321-400 (ish)Fourth Narrative, Chapter 1-7 (Ezra Jennings’ narrative)Week 6: Sep 21 - Sep 27Pages: 401-480Fifth Narrative + Epilogue
Learn A Language Book Tag I Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Stalking Kafka 2024-08-09 | I was tagged by the wonderful Camila @hasteyebooks to do this super fun tag all about learning a new language and I loved doing it - so much fun! Thank you for tagging me Camila (and hiii!)This tag is by the lovely Jay @my0.25lifecrisis How the tag works:Translate the questions into the language of your choice, then answer the corresponding prompt.1. A book in the language you're learning -- Pick a book that is translated from the language you are currently learning2. What is your name? -- Pick a book with a name in the title3. I'm sorry, I don't understand. -- Pick a book w/ a miscommunication4. How much does it cost? -- Pick a book about money.5. Where is ...? -- Pick a book about a place.6. How are you? -- Pick a book about emotions, or a book that made you feel emotions lol7. Pick a random word in the language you're learning -- Pick a book w/ that word in the title8. Please and Thank you! -- Tag your friends!! & Thank the ppl for watching :DPeople I'm tagging: @benreadsgood @CharlieBrookReads @savagereadsIf you enjoy these videos and you would like to leave me a tip, thank you so much! ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
August TBR 💎 Readalong announcement 💫 WIT Readathon 🍐Booker Longlist Reaction 😈Garbaugust Stalking Kafka 2024-08-03 | Another Readalong announcement!Please let me know if you are interested in reading along with me from Aug 17 - Sept 28. We will choose either The Moonstone or The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. A poll will be posted shortly as a community post and you can vote there or you can leave me a message in the comments section. The WIT Reading Challenge was created by @charlottemolloy and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/_L8juMTizks?si=OLn_USiwF9YCyV8OTo find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Booktube Prize Finalist Announcement video - youtu.be/8IBWA332lfk?si=EgVVc-WVbr5AXaj0Finalist Books:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadTom Lake by Ann PatchettWellness by Nathan HillThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueNorthWoods by Daniel MasonGarbaugust was created by @CriminOllyBlog and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts, hosts and fun related activities here - youtu.be/KuTe79ktYE8?si=5o0MghEyYUnjwDq2I also mentioned Scott from @GunpowderFictionPlot in this video (Hiiii)If you enjoy these videos and you would like to leave me a tip, thank you so much! ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#booktubeprize #bookerprize #womenintranlationmonthreadathon #garbaugust #witreadathon
What To Read For Women In Translation Month? Book on my Radar 📡 Stalking Kafka 2024-07-27 | It's a late upload so please forgive me in advance for adding the notes tomorrow.The WIT Reading Challenge was created by @charlottemolloy and you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/_L8juMTizks?si=OLn_USiwF9YCyV8OIf you enjoy these videos and you would like to leave me a tip, thank you so much! ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Recent Reads 🐍 6 mini book reviews including Brotherless Night, Joan, James & Sociopath Stalking Kafka 2024-07-21 | I have a lot of words apparently...long video but these books give me so much to think and talk about! Wrapping up a few from #miserymay @GemofBooks & @GunpowderFictionPlot and #readhistoricalfiction2024 @Shellyish BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Bodies of Light by Jennifer DownBrotherless Night by V.V. GaneshananthanKillingly by Katharine BeutnerSociopath by Patric GagneJoan by Katherine J. Chen James by Percival EveretteGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Booker Longlist Predictions ❔Just call it Intuition at this point... Stalking Kafka 2024-07-13 | To find out more about the Booker Prize follow the link below:Website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024I also mentioned Eric, Charlotte, Scott and Ben from @EricKarlAnderson , @charlottemolloy , @GunpowderFictionPlot and @benreadsgood in this video (Hiiiii!)SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#bookerprize
Reading Goals Check-In & July TBR Stalking Kafka 2024-07-06 | It's sweltering but that won't stop me from adding more books to the old TBR pile!The Jane Austen Reading Challenge was created by Katie over at @katiejlumsden , you can find the announcement video with all the prompts here youtu.be/wJ6CqZ1Zst4?si=el8sQVjqk34sNde5To find out more about the Booktube Prize follow the link below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize I also mentioned Scott and Eric from @GunpowderFictionPlot and @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: East of Eden by John SteinbeckSociopath by Patric GagneInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonJames by Percival EverettDoppelgänger by Naomi Klein Emma by Jane AustenAnita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl GonzálezThe Coast Road by Alan MurrinFish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku OndaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me!
2024 Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag Stalking Kafka 2024-06-30 | Booktube often makes you feel close to people in ways that are hard to fathom even when you haven't had the chance to meet in person. I felt that way about Alice and like so many in the booktube community I am heartbroken that she is gone. She will be dearly missed. Here is Alice's Mid-Year Freak Out Video from last year - youtu.be/n5GgUGXmnBQ?si=qSiHZwEv6En_bVYVOther Creators I mention in this video: @GemofBooks and @CharlieBrookReads @bouquinsbooks I am tagging:@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing @madeubook @HannahsBooks @eyesonindie Questions/Prompts:1. Best book you've read so far this year.2. Best sequel you've read this year.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 this year6. Biggest surprise this year7. Favourite new author8. Newest fictional crush9. Newest favourite character10. Book that made you cry.11. Book that made you happy12. Most beautiful book you've bought (or received) so far this year.13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#midyearfreakoutbooktag
12 Books to read this Summer 🛶According to The Globe and Mail 🇨🇦 Canadas National Newspaper Stalking Kafka 2024-06-23 | The original article from The Globe & Mail can be found here - theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-summer-books-2024The New Yorker Article by Leslie Jamison can be found here - newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/27/a-friend-died-with-her-novel-unfinished-could-i-realize-her-visionSUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
A (Bookish) UK Travel Vlog Stalking Kafka 2024-06-16 | Words can't describe how much I loved every minute of this trip. I only wish I had had the chance to meet up with more bookish folks. Special shout outs to @kitthereader and @GemofBooks for making time in their lives for little old me. I also mentioned @EveningReader in this video (Hiii Priscilla!). BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadHow To Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairMonsters by Claire DedererParasites by Daphne duMaurierBeloved by Toni MorrisonA Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Eagan SONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound) Letters by Ever So BlueLost In Time With You by Paper TwinsSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Booktube Prize 2024 | The Fiction Semifinals Stalking Kafka 2024-06-14 | To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Booktube Prize Semifinalist Announcement video - youtu.be/jIWSv8AYiw4?si=ObUMQ4EX0EmjxIpwBooks in Group B:Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadLone Women by Victor LavalleTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe House of Doors by Tan Twan EngWellness by Nathan HillThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#booktubeprize #BookTubePrize
June TBR ☀️Booktube Prize Semifinals, A Historical Fiction Readathon & Pride Stalking Kafka 2024-06-08 | If you are interested participating in the readalong for East of Eden, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafka. Here is the schedule: June 15 - June 22 - Part 1 (p.3 - 129)June 22 - June 29 - Part 2 (p.129 - 272)June 29 - July 6 - Part 3 (p.272 - 410)July 6 - July 13 - Part 4 (p.413 - 602)To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize The historical fiction readathon is hosted by @Shellyish and you can watch the announcement video here - youtu.be/m1-KAI2SvFI?si=Bu6n097zcXdQ3jaI also mentioned Sarah from @eyesonindie in this video (Hiiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: East of Eden by John Steinbeck Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadWhite Noise by Don DeLliloThe Boarding School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshinskaya tr. Karen RosneckHousekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonCeremony by Leslie Marmon SilkoJoan by Katherine J. Chen James by Percival EverettMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe New Life by Tom CreweCity of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertThe Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersIn The Dream House by Carmen Maria MachadoSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me!
April Wrap-Up Stalking Kafka 2024-05-25 | 1K! Special Thanks to @Shellyish for the wonderful shout-out! Trans Girl April Readathon by @CestKevvie - youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=2IosfKOxczdXz4NuPeople April by Ros & Elisabeth from @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and @bouquinsbooks - youtu.be/Gt-_GfGU4wk?si=ZG-EJSoajae_-GSxBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: O Caledonia by Elspeth BarkerOrdinary Human Failings by Meghan NolanSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyNothing To See Here by Kevin WilsonPage Boy by Elliot PageAll Boys Aren't Blue by George M. JohnsonGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#womensprize #transgirlapril #peopleapril
Current Reads & Channel Plans Summer 2024 Stalking Kafka 2024-05-12 | Do I actually have plans? Yes, yes, I do. I think.I mentioned @GunpowderFictionPlot , @GemofBooks and @BookwormAdventureGirl in this video (Hiiiii!)If you are interested in a read along for East of Eden, please let me know in the comments section or send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Birnam Wood by Eleanor CattonBrotherless Night by V.V. GaneshananthanA History of Burning by Janice OzaCocktail by Lisa AlwardChrysalis by Abuja VargheseSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyNothing To See Here by Kevin WilsonKillingly by Katharine BeutnerBodies of Light by Jennifer DownGerminal by Emile ZolaEast of Eden by John Steinbeck The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsWhite Noise by Don DeLliloThe Boarding School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshinskaya tr. Karen RosneckCeremony by Leslie Marmon SilkoHousekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonJulia by Sandra NewmanEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadFly On The Wall by E. LockhartApeiragon by Colum McCannNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
May TBR 💬 ChatGPT tells me what to read 🔫 Star Wars Readathon Stalking Kafka 2024-05-05 | It's here again! The May the Force Read with You Readathon! A Star Wars inspired reading challenge created by Erik from @BreakevenBooks The announcement video can be found here - youtu.be/BTMxWmVI7pM?si=ayyRHxMuynDooC5JReadathon Prompts and Info: breakevenbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/May-The-Force-Read-With-You-2024-Prompts-and-Information.pdfI participated in the readathon last year and had so much fun! You can see my 2023 TBR video here - youtu.be/1YhYX-aKSR8?si=nl60RAYLaZY6PHmqOther Readathons and Reading Challenges Mentioned: Misery May hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot & @GemofBooks Mental Health May hosted by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH & @MarilynMayaMendozaAsian Readathon hosted by @withcindy Booktube Spin hosted by @FreshlyReadBooks & @TheBookBully Other channels mentioned:@BookwormAdventureGirl @benreadsgood BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirOut by Natsuo KirinoNothing To See Here by Kevin WilsonSociopath by Patric GagneKillingly by Katharine BeutnerTom Lake by Ann PatchettEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadBodies of Light by Jennifer DownNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaNightbloom by Peace Adzo MedieGerminal by Emile ZolaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Misery May Stalking Kafka 2024-04-27 | Misery is synonymous with agony, anguish, despair, discomfort, gloom, grief. hardship, headache, heartache, sadness, sorrow, squalor, suffering, torment. torture, woe and we will experience it all together this month! Misery May is hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot and @GemofBooks Please check out their recommendation videosyoutu.be/H0V8s-qvgPQ?si=VdyXy7j1nNcNwWEByoutu.be/W9U3Kq6oL7I?si=SfGS95_1QbFesZLMIn the opening montage:Sorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaStoner by John WilliamsThe Bell Jar by Silvia PlathThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaBeloved by Toni MorrisonWuthering Heights by Emily BronteAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyMy picks:Host Pick, Classic - Germinal by Emile ZolaIllness - Notes On An Execution by Danya KukafkaGroup Read - Bodies of Light by Jennifer DownWar - Brotherless Night V. V. GaneshananthanTranslation - Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector tr. Benjamin MoserImmigrant - Wandering Souls by Cecile PinFeminist - Killingly by Katharine BeutnerGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com #miserymay #sadbooks This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
March Reading Wrap-Up | Mind Blown 🤯 | Buckle Up Buttercup 🌼 Stalking Kafka 2024-04-20 | Reading Invisible Man and two slave narratives concurrently really blew my mind this month. Let me tell you about it - or try because I also can't seem to find the words.BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonNarrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by HimselfIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsDopesick by Beth Macy I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca MakkaiAnd Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottThe Observer by Marina EndicottThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag Stalking Kafka 2024-04-14 | Original Tag – @RoisinsReading – youtu.be/_rakAxBu-dMMy video from last year - youtu.be/4dxideJfJD4?si=IowlwiavBIVdblJtChannels Mentioned @GunpowderFictionPlot @benreadsgood @BookishTexan @M-J @GemofBooks @RosieCockshutt Shout-outs@alysereads @BeyondBooks-wt5il @Showmeyourshelfie Questions: How many books have you read so far? Have you already found a book you think might be a 2024 favourite? If not what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite five star? Any 1 star books / least favourite book of the year? Most read genre so far?A book that surprised you? Book that's come out in 2024 already that you want to read but haven't yet? One goal you made that you're succeeding at One goal you made you need to focus on New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2023 you recommend?BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsNarrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by HimselfNorth Woods by Daniel MasonBriefly, A Delicious Life by Nell StevensAnd Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottLoved and Missed by Susie BoytBoulder by Eva Baltasar tr. Julia SanchesRouge by Mona AwadBig Swiss by Jen Beagin James by Percival EverettClear by Carys DaviesLoot by Tania JamesPage Boy by Elliot PageCocktail by Lisa AlwardChrysalis by Anuja VargheseBrotherless Night by V. V. GaneshananthanSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyNightbloom by Peace MedzieOrdinary Human Failings by Meghan NolanSUPPORT MY CHANNEL - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
My BookTube Prize Rankings - Let me explain... Stalking Kafka 2024-04-06 | Talking through my rankings from Group D - #booktubeprize Octofinals. BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Old God's Time by Sebastian BarrySmall Mercies by Dennis LehaneThe Vaster Wild's by Lauren GroffBig Swiss by Jen BeaganLoved and Missed by Susie BoytSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Reading Prize Listed Books 🚘Visiting Ottawa 🎈Birthday Books & Glasses Shopping 🤓 Stalking Kafka 2024-04-01 | What a week it's been! From shopping for books from the Women's Prize longlist in Ottawa to buying new glasses at Costco to trying to decide on my rankings for the #booktubeprize...hope you'll tag along with me. Oh and I sort of celebrate my birthday too!Bookstores I visited in Ottawa 1. Octopus Books - octopusbooks.ca2. Black Squirrel Books - blacksquirrelbooks.caBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffLoved and Missed by Susie BoytCocktail: Stories by Lisa AlwardAnd Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottI Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca MakkaiOrdinary Human Failings by Meghan NolanSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyThe Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Brotherless Night by V. V. GaneshananthanChrysalis by Anuja VargheseNightbloom by Peace MedzieSONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound) Sleepwalking by MindmeWho's That Girl by ElFL Feat. Vicki VoxSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
April TBR 💐 Reading Prize Books, Memoirs and more... Stalking Kafka 2024-03-29 | TBR Clearout hosted by Katie @katiejlumsden - youtu.be/pElOO3PrFkU?si=V1rjsSeXxXa6BUhgTrans Girl April Readathon by @CestKevvie - youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=2IosfKOxczdXz4NuPeople April by Ros & Elisabeth from @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and @bouquinsbooks - youtu.be/Gt-_GfGU4wk?si=ZG-EJSoajae_-GSxBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Page Boy by Elliot PageSuperfan by Jen Sookfong LeeHow To Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideOrdinary Human Failings by Meghan NolanSoldier Sailor by Claire KilroyNightbloom by Peace MedzieThe Wren, The Wren by Anne EnrightChrysalis by Anuja VargheseBrotherless Night by V. V. GaneshananthanGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#womensprize carolshieldsprize #transgirlapril #peopleapril
The Book Prize Tag Stalking Kafka 2024-03-23 | I created a book tag! The Book Prize Tag Questions:1. Which book prizes are you familiar with? 2. Do you follow any of the lists for book prizes? If you do, which ones and why?3. Do you make it a point to read books long or short listed for any of the book prizes?4. If you have, have the books you’ve read been as good as the prize jury thought? 5. Are there any books that you have loved that you think should have been awarded a prize?6. Have you ever made any predictions for book prizes? Was it difficult to do? How accurate were your predictions?7. What do you think about book prizes? Do you think book prizes are a good idea?8. Tag peopleCreators mentioned in this video (Hiiii!)@BookwormAdventureGirl @shawnbreathesbooks @GemofBooks @CharlieBrookReads @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @GunpowderFictionPlot @eyesonindie @lindysmagpiereads Lindy's video on classifications of books - youtu.be/6DWRwKxqiKw?si=KgicMYE4QeEri7ngScott's video about the Jhalak Prize Longlist - youtu.be/Tcb82lF7HQg?si=6SIUOdzgsjhk8PsdSarah's video about The Republic of Consciousness Prize Longlist - youtu.be/Pr6v63RnLBY?si=tb-vBi6bLNlvXf-tGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#bookprizetag
Jan-Feb Wrap-Up Pt. 2 | 🥵 Starting with a Rant 🌹Rouge, Bad Cree & more Stalking Kafka 2024-03-16 | Hi Everyone, in the beginning of this video, I give a bit of a rant-y response to a comment made complaining about my noisy animal on my recently published video about Middlemarch.If you want to skip it, the actual book reviews start at - 06:00 Bad CreeN.B. I put a lot of thought into that MIddlemarch video, so nobody is more annoyed than I am that it isn't perfect and that the background pitter patter of Fifi's unclipped paws would be such an irritant (I found it very annoying myself!) Luckily, it doesn't last for the whole video so you can skip ahead to get past it if it is too distracting. The imperfect sound recording is simply the result of the undeniable reality that my channel offers free (to youtube) content created by an amateur with less than enough extra time for her passion projects. All of my videos reflect the production values of a hobbyist doing her best to make the content interesting and conversation worthy. I will strive to improve when and where I can but I can't be making any promises until the day dawns when I have a technical team I can blame (or at least a dog wrangler). I truly hope it doesn't deter any of you who are interested in my ideas about Middlemarch from checking it out. Here is a link to it - youtu.be/w7q5fbQT2WA?si=2uEuWP0YH7dc6KTCAs always, thanks for watching and enjoy!Jess.BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Bad Cree by Jessica JohnsThe Appeal by Janice HalletThe Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes tr. Ann GoldsteinThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueRouge by Mona AwardGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Middlemarch | The Greatest Novel Of All Time Stalking Kafka 2024-03-13 | Let's unpack the reasons that Middlemarch is widely considered to be the greatest novel of all time. Chapters:00:00 - 01:18 Introduction01:18 - 02:30 Themes Discussed02:30 - 05:30 George Eliot's Life05:30 - 08:20 Brief Plot Summary 08:20 - 13:50 Why It's The Greatest Novel 13:50 - 23:11 Characterization23:11 - 27:31 Country Life27:31 - 31:10 Romance and Love31:10 - 34:29 Comedy34:29 - 39:09 Is Middlemarch a feminist novel?39:09 - 42:10 An Enduring Legacy Granola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Jan-Feb Wrap-Up Pt. 1 | 7 Mini Book Reviews 🪲 North Woods, 🦜 Still Life + My first Toni Morrison! Stalking Kafka 2024-03-10 | How have I not been able to post a reading wrap-up yet in 2024?! Here it is! Part 1 of a 2 part wrap-up for January and February.I mentioned @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonJunie by Chelene KnightBriefly, A Delicious Life by Nell StevensBoulder by Eva Baltasar tr. Julia SanchesStill Life by Sarah WinmanTides by Sara FreemanNorth Woods by Daniel MasonGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist Reaction Stalking Kafka 2024-03-09 | The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-longlistI mentioned @jenniferlovesbooks and @hasteyebooks in this video (Hiiii!)Camila's prediction video - youtu.be/oodjqdtdHfQ?si=E2-aLnhzhIFfFVOzJennifer's review of I Have Some Questions For You - youtu.be/MRCSk3vB9Dw?si=qKky_rxjAEU25a5_Granola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#carolshieldsprize
Womens Prize for Fiction Longlist Reaction & March TBR Stalking Kafka 2024-03-05 | The Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist: womensprize.comI mentioned @lindysmagpiereads in this video (Hiiii!)Fierce Reads Readathon:Shelly: @Shellyish Sandy: @MsReadsAlot Julie: @Bookishtravels1 Kristin: @EntertheBook TBR Spin:Sara: @FreshlyReadBooks Jill: @TheBookBully BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: And Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonLoved and Missed by Susie BoytThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffO Caledonia by Elspeth BarkerIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsNarrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by HimselfDopesick by Beth Macy On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Observer by Marina EndicottFake Accounts by Lauren OylerGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#womensprize #booktube
Womens Prize for Fiction Predictions 2024 Stalking Kafka 2024-03-01 | To find out everything you need to know about the Women's Prize, please visit: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2024-prizeScott's video - Reading Booktubers Favourites - youtu.be/rUPW-IzCfOM?si=AfoPcdrqjesKNvjlChapters: 00:00 - 00:36 Intro00:36 - 03:28 Welcome03:28 - 08:18 Heavy Hitters08:18 - 12:13 Irish12:13 - 17:57 Canadian17:57 - 22:03 Other possibilities22:03 - 23:18 Closing23:18 - 24:18 Outro24:18 - 25:18 I have no idea why this happened in editing....enjoy a black screenI mentioned all of these lovely book tubers in this video (Hiiiiii!) - please check out their channels. @GunpowderFictionPlot @lindysmagpiereads Granola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#womensprize #booktube
Book Haul Stalking Kafka 2024-02-18 | The fabulous independent bookstores mentioned (please check them out if you are in the area) Drawn and Quarterly drawnandquarterly.comSaint Henri Bookssainthenribooks.comI also mentioned Coach House Books chbooks.comTo join the reading group for Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaHere is the schedule we will be following:Feb 17 - Feb 24 - Prologue, Ch. 1 - 4 - up to pg. 98Feb 24 - Mar 2 - Ch. 4 - Ch. 10 - up to pg. 196Mar 2 - Mar 9 - Ch. 10 - Ch. 14 - up to pg. 296Mar 9 - Mar 16 - Ch. 14 - Ch. 18 - up to pg. 383Mar 16 - Mar 23 - Ch. 18 - Ch. 23 - up to pg. 479Mar 23 - Mar 30 - Ch. 23 - End - pg. 581.I mentioned all of these lovely book tubers in this video (Hiiiiii!) - please check out their channels. @lindysmagpiereads @GunpowderFictionPlot @GemofBooks @BookwormAdventureGirl @litwithkat @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Granola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
16 Most Anticipated Books Of 2024 (so far) According to The Globe & Mail Stalking Kafka 2024-02-10 | The most anticipated books of 2024 (so far) - theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-2024-books-to-readBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Burma Sahib, by Paul Theroux (Mariner, January)Code Noir, Canisia Lubrin (Knopf, February) Alphabetical Diaries, Sheila Heti (Knopf, February) Wild Houses, Colin Barrett (M&S, March) All Fours, Miranda July (Riverhead, May) American Spirits, Russell Banks (Knopf Doubleday, March)The Road from Belhaven, Margot Livesey (Knopf Doubleday, February) The Book of Love, Kelly Link (Random House, February) Until August, Gabriel García Márquez (Knopf, March) Parasol Against the Axe, Helen Oyeyemi (Penguin, March) James, Percival Everett (Doubleday, March)The Alternatives, Caoilinn Hughes (Riverhead, April) Long Island, Colm Toibin (McClelland and Stewart, May) This Strange Eventful History, Claire Messud (Norton, May) Parade, Rachel Cusk (HarperCollins, June) Caledonian Road, Andrew O’Hagan (M&S, June)Granola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
My Huge February TBR | A Readalong 📚 Canada Reads 🇨🇦 Booktube Prize, Spins & Booktuber Book Clubs Stalking Kafka 2024-02-03 | To join the reading group for Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaHere is the schedule we will be following:Feb 17 - Feb 24 - Prologue (optional), Ch. 1 - 4 - up to pg. 98Feb 24 - Mar 2 - Ch. 4 - Ch. 10 - up to pg. 196Mar 2 - Mar 9 - Ch. 10 - Ch. 14 - up to pg. 296Mar 9 - Mar 16 - Ch. 14 - Ch. 18 - up to pg. 383Mar 16 - Mar 23 - Ch. 18 - Ch. 23 - up to pg. 479Mar 23 - Mar 30 - Ch. 23 - End - pg. 581.If you're interested in the banned books challenge, check out the announcement video here - youtu.be/6EFUXO8mC3k?si=7VY5q7r6d26e7QGcTo find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgBookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Field Announcement youtu.be/6shWVt-IblA?si=rErELA_MTKFaAm5FBooks in Group D:The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffBig Swiss by Jen Beagin Old God's Time by Sebastian BarrySmall Mercies by Dennis LehaneLoved and Missed by Susie BoytFor more information on Scott's wonderful books club hosted on patreon, you can find his announcement video @GunpowderFictionPlot or follow this link - youtu.be/uKITAcvmwoU?si=wk8Bc1i6iZVI8L_jCheck out Rick's channel @RickMacDonnell and spin video here - youtu.be/RH6Gc1-3-FQ?si=7SMnTcCnfguq8YuBThe TBR Spin is hosted by Jill @TheBookBully and Sarah @FreshlyReadBooks Storygraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...To join the Reading Across Canada reading challenge, check out Jolene's channel @BookwormAdventureGirl and her announcement video here - youtu.be/DieL5fjs2Uw?si=jyTArruq4qcAGGwZFor more information on the Canada Reads Shortlist, you can check out the CBC website here - cbc.ca/books/meet-the-canada-reads-2024-contenders-1.7073689
Booktube Prize 2024 | The Fiction Octofinals Stalking Kafka 2024-02-03 | To find out more about the Booktube Prize, follow the links below:Website: booktubeprize.orgRobert @Robert.Sheard BookTube Prize @BookTubePrize 2024 Field Announcement youtu.be/6shWVt-IblA?si=rErELA_MTKFaAm5FBooks in Group D:The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffBig Swiss by Jen Beagin Old God's Time by Sebastian BarrySmall Mercies by Dennis LehaneLoved and Missed by Susie BoytGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Reading 1 Star Reviews of Books I Loved in 2023 Stalking Kafka 2024-01-27 | It's been a tough week so I thought I would make a video about all the terrible reviews of the books I've loved this year. I read Stoner with the lovely Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot and Gemma @GemofBooks (Hiiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Tin Man by Sarah WinmanThe Bee Sting by Paul Murray Stoner by John WilliamsIn Memoriam by Alice WinnFoster by Claire Keegan Our Share Of Night by Mariana EnriquezKindred by Octavia ButlerBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonMiddlemarch by George EliotGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
December Reading Wrap-Up ⛷️ Stalking Kafka 2024-01-20 | To join in on the read-along for Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, send me a quick hello in voxer and I will add you to the group chat. web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonaldThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Crook Manifesto by Colson WhiteheadThe Break by Katherena VermetteThe Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian MillerThe Anthill by JuliOther People's Clothes by Calla Henkel Riot Days by Maria I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie MooreGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
2024 Classics TBR & Announcing A Readalog! Stalking Kafka 2024-01-15 | N.B. I misspoke when introducing The Invention of Morel and attributed the author as Borges in error - I apologize!To join me in reading The Invisible Man, please send me a message on Voxer. My handle is stalkingkafka. Vox me on Voxer! web.voxer.com/u/stalkingkafkaIf you're interested in the banned books challenge, check out the announcement video here - youtu.be/6EFUXO8mC3k?si=7VY5q7r6d26e7QGcI mentioned @EricKarlAnderson in this video (Hiiiiii!)BOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsNarrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave by HimselfInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonQuicksand by Nella LarsonThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallMaurice by E.M. ForsterSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt VonnegutThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsGerminal by Emile ZolaDespair by Vladimir NabokovThe Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares tr. Ruth L.C. SimsThe Waves by Virginia WoolfEmma by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayEast of Eden by John SteinbeckGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
Reading Goals & Channel Plans for 2024 Stalking Kafka 2024-01-11 | A very chatty video about reading goals, channel plans, bookish "resolutions" and habits for 2024. "Loose" Chapters:00:00 - 00:33 Intro00:33 - 02:01 Welcome Chit Chat02:01- 05:45 Reading Goals05:45 - 11:30 Prizes & Bookish Events11:30 - 14:48 Bookish Resolutions14:48 - 16:45 Formats & Accessing Books16:45 - 18:47 Book Clubs & Readalongs18:47 - 23:20 Videos, Vlogs & Channel Plans23:20 - 23:50 What do you want?23:50 - 24:26 Outro To find out more about the Booktube Prize, please check out the official channel here: youtube.com/@UC4CDC3kHYL8z95SXXNli5Hg To find out more about Scott's Book Club follow this link: patreon.com/GunpowderFictionandPlotTo find out more about Eric's Book Club follow this link: patreon.com/TheLonesomeReaderBookClubGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
January TBR Spin + Past and Future Readathon Stalking Kafka 2024-01-05 | The Past and Future Readathon runs throughout January and is the brain child of @novellenovels the cohosts are:@GemofBooks @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @spreadbookjoy @CharlieBrookReads @danisbookworld Gemma's announcement video is linked here - youtu.be/IlNy79DatrY?si=96FdSapz88Oj2W50The Prompts:Past:1. Read the oldest book on your TBR2. Old Favourite: Reread an old favourite or read a book by a favourite author3. Bucket List: Read a book from your bucket list (check out @MsReadsAlot for more bucket list options!)Future:1. New Addition: Read a recent addition to the TBR/your newest book2. New Year's Resoloution: Read a book that gets you off to a good start with a reading goal3. Try something new: Pick a read using a colour wheel (here is a link if you need it - https://spinthewheel.app/wheel-of-colors)Either/Or:1. Series sort out: Continue a series, or start a new one2. Book buddy: Have a fried choose you a bookMoody Monday: Mood read pick, any Monday of the month!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The TBR Spin (different from the Booktube spin created by @RickMacDonnell is hosted by Jill @TheBookBully and Sarah @FreshlyReadBooks Their livestream spin can be found linked here - youtube.com/live/bLDvhk_DP_k?si=QLDclkTx32GrfLPtStorygraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...I also mentioned @EricKarlAnderson and @EveningReader in this video (Hi!)My TBR Spin Pile:The Tides by Sara FreemanThe Magician by Colm TóibínOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Unreconciled by Jesse WenteProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Appeal by Janice HallettFight Night by Miriam ToewsOlive Kitteredge by Elizabeth StroutA Woman is No Man by Etaf RumPew by Catherine LaceySalvage th Bones by Jasmyn WardIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria MachadoBOOKS 📚 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam ToewsJunie by Chelene KnightThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonBoulder by Ava BaltazarDay by Michael Cunningham Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell StevensNorth Woods by Daniel MasonMr. Wilder & Me by Jonathan CoeThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaGranola's treat/toy fund - ko-fi.com/stalkingkafkaSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com#booktube #readathon #pastandfuturereadathon #tbrspin
Wrap My TBR 2024 🎁 Lets Wrap Books Together! Stalking Kafka 2024-01-03 | I did this last year - here's that video youtu.be/IGcfIU5GQBA?si=0ZrMOZlWBGd5Ac27Radio Silence by Alice Osman Quicksand by Nella LarsonThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku OndaFake Accounts by Lauren OylerHeartburn by Nora EphronThe Vegetarian by Han KingThe Housekeeper and The Professor by Yōko OgawaThe Son of Good Fortune by Lesley TenorioCrying in H-Mart by Michelle ZaunerDespair by Vladimir NobokovThe School for Good Mothers by Jessamine ChanMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas StuartThe Dry by Jane HarperA Girl's Story by Annie ErnauxMouth To Mouth by Antoine WilsonApeiragon by Colum McCannNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellRiot Days by Maria Alyokhina Golden Hill by Francis SpuffordPet Cemetery by Stephen King Out by Natsuo KirinoPicnic At Hanging Rock by Joan LindsaySONGS 🎤 IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: (Epidemic Sound) Auld Lang Syne (Acoustic Version) by Loving CaliberSOCIALS: 🪴 Instagram - instagram.com/stalkingkafka 🪴 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2... Business Enquiries - stalkingkafka@gmail.com This video isn't sponsored and all opinions are my own. Thank you for spending this time with me! Intro/outro music - epidemicsound.com
