How to Say Babylon | Single Book Review @toweringtbr

ToweringTBR I review How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair. This was a striking memoir about growing up in the Rastafari cult. It is shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction in 2024.

Compared to: Educated by Tara Westover

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How to Say Babylon | Single Book Review

ToweringTBR 2024-04-15 | I review How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair. This was a striking memoir about growing up in the Rastafari cult. It is shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction in 2024.

Compared to: Educated by Tara Westover

#booktube #memoir #cults #triggerwarning #bookreview #nonfiction

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September Reading Wrap up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-10-12 | I read 13 books in September.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Illustrated Stuff:
0:41 Traces of Madness by Fernando Balius
1:38 Lightfall by Tim Probert
3:02 Fiction
3:09 Replay by Ken Grimwood
4:29 All Systems Red by Martha Wells
5:49 Amari and the Despicable Wonders
6:47 A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
7:56 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
8:46 The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
10:30 Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
13:09 Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
14:29 Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
16:52 Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
19:08 Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor
#booktube #sciencefiction #bobiversum #fantasy #closedcaptions

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Becca @ReadBecca
Heather @TooManyHeathers

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October TBR | NEW Marbles Game!!

ToweringTBR 2024-09-26 | I finished my bingo board from last month. I haul 5 books I bought as a reward. Then I introduce my new marble game to help me choose what to read in October.

00:00 - Start
00:28 - Last month's Prompts
02:18 - Marbles Explanation
03:00 - Marble Game
04:54 - What's on my TBR

Booktubers Mentioned:
Emily @BookswithEmilyFox
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks

Videos mentioned:
2023 Fiction Favorites: youtu.be/Lg4aVXC5M8k
Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag youtu.be/PPJW1B4Und0

#tbrgame #marbles #booktube #octobertbr #bingo

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The Mercy of the Gods SPOILER FREE Review

ToweringTBR 2024-09-09 | I review the latest book written by James S.A. Corey The Mercy of Gods.

#sciencefiction #series #aliens #books #closedcaptions #expanse

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The Evening Hour by Carter Sickels

ToweringTBR 2024-09-07 | ...

FN Pairs (Fiction/Nonfiction) | Opioid Crisis SPOILER FREE

ToweringTBR 2024-09-01 | This is the start of a new series on my channel, Fiction/Nonfiction Pairs in which both books cover the same topic. This one focuses on the Opioid Epidemic.

Books Discussed:
The Evening Hour by Carter Sickels
Dopesick by Beth Macy

#fiction #nonfiction #opioidcrisis

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Shorty September TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-08-26 | I go over last month's reading and finish up my bingo game to decide what I'm reading in September.
00:00 - Start
00:28 - Last Month's Picks
02:27 - Shorty September Possibilities
03:48 - Roll 1
05:27 - Roll 2
07:26 - Last Roll

Shorty September Hosts:
Heather @TooManyHeathers
Heather's Shorty September Announcement: youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=sZP7ekoyWJoJxLdE
Bert: @pastorytime2683
Bert's Announcement: youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=-dNv7bamnIs264AN

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Becca @ReadBecca
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
Emily @BookswithEmilyFox

August TBR Game: youtu.be/6B74djlWJDQ
My short book recomendations: youtu.be/wrjTipLQT9g

#shortyseptember #booktube #tbrgame

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Short Book Recommendations | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-08-14 | I recommend my favorite short books in time for Shorty September. Whether or not you're participating or just want a quick read, there are lots of great suggestions.

00:00 - Start
00:59 - Graphic Novels
03:08 - Nonfiction
05:04 - Poetry
06:16 - Short Story Collections
06:56 - Middle Grade
08:31 - Novellas

Shorty September Hosts:
Heather @TooManyHeathers
Heather's Shorty September Announcement: youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=sZP7ekoyWJoJxLdE
Bert: @pastorytime2683
Bert's Announcement: youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=-dNv7bamnIs264AN

Books Mentioned:
Bingo Love: youtu.be/rP-3LU8pSv4
Brokeback Mountain: youtu.be/rP-3LU8pSv4
Love That Journey for Me: youtu.be/rP-3LU8pSv4
Mamo: youtu.be/mtc4KDrr0co
Pilu of the Woods: youtu.be/EyxeBRreV4k
Kim Reaper: youtu.be/WyYbGqvLt9k
Finna: youtu.be/WyYbGqvLt9k

#shortyseptember #shortbooks #graphicnovel #poetry #closedcaptions #middlegradebooks

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July Wrap Up | Mood Reading Edition

ToweringTBR 2024-08-08 | I mood read in the month of July. I talk about the books I loved and the books I couldn't finish.

Books Mentioned:
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
All This and More by Peng Shepherd
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
Obelisk's Gate by N.K. Jemisen
Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson
The Moon Turns You Back by Hala Alyan
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
Exile and Pride by Eli Clare
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

Videos Mentioned:
Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag: youtu.be/PPJW1B4Und0

#booktube #rereads #moodread #dnf #disabilitypride #mentalhealth #favoritebooks

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August TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-07-25 | I play my TBR game to help me choose what to read in August.
00:00 - Start
00:39 - Bingo Check-In
01:36 - Already on the TBR
02:37 - Roll 1
03:54 - Roll 2
05:22 - Roll 3
06:54 - Roll 4

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

Videos Mentioned:
Review of Demon Copperhead: youtu.be/bmwgrhLy8y4

#booktube #tbrgame #reading #sciencefiction #reread
#bobiverse #amari

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Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-07-18 | 00:00 - Start
00:25 - Goal 1: Reread 12 Books
00:56 - Goal 2: Intimidating Classic
01:13 - Goal 3: Favorites from 2023
01:32 - Goal 4: TBR Game

02:07 - 1. Favorite Book So Far
03:53 - 2. Best sequel
04:25 - 3. New Release you've not read yet
05:01 - 4. Most anticipated Release of second half
06:00 - 5. Biggest Disappointment
06:42 - 6. Biggest Surprise
07:32 - 7. Favorite new author
08:01 - 8. Newest Fictional Crush
08:30 - 9. Favorite new character
09:13 - 10. Book that made you cry
10:56 - 11. A book that made you happy
12:14 - 12. Most beautiful book
13:14 - 13. Books you want to read before end of year
14:10 - 14. Favorite videos you made

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

Videos Mentioned:
Goals: youtu.be/QbkZyEYayZY
July TBR: youtu.be/PkGyvHdC2M8
May Wrap Up: youtu.be/ETQd4OEfUag
Disability Intimacy Review: youtu.be/sHkI3Y849gY
March Wrap Up (where I discuss Cascade Failure): youtu.be/9kD-qovfn84
The Amazing Readathon Vlog 1: youtu.be/IiAO003j35A
Introduction to Becky Chambers: youtu.be/xUVL6Xspyfw

#booktube #midyearbookfreakouttag #goals #reading #sciencefiction

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The Amazing Readathon Vlog | Week 4

ToweringTBR 2024-07-04 | I vlog the last week of the readathon.
00:00 - Start
03:11 - Day 26
08:35 - Day 27
13:59 - Day 28
23:05 - Day 28
24:26 - Day 32

The Amazing Readathon was created by Brianna @FourPawsandaBook
Her Announcement Video: youtu.be/zu4Ph9c1uOI?si=7sIc8hIraMY0tQbN

Team Fantasy leaders: Kristin and Cassidy @KristinKravesBooks @CoverswithCassidy

Videos Mentioned:

Week 1 vlog: youtu.be/IiAO003j35A
Week 2 vlog: youtu.be/IW6dzjeJxUQ
Week 3 vlog: youtu.be/fH4_qO_j2Ps

Books Mentioned:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Can't Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Other Ever Afters by Melanie Gillman
Be Gay, Do Comics by assorted
Taproot by Keezy Young
The Secrets of Stormforest by L.D. Lapinski

#theamazingreadathon #amazingreadathon #vlogs #closedcaptions

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The Amazing Readathon Vlog | Week 3

ToweringTBR 2024-06-28 | This is week 3 of vlogging my Amazing Readathon participation.
00:00 - Start
04:19 - Day 20
10:39 - Day 22
15:31 - Day 23
I vlog the third week of the readathon.

The Amazing Readathon was created by @FourPawsandaBook
Her Announcement Video: youtu.be/zu4Ph9c1uOI?si=7sIc8hIraMY0tQbN

Team Fantasy leaders: Cassidy @CoverswithCassidy
Kristin @KristinKravesBooks

Videos Mentioned:
May Wrap Up: youtu.be/ETQd4OEfUag
Week 1 vlog: youtu.be/IiAO003j35A
Week 2 vlog: youtu.be/IW6dzjeJxUQ

Books Mentioned:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Roses in the Mouth of the Lion by Bushra Rehman
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Fire on Headless Mountain by Iain Lawerence
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

#theamazingreadathon #amazingreadathon #vlogs #closedcaptions

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July TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-06-24 | I play my TBR game to help choose my books for July.

00:00 - Start
00:26 - Bingo Check-in
01:36 - Roll 1
02:39 - Roll 2
03:41 - Roll 3
04:41 - Roll 4

Videos Mentioned:
June TBR: youtu.be/dS-GwTXV4xw

#tbrgame #tbr #fantasy #closedcaptions

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The Amazing Readathon Vlog | Week 2

ToweringTBR 2024-06-18 | I vlog the second week of the readathon, including Faceoff Weekend.

The Amazing Readathon was created by @FourPawsandaBook
Her Announcement Video: youtu.be/zu4Ph9c1uOI?si=7sIc8hIraMY0tQbN

Team Fantasy leaders: Cassidy @CoverswithCassidy
Kristin @KristinKravesBooks

Videos Mentioned:
Week 1 vlog: youtu.be/IiAO003j35A

Booktubers Mentioned
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Heather @TooManyHeathers

Books Mentioned:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Southernmost by Silas House
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
Moonflower by Kacen Callender
Roses in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
My Brother's Husband Vol 1 and 2 by Gengorah Tagame
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson
I am my Own Wife by Doug Wright
Over the Garden Wall
Homebody by Theo Parish

#theamazingreadathon #amazingreadathon #vlogs #closedcaptions

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Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong | Single Book Review

ToweringTBR 2024-06-14 | I talk in depth about this collection of essays written by disabled creators. There is poetry, photo essays and personal narrative. Several serious topics are discussed.

Links Mentioned:
Murder of Tracy: cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/robert-latimer-25-years-later-1.5360711
Harry Harlow Study: simplypsychology.org/harlow-monkey.html

#disability #disabilityinclusion #essays #spoonie

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The Amazing Readathon Vlog | Week 1

ToweringTBR 2024-06-09 | I vlog the first week of The Amazing Readathon. Loved some, hated others.
00:00 - Start
00:22 - Day 1
02:33 - Day 2
07:45 - Day 4
09:33 - Day 7
14:05 - Day 9

The Amazing Readathon was created by @FourPawsandaBook
Her Announcement Video: youtu.be/zu4Ph9c1uOI?si=7sIc8hIraMY0tQbN

Team Fantasy leaders: Cassidy @CoverswithCassidy
Kristin @KristinKravesBooks

Videos Mentioned:
June TBR: youtu.be/dS-GwTXV4xw

Booktubers Mentioned
Audrey @audreyapproved

Books mentioned:
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
You Will be Safe Here by Damien Barr
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
Evocation by S.T. Gibbons

#theamazingreadathon #amazingreadathon #vlogs #closedcaptions

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May Wrap Up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-06-01 | I talk about the excellent reading month of May!

00:40 - DNFS
00:41- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
01:19 - Fiction
01:27 - The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
02:44 - The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
04:20 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
05:25 - Strangeworlds Travel Agency Book 2 by L.D. Lapinski
06:25 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
07:47 - The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amerezzvani
08:53 - Keedie by Elle McNicoll

10:02 - Nonfiction
10:08 - Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong

#closedcaptions #booktube #spoonie #favoritebooks

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Emily @novellenovels

Videos Mentioned:
2024 Goals: youtu.be/QbkZyEYayZY
Emily's Spoonie Announcement: youtu.be/HETEYE_cf44?si=wft9HsZBwjuur98z
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll: youtu.be/9ZkmbzA7xls
Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew: youtu.be/zJO_XGCdvWI
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin: youtu.be/rP-3LU8pSv4

Disability Intimacy Review: youtu.be/T_iSXMgMGWs

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June TBR featuring The Amazing Readathon

ToweringTBR 2024-05-26 | I discuss my reading plans for June while participating in The Amazing Readathon! I am also reading queer centered books for Pride Month.

00:00 - Start
00:24 - Bingo Check-in
03:32 - Roll 1
03:50 - Roll 2
04:21 - Roll 3
05:18 - Roll 4

Video Mentioned:
The Tainted Cup Review youtu.be/9kD-qovfn84

The Amazing Race announcement video:
youtu.be/zu4Ph9c1uOI?si=00tv8Q59LACPCY2O

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved
Brianna @FourPawsandaBook
Becca @ReadBecca
Kristin @KristinKravesBooks
Cassidy @CoverswithCassidy

#amazingreadathon #theamazingreadathon #pridemonth #fantasy #closedcaptions

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April Wrap Up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-05-20 | I talk about the books I read or DNFed in April. So much sci-fi!
00:00 - Start
00:39 - DNFs
00:42 - Shutter by Ramona Emerson
01:21 - The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
02:08 - Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho
02:49 - Fiction
03:08 - Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey
03:40 - Auberon
03:50 - Leviathan Falls
04:21 - The Sins of the Fathers
04:46 - The Choice by Gillian McAllister
06:29 - Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
07:59 - Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
11:05 - You'd Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
12:04 - Nonfiction
12:09 - American Girls by Jessica Roy

#booktube #closedcaptions #sciencefiction #nonfiction #expanse #theexpanse

Videos Mentioned:
Anticipated Releases 2024: youtu.be/kC-9j6r4w2s
Favorite Fiction of 2023: youtu.be/Lg4aVXC5M8k
Birthday Haul: youtu.be/MHuw0F4BdaU

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Birthday Book Haul | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-05-15 | I talk about the 10 books I acquired recently.

Videos Mentioned:
Birnam Wood youtu.be/9kD-qovfn84
Part of Your World youtu.be/WosfgAnjPII
Left Hand of Darkness youtu.be/mtc4KDrr0co
April Wrap Up: (will be uploaded soon)

Booktubers Mentioned:
Becca @ReadBecca
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks
Jen Campbell @jenvcampbell
Emily @BookswithEmilyFox

#booktube #bookhaul #closedcaptions #birthday

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March Wrap Up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-04-30 | I wrap up the books I read in March.
00:00 - Start
01:14 - Fiction
01:21 - Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead
02:31 - Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas
04:28 - The Day Tripper by James Goodhand
04:56 - Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
05:39 - Strangesworlds Travel Agency L.D. Lapinski
06:17 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
08:14 - Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
09:56 - Nonfiction
10:01 - How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Videos Mentioned:
Booktube Prize Vlog: youtu.be/f8NAsL1N2Ig
The Day Tripper Single Review: youtu.be/lfc2QwSCgCE
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair youtu.be/bhkPFr9GZb4

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

#booktube #sciencefiction #arc #closedcaptions

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May TBR Game featuring Spoonie Readathon

ToweringTBR 2024-04-24 | I play my TBR game to choose what I will read in May.
00:00 - Start
00:28 - Last month Check-In
01:27 - Spoonie's Readathon
03:33 - Roll 1
04:14 - Roll 2
05:46 - Roll 3
06:52 - Roll 4
08:59 - Possible Spoonie Readathon Picks

April TBR: youtu.be/psxNS3cy3yc
Spoonie Announcement Video: youtu.be/75jrd5mDR-Q?si=9hFSENB2KTIXZQHR
#spoonies #spooniereadathon #booktube #readathons #booktube #SpoonieSupport #Spoonies2024 #classics #intimidating

Booktubers Mentioned:
Emily @novellenovels
Cat @BrewsandReviews
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
Ally @allisonpaiges

Spoonie Possible TBR:
Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong
I Live a Life Like Yours by Jan Grue
A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
A Still Life by Josie George
It's Just Nerves by Kelly Davio
Invisible by Michelle Lent Hirsch

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Booktube Prize Judging Vlog | Fiction Group B 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-04-03 | This is my reading vlog judging 6 books in the Octofinals round with Fiction group B.
00:00 - Start
00:13 - Booktube Prize- How It Works
00:54 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
03:44 - Family Meal by Bryan Washington
08:07 - The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut
14:59 - Absolution by Alice McDermott
22:48 - North Woods by Daniel Mason
26:23 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
29:11 - The Rankings

Channels Mentioned:
@GemofBooks @SupposedlyFun @BookTubePrize

Results video: youtu.be/RYD_BaCP39g?si=lElFwJskVdRnqZNK
#booktube #booktubeprize

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April TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-03-26 | I play my TBR game to help me choose what I will be reading in May.
00:00 - Start
00:24 - Last month's Results
01:28 - Roll 1
01:28 - Roll 1
02:18 - Roll 2
03:16 - Roll 3
03:36 - Roll 4

March's TBR: youtu.be/S2RmYryINSk

#booktube #closedcaptions #sciencefiction #theexpanse #arc #anticipatedreleases
#mystery

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A Guide to Becky Chambers Books

ToweringTBR 2024-03-21 | I discuss the three best starting places if you are new to Becky Chambers. I also talk about her lesser known works as well.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
The Vela
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
A Closed and Common Orbit
Record of a Spaceborn Few
The Galaxy and the Ground, Within
'A Good Heretic' short story

#sciencefiction #cozy #solarpunk #characterdriven #worldbuilding

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The Day Tripper | Single Book Review

ToweringTBR 2024-03-18 | I received an ALC (advanced listening copy) of The Day Tripper by James Goodhand and reviewed it.

#booktube #timetravel #anticipatedreleases

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PHENOMENAL February Wrap Up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-03-09 | I read 9 books in the month of February.

00:00 - Start
00:27 - Illustrated Stuff
00:31 - Maus 1-2
01:59 - Best Wishes, Warmest Regards
03:32 - Fiction
03:41 - Like a Charm
04:31 - Disoriental
05:36 - Hard by a Great Forest
07:12 - The Warm Hands of Ghosts
08:47 - Boy Swallows Universe
10:26 - A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

#reread #booktube #closedcaptions #sciencefiction #bannedbooks #schittscreek

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

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March TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-02-23 | I play my TBR game and finished off the old board. I draw four new prompts from the new board!

00:00 - Start
00:14 - Bingo Update
00:42 - Bingo Reward
01:44 - New Board
02:42 - Roll 1
03:27 - Roll 2
04:43 - Roll 3
05:15 - Roll 4

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

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January Wrap Up | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-02-11 | 00:00 - Start I talk about the eight books I read in the month of January. Off to a pretty good start!
00:38 - Fiction
00:46 - Seveneves
05:04 - Tress
07:57 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries
10:10 - Emily Wilde's Map to the Otherlands
11:11 - Sea of Tranquility

12:27 - Nonfiction
12:36 - The Nineties
14:12 - The Icepick Surgeon
16:00 - Against Techonoableism

Autism Speaks "I am Autism" commercial: youtu.be/9UgLnWJFGHQ?si=I6uF8GOhLOJXj7FG

#closedcaptions #ableism #booktube #sciencefiction

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Bingo Card 3 Prompts

ToweringTBR 2024-02-04 | I reveal the prompts on my third bingo card.
00:00 - Start
00:44 - Board
00:48 - B
02:53 - I
04:44 - N
05:42 - G
07:36 - O

Booktubers mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

Videos Mentioned:
Goals: youtu.be/QbkZyEYayZY
2023 Fiction Faves: youtu.be/Lg4aVXC5M8k
2023 Nonfiction Faves: youtu.be/RefvcyF3V6E

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February TBR Game | 2024

ToweringTBR 2024-01-25 | I play my TBR game by drawing the last three balls in my bingo cage.

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

00:00 - Start/Recap of last Month
01:36 - Roll #1
02:18 - Roll #2
03:09 - Roll #3

#tbrgame #booktube #closedcaptions

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December Wrap Up | 2023

ToweringTBR 2024-01-15 | I wrap up all the books I read and DNFed in the month of December.
00:00 - Start
00:42 - DNFs
05:40 - Written in the Stars (WITH SPOILERS)
11:04 - Written in the Stars (END SPOILER)
11:13 - Rant Over
11:19 - Emergency Skin
12:36 - Everyone in this room will someday be Dead
14:14 - Part of Your World
16:29 - To be Taught, If Fortunate
17:46 - Project Hail Mary
18:38 - The Kaiju Preservation Society

Booktubers Mentioned:
Audrey @audreyapproved

#closedcaptions #booktube #dnf #sciencefiction #romancebooks

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Gifted Books Haul

ToweringTBR 2024-01-10 | I show you the books I received as gifts at Christmas.

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter

Videos Mentioned:
Don Quixote Video: youtu.be/6Rd5hiNp80o
November Wrap Up: youtu.be/9ZkmbzA7xls
Favorite Fiction of 2023: youtu.be/Lg4aVXC5M8k

#closedcaptions #books #christmas #bookhaul #penguinclassics

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Favorite Fiction Reads of 2023

ToweringTBR 2024-01-05 | I talk about the ten best fiction books I read in 2023.
00:00 - Start
00:32 - #10
01:48 - #9
02:57 - #8
03:50 - #7
04:46 - #6
05:49 - #5
06:29 - #4
07:35 - #3
09:56 - #2
11:49 - #1

Favorite Nonfiction Reads: youtu.be/RefvcyF3V6E

#booktube #closedcaptions #favorites #topten
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Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2023

ToweringTBR 2023-12-31 | I talk about the five best nonfiction books I read in 2023.
00:00 - Start
00:26 - #5
01:23 - #4
02:39 - #3
03:53 - #2
05:01 - #1

#closedcaptions #nonfiction #favorites

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2023/2024 Reading Goals

ToweringTBR 2023-12-26 | I talk about my 2023 Bookish goals and how I did. I also make more goals for 2024.

Videos mentioned:
Don Quixote youtu.be/6Rd5hiNp80o

#goals #booktube #classics

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January TBR Game

ToweringTBR 2023-12-22 | I play my Bingo TBR game to help me choose what to read in January.
00:00 - Start
00:30 - Bingo Check In
01:50 - Roll 1
03:18 - Roll 2
04:47 - Roll 3

Booktuber Mentioned:
Audrey from @audreyapproved

#closedcaptions #tbrgame #reading #sciencefiction

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24 Anticipated Releases of 2024

ToweringTBR 2023-12-12 | I talk about 24 book releases scheduled to come out in 2024.
00:00 - Start
00:28 - January
02:34 - February
05:28 - March
08:04 - April
10:32 - May
11:21 - June
12:23 - August
13:09 - September
14:45 - Speculations

#anticipatedreleases #newbooks #sequels #sciencefiction #closedcaptions

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November Wrap Up

ToweringTBR 2023-12-05 | I talk about the twelve books I read in the month of November including 5 nonfiction books for Nonfiction November.
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Illustrated Stuff
01:49 - Fiction
13:23 - Nonfiction

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Audrey @audreyapproved
Talia @bandanabookmom

Books Mentioned (in no particular order):
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Kala by Colin Walsh
Jonathan Abernathy You are Kind by Molly McGhee
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Seance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Kim Jiyoung born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Too Much is Not Enough by Andrew Rannells

Britney Spears' Memoir Review: youtu.be/TxxCbzzmDEs

#closedcaptions #booktube #reading #nonfictionnovember
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Top 5: Mental Health Memoirs

ToweringTBR 2023-11-30 | I talk about the five best mental health memoirs that I've read.
00:00 - Start
00:38 - #5
01:29 - #4
02:17 - #3
03:53 - #2
04:48 - #1

More thoughts on books mentioned:

Britney Spears' memoir review: youtu.be/TxxCbzzmDEs
Strong Female Character: youtu.be/WyYbGqvLt9k
Ten Steps to Nanette: youtu.be/sOnCY-nAz5o
Darkness Visible: youtu.be/mtc4KDrr0co

#mentalhealth #memoirs #closedcaptions #funny #depression #anxiety

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December TBR Game

ToweringTBR 2023-11-25 | I play my Bingo TBR game to help me choose what to read in December!

00:00 - Start
03:13 - Roll 1
04:12 - Roll 2
05:42 - Roll 3
07:03 - Roll 4
07:53 - Roll 5

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Booktubers Mentioned:
@audreyapproved

Videos Mentioned:
End of Year TBR Tag: youtu.be/uefkBvIhyqA
November TBR Game: youtu.be/zmEEteAyH0U

#closedcaptions #booktube #tbrgame #nonfiction

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October Reading Wrap Up | 2023

ToweringTBR 2023-11-14 | I talk about the 11 books I read and the 2 I did not finish.
00:00 - Start
00:41 - DNFs
01:49 - Illustrated Stuff
5:18 - Fiction

Booktubers Mentioned:
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks

Books Mentioned (in no particular order):
Triangle by David von Drehle
Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why by Alexandria Petri
Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
Rain by Joe Hill
Everything is an Emergency by Jason Adam Kazenstein
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
The Story of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

#closedcaptions #booktube #spookybooks

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Britney Spears The Woman in Me | Single Book Review

ToweringTBR 2023-11-09 | I read Britney Spears' memoir and tell you if I think it is worth picking it up.

#conservatorship #britneyspears #memoirs #closedcaptions #bookreviews
#mentalhealth

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End of Year Book Tag | 2023

ToweringTBR 2023-10-31 | This is a tag focused on what I plan on reading for the end of the year.
This was originally created by Ariel Bissett: youtu.be/hHf0O4e2Z6A?si=zGqM8E45igudvwyi

Questions:
1. Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
3. Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
5. Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year?
6. Have you already started making reading plans for 2024?
7. Tag some people!

I was tagged by Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
00:00 - Start
00:19 - Question 1
00:31 - Question 2
01:08 - Question 3
01:39 - Question 4
02:47 - Question 5
03:25 - Question 6
04:06 - Question 7

Booktubers Mentioned:
Jennifer @jenniferlovesbooks
Becca @ReadBecca
Matt @baskinthestory

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November TBR Game

ToweringTBR 2023-10-24 | I play my TBR game to prioritize what I'll be reading in November. Additionally, I'm participating in Nonfiction November and have a pile of possibilities.
00:00 - Start
00:24 - How'd I do?
03:08 - Roll 1
04:17 - Roll 2
04:46 - Roll 3
05:39 - Roll 4
07:48 - Pile of Possibilities for Nonfiction November

October's TBR game: youtu.be/fhQQLAQLeIE

Booktubers Mentioned:
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Audrey @audreyapproved

Nonfiction November is hosted by Olive @abookolive
Announcement video: youtu.be/FTlk3zkL_44?si=Ai6smriuxLjkcnEQ
#nonfiction #nonfictionnovember #closedcaptions

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Top 5: Underhyped Books

ToweringTBR 2023-10-21 | In this episode of Top 5, I talk about five fiction books I think are underhyped!
Check out the playlist for all of my top 5 videos.
00:00 - Start
00:22 - #5
01:36 - #4
02:46 - #3
03:40 - #2
04:46 - #1

#hiddengems #booktube #closedcaptions #comingofage

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Reading Taste Tag

ToweringTBR 2023-10-17 | I answer questions about what types of books I like.
00:00 - Start
00:31 - Question 1
00:42 - Question 2
01:09 - Question 3
02:25 - Question 4
02:54 - Question 5
04:14 - Question 6
05:30 - Question 7
06:02 - Question 8

Original:
HarrietRosie13 youtube.com/watch?v=2xj4q7OH0kI

Victoria youtu.be/ZJ7qO8By0Ns?si=2MNUogiaG0SfgXidi

Booktubers Mentioned:
Victoria @WhatVictoriaRead
Sandra @OnefortheBooks
Audrey @audreyapproved

I'm tagging:
Audrey @audreyapproved
Chattie @ChattieTheMadChatter
Becca @ReadBecca
Sandra @OnefortheBooks
Robin @bookspin

#booktube #tagtuesday #readingtastes #closedcaptions
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October Book Outlet Haul

ToweringTBR 2023-10-12 | I talk about the 15 books I bought from Book Outlet.
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Previously Read Books
02:38 - Nonfiction
03:11 - Science Fiction
05:53 - Middle Grade
06:20 - Literary Fiction
08:16 - Graphic Novel

Booktubers Mentioned:
Sandra @OnefortheBooks
Audrey @audreyapproved

Videos Mentioned:
Legends and Lattes youtu.be/Vek7QPpGQss
Invisible Kingdom youtu.be/9cchQPN3FVU
Women We Buried, Women We Burned youtu.be/INA1-mlixKM

#bookhaul #bookoutlet #closedcaptions #sciencefiction #nonfiction

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September Reading Wrap Up | 2023

ToweringTBR 2023-10-07 | I discuss the books I read in the month of September.
00:00 - Start
00:23 - DNF
02:32 - Illustrated Stuff
05:16 - Fiction
18:34 - Nonfiction

Videos Mentioned:
Amazing Readathon Vlog youtu.be/j2t6CZ3r6Kw
September TBR youtu.be/5_lNHezujoI
I Like Big Books Tag youtu.be/xuEXQuxpf68

Books Mentioned :
Prophet by Sin Blache and Helen Mcdonald
Camouflage by Sarah Bargiela
Mamo by Sas Milledge
A Witches guide to fake dating a demon by Sarah Hawley
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Strange Dogs by James S. A. Corey
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Let Guin
Darkness Visible by William Styron
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

#booktube #ursulakleguin #closedcaptions #amazingreadathon #spaceopera

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