π lets talk : poor things book vs. film π½οΈ actual spinster 2024-03-28 | i didnt talk v much about the child-ness of the main character & i did that bc i didnt rly want to talk about such an awful subject [to me lol] but that is part of the discussion about both the book & film, im not trying to erase that !& one thing i also wanted to say about the film that i didnt like was that all the older women are seen as sex-less/ not fucking in some way ??which i think was fucked up, maybe it was a point on how like youth sees older ppl but i just think it was an excuse to be weird about aging women being undesirable [false]@verilybitchie 's great video on the handmaiden & the male gaze etc : youtu.be/3LcV2HmZUfY?si=qfBF8_ISsxy2wfB5 ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π© on victorian socialist fiction π© #victober actual spinster 2024-10-14 | gofundme link for alaa & her family ! : gofund.me/cfc7017ai'm so sorry that i say interesting so regularly lol.... some things that might b good to check out ::some socialist periodicals can be found on the wonderful marxists internet archive : marxists.org/english.htmengels' letter to margaret harkness on realism : marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1888/letters/88_04_15.htmthe image breakers : babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89098020514&seq=7ros has a great video abt queer vixtorian poets which touches on michael field a little if ur interested in them ! : youtu.be/Ex0c0RWl-oM?si=00Pgpnuv-aC1bkVX [starts at 13:27 but the whole video is rly great !] aimΓ©e furniss, scholar should b available here : https://purl.stanford.edu/zr387dg4736 [but if u have a problem w this just lmk ] [i call her katharine bruce glasier bc that's what she was also called, it's her married name, but she also went by katharine st john conway !] when i mentioned tramping i referenced the book the five : the untold lives of the women killed by jack the ripper by hallie rubenhold i didnt rly talk abt this bc i went on for so long already but if ur interested in the short form fiction in the socialist press i would recommend checking out michael rosen's collation of some called 'workers tales : socialist fairy tales, fables and allegories from great britain' :) u can hear him chat about it on my fav podcast working class literature :: open.spotify.com/episode/3Y7y6B34F5iFnMv7CLKMQm?si=c75629e33f044faa& open.spotify.com/episode/3V1xALuS9FgNc5n7ZsaKxd?si=9b1f488af64d4a2f victober is hosted by ~~@katiejlumsden @katehowereads @BlatantlyBookish @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 if u want to see me say the same & similar things lol u can check out these videos [but hopefully i do say different things too !] youtu.be/9rEMG8YenWQ?si=IAu2hEV-u5SaIILUyoutu.be/k3DHZQwL5n8?si=2fR8DS8cubOWMsRJ [i think i would probably disagree w a lot of what i say in this video now, but it still might b interesting !] youtu.be/0lzA6w9BSlg?si=ALi3U1NrUa8ELFcHalso i kinda think i touch on some socialist writing in this vlog : youtu.be/67sgl7lMpQo?si=1czudgnR5cazpDKB00:0025:25 spoilers for the girl from the farm 26:03 36:06 spoilers for aimΓ©e furniss, scholar 37:5738:38 ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π back to uni reading vlog (trying to finish as many books as possible again) π actual spinster 2024-09-30 | the video where ceren recommended white on white : youtu.be/JAlJIezWVZg?si=ezFOBXp-cWFKBEXy if you would like to follow what films i watch &/or recommend me films i should watch in general or that are specifically like lisa frankenstein plz do!! letterboxd.com/annamarie ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π autumn/winter tbr (including victober 2024!!) π actual spinster 2024-09-26 | alaa's gofundme: gofund.me/cfc7017a~ ~ ~ victober info :: hosts ::@katiejlumsden @katehowereads @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @BlatantlyBookish video announcements ::youtu.be/tpQbiB4d4EE?si=wsH8dYQdg_GD3D5pyoutu.be/ynyQHVDh190?si=BePSbddQdJm8CkcQyoutu.be/CXOcNjwVnhE?si=_re9yd1ccVXLFbUGyoutu.be/qCRSmcSfpeE?si=e7q2lZ6AWdIwxjSH~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
ππ my collection of virago modern classics π π actual spinster 2024-09-18 | #viragoseason ~~ where ive spoken abt some of these already :this yrs virago szn tbr : youtu.be/3Ad4yv4nxpQ?si=cP6cAJ0-L9uNvW06 on rebecca & the group : youtu.be/zMMboYdlYrc?si=7HuJjkhraD5-px_non hd & bid me to live : youtu.be/_BkYeXBrQGc?si=YEvGA3UxhG4wvzumon black narcissus : youtu.be/H0WyAH95TUA?si=qrhlgiGHGRLqagbH more on muriel spark :) : youtu.be/2Ky0vQ7p-Rk?si=7hpgoKXL935JfXCE ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π summer reading wrap up 2οΈβ£ (the whale rider, comparing ginzburg translations & more) π actual spinster 2024-09-09 | part one : youtu.be/vJRya8eCC7M ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π summer reading wrap up 1οΈβ£ (a series of unfortunate events, the secret history etc etc) π actual spinster 2024-09-06 | a link to alaa's gofundme :: gofund.me/cfc7017athings mentioned ~~nicola griffith's talk : youtu.be/_ejWzfzd4cQ?si=yJVi4_uqV1WdE8Txlili anolik's podcast on bennington etc : open.spotify.com/show/1N0mypcTuJ5FWIh3y1HSTG?si=876778ffda944718& the written piece : esquire.com/entertainment/a27434009/bennington-college-oral-history-bret-easton-ellis ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π september tbr | shorty september, virago szn π©³ actual spinster 2024-09-02 | the hosts of shorty september ::@pastorytime2683 & @TooManyHeathers past yr virago szn tbrs + chat ::youtu.be/-hTCGmyKl5Y?si=OKoyPGlgGgqKEbGfyoutu.be/zMMboYdlYrc?si=tOP_cEXCQsWgKFBKyoutu.be/H0WyAH95TUA?si=qgqoqDs8Fl4yhqA5(the theme of septembers past seems to be being overwhelmed tho lol)~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β Λｑβ some snippets of summer ! β Λｑβ actual spinster 2024-08-31 | gofund me link : gofund.me/cfc7017a(this has been scheduled to post!)~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π©³ short book recommendations (just in time for shorty september !! ) π©³ actual spinster 2024-08-25 | the gofundme link :: gofund.me/cfc7017athe hosts of shorty september ~@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers the prompts with the cool tarot designs :: drive.google.com/file/d/1D5qlF-L7-HkB_y6pGGav7KIEeQPT8WwB/view~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π whats in my bag !! π actual spinster 2024-08-18 | the captions should be fairly accurate if u need them bc of the wind ! the sappho pin my friend sometimes sells wld b available here :) : etsy.com/au/shop/SapphosClub?ref=nla_listing_details~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π women in translation month tbr (august) π actual spinster 2024-08-02 | link for the gofundme for alaa and her family :: gofund.me/cfc7017a(this is basically just a selection of books to show you, not rly a proper tbr, but it would be nice to read some of these)the translations of the road to the city comparison article i mentioned : readingintranslation.com/2023/11/06/natalia-ginzburgs-the-road-to-the-city#WITmonth ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π what is modernism & where to start w/ modernist studies according to a literature phd student π actual spinster 2024-07-30 | link for the gofundme :: gofund.me/cfc7017afeminist modernist studies journal : tandfonline.com/journals/rfmd20 i feel insecure abt posting this but i think... i hope... it holds up ?!also mentioned ~after the great divide: modernism, mass culture, postmodernism by andreas huyssenmodernism and cultural conflict by ann ardisthe passion projects by melanie micir~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β¨ mid year book freak out tag ! 2024 ! β¨ actual spinster 2024-07-09 | the gofundme link :: gofund.me/cfc7017a @pastorytime2683 :::: youtube.com/watch?v=JBDNFHldxM0~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π what im currently reading for my literature phd ! π actual spinster 2024-06-28 | link for the gofundme :: gofund.me/cfc7017a a mess of a video .... sorry !!! u can learn more abt chartism thru this : bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hx7n ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π may wrap up π actual spinster 2024-06-09 | the gofundme link ! : gofund.me/cfc7017a ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
βοΈ summer tbr βοΈ actual spinster 2024-06-01 | ! here's the link for the gofundme: gofund.me/cfc7017a you can also get a gorgeous print from megan if u donate ! more info & prints here : instagram.com/p/C7eMjF2sH1h/?img_index=1 am experiencing a lot of brain fog atm so sorry for not saying much ! ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π πΈ mini may reading vlog | (new books! & short fantasy reads) πΈ π actual spinster 2024-05-17 | gud shabbos ! i stopped filming right at the time when my chronic pain increased so much i think i might die so that's why it just ... ends !! lmk how ur may has been going & what u've been reading ! hopefully ill be back when i dont feel like im being ripped apart soon :) my april vlog : youtu.be/iAW9lBsHfx0?si=dQDwGsfH0j60b5Ov my letterbox'd if ur interested :) : letterboxd.com/AnnaMarieMusic by Naomi - The Little Mouse From Paris - thmatc.co/?l=D78246A5~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π april wrap up (basically just a review of family lexicon by natalia ginzburg) π actual spinster 2024-05-08 | :) working class history podcast on italian antifascism : workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-80-italian-resistance ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
πΈ βοΈ april (not much) reading vlog | (cute outfits, studying and phd deadlines) βοΈ πΈ actual spinster 2024-04-29 | :) oooh leave me a spring emoji if u would like!!i do have a phd tumblr if u would be interested in that .... criphd.tumblr.com mentioned ::youtu.be/pElOO3PrFkU?si=u62xqxtcZ055CdkV natalia ginzburg reading group was led by @HardcoverHearts music ::Music by Andres Jacque - Elemental Movement - thmatc.co/?l=9F4C99D3Music by Naomi - The Little Mouse From Paris - thmatc.co/?l=D78246A5~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
ππ΅πΈ 5 books to read instead of watching eurovision π΅πΈ π actual spinster 2024-04-10 | links !!the google doc ! : docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQULd4XJ4r5xD36AVrUAnNusouvUEP6aKu52b3wQc24v3kmBUL-GfH_woO1iJPK3Pft9O1KhNVoeAXG/pubcreated by @verilybitchie (also they made a video here if u want a bit more about israel & eurovision stuff : youtube.com/watch?v=xdfX4_NDNXY [altho its 2 months old now]) interviews with radical palestinian women is here & only Β£6 !!! a bargain tbh : pmpress.org.uk/product/interviews-with-radical-palestinian-women the review of the swarm in vashti : vashtimedia.com/2023/08/24/formats/review-formats/the-swarm-anarchist-diasporism-radical-ghosts queer ukraine can be found here : renardpress.com/books/queer-ukraine& tuning the bandura is online here : elliottmiskovicz.substack.com/p/tuning-themore on bds : bdsmovement.net~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
πΈ spring tbr πΈ actual spinster 2024-04-06 | info about the tbr clear out readathon by @katiejlumsden :youtube.com/watch?v=pElOO3PrFkU&t=58salso i do think spring starts in march but i didnt feel like making this then lol the republic of consciousness prize shortlist : republicofconsciousness.com/2024-shortlist & my video on the longlist : youtu.be/obxo6khzb2g?si=41QK6SblLIhQ5gzH the podcast with elif batuman [its a discussion with merve emre about convenience store women]: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/novels-and-political-consciousness-with-elif-batuman/id1523686748?i=1000512932765also i made this before springathon was announced!!! but i might try read something for that too :) ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π march reads (natalia ginzburg, doris lessing etc etc) π actual spinster 2024-04-03 | i am so sorry the camera is foggy for half of it ... i didnt realise bc im a fool n i need to get my eyes tested (like genuinely lol)! something i forgot abt the golden notebook to say : it takes the care & education of children so seriously & carefully which i loved!!! [ofc lol] && another thing was that i think the book is quite a lot about sex, not even necessarily desire but sex itself which i also think is interesting considering the time of publication &so onstuff mentioned ~on poor things book vs film: youtu.be/fK7uCMdbzJM?si=kG2GU9vzqIttGHaq @KateyOneMoreTime video on reading children's books : youtu.be/7uMSJCRGvYc?si=9xhSG30qnCW5eCZnmy trans book rec video : youtu.be/QZq56lz6kPQ?si=0hNYsDBqr3sX4bXgi spoke about the golden notebook as i was reading it in my february vlog a little : youtu.be/K6mRvTOux5k?si=fVYYYBN6Gq1m4ThSthe group i am reading ginzburg with is hosted by sarah @HardcoverHearts :) ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π³οΈββ§οΈ trans & non binary book recs (again) & a little tbr π³οΈββ§οΈ actual spinster 2024-03-20 | info here : transrightsreadathon.carrd.coa lot of the books mentioned i dont think necessarily discuss being trans that much but all these authors (except maybe one) are trans !! & i think supporting trans authors is more important than reading books by cis ppl with trans rep in if that makes sense ! the other recommendation video i made : youtube.com/watch?v=wUkxpZWBguk&t=945s i spoke about everything for everyone : an oral history of the new york commune more here : youtu.be/dv0_GO4vCq4?si=XDmeDbeCr0Px3gPI&t=1255 i spoke about the deep more in this reading vlog from last yr : youtu.be/5UKVmxiEtbc?si=8lPuyZdrNKCEYDb_ i spoke about your love is not good more here : youtu.be/JhYDtyQsr9Q?si=vNbz8_EkCV4iUvP_ i spoke about little fish here : youtu.be/K6mRvTOux5k?si=crkvQihsHU32O14-~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
ππ reading with fatigue, two buddy reads & sweet trans lit | february reading vlog [7] ππ actual spinster 2024-02-29 | all the videos i made in february :) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyq4VZdsjvM1dUF-QfClShFx9RyqzKe7I things mentioned : sarah from hardcoverhearts is running the natalia ginzburg reading ! @HardcoverHearts amanda : tiktok.com/@cosmic_egg_ the shabbes song i sing is this one : jewishfolksongs.com/en/sholem-aleykhem(i taught myself it thanks to this tiktok so... sorry !! i think even people who dont sing well should sing more so including it is living my beliefs i guess lol.... tiktok.com/@c.o.bernstein/video/6920623724416847109 ) the publishing project i talk about with who was changed and who was dead is called dorothy publishng !! more info here : dorothyproject.comrepublic of consciousness prize : republicofconsciousness.com the video i made on the longlist :) : youtube.com/watch?v=obxo6khzb2g&t=184sstorygraph has content warnings for little fish here : app.thestorygraph.com/books/cb3e1ed0-b1a1-4101-ae8d-46ac3be0d236 00:00 - 07:53 what im currently reading 07:54 - 09:21 little update pre shabbes09:22 - 12:25 the road to the city talk + visiting a new bookshop :) 12:26 - 14:26 new book etc :) 14:27 - 16:25 general progress updates... 16: 26 - 19:44 the dry heart thoughts.... & another new book :) 19:45 - 22:16 realising i am rly fatigued even tho im taking a break.... bc i have a chronic ! illness lol [duh] + my phd22:17 - 25:16 fnishing you exist too much25:17 - 31:45 new dyke news !!! +++ the golden notebook chat 31:46 - 39:40 reading little fish & bonus important annas ?!39:41 - 40:50 knitting progress, a day trip to the sea & barter books 40:51 - 48:13 the final update : two new books & meat4burgers, what im still reading ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
ππ§ foodie february tbr ! [6] ππ§ actual spinster 2024-02-22 | there should be a challah emoji !! also i cant believe i forgot about tisha b'av .... plz forgive meinfo about the readathon : hosted by @theuntrainedlibrarian8825 and @redheadreading 16th - 29th of february intro videos : youtube.com/watch?v=cyz2S3yMmCY&t=2s youtube.com/watch?v=Ulq8k-6PE9oprompts ~sweetsavourysourspicy~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
just a closer look at the discworld map from my recent videoπππ’π« #discworld #terrypratchett #map actual spinster 2024-02-19 | ...
πππ’ where to start with discworld [5] πππ’ actual spinster 2024-02-17 | the wee free men is 30th in the series not whatever i said it was !thanks @jenniferlovesbooks for inspiring this :) i made a short with better footage of the map i show in this : youtube.com/shorts/Onu3cbsvBXo?si=CS4JzaEr2vRPCeJQ bye !~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π¬ π© books about emails [4] π© π¬ actual spinster 2024-02-12 | :)if u subscribed to a tinyletter i wrote like four years ago u might recognise some of this list hehe~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π recommend me a book !! [3] π actual spinster 2024-02-08 | :) i recommended you books, now its your turn ! youtube.com/watch?v=pI3K2LH0V7M&t=218s ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β republic of consciousness prize longlist discussion / chat β [2] actual spinster 2024-02-05 | more on the cultural boycott of israel : bdsmovement.net/cultural-boycott more on the longlisted books & the prize here : therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/2024-republic-of-consciousness-prize here's the videos on the prize from 2021 :youtu.be/EiEENyBVIkY?si=pYvXzNshoARecJNH youtube.com/watch?v=wyFNHGcNMx0&t=37s here's the reveiw of my work i mentioned : instagram.com/p/C19g40qIiDc more of amanda : instagram.com/bye.borgr4/03/24 - republic of consciousness shortlist was announced !! : republicofconsciousness.com/2024-shortlist ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π january wrap up π [1] actual spinster 2024-02-01 | honestly .... this is so rambly & i basically just call things nice ???? sorry lol rasta time in palestine : archive.org/details/rastatimeinpales0000zeph/mode/2up ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
πππ colourful book recs for you !! (2) πππ actual spinster 2024-01-29 | im sorry this is so long, have split it into each recommendation so u can go to yours if you would like !! a link to marginaliant / mary rose's tik tok ! : tiktok.com/@marginaliant 00:00 - 01:01 intro01:02 - 04:05 andrea // purple 04:06 - 06:12 renee // green 06:13 - 08:58 sophie // green08:59 - 12:41 olivia // blue 12:42 - 17:00 charlie // sunflower yellow 17:01 - 18:52 mari // green 18:53 - 23:06 the untrained librarian // lush green23:07 - 26:07 jennifer // orange 26:08 - 26:46 sue // purple 26:47 - 29:01 sasquatch blue // dark green 29:02 - 32:53 ele // purple32:54 - 35:37 elle // blue 35:38 - 38:45 anna // purple38:46 - 41:07 aziza // pink :) ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π new york city book haul ! π actual spinster 2024-01-16 | on the lenni-lenape people : delawarenation-nsn.gov/history& manhattan is a lenape word by natalie diaz : poets.org/poem/manhattan-lenape-wordblustockings coperative : instagram.com/bluestockingsnyc more on the eviction stuff & how to help : curbed.com/2023/12/bluestockings-bookstore-eviction-narcan-overdose-free-food.html i also made a little tiktok about visiting bluestockings :) : tiktok.com/@actualspinster/video/7322607292128513312sim kern : instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly& on youtube @sims_books β€οΈthe tenement museum : tenement.org& the tour i did was called tenement women: 1902 :) sweet pickle books : sweetpicklebooks.comthe strand : strandbooks.comone of margaret killjoy's podcasts, cool people who did cool stuff : open.spotify.com/show/0Qptn7pM3Pzi01rKVBvjG4?si=075c3e2065544581& her substack : margaretkilljoy.substack.comlol... clearly going to fail at my reading project this year but whatever !! i'm having fun ! 00:00 - 05:50 clips [mostly of food n books lol] & etc 05:51 -27:28 bookhaul begins~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
visiting durhams radical bookshop #books #bookshopping #leftist #durham #bookshop actual spinster 2024-01-14 | ...
π december 2023 wrap up | queer fantasy & lit fic basically π actual spinster 2024-01-11 | sorry about the lighting / quality at the end i didnt realise how bad it was until too late !~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
what palestinian books do you plan on reading in 2024 ? #books #readpalestine #tbr actual spinster 2024-01-06 | ...
π best books of 2023 π actual spinster 2024-01-03 | the post to comment on if u want a book rec : youtube.com/post/UgkxVv8GXQCCiztDP0IWZ-hojoR1WbV7z68T past years ~2022 : youtu.be/NA4QyZR8kU4?si=ANfkQjmq3UKATkjc 2021: youtu.be/obGoP7Z2kJo?si=jVgOMU_rfeyC7hKl2020: youtu.be/PqyHLYZXpUs?si=hLCIZ9jIpqQV9Tkk2019: youtu.be/csLfg9RIsZ0?si=4rqlWqU23AmvyIHD2018: youtu.be/u3Y0aAO_lK4?si=sNFir_msn0eIJ64l~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β 5 star tbr predictions β actual spinster 2023-12-21 | the old video : youtu.be/jn11g4cUUA4?si=avxQjQmi_fMrKo72also @MercysBookishMusings was the first person to make this video idea ! ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π₯ recent fave films π₯ actual spinster 2023-12-15 | can u tell i got more n more tired as i filmed..... btw !! the five devil's is a film that deals with addiction, mental illness, racism, homophobia !regarding context for children of shatila, i would recommend checking out this video by sim kern which goes into the massacres : youtu.be/BqXMe0idZU8?si=4Jm119cDrtv0zOoH&t=1694 also i loved this video about polite society which reminded me i wanted to watch it & goes into it much more than i did lol ! : youtu.be/eQpyTTZgZ28?si=plbsBE59okvTnmv7hilarious that major themes are conning ppl & motherhood ..... also french women ???my letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AnnaMarie films mentioned ~newsies ....lol une chante, l'autre pas directed by agnes vardakajillionaire directed by miranda julyla rouge et la noire directed by isabelle primporco rosso :) directed by hayao miyazaki corsage directed by marie kreutzer hester street directed by joan micklin silverchildren of shatila directed by mai masrisaint omer directed by alice diopcan you ever forgive me? directed by marielle hellerfrances ha directed by XXXX [censored]the five devils directed by lea mysius polite society directed by nida manzoor~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π recent reading wrap up | september, october & november π actual spinster 2023-12-06 | :) palestine action; join in and / or donate to their court proceedings : palestineaction.org learn about BDS [boycott divestment sanctions] & know what to boycott: bdsmovement.netpalestine solidarity campaign : palestinecampaign.orginstagram.com/letstalkpalestinedecolonizepalestine.comeyesonsudan.netrevolutionary feminist book recs w my friend : youtu.be/bscruBujB9E?si=sdINTqHWaenUFZlPthe review of the swarm : vashtimedia.com/2023/08/24/formats/review-formats/the-swarm-anarchist-diasporism-radical-ghosts~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
πβ a retrospective of my 2023 non fiction reading βπ actual spinster 2023-11-30 | idk why the video quality is so bad sorry !! :( i hope ur non fiction november's went okay ! (i filmed this a few weeks ago so it feels a little out of date & i have read at least one more book since then which was interviews with radical palestinian women, which is a fantastic book to read whenever but especially now !) palestine action are doing amazing stuff you can join in and / or donate to their court proceedings : palestineaction.org learn about BDS [boycott divestment sanctions] & know what to boycott: bdsmovement.netthere is also a cultural and academic boycott to join in with also : bdsmovement.net/pacbii think it's read palestine week this week also if you want or are participating in that ! : publishersforpalestine.org/2023/11/20/join-readpalestine-week-november-29-december-5-2023 palestine solidarity campaign : palestinecampaign.orginstagram.com/letstalkpalestinedecolonizepalestine.comjewishcurrents.orgthe video i made about palestine: youtu.be/jUmkG81IPcE?si=756V-Z_CZTNYcew0revolutionary feminist book recs from me & a friend : youtu.be/bscruBujB9E?si=ksyZQlrOJOGYgr30sophie's video where she talks about no modernism without lesbians : youtu.be/GtEXKvyNbb4?si=PXcQvMpOTU3BAmoy ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/actualspinstermy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster#nonfictionnovember
π₯revolutionary feminist struggle book (& film) recs π₯ actual spinster 2023-11-26 | i know it's almost over but these might be good for nonfiction november ! & for every month of the year ! links etc ~stuff to do & info abt palestine ~palestine action are doing amazing stuff you can join in and / or donate to their court proceedings : palestineaction.org learn about BDS [boycott divestment sanctions] & know what to boycott: bdsmovement.netthere is also a cultural and academic boycott to join in with also : bdsmovement.net/pacbipalestine solidarity campaign : palestinecampaign.orginstagram.com/letstalkpalestinedecolonizepalestine.com/introduction-to-palestinejewishcurrents.orgi know we didnt speak about congo or sudan in this but if you want a place to start learning about whats going on i thought this website might be useful as an introduction for sudan: eyesonsudan.net& i found this overview about some of the context & human rights abuses in congo was good : youtube.com/watch?v=BF9WE5VE5WI but it is not up to date, it's more background so obviously there are other more up to date things to check out! find viki here : instagram.com/vikivampalso i realised we meant to mention the anarcha feminist anthology quiet rumours by dark star collective i think so check that out !!things mentioned ~born in flames (film)your mother wears combat boots : dyke moms rant (film)criminal queers (film)wayward lives, beautiful experiments by saidiya hartmanaudre lorde: sister outsider & zami: a new spelling of my namesara : my whole life was a struggle by sakine cansizthe kurdish women's movement : history, theory, practice by dilar dirikexperiments in imagining otherwise by lola olufemi worth fighting for : bringing the rojava revolution home by jenni keasden & natalia szarekthe fury archives by juno jill richardsrevolutionary letters by diane di prima [we read revolutionary letter 22] women, race and class by angela davis the dialectic of sex : the case for feminist revolution by shulamith firestonewoman on the edge of time by marge piercy (fiction)abolish the family : a manifesto for care and liberation by sophie lewis interviews with radical palestinian women edited by shoal collective~~~~my bookstagram got hacked so i remade it & it's now here : instagram.com/actualspinstermy knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
a video about palestine actual spinster 2023-11-02 | links & resources :if ur new to understanding palestinian history i would recommend this instagram account : instagram.com/letstalkpalestine& this website decolonizepalestine.com/introduction-to-palestinestuff to do ~palestine action are doing amazing stuff you can join in and / or donate to their court proceedings : palestineaction.org learn about BDS [boycott divestment sanctions] & know what to boycott: bdsmovement.netthere is also a cultural and academic boycott to join in with also : bdsmovement.net/pacbipalestine solidarity campaign : palestinecampaign.orgcontact ur mp using this : writetothem.comor this template : https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/ceasefiremedical aid for palestininans :: map.org.ukpalestine children's releif fund : pcrf.net coverage of the experiences of palestinians ~you can find a list of journalists to follow here :instagram.com/p/CyiwwPyxOhUdispatches from gaza :proteanmag.com/2023/10/25/letters-from-gaza-part-3proteanmag.com/2023/10/15/letters-from-gazafrom the west bank : jewishcurrents.org/the-settlers-can-do-whatever-they-want-with-usjewishcurrents.org/dispatches-from-the-west-bankfrom palestinians in the diaspora : thebaffler.com/latest/doomsday-diaries-azizainstagram.com/eid_yaratwitter.com/m7mdkurd info about how this reaches the threshold for genocide : instagram.com/p/Cyji8_kNGDb/?img_index=1 twailr.com/public-statement-scholars-warn-of-potential-genocide-in-gaza now outdated but still useful data about targetting hospitals etc from the un : twitter.com/unocha/status/1714960606833385576?s=46&t=UxvTgEEaxCmGGeTA7UPhoA anti zionists jews oppose genocide ~jewdas is uk based : jewdas.org black jewish alliance : twitter.com/BlackJewishA jewish voice for peace : jewishvoiceforpeace.orgjewish currents : jewishcurrents.orgalso sim kern within the book community has been very vocal about this and about jewish voice for peace : tiktok.com/@UCF8Y6bWZ6YmXL9G9-XLPbAQ@simkerninstagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly here's an old video about the post war context and the players in force around the establishment of the state of israel including britains total failure & the usa's push to etsablish the state: youtu.be/1ziwuaWLy8A?si=yHf06IHEYuecIFDC news sources i check to stay informed include al jazeera, jewish currents, the guardian, channel four news, vashti media is also good but it isnt an immediate news source, 972mag.com @BrownBooktuber made some book recommendations videos if you do want books : youtu.be/8gRGqEVXqJg?si=HiCayyx7Zxd1S9Jb youtu.be/83jQz082LvM?si=r-RO9-8yqO4SC3k6 & @KateyFlowersBooks also did here : youtu.be/PuKcodbpcFo?si=3LN1p0zQwTJ5Qwy8the poem i read :poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/154658/fuck-your-lecture-on-craft-my-people-are-dying~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π recent book haul with mari ! π actual spinster 2023-10-09 | mari also showed up in these videos !! ::swapping books : youtu.be/E43Hb_41qZQ?si=tbOLur_GAxJoaEss mari's queer history book recs : youtu.be/K2AS0jgycvs?si=uq_dyXUlfYbL-saW a non bookish video about stuff that helps w chronic pain : youtu.be/5cV6DNylIfI?si=haCTB8_FO5WvEQBa ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β¨ victober tbr β¨ actual spinster 2023-10-02 | info about victober ! ~ hosts : @katiejlumsden @katehowereads @BlatantlyBookish @bookswithpetra @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 challenges : [not that i have headed many of them !] kateβs challenge: read a victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider katieβs challenge: read a piece of victorian new woman fiction marissaβs challenge: read a victorian work by an author who is new to youpetraβs challenge: read a victorian first-person narrative rosβs challenge: read a victorian work in which class features stronglymy old new woman video : youtu.be/k3DHZQwL5n8?si=39gPia9CdV2x96tY#victober ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
π aug/sept recent reads π some shorties, nuns & viragos actual spinster 2023-09-28 | the pickle :) https://mailchi.mp/18bf7cff29d5/the-pickle & the specific one about the swarm : vashtimedia.com/2023/08/24/formats/review-formats/the-swarm-anarchist-diasporism-radical-ghosts sorry if i mentioned something else to link i dont remember !! ~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
β¨ end of yr tbr // prepping for my 2024 reading β¨ actual spinster 2023-09-18 | i am too low on spoons to put anything here !! xxx~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
πππ abwm : arrange [my] bookshelves with me ! πππ actual spinster 2023-09-09 | i understand this is a long, slow video but i decided it was better and calmer to do it this way than to speed up any of the footage ! totally understand if that's not ur vibe / u wanna skip it or speed it up ! the podcast : open.spotify.com/episode/1kCR3YPzdWNSz2zaQe7WAp?si=371ddd03ffc7440b music used ~ music : bensound.comLicense code: NVENRS9YSTHZGVAXMusic: bensound.comLicense code: SELNMOCFLSXCYHYZMusic: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: V9TSZPXUDPBKCTDO~~~~my knitting channel : youtube.com/channel/UC7ESpso8HXMnK3W3g8scPZA my bookshop.org affiliate link : uk.bookshop.org/shop/actual-spinster my bookstagram :) : instagram.com/spinsterwatchmy storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/actualspinstermy tiktok : tiktok.com/@actualspinstermy ko-fi: ko-fi.com/actualspinster
