40s Diary | 003 | Solo Trip to Ohio | Cat sitting, working vacation, exploring America | Travel Vlog @AnaMoShoshin

Ana Mo Shoshin Hi, I’m Mo.
Last month I went on my annual trip to visit my best friend's cats! I even got to see my best friend this trip.
I got to hang out with my cat nephews in Ohio for 6 days. I ate good food, read some books, bought a LOT of books, saw some sights, and got to explore some new places.

I love to go on vacation to places that I have been before. You feel comfortable, but get to have those vaca feels and get to explore new things (if you want). It was really nice to be back in the same area, go to places I had been before and really enjoyed (like all the great local bookstores) but also feel confident enough to try some new things, too. Like new bookstores!

I made a pack with me video which you can see here: youtu.be/ris-4aGyfUI
I also will be putting out a book haul video from this trip... eventually. Some of my books are still in Ohio. When those books get to NJ, you'll see a book haul shortly after.

Channels, people, and videos mentioned and other info:
Ohio 2023 - youtu.be/E4ENP_NVQig
Pack with me 2023 - youtu.be/eUZfc-Ocql0
Ohio Book Haul 2023 - youtu.be/ZXH9zPplRHU

Did you spot anything else in this video you'd like to learn more about? Let me know and I can add links where possible!

Books in this video: Looking back at last year, I finished sooo many books when I was in Ohio!! Like 5 books! This year I did finish some books but they weren't really the focus.

Cats in this video: Gary and Blue! And a plant shop cat!

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in NJ: books, cats, zero waste, beach life, and more!

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40s Diary | 003 | Solo Trip to Ohio | Cat sitting, working vacation, exploring America | Travel Vlog

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-12 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Last month I went on my annual trip to visit my best friend's cats! I even got to see my best friend this trip.
I got to hang out with my cat nephews in Ohio for 6 days. I ate good food, read some books, bought a LOT of books, saw some sights, and got to explore some new places.

I love to go on vacation to places that I have been before. You feel comfortable, but get to have those vaca feels and get to explore new things (if you want). It was really nice to be back in the same area, go to places I had been before and really enjoyed (like all the great local bookstores) but also feel confident enough to try some new things, too. Like new bookstores!

I made a pack with me video which you can see here: youtu.be/ris-4aGyfUI
I also will be putting out a book haul video from this trip... eventually. Some of my books are still in Ohio. When those books get to NJ, you'll see a book haul shortly after.

Channels, people, and videos mentioned and other info:
Ohio 2023 - youtu.be/E4ENP_NVQig
Pack with me 2023 - youtu.be/eUZfc-Ocql0
Ohio Book Haul 2023 - youtu.be/ZXH9zPplRHU

Did you spot anything else in this video you'd like to learn more about? Let me know and I can add links where possible!

Books in this video: Looking back at last year, I finished sooo many books when I was in Ohio!! Like 5 books! This year I did finish some books but they weren't really the focus.

Cats in this video: Gary and Blue! And a plant shop cat!

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in NJ: books, cats, zero waste, beach life, and more!

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

Blog: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog
Instagram: http://instagram.com/madcat1
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I read 22 books in September and now this wrap up is over an hour long...| 2024 | Vlog Style Wrap Up

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-10-17 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I read sooo many books in Sept!! Lots of short stories, lots of sci fi, lots of short books for Shorty Sept. I did have some flops this month, I did read some books that weren't the best for me. But over all it was a great reading month!

I read for Sci Fi Sept this month, as well, and it was nice to focus on some sci fi!

What did you read in sept?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Shorty Sept - youtu.be/D1kn2POz-eE?si=fBf7sAhtA4Jo3yR-
My Shorties - youtu.be/JCW40S-MkBA?si=1AqOghPNIut_HZIc
TBR Spin Historical Corrections - youtu.be/WWIOEcvuf3U?si=O_YnKmtdQctsSUNN

Shorty September Prompts and the books I read for them:
Ripped Shorts - Mystery or Slasher - Death's a Beach, Void
Summer Cookout Shorts - Read a book then cook or eat something that goes with it - The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Leopard Print Shorts - Read a book you've seen in the wild - Elsewhere, Ariel
Half and Half Shorts - read a book and watch the movie
Micro (Taylor Swift) Shorts - Poetry or a book with a break up in it - Lovers at the Museum, Ariel, The Goblin Market
Jorts - a book from the 70s or 80s - Ecotopia
Rockstar Shorts - Pair a song or music with a book - Y/N
Zipoff Trousers - Read a book with a title that could be shorter - In the house in the Dark of the Woods
Paper Bag Shorts - Buy a book and read it
Supermarket 2 pack shorts - Read a nonfiction book that goes with another book you've read in Sept - A Year in Japan
Nu Metal Bermuda Shorts - Mixed genre book - A Year in Japan, Void
Shorts with Pockets - Read a book with something on the cover that would fit into your pocket - Ariel
Paul Mescal Shorts - Irish book - Hands (October read!)

Books in this video:
Carrie Soto is Back (2022) Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Full Moon Coffee Shop (2020) Mai Mochisuki translated by
Just Out Of Jupiter's Reach (2023) Nnedi Okorafor
We Travel the Spaceways (2021) Victor LaValle
Y/N (2023) Ester Yi
The Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862) Christina Rosetti
2043 A Merman I Will Turn to Be (2021) Nisi Shawl
Void (2023) Veronica Roth
A Year in Japan (2006) Kate T Williamson
Elsewhere (2022) Alexis Schaitkin
The Office of Historical Corrections (2020) Danielle Evans
Fun Home (2006) Alison Bechdel
Lovers at the Museum (2024) Isabel Allende translated by the author
Falling Bodies (2023) Rebecca Roanhorse
Weather (2020) Jenny Offill
Death's a Beach (2000) Beth Sherman
We Solve Murders (2024) richard Osman
Stag (2022) Karen Russell
The Suitcase Clone (2022) Robin Sloan
In the House in the Dark of the Woods (2018) Laid Hunt
Ariel (1965) Sylvia Plath
His Happy Place (2022) Zakiya Dalila Harris

Cats in this video: Chippy!!

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What I Really Think About Booktube | Happy Birthday to Me! | 4 Year Bday Chatty Video

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-10-15 | Hi, I’m Mo.
As usual I'm a little late getting my Bday vid out! I hope your in the mood for a really chatty video!

Thanks to everyone who comments, watches, likes and subscribes! I really appreciate it!!

This year I'm just chatting and reflecting on my 4 years on booktube. In past years, I have done a few anniversary and bday tags. See those prompts below.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments that I didn't answer here!
Also, if you are on booktube, let me know what year your upcoming bday/Anniversary is! And feel free to consider yourself tagged in the tags below.

Channels, people, and videos mentioned:
Booksandlala
StephanieBookish
Lady Celestina instagram.com/ladycelestina

BookTube Anniversary Tag Version Two - Year Three Birthday
I'm not sure who created this tag. If you know, please shout them out in the comments:
These are the prompts:
How have you changed from your first video to now?
What video are you most proud of and why?
What's your most popular video?
What was an unexpected surprise of being on BookTube?
What's the hardest thing about creating videos for BookTube?
Thoughts on equipment? What has been the most useful piece of equipment you've bought?
Have you had to deal with negative feedback or comments? How did you handle it?
What advice would you give to someone thinking of starting Booktube?

Year Two - Booktube Anniversary Tag
Created by @BookYourImagination .
What anni are you celebrating?
What genres do you focus on?
Do you receive arcs?
What are you most proud of in the last year?
What videos do you most like to make?
What are your favorite videos to watch?
What are the videos you least like to watch?
Was there anything you tried this year that didn’t work?
What videos do you want to continue making?
Anything you plan to do more of?
Anything new to be added?
What are some challenges that you have faced with Booktube?
What equipment do you use?
What advice do you have for someone who wants to start a channel?
What is the best part of having a booktube channel?

Booktube BDay Year One - Booktube Birthday Tag
Created by @averagejoereads7271 youtu.be/WYbsXWEsf-g
Questions/Prompts:
1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating?
2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos?
3.Why are you continuing this channel?
4. What are three of your favorite videos you’ve made in the past year and why?
5. What is your favorite part of Booktube?
6. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle?
7. What advice would you give new booktubers?
8. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel.
9. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year?
10. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved?

Videos, channels and people mentioned:
Booktube Bday Year 1: youtu.be/danCvMEhzYw
Booktube Bday Q&A (100 Subs): youtu.be/-LiYA1xuUb8
Year Two Birthday Tag - youtu.be/VnGKCmznifs
Why I Don't Buy New Books: youtu.be/ZO9CHEEnGlw
TBRTackle Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
Cat Cozy Mystery Vlogs - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsic35H3bP1_0sxxRp4tf0TX
Moodreader Vlog: youtu.be/OyHefp7rU2s
@gunpowderfictionandplot
@rileymarie

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Books in this video: Just talking 'bout channel stuff.

Cats in this video: no cats today

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2022 revisit #9 | Do I Read All the Books I Haul? | Revisit my Jul 22 book haul - better this time!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-10-11 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books.

This was a big haul!! 31 books in total! Most from one of my favorite local used book sales. At least I read a good number of these books!
Have you read any of the books I mention here? Which should I prioritize?

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Who are your favorite creators doing these videos?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/FdwOm4tRrus
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/vpk96VzVUBI
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/1JB_g658FCY
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Book Buying Ban Check in #4: youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban Check in #5: youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Book Buying Ban Check in #6: youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

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Little Free Library Tour - Summer 2024 | LFL in the New Jersey and Beyond! | Many Repeats

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-10-04 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I have an ongoing project where I try to visit every Little Free Library I can!
Here are so many Little Free Libraries that I went to over the end of Spring and beginning of Summer. Summer is the busy season, in our jobs, where we live and for our lives. These are pretty much in chronological order. There might be a few repeats bc I love seeing how the libraries change a few weeks, or months apart. I've also been trying not to be too tempted to go to too many LFLs, bc I am still on my book acquiring ban!

This video is a slightly more typical LFL tour for me - lots of repeats! I tend to go to my local LFL a lot! Maybe once a week for some, several times a month, for others. Do you repeat little free libraries? Is your most visited LFL near your home, work, school?

Check out my Little Library Original Tag:
And see other LFL tours here: youtu.be/hLyQmkI0jGY

Even more Little Free Libraries here:
Explore NJ Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgMXMjUCKxPwBNTISQunmep

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Books in this video: so many!

Cats in this video: no kitties today but a Cooper's Hawk!

#littlefreelibrary

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | July 2024 (in September) | Short stories, drug smuggling, women, the titanic

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-10-02 | Hi, I’m Mo.

What short story have you enjoyed recently?

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your May book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
Build Your House Around My Body (2021) Violet Kuppersmith

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
n
My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

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Cats in this video: I think all the (bad) cats are off screen.

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Basement Box Books #9 | Unboxing, Haul, Unhaul | Vintage scifi, 44 books in one box! Irving!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-30 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through these books!!

There's a lot of vintage mass market paperbacks in these boxes. Also some "newer" books! I filmed this video back in March and I have now read one of the books we unboxed here. Huge points if you know which one!!

This video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul! There's even a unboxing within the unboxing! How meta!!

Ideally, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Basement Box Books #7 - youtu.be/1JB_g658FCY
Basement Box Books #8 - youtu.be/gTPTOdPa5tQ

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Books in this video: so many

Cats in this video: Irving being a good boy

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In My 40s Diaries Vlog | 005 | Last days of summer, solo time at home, book sales galore!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-28 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Over the Summer I spent a few days alone while my husband traveled for work. Luckily there were multiple book sales to keep me company!
And also cats!
Come along with me as I explore NJ, buy books, hang out with cats and dogs, and generally enjoy summer!

What will you miss about summer days?

In my 40s diaries was inspired in part by many creators who are journaling their own decades, ages, and lives. If you know a series like this, please reccommend it here!

If you want more recommendations, please let me know! and if you have recs for videos and channels like this please please leave them in the comments below!

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in NJ: The Garden State: books, cats, sustainability, productivity, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: several books!

Cats in this video: Chips, Irving, Martin, and Dolly!

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

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Shorty September 2024: All the Short Books on My TBR | 250 pages and under

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-25 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Sooo Many Books!!
But also, not actually every one on my TBR... Watch the video to see why!!
And keep your eyes peeled for my Novella November video!

Short books are my favorite. Which book did you see in this video that you have, have read, or want to read?

Shorty September was created by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers. Here's this year's announcement: youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=yxCjD1XOLfRJM-zK

What are you reading for Shorty Sept?

Prompts for 2024:
1 Ripped Shorts: Read a Mystery or Slasher.
2 Summer Cookout Shorts: Read a book and eat/slash cook something that goes with it.
3 Leopard Print Shorts: Read a book you've seen someone else reading out in the wild (can be out in public or online).
4 Half & Half Shorts: Read a book then watch the movie (or the other way round).
5 Micro (Taylor Swift) Shorts: Read a poetry book or read a book with a break-up in it.
6 Jorts (jean shorts): Read a book from the 70s or 80s.
7 Rock Star Shorts: Read a book and pair it with a song or album.
8 Zip-off Trousers: Read a book with a title that could be shorter.
9 Paper Bag Shorts: Buy a book and read it! (bonus points for getting a paper bag).
10 Supermarket 2-Pack Shorts Bundle: Read a non-fiction book that ties in with another of your shorties.
11 Nu-Metal Bermuda Shorts: Read a book that mixes genres.
12 Shorts with Pockets: Read a book with something on the cover that would fit in pocket.

Videos, people, and channels mentioned:
Shorty Sept 2022: youtu.be/qBpLmP0hyDk
Novella Nov 2022: youtu.be/FDIyUfiC8l0
Shorty Sept 2023: youtu.be/5vLA5PWXadY
Novella Nov 2023: youtu.be/CLLt29uHf4Y

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in New Jersey, USA: books, cats, sustainable living, productivity, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: All my short books!

Cats in this video: Irving and Chips

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

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2022 revisit #8 | Do I Read All the Books I Haul? | Revisit my Jun 22 book haul - its getting bad!!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-19 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books.

This was such a baby haul compared to the others we have looked at in this series!! And yet! I still did terribly!

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Who are your favorite creators doing these videos?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/FdwOm4tRrus
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/vpk96VzVUBI
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/1JB_g658FCY
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Book Buying Ban Check in #4: youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban Check in #5: youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Book Buying Ban Check in #6: youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in The Garden State: books, cats, zero waste, New Jersey, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

Blog: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog
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August Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | Women in Translation, Series, Rereads, Horror

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-16 | Hi, I’m Mo.
August was a great reading month! I read horror, short stories, series, fantasy, contemporary, lit fic, thriller, queer books, and soo many translated works!

It was woman in translation month, which is fast becoming one of my favorite reading month challenges of the year.

I had some rereads. I continued in a series, and restarted a series. I read so many short story collections. I read a lot of books that ended up in or will end up in other videos!

What's your favorite work in translation?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Ohio Vlog - youtu.be/gmcZt7O_REE
TBR Spin Her Body Vlog - youtu.be/eW5EuI1afBc
Portal Fantasy Vlog 1 - youtu.be/hWj6HpKdclg
Giallo July/Summerween 2024 - youtu.be/ZW1svSoxIGI
#thebooktubespin #booktubespin

Books in this video:
Kafka Was the Rage (1993) Anatole Broyard
Nineteen Claws and a Blackbird (2020) Agustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses
Castle Perilous (1988) Joh DeChancie
Significant Others (1987) Armistead Maupin
Trouble in Queenstown (2024) Delia Pitts
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) JRR Tolkien
In the Palm of Darkness (1996) Mayra Montero translated by Edith Grossman
Portrait of an Unknown Lady (2018) Maria Gainza translated by Thomas Bunstead
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (2019) Alix E Harrow
I Called Him Necktie (2012) Milena Michinko Flassar translated by Sheila Dickie
Blue Bear Woman (2007) Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli
Her Body and Other Parties (2017) Carmen Maria Machado
Survive the Night (2021) Riley Sager
Ice Planet Barbarians (2015) Ruby Dixon

Cats in this video: Irving! Anyone else?

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Prompts for Sci Fi September 2024 | Chinese Zodiac Prompts | Sci Fi and Fantasy Reading Prompts

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-12 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Sci fi Sept was created by @booksaremysociallife and I really enjoyed it that year. In 2022, I didn't see anyone doing prompts for it, so I created my own for inspiration! You can find that video here: youtu.be/_KNQGvccQ08
Last year, I followed those prompts and made a vlog about it.
The planetary sci fi prompts can also be used as a tag.

In 2024, I wanted to create some new prompts and decided to go with prompts involving the Chinese zodiac. Many other Asian and Pacific Island cultures also use a similar zodiac. With that in mind, I thought these prompts would also be a great way to read more Asian, Asian American and Pacific Island authors as well!
Each prompt has several parts you can chose to use, use all of them, pick and choose or just read a book by an Asian author in the month of Sept to participate.

Bonus Prompt - Read a book from the year you were born, with your zodiac animal on the cover, in the story or in the title, and/or use the prompt below for your zodiac.

Rat - read a book with a charming or persuasive character
read a book with a rat on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1900 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020

Ox - read a book where someone shows great patience or stubbornness
read a book with an ox on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1901 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021
(please excuse the typo in the video regarding this prompt!!)

Tiger - read a dystopian or utopian book
read a book with a tiger on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1902 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022

Rabbit - read the most popular sci-fi or fantasy book on your shelves
read a book with a rabbit on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023

Dragon - read an arc
read a book with a dragon on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1904 1916 1928 1940 1952
1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024

Snake - read an space opera, long book, or epic
read a book with a snake on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1905 1917 1929 1941 1953
1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025

Horse - read a book set in a country you've been to or want to go to
read a book with a horse on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1906 1918 1930 1942 1954
1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026

Goat - read a book featuring art or artists
read a book with a goat on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1907 1919 1931 1943 1955
1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027

Monkey - read a fairy tale or fable or retelling
read a book with a monkey on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1908 1920 1932 1944 1956
1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028

Rooster - read a book about a dad (or mom)
read a book with a rooster on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1909 1921 1933 1945 1957
1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029

Dog - read a book about religion, spirituality, customs, or traditions
read a book with a dog on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1910 1922 1934 1946 1958
1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030

Pig - read a book with a love story (platonic, familial, romantic)
read a book with a pig on the cover, in the title or in the story
read a book from or set in any of these years 1911 1923 1935 1947 1959
1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

These prompts can also be used as a tag!

Let me know if your participating in Sci Fi September this year.
And make sure to tag me if you use these prompts!

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Books in this video: only prompts for books

Cats in this video: only the tiger

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | June 2024 (in August) | Short Horror, Female Bodies, Urban Legend, L&O SVU

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-08 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm slowly but surely catching up on my TBR Spin reads! I keep saying that and it keeps not being true. But I have made some progress recently!

I read my June book in August and it was really good! I made an effort to add a lot of short story collections in this year's spin stack and this collection has been on my shelves since 2022 or before!!
As far as I know, Carman Maria Machado only writes short works. I really love the way she is able to write contained or full feeling stories in the short form.
Her Body and Other Parties is def a horror collection with themes of sex, bodies, relationships (familial and romantic), queerness and tv zeitgeist.

What short story have you enjoyed recently?

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your May book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
Build Your House Around My Body (2021) Violet Kuppersmith

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
n
My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

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Cats in this video: I think all the (bad) cats are off screen.

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To Do List With Me | In My 40s Diary | 004 | DITL getting stuff done! Productivity, cats, books!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-06 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Recently I had a day or two to get stuff done!! Spend a day with me ticking items off my todo list!

I make a to do list basically every day! I make them for home stuff, I make them for work! Do you use list to help you be productive?

As usual in my vlogs there are cats, books, food and a little bit more about my life in NJ.

In my 40s diaries was inspired in part by creators who are journaling their own decades, ages, and lives.
If you have recs for videos and channels like this please please leave them in the comments below!

More videos to check out:
In My 40s Diary 001 - youtu.be/v4sY09_JZZc
In My 40s Diary 002 - youtu.be/v7tXLMe2Vto
In My 40s Diary 003 - youtu.be/gmcZt7O_REE

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Books in this video: no real books today.

Cats in this video: All of them plus a bonus!

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Giallo July & Summerween Reading Vlog | 2024 | Hauntings, classic horror writer, mid short stories

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-09-02 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In July it was Giallo July and Summerween. While I technically missed Summerween I still wanted to use the prompts from both readathons for my reading this month.

Giallo July was created by @TheBookubus @pastorytime2683 (& others) and is a readathon to read and watch Giallo stories. Giallo was an Italian movement of film and books that were thrillers and mysteries, violent and explotative, sexy and murderous. For this readathon, reading books with Giallo vibes

The Ween readathons, Summerween, Weekendween, etc... are created by @gabbyreads and @oliviareadsalatte and happen every few months. This iteration is a SummerWeen (youtu.be/pDocuYZbLp0). There are soo many fun readathon videos out there, I suggest looking up the tag and watching many of them! All the Weens are for reading spooky books outside (or inside) spooky season. It's a great time to read horror, thrillers, mystery, etc...

Did you participate in Summerween? What was your favorite book you read?

Channels, people, and videos mentioned:
Weekendween 2022 - youtu.be/czd7dcztp-c
Summerween 2023 - youtu.be/j2doNQdI2z0

Books in this video:
The Yellow Room (1945) Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Spite House (2023) Johnny Compton
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird (2020) Agustina Bastarrica translated by Sarah Moses
The Lottery and Other Stories (1949) Shirley Jackson

Cats in this video: None

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Basement Box Books #8 | Unboxing, Haul, Unhaul | Vintage scifi, So many VHS, unboxing in an unboxing

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-29 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through these books!!

I thought that these boxes were gonna be all books, but we had quite a few other items in there as well. Sketch books, notebooks, VHS, art pieces, and more!

This video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul! There's even a unboxing within the unboxing! How meta!!

Ideally, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Basement Box Books #7 - youtu.be/1JB_g658FCY
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA

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Books in this video: so many

Cats in this video: Irving being a good boy

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Portal Fantasy Reading Vlog | The Wayward Children Series Explained! (no spoilers) | + 80s Fantasy

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-25 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I had a hankering to read some portal fantasy! I've been wanting to read The Wayward Children Series for a while. I did not expect to binge the whole series!! So a lot of this vlog is all about my experience reading that. I also read a portal fantasy that was a favorite of mine when I was younger.
So keep watching to see me read an entire series, and a reread!

Portal Fantasy is one of the sub genre of fantasy that I really enjoy. I love the idea of other worlds lurking right besides our own. What is your favorite kind of fantasy reads?

Please let me know if you have suggestions for other portal fantasy or portal world books!!

Channels, people, and videos mentioned and other info:
Ohio 2024 - youtu.be/gmcZt7O_REE
Pack with me 2024 - youtu.be/ris-4aGyfUI
TBR Spin Build Your House Around My Body - youtu.be/Zq75cOW72u4

Books in this video:
Every Heart a Doorway (2016) Seanan Mcguire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017) Seanan Mcguire
Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018) Seanan Mcguire
In an Absent Dream (2019) Seanan Mcguire
Come Tumbling Down (2020) Seanan Mcguire
Across the Green Grass Fields (2021) Seanan Mcguire
Where the Drowned Girls Go (2022) Seanan Mcguire
Lost in the Moment and Found (2023) Seanan Mcguire
Mislaid in Parts Half Known (2024) Seanan Mcguire
Castle Perilous (1988) John Dechancie

Cats in this video: Blue!

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2022 revisit #7 | Do I Read All the Books I Haul? | These have taken a down turn but fav books of 22

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-19 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books.

Every year in May, we go to the VNA Rummage Sale in Far Hills NJ. This is a huge rummage sale and of course they have a huge book section!! Many of the books in this video revisit are from there! May was a bog month, partly for that reason!

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Who are your favorite creators doing these videos?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/FdwOm4tRrus
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/vpk96VzVUBI
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/1JB_g658FCY
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Book Buying Ban Check in #4: youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban Check in #5: youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Book Buying Ban Check in #6: youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

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July Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | Giallo July, Summerween, Binging an entire series!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-16 | Hi, I’m Mo.
For my July Wrap Up, we have a booktube first! I binge read an entire series! And to no one on booktube's surprise, I did indeed love The Wayward Children Series. Maybe not quite as much as some other booktubers, but I did love it.

I also read golden age mystery, non fiction, women's prize nominated, spooky books, lit fic.... a wide range of genres and books!

Overall it was a chaotic, scattered, weird reading month, but a great reading month!

Have you ever read an entire series, basically back to back? If so, which was it and was it worth it??

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Ohio Vlog - youtu.be/gmcZt7O_REE
TBR Spin Build Your House Vlog - youtu.be/Zq75cOW72u4
@BookishTexan
#thebooktubespin #booktubespin

Books in this video:
Train Dreams (2002) Denis Johnson
Every Heart a Doorway (2016) Seanan Mcguire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017) Seanan Mcguire
Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018) Seanan Mcguire
In an Absent Dream (2019) Seanan Mcguire
Come Tumbling Down (2020) Seanan Mcguire
Across the Green Grass Fields (2021) Seanan Mcguire
Where the Drowned Girls Go (2022) Seanan Mcguire
Build Your House Around My Body (2021) Violet Kuppersmith
Lost in the Moment and Found (2023) Seanan Mcguire
Mislaid in Parts Half Known (2024) Seanan Mcguire
Mouth to Mouth (2022) Antoine Wilson
The Yellow Room (1945) Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Spite House (2023) Johnny Compton
House of Days (1998) Jay Parini
Negroland (2015) Margot Jefferson
The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) GK Chesterton

Cats in this video: Marty or Chips in the background

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15 Women In Translation Books | WIT Month 2024 | Korean, Swedish, Japanese, Hungarian, French & More

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-13 | Hi, I’m Mo.
For Women in Translation month this year, I thought I would talk about the 15 books by women in translation that I have read since last year at this time. The eagle eyed among you may have noticed I forgot one!! I thought about editing it in, but instead, this gives me an excuse to do another video! And plus I still mention 15 books, so the title is almost accurate!

I have been really enjoying trying to read a lot of works in translation this year (and last year!) and it's fun to get to talk about those written by women here again! Along side the 14 women authors I read since last year there are also 10 women translators on this list.

Women in Translation Month is a time to celebrate women authors whose works have been translated! Anyone can join in! Bonus points if the translator is also a woman!

What's your favorite book by a woman in translation? What is your most read translated language?

People, Channels, and Video's Mentioned:
2022 WIT - youtu.be/rMh-75HqLRA
2023 WIT - youtu.be/lKcLFLdp6Sk

Books in this video:
There Once Was a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby (2009) Ludmilla Petrushevsskaya translated by Keith Gessen and Anna Summers
People on a Bridge (1986) Wislawa Szymborska translated by Adam Czerniawski
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (2016) Cho Nam-Joo Translated by Jamie Chang
The Door (1987) Magda Szabo translated by Len Rix
Strega (2020) Johanna Lykk Holm translated by Saskia Vogel
Woman at Point Zero (1975) Nawal El Saadawi translated by Sherif Hetata
A Woman's Story (1988) Annie Ernaux translated by Tanya Leslie
Diary of a Void (2020) Emi Yagi translated by David Boyd and Lucy North
Idol Burning (2020) Rin Usami translated by Asa Yoneda
Concerning my Daughter (2017) Hye Jin Kim translated by Jamie Chang
Eastbound (2012) Maylis de Kerangle translated by Jessica Moore
The Old Woman with the Knife (2013) Gu Byeong-mo translated by Chi-Young Kim
We Had to Remove This Post (2021) Hanna Bervoets translated by Emma Rault
Dogs of Summer (2020) Andrea Abreu Lopez translated by Julia Sanches

Cats in this video: No cats today!

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Basement Box Books #7 | Unboxing, Haul, Unhaul | Many magazines, vintage sci fi, mass market pprbcks

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-05 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through these books!!

These three boxes were a mixed bag. Some magazines, old school text books, vintage sci fi, and books that I had put down in the basement not that long ago. Now that it's been a few months since I filmed these videos, it's fun to watch them again!

This video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul!

Ideally, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Basement Box Books #6 - youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in The Garden State: books, cats, zero waste, New Jersey, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: so many

Cats in this video: Irving being a good boy

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | May2024 (in July) | Womans prize long listed book, Vietnam, Womans stories

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-04 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm slowly but surely catching up on my TBR Spin reads!
I keep saying that and it keeps not being true!
For my May TBR Spin I got Build Your House Around My Body. I looked at the prompt in June, but It took me until July to finish this book. I feel like many of my TBR Spin picks have suffered from the way I chose, or when I chose, to read them. I decided to start reading Build Your House late in June, thinking I would finish it up before I traveled in early July. Since that didn't happen, I figured I would finish it on my vacation. That didn't happen either! I ended up finishing this book after I returned to NJ. It took me almost 2 weeks to read 1 book under 400 pages. That's a long time for me. I feel like my reading experience suffered from the time being so drawn out. I still really enjoyed this book, but I wonder if I would have liked it more if my reading had not been so broken up?

How do you like to read? Do you read one book at a time until it's done? The start the next? Is your reading fluid, or all broken up?

Build Your House had a lot of really interesting themes and ideas. It would make a great book for discussion.

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your May book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
Build Your House Around My Body (2021) Violet Kuppersmith

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
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My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

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The Mid Year Book Tag 2024 | Q2 Check In & Stats | Hows My Reading Going So Far This Year?

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-08-03 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I always like to make this video in July, bc I want to see my full first 6 months in the Mid Year Book (Freakout) Tag. I want to make sure that I can check in with my goals and stats.
I love these check in tags bc they really make you think about how your reading has gone in the half or quarter of the year. You also get to think of how you want to spend or what you want to do for the remaining portion of the year!

Biggest surprise, disappointment, fav book of the year, new favorite character, and so many more fun questions are in this tag along with some charts and stats!

Let me know some of your most anticipated books were for the beginning of the year? Have you read them yet or do you still need to? Are there any books still to come out that you cant wait to read?

This tag is one that all booktubers do and there's no need to be tagged or to tag. But if you want to feel tagged, consider me tagging you! Or please feel free to answer these questions in the comments below!

Prompts:
How’s your reading year going so far this year?
How many books have you read so far this year?
1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2024
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2024
Favorite reread so far 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.
6. Biggest surprise.
7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)
8. Newest fictional crush.
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
13. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

Channels, Videos and People Mentioned:
Creators of this tag: @IsThatChami‬ & ‪@EarlGreyBooks‬
Q1 2024 - youtu.be/wL7DNHsnkoY
New Year Tag - youtu.be/MOQpWxBOiYA
Postscript Tag - youtu.be/h3m6xFx9qZU
2023 Mid Year Tag - youtu.be/2uWhBI4Yj-0

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June Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | Pride Month Reading! Gay Series! Translated Reads!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-07-29 | Hi, I’m Mo.
June was another great reading month!! I read so many queer books this month! But also mysteries, translated works, books that are new to me or 2024 releases, books that have been on my TBR forever!!

I love reading for Pride month, but I also love reading queer books all year long!
I made progress on some of my books lists! I read for 22 Books I Found Out About in 2022, and Wanted to Read in 2023, I read books from my Summer TBR and from my 24 in 24 lists.

Did you make progress in any of your lists of goals in June? What was your fav book you read for Pride Month?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Reading Books from my 2022 Booklist - youtu.be/HM7zlkgd-l4

#thebooktubespin #booktubespin

Books in this video:
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (2013) Robin Sloan
Even Though I Knew the End (2022) C L Polk
They (1977) Kay Dick
This is How You Lose the Time War (2019) Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Cherry Blossoms: Haiku III (1960) Various, compiled and translated by Peter Beilenson
The Family Game (2022) Catherine Steadman
Babycakes (1984) Armisted Maupin
The Sugared Game (2020) K J Charles
We Had to Remove This Post (2021) Hanna Bervoets translated by Emma Rault
Dogs of Summer (2020) Andrea Abreu Lopez translated by Julia Sanches
Our Wives Under the Sea (2022) Julia Armfield
If I Survive You (2022) Jonathon Escoffery
Worst Wing Man Ever (2024) Abby Jimenez
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (2022) Benjamin Stevenson
Sorrowland (2021) Rivers Solomon

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Pack with Me | 1 backpack for 6 days | Minimal packing, sustainable travel, how a reader packs

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-07-25 | Hi, I’m Mo.
It's time for me to go to Ohio once again! I get to see my cat nephews and my BFF. But before anywhere I have to pack!!
Pack with me to go away for 7 nights and 6 days taking only a backpack and a personal item.
I like to pack light and sustainably whenever I can. This year is the second in a row that I've gone on basically the same trip. Will my packing change? Will I pack more or less for this trip?
How many books is too many to bring on a trip?

Are you a heavy packer or a light packer? Do you think I packed too much or too little?

Ohio vlog and book haul coming soon... But in the meantime, check out last year's videos!
Pack with me | Ohio 2023 - youtu.be/eUZfc-Ocql0
Ohio Little Free Library and Used Book Shop Tour - youtu.be/8q8nY6LXTng
Ohio Book Haul 2023 - youtu.be/ZXH9zPplRHU
Ohio Vlog 2023 - youtu.be/E4ENP_NVQig

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Books in this video:
All the books I'm bringing with me! (plus some that got left behind)

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Reading Queer Books from My 2022 Booklist | Making progress on my 2022 reading challenge | Pride

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-07-21 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Right after I made my last Booklist Reading Vlog (youtu.be/d78WFl01OPk), I started another one!
The last vlog was reading 3 books from 3 booklists. In this vlog I'm concentrating on my 2022 booklist. This is a list of 22 books I found out about in 2022, and wanted to read in 2023. This was the 3rd year I made a list like this but the one I've made the least progress on. I thought it was high time to work on this challenge. There were a few queer books on this list, so it also seemed like a good time to read queer books for pride!

So in this vlog, I read 3 queer novallas from my 2022 booklist and I have such a good time!! Let me know if you've read any of the books I read here!

Do you make book lists each year? Do you read all the books off of them within the year?

If you're wondering about 2024, I just made a 24 in 24 list from books I already owned. Since I've been trying to acquire less books in 2024, I wanted another way to read down my TBR.

Books in this video:
Even Though I Knew the End (2022) CL Polk
They (1977) Kay Dick
Our Wives Under the Sea (2022) Julia Armfield

Channels, videos and people mentioned
20 books - youtu.be/2B-1-xsbn1U
21 books - youtu.be/n6GQArKJOxw
22 books - youtu.be/t0ShNiCKa6M
3 Books From 3 Booklists - youtu.be/d78WFl01OPk

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2022 Haul Revisit #6 | Do I Read the Books I Haul? | I brought in 60+ books in April 2022? Part Two

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-07-19 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books.

This is part two of the books I acquired in April 2022. This video features books I found in that month. Check out the last vid for those that I bought.

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Who are your favorite creators doing these videos?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Try a chapter - youtu.be/5i8N8aMIG3k
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/FdwOm4tRrus
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/vpk96VzVUBI
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Book Buying Ban Check in #4: youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban Check in #5: youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Book Buying Ban Check in #6: youtu.be/nEP-k-1H9Ss
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Little Free Library Tour - Spring and Summer 2024 | LFL in the New Jersey and Beyond!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-07-05 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I have an ongoing project where I try to visit every Little Free Library I can!
Here are so many Little Free Libraries that I went to over the end of Spring and beginning of Summer. Summer is the busy season, in our jobs, where we live and for our lives. These are pretty much in chronological order. There might be a few repeats bc I love seeing how the libraries change a few weeks, or months apart. I've also been trying not to be too tempted to go to too many LFLs, bc I am still on my book acquiring ban!

What the most striking LFL you've visited and where was it? I loved this new Lifeguard tower LFL I found in Point Pleasant, NJ.

Check out my Little Library Original Tag:
And see other LFL tours here: youtu.be/hLyQmkI0jGY

Even more Little Free Libraries here:
Explore NJ Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgMXMjUCKxPwBNTISQunmep

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#littlefreelibrary

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Basement Box Books #6 | Unboxing, Haul, Unhaul | Mostly Vintage Sci Fi, One Angry Cat

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-30 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through those books!!

I feel like this was a speed run of two boxes! Maybe bc the first one has all the same sort of books in them...
Also, Irving gave me a hard time in this one!

This video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul!

Ideally, since I am on a book acquiring ban, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Basement Box Books #5 - youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA

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Books in this video: so many

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Reading Books from my Booktube Lists | 3 years of wish lists, 3 books | Trans romance, Short horror

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-24 | Hi, I’m Mo.
At the beginning of every year, like many booktubers, I make a list of books that I want to read through out the year. And like many booktubers, I rarely complete reading the books on that list by the end of the year. Unlike other booktubers, I usually base the list on books I had heard about the previous year. I find out about books all year, some current, some new, some backlist. I keep a list of these and compile my yearly list from that.
So I have a list of 20 books I found out about in 2020 and wanted to read in 2021.
A list of 21 books I found out about in 2021 and wanted to read in 2022.
And a list of 22 books I found out about in 2022 and wanted to read in 2023.

In this video I read one book from each list!I
I started this video a loooong time ago! I hope you enjoy it!

Do you make book lists each year? Do you read all the books off of them within the year?

If you're wondering about 2024, I just made a 24 in 24 list from books I already owned. Since I've been trying to acquire less books in 2024, I wanted another way to read down my TBR.

Books in this video:
Moon of the Crusted Snow (2018) Waugbeshig Rice
A Lady for a Duke (2022) Alexis Hall
Comfort Me with Apples (2021) Chatheryne M Valente

Channels, videos and people mentioned
20 books - youtu.be/2B-1-xsbn1U
21 books - youtu.be/n6GQArKJOxw
22 books - youtu.be/t0ShNiCKa6M
November 2023 wrap up (Moon) - youtu.be/FAIEeAFAEIM
April 2024 wrap up (Duke) - youtu.be/yi6bgErfnok
May 2024 wrap up (Apples) - youtu.be/PV7VF9ezQz0

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The Library Tag 2024 | My library history | Audiobooks, ebooks, physical | Little Free Library

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-20 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Ever since I got a new phone and could get library apps, my life has changed for the better!! If you ever wanted to know my history with the library, your wait is over. This Library Tag was a great opportunity to talk all about it!

Feel free to do this tag in the comments or consider yourself tagged!
I want to hear all about your library experiences!

I also tagged:
@JesstheBookFreak
@RosieCockshutt
@MissDanielle

Videos, channels, people mentioned:
Jersey Collective - instagram.com/jerseycollective
Booksale Finder - booksalefinder.com/NJ.html

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Books in this video: no books but all books?

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May Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | Horror Mayham, Asian American & Pacific Islander

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-15 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In May, I read less books than any other month this year, so far. Is that good? Yes, bc one of my goals this year was to read less. Or at least not read more. Am I on track to read less over all this year? Maybe not.
Something I've noticed this month, while being mindful of reading less, is that towards the end of the month, I tend to calculate how many books I can read to round out the month. I'm thinking "if I finish this this day...", and "if I read this short book...", or "I read this book by this time..." etc... Why? There's not need to calculate the books I can read in the month. I should just let it happen. So I found myself doing that in May and simply stopped. I just read what I read. No reason to stress or rush!!

That all being said, I feel weird about reading an odd number of books in a month??? IS that weird? Who else feels that way?

That didn't stop me from having a great reading month!! I read diversely and found a book that will make my best books of the year. I also solidified a favorite author, I think!

What did you read in May? Did you participate in readathons? What's your favorite Horror Novella?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Baseball Vlog 2024 - youtu.be/CJKwYasBiSg
Baseball Vlog 2023 - youtu.be/xvlXro_je3Y
April Booktube Sping Vlog - youtu.be/Ku4HBMLoVaE

#thebooktubespin #booktubespin

Books in this video:
Poems (1971) Herman Hesse compiled and translated by James Wright
The Incredible World Champ Mets (1969) Maury Allen
A Lady For a Duke (2022) Alexis Hall
The Woman in the Library (2022) Sulari Gentill
Here After (2024) Amy Lin
Invisible Citites (1972) Italo Calvino translated by William Weaver
Comfort Me with Apples (2021) Catherynne M Valente
The Suffering (2015) Rin Chupeco
The Buddha in the Attic (2011) Julie Otsuka
Rental Person Who Does Nothing (2024) Shoji Morimoto translated by Don Knotting
The Death of Jane Lawrence (2021) Caitlin Stirling
Everyone in this Room will Someday be Dead (2021) Emily Austin
Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore (2012) Robin Sloan

Cats in this video: I don't think the cats turned up?

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Summer TBR 2024 | Pile of Possibilities: hyped, queer, booktube darlings, prize books | Pride Books

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-08 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I almost forgot to do a Summer TBR this year. It's really more of a pile of possibilities... and I always say I don't make real TBRs. Summer TBRs have become a tradition on my channel, tho! I like to start with some queer books I might read in June for Pride Month.
I also like to include hyped books or booktube darlings. And this year, I wanted to put in some prize list books, too. Overall, I'm super excited about this list!

What will you be reading this Summer?

Books in this video:
The Queer Issue (??) The Bandit Zine
The Girl From the Sea (2021) Molly Knox Ostertag
Body Grammar (2022) Jules Ohman
Mouth to Mouth (2022) Antione Wilson
This is How You Lose the Time War (2019) Amel El-Motar and Max Gladstone
Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead (2021) Emily Austin
The New Life (2023) Tom Crewe
The Ballad of Jocquotte Delahaye (2024) Briony Cameron
Babcakes (1984) Armistead Maupin
If I Survive You (2022) Jonathan Escoffery
The Sentence (2021) Louise Erdrich
Sheets (2018) Brenna Thumnmler
The Reformatory (2023) Tananarive Due
Survive the Night (2021) Riley Sager
The Last Word (2022) Taylor Adams
The Family Game (2022) Catherine Steadman
Silence on the Grave (2001) Arnalour Indridason
Space Opera (2018) Catherynne M Valente
Elsewhere (2022) Alexis Schaitkin

People, Channels and Video Mentioned:
Summer TBR Revisit - youtu.be/UcMalsmVUTE
Summer TBR 2023 - youtu.be/o8qTUByg7CI
Summer TBR 2022 - youtu.be/1e4Pz1lcCpg
Summer TBR 2021 - youtu.be/dKxoj5eZ-ZQ
@FreshlyReadBooks
@stephaniebookish

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2022 Haul Revisit #5 | Do I Read the Books I Haul? | I brought in 60+ books in April 2022?!?

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-06 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books. I made the video we're revisiting here way back in Jan 22, but I didn't post it until March of that year.

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Who are your favorite creators doing these videos?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Try a chapter - youtu.be/5i8N8aMIG3k
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/FdwOm4tRrus
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Book Buying Ban Check in #4: youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban Check in #5: youtu.be/diVkG4uanao
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | April 2024 (in May) | Italian Modern Classic, Fantastic Journeys & Cities

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-06-02 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm slowly but surely catching up on my TBR Spin reads!
Theoretically, I can catch up after posting this vlog!
Haha, I said that last vlog, and I don't think it's true this time either!
For April's prompt I picked Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino translated by William Weaver. I was really excited about this one when I borrowed it in April 2023. Just over a year is not that bad of a track record for getting to a borrowed book. We'll see how long it takes me to actually return!

I had wanted to read this book sitting at cafes in cities near me, but that didn't end up happening... So instead I took a walk around my city to see a few city scenes.

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your April book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
Invisible Cities (1972) Italo Calvino translated by William Weaver

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
n
My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

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Cats in this video: Irving and Marty

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In My 40s Diaries Vlog | 002 | DIY Haircut, Seasonal Depression, Days in my Life, Cat Life, Grief

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-31 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm feeling intimidated and excited about this series! I'm looking forward to a time when it's second nature to document my life in this diary format.
It's been a rough year so far! I'm not usually one who says this is a bad year. I've never done so before. But this might be a bad year! It's certainly had it's ups and downs.
But I do believe in positive thinking, and although that can't change every situation, it can change some. I can't wish away my depression with positive thought, but I can use it to help me motivate myself to declutter my space. Giving me actual space to find more space in my mind!
This is a pretty ramble-y video, but that is def where I'm at the moment. Sometimes, I don't know if I'm coming or going.
I touch briefly on loss of a pet, a loved one, and how I'm dealing with grief in this video.
How is 2024 treating you?

What would you most like to see from this series?

In my 40s diaries was inspired in part by these creators who are journaling their own decades, ages, and lives:
@tapiocapress
@caricakes
@TishaShrestha
And many more!!

If you want more recommendations, please let me know! and if you have recs for videos and channels like this please please leave them in the comments below!

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Books in this video: no real books today.

Cats in this video: Chips!

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Basement Box Books #5 | Unboxing, Haul, Unhaul | So Many Comics, Vintage Sci Fi, Laundry & Flounder!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-27 | Hi, I’m Mo.
In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through those books!!

We have two boxes in today's video and a very special guest, Flounder!

So this video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul!

Ideally, since I am on a book acquiring ban, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Basement Box Books #4 - youtu.be/tP7lhL9wwjE
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA

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Books in this video: so many

Cats in this video: A rare Flounder sighting. This was a tough video to edit, as we lost Flounder a few weeks ago. She was showing symptoms of kidney decease and declined very rapidly. It's been quite a shock and I'm still processing. So this video was both nice and difficult to watch while editing.

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Baseball Opening Day Reading Vlog | 2024 | The Mets, Nonfiction, Baseball Cozy Mystery, Monmouth U

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-26 | Hi, I’m Mo.
This is the second year I've done a Baseball related video for Opening Day. Last Year, I tried to get it out right around opening day. This year, I started this vlog on opening day 2024.
In this vlog I read two books about baseball, go to a local baseball game, see some baseball sights, and generally get in the Baseball Spirit!!

Do you follow baseball? Who's your team? What's your fondest baseball memory?

Books in this video:
The Incredible World Class Mets (1989) Maury Allen
Murder at the Baseball Hall Of Fame (1996) David Daniel and Chris Carpenter
Ball Four (1985?) Jim Bouton

Cats in this video: The cat's aren't that into baseball, I guess.

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Old School Weird Crushes | 10 (ish) Weird (ish) Childhood Crushes | Inspired by @TheBookubus

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-18 | Hi, I’m Mo.
This is not really a tag yet, but I feel like everyone who wants to should join in!
The idea behind todays video comes from @TheBookubus and #oldschoolapril2024. Alex made a great video all about her weird childhood crushes! Check out her video here:
youtu.be/vSYTFN22QJk?si=_db67G5OU1L2WqVW

I realized while editing this video that a lot of my crushes have a lot in common. Many of the people and things on this list are underdogs: the forgotten, downtrodden, misunderstood, or made fun of. The weirdo, the dreamer. Passionate about what they love to the point of isolation. Often misinterpreted as loners, each of these people love their family, friends, or communities and fiercely protect them. And as meek or meager as they might seem, they all stand up for themselves and others. Many of this group loves reading!
I'm sure I could analyze many bad qualities this group have in common as well (independent to a fault, a little arrogant, singleminded, vain to name a few), I prefer to concentrate on the positive.

What did your childhood crushes have in common which each other? Do you see those traits in yourself?

Videos, channels, people mentioned:
@PrettyInPapercuts

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Books in this video: Just people and things

Cats in this video: no cats today (well, no "real" cats)

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April Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | #transgirlapril, Giant Ape-ril, Poetry Readathon

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-15 | Hi, I’m Mo.
Another great reading month in the books! So many good readathons, so many good books! Coming off the first quarter of the year, I'm doing pretty good on my goals! I read quite a few queer books, quite a few translated books, some new authors, some favorite authors. I got to read some cozy mysteries, which are my favorite genre!
I did not do a good job of getting to my reviews in a timely manner! And there was a week or so where I thought I lost some of the footage. But then I found it! That's a good example of how my month (may) is going so far (not great).

What did you read in April? Did you participate in readathons? If you had read for Giant Ape-ril, what book would you have chosen?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
@royreadsanything
@BookishTexan
Quarter Year Tag - youtu.be/wL7DNHsnkoY
#transgirlapril 2024 video - youtu.be/wiYYtpc96eA

#thebooktubespin #booktubespin

Books in this video:
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (1962) Agatha Christie
Patricia Wants to Cuddle (2022) Samantha Allen
Eastbound (2012) Maylis de Kerangal translated by Jessica Moore
Magic for Liars (2019) Sarah Gailey
Nives (2020) Sacha Nespini translated by Clarissa Botsford
The Old Woman with the Knife (2013) Gu Byeong-mo translated by Chi-Young Kim
Lot (2019) Bryan Washington
All Boys Aren't Blue (2020) George M Johnson
The Ones We're Meant to Find (2021) Joan He
The Weary Blues (1925) Langston Hughes
Murder at the Baseball Hall of Fame (1996) David Daniel and Chris Carpenter
Clear (2024) Carys Davies
American Primitive (1983) Mary Oliver
Bint (2021) Ghinwa Jawhari

Cats in this video: Marty and Irving!

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2022 Haul Revisit #4 | Do I Read the Books I Haul? | My worst month yet!!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-06 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books. I made the video we're revisiting here way back in Jan 22, but I didn't post it until March of that year.

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Here are a few people making them that I love to watch:
@SupposedlyFun
@AlwaysBooked
@CoynieReads
If you like these videos, too, please let me know who you watch!

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
@RosieCockshutt
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | March 2024 (in April) | Climate fiction, sister relationships, AI, survival

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-05 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm slowly but surely catching up on my TBR Spin reads!
Theoretically, I can catch up after posting this vlog! (spoilers, I do not...)
March's Spin lead me to The Ones We're Meant to Find which has been on my shelves for a long time! A lot of people really didn't like this one? Do you think I did? Watch and find out!

We're still really enjoying Spring around these parts and lately we've seen some other folks enjoying it too! Deer, sheet, cows, some backyard cats, and (not pictured) opossums!

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your March book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
The Ones We're Meant to Find (2021) Joan He

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
n
My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three Tatimes a week. I try to post about creative simple living in New Jersey: books, cats, zero waste, sustainability, productivity, beach life, and more!

Cats in this video: Only a backyard visitor!

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Little Free Library Tour - Winter and Spring 2024 | 15+ LFL near the Jersey Shore & Monmouth County

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-05-03 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I have an ongoing project where I try to visit every Little Free Library I can!
Here are so many Little Free Libraries that I went to over the Winter and beginning of Spring. It was a big change from snowy to starting to see leaves and buds come out! These are pretty much in chronological order. There might be a few repeats bc I love seeing how the libraries change a few weeks, or months apart. I've also been trying not to be too tempted to go to too many LFLs, bc I am still on my book acquiring ban!

What the most striking LFL you've visited and where was it? I loved this new Lifeguard tower LFL I found in Point Pleasant, NJ.

Check out my Little Library Original Tag:
And see other LFL tours here: youtu.be/hLyQmkI0jGY

Even more Little Free Libraries here:
Explore NJ Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgMXMjUCKxPwBNTISQunmep

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Books in this video: so many!

Cats in this video: no kitties today.

#littlefreelibrary

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Quarter Year Tag, Q1 Stats, & Goals Check In | Am I keeping up with my goals so far this year? Cat!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-30 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I love doing these yearly check in Tags! In Jan, I do the Postscript Tag, in Feb I do the New Year Tag, in April is the Quarter Year Tag, next we have the Mid Year Tag. Don't even get me started on the 2nd half of the year! One of the nice things about all these tags are that you don't need to be tagged in them. Any one can do them!
So feel free to consider yourself tagged!

The Quarter Year Tag, originally called the Quarter Year CRISIS Tag, was created by @RoisinsReading
It is a great way to check in with your reading so far. But why not do more and look at our stats and do a goal check in too?? I did!

How's your reading going so far? Are you keeping up with your goals?

Videos, channels, people mentioned:
Basement Box Books - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsjqMD6j8o4nDfwvmT25Stkx
RAB Spreadsheet - youtu.be/vOVbJSkwiHs
New Year Tag - youtu.be/MOQpWxBOiYA

Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: A few but mostly talking about reading!

Cats in this video: Martin! He's been in a lot of my tags recently!

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

Blog: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog
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Basement Box Books #4 | Unboxing, haul, unhaul | Vintage Sci Fi, lots of Sherlock Holmes, Irving!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-26 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm back for another Basement Box Books video! Irving is helping me with the three boxes we are looking at today.

In 2024, I've started a new series where I go through the dozens of boxes and hundreds of books that have been languishing in my basement for over 8 years. It's time to go through those books!!

So this video is part unboxing, part haul, and part unhaul!

Ideally, since I am on a book acquiring ban, I hope that I can unhaul the majority of the books. The next biggest chunk of books, I'd like to see go back to the basement. Some might be books that go on my read shelf, bc I have read them, but they might also be my husband's books, or books that are part of collections that live on my read shelf. Lastly, there might be a few books that spark my interest, and I do put on my tbr.

Have you read any of the books I mentioned here?

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in The Garden State: books, cats, zero waste, New Jersey, beach life, and more!

Books in this video: so many

Cats in this video: Irving sleeps through the whole thing.

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

Blog: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog
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Try a Chapter | Last of my TBR Month Try a Chapter Series where I try to unhaul books

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-24 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I'm back with another try a chapter, trying to get rid of more books! Will I be successful or will I want to keep all of these books after I read the first chap of each?

March is annually my TBR month! I like to go through my TBR, pare down my books, rearrange, organize, assess what I have and what I can let go. One way that I like to do that is to do a series of Try a Chapters. As I go through my selves, cleaning and organizing, I've found some books that I want to read the first few pages, or a chapter of so I can see if I really want to read them. Am I still interested in these books?

My March (and my content consistency in general) did not go as planned. I'm not sure if or when I will ever get back on track. But I did have this last try a chapter hanging around that I want to make sure got posted. Let me know if you would like to hear more of my thoughts on content, or life, or what ever! A check in of sorts!

What is your aim when you try a chapter? Do you want to find your next read? Do you want to find books to unhaul? Or are you just checking that you are still interested in the books on your TBR?

Books in this video:
Once Upon A River (2018) Diane Setterfield
The Island of Sea Women (2019) Lisa See
Melmoth (2018) Sarah Perry
The People of the Book (2008) Geraldine Brooks

Channels, videos and People Mentioned:
Book Acquiring Ban Video - youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Other try a chapters here - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshKoRNpeHf8OBPjzXF2ZXXR

Cats in this video: No cats today

Thanks for joining me today! I try to post videos three times a week. I post about creative simple living in New Jersey: books, cats, sustainability, productivity, beach life, and more!

Original music by audionightlight. soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

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#transgirlapril 2024 | Reading & recommending trans authors, books about trans folks, banned books

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-19 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I've been participating in the #transgirlapril readathon this month! It's becoming one of my favorite yearly readathons! I also read for the Trans Rights Reasathon in March. I love that these two events surround the Trans Day Of Visibility which happens on March 31st!
These are all great reminders to read books by trans authors and about trans stories. But we should be reading these books all year long, as well!

Here are the books I read already in the month, and my pile of possibilities, that I want to read!

What's your favorite book by a trans author?

This readathon was created by @CestKevvie . She's not able to make many videos at the moment so you should check out some of her past videos. And make sure to spread the word about #transgirlapril !

Some more great trans or non binary creators to check out:
@moonyreadsbystarlight
@WillowTalksBooks

Books in this video:
Bitter (2022) Akweake Emezi
Magic for Liars (2019) Sarah Gailey
All Boys Aren't Blue (2020) George M Johnson

Cats in this video: No cats today!

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TBR Spin Reading Vlog | Feb 2024 (in April) | Gay short stories, immigrant experience, Texas USA

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-18 | Hi, I’m Mo.
I've finally read my Feb TBR Spin book!! I've been very far behind, but after reading the feb book, I think I'm turning it around!
The prompt was to read a book that makes you feel like your out in the sun and the open hydrant reminds me to such of hot days in Brooklyn!
I picked a bunch of short story collections for this year's TBR stack, and now we have read the first one!

Spring is really starting to spring around here. Just another illustration of how far behind I am! This is a far cry from when I should have actually been reading this book, way back in Feb. But I'm not complaining! I'm so happy to see flowers and have warm days!

Are you participating in the TBR Spin this year? What was your Feb book?

The rules for TBR Spin are simple! In Jan we pick 12 books and each month one of the two hosts will spin a wheel to help us pick what books to read from our stacks for that month. The wheel has different prompts, no prompts will be repeated, and we don't know in advance what the prompts are! If you're starting this game later in the year just start your stack with the appropriate amount of books (11 for Feb, 10 for March, 9 for April and so on...) and watch the prompt video for that month. Join any time! I vlog all my TBR Spin books and pick the next months book at the end of each vlog.

@TheBookBully
@FreshlyReadBooks

Books in this video:
Lot (2019) Bryan Washington

Channels, videos and people mentioned:
TBR Spin 2024 Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsgdStKk19eoHqruFw8FGxsd
TBR Spin 2023 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsg60Rmkvyl9GGyeXq9xv2Zr
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My TBR Tackle vids here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsiDBygXfQ2vB9f9hNOt8caG
My Booktube Spin Vids here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIsh6ojAEs4gXgsBzJMXxP1b2
and here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDh1Q6VSIshDcv4tREMk5yjPZ-vrBQVr
The Booktube Spin:

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March Vlog Style Monthly Reading Wrap Up | 2024 | March Mystery Madness, Duwithon, Fave Authors

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-10 | Hi, I’m Mo.
One of my goals for 2024 was to read les than in the previous year. So far this year, I have not read less. But in March, I only read ("only" is a ridiculous term to use here, I know!) 14 books. Part of me was sad, or like aw, I didn't read as much..., but part of wanting to read more is not worrying about what or how much I'm reading. So in a way it was nice to not be trying to read more. (if you want more of my thoughts on this, let me know!)
And I read soo many great things in March and had a great reading month. I got to read a ton of my favorite genre, mystery! I got to read some of my favorite authors and I got to find new mystery authors, too! I read over a span of almost 100 years, based on publication date! I love when that happens! I also read some sequels, some translated works, poetry, horror, and more!!

What did you read in March? Did you participate in readathons?

People, videos and Channels Mentioned:
Basement Box Books - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0

#thebooktubespin #booktubespin #savigeprompts, #thesavidgeprompts,

Books in this video:
Concerning My Daughter (2017) Kim Hye-Jin translated by Jamie Chang
The naked Detective (2000) Laurence Shames
The Color of Water (1995) James McBride
The Mill House Murders (1988) Yukio Ayatsuji translated by Ho-Ling Wong
Suspicious Death (1988) Dorothy Simpson
The Oxford Murders (2003) Guillermo Martinez translated by Sonia Soto
The 39 Steps (1915) John Buchan
The Last Devil to Die (2023) Richard Osman
Moon of the Turning Leaves (2023) Waubgeshig Rice
Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (1985) Dorothy Gilman
The White People (1904) Arthur Machen
Bitter (2022) Akwaeke Amezi
Orignial Sin (1994) PD James
Ghost Dust (2020) Emanuel di Pasquale

Cats in this video: maybe no cats??!!

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2022 Haul Revisit #3 | Do I Read the Books I Haul? | So many unread books!

Ana Mo Shoshin 2024-04-05 | Hi, I’m Mo.
We're back for another 2022 Book Haul Revisit! 2022 was the first and only year that I made monthly book hauls. It was the first year I started my Recently Acquired Books Spreadsheet. This series goes hand in hand with my Basement Box Books Unboxing, Haul and Unhaul series. (If you haven't watched the first episode, it's right here: youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk). I want to go back through all the books I acquired in 2022 and see what I've read, what remains unread, and if I unhauled any of the books. I made the video we're revisiting here way back in Jan 22, but I didn't post it until March of that year.

Do I read all the books that I haul? Do you? I'm also making a priority TBR as I go through these hauls. If you see any books you think I should read, let me know in the comments below!

I really love watching Haul Revisit videos. Here are a few people making them that I love to watch:
@SupposedlyFun
@AlwaysBooked
@CoynieReads
If you like these videos, too, please let me know who you watch!

Videos, places, people and channels mentioned:
Original 2022 Video - youtu.be/clxL1t6vsWk?si=5PW_mUl4frmOAfDB
Basement Box Books #1 - youtu.be/Z6pW6XlKJZk
Basement Box Books #2 - youtu.be/qedFqL2zZnU
Basement Box Books #3 - youtu.be/vceTE3Bnen0
Book Buying Ban and TBR Count: youtu.be/nOYIN2BQfEo
Book Buying Ban Check In #1: youtu.be/bYaE1p3N0qo
Book Buying Ban Check In #2: youtu.be/p9wnYAB7ksU
Book Buying Ban Check in #3: youtu.be/DJqCMkpiHcA
Asbury Book Coop - asburybookcoop.org

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Books in this video: You gotta watch!

Cats in this video: no kitties today

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