Asian Readathon Readalong vlog - Urban Birding Sims Books 2024-10-19 | Asian Readathon Readalong vlog - Urban Birding
Jewish author speaks out after October 7th, 2023 Sims Books 2024-10-09 | One year ago today, I posted this video which gained 20 million views across platforms. Sadly, its message is every bit as true and needed as it was then.
Elite Capture: how the powerful steal ideas from the left and weaponize them Sims Books 2024-09-22 | A discussion of Olufemi O. Taiwo’s ELITE CAPTURE: HOW THE POWERFUL HIJACKED IDENTITY POLITICS (AND EVERYTHING ELSE)
Soft-Spoken flip-through of LOVE WINS 🍉photo book - ASMR Sims Books 2024-05-21 | Join me in flipping through LOVE WINS: 🍉 PERSERVERENCE BEHIND WALLS. To enter the giveaway I mentioned, donate what you can spare here: gofundme.com/f/rebuilding-lives-support-me-and-family-in-gaza?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=linktr.ee And send a screenshot to T4Gaza (at) gmail (dot) comIf you want to support my work, you'll find links to my Patreon and places you can buy my books here: https://linktr.ee/simkern
A brief history of the term “Semite” and 17th century werewolf scientists Sims Books 2024-05-16 | “Scientific Racism” as a field of study been totally debunked for 75 years, but these ideas still influence our world. If you learned something from this video, show appreciation to Manar’s campaign here: gofundme.com/f/help-family-of-9-evacuate-from-gazaIf you donate at least $5, you can send a screenshot of your receipt to T4Gaza(at)gmail(dot)com to enter the book giveaway
Why Steven Spielberg is my nemesis Sims Books 2024-05-10 | The thing that matters most about this World War 2 history and celebrity gossip is that I am using it to help this family. gofundme.com/f/help-me-to-get-birth-for-my-baby-in-safe-place-outside-gaza?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=linktr.ee
I tricked Spielberg stans into making my content go viral Sims Books 2024-05-10 | The thing that matters most about this World War 2 history and celebrity gossip is that I am using it to help this family. gofundme.com/f/help-me-to-get-birth-for-my-baby-in-safe-place-outside-gaza?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=linktr.ee
Oskar Schindler was a dirtbag, and what that means for 🍉. (Or: why Steven Spielberg is my nemesis) Sims Books 2024-05-09 | The REAL story behind Oskar Schindler of “Schindler’s List” and why I can’t stand Steven Spielberg (apart from his Z-ism)This week I’m supporting Nevin, 9 mo. Pregnant, who needs to evacuate. Donate here:gofundme.com/f/help-me-to-get-birth-for-my-baby-in-safe-place-outside-gaza?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=linktr.ee Then to enter the book giveaway, email a screenshot of your receipt to T4Gaza(at)gmail(dot)com
TFW your government informs you that you legally hate yourself #books #palestine Sims Books 2024-04-18 | ...
Soft-spoken flip through of photos from old 🍉 pre-Nakba. From the book AGAINST ERASURE. ASMR. Sims Books 2024-04-12 | ...
Historical photos of Palestine - soft spoken flip-through - Against Erasure ASMR Sims Books 2024-04-11 | I'm whispering and flipping through AGAINST ERASURE: A PHOTOGRAHIC MEMORY OF PALESTINE BEFORE THE NAKBA. A review copy of this book was sent to me by Haymarket Books for consideration for an honest review. Learn some history, see some important photos, reset your nervous system. I apologize in advance for the audio not always syncing up with the video--my tools and skills are limited, but I did my best. I also apologize for my ignorance of Arabic pronunciation, and for any mistakes I may have made in characterizing these photos. At one point, I referred to the G-cide as a "war," which it's not, and to Occupiers as "settlers," and those are both examples of rhetoric I'm trying to change. I also can't hear super clear, but I think I called Arthur Balfour, "Alfred." My bad!My summary of Rashid Khalidi's THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR ON PALESTINE is here: youtube.com/watch?v=BqXMe0idZU8&t=5s My conversation with Rashid Khalidi is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9z6SdKDvi8&t=7s You can check out my other ASMR videos here: youtube.com/watch?v=Uug2hrsbKGk&list=PLf2kgNNjCCn_DW7QbWCwIxOL0ikyMBKrc&pp=gAQBiAQBI have a patreon! I don't do much with it but I sure do appreciate your support, and it makes it possible for me to make more free, educational content like this: patreon.com/user?u=82900241 To buy my books or find my website and more info about me, go here: https://linktr.ee/simkern
All I Want for Hanukkah is a Free Palestine Sims Books 2023-12-14 | A virtual gathering of antizionist Jews active on Tiktok and Instagram, building community and talking history, trauma, how we're celebrating and drawing meaning from Hanukkah this year, and how we're engaging in activism to bring about an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a free Palestine.
100 Years of Palestinian History in 8 Tiktoks Summarizing THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR ON PALESTINE Sims Books 2023-12-07 | Over the past month, I've been reading and summarizing each chapter of Rashid Khalidi's THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ON PALESTINE and posting to TT and Reels. After finishing that series, I sat down with the author for a 90-minute conversation, hosted by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. Watch our conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9z6SdKDvi8 I learned a lot over the course of filming this project, including how to correctly pronounce the author's last name! So I apologize for my earlier failed attempt! Obviously, each of these short chapter summaries had to leave out a ton of important information, so my hope is people will use these as a starting point or review tool, and it will encourage them to pick up Khalidi's book and read it in full! Buy a copy of the paperback from bookshop.org here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-hundred-years-war-on-palestine-a-history-of-settler-colonialism-and-resistance-1917-2017-rashid-khalidi/230482Buy the audiobook: tidd.ly/48685JTIf you'd like to support my work, consider becoming a patreon supporter: patreon.com/user?u=82900241
Sim Kern and Ganzeer on THE FREE PEOPLES VILLAGE Sims Books 2023-12-06 | Hosted by Laura Hughes of Basket Books & Art in Houston, Texas,Sim Kern, the author of the USA Today bestselling novel, THE FREE PEOPLE'S VILLAGE, talks with Ganzeer, world-famous Egyptian comic and street artist who provided the groundbreaking art and design of the book. Sim and Ganzeer chat about their work, the design process, activist-artists, crafting narratives, their complicated relationship with Houston, and more!
Trans Rights Readathon! March 20-27 How to join Sims Books 2023-03-09 | The trans rights readathon is happening from March 20-March 27th. All the cool bookish kids on social media are going to be reading as MANY trans books as we can, to raise money to support trans rights. 1. Sign up to join: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiRFONzaklfnJXc5Wegm2P8SQ9n5cN5ChkxFz6-PRkZV8Low/viewform 2. Select a trans org or individual to support. A good national option is the Trans Health Legal fund, run by the Transgender Law Center. Me, I’m gonna raise for Tony’s Place, my local trans youth homeless shelter. Maybe you have a trans friend who’s trying to raise funds to flee their red state or get affirming surgery—feel free to raise for an individual! We love mutual aid here!3. *Optional* Set up a fundraising site. Pledge It, is a free site that lets you set up a readathon type fundraiser, but you have to get the money and the deposit it. If that makes you nervous, GoFundMe lets directly link to big national charities like the Transgender Law Center so you don’t touch the money at all. But. If you ARE taking peoples’ money and then donating it? In your wrapup video, you are posting receipts of you depositing their money in the correct charity. Don’t be a grifter. 4. Start making content! Using the hashtag #transrightsreadathon. Announce your participation to your followers! Feel fre to stitch this video to do so. Share your reading goal and your fundraising goal and your TBR! Tell people where and how you want them to donate. And if you’re collecting money, how you’ll be accountable to them about donating it. Recommend trans books! 5. Search the hashtag and interact with other people participating in the readathon so we can boost visibility! We have 11 days until the reading starts—let’s use this time to make sure EVERYONE on booktok hears about the readathon before it begins!
Learn from my mistakes! The long, winding road to signing with my literary agent Sims Books 2022-05-14 | My whole querying and agent journey thus far--learn from my mistakes!Preorder REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND from my publisher: android-press.com/bookstoreAdd my short story collection, REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...Tiktok: tiktok.com/@simkern
I DNFd two Booktube Favorites in April (but loved everything else I read!) Sims Books 2022-05-11 | April Wrapup 2022 It was a slow reading month due to migraine-times, but what I did manage to finish was all incredible. Add my short story collection, REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...Tiktok: tiktok.com/@simkern
16 Picture Books about Space Science Constellations, Planets, NASA history, Biographies + More! Sims Books 2022-04-26 | Today I'm sharing 16 picture books about space science! Big thanks to Tra Publishing for sending me a copy of WHAT'S HIDDEN IN THE SKY: ANIMAL CONSTELLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. Get a copy here: trapublishing.com/products/whats-hidden-in-the-skyONCE UPON A STARRY NIGHT: bookshop.org/books/once-upon-a-starry-night-a-book-of-constellations/9781426303913SUN: ONE IN A BILLION: bookshop.org/books/sun-one-in-a-billion/9781250199324MOON: EARTH'S BEST FRIEND: bookshop.org/books/moon-earth-s-best-friend/9781250199348EARTH: My first 5.4 Billion Years: bookshop.org/books/earth-my-first-4-54-billion-years/9781250108081THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SPACE: bookshop.org/books/there-s-no-place-like-space-all-about-our-solar-system/9780679891154MOONSHOT: THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 11: bookshop.org/books/moonshot-the-flight-of-apollo-11-expanded/9781534440302IF YOU WERE A KID DOCKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: bookshop.org/books/if-you-were-a-kid-docking-at-the-international-space-station-if-you-were-a-kid/9780531239476MAE AMONG THE STARS: bookshop.org/books/mae-among-the-stars/9780062651730ROCKET SAYS LOOK UP! bookshop.org/books/rocket-says-look-up/9781984894427GRAVITY: bookshop.org/books/gravity-9781596437173/9781596437173MOUSTRONAUT: bookshop.org/books/mousetronaut-based-on-a-partially-true-story/9781442458246THE DARKEST DARK: bookshop.org/books/the-darkest-dark/9780316394727THE STUFF BETWEEN THE STARS: bookshop.org/books/the-stuff-between-the-stars-how-vera-rubin-discovered-most-of-the-universe/9781419736261STAR STUFF: CARL SAGAN AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE COSMOS: bookshop.org/books/star-stuff-carl-sagan-and-the-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-9781596439603/9781596439603ON THE MOON: amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Bright-Early-Books/dp/0001714538
Pocket Prairie Tour—I tore up my front yard and planted wildflowers Sims Books 2022-04-14 | Come with me to visit the flowers and insects living in my front yard pocket prairie. A low-key, relaxing native garden tour.Preorder my clifi, spec fic short story collection REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND here: android-press.com/bookstoreFind it on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...
Cover Reveal! How I got my FAVORITE PERSON to design the cover of REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND Sims Books 2022-04-11 | I'm so psyched to share my cover with you for REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND, my queer, clifi short story collection, coming August 1st 2022 from Android Press. Preorder REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND here: android-press.com/bookstoreFind it on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findThank you to Bri Castagnozzi for the gorgeous cover art: twitter.com/mosshawkartsAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...
Meet my Plants! Houseplant tour w/care and propagating tips Sims Books 2022-04-05 | I love plant tour videos, so I figured I'd make one of my own, even though I'm far from an expert. Some of these plants I've had for 7+ years, and they're still healthy and happy! Latin names, for those I could figure out, are in the subtitles. Add my short story collection, REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...
GUN ISLAND - Climate Fiction Book Club Liveshow w/guests Anattynook & AlexandriaTheGreat Sims Books 2022-04-03 | The Climate Fiction Book Club is discussing Amitav Ghosh's celebrated clifi novel, GUN ISLAND, this Saturday at 5PM Central US/ 3PM Pacific US/ Midnight in Copenhagen/ and 6 AM in Singapore--and whatever time that is for you, where you are! We are encircling the globe with our panel this month and excited to build urgency around reading climate fiction. We always love getting questions and comments from viewers in the chat, so we hope you can join us!Subscribe to our hosts: @anattynook @AlexandriaReads @SageReads @EnbyReads and @sims_books About GUN ISLAND (from Goodreads): goodreads.com/book/show/42436500-gun-islandBundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down.A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood and about the world around him.Gun Island is a beautifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.
March Wrap-up Reviews for CRYING IN H MART, SWEET DARUSYA, FIERCE FEMMES + more Sims Books 2022-03-31 | I read 10 books in March! Maybe one of them will change your life or blow your mind? Mentioned Video: Climate Fiction Book Club discusses CLEAN AIR by Sarah Blake: youtube.com/watch?v=RsUXCnwQIhM&t=23sJoin the Climate Fiction Book Club in discussing GUN ISLAND by Amitav Ghosh, this Saturday at 5PM CDT: youtube.com/watch?v=k5U_FCU1dyMLocal organizations supporting Ukrainian refugees on-the-ground in Ukraine and Polandhttps://www.caritas.org/where-caritas...https://voices.org.ua/en/https://helpukraine.center/enOrgs supporting refugees and communities affected by Imperialist war in other countries:Palestine:pcrf.netSyria: syriarelief.org.ukYemen: irusa.org/middle-east/yemenOrganizations to support trans youth in Texas: montrosecenter.orgesperanzacenter.orgtranstexas.orgequalitytexas.orghttps://twitter.com/tpridedallas?ref_...Add my short story collection, REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/60683863-real-sugar-is-hard-to-findAdd my YA dystopian scifi novel, SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.ph...Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/depart-dep... Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Ker...Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/depa...Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - https://www.instagram.com/sim_booksta...
Real Sugar is Hard to Find *Teaser Trailer* Sims Books 2022-03-22 | The teaser trailer for REAL SUGAR IS HARD TO FIND, my short story collection releasing August 1st, 2022 from Android Press!
March 22 TBR - Koreadathon, Ukrainian Lit, Mental Health Reads, Trans Women, & More Sims Books 2022-03-10 | Here's the books I'm reading in March!Local organizations supporting Ukrainian refugees on-the-ground in Ukraine and Polandcaritas.org/where-caritas-work/europe/ukrainehttps://voices.org.ua/en/https://helpukraine.center/enOrgs supporting refugees and communities affected by Imperialist war in other countries:Palestine:pcrf.netSyria: syriarelief.org.ukYemen: irusa.org/middle-east/yemenOrganizations to support trans youth in Texas: montrosecenter.orgesperanzacenter.orgtranstexas.orgequalitytexas.orgtwitter.com/tpridedallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorJoin the Climate Fiction Book Club April 3rd at 12PM EST in discussing GUN ISLAND by Amitav Ghosh on this channel!Add SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/59441986-seeds-for-the-swarm?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EOwXTq7Fxp&rank=1You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly/?hl=en
February 2022 Reading Wrap-Up - 7 Highly Recommended Books Sims Books 2022-03-04 | I loved everything I read this month! All bangers. Reviews start 2 minutes in, after a note about the situations in Ukraine & in Texas. Local organizations supporting Ukrainian refugees on-the-ground in Ukraine and Polandcaritas.org/where-caritas-work/europe/ukrainehttps://voices.org.ua/en/https://helpukraine.center/enOrgs supporting refugees and communities affected by Imperialist war in other countries:Palestine:pcrf.netSyria: syriarelief.org.ukYemen: irusa.org/middle-east/yemenOrganizations to support trans youth in Texas: montrosecenter.orgesperanzacenter.orgtranstexas.orgequalitytexas.orgtwitter.com/tpridedallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorJoin the Climate Fiction Book Club March 6th and 12PM EST in discussing CLEAN AIR by Sarah Blake on Sage's booktube channel: youtube.com/c/SageReadsAdd SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/59441986-seeds-for-the-swarm?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EOwXTq7Fxp&rank=1You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly/?hl=en
Hang w/me Vlog Reading NOOR, Gardening, Baking Challah, Laser Tattoo Removal Sims Books 2022-02-12 | I am reading NOOR by Nnedi Okorafor for Team SFF for #Blackathon, hosted by @StarlahEnjoys Blackathon as a whole is hosted by @Bowties & Books Add SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/59441986-seeds-for-the-swarm?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EOwXTq7Fxp&rank=1You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my novella, DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story, anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly/?hl=enMusic Credit: Morning Routine by Ghostrifter Official | soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-officialMusic promoted by chosic.com/free-music/allCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
February TBR: Blackathon, Black History Month, Book Club Reads Sims Books 2022-02-05 | Correction: ***IN THE KEY OF US doesn't come out until April. Whoops! So I won't be reading that one this month--but go preorder it anyways! It's going to be excellent!***I am reading the group pick for Team SFF for Blackathon, hosted by @starlahenjoys Blackathon as a whole is hosted by @JesseOnYoutube Preorder IN THE KEY OF US: bookshop.org/books/in-the-key-of-us/9780374314101(Y'all I can't believe I forgot to mention the February pick for the Climate Fiction Book Club which is CLEAN AIR by Sarah Blake. So much reading to do this month!)Add SEEDS FOR THE SWARM to your "to-read" shelf on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/59441986-seeds-for-the-swarm?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EOwXTq7Fxp&rank=1You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on my other socials: Twitter: @sim_kern - twitter.com/sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badly - instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly/?hl=en
January Reading Wrap-Up: Rifqa, Persephone Station, Iron Widow, and the Red Tent Sims Books 2022-01-27 | I wound up reading all books with red covers for January--appropriate as we get ready to celebrate Lunar New Year! It started as an accident, but I just kept going with it. ** In the original cut, I misgendered Xiran Zhao who goes by they/them pronouns. It should now be edited to cut out those moments! I am so sorry! As a nonbinary author, I should KNOW to always, always double-check an author's pronouns before filming, even if you think you know them. Because you never know if someone might've come out since you last looked! It's just good practice.**You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on socials: Twitter: @sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlyWeb: www.simkern.com
Climate Fiction Book Club: BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers Sims Books 2021-12-27 | To wrap up our year, we're discussing one of the most hyped clifi books of the year, Richard Powers' BEWILDERMENT. Opinions are...split, to say the least! Should be an interesting discussion!
How to Revise your Novel Sims Books 2021-12-10 | Here are my tips for completing revisions on your novel! *Correction: SEEDS FOR THE SWARM is coming out fall 2022, not 2020, lol. No, you're stuck in a time loop!You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on socials: Twitter: @sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlyWeb: www.simkern.com
Q&A for 1000 Subscribers! How I knew I was nonbinary, writing inspo, space billionaires suck, etc. Sims Books 2021-11-15 | Thanks to everyone who's subscribed over the last year and a half! This is just a casual, chatty video answering some of your questions from Twitter. Promised links:Ren Fest Made me Trans video: youtube.com/watch?v=3w-Ys89eukE&t=94sNative American Picture Books: youtube.com/watch?v=FV_DFbD6teU&t=76sColours of Us Blog: coloursofus.comSpace Billionaires articles:salon.com/2021/07/07/no-billionaires-wont-escape-to-space-while-the-world-burnsindependent.co.uk/voices/bezos-musk-branson-space-billionaires-b1886741.htmlYou can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on socials: Twitter: @sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlyWeb: www.simkern.com
ASMR Writers Workshop: Tarot Cards for Character Development Sims Books 2021-11-11 | I thought some writing craft topics might lend themselves to an ASMR format--this one in particular! I used Tarot Card readings to develop the four main characters of the WIP I just completed, THE FREE PEOPLES' VILLAGE. Here, I'll show you some of my notes from those readings and demonstrate how to do a tarot reading to flesh out a character. You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on socials: Twitter: @sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlyWeb: www.simkern.com
My 1st Writing Con: the good, the bad, and the inappropriate (keep your hands to yourself) Sims Books 2021-10-18 | I had a 99.999% great time at Armadillocon, but of course my brain got stuck on the one shitty, kinda yucky thing that happened. Like I said in the video, this isn't me "starting drama." When someone acts inappropriately to you and violates your boundaries, THEY'RE starting drama. They're creating a narrative about you without your consent. So this is me making crystal-clear what my boundaries are, and what my narrative is.The conversation about inappropriate touching starts about 14 minutes in.
Clifi Book Club Livestream THE RED DEAL: INDIGENOUS ACTION TO SAVE OUR EARTH Sims Books 2021-09-27 | The clifi book club is branching out of clifi--reading some cli-non-fi to inform our praxis. Join us in discussing THE RED DEALTake action to Support Indigenous resistance to fossil fuels: #StopLine3: stopline3.orgFollow The Red Nation: http://therednation.orgFollow us on Instagram: @climatefictionbookclubTwitter: @clifibookclub
Liveshow: PALESTINE READING CHALLENGE 2021 Wrapup with Brown Booktuber, Nicole Moon, and Sim Kern Sims Books 2021-08-07 | We've spent the past two months reading books by Palestinian authors and supporting Palestinian culture in solidarity with #FreePalestine. There's been too much silence on Booktube and Book Twitter around support for Palestinian authors, who often face a discrimination in publishing just for asserting their Palestinian identity. This liveshow is the culmination of our reading challenge, but just the beginning of our support for Palestinian authors, and we hope this inspires many more in the bookish world to check out these books, stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and demand equal opportunities for Palestinian authors.
What its like teaching middle school as a trans nonbinary teacher Sims Books 2021-08-02 | This summer I've started teaching again, but this time as an out trans person. I just figured I'd share these experiences in case they're helpful to other trans folks weighing whether or not to come out at work or pursue a career in teaching.You can find links to all my published stories & book on my website: simkern.com You can get my DEPART, DEPART! a trans, Jewish, climate-fiction ghost story anywhere books are sold online. Publisher: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/books/Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9781777091705Bookshop: bookshop.org/books/depart-depart/9781777091705%20?aid=2228 Amazon: amazon.com/Depart-Sim-Kern/dp/1777091705/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591549285&sr=8-1Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/depart-depart-sim-kern/1136985364?ean=9781777091705Follow me on socials: Twitter: @sim_kernInstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlyWeb: www.simkern.com
Picture Books to help kids process pandemic trauma Sims Books 2021-07-09 | These picture books are great tools for processing the collective trauma of last year with young children and preparing them to get a COVID-19 Vaccine.Follow me places: Twitter: @sim_kerninstagram: @sim_bookstagrams_badlywww.simkern.com
Clifi Book Club Livestream The Impossible Resurrection of Grief by Dr. Octavia Cade Sims Books 2021-06-28 | We're going to be discussing Dr. Octavia Cade's novella of climate grief and de-extinction fantasies, THE IMPOSSIBLE RESURRECTION OF GRIEF.
