November TBR | Giveaway! | IndigAThon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-28 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in November. In addition to my regular monthly d20 TBR challenge (details below) I am also beyond stoked to participate on the #IndigAThon #readathon this month. Let me know if you're participating in IdigAThon, if you've read any of these books mentioned and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! Timestamps 00:00 Intro00:59 500 Subscriber Giveaway Announcement02:13 d20 TBR Game08:44 IndigAThon TBR17:10 Outro🎉 500 Subscriber Giveaway Winner 🎉 : Avey Please contact me at aliciar3ads@gmail.com and provide your contact info so that I can send you a copy of Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson. Congrats!!Booktubers mentioned: ✨ Michelle @ Thor Wants Another Letter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUcE...✨ Brody @ Et tu, Brody? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuAuU...✨Octavia Butler Slow Readalong youtube.com/watch?v=dhG4mSQFSGY✨ Bert @ PaSTORY Time https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBs...✨Pixie With Pens youtube.com/channel/UC1jTViUXDUov08Fi990sjEQ✨ Thunderbird Woman Reads youtube.com/channel/UC8Z6XVsSEuY9zSjeJicU4jA 🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. D20 Dice Legend: 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! 📚 #tbr Books mentioned 📚 📚 Little Heaven - Nick Cutter📚 Wild Seed - Octavia E. Butler 📚 Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson ♡📚 Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese📚 Love After the End - edited by Joshua Whitehead 📚Empire of Wild - Cherie Dimaline ♡📚 Elatsoe - Darcy Little Badger ♡📚 Annie Muktuk and Other Stories - Norma Dunning 📚Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese📚 Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Picking up the Pieces Documentary trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=eNJ0a5P9YDoMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
February TBR | 2021 [CC] Alicia Reads 2021-01-27 | Hi pals! Here is my February TBR--all the books that I plan to read in February 2021. Thanks, as always, for watching! ✨booktubers mentioned ✨✨Geraldine Reads youtube.com/user/starian72 ✨Sunny @ A Sunny Book Nook youtube.com/channel/UCJmNHtSiqtmrH3tBSo1kGFw✨Siân @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg📚 books mentioned 📚 Out - Natsuo Kirino ♡The Indifferent Starts Above - Daniel James Brown ♡Pizza Girl - Jean Kyoung FrazierEileen - Ottessa Moshfegh Kitchen - Banana YoshimotoFortune Favours the Dead - Stephen SpotswoodWe Ride Upon Sticks - Quan Barry Empire of Wild - Cherie DimalineThe Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Music by Josh. ✨ StoryGraph: aliciar3ads ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
December Reading Wrap Up | 9 books! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2021-01-08 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in December! Let me know what you read in November and if you've read any of these. I also had a really fun time as a co-host in the the #bias__breaker readathon this month. Whee! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨ ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ📚 Books mentioned 📚 02:52 📚 Tiny Nightmares - edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto05:33 📚The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino - Hiromi Kawakami08:21 📚 Earthlings - Sayaka Murata ♡11:41 📚 The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta13:11 📚 Pet - Akwaeke Emezi16:12 📚 Creature - Hunter Shea19:34 📚 Night of the Mannequins - Stephen Graham Jones 21:54 📚 Strange Weather in Toyko - Hiromi Kawakami24:26 📚 Disability Visibility - edited by Alice Wong♡ Buddy Reads!!!!!Music by Josh. ✨ StoryGraph: aliciar3ads ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
If You Got It, Read It! | A TBR for the entire year | 2021 [CC] Alicia Reads 2021-01-03 | Hi pals! This year I am going to be participating in the 2021 If You Got It, Read It Challenge (#IYGIRI2021) hosted by Megan and Sue at the Spine Breakers. Here are the books that I hope to prioritize this year. Have you read any of these? Thanks, as always, for watching! ✨booktubers mentioned ✨✨Spine Breakers youtube.com/watch?v=KmjU-W2bM8w ✨Jordaline Reads youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_k-pMuMgk9hp-9d8QSyQ ✨Thunderbird Woman Reads youtube.com/channel/UC8Z6XVsSEuY9zSjeJicU4jA ✨Alex @ Hey Little Thrifter youtube.com/channel/UCr8VcOuuI9F0v6IogfTzCAg IYGIRI challenges 1. Read a book you've had on a TBR in the past 2. Read a book you've had forever but won't get rid of 3. Read a book that 4. Read your longest book or a book over 500 pages 5. Read your shortest book or a book under 200 pages 6. Read a borrowed book (the library counts) 7. Read a cover buy 8. Read a book that was recommended to you 9. Read a book with a cover that reminds you of your favorite season 10. Read a book from your most owned genre 11. Read a book you've had so long you don't remember what it's about 12. Read a book by one of your favorite authors 13. Read a book by an author you've never read before 14. Read your most recently acquired book 15. Read a book from the decade you were born 16. Read a book from the last decade 17. Read a nonfiction book 18. Read a book with a one-word title ("the" doesn't count) 19. Read a book you meant to read last year 20. Randomly choose a book from your TBR 21. Read a book that reminds you of someone 22. Read an un- or underhyped book23. Have someone else choose a book from your shelf for you to read 24. Read a predicted 5-star readMusic by Josh. ✨ StoryGraph: aliciar3ads ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Best Books I Read in 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-31 | Hey pals! Today I am going over, in no particular order, the 10 best books that I read in 2020. Whee! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! 📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 Disability Visibility - edited by Alice Wong📚 We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslin Memoir - Samra Habib📚 How We Fight For Our Lives: A Memoir - Saeed Jones📚 The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones📚 My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell📚 Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese📚 Luster - Raven Leilani📚 Jonny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead📚 Last Days - Brian Evenson📚 When No One is Watching - Alyssa Cole Music by Josh. #booktube ✨ StoryGraph: aliciar3ads ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
January TBR | 2021 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-27 | Hi pals! Here is my January TBR--all the books that I plan to read in January 2021. Thanks, as always, for watching! 🕒 timestamps 🕒 00:00 Intro 01:15 Rule changes02:36 2021 d20 prompts06:50 Buddy reads10:31 January TBR 18:15 Outro✨booktubers mentioned ✨✨ONYX Pages (Octavia Butler Slow Read Along) youtube.com/channel/UC_reNHCI5mUeKGbvkN2_bTA✨Geraldine Reads youtube.com/user/starian72✨Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg✨Jordaline Reads youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_k-pMuMgk9hp-9d8QSyQ🎲 D20 TBR! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. 🎲 d20 dice legend 🎲 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll) 2. Long read (greater than 400 pages) 3. TBR veteran 4. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf5. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone 6. Random genre generator 7. Non-fiction read 8. Repeat author 9. Translated read (not originally published in English) 10. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter) 11. Outside North America (author, perspective, set) 12. New-to-me author 13. Book written my self-published author 14. BIPOC author/representation 15. Horror read 16. Short story collection 17. Recent release (2020-2021) 18. Most recently acquired 19. Random colour generator 20. Five-star prediction! 📚 books mentioned 📚 📚Mind of my Mind – Octavia E. Butler 📚The Hunger – Alma Katsu ♡📚The Indifferent Stars Above – Daniel James Brown ♡📚The Well – Jack Cady ♡📚Body – Asa Nonami📚How Long Til’ Black Future Month – N.K. Jemisin📚No One Gets Out Alive – Adam Nevill📚The Between – Tananarive Due♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
🌟 Five Star Book Predictions 🌟 | 2021 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-24 | Hey pals! Here are ten 5-star book predictions from my owned TBR shelf. Once I've read all ten books we can circle back and see how I did with my predictions! Let me know if you've ready any of these books and if you liked them, or what other books you might predict to be 5-stars and why. Thanks so much as always for watching!✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ✨ Roya @ RGsDevilship youtube.com/user/RGsDevilship✨ Erin @ Erin's Library youtube.com/channel/UCIg85xcWEPm-JpaixOD-YGQ✨ CJ @ CJ Reads youtube.com/channel/UCRhFlyn6UUR-GSr1BQRhvLw📚 Books mentioned 📚 Out - Natsuo KirinoHaunted Castles - Ray RussellBone Black - Carol Rose GoldenEagleThe Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish - Katya ApekinaThe Changeling - Victor LaValleNot that Bad - edited by Roxane GayThe Paper Menagerie - Ken Liu Vanishing Monuments - John Elizabeth StinziThe Nickel Boys - Colson WhiteheadThese Violent Delights - Micah Nemerever Music by Josh. #booktube ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
A-Z in Books! | 26 Books | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-20 | Hey pals! Today I am doing the A-Z Book Challenge where I share 26 books that I read in 2020, each with a title (or authors name) that starts with one of the letters of the alphabet. This is silly but was a lot of fun to put together. Let me know if you've read any of these! Thanks again, as always, for watching. Music by Josh. #booktube #horrortube✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
❄️ Winter Book Recs 🥶 | Mostly Horror Books | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-16 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, six great wintery books that lean on the spooky side. I've also got five wintery horror books on my TBR. Let me know if you've read any of these and/or what your favourite wintery horror book is!Thanks, as always, for watching!✨Booktubers mentioned✨✨Nakia's Hideaway youtube.com/user/ajewel630 🕒Timestamps 🕒00:00 Intro01:00 Recommendations 11:38 TBR17:15 Outro📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 📚 Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice 📚 Other Voices, Other Tombs - edited by Brehl and Sullivan📚 Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories - edited by Aviaq Johnston 📚 The White Road - Sarah Lotz📚 Mind of Winter - Laura Kasischke📚 N0S4A2 - Joe Hill📚 Silent Night 1, 2 and 3 - R.L. Stein📚 The Indifferent Stars Above - Daniel James Brown📚 The Hunger - Alma Katsu📚 Bone White - Ronald MalfiMusic by Josh. #booktube #horrortube #booktag✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Books Ill never read! | Anti-TBR Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-09 | Hey pals! Today I am doing the Anti-TBR Tag originally created by Nicole & Her Books. I was tagged to do this tag by Jaylen at The Bar and the Bookcase, yay!!! Let's talk some trash why don't we? Thanks again, as always, for watching. ✨Booktubers mentioned✨✨Jaylen @ The Bar and the Bookcase youtube.com/channel/UCTZ9I9tX1zOmp7woF7xwPFw✨Nicole & Her Books youtube.com/watch?v=4j_11fD44EU✏️Tag Questions✏️1. A popular book EVERYONE loves that you have no interest in reading? 2. A classic book (or author) you don’t have an interest in reading? 3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading? 3.2 A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading?4. An author you have read a couple of books from & have decided their books are not for you? 5. A genre you have no interest in OR a genre you tried to get into & couldn’t? 6. A book you have bought but will never read? (this can be a book you have unhauled/returned to the library unread)7. A series you have no interest in reading OR a series you started & have dnf’d?8. A new release you have no interest in reading?Music by Josh. #booktube #horrortube #booktag✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
November Reading Wrap Up | 9 books! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-12-04 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in November—an amazing reading month! Let me know what you read in November and if you've read any of these. I had a really fun time with the #IndigAThon #readathon this month. Whee! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨ ✨ Michelle @ Thor Wants Another Letter youtube.com/channel/UCFApUB9qgWmqfqsIBJtKDtQ✨ Brody @ Et tu, Brody? youtube.com/channel/UC-5_VSVesoDYFCeLIbskRYw✨ Bert @ PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg ✨ Josh's Bookish Voyage youtube.com/channel/UC_AL_AmWFPwo64h-f0UuHzw✨ Thunderbird Woman Reads youtube.com/channel/UC8Z6XVsSEuY9zSjeJicU4jA✨ Pixie With Pens youtube.com/channel/UC1jTViUXDUov08Fi990sjEQ📚 Books mentioned 📚 01:23 📚 Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson ♡03:55 📚 Little Heaven - Nick Cutter07:00 📚 Wild Seed - Octavia E. Butler09:50 📚 Love After the End - edited by Joshua Whitehead13:36 📚 The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin15:29 📚 Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones18:15 📚 Crossroads - Laurel Hightower20:13 📚 Annie Muktuk and Other Stories - Norma Dunning22:45 📚 Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese25:42 📚 Elatsoe - Darcy Little Badger ♡♡ Buddy Reads!!!!!Music by Josh. #horrortube #booktube✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Local Haunts Book Tag | Spooky Book Recs! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-29 | Hey pals! Today I am doing the Local Haunts Book Tag originally created by Dane Reads. I was tagged to do this tag by Marie McWilliams, yay!!! I hope you find some spooky books to add to your TBR here. Thanks again, as always, for watching. I tag: Mindy @ Mindy's Book Journey youtube.com/channel/UCLd_e77IsqzY455zDEvgFUg✨Booktubers mentioned✨ ✨ Marie McWilliams youtube.com/channel/UCj6gAjgPxaZ5AGUlj4ALwzw ✨Dane Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCf8tq5GX-wZCrXYllLLBfFw ✨Regina @ Regina's Haunted Library youtube.com/channel/UCWi9uQ2p5aporo1gU5_j1wA ✨Jordaline Reads youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_k-pMuMgk9hp-9d8QSyQ ✨Alex @ Hey Little Thrifter youtube.com/channel/UCr8VcOuuI9F0v6IogfTzCAg ✨Mers @ Harpies in the Trees youtube.com/channel/UC_NQeOJTFaN3GCGIkzhgsww✏️Local Haunts Tag Questions✏️- Local Haunts: Tell us about a creepy or spooky place that's close to you.- A Stone’s Throw: Tell us about a story with a young female character who has a tough life.- Crowthorne: Tell us about a story with a harmful friendship.- Screen Eight: Tell us about a movie that scares you and that’s based on a true story.- The Mount of Death. Tell us about a story where a drink plays a role in the plot. - The Blocked Cellar: Tell us about your favourite horror, paranormal or true crime YouTube channel.- The Night Watchman: Tell us about a story that's set partly at night.- Alone Along the Gum Trees: Tell us about a story that takes place in the wilderness.- Highway to Hell: Tell us about a story that involves music. - At the End of the Rope: Tag some BookTube and or HorrorTube friends!📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚Penance - Kanae Minato📚True Crime - Samantha Kolesnik📚The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt📚The Forgotten Island - David Sodergren📚In the Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami📚The Ritual - Adam Nevill📚The Ballad of Black Tom - Victor LavalleMusic by Josh. #booktube #horrortube✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
December TBR | Bias Breaker Readathon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-25 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in December. In addition to my regular monthly d20 TBR challenge (details below) I am also beyond stoked to participate as a co-host in the Bias Breaker Readathon this month. Let me know if you're participating in the Bias Breaker Readathon, if you've read any of these books mentioned and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! 🕒Timestamps 🕒00:00 Intro02:41 Bias Breaker Readathon TBR12:06 d20 TBR Game17:23 OutroBooktubers mentioned: ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ✨ Bert @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg ✨ Sunny @ A Sunny Book Nook youtube.com/channel/UCJmNHtSiqtmrH3tBSo1kGFw✨ Jason @ Jason's Weird Reads youtube.com/channel/UCE7TBrU4fNlW26iNIaQSdjg✨ Mindy @ Mindy's Book Journey youtube.com/channel/UCLd_e77IsqzY455zDEvgFUg✨Jordaline @ Jordaline Reads youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_k-pMuMgk9hp-9d8QSyQ⚡🌌💫Bias Breaker Readathon!💫🌌⚡Dec 4-20, 2020 | #bias__breaker Instagram & Twitter: @bias__breaker(there are two underscores between ‘bias’ and ‘breaker’)BBR Host: Kat @BiblioObscuraKat’s Announcement video: youtu.be/eQJbflrZoRk Teams/Cohosts: 🧐TEAM INTERSTELLAR SPY🕵️ ✨Sian (PaSTORY Time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨Sage (Sage reads): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavo... ✨Donna (Donna Tsundoku): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatP...🔬TEAM RENEGADE RESEARCHER📚 ✨Jordaline (Jordaline Reads): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_... ✨Brody (Et tu, Brody?): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5_... ✨Henry (Henry the Writer): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRj9...🚀TEAM PRIVATEER PILOT🛸 ✨Kat (Biblio Obscura) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBs... ✨Bert (PaSTORY Time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨Me! PROMPTSPrompt Map: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... FOR ALL TEAMS- You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Ship: Read the group book (Earthlings – Sayaka Murata)- Houston, We’ve Got a Problem: Mid-way secret challenge.- Harmoniums: Attend the final live show.🧐TEAM INTERSTELLAR SPY🕵️- Interstellar Spy: Read a book with a nonbinary/genderfluid/genderqueer MC and/or author.- Cryosleep Classroom: Read a book with an indigenous MC and/or author.- Stranger in a Strange Land: Read a book from a country you know nothing about.🔬TEAM RENEGADE RESEARCHER📚- Renegade Researcher: Read a book with a bisexual, pansexual, or aro/ace spectrum MC and/or author.- Milky Way Transmission: Read a translated book (originally not in your first language).- Through the Ringer: Break your own book bias (whatever you read the most of, read the total opposite).🚀TEAM PRIVATEER PILOT🛸- Privateer Pilot: Read a book with a physically disabled or neuro-atypical MC and/or author.- All That Glitters: Read a book from the Middle East, Africa, S/SE Asia, or non-US/Canada Americas (published in/author from).- Close Encounters: Read a book with a MC who is completely different than you.🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. 🎲 d20 dice legend 🎲1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! 📚 #tbr books mentioned 📚 📚 Earthlings - Sayaka Murata📚 Disability Visibility - edited by Alice Wong📚 Creature - Hunter Shea📚 Pet - Akwaeke Emezi📚 The Haunted Tropics - edited by Martin Murno📚 The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta📚 Tiny Nightmares - edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto📚 Night of the Mannequins - Stephen Graham Jones📚 Kin - Kealan Patrick Burke ♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Music by Josh. #booktube #readathon #horrorbooktube #horrortube✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
IndigAThon Book Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-20 | Hey pals! Today I am doing the IndigAThon Book Tag originally created by Brody @ Et tu, Brody? and Michelle @ Thor Wants Another Letter. If you'd like to do this tag, you are officially tagged! Thanks again, as always, for watching. Booktubers mentioned: ✨ Michelle @ Thor Wants Another Letter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUcE...✨ Brody @ Et tu, Brody? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuAuU...✨ Erin's Library youtube.com/channel/UCIg85xcWEPm-JpaixOD-YGQ✨ Thunderbird Woman Reads youtube.com/channel/UC8Z6XVsSEuY9zSjeJicU4jA IndigAThon Tag Questions1. What is your favourite Indigenous-authored book? 2. What book do you find yourself recommending the most often? 3. What is a book that you picked up because of someone else’s recommendation? 4. What is the most recent book by a Indigenous author that you have read? 5. What is the next book that you plan on reading?6. Are there any 2020 releases that you still want to get to? 📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 Jonny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead📚 Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice 📚Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories📚 A Mind Spread Out on the Ground - Alicia Elliott📚 Love After the End - edited by Joshua Whitehead 📚 Elatsoe - Darcy Little Badger 📚 Annie Muktuk and Other Stories - Norma Dunning 📚 Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones📚 Night of the Mannequins - Stephen Graham Jones📚 The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones📚 Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli WeidenMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Non-Fiction Books Id Like To Read Soon! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-15 | Hey pals! In the spirit on Non-fiction November, today let's talk about 10 non-fiction books on my TBR! Let me know if you've read any of these! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ A Sunny Book Nook youtube.com/channel/UCJmNHtSiqtmrH3tBSo1kGFw 📚 #tbr Books mentioned 📚 📚 Forgiveness - Mark Sakamoto📚 21 Thing You Might Not Know About the Indian Act - Bob Joseph📚 The Inconvenient Indian - Thomas King📚 The Dinosaur Artist - Paige Williams📚 The Indifferent Stars Above - Daniel James Brown📚 I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara 📚 The Butchering Art - Lindsey Fitzharris📚 The Source of Self-Regard - Toni Morrison📚 The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin📚 Disability Visibility - edited by Alice WongMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Do I Have That OTHER Book? | CHALLENGE! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-12 | Hi Pals! Today I am doing the Do I Have that Book Challenge by created by Keeping Tabs and Current Chapter. Thanks again, as always, for watching. ✨ Keeping Tabs - https://t.co/3zbfR4Sz00✨ Current Chapter: youtu.be/K8E3Aj4V0SY✏️Tag Questions ✏️1. Do you have a book with a fox on the cover or as part of the plot?2. Do you have a book published the year you were born (or within 3 yr radius)3. Do you have a book with music as weapon or magic?4. Do you have a series with mismatched covers?5. Do you have a book with a shapeshifter?6. Do you have a book signed by the author?7. Do you have a book with a mostly red cover?8. Do you have a book that has between 287 - 306 pages? 9. Do you a book where the main character wear glasses?10. Do you have a book with a title that has the same # of letters as your first name?11. Do you have a book where there is a cyber-crime or technology as an important plot point?12. Do you have a book written in another language/or translated?13. Do you have a book written by an Asian author?14. Do you have a book with a moon on the cover?15. Do you have an illustrated children's book? 16. Do you have a collection of myths or fairy tales?17. Do you have a fantasy or sci-fi that has an alliance between different races?18. Do you have a book with a narrow front cover? (paperback that the front cover is trimmed slightly shorter/narrower than the rest of the pages) 19. Do you have a book that includes the first chapter of the sequel?20. Do you have a book with a broken spine?Bonus question - Do you have a book that covers 3 or more prompts?My time: 16 minutes#doihavethatotherbook #booktube #booktagMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
October Reading Wrap Up | 12 books! | 2020 Alicia Reads 2020-11-06 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in October—a super-charged reading month! Let me know what you read in October and if you've read any of these. I had a really fun time with the #gothtober #readathon this month. Whee! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨Olivia's Catastrophe https://www.youtube.com/user/oliviaro... ✨Tish @ Little Wolf https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3K5... ✨LadetteM youtube.com/user/LadetteM ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBs...✨Cameron Chaney https://www.youtube.com/user/bookmovi... ✨ Bert @ PaSTORY Time: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨ Rachel @ Let Me in the Library https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChf3...📚 Books mentioned 📚 01:21 📚Seven Years of Darkness - You-Jeong Jeong ♡04:26 📚Human Acts - Han Kang07:08 📚The Houseguest and Other Stories - Amparo Dávila 09:31 📚Autumncrow - Cameron Chaney11:14 📚The Devil All the Time - Donald Ray Pollack14:19 📚Mapping the Interior - Stephen Graham Jones16:00 📚Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi18:10 📚Fools - Pat Cadigan ♡23:28 📚Exhalation - Ted Chiang ♡26:01 📚Tender is the Flesh - Augustina Bazterrica ♡29:07 📚Ring Shout - P. Djèlí Clark 32:07 📚When No One Is Watching - Alyssa Cole ♡ Buddy Reads!!!!!Music by Josh. #horrortube #booktube✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
Bias Breaker Readathon Announcement 🚀 | Team Privateer Pilot! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-11-04 | Bias Breaker Readathon! Dec 4-20, 2020 | #bias__breaker Instagram & Twitter: @bias__breaker(there are two underscores between ‘bias’ and ‘breaker’)BBR Host: Kat @BiblioObscuraKat’s Announcement video: youtu.be/eQJbflrZoRk Teams/Cohosts: TEAM INTERSTELLAR SPY ✨Sian (PaSTORY Time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨Sage (Sage reads): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavo... ✨Donna (Donna Tsundoku): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatP...TEAM RENEGADE RESEARCHER ✨Jordaline (Jordaline Reads): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzJ_... ✨Brody (Et tu, Brody?): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5_... ✨Henry (Henry the Writer): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRj9...TEAM PRIVATEER PILOT ✨Kat (Biblio Obscura) youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ ✨Bert (PaSTORY Time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL1... ✨Me! Prompts/Prompt Map: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKuFZhOO3agV5ghrsTjmK2Ny1zXCDrQq?usp=sharing Teams and Team-based prompts: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q_xkL-82Omn970QmkE8qV7in7xgxSz7s?usp=sharing Calendar/Co-host info: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ljr6uy-pyRqODdB0sUUclsP3AfSYi_pi?usp=sharing Group Book: Earthlings – Sayaka Murata Prompts written out: FOR ALL TEAMS- You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Ship: Read the group book (Earthlings – Sayaka Murata)- Houston, We’ve Got a Problem: Mid-way secret challenge.- Harmoniums: Attend the final live show.TEAM INTERSTELLAR SPY- Interstellar Spy: Read a book with a nonbinary/genderfluid/genderqueer MC and/or author.- Cryosleep Classroom: Read a book with an indigenous MC and/or author.- Stranger in a Strange Land: Read a book from a country you know nothing about.TEAM RENEGADE RESEARCHER- Renegade Researcher: Read a book with a bisexual, pansexual, or aro/ace spectrum MC and/or author.- Milky Way Transmission: Read a translated book (originally not in your first language).- Through the Ringer: Break your own book bias (whatever you read the most of, read the total opposite).TEAM PRIVATEER PILOT- Privateer Pilot: Read a book with a physically disabled or neuro-atypical MC and/or author.- All That Glitters: Read a book from the Middle East, Africa, S/SE Asia, or non-US/Canada Americas (published in/author from).- Close Encounters: Read a book with a MC who is completely different than you.#booktube #readathon Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans ✨ Email: aliciar3ads@gmail.com
🍁 Fall Book Haul 🍂 | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-21 | Can you count how many times I say "I'm very excited" in this? GOOD GRIEF! Hi pals! I've got a fall book haul to share with you with all of the books I've added to my collection over the past couple of months. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought of them or if you're eager to read any of them! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨ ✨ Michelle @ Thor Wants Another Letter youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUcEIK6zSk&t=36s✨ Brody @ Et tu, Brody? youtube.com/watch?v=EuAuUFn8N30✨ Alex @ Hey Little Thrifter youtube.com/channel/UCr8VcOuuI9F0v6IogfTzCAg #bookhaul #horrortube #booktubeMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Horror Movie Book Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-14 | Hey pals! Today I am doing the Horror Movie Book Tag originally created by Royal Reader. If you'd like to do this tag, you are officially tagged! Thanks again, as always, for watching. ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨ ✨ Harpies in the Trees @ youtu.be/5BndUrGpnl0✏️ Tag Questions ✏️ 1. The zombie apocalypse: a book you would save when civilization ends?2. The vampire: a book you would stake through the heart?3. The haunted house: a book that still haunts you?4. The psychological thriller: a book with a twist you did not see coming?5. The creepy doll: a book that seems innocent but isn’t?6. The monster: a book you could barely tackle/defeat?7. The comedy-horror: a book with mixed genres that worked (or didn’t)?8. The (cliched) teen horror: a book you found super cliched/stereotypical?9. The demonic possession: a book so gripping you needed an exorcist to escape it?10. The science fiction: a precious book you would permanently sacrifice to aliens for the good of mankind?📚 Books mentioned 📚 Stories of Your Life - Ted ChiangThe Goldfinch - Donna TarttBird Box - Josh MalermanSeverance - Ling MaTheir Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale HurstonPerdido Street Station - China MiévilleMind of Winter - Laura Kasischke Watership Down - Richard Adams The Plague Dogs - Richard Adams We3 - Grant MorrisonThe Secret History - Donna TarttHex - Thomas Olde HeuveltObscura - Joe HartKill River - Cameron RoubiqueThe Forgotten Island - David Sodergren The Fifth Season - NK JemisinThe Obelisk Gate - NK JemisinThe Stone Sky - NK Jemisin The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde#booktag #horrortube #booktubeMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
September Reading Wrap Up | 9 books! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-07 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in September—a very inspiring reading month! Let me know what you read in September and if you've read any of these. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Rachel @ Let Me in the Library youtube.com/channel/UChf3yjgh2T7ciWXRzcB8l4g✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura: youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ✨ Bert @ PaSTORY Time: youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg ✨ Kieren @ KDBooks: youtube.com/user/Worldtakeyourplace 📚 Books mentioned 📚 Exhalation - Ted Chiang ♡Fools - Pat Cadigan ♡The Bluest Eye - Toni MorrisonThe Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones ♡Luster - Raven LeilaniWinter Counts - David Heska Wanbli WeidenKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-JooAlmond - Won-Pyung Sohn ♡How Much of these Hills is Gold - C Pam Zhang ♡The Wavering Knife - Brian EvensonA Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers ♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
500 Subscriber Book Giveaway!!! 🎉 | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-04 | Hey pals!!! To celebrate reaching 500 subscribers I'll be giving away a copy of Song for the Unravelling of the World by Brian Evenson! This #giveaway is INTERNATIONAL!🎉 GIVEAWAY RULES 🎉1. Be subscribed to my channel 2. Like this video 3. Comment below with the secret emoji to indicate you want to enter 4. Must be age 18 or older 5. Must be okay with giving me your name and mailing addressThis giveaway will be open until October 23 and I will announce the winner on this channel in my November TBR video, sometime in the last week of October.Thanks, as always, for being here pals! Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Finally Fall Book Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-10-02 | Hey Pals! Today I am doing the Finally Fall Book Tag created by Alina Milena (the original video is now set to private). Thanks again, as always, for watching. ✏️ Tag Questions ✏️ 1. In fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting!2. Nature is beautiful… but also dying: name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.3. Fall is back to school season: share a non-fiction book that taught you something new.4. In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love: name a fictional family/household/friend-group that you’d like to be a part of.5. The colourful leaves are piling up on the ground: show us a pile of fall-colored spines!6. Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside: share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.7. The nights are getting darker: share a dark, creepy read.8. The days are getting colder: name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day.9. Fall (luckily, it’s my favourite season) returns every year: name an old favourite that you’d like to return to soon.10. Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights: share your favourite cozy reading “accessories”!11. Spread the autumn appreciation and tag some people!📚 Books mentioned 📚 Perdido Street Station - China MiévilleMedicine Walk - Richard WagameseThe Skin We're In - Desmond ColeRat Queens - Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc UpchurchIlium - Dan SimmonsLittle Women - Louisa May AlcottLuster - Raven LeilaniHow We Fight For Our Lives - Saeed JonesLast Days - Brian Evenson Fifteen Dogs - André Alexis The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller The Devil Crept In - Ania AhlbornSweet Bean Paste - Durian SukegawaThe Monk - Matthew LewisMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
October TBR | Gothtober Readathon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-09-25 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in October. In addition to my regular monthly d20 TBR challenge (details below) I am also beyond stoked to participate on the #gothtober #readathon this month. Whee! Let me know if you're participating in Gothtober, if you've read any of these books mentioned and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! Booktubers mentioned: ✨Olivia's Catastrophe youtube.com/user/oliviaroach1 ✨Tish @ Little Wolf youtube.com/channel/UC3K5LlR9pyCwWibiVNlF9kw ✨LadetteM youtube.com/user/LadetteM ✨ Bert and Siân @ PaSTORY Time youtube.com/channel/UCfL19Zqjv6R0N94XcrhxgLg ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ✨Cameron Chaney youtube.com/user/bookmovieguy 🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. D20 Dice Legend: 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! 📚 #tbr Books mentioned 📚 📚Beloved - Toni Morrison📚Mapping the Interior - Stephen Graham Jones📚Seven Years of Darkness - You-Jeong Jeong ♡📚Human Acts - Han Kang📚Autumncrow - Cameron Chaney📚Tender is the Flesh - Augustina Bazterrica ♡📚Fools - Pat Cadigan ♡📚The Houseguest - Amparo Dávila 📚Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi📚 Battle Royale - Koushun Takami 📚 Out - Natsuo Kirino 📚 Father of Lies - Brian Evenson♡ Buddy Reads!!!!! Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Short Story Recs #2 | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-09-20 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, five great short story collections! Let me know if you've read any of these and/or your favourite short stories. Thanks, as always, for watching!📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 Coyote Songs - Gabino Iglesias📚 Dark Water - Koji Suzuki📚 Things We Lost in the Fire - Mariana Enriquez📚 A Song For the Unravelling World - Brian Evenson📚 Cry Your Way Home - Damien Angelica WaltersMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Anticipated Upcoming Book Releases | Mostly Horror | Sept/Oct 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-09-16 | Hey pals! Here are some books coming out in September and October 2020 that sound great! Let me know if you're also interested in checking any of these out and if you know of any other upcoming releases I should look into. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Alex @ Hey Little Thrifter youtube.com/channel/UCr8VcOuuI9F0v6IogfTzCAg✨ Cameron Chaney youtube.com/channel/UC5kPQs3Nv4GEKOo9tfpzP9Q✨ Jason White @ Jason's Weird Reads youtube.com/channel/UCE7TBrU4fNlW26iNIaQSdjg✨ Marie McWilliams youtube.com/channel/UCj6gAjgPxaZ5AGUlj4ALwzwMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Horror Novella / Short Fiction Recommendations | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-09-09 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, some excellent short fiction / horror novellas. This is just collection of books that I've read in the last couple of years to help you get through that reading slump and/or bump up your Goodreads numbers! I hope you find some new favourites here! Please let me know if there are any novellas not on this list that you think I'd like. I'm always looking for recommendations! Thanks, as always, for watching! Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
August Reading Wrap Up | 9 books! | Spooky Smart B*tch Readathon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-09-04 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in August—a very inspiring reading month! Let me know what you read in August and if you've read any of these. I participated in the #spookysmartbitch #readathon this month and it was an ABSOLUTE BLAST! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Jordaline @ Jordaline Reads: youtu.be/8n5YUw3fmrQ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura: youtu.be/tiZUV3zp3qs ✨ Bert and Siân @ PaSTORY Time: youtu.be/7iI40reAzZ0✨ Njeri @ ONYX Pages: youtu.be/dhG4mSQFSGY✨ Tatiana @ Musical Tati: youtu.be/Xi5JzVacRYk 📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson📚 Uzumaki - Junji Ito📚 The Skin We're In - Desmond Cole📚 Notes of a Crocodile - Qiu Miaojin📚 Let's Play White - Chesya Burke📚 Off Season - Jack Ketchum📚 The Crimson Labyrinth - Yusuke Kishi📚 The Ballad of Black Tom - Victor Lavalle📚 Kindred - Octavia E. Butler (Graphic novel adaptation by Damien Duffy and John Jennings)Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
September TBR | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-08-28 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in September. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! Buddy Reads: ✨ KDBooks: youtube.com/user/Worldtakeyourplace ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura: youtube.com/channel/UCxBsS8ltpjEjhWlZ7mhJ1sQ🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. D20 dice legend: 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! #tbr #bookerboybookclub Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
5☆ Memoir Recommendations | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-08-23 | Hey pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, five great memoirs! Let me know if you've read any of these and/or your favourite memoirs. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! 📚 Books mentioned 📚 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Caitlin DoughtyFrom Here to Eternity - Caitlin DoughtyWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? - Caitlin DoughtyMistakes to Run With - Yasuko ThanhHunger - Roxane GayA Mind Spread Out on the Ground - Alicia ElliottThe Fact of a Body - Alexandria Marzano-LesnevichMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
A New Kind Of Summer Book Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-08-19 | Hey Pals! Today I am doing the New Kind of Summer Book Tag created by Book Break! Let's go on a journey through books, why don't we?!?! Thanks again, as always, for watching. ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Mindy's Book Journey: youtu.be/EvofORhyJu0✨ Book Break: youtu.be/qaAbZ7dT1nc ✏️️ Tag Prompts ✏️️Recommend a book:✅ from the country you're in now—as close as you can find to the place you are!✅ from a different county or area of the country.✅ that reminds you of summers when you were young.✅ from a country you've visited before.✅ from a country you'd like to visit next.✅ from the furthest away place you can find! 📚 Books mentioned 📚 📚 To All Appearances a Lady - Marilyn Bowering📚 This Place: 150 Years Retold - Various Authors/Artists📚 Jonny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead📚 The Troop - Nick Cutter📚 My Best Friend's Exorcism - Grady Hendrix📚 The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt📚 Burial Rights - Hannah Kent📚 The White Road - Sarah LotzMusic by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
☀️ Summer Book Haul ☀️ | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-08-12 | Hi pals! I've got a summer book haul to share with you with all of the books I've added to my collection over the past couple of months. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought of them or if you're eager to read any of them! Thanks so much, as always, for watching! ✨ Booktubers mentioned ✨✨ Thunderbird Woman Reads @ youtube.com/channel/UC8Z6XVsSEuY9zSjeJicU4jA✨ CJ Reads @ youtube.com/channel/UCRhFlyn6UUR-GSr1BQRhvLw ✨Adam Cesare @ youtube.com/channel/UCTByQJNDsXplCSib_QW2lYw Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
July Reading Wrap Up | 12 books! | F*ckathon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-08-05 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in July--a very inspiring reading month! Let me know what you read in July and if you've read any of these. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! Booktubers mentioned:✨ Noria Reads: youtu.be/zsMZFrwjTfc #fuckathon #readathon 📚 Books mentioned 📚 The Housekeeper and the Professor - Yoko Ogawa Bina: A novel in warnings - Anakana Schofield Waste Tide - Chen QuifanBlack Klansman - Ron StallworthWe Have Always Been Here - Samra Habib Pride - Ibi Zoboi Camp Slaughter - Sergio Gomez The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang How we Fight for our Lives - Saeed Jones Song for the Unravelling World - Brian Evenson The Black God's Drums - P. Djèlí Clark The Test - Sylvain Neuvel Music by Josh. ✨ Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
August TBR | Spooky Smart B*tch Readathon | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-29 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in August. In addition to my regular monthly d20 challenge (details below) I am also beyond stoked to participate on the #spookysmartbitch #readathon this month. Whee! Booktubers mentioned: ✨ Jordaline @ Jordaline Reads: youtu.be/8n5YUw3fmrQ✨ Kat @ Biblio Obscura: youtu.be/tiZUV3zp3qs ✨ Bert and Siân @ PaSTORY Time: youtu.be/7iI40reAzZ0✨ Njeri @ ONYX Pages: youtu.be/dhG4mSQFSGY✨ Tatiana @ Musical Tati: youtu.be/Xi5JzVacRYk Let me know if you're doing any of these readathon/readalongs, if you've read any of these books mentioned and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! 🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. D20 Dice Legend: 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! #tbrMusic by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
BIPOC Horror & Thriller Book Recs | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-25 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, some excellent horror and thriller books written by BIPOC authors. This is just collection of books that I've read in the last couple of years, mixed with some books that I want to read in the near future. I hope you find some new favourites here! Please let me know if there are any books not on this list that you think I'd like. I'm always looking for recommendations! Booktubers mentioned: ✨ Et tu, Brody?: youtu.be/VHCeRAJOS-8 👉 Before you watch this video, I strongly encourage you to first head over to Et tu, Brody?'s channel, linked above. They posted an incredibly generous video this month discussing how it's not only important to read own voices narratives but to also make sure that you're listening to own voices reviews of those narratives. Be wary of white reviewers when they're reviewing books by BIPOC authors; centering BIPOC characters. Take their input with a grain of salt--and I am DEFINITELY including myself here.Thanks as always for watching!Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Reading Rush VLOG | July 21 | 2020 Alicia Reads 2020-07-22 | Hi pals! Here is my vlog for the Reading Rush Day 2 (July 21, 2020). Thanks, as always, for watching! The #readingrush2020 is a week-long #readathon from July 20-26, hosted by: ✨ Ariel: http://youtube.com/arielbissett✨ Raeleen: http://youtube.com/padfootandprongs07 ✨ More about the Reading Rush: youtu.be/37gcZOg4Hkw Music by Nihilore (Track: "Bells"): www.nihilore.com Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Reading Rush VLOG | July 20 | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-21 | Hi pals! Here is my first ever vlog for the Reading Rush! This captures day one of the rush, July 20, 2020. Thanks, as always, for watching! The #readingrush2020 is a week-long #readathon from July 20-26, hosted by: ✨ Ariel: http://youtube.com/arielbissett✨ Raeleen: http://youtube.com/padfootandprongs07 ✨ More about the Reading Rush: youtu.be/37gcZOg4Hkw Music by Nihilore (Track: "And so it goes"): www.nihilore.com Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeansContact info: squicker7@hotmail.com
Do I Have That Book? | CHALLENGE | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-17 | Hi Pals! Today I am doing the Do I Have that Book Challenge by created by Keeping Tabs: youtu.be/e4YnTYrGs48 I just needed something nice, light and fun and this was definitely it! I'd love to see you scramble through these challenges it was so much fun! You're really catching me at my best (read: worst) when it comes to commentary though. This girl is talking absolute nonsense...The time to beat is: 8 mins (I very much did NOT--i came in around 14 minutes. RIP) #doihavethatbook? Challenges1. Do you have a book with deckled edges?2. DO you have a book with 3 or more people on the cover?3. Do you have a book based on another fictional story?4. Do you have a book with a title 10 letters long?5. Do you have a book with a title that starts and ends with the same letter?6. Do you have a Mass Market Paperback book?7. Do you have a book written by an author using a pen name?8. Do you have a book with a character's name in the title?9. Do you have a book with 2 maps in it?10. Do you have a book that was turned into a TV show?11. Do you have a book written by someone who is originally famous for something else? (celebrity/athlete/politician/tv personality...)12. Do you have a book with a clock on the cover?13. Do you have a poetry book?14. Do you have a book with an award stamp on it?15. Do you have a book written by an author with the same initials as you?16. Do you have a book of short stories?17. Do you have a book that is between 500-510 pages long?18. Do you have a book that was turned into a movie?19. Do you have a graphic novel?20. Do you have a book written by 2 or more authors?Music by Josh.Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Reading Rush TBR | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-11 | Hi pals! Here are the books that I plan to read for the Reading Rush! The #readingrush is a week-long #readathon from July 20-26, hosted by: Ariel: http://youtube.com/arielbissettRaeleen: http://youtube.com/padfootandprongs07 More about the Reading Rush: youtu.be/37gcZOg4Hkw The challenges:1. Read a book with a cover that matches the colour of your birth stone.2. Read a book that starts with the word “The”.3. Read a book that inspired a movie you’ve already seen.4. Read the first book you touch.5. Read a book completely outside of your house. 6. Read a book in a genre that you’ve always wanted to read more of.7. Read a book that takes place on a different continent than where you live.Let me know if you've read any of these and if you're planning on joining the Reading Rush! Thanks, as always, for watching! Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
June Reading Wrap Up | 11 books! | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-07-04 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in June--a very inspiring reading month! Let me know what you read in June and if you've read any of these. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! Books mentioned: Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates The Forgotten Island - David Sodergren Jonny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead Lakewood - Megan Giddings Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds Slapboxing with Jesus - Victor LaValle The Subtweet - Vivek Shraya Taaqtumi: Arctic Horror Stories - Various Things are Good Now - Djamila Ibrahim True Crime - Samantha Kolesnik Women Talking - Miriam Toews Music by Josh.Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-06-28 | Hi Pals! I am doing the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag created by Earl Grey Books: youtu.be/X_Wh0rPGfRgIn the comments below let me know the best book you've read so far this year as well as the most disappointing. Let's dish the trash in the comments! Thanks as always for watching! #midyearbookfreakouttag questions:1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2020. 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2020.3. 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. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)9. Newest favourite character.10. Book that made you cry.11. Book that made you happy.12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year.13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?Music by Josh.Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
July TBR | Fuckathon 2020 | NSFW [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-06-24 | Hi pals! Here are a bunch of great books that I plan to read in July. This month I am participating in the #fuckathon #readathon hosted by Noria Reads! Please check out her channel and her announcement video where she goes over the readathon, the challenges and gives one million excellent recommendations: youtu.be/zsMZFrwjTfcLet me know if you've read any of these and what you plan to read in July. Thanks, as always, for watching! Books mentioned: The Housekeeper and the Professor - Yoko OgawaBina: A novel in warnings - Anakana Schofield Waste Tide - Chen QuifanBlack Klansman - Ron Stallworth We Have Always Been Here - Samra HabibPride - Ibi ZoboiCamp Slaughter - Sergio GomezThe Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang The Source of Self Regard - Toni Morrison Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Short Story Recs #1 | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-06-18 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending, in no particular order, five great short story collections! I'm thinking about starting this as a series because I've got so many to recommend. Let me know if you've read any of these and/or your favourite short stories. Thanks as always for watching!Books mentioned: Revenge - Yoko OgawaFriday Black - Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahStories of your Life and Others - Ted ChiangOther Voices, Other Tombs - edited by Brehl & SullivanTaaqtumi: Arctic Horror Stories - compiled by Neil Christopher Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Stay Home Book Tag | 2020 [CC] Alicia Reads 2020-06-13 | Hi Pals! I am doing the Stay Home Book Tag created by Princess of Paperback: youtu.be/Wyir0th7HE4 I was tagged to do this by Pastory Time! I highly recommend checking out their channel. Their videos are like a nice casual hang out: youtube.com/watch?v=i_BWoZMJViA& I would like to tag: - Tiana @ Space Jockey: youtube.com/channel/UCtbAbSE5_93gYJaMXjGzj2A - Maya @ bespectacled: youtube.com/channel/UCYLN3T6vSRh4PVyYgbv3FAgThey are both excellent small booktubers who read some great books! Thanks as always for watching! #stayathomebooktag prompts:1. Laying in Bed - A Book you could/have read all day2. Snacking - A guilty pleasure book3. Netflix - A series you want to start4. Deep Clean - A book that's been on your TBR for ages5. Animal Crossing - A Book you recently purchased because of the hype6. Productivity - A book you learnt from or that had an impact on you7. Face Time - A book you've been gifted8. Self Care - something you've done recently to look after yourself 9. Bonus - name a book coming out soon#booktubenewbieMusic by Josh.Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
May Reading Wrap Up | 9 books! (2020) Alicia Reads 2020-06-10 | Hey pals! Here is a wrap up of all the books that I read in May. I would like to start this off by being completely transparent that I did not read any books in May by black authors. Diversity in my reading is something I am going to continue to work on and keep in the forefront of my attention and to approach in an intentional way. I just want to acknowledge these gaps and shortcomings as a reminder and a commitment to myself going forward.That being said, I did still have a good reading month where I read some really great books! Let me know what you read in May and if you've read any of these. Thanks so much, as always, for watching! Books mentioned: The Girl in the Video - Michael David Wilson Audition - Ryu Murakami Luka and the Fire of Life - Salman Rushdie Everything That's Underneath - Kristi DeMeester Piercing - Ryu Murakami Violet - Scott Thomas Confessions - Kanae Minato Penance - Kanae Minato The White Road - Sarah Lotz Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Here to do better Alicia Reads 2020-06-06 | Black lives matter. People of colour matter. “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist.” - Angela DavisI am torn between the desire to stay silent in favour of the voices that you should be listening to—the people who deserve to be heard and whose voices are more important and more valuable that mine—but also that it is my duty as a white person, and a human being, to speak up and speak out. I am also mindful of the way I’m feeling and acting right now and am asking myself: Am I just being performative? Am I just virtue signalling? These are questions I am going to continue to reflect on to ensure that I’m not causing additional harm and please, PLEASE correct me if I am. I am here, in this space and on this earth, to grow and to learn and to be better. I recognize that my white privilege has given me the luxury to be silent and to not speak out and that is something that I need to change. Take care out there and let’s hold each other and ourselves accountable. If nothing changes its entirely on us. We can never, ever, ever say again, “Oh, I didn’t know.”Books to add to your TBR (and that I’ve added to mine):How to Be Anti-Racist - Ibrahim X. KendiWhite Fragility - Robin DiangeloThe Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power – Desmond ColeSo You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma OluoMe and White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad The New Jim Crow - Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi CoatesHere are some places you can donate in the US:The Bail Project - https://secure.givelively.org/donate/... Black Lives Matter - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_... Black Table Arts - http://www.blacktablearts.com Black Trans Covid-19 Emergency Fund - blacktrans.org/campaigns/coronavirus-grant/donateBlack Visions Collective - secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2 Communities United Against Police Brutality - cuapb.org Fair Fight - fairfight.com George Floyd Memorial Fund - gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd LGBTQIA+ Freedom Fund - lgbtqfund.orgMinnesota Freedom Fund - minnesotafreedomfund.org NAACP Legal Defense Fund - naacpldf.org National Bail Fund Network - https://www.communityjusticeexchange.... National Police Accountability Project - nlg-npap.org/donate North Star Health Collective - https://www.northstarhealthcollective... Reclaim the Block - reclaimtheblock.org/homeHere are some places you can donate in the Canada:Black Lives Matter - Toronto - blacklivesmatter.caBlack Lives Matter - Vancouver - blacklivesmattervancouver.comJustice for Regis Korchinski Paquet - gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regisFuture Ancestors Waashayshkwun Grants - gofundme.com/f/future-ancestors-grantsToronto Protestor Bail Fund - gofundme.com/f/toronto-protestor-bail-fund
Coming of Age Book Recommendations (2020) Alicia Reads 2020-05-29 | Hi pals! Today I'm recommending 7 great coming of age books! Let me know if you've read any of these and/or your favourite coming of age stories. Thanks as always for watching!Books mentioned: Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale HurstonThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski Who Fears Death - Nnedi OkoraforExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran FoerLullabies for Little Criminals - Heather O'NeillThe Song of Achilles - Madeline MillerThe Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
June TBR [2020] Alicia Reads 2020-05-26 | Hi pals! Here are some books that I plan to read in June. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you plan to read. Thanks, as always, for watching! 🎲 D20 Game! 🎲 Every month I roll a d20 die to help me pick some books to read from my owned tbr. I didn’t invent this game, but have adapted with my own prompts and challenges. I originally saw this game on Library of Alexa’s channel. D20 Dice Legend: 1. Add another book to the TBR (pick a star from the TBR STAR JAR and reroll)2. Long read (greater than 400 pages)3. Been on the shelf for a looooooOOoong time4. Intimidating read/out of my comfort zone5. Roll a d4 and pick book from that corresponding shelf6. Most recently acquired7. Non-fiction read8. Short read (less than 250 pages) 9. Josh picks10. TBR STAR JAR11. Random A-Z generator (pick a book or author that starts with the same letter)12. New-to-me author13. Sequel/continuation in a series14. Own voices/diverse representation15. HORROR16. Repeat author17. Five star prediction18. TBR STAR JAR 19. Not a conventional novel (e.g., graphic novel, short stories, manga) 20. Most anticipated book! #tbrMusic by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Reading Habits Tag (2020) Alicia Reads 2020-05-21 | Hey pals! I'm doing the Reading Habits Tag! I couldn’t actually find the original tag video-it looks like this has been out and about in the world for a while. If I do find the original creator I will update! I saw this tag on CK Reads channel and thought looked like a lot of fun. Here is his video: youtube.com/watch?v=GLwExWSi0Jc If you haven’t done this tag yet, I tag you!! Let me know your answers to these questions. Thanks as always for watching! #readinghabitstag Questions 1. Do you have a certain place at home for reading? 2. Bookmark or random piece of paper? 3. Do you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/certain number of pages? 4. Do you eat or drink while reading? 5. Music or TV while reading? 6. One book or several at once? 7. Read at home or everywhere? 8. Read out loud or silently? 9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages? 10. Break the spine or keep it like new? 11. Do you write in your books?Music by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
Horror Book Haul (2020) Alicia Reads 2020-05-17 | Hi pals! I've got a horror book haul to share with you with all of the books I've added to my collection so far this year. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought of them or if you're eager to read any of them! I APOLOGIZE for the quality of this video. Something went seriously wonky with the rendering, RIP me. Thanks as always for watching! Booktubers mentioned:Jason's Weird Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCE7TBrU4fNlW26iNIaQSdjg Pretty in Papercuts: youtube.com/channel/UCdA2aG7kLNVgVlHdynG6gdw #horrortubeMusic by Josh. Follow my reviews on Goodreads: goodreads.com/yourbeans
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