********************* BOOKS (AND MEDIA) MENTIONED: The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vassari Hernán Cortés biography by Moby Dick, Herman Mellville Poetry: Lord Byron, Keats, Percy Shelley Movies and shows: Vikings, Titanic, The Tale of the Nine Tailed Interview With the Vampire, Anne Rice Relatos de vampiros (Edition: Alma Clásicos Ilustrados)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:57 - My general plan 3:11 - Biggest Jenny influences 3:40 - Vikings tangent XD 4:26 - Vampire ramblings 6:13 - History 10:25 - Classics 11:18 - Poetry 12:56 - Shows and movies 17:39 - Vampire book! 19:36 - Outro
WE LOVE JENNY TBR // Lord Byron here I come (Also, vampires!) #welovejennyMariana Mas Books2024-02-02 | ********************* CHANNELS MENTIONED: Christy: @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace Tiffany: @beautifulminutiae Jennifer Brooks: youtube.com/@jenniferbrooks
********************* BOOKS (AND MEDIA) MENTIONED: The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vassari Hernán Cortés biography by Moby Dick, Herman Mellville Poetry: Lord Byron, Keats, Percy Shelley Movies and shows: Vikings, Titanic, The Tale of the Nine Tailed Interview With the Vampire, Anne Rice Relatos de vampiros (Edition: Alma Clásicos Ilustrados)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:57 - My general plan 3:11 - Biggest Jenny influences 3:40 - Vikings tangent XD 4:26 - Vampire ramblings 6:13 - History 10:25 - Classics 11:18 - Poetry 12:56 - Shows and movies 17:39 - Vampire book! 19:36 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksMY TOP 10 ORACLE DECKS OF ALL TIME - VR to @the_hermits_caveMariana Mas Books2024-09-08 | ********************* CHANNELS MENTIONED: Simon: @the_hermits_cave Honey Lou: @HoneyLouWilson Marine: @thewavesofyoursoul Kaity: @MoonflowerMoments
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 2:26 - The most versatile. (Workhorse?) 5:42 - The most emotional connection 8:18 - Representing Mary 10:15 - For my lefty catholic self ;) 12:18 - Proactive Healing 16:05 - The anatomy representation 19:50 - The most christmassy 21:55 - The collagey underdog 22:42 - The one with directionality (and a great concept!) 29:57 - The maybe future favorite? 31:51 - Outro, new channel?
********************* DECKS MENTIONED: The Minimalist Oracle Deck (Indie, Etsy) Into The Lonely Woods (Mass Market) Modern Mary Oracle (Indie Etsy) The Mary Magdalene Oracle by Meggan Watterson (Mass Market) Caroline Myss Anatomize Oracle (Indie, Etsy) Endless Oracle, (Indie, Etsy) Heavy Iridescent Oracle (Indie, Gamecrafter) Supra Oracle (Indie) Sacred Destiny (Mass Market)
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED Battles In the Desert, José Emilio Pacheco Lifeboat No. 8, Elizabeth Kaye Side Effects May Include Strangers, Dominik Parisien A Whale Is a Country, Isabel Zapata You Dreamed of Empires, Álvaro Enrigue Ars Historica , Marie Brennan
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Summer cookout / Rockstar Jorts 4:09 - Half and half shorts 6:44 - Micro (Taylor Swift) shorts 9:26 - Rock star shorts 11:24 - Zipped off trousers 13:40 - Super Market 2-Pack shorts bundle 14:57 - Nu Metal Shorts 18:27 - Shorts with pockets 19:04 - Recommendation request 19:59 - Outro
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED The Were-Wolf, Clemence Housman The Gallant, Janny Wurts Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto, Tricia Hersey Lifeboat No. 8, Elizabeth Kaye XY&Z, Alejandro Magallanes Poems and Sonets, Manuel Acuña The Song of My Cid, Anonymous My Sweet Orange Tree, José Mauro de Vasconcelos Mafalda, Quino Lais, Marie de France You Dreamed of Empires, Álvaro Enrigue Wrinkles, Paco Roca Tales From Outer Suburbia, Shaun Tan Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin, Gabriel K. Kruell Ensayos para una historia de la economía doméstica, Eva Castañeda 1521: Contacto, literatura y memoria lingüística en México, Concepción Company Company
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 2:13 - Ripped shorts 4:31 - Summer cookout shorts 6:43 - Leopard print shorts 9:04 - Half and half shorts 10:53 - Micro (Taylor Swift) shorts 13:31 - Jorts (Jean shorts) 15:03 - Rock star shorts 18:12 - Paper bag shorts 19:30 - Super Market 2-Pack shorts bundle 21:26 - Nu Metal Shorts 21:48 - Shorts with pockets 22:53 - Bonus promot 26:03 - Zipped off trousers 27:02 - Outro
********************* DECKS MENTIONED: Edoardo Dotti from Rinascimento Italiano (Etsy) Modern Mary Oracle (Etsy, OOP) The Anatomy of Healing Oracle (Kickstarter)
Wildwood Tarot (Mass Market) Whispering Woods Inspiration Cards (Mass Market) Tarot de Maria Celia (Mass Market)
John Bauer Tarot (Mass Market) Into the Lonely Woods (Mass Market)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:21 - Why interviews? 3:46 - How I chose the decks / Why oracle? 6:16 - Interview parameters / travel hardships 12:19 - The finalists, group 1 13:22 - The finalists, group 2 13:43 - The finalists, group 3 14:39 - First interview 28:41 - Second Interview 39:45 - Third Interview 46:56 - Choosing the winner 50:45 - Special bag choice :)
********************* DECKS MENTIONED: Mysteries of Mary Tarot (Indie, author’s website) Daydreaming In Situ Tarot by Annie Farrar (Indie, author’s website) Mini Mamanmiyuki Tarot (Indie, OOP) El oráculo del gato (Indie) by (at)soylawatson (on ig) Dreaming Way Tarot (Mass Market) Tarot of the Hidden Realm (Mass Market) Wildwood Tarot (Mass Market) Llewellyn Tarot (Mass Market) Smoke, Ash and Embers Tarot (Indie) John Bauer Tarot (Mass Market) Medieval Cat Tarot (Mass Market) Classic Italian Tarot from Shamankae (Etsy) Edoardo Dotti from Rinascimento Italiano (Etsy) Edoardo Dotti from Deviant Moon (Etsy, author’s website) Tarot de María Celia (Mass Market) Visconti Sforza, Mary Packard Kit (Mass Market) Conjure Cards (Mass Market) Medieval Animals Playing Cards (Indie, Etsy)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 6:26 - Perfect, but no 9:56 - Always in my bag 12:12 - Scenic tarot decks 21:04 - Marseille, Italian & Pip decks 37:04 - Outro
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro / Health update 2:37 - Shorty September 7:32 - Tarot and Shorty September! 9:50 - Book recommendation for the music (and food) prompt! 15:00 - Tarot ideas for Shorty September 16:34 - Framed! in September 19:23 - Art history / Historathon 20:56 - Ideas for Framed! in September 22:23 - Health, dysphagia and travel 26:14 - My plans for the readathons 30:12 - Outro
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2023 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2023 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favorite character. 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Favorite video you’ve made 13. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: When Montezuma Met Cortes, Matthew Restall Material de lectura: 1521 (Box set) published by UNAM Indigenous Science and Technology: Nahuas and the World Around Them, Kelly S. McDonough Nahuatl Nations: Language Revitalization and Semiotic Sovereignty In Indigenous México, Magnus Pharao Hansen Fires of Lust: Sex In the Middle Ages, Katherine Harvey The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval On Women’s Roles in Society, Eleanor Janega Escultura monumental mexica, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma & Leonardo López Luján José Mariano Mociño: Un gran científico mexicano desconocido, Text by Tom Janota, Illustrations by Carolina Zambrano
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:31 - Favorite book 2:54 - Favorite sequel 6:16 - Newest release I haven’t read 7:44 - Anticipated release 9:03 - Biggest disappointment 13:04 - Biggest surprise 14:19 - New favorite author 1 15:42 - New favorite author 2 17:36 - Newest fictional crush 19:42 - Newest favorite character 20:45 - Book that made you cry 21:52 - Book that made you happy 23:00 - Favorite video I made 23:43 - Most beautiful book 27:45 - Books I need to read 28:51 - Outro and tagging
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 2:05 - Musings about historical. fiction 11:54 - A psychedelic comedy 18:22 - A lesser known classic 26:58 - An indigenous bilingual book 31:47 - Kooky experimental comedic hist-fit 36:11 - Outro
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 3:52 - Evaluation criteria 7:23 - The one I recommend if you only pick one 18:19 - My favorite one (that is poorly reviewed) 28:12 - The one with a terrible first half, and a fantastic second half 45:25 - The riveting chunker with problematic 90s views 54:44 - Outro
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Conquistadors and Aztecs, Stefan Rinke When Montezuma Met Cortes, Matthew Restall Fifth Sun, Camilla Townsend Conquest, Hugh Thomas
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Disclaimers 1:41 - Best book 7:41 - Best sequel 9:47 - Release I haven’t read yet 13:13 - Most anticipated release 15:02 - Biggest surprise 17:02 - Biggest disappointment 23:26 - Newest favorite author 26:48 - Newest fictional crush 29:24 - Newest favorite character 31:01 - Book that made you cry 32:28 - Book that made you happy 33:16 - Most beautiful book 33:57 - Books you need to read by the end of the year
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1. Best book you've read so far 2. Best sequel you've read so far 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5. Biggest disappointment 6. Biggest surprise 7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush 9. Newest favorite character 10. Book that made you cry 11. Book that made you happy 12. Most beautiful book you've bought/received this year 13. What books do you need to read before the end of the year?
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez You Dreamed of Empires, Álvaro Enrique Penric and the Shaman, Louis McMaster Bujold Hearts of Fire and Snow, David Bowels & Guadalupe García McCall Evocation, S.T. Gibson The Third Gilmore Girl, Kelly Bishop Casas, María José Ferrada (illustrated by Pep Carrió) Empire of Silence, Christopher Ruocchio Baudolino, Umberto Eco Between Two Kingdoms, Suleika Jaouad A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine
*I also talked about Marie Brennan.
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @marianaylavida Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books My channel in Spanish: youtube.com/@marianaylavidaTHE SPANISH CONQUEST PT1 // Summary, overview, commentary, considerations // Yucatán to TenochtitlanMariana Mas Books2024-06-16 | ********************* HISTORATHON: Creator: @revenantreads 2024 Announcement: youtu.be/bjRS9Btfg2Y?si=uP1LfPWiQ7xvYYH All hosts: @NicholasOfAutrecourt @TheHistoryShelf @billruttenberg @passageoftime8561 @ReadbyFred @bookssongsandothermagic @RaynorReadsStuff
********************* BOOKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED: When Montezuma Met Cortés, Matthew Restall Conquest, Hugh Thomas Malintzin: O la conquista como traducción, Federico Navarrete Aztec Empire webcomic: bigredhair.com/books/aztec-empire/about Aztec Empire Twitter: https://x.com/marianaylavida Thumbnail image: It’s blurry, but it’s a depiction of the conquest from the Codex Duran
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Disclaimers 2:09 - Intro 4:13 - Why this video? 6:17 - What is the “Spanish Conquest”? 12:41 - Before 1519 14:28 - Cortés arrives 16:38 - Lost in translation 18:25 - Spanish among the Maya 21:01 - Malintzin, the great translator 25:24 - In Totonaca territory 26:48 - Aztec empire? 28:32 - Towards Tlaxcala 29:05 - My interpretation of Cortés 31:23 - In Tlaxcala 32:08 - About the local allies 36:31 - Towards Tenochtitlan 39:08 - Tenochtitlan! 40:32 - Cortés & Moctezuma 41:13 - Cliffhanger outro
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:37 - Book 1 first read 7:07 - Book 2 reread 10:13 - Book 2 first read 11:19 - Book 2 reread 15:55 - Book 3 first read 16:57 - Book 3 reread 24:04 - Outro
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Song of My Cid, Anonymous The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Cartucho, Nellie Campobello (1931) The Heart of Jade, Salvador de Madariaga (1942) Pedro Páramo, Juan Rulfo (1955) Mexican Bolero/Tear This Heart Out, Ángeles Mastretta (1985) News From The Empire, Fernando del Paso (1987) Like Water For Chocolate, Laura Esquivel (1989) El secreto de la noche triste, Héctor de Mauleon (2009) You Dreamed of Empires, Álvaro Enrigue (2022) Ixbalam-Ek Estrella Jaguar, Ruperto Bautista (2023) Red Smoking Mirror, Nick Hunt (2023)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:00 - Musings about historical fiction 3:38 - Plans for June with Shelly 4:15 - Book 1 5:49 - Book 2 9:12 - Book 3 11:30 - Book 4 13:26 - Book 5 16:45 - Book 6 17:52 - Book 7 19:14 - Book 8 20:17 - Book 9 21:41 - Book 10 23:54 - Outro
********************* SOME INTERNATIONAL BOOKTUBERS I WATCH: Just Juan Reader: @justjuanreader Curious Reader: @CuriousReader Chaotic Bibliophile: @ChaoticBibliophile Milena Reads: @MilenaReads Prose & Petticoats: @ProseAndPetticoats Britta Bohler: @tele_as_BrittarBohler@tele_as_BrittarBohler Storytoob: @storytoob Cafe Au Livre: @cafeaulivre Eva Strange: @evastrange
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1) Where are you from and what is your native language or languages? 2) In what languages do you read books? 3) Is there Booktube in your native language and if so, what is the community like? 4) If there is a Booktube community in your native language, why did you decide to join the international one? 5) Are there any struggles or challenges for you as a non-native English speaker? 6) How do you get hold of English books? 7) What is the best thing about being part of the international community? (You can answer in your native language and add subtitles if you want to.) 8) Do you watch other international Booktube channels? Shout out a channel that you've found recently. 9) Tag your fellow international booktubers!
********************* PEOPLE MENTIONED: Noelle7Pages: @noelle7pages A Book Like You: @ABookLikeYou
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosto Casas, María José Ferrada How To Turn Into A Bird, María José Ferrada How To Order the Universe, María José Ferrada The Art of Eating, M.F.K. Fisher Fortunata and Jacinta, Benito Pérez Galdós (1887) Conquest, Hugh Thomas In the Jaded Grove, Anela Deen Poetry by Nezahualcóyotl Ka: Dar Oakley, John Crowley Amadis of Gaul, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo The Hunchback of Notre Dame / Our Lady of Paris, Victor Hugo A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Barrtolomé de las Casas Poetry in náhuatl Letter from Fr. Toribio Motolinía to Charles V Daytripper, Gabriel Ba, illustrated by Fábio Moon The Delicacy, James Albon Kodi, Jared Cullum The Six Deaths of the Saint, Alix E. Harrow How to Suppress Women’s Writing, Joana Russ Signs of Civilization: How Punctuation Changed History, Bard Borch Michalsen The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, Elizabeth Nova Bailey
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Mi history with KU 2:23 - A little bit of everything 2:47 - Book 1 4:00 - Book 2 5:05 - Book 3 6:14 - Book 4 7:12 - Book 5 8:21 - Book 6 9:37 - Book 7 10:18 - Book 8 11:29 - Book 9 12:49 - Book 10 13:34 - Book 11 14:25 - Book 12 14:50 - Book 13 15:42 - Book 14 16:29 - Book 15 16:51 - Book 16 17:15 - Book 17 17:59 - Book 18 19:41 - Book 19 20:13 - Book 20 20:43 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksTHIS OR THAT TAG // People April EditionMariana Mas Books2024-04-21 | ********************* THINGS MENTIONED: People April:
********************* PEOPLE MENTIONED: Elizabeth: @bouquinsbooks Ross: @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Steve Donoghue: @saintdonoghue (when I talked about the book he recommended) A Book Olive: @abookolive (when I talked about the book she recommended)
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney A Ghost In the Throat, Doireann Nhí Ghríofa Word By Word, Kory Stamper El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza, Leonardo López Luján Memorias de Inés Amor, Jorge Alberto Manrique & Teresa Del Conde Along Came A Llama, Ruth Janette Ruck The Penguin Lessons, Tom Michell
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksMIDDLE GRADE MARCH WRAP UP // A page turner for classics lovers // Delia Sherman, Laura Amy SchlitzMariana Mas Books2024-04-14 | ********************* THINGS MENTIONED: Middle Grade March: youtu.be/g7qMSm1dyGU?si=UHeoU3TYeNM3FT3r Hosted by: @BooksAndJams @OnTheMiddleShelf @LifeBetweenWords1
********************* OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED: Cara: @WildeBookGarden
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Amber and Clay, Laura Amy Schlitz Changeling, Delia Sherman A Drowned Maiden’s Hair, Laura Amy Schlitz Mexique: El nombre del barco, María José Ferrada Catherine Called Birdy, Karen Cushman The Mona Lisa Vanishes, Nicholas Day
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Why I don’t do wrap ups 1:16 - Why I love Middle Grade March 3:41 - My TBR 6:09 - Why I don’t keep reading plans 7:52 - Comparing the books I read 10:27 - A book for 8yo Mariana 16:15 - A page turner for classics lovers 18:11 - Detailed synopsis (still no spoilers!) 21:06 - I heart Laura Amy Schlitz 22:11 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksHISTORATHON Q2 & PEOPLE APRIL // PILE OF POSSIBILITIESMariana Mas Books2024-04-05 | ********************* CHANNELS MENTIONED: Vin: @revenantreads Elizabeth: @bouquinsbooks Marine: @thewavesofyoursoul Jenny: @jenniferbrooks
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: La luz de mis ojos, María de Jesús Fuentes La vida cotidiana en la edad media, Rubén Andres Martín Historia del tarot, Isabelle Nadolny The Once and Future Sex, Eleanor Janega Fires of Lust, Katherine Harvey Queens of the Wild, Ronald Hutton Femina, Janina Ramírez The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vassal Humanistas de Mesoamérica, Miguel León Portilla Hernan Cortés, José Luis Martínez Letters of Hernán Cortés, Hernan Cortés The History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, edited by David Carrasco
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - The readathons 2:11 - My plans 5:06 - Historathon PoP 10:46 - People April PoP 17:42 - Outro
THUMBNAIL PAINTING: The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo, Franz Ludwig Catel (ca. 1818-20)
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksFRIENDSHIP FEBRUARY WRAP UP // A beloved author whos not for me :(Mariana Mas Books2024-03-10 | ********************* CHANNELS MENTIONED: Cara: @WildeBookGarden
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, Swordheart, T. Kingfisher Paladin’s Grace, T. Kingfisher
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 2:32 - The re-read 6:01 - The new read 13:02 - PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME!!! 17:20 - Whimsical fantasy musings 19:31 - The DNF 24:54 - Not for me :( 26:00 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksFANTASY WRITTEN BY WOMEN // A reading project introductionMariana Mas Books2024-03-03 | ********************* CHANNELS MENTIONED: @laurablakeauthor @thefantasynuttwork
********************* AUTHORS MENTIONED: Robin Hobb Janny Wurts
********************* SOME AMAZING WOMEN FANTASY READERS: (This group is just an example of the amazing range out there, there are of course many more!)
From the epic fantasy corner of booktube: @Johanna_reads @Bookborn @merphynapierreviews @madisongoodyear5040 @SheWasOnlyEvie @AnithaGadeReads @LienesLibrary
From outside that corner: @bookslikewhoa @BeautifullyBookishBethany @ellethinks (who used to focus on literary fiction but has been focusing on Fantasy lately! @jenniferbrooks (though we’ll sadly not see more videos from Jenny 💔 she has an amazing backlog of videos to dive into. She’s the one who introduced me to GGK!)
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl The Witches, Roald Dahl The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien Manual de monstruos caseros, Stanislav Marijanovic The Land of Stone Flowers, Sveta Dorosheva Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling Twilight Stephanie Meyer
********************* SHOWS MENTIONED: Charmed (THE ORIGINAL!!!!) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (the 90’s one)
********************* PUZZLE MENTIONED: The Keepsake 1000 piece puzzle by Art & Fable (The Keepsake painting by Kate Elizabeth Bunce)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Hi 00:10 - What is this video? 1:27 - Books 1 & 2 5:04 - What I liked about them 6:06 - Book 3 (You already know this one) 7:30 - What I liked about it 8:30 - Making connections 9:30 - Book 4 11:16 - Making Connections 12:28 - TV Show 13:34 - What I liked about it 14:21 - Making Connections 15:59 - Book 5 16:39 - What I liked about it 17:14 - Making Connections 17:51 - Conclusion? 20:42 - Bye
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksLET’S TALK ABOUT BUDDY READING // Structure, pacing, choosing books, difference of opinions...Mariana Mas Books2024-02-18 | ********************* ELLE’S CHANNEL: @ellethinks
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:28 - How we started buddy reading 8:36 - Starting the Realm of the Elderlings 11:22 - Our structured buddy reading style 16:20 - Dialogue in buddy reading 18:49 - Choosing good buddy books 21:21 - About compatibility 22:44 - Differences of opinion 23:22 - Realm of the Elderlings characters 29:38 - Reading more deeply 31:13 - Considering the other person’s opinion 32:16 - Interactive reading experience 35:17 - Being an obsessive reader 38:43 - Talking about booktube 44:25 - Learning Languages 46:33 - Outro
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien Brown Sisters Trilogy, Talia Hibbert Realm of the Elderlings, Robin Hobb The Priory of the Orange Tree, Samantha Shannon Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksFRIENDSHIP FEBRUARY BOOK SWAP! // With Cara @WildeBookGardenMariana Mas Books2024-02-01 | THE OTHER HALF OF THE SWAP: Go to Cara's channel to see the book I recommended her! @WildeBookGarden
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: They’re all in Spanish, ff you’re interested in a particular title ask me in the comments! .)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:32 - Currently reading 3:39 - Mesoamérica 6:30 - Spanish conquest 10:31 - New Spain 17:30 - Medieval Europe 20:20 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooksHOW WILL MY READING YEAR GO? - A double-layered cartomancy spreadMariana Mas Books2024-01-24 | ********************* PEOPLE AND CHANNELS MENTIONED: Elle: @ellethinks Kelly: @TheTruthinStory Christa: @Christa.Chronicles
*I didn’t talk about it in the video, but @SaoirseGraves has an excellent video about using tarot for practical every day things. (Not every reading can be about self transformation). In her video, she uses tarot to help her redo the interior design of a room: youtu.be/9qOvNDKQkkY?si=pKISkM8ubsaOjhp8
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Song of My Cid (Cantar del Mio Cid) The Lions of Al Hassan, Guy Gavriel Kay Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:00 - The original reading 1:26 - Designing the spread 3:23 - Explaining the spread (Layer 1) 5:21 - Playing card section (Layer 1) 10:00 - Explaining the spread (Layer 2) 12:37 - Tarot section (Layer 2) 26:32 - Outro 27:17 - For booktube peeps!
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books Instagram : @marianamasbooks2024 READING AND CHANNEL PLANS // For booktube and tarot tube!Mariana Mas Books2024-01-22 | ********************* PEOPLE AND CHANNELS MENTIONED: Elle: @ellethinks Cara: @WildeBookGarden Christy: @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace Tiffany: @beautifulminutiae
********************* READATHONS MENTIONED: Guadalupe reinas: instagram.com/librosb4tipos Historathon @revenantreads Ancientsathon We Love Jenny Middle Grade March Victober Nonfiction November
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Shards of Honor, Lois McMaster Bujold Realm of the Elderlings, Robin Hobb Assassin’s Fate, Robin Hobb The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien Amber and Clay, Laura Amy Schlitz The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: Instagram : @marianamasbooksTHANK YOU JENNY! // Remembering an inspiration with joy. Much love Jenny, and skol! ;)Mariana Mas Books2024-01-21 | Channels mentioned: Jennifer Brooks: youtube.com/@jenniferbrooks Good Strong Words:@goodstrongwords David Wiley: @ David Wiley Christy Luis - Dostoevsky in Space: @ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace Beautiful Minutiae: @ Beautiful MinutiaeDECKS FOR CHRISTMAS VR to @Christa.Chronicles // Mexican Christmas and other chatty ramblesMariana Mas Books2023-11-21 | ********************* PEOPLE/VIDEOS MENTIONED: Christa: @Christa.Chronicles youtu.be/sVgC3o-_pi0?si=X2r_oOnyr3J1a1mS
********************* DECKS SHOWN: Seasons of the Witch Yule Oracle Pixie’s Whisper tarot Christmas Edition: etsy.com/mx/shop/DivinationApothecary Endless Oracle: etsy.com/mx/shop/EricMailleArt Mysteries of Mary Tarot: hergracesacredart.com Women of the Bible OOP Mexican indie oracle (if you are super duper interested lmk and I can ask around to see if there are copies left lol)
********************* BOOK SHOWN: Alone Of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary, Marina Warner
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:18 - The obvious mm choice 2:54 - Christmas indie tarot 7:27 - (NonChristmas fantasy oracle 11:51 - The very personal choice 14:31 - Our Lady of Guadalupe and December in México 17:00 - Book tangent 19:14 - Rare OOP Mexican indie oracle 21:39 - Outro
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1) Introduce a booktube buddy on your channel and ask them the following questions: a. What genres do you like to read? b. Have your preferences changed over the course of your time on booktube? c. What kinds of videos do you enjoy making? d. What is your process for gathering your thoughts on a book? e. What is a bookish goal of the interviewee? f. What other hobbies do they have? g. What book have both of you read? Do you have different opinions about it? 2) Exchange book recommendations. 3) Exchange book mail (It could just be a card or letter.) 4) Exchange booktube memories. 5) Each of you pick another booktuber to tag. The person who was interviewed is also now tagged.
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Most books are mentioned during the “books we’ve both read” and the “book recommendations” questions. Check the time stamps below! :)
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - About the tag 2:32 - Cara and MarianaMasBooks 4:31 - Introducing Cara 6:43 - What genres do you like to read? 7:37 - Preferences post-booktube? 9:31 - Videos you enjoy making? 11:09 - Gathering your thoughts on a book… 13:31 - Sharing a bookish goal 15:27 - Other hobbies? 16:54 - Books we’ve both read 18:49 - Book recommendations 21:47 - (Mythology and spoilers: a tangent) 24:28 - Book mail and gifts 27:12 - Booktube memories 28:28 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Instagram : @marianamasbooks54321 TAROT!! // VR to @lilpinkbearKelly Bear // #54321tarotMariana Mas Books2023-09-23 | ********************* PEOPLE/CHANNELS MENTIONED: KellyBear: @lilpinkbear My friend Cara from booktube @WildeBookGarden @LennanSmith Tom Benjamin: @thefoolsjournal Owl and Bones Tarot: instagram.com/owlandbonestarot
********************* VIDEOS/THINGS MENTIONED: My Books for Majors VR to Lennan: youtu.be/L3rLo7bG6bw?si=mw8IsVqrN0rbbUAD Image of Mary: Our Lady of Czestochowa (a Polish icon) by LaurenWalsh on Deviantart
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - How the tag works 00:58 - The decks 1:15 - Deck 1 3:42 - Deck 2 5:41 - Deck 3 8:29 - Deck 4 10:32 - Deck 5 12:41 - The books 13:12 - Book 1 14:43 - Book 2 15:36 - Book 3 17:39 - Book 4 19:38 - The spreads 20:04 - Spread 1 22:00 - Spread 2 25:46 - Spread 3 27:44 - Two reading habits 30:53 - One tarot advice 33:59 - Outro
********************* DECKS MENTIONED: Everyday Tarot Dreaming Way Tarot Hidden Realm Tarot Heaven and Earth Tarot Wise Dog Tarot Spacious Tarot (Guidebook) Mamanmiyuki Marseille Daydreaming In Situ
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Lies of Lock Lamora, Scott Lynch Amber and Clay, Laura Amy Schltz A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Nhí Ghríofa When Women Ruled the World, Kara Cooney Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything, James Martin S.J. Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay A Heart that works, Rob Delaney Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May Fool’s Fate, Robin Hobb Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Saramasinha The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro The Heart, Maylis De Kerangal The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien Becoming Leidah, Michelle Grierson With the End in Mind: Death Dying and Wisdom in an Age of Denial, Kathryn Mannix Una ballena es un país, Isabel Zapata Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 2:27 - The Magician (trickster) 3:44 - The Magician (creator) 6:34 - The High Priestess 9:09 - The Empress 9:53 - The Emperor 10:50 - The Hierophant 13:04 - The Lovers 14:07 - The Chariot 15:20 - Strength 16:17 - The Hermit 16:50 - Wheel of Fortune 17:58 - Justice 18:20 - The Hanged Man 19:14 - Death 20:30 - Temperance 21:49 - Devil 22:23 - The Tower 24:18 - The Star 25:12 - The Moon 26:38 - The Sun 27:38 - Judgment 28:51 - The World 29:50 - The Fool 30:42 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Instagram : @marianamasbooksRECENT READS // Translated literary fiction, ranting about privileged self help, fantasy, poetryMariana Mas Books2023-08-14 | ********************* PEOPLE/THINGS MENTIONED: Elle: youtube.com/@ellethinks My midyear book freakout tag: youtu.be/aVsjGIeF_AA
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Beyond This Dark House, poems by Guy Gavriel Kay Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb Dragon Haven, Robin Hobb Mend the Living, Maylis de Kerangal (Translated by: Jessica Moore) The Heart, Maylis de Kerangal (Translated by: Sam Taylor) The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Bukerman
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Book 1 3:35 - Book 2 4:45 - Book 3 6:12 - Book 4 12:45 - Book 5 15:23 - Book 6 21:00 - Favorite recent read 22:01 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Instagram : @mariana_tarotingSHORTY SEPTEMBER 2023 TBR! // Mexican classics, poetry, songs based on books, sm*tty werebears…Mariana Mas Books2023-08-06 | ********************* PEOPLE/THINGS MENTIONED: Heather:@TooManyHeathers Sian and Bert:@pastorytime2683 Heather’s zine video: youtu.be/CXLft9P8Tj0
********************* OFFICIAL READATHON PROMPTS: Pedro Pascal shorts: Unexpected purchase Dolphin shorts: A book with water on the cover Shorty shorts: 70’s or 80’s book Half and half shorts: Read a book then watch the movie Spanx: A book with Magic and Witchcraft Hoochie daddy shorts: Spicy read Lodge shorts: A book you bought because you were trying to look cool Denim shorts: A Modern Classic Mom shorts: A comfort read Ripped shorts: A mystery or slasher Elizabethan shorts: A historical read Lederhosen: A translated book
MY INVENTED PROMPT: Read a book then listen to the song
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Walking Distance, Lizzie Stewart The Big Wave, Pearl S. Buck Una ballena es un país, Isabel Zapata Battles in the Desert, José Emilio Pacheco Novecento, Alessandro Baricco Ars Historica, Marie Brennan Bear Naked, Jessica Simms Vida incompleta, Elena Arizmendi 20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair, Pablo Neruda Dog Poems, Mary Oliver Aura: A Novel, Carlos Fuentes An Irish Rebel in New Spain, Andrea Martínez Baracs Irma Sirena, Antonio Tabucchi (Illustrator: Gabriella Giandelli) (Translated to Spanish from the Italian by Carlos Gumpert)
********************* MOVIE MENTIONED: The Legend of 1900
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Zine!!! 00:34 - About Shorty September 1:45 - Unexpected purchase 2:30 - Water on the cover 4:25 - 70’s or 80’s book 6:31 - Book and song 7:39 - Book and movie 8:51 - Magic and witchcraft 9:56 - Spicy read 10:59 - Book to look cool 13:58 - Modern classic 14:47 - Comfort read 15:08 - Mystery 16:31 - Historical read 17:32 - Translated book 18:12 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingSHORT STORY SEPTOBER BINGO TBR // And my two official picks!Mariana Mas Books2023-07-31 | ********************* PEOPLE/THINGS MENTIONED: Anitha: @anithagade7609 Evie: @SheWasOnlyEvie Shortie September: youtu.be/CXLft9P8Tj0 Sarah: @eyesonindie
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Ars Historica, Marie Brennan These Our Monsters: The English Heritage Collection of New Stories Inspired by Myth and Legend, edited by Katherine Davey The Houseguest and Other Stories, Amparo Dávila Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940, edited by Melissa Edmunson Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods, edited by Tracy Chevalier and Simon Prosser The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, Lord Dunsany Trafagar, Angélica Gorodischer The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief & Hope, edited by Sarah Chorn and Virginia McClain Stray Bats, Margo Lanagan (Illustrated by: Kathleen Jennings)
********************* MY OFFICIAL PICKS: Ars Historica, Marie Brennan Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods, edited by Tracy Chevalier and Simon Prosser
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - About Septober 2:36 - How it works 3:56 - The leads 5:53 - Bingo TBR 16:57 - My two picks 17:47 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingMY HISTORY AS A HISTORY READER (TAG?) / Life before booktube, reading markets, historathon takeawaysMariana Mas Books2023-07-28 | TAG?? ➡️ @RememberedReads suggested to me that this would be a fun tag, and I agree with her, so If anyone wants to do their own “My history as a history reader” video, I’d love to watch It! 😍
********************* ABOUT HISTORATHON: Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month long segments, with each segment focusing on a particular period of time:
Q1: January - March (Prehistory - 500 CE) Q2: April - June (500 - 1500) Q3: July - September (1500 - 1820) Q4: October - December (1820 - Present)
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones The Witches, Stacy Schiff
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - About historathon 1:51 - My school years 3:10 - My university years 5:13 - Post-university life 5:40 - México vs. US reading market 7:14 - Is historical nonfiction commercial? 9:39 - Bookstores after booktok 10:39 - Searching for history irl 11:56 - Life after booktube 13:14 - My historical nonfiction introduction 16:38 - Historathon takeaway #1 17:33 - Historathon takeaway #2 19:00 - Historathon takeaway #3 21:56 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingMOST MEMORABLE READS OF 2023 SO FAR // and looking ahead towards the second half of the year...Mariana Mas Books2023-07-23 | ********************* PEOPLE/THINGS MENTIONED: Elle: @ellethinks Historathon: youtu.be/Dpkcojwd4Vs
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: In, Will McPhail A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney Half a Soul, Olivia Atwater How To Be Perfect, Michael Schurr A Rover’s Story, Jasmine Warga Liveship Traders Trilogy, Robin Hobb Tawny Man Trilogy, Robin Hobb The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay The Poem of the Cid, Anonymous The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, Megan Bannen The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold Love and Vermin, Will McPhail
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Book 1 2:10 - Book 2 3:21 - Book 3 5:04 - Book 4 6:00 - Book 5 7:20 - Books 6 & 7 9:13 Book 8 11:19 - Book 9 12:13 - Book 10 13:39 - Book 11 15:09 - Feminism in fantasy 17:38 - Book 12 18:35 - (Non) stats 18:59 - Historathon 19:46 - Looking ahead 21:07 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingWEIRD THINGS THAT BORE ME IN BOOKS // What fantasy and romance have in commonMariana Mas Books2023-07-16 | ********************* PEOPLE MENTIONED: Elle @ellethinks Her thriller video: youtu.be/LSvAp-Bpppw
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Realm of the Elderlings, Robin Hobb The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch Lovelight Farms, B.K. Borison Books by Talia Hibbert Outlander books, Diana Gabaldon Paladin’s Grace, T. Kingfisher Greenglass House, Kate Milford
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingMEDIEVAL LITERATURE FANS: DON’T SLEEP ON THIS / A very chaotic gush about a medieval Spanish classicMariana Mas Books2023-07-13 | ********************* PSA: If you’re here for the chaos, the descent begins at 10:26 lol
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:24 - About the poem 2:47 - On historical accuracy 3:46 - Part 1 synopsis 4:38 - Part 2 synopsis 5:27 - Part 3 synopsis 8:22 - My reading experience 9:53 - My favorite character 10:26 - Chaos descent begins 10:46 - WHERE IS THE BEAAAARD??? 13:07 - A retelling pls? 13:49 - General complaining 14:21 - Obligatory Lions mention 15:23 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingANCIENTSATHON 2023 WRAP UP // Pre-1700’s fiction, poetry and nonfiction. A new all time favorite!Mariana Mas Books2023-07-08 | ********************* ANCIENTSATHON HOSTS: Jenny: @jenniferbrooks Tori: @goodstrongwords David: @DavidWiley7
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes (1605) Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones Poem of the Cid (Mio Cid), Anonymous (Around 1200) Historia Roderici, Anonymous (Around 1188-1190) The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingMIDYEAR BOOK FREAKOUT TAG // Actual medieval fantasy (and why my fictional crush would dump me)Mariana Mas Books2023-07-06 | ********************* TAG CREATORS: Ely @EarlGreyBooks Chami (formerly Read Like Wildfire)
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1 - Best book you've read so far 2 - Best sequel you've read so far 3 - New release you haven't read yet, but want to 4 - Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 5 - Biggest disappointment 6 - Biggest surprise 7 - Favorite new author (debut or new to you) 8 - Newest fictional crush 9 - Newest favorite character 10 - Book that made you cry (or saddest book you read) 11 - Book that made you happy 12 - Favorite book-to-film adaptation you saw this year 13 - Favorite video you have done so far this year 14 - Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year 15 - What books do you need to read by the end of this year
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Best book 5:20 - Best Sequel 6:35 - New release you haven’t read 7:27 - Most anticipated release 8:23 - Biggest disappointment 12:55 - Biggest surprise 15:12 - Newest favorite author 18:30 - Newest fictional crush 22:34 - Newest favorite character 23:02 - Book that made you cry 25:11 - Book that made you happy 26:14 - Most beautiful book 26:35 - Books you need to read 27:32 - Outro
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay Ship of Destiny, Robin Hobb What the Hex, Jessica Clare Silverborn, Jessica Townsend Sea of Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel Poem of the Cid, Anonymous Beyond This Dark House, Poems by Guy Gavriel Kay The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold narrated by A Rover’s Story, Jasmine Warga narrated by Tawny Man Trilogy, Robin Hobb Assassin’s Apprentice Illustrated Edition David Copperfield, Charles Dickens Winternight Trilogy, Katherine Arden Lymmond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnet
*** BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED: Kazen @AlwaysDoing Elle @ellethinks
*** VIDEOS/REVIEWS MENTIONED: Mio Cid poetry video: youtu.be/Mzfq-LKSWqI Paragon video: youtu.be/bwJLUCJQhz8 Kazen’s Sea of Tranquility review: Apparently I can't link other people's GR reviews lol, you'll have to trust me that it's an excellent review.
*** EVENTS MENTOONED: Historathon 2023 Victober Nonfiction November
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingEXTRAORDINARILY AVERAGE BOOK TAG // From alien sexy times to Gregorian chants...Mariana Mas Books2023-06-27 | ********************* ORIGINAL TAG: @DavidWiley7 youtu.be/v9gUvL9GnLo
********************* HAVE YOU CLICKED ON THE OUTLANDER SEASON 1 INTRO?? youtu.be/_jKK6IkWmfI
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Ice Planet Barbarians series, Ruby Dixon The Poem of the Cid, Anonymous Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones
********************* TAG QUESTIONS: 1. What is a book that is viewed as average, but you felt was extraordinary? 2. Who is an author who is viewed as average, but you felt was extraordinary? 3. Who is a musician or band whose music is considered average, but you felt was extraordinary? 4. What is a TV show or movie that is considered average, but you felt was extraordinary? 5. What is a Booktube Channel whose subscriber count is average, but you feel is extraordinary? 6. What is a skill you are average at, but you'd like to become extraordinary? 7. You find a time machine that will take you back in time for a day, but the day you select must be an average day. Where would you go and what would you do to make the trip extraordinary? 8. You win a week vacation, but all of the popular travel spots are all booked out. Where would you go and what would you do to make the trip extraordinary? 9. Tag some extraordinary channels.
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:11 - Extraordinary author & books 5:13 - Extraordinary music 8:32 - Extraordinary tv show 11:02 - Extraordinary booktuber 13:35 - Averagely skilled 14:27 - Average time travel 1 16:31 - Average time travel 2 17:21 - Average time travel 3 18:34 - (Non)average vacation 20:24 - A request! 20:35 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingHISTORATHON Q3 PILE OF POSSIBILITIES // Fall of the Aztecs, New Spain, Viceregal MéxicoMariana Mas Books2023-06-25 | ********************* ABOUT HISTORATHON:
Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month long segments, with each segment focusing on a particular period of time:
Q1: January - March (Prehistory - 500 CE) Q2: April - June (500 - 1500) Q3: July - September (1500 - 1820) Q4: October - December (1820 - Present)
********************* HOST AND COHOSTS: Vin @revenantreads Peggy @TheHistoryShelf John @NicholasOfAutrecourt Mark @BookTimewithElvis Bill @billruttenberg Fred @ReadbyFred Erica @passageoftime8561 Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
********************* VIN’S Q3 ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO: My announcement: youtu.be/Fk2FaLfNzok
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Profetas del pasado, Christopher Domínguez Michael La batalla por Tenochtitlan, Pedro Salmerón Sanginés Los animales y el recinto sagrado de Tenochtitlan, Leonardo López Luján and Eduardo Matos Moctezuma El cuerpo del tiempo, Ana Díaz La conquista espiritual de México, Robert Ricard Mapa de México Tenochtitlan, María del Carmen Aguilera García and Miguel León Portilla Ecos de la Nueva España, Úrsula Camba Ludlow Enfermar y curar, Estela Roselló Soberón Cosa de todos los días: Vol.1, Estela Roselló Soberón
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro, about historathon 00:52 - Q3 time period 1:26 - My Q3 strategy 2:27 - My Q3 focus 4:16 - Paper books 11:21 - Ebooks 14:11 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingPOETRY THURSDAY // MEDIEVAL POETRY // MIO CID // #ancientsathon #historathon2023Mariana Mas Books2023-06-08 | ********************* THE POEM: Spanish:Cantar de Mio Cid English: Poem of the Cid
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - What I’m reading 00:59 - About the poem 3:08 - Editions I’m reading 4:22 - My favorite part 5:17 - About translation 6:09 - Reading the poem 9:48 - Outro
Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try.
********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: Saga of the Volsungs Beowulf Mio Cid (Poem of The Cid) Don Quijote, Miguel De Cervantes Historia Roderici The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay
********************* VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Why in retrospect? 1:52 - About Ancientsathon 3:07 - The prompts 3:39 - How I chose my TBR 4:49 - Book 1 Poetry 5:22 - Book 2 Novel 6:43 - About El Cid 8:12 - Book 3 Nonfiction 10:22 - TBR summarized 11:09 - Outro
********************* ME, ELSEWHERE: Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks Goodreads: goodreads.com/marianamasbooks Insta: @mariana_tarotingREADING PLANS FOR THE REST OF 2023 // Robin Hobb, Guy Gavriel Kay, Historathon & other readathonsMariana Mas Books2023-05-21 | ********************* BOOKS MENTIONED: The Lions of Al Rasean, Guy Gavriel Kay Realm of the Elderlings, Robin Hobb David Copperfield, Charles Dickens Magnificent Rebels, Andrea Wulf One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez A Game of Thrones, G.R.R. Martin
********************* HISTORATHON INFOI: Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try.
HOST AND COHOSTS: Vin @revenantreads Peggy @TheHistoryShelf John @NicholasOfAutrecourt Mark @BookTimewithElvis Bill @billruttenberg Fred @ReadbyFred Erica @passageoftime8561 Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic