0:00 Intro 0:39 Hades Hangmen series - Tillie Cole (England) 1:27 Kingdom of Walls trilogy - Tanya Bird (Australia) 3:01 A Soul to Keep - Opal Reyne (Australia) 5:18 Teeth* - Hannah Moskowitz (US) 6:41 Mars manga series - Fuyumi Soryo (Japan, Japanese) 8:41 Warning 9:05 Drawing Blood* - Poppy Z Brite (US) 10:40 The Foxhole Court trilogy* - Nora Sakavic (US) 13:02 As Meat Loves Salt* - Maria McCann (England) 14:32 Evenfall duology* - Ais & Santino Hassell (US) 16:32 Captive Prince trilogy* - C.S. Pacat (Australia)
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π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location - Australia (from the US) Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIReading Wrap-Up #7 | Dark Creature FeaturesBiblio Obscura2023-07-03 | π€ Video Links π€ (* = LGBT+ content) 0:00 Intro 0:56 (he/him, England, English)* 3:44 (he/him, Wales, English) 6:23 (they/she, US?, English)* 10:38 (he/him, Mexico, English)* 13:59 (she/her, US, English) 15:44 Outro
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location - Australia (from the US) Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI12 Horror Books My Fav Booktubers Love π€Biblio Obscura2023-06-27 | **This was filmed a few months ago but I decided to upload it anyways.**
π€ Video Links π€ 0:00 Intro 1:19 Recommended 2x 4:12 Recommended 3x 7:02 Recommended 4x 10:00 Recommended 5x 11:15 Outro
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location - Australia (from the US) Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aIMost Anticipated Recent Book Releases!Biblio Obscura2023-03-28 | π€ Video π€
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0:00 Honorable Mentions 0:53 Angel of Blood - Hayley Briana (she/her, US, March 3) 1:53 Monstrilio* - Gerardo Samano Cordova (he/him, US, March 7) 3:34 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7) 4:24 Pinata - Leopoldo Gout (he/him, Mexico-US, March 14) 5:32 Feed Them Silence* - Lee Mandelo (he/they, US, March 14) 7:24 Nothing but the Rain - Naomi Salman (she/her, France, March 14) 8:39 Blue Hunger* - Viola Di Grado (she/her, Italy, March 14) 10:16 Y/N - Esther Yi (she/her, Korea-Germany, March 21) 11:36 The Last Catastrophe - Allegra Hyde (she/her, US, March 28) 12:46 Cutting Your Teeth* - Caylan MacRae (they/she, US, March 31)
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Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)Reading Wrap-Up #6 | Beautifully Bizarre & DarkBiblio Obscura2023-03-27 | π€ Video π€
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0:00 Intro 0:42 The Merry Dredgers* - Jeremy C. Shipp (he/him, US, April 25, 2023) 3:05 Pure Silence* - K.L. Hiers (they/them, US, 2022) 8:00 The Trees Grew Because I Bled There* - Eric LaRocca (he/they, US, March 7, 2023) 10:49 Primal* - K.A. Merikan (she/her, Poland, 2022) 15:30 Venomous Lumpsucker - Ned Beauman (he/him, England, 2022)
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Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)Reading Wrap-Up #5 | Captive Prince Dupe Test #1Biblio Obscura2023-03-05 | π€ Video π€
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the OG series author - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him) book 1 - Captive Prince* (Australia, 2015) book 2 - Prince's Gambit* (Australia, 2015) book 3 - Kings Rising* (Australia, 2016)
0:00 intro 0:42 Zercy* - Kora Knight (she/her, US, English, 2017) 5:27 Under His Heel* (#1-4) - Adara Wolf (she/her, unknown country, English, 2018-2020) 11:21 A Knife and a Blade* - Adelaide Blaike (she/her, Australia, English, 2022) 15:16 Just a Bit Ruthless* - Alessandra Hazard (she/her, unknown country, English, 2016) 19:48 Just a Bit Heartless* - Alessandra Hazard (she/her, unknown country, English, 2022)
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0:00 intro 1:07 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her, Canada, English) 3:18 Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (they/them, US, English) 6:10 The Route of Ice and Salt* - Jose Luis Zarate, transl by David Bowles (he/him, Mexico, Spanish) 7:45 Kidnapped by the Pirate* - Keira Andrews (she/her, Canada, English) 10:26 The Abyss Surrounds Us* - Emily Skrutskie (she/her, US, English)
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0:00 intro 0:30 Sam (she/they) @superblomper 2:19 Samantha (she/her) @expertbooksmuggler 3:58 Coral (she/her) @PrettyInPapercuts 5:29 Erin (she/her) @ErinMegan 6:58 Rachel (she/her) @TheShadesofOrange 9:19 tell me your fav dark book booktubers!
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Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)Reading Wrap-Up #4 | Horror & Gore GaloreBiblio Obscura2023-02-22 | π€ Video π€
Name - Kat Location - Australia From - US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact - katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often)8 Wonderfully Weird Books Under 200 PagesBiblio Obscura2023-02-19 | π€ Video π€
Name: Kat Location: Australia From: US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often) Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"More Recent Book Releases! | Dark, Monstrous, LGBT+Biblio Obscura2023-02-08 | π€ Video π€
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0:00 intro 0:46 Jan 17 (US, English, 2023) 1:48 Jan 27* (UK, English, 2023) 4:11 Feb 7* (US, English, 2023) 5:40 Feb 14 (Bosnia, Croatian, 2023) 7:00 Feb 21 (US, English, 2023) 8:42 Feb 28 (US, English, 2023) 10:06 Jan 10 (Canada, English, 2023) 11:00 Feb 21* (US, English, 2023) 11:50 outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia From: US Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com (but I don't check it often) Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Reading Wrap Up #3 | Manga, Horror, & Some TrashBiblio Obscura2023-02-06 | 0:00 intro 1:00 book 1 (US, English, 2021) 4:17 book 2 (England, English, 2022) 5:33 books 3* & 4* (Japan, Japanese, 2019 & 2021) 9:00 book 5 (Mexico, Spanish, 2022) 11:44 book 6 (US, English, 2015) 15:20 currently readingbook haul | dark, weird, & translatedBiblio Obscura2023-01-29 | jen: @jenvcampbell rachel: @TheShadesofOrange
0:00 intro 0:44 book 1 (England, English) 1:40 book 2 (Poland-Czech Rep-Sweden, Swedish) 2:41 book 3 (Austria, German) 3:47 book 4 (England, English) 4:58 book 5* (Chile, Spanish) 6:58 book 6* (Germany, German) 8:12 book 7 (Australia, English) 9:50 book 8 (England, English) 10:50 book 9 (Mexico, Spanish) 12:59 book 10 (Germany, German) 14:18 outroon a noble quest to find Captive Prince dupes πβοΈ 50+ booksBiblio Obscura2023-01-25 | the OG series author - C.S. Pacat (she/her/he/him) book 1 - Captive Prince (Australia, 2015) book 2 - Prince's Gambit (Australia, 2015) book 3 - Kings Rising (Australia, 2016)
0:00 aid me in my quest 2:03 part 1 - 4 must-have elements 3:42 part 1 - 4 bonus elements 5:26 part 2 - 34 potential CP dupes (fantasy) 14:28 part 2 - 3 potential CP dupes (sci-fi) 15:10 part 2 - 7 potential CP dupes (historical) 16:58 part 2 - 7 potential CP dupes (contemporary) 18:47 opinions plz :)reading wrap up #2 | 2023Biblio Obscura2023-01-22 | 5ssr: cannibalism - youtube.com/watch?v=7jUpC39Vp5c&list=PL71i6Dslh6U43yX_N7qTIuFHkPntAhP9_&index=3
* = LGBT+ content 0:00 intro 0:20 book 1* (Japan, Japanese) 3:50 book 2* (US, English) 7:30 book 3 (Canada, English) 10:37 book 4 (Sweden-Czech Rep-Poland, Swedish) 15:30 outro5 super-specific book recs: weird isolated familiesBiblio Obscura2023-01-18 | 5 super specific book recs (playlist): youtube.com/watch?v=BkzAUHEsSv8&list=PL71i6Dslh6U43yX_N7qTIuFHkPntAhP9_
this video 0:00 intro 0:46 book 1 2:15 book 2 3:58 book 3 6:27 book 4 7:55 book 5 10:28 outromost anticipated new releasesBiblio Obscura2023-01-15 | Argentine women in translation: youtube.com/watch?v=viPkivN8_a4&t=839s
jan & feb 2023 releases 0:00 intro 0:13 Jan 9 1:23 Jan 10 2:25 Jan 12 3:14 Jan 17 5:01 Feb 7 7:44 Feb 21 9:45 Feb 23 10:28 Feb 28 12:48 outroreading wrap up #1 | 2023Biblio Obscura2023-01-11 | books 1-4 in 2023 (* = LGBT+ rep)
Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Recent Dark Book Releases I NEED to ReadBiblio Obscura2022-09-05 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 0:58 Bad Girls* - Camila Sosa Villada (Argentina, Spanish) 2:07 Not Good for Maidens* - Tori Bovalino (US) 2:42 Misrule (#2)* - Heather Walter (US) 3:57 The Servant and the Gentleman (#2)* - Annabelle Greene (Italy) 5:53 These Prisoning Hills - Christopher Rowe (England) 6:53 Hell Followed with Us* - Andrew Joseph White (US) 7:50 From Below - Darcy Coates (Australia) 9:02 Odder Still* - D.N. Bryn (US) 10:44 Boys, Beasts & Men* - Sam J. Miller (US) 11:27 The Petting Zoos - K.S. Covert (Canada) 12:08 A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows (#2)* - Nicole Bailey (unknown) 13:00 We Can Never Leave This Place* - Eric LaRocca (Canada) 14:02 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"A Very Odd August Wrap-Up | Monsters, BDSM, & HorrorBiblio Obscura2022-08-31 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 0:45 Kin - Kealan Patrick Burke (Ireland) 2:15 A Modest Proposal - Jonathan Swift (Ireland) 3:20 The Wolf Road - Beth Lewis (England) 4:57 Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice (Canada) 6:13 Exquisite Corpse* - Poppy Z. Brite (US) 8:31 Outro
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Name: Kat (she/her) Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"March-July Wrap-Up | LETS CATCH UP!!! πBiblio Obscura2022-08-22 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Catch Up (DNFs, Didn't Likes, 3-4 stars) 2:05 Parenthood the Swedish Way - Dr. Chrapkowska & Dr. Wold (Sweden, Swedish) 2:49 The Island* - Lisa Henry (Australia) 4:00 Evil Omega* - S. Rodman (?) 5:30 The Servant and the Gentleman* (#3) - Annabelle Greene (Italy) 7:03 Defender of Crowns (#3) - Tanya Bird (Australia) 8:26 Moth* (#5) - Lily Mayne (UK) 10:45 A Veil of Gods and Kings* (#1) - Nicole Bailey (?) 13:01 Captive Prince*, Prince's Gambit*, Kings Rising* (#1-3) - C.S. Pacat (Australia)
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Name: Kat (she/her) Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Most-Anticipated April Book ReleasesπBiblio Obscura2022-04-05 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
Where I Find Books: @tornightfire (Insta, publisher) @tordotcompub (Insta, publisher) @readwithbex (Insta, Becca, she/her) @lesbrarycard (Insta, Mallory, she/her) @readingacres (Insta, Emily, she/her) @_hex_libris (Insta, Ekho, they/xir) @Jen Campbell (Youtube, Jen, she/her) @Books and Bao (Youtube, Willow, they/them)
0:00 Intro 1:15 (3/31) Prince of the Sorrows* - Kellen Graves (βqueer agender forest demonβ/they/she/he) (US) 2:37 (4/1) The Half-Orcβs Maiden Bride - Ruby Dixon (US) 3:21 (4/5) Young Mungo* - Douglas Stuart (Scotland) 4:12 (4/5) My Dearest Darkest* - Kayla Cottingham (US) 5:17 (4/7) I, Bionic - Jess K Hardy (US) 6:26 Intermission 6:57 (4/7) The Girls are Pretty Crocodiles - Angela Readman (England) 7:50 (4/12) And Then I Woke Up - Malcolm Devlin (Australia) 8:42 (4/14) Violets* - Shin Kyung-Sook (South Korea, Korean) 9:32 (4/14) Concerning My Daughter* - Kim Hye-Jin (South Korea, Korean) 10:49 (4/19) The Crocodile Bride - Ashleigh Bell Pedersen (US) 12:22 (4/26) Wasps In the Ice Cream - Tim McGregor (Canada) 13:33 (4/26) Every Word You Never Said* - Jordon Greene (US) 14:23 (4/26) The Children On the Hill - Jennifer McMahon (US) 15:58 (4/27) A Veil of Gods and Kings (#1)* - Nicole Bailey (US) 17:35 (4/30) Mad Man (#5)* - Onley James (US) 19:06 Outro
Honorable Mentions (4/5) The Dolphin House - Audrey Schulman (England) (4/5) Nothing Burns as Bright as You* - Ashley Woodfolk (US) (4/5) The Candy House - Jennifer Egan (US) (4/5) The Bladed Faith* - David Dalglish (US) (4/12) At the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu Ono (Japan, Japanese) (4/12) Sanctuary* - Andi C. Buchanan (they/them) (New Zealand) (4/12) Woman, Eating - Claire Kohda (England) (4/19) I Am the Ghost in Your House* - Maria Romasco-Moore (US) (4/19) Sofi and the Bone Song* - Adrienne Tooley (US) (4/19) Convulsive* - Joe Koch (he/they) (US) (4/19) Passersthrough - Peter Rock (US) (4/26) The Damning Stone (#5)* - TJ Klune (US) (4/26) Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher (US) (4/28) Young Beasts At Play - Davide Longo (Italy, Italian)
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Name: Kat (she/her) Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"5 Super-Specific Book Recs: Cult Vibes π€Biblio Obscura2022-03-27 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Found a *NEW* Translated Book Treasure Trove!!!Biblio Obscura2022-03-24 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
VIDEO 0:00 Intro 1:09 Brickmakers* - Selva Almada, Annie McDermott (Argentina) 1:44 Bolla* - Pajtim Statovci, David Hackston (Finland) 2:35 Violets* - Shin Kyung-Sook, Anton Hur (South Korea, out April 14, 2022) 3:28 Jawbone* - Monica Ojeda, Sarah Booker (Spain) 4:16 Oxygen - Sacha Naspini, Clarissa Botsford (Italy) 5:02 The Country Will Bring Us No Peace - Matthieu Simard, Pablo Strauss (Canada) 5:40 Concerning My Daughter* - Kim Hye-Jin, Jamie Chang (South Korea, out April 14, 2022) 6:49 Milk Teeth - Helene Bukowski, Jennifer Calleja (Germany) 7:41 Stranger to the Moon - Evelio Rosero, Anne McLean & Victor Meadowcroft (Columbia) 8:09 The Dolls - Ursula Scavenius, Jennifer Russell (Denmark) 8:45 The Liquid Land - Raphaela Edelbauer, Jennifer Calleja (Germany) 9:37 The Melting - Lize Spit, Kristen Gehrman (Belgium) 10:21 No Touching - Ketty Rouf, Tina Kover (France) 11:02 The Old Woman with the Knife - Gu Byeong-Mo, Chi-Young Kim (South Korea) 11:41 To the Warm Horizon* - Jin-Young Choi, Soje (South Korea) 12:32 At the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu Ono, Juliet Winters Carpenter (Japan, out April 12, 2022) 13:25 Tender - Ariana Harwicz, Annie McDermott & Carolina Orloff (Argentina) 14:22 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"March Wrap-Up: Part 1 | Good Sh!t FINALLYBiblio Obscura2022-03-20 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 1:08 Goddess of Filth - V. Castro (US) 2:44 The Valkyrie's Daughter*/The Helheim Princess* - Tiana Warner (Canada, out July 26) 4:59 Malice* - Heather Walter (US) 8:07 Little Bird - Tiffany Meuret (US, pub June 7) 9:08 Mrs. Caliban - Rachel Ingalls (US-England) 11:00 God of Death* - Z.S. Storm (Fiji) 14:39 "The Lottery" - Shirley Jackson (US) 15:17 "Skin" - Roald Dahl (England) 15:44 Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (South Korea, Korean) 18:11 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"5 Super-Specific Book Recs: Female Killers πͺBiblio Obscura2022-03-16 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 1:08 Absolutely Not A New Name: Septology VI-II - Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls (Norway, Norwegian) The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft (Poland, Polish) Elena Knows - Claudia Pineiro, translated by Frances Riddle (Spain, Spanish) The Book of Mother - Violaine Huisman, translated by Leslie Camhi (France, French) Tomb of Sand* - Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell (India, Hindi) 5:12 Probably Not Phenotypes - Paulo Scott, translated by Daniel Hahn (Brazil, Portuguese) More Than I Love My Life - David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen (Israel, Hebrew) 7:06 Probably Yes Paradais - Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes (Mexico, Spanish) Happy Stories, Mostly* - Norman Erikson Pasaribu, translated by Tiffany Tsao (Indonesia, Indonesian) 9:08 Absolutely Yes Heaven - Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett & David Boyd (Japan, Japanese) After the Sun* - Jonas Eika, translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Denmark, Danish) Love in the Big City* - Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur (South Korea, Korean) Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (South Korea, Korean) 13:07 Outro
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0:00 Intro 0:26 Tides - Sara Freeman (she/her) (Canada-US, by Grove Press) 2:37 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (she/her) (Canada, by Bella Books) 6:26 Rules of Arrangement - Maren Mackenzie (she/her) (US, by Marmack Books) 9:41 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (he/they) (US, by Weirdpunk Books) 11:59 Imani's Undersea Adventure - T.M. Jackson (she/her) (US, by Onyx Prose Publishing) 14:52 The Seduction of Scandal - Cathy Maxwell (she/her) (US, by Avon) 15:52 The Sex Lives of African Women* - Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (she/her) (Ghana, by Astra House) 18:27 Manhunt* - Gretchen Felker-Martin (she/her) (US, by Tor Nightfire) 24:13 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"β¨ Most-Anticipated March Releases! | Horror, Weird, Dystopianβ¨Biblio Obscura2022-03-03 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:07 (3/1) The Doloriad - Missouri Williams (England, by MCDxFSG Originals) 0:19 (3/8) The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories* - Yu Chen & Regina Kanya Wang (editors) (China, Chinese, by Tordotcom) 0:30 (3/1) Girl in Ice - Erica Ferencik (US, by Gallery/Scout Press) 1:40 (3/1) Scattered All Over the Earth - Yoko Tawada (Japan, Japanese, by New Directions) 2:48 (3/1) Sundial - Catriona Ward (US, by Tor Nightfire) 3:54 (3/3) Our Wives Under the Sea* - Julia Armfield (England, by Picador) 4:56 (3/3) The Clockwork Girl - Anna Mazzola (England, by Orion Publishing) 6:06 (3/8) Daughter - Kate McLaughlin (Canada, by Wednesday Books) 6:39 (3/15) The Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi (US, by Tor Books) 7:47 (3/22) What We Harvest - Ann Fraistat (US, by Delacorte) 9:23 (3/22) Remember Me Gone - Stacy Stokes (US, by Viking Books for Young Readers) 10:43 (3/22) Curfew - Jayne Cowie (England, by Berkley) 12:02 (3/22) The Bone Orchard - Sara. A. Mueller (US, by Tor Books) 13:02 (3/29) So This Is Ever After* - F. T. Lukens (they/them) (US, by Margaret K. McElderry Books) 14:15 Outro
Honorable Mentions (3/?) Palimpsest - Caitlin Marceau (Canada) (3/1) The Sex Lives of African Women* - Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (Ghana) (3/1) Tell Me an Ending - Jo Harkin (England) (3/1) The Love of My Life - Rosie Walsh (England) (3/1) Vagina Obscura - Rachel E. Gross (US) (3/1) Ready When You Are* - Gary Lonesborough (Australia) (3/1) A Thousand Steps into Night - Traci Chee (US) (3/8) A Far Wilder Magic - Allison Saft (US) (3/8) All Thatβs Left in the World* - Erik J. Brown (US) (3/15) Lead Me Astray* - Sondi Warner (US) (3/15) The War of Two Queens (#4) - Jennifer L. Armentrout (US) (3/22) We Are the Ones Possessed - Adrian Ernesto Cepeda (US) (3/22) A Magic Steeped in Poison - July I. Lin (Taiwan-Canada) (3/29) The Book of Queer Saints* - Mae Murray (editor) (many) (3/29) My Dearest Darkest* - Kayla Cottingham (US) (3/29) Below - Laurel Hightower (US) (3/29) The Resting Place - Camilla Sten (Sweden, Swedish) (3/29) This Is Why They Hate Us* - Aaron H. Aceves (US)
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0:00 Intro 0:26 Trope #1 1:30 Trope #2 The Wicker King* - K. Ancrum (US) The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US) 3:09 Trope #3 4:15 Trope #4 I Am Still Alive - Kate Alice Marshall (US) Dog Boy - Eva Hornung (Australia) 5:41 Trope #5 My Absolute Darling - Gabriel Tallente (US) The Mindf*ck series - S. T. Abby (US) Sick Fux - Tillie Cole (England) 8:07 Outro
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0:00 Intro 0:45 They Never Learn* - Layne Fargo (US) 2:29 Skin of the Sea - Natasha Bowen (England) 3:21 The Dare - Harley LaRoux (US) 5:45 The Other Brother* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) 8:00 Playing at Home (#2)* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) 9:00 Playing Offside (#1)* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) 9:57 The Inappropriate Date* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) 10:32 Dad's Omega Best Friend* - Anna Wineheart (Unknown) 11:58 Birthday Girl - Penelope Douglas (US) 13:32 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Contact: katadactyl@gmail.com Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"22 Books I Want to Read THE MOST in 2022Biblio Obscura2022-02-21 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:21 On My Shelves Birthday & Holiday Haul: youtube.com/watch?v=gM2nXxB8N3M&t=42s 1) A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G. Summers (USA) 2) The Blood of Angels - Johanna Sinisalo (Finland, Finnish) 3) Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (USA) 4) Boy Parts - Eliza Clark (England) 5) Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (South Korea, Korean) 6) Compass Rose (#1)* - Anna Burke (USA) 7) Call Me By Your Name* - Andre Aciman (Egypt/Italy/USA) 1:23 Aren't Out Yet 8) Our Wives Under the Sea* - Julia Armfield (England, p March 3) 9) These Prisoning Hills - Christopher Rowe (England, p May 31) 4:00 On Kindle 10) The Push - Ashley Audrain (Canada) 11) The God of Death* - Z. S. Storm (Fiji) 12) They Never Learn* - Layne Fargo (USA) 13) Mother for Dinner - Shalom Auslander (USA) 14) Mrs. Caliban - Rachel Ingalls (USA) 15) The Harpy - Megan Hunter (England) 9:27 At My Library 16) Things From the Flood - Simon Stalenhag (Sweden, Swedish) 17) The Labyrinth - Simon Stalenhag (Sweden, Swedish) 18) Chouette* - Claire Oshetsky (USA) 19) Suffer the Children - Craig DiLouie (Canada) 20) Beautiful Darkness - Fabien Vehlmann (France, French) 21) The Twenty Days of Turin - Giorgio De Maria (Italy, Italian) 22) The Animals in That Country - Laura Jean McKay (Australia) 16:27 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"β¨Top 8 February Book Releases! (& 17 HMs)β¨Biblio Obscura2022-02-16 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:20 Feb 1 / Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century - Kim Fu (Canada-US) 1:16 Feb 1 / The Employees - Olga Ravn (Denmark, Danish) Willow's Review (@WillowTalksBooks): youtube.com/watch?v=O3WcsAlIWuk 2:29 Feb 8 / The Book of the Most Precious Substance - Sara Gran (US) 3:36 Feb 15 / Bitter (#0.5)* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria) 4:45 Feb 17 / Parallel Hells* - Leon Craig (England) 6:04 Feb 17 / The Leviathan - Rosie Andrews (England) 7:39 Feb 22 / Manhunt* - Gretchen Felker-Martin (US) 8:55 Feb 22 / Only a Monster - Vanessa Len (Australia) 10:20 Outro
Honorable Mentions Feb 1 / Shadows in the Deep - Helena V. Paris (England) Feb 1 / Castles in Their Bones* - Laura Sebastian (US) Feb 1 / In the Serpentβs Wake - Rachel Hartman (Canada) Feb 2 / Rules of Arrangement - Maren Mackenzie (US) Feb 8 / A Hundred Lovers: Poems* - Richie Hofmann (US) Feb 8 / Bluebird* - Ciel Pierlot (US) Feb 8 / Red Thread of Fate - Lyn Liao Butler (Taiwan-US) Feb 8 / Across a Field of Starlight* - Blue Delliquanti (US) Feb 15 / The Boy with a Bird in His Chest* - Emme Lund (US) Feb 15 / A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross (US) Feb 15 / Second Star to the Left - Megan Van Dyke (US) Feb 15 / Dark Breakers - C.S.E. Cooney (US) Feb 15 / Tender - Ariana Harwicz (Argentina) Feb 22 / This Might Hurt - Stephanie Wrobel (US) Feb 22 / The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh (US) Feb 22 / Extasia* - Claire Legrand (US) Feb 22 / League of Liars - Astrid Scholte (Australia)
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Birthday and Holiday Book Haul!Biblio Obscura2022-02-13 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:39 Lost Souls* - Poppy Z. Brite (US) 1:48 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke* - Eric LaRocca (US) 2:54 Compass Rose (#1)* - Anne Burke (US) 4:12 The Blood of Angels - Johanna Sinisalo (Finland, Finnish) 6:15 Boy Parts* - Eliza Clark (England) 7:14 Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung (Korea, Korean) 7:57 A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G. Summers (US) 8:57 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"β¨My Top 10 Books of 2021 (+ 20 Honorable Mentions)β¨Biblio Obscura2022-02-10 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:23 Honorable Mentions Beside the Sea - Veronique Olmi (France, French) Comfort Me with Apples - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English) Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish) Star Eater* - Kerstin Hall (South Africa, English) The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia, English) The Gracekeepers* - Kirsty Logan (Scotaland, English) Strange Beasts of China - Yan Ge (China, Chinese) Our Bloody Pearl* - D. N. Bryn (US, English) Ice Massacre* - Tiana Warner (Canada, English) The Space Between Worlds* - Micaiah Johnson (US, English) Skyward Inn - Aliya Whiteley (England, English) The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US, English) Eartheater - Dolores Reyes (Argentina, Spanish) Tin Man* - Sarah Winman (England, English) Lonely Castle in the Mirror - Mizuki Tsujimura (Japan, Japanese) A Winter's Earl* - Annabelle Greene (Italy, English) He Made Me Do It* - Zee Shine Storm (Fiji, English) Defender of Walls - Tanya Bird (Australia, English) Defender of Hearts - Tanya Bird (Australia, English) Consent - Vanessa Springora (France, French) Sky Burial - Xinran (Tibet/China, Chinese) 2:10 Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese) 3:27 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English) 4:38 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enriquez (Argentina, Spanish) 5:52 The Tangleroot Palace* - Marjorie Liu (US, English) 7:45 The Membranes* - Chi Ta-Wei (Taiwan, Chinese) 9:51 Fragile Remedy* - Maria Ingrande Mora (US, English) 12:12 The Past Is Red - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English) 13:35 Soul Eater* & Edin* & The Rycke* & Gloam* - Lily Mayne (England, English) 16:21 I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian) 17:54 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English) 20:28 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"My Most Disappointing Reads of 2021π€·Biblio Obscura2022-02-06 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:45 Mouthful of Birds - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish) 1:13 Noor & Remote Control - Nnedi Okorafor (Nigeria, English) 4:17 Redder Days - Sue Rainsford (Ireland, English) 5:50 The Mermaid of Black Conch - Monique Roffey (Trinidad, English) 8:28 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"π My Favorite Queer Books of 2021 | Part 2Biblio Obscura2022-02-02 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:38 He Made Me Do It* - Zee Shine Storm (Fiji, English) 2:33 A Winter's Earl* - Annabelle Greene (Italy, English) 5:02 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English) 6:19 Soul Eater* & Edin* & The Rycke* & Gloam* - Lily Mayne (England, English) 10:37 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English) 13:26 Outro
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Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"The Best Weird & Atmospheric Reads of 2021 | Part 2Biblio Obscura2022-01-31 | π€ 2021 Summary Vids π€
0:00 Intro 0:19 Eartheater - Dolores Reyes (Argentina, Spanish) 2:25 From the Neck Up* - Aliya Whiteley (England, English) 4:09 Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin (Argentina, Spanish) 5:42 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enriquez (Argentina, Spanish) 7:16 Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese) 9:35 The Past Is Red - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English) 12:26 Outro
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"Most-Anticipated January Book Releases!!! [Re-Upload]Biblio Obscura2022-01-16 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 0:19 Earthflown* - Frances Wren & Mallory Litarnes (New Zealand) out in Jan 1:50 The Helheim Princess* - Tiana Warner (Canada) out May 3 (pushed back from Jan 4) 3:06 The Other Brother* - Jax Calder (New Zealand) out Jan 12 3:38 Headcase (#4)* - Onley James (US) out Jan 31 (pushed back from Jan 15) 4:53 The Raven and the Banshee* - Carolyn Elizabeth (Canada) out Jan 18 6:21 Anatomy: A Love Story - Dana Schwartz (US) out Jan 18 8:02 Shattered Cyborg - Nellie C. Lind (Poland) out Jan 31 9:48 Outro
Honorable Mentions The School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan (US) out Jan 4 The Kindred* - Alechia Dow (US) out Jan 4 Always* - Kris Bryant (US) out Jan 11 Such a Pretty Smile - Kristi DeMeester (US) out Jan 18 The Beholden - Cassandra Rose Clarke (US) out Jan 18
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"The Best Dark Books of 2021 | Part 2Biblio Obscura2022-01-14 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€
0:00 Intro 0:20 Defender of Walls (#1) & Defender of Hearts (#2) - Tanya Bird (Australia, English) 2:10 Comfort Me With Apples - Catherynne M. Valente (US, English) 3:25 Pet* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria, English) 4:39 Fragile Remedy* - Maria Ingrande Mora (US, English) 6:48 Soul Eater (#1)* & Edin (#2)* & The Rycke (#3)* & Gloam (#4)* - Lily Mayne (England, English) 10:18 I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian) 11:34 The Offset* - Calder Szewczak (England, English) 14:35 Outro
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"How Good Were My 21 in 2021 Reads???Biblio Obscura2022-01-12 | π€ Links (* = LGBT+ rep)π€ 0:00 Intro 0:47 Didn't Attempt (4) Monster - Frank Peretti (US, English) Last Will - Bryn Greenwood (US, English) The Hunger - Alma Katsu (US, English) Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman (Egypt, English) 1:28 Currently Reading (2) Romantic Outlaws - Charlotte Gordon (US, English) The Forest of Hours - Kerstin Ekman (Sweden, Swedish) 2:52 Read & Ranked (15) Ocean Sea - Alessandro Baricco (Italy, Italian) A Luminous Republic - Andres Barba (Spain, Spanish) Eileen* - Ottessa Moshfegh (US, English) When I Was Ten - Fiona Cummins (England, English) The Sound of Stars* - Alechia Dow (US, English) The Discomfort of Evening - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (Netherlands, Dutch) Soft Science* - Franny Choi (US, English) Hybrid Child* - Mariko Ohara (Japan, Japanese) The Binding* - Bridget Collins (US, English) The Stars and the Blackness Between Them* - Junauda Petrus (Trinidad, English) Ice Massacre* - Tiana Warner (Canada, English) The Gracekeepers* - Kirsty Logan (Scotland, English) The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia, English) The Weight of the Stars* - K. Ancrum (US, English) I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy, Italian) 19:00 Outro
π€ About π€ Name: Kat Location: Australia Goodreads - bit.ly/3jJT0aI Where I Request ARCs: NetGalley Where I Buy Books: Abebooks Why I Wear Wigs - bit.ly/2VQfzNn Wig - LaceFronts Australia's "Missy"