Classic Book and Retelling Discussion || The Great Gatsby and The Chosen and the Beautiful [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-06-14 | I am Bek (they/them) and I read The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald and the retelling, The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, back-to-back and these were my thoughts. This is not totally spoiler-free because I do talk about a lot of details, though I don't talk about the big event at the end of either book.In here, I discuss themes in The Great Gatsby (primarily themes of the American Dream and critique of the American Dream), racism and antisemetism in the book, and some thoughts on the characters of Nick and Gatsby (talking at length about why I think reading Nick as gay just makes sense). Then I discuss The Chosen and the Beautiful as how it responds to the themes and writing of the original text and some of the queer representation and insight on relationships (though I think it's worth noting that what I say in here about particular identities is specific to the characters. I don't want my words to be taken as a commentary on any sexuality -- it's just the situation in this particular book with these characters). 01:04 The Great Gatsby16:40 Textual evidence that Nick Carraway is gay (I will not be taking criticism at this time)26:23 The Chosen and the BeautifulSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Used Book Haul || Niche Nonfiction, Queer Fiction, and Weird Thrift Finds [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-09-14 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of the used books I accumulated over the past couple of weeks. Some were from BetterWorldBooks and ThriftBooks, but most of them were from local thrift stores.Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Mid-Year Check-in and Tag [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-08-30 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is where my reading is at so far this year! I talk about some reading stats for the first half of 2024, then do the Mid-Year Freakout Tag. I did film this July... but it's coming out in late August because that's just how things are right now lmaoMentioned: @BooksandLala 's Mid-year Book Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=S9ahu7KvYj4Original creators: @IsThatChami & @EarlGreyBooks Astrology Vlog (part 1): youtu.be/cCE857MHNcMLast Question, people I've been watching lately: @pucksandpaperbacks @perpetualpages @ChroniclesofNoria @booksaremysociallife but honestly, I've spent more time watching dinosaur and evolution videos and Drag Race content than booktube. There are so many more lovely folks that I really would like to catch up on. Timestamps:Tag 03:52 How is your reading going? 04:27 Best book you’ve read so far this year 05:27Best sequel you've read so far this year 09:12Favorite re-read. 09:52Genre you've been loving/reading the most. 10:37New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 11:37Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 13:42Biggest disappointment. 14:44Biggest surprise. 18:17Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 21:45Newest favorite character. 22:17 -Relatable Characters 23:19Book that made you cry. 24:18Book that made you happy. 26:58Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 28:20What books do you need to read by the end of the year? [I skipped this question -- oops]Favorite video or post you've done so far this year. 30:31Favorite book community members. 31:03Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
June Wrap-Up || Queer Lit Readathon [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-07-13 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read during Pride Month. I read two nonfiction books, some graphic novels, young adult novels, and backlist literary fiction.#QueerLitReadathon: instagram.com/queer_litTime Stamps:00:15 Restart After Growing Hungry by Cocomi01:18 Breathe: Journey to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe and Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier04:24 Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman06:57 Don't Be a Drag by Sky Quinlan 11:25 Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk12:56 The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag16:11 Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes by Lily Fulop20:35 The Z-Word by Lindsay King-Miller22:11 Books started/partly finished Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
April and May Reading Wrap-up || Graphic Novels, Backlist Queer Books, Memoirs, and more [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-07-07 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in April and May! These include lots of graphic novels, backlist queer books, memoirs, an essay collection, history, a poetry collection, and a zine. I read 10 books in April and another 4 in May. Mentioned: Sapphic Spring: instagram.com/p/C4tIDQqrix8#ReadQueerAllYear: instagram.com/p/C5NlqodLg-jDisability Readathon: disabilityreadathon.comPages for Palestine Readathon: instagram.com/p/C58YtdxuP1v/?img_index=1Publishers for Palestine free resources: publishersforpalestine.org/2024/01/10/16-free-zines-and-more-free-reads-for-a-free-palestinePleasure Pie: instagram.com/pleasurepieMosab Abu Toha: instagram.com/mosab_abutohaTime Stamps:01:45 Basil and Oregano by Melissa Caprigione03:08 This is What Lesbian Looks Like edited by Kris Kleindiest07:29 The Gifts of the Body by Rebecca Brown11:56 Love is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar14:30 Queer Voices from the Fight for Palestinian Liberation by Pleasure Pie17:17 The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang20:00 Brooms by Jasmin Walls and Teo DuVall22:19 Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa25:02 Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges and Meaghan Carter28:19 Deprog by Tina Horn, Lisa Serle, et al. (to be published Sep 20204)29:30 How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones30:45 Things You May Find Hidden In Your Ear by Mosab Abu Toha 32:18 It Did Happen Here: Antifascist People's History by Moe Bowstern, et al.35:04 Restart After Coming Back Home by Cocomi35:47 Books I StartedEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Astrology Reading Vlog PART 3 || Reading Books Based on My Astrology Chart [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-06-05 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is the third and final part of my vlog where I read books based on my Big 6!References for the zodiac sign descriptions:- Astrology for Real Life by Theresa Reed- The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woodfolk- Signs and Skymates by Dossé-Via TrenoTime Stamps00:51 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams Description03:13 Cat cuddly B-roll03:31 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Reaction07:48 Intro to Aries discussion08:45 About Aries Venus14:17 About Intercepted Aries/Libra21:05 Tennessee Williams Birth Chart24:24 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Discussion (Spoiler-y)29:52 Short non-spoiler wrap-up of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Astro31:09 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Description 33:09 Crocheting and Reading B-roll and craft discussion36:35 Black Cake Reaction39:06 About Cancer Rising 40:35 Black Cake Astro DiscussionEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Astrology Reading Vlog PART 2 || Reading Books Based on My Astrology Chart [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-05-01 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is part 2 (of 3) of the vlog where I read books based on my big 6. Throughout these videos, I talk about the books, the zodiac sign and placement, why I chose the book, and even look at some author's astrology charts. References for the zodiac sign descriptions:- Astrology for Real Life by Theresa Reed- The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woodfolk- Signs and Skymates by Dossé-Via Treno00:28 About Pisces Mercury04:14 Short Description of Mercury in Pisces04:32 Elliot Page's Astrology Chart10:02 Pageboy by Elliot Page Reaction13:11 Misc Book Check-in14:36 Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton Description15:52 About Cancer Mars -- (A note that I missed in this description. Mars is ruled by Aries, which would mean that it is in its detriment in Libra. It is exalted in Capricorn, which is why it's in its fall in Cancer. I also may have misspoken a little in this section. The point stands that both Pisces Mercury and Cancer Mars can be difficult placements, which was the point in mentioning this.]21:09 Lucille Clifton's Astrology Chart24:00 Book Shopping and More Cute B-Roll25:01 Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton Reaction -- CW violence from 30:37-35:25Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Help 🇵🇸 families: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview# Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Astrology Reading Vlog PART 1 || Reading Books Based on My Astrology Chart [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-04-20 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is the first part of my experience choosing books based on my Big 6 in my astrology chart. As I am reading, I will also talk about each placement, why I chose each book, and even look at some of the authors' astrology charts! In this video, I read based on my Aquarius moon and Pisces sun. Mentioned: Blackathon: youtube.com/watch?v=8XiVnji-kME&pp=ygUVamVzc2UgYmxhY2thdGhvbiAyMDI0References for the zodiac sign descriptions:- Astrology for Real Life by Theresa Reed- The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woodfolk- Signs and Skymates by Dossé-Via TrenoTime Stamps:02:43 About Aquarius Moon07:07 Aquarius Moon Short Description07:31 Imagination: A Manifesto Description10:32 Reading Check-in13:13 The Honeys by Ryan La Sala Reaction17:53 Ryan La Sala's Birth Chart23:20 About Pisces Sun27:00 Imagination Check-In29:39 Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin Reaction38:22 Reading Plans38:52 OutroEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Whats Your Pronoun by Dennis Baron || Standalone Book Review [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-04-18 | I am Bek (they/them) and these were my thoughts on What's Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron. This was a history of pronouns and provided discussion about current discourse around pronouns. 01:46 Summary chapter-by-chapter 13:43 Reaction/critique 30: 24 Summary/Wrap-upEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Trans Rights Readathon Vlog [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-04-07 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is what my #TransRightsReadathon was like! Trans Rights Readathon: instagram.com/transrightsreadathonMy Sistah's House Memphis: mshmemphis.orgBear: youtube.com/@EttuBrody/videosTime Stamps: 00:19 The Tea Dragon Society by K O'Neill 01:57 TBR and Who I am Supporting04:01 Check in06:53 Reading and Baking07:40 The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo10:33 Cat and Reading11:12 What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher [I didn't mention this in the video, but the MC usus neopronouns ka/kan. Including the bits about culture and gender in their society was super cool]14:00 Mini Book Haul15:10 Falling Back in Love With Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom20:20 A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo 24:43 Until I Love Myself by Poppy Pesuyama28:07 Wrap-upEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsMusic: bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: 5CDZVS5NBKSZPK5N
February Wrap-Up || Blackathon, #ReadQueerAllYear lots of nonfiction [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-03-10 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in February! A lot of these were nonfiction (a lot of memoir) but one of them was a YA horror and another was a YA graphic novel.Blackathon: youtube.com/watch?v=8XiVnji-kME&pp=ygUKYmxhY2thdGhvbg%3D%3DRead Queer All Year: instagram.com/p/C2ys8t0IwRITime Stamps:00:48 The Honeys by Ryan La Sala02:08 Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin 03:10 An Unexpected Turn by Meka James05:02 Pageboy by Elliot Page06:48 Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton07:23 Plantains and Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte11:49 What Are Your Pronouns?: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron13:40 I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina et al15:52 Started/Currently Reading Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
(Mostly) Nonfiction Book Haul [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-03-04 | I am Bek (they/them) and here are books that I got at the beginning of the year! This includes my birthday book haul, a Valentine's day trip to a small indie bookstore, AK Press's sale, and bits I've picked up because I have poor self control. This is a lot of what I got... this just doesn't include thrift or library sale finds (library sale finds are in an upcoming vlog!)Mentioned:- Readers for Accountability (SMP Media Boycott): instagram.com/readersforaccountability- Queerthology Book Club: instagram.com/queerthology- Adri (this wrap-up has Ten Bridges I've Burnt and You Dreamed of Empires): youtube.com/watch?v=RPJPKe_ucDk- I mentioned Schizophrenic Reads as the person who mentioned Sex With a Brain Injury. But I can't find the post about that (and didn't look until I totally edited and captioned this), so it may be someone else... I definitely have seen it more than once from some of the nonfiction IGs I follow. Maybe I will put the post up when I find itEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Booktube Birthday Tag [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-02-27 | I am Bek (they/them) and it is my fourth booktube birthday!Original: youtube.com/watch?v=WYbsXWEsf-g&t=429s&ab_channel=AverageJoeReadsMentioned: @KathyTrithardt Rent Readathon: youtu.be/Eg7YcY0LMx8Queer Lit Readathon: instagram.com/queer_litSapphic Palestinian Books list: instagram.com/p/Cz_mfQuR9_v/?img_index=0LGBTQ+ Palestinian books list: instagram.com/p/CzcoCiWsVmE/?img_index=0The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher The Big Reveal by Sasha VelourTransgender Warriors by Leslie Fienberg Get the shirt I'm wearing (and support an incredible queer bookstagrammer!): themoonbase.threadless.com/designs/read-trans-books/mens/t-shirt/regular?variation=front&color=heather_greyQuestions:1. How many years on booktube are you celebrating?2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos?3. What are three of your favorite videos you’ve made in the past year and why?4. What have you struggled with on booktube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle?5. Choose one moment from the past year on booktube that you would love to re-live.6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel.7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year?8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved?9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Final January Wrap-Up || What I read the second half of January [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-02-07 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I read at the end of January. It was a lot of zines and graphic novels, with one audiobook. I also am in the middle of a lot of nonfiction and a YA audiobook. Mid January Wrap-Up: youtube.com/watch?v=CI3kJwFN45UPublishers 4 Palestine List: publishersforpalestine.org/2024/01/10/16-free-zines-and-more-free-reads-for-a-free-palestineThe Great Book Robbery: youtube.com/watch?v=GdtCrCsKlw0&list=WL&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQBTime Stamps:00:51 Palestinian Artists and this is from the Gliese Art Collective01:50 Prisoner' Books at the Nablus Public Library by Maggie Schreiner02:57 Overdue Books: Returning Palestine's "Abandoned Property" of 1948 by Hannah Mermelstein06:50 Heartstopper Vol 5 by Alice Oseman 07:53 Unfamiliar Vol 2 by Hayley Newsome10:25 Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfagee13:20 Palestinian Walks: Foray into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehade17:39 Books started or read part ofEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
2023 Nonfiction Favorites || Poetry, then lots of Memoir and History [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-02-04 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are the best nonfiction books I read in 2023! These are largely memoir, history, or some combination of the two. And this includes some graphic/comic nonfiction.Queerthology Post: queerthology.substack.com/p/final-discussion-when-i-was-me-momentsTime Stamps:01:08 Top Poetry Intro01:53 For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide: When the Rainbow is Enuf by Nntozake Sange 03:12 The Man with the Night Sweats by Thom Gunn04:07 These God-Forsaken Notes: An Irreverent Poet's Memory Loss Memoir by Hil Hoover05:53 Bonus book: Don't Call It a Cult by Sarah Berman 07:49 Literally Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland09:52 Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson 11:58 When I Was Me: Moments of Gender Euphoria AND The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics13:17 My Body is Distant by Paige Maylott15:18 Palestine by Joe Sacco17:13 The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney18:33 Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 317 by CK Czerwiec 22:20 A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid23:38 Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek 25:33 Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg AND The Big Reveal by Sasha VelourEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Mid-Month Wrap-up || Finishing Some 2023 Reads [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-01-22 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I have been reading in the first half of January.Queer Lit Readathon's #ReadQueerAllYear January post: instagram.com/p/C1kZSuever5Time Stamps:00:49 Meet Behind Mars by Renee Sims03:26 For Black Trans Girls Who Gotta Cuss a Mother Fucker Out When Snatching an Edge Ain't Enough by Dane Figueroa Edidi05:34 Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gilman 06:37 Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff09:33 Reading goals and Readathons11:32 Currently Reading14:57 KittyEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Fiction Favorites of 2023 [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-01-19 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are my favorite fiction books of 2023! I sort of have a top 11 here, but I also have some honorable mentions. This has a lot of graphic novels, some literary fiction, middle grade, and more. Time Stamps:01:35 Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen02:52 Twistwood Tales by AC Macdonald04:03 When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole05:37 The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun07:18 Little Fish by Casey Plett08:28 Feed them Silence by Lee Mandelo11:12 Bitch Planet12:13 The Moth Keeper by K O'Neill 14:18 A Minor Chorus by Bily-Ray Belcourt15:56 The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu18:05 Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigequeer Speculative Fiction ed by Joshua Whitehead19:55 Dear Mothman by Robin Gow22:04 The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah CypherEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
2024 Nonfiction Reads || Making a Study Plan/DIY Classes [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-01-16 | I am Bek (they/them) and here are some plans I have regarding independent learning and nonfiction reading. Very unscripted, but I'm really excited about getting back into more intentional learning. Lots of reading, but I'll also be watching lectures and writing. Mentioned: MIT Open-source Classes: https://ocw.mit.edu/MIT Open-source Classes Youtube (which I explored more after filming this. Not every class, but a TON. Some of the linguistics lectures were a neat way to start off my year!): youtube.com/@mitocwBlack Matters Class: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-912-black-matters-introduction-to-black-studies-spring-2017/Memory, Culture, and Forgetting Class: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21a-104-memory-culture-forgetting-spring-2016/Time Stamps:01:54 My Background03:07 Putting these classes together06:02 Why classes but not for school?07:15 Classes 07:33 Black Studies Class13:32 Memory Studies Class18:27 Queer Global Studies ClassBooks Mentioned: - Haiti: The Aftershocks of History by Laurent Dubois- Benito Cereno by Herman Melville- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison- The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Dandicat - The Black Jacobins by CLR James - Tales of Neveryon by Samuel R Delany- Literacy: Reading the Word and the World by Paulo Freire and Donaldo Macedo - The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G Woodson - Of Solids and Surds by Samuel R Delany - Moving Against the System: The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Making of Global Consciousness edited by David Austin- The Common Wind: Afro-American Current in the Age of the Haitian Revolution by Julius S Scott- Rasta and Resistance from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney by Horace Campbell- Model-Minority Imperialism by Victor Bascara - Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism by Frank Chapman - Re-Collection: Art, New Media, and Social Memory by Richard Rinehart and Jon Ippolito- On Collective Memory by Maurice Halbwachs- How Societies Remember by Paul Connerton - Posthumous Papers of a Living Author by Robert Musil- Tangled Memory: The Vietnam War, The AIDS Epidemic, and the Politics of Remembering by Marita Sturken- After Silence: A History of AIDS through Its Images by Avram Finkelstein - Colonialism/Postcolonialism by Ania Loomba - Queer Globalizations: Citizenship and the afterlife of Colonialism edited by Arnaldo Cruz-Malave and Martin F Manalansan IV- Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology edited by E Patrick Johnson and Mae G Henderson- As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Queerly Phrased: Language, Gender, and Sexuality edited by Anna Livia and Kira Hall- Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globalization and Gay Language edited by William Leap and Tom Boellstorff- The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser - Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam - Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left by Emily Hobson - Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw - Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen- Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, and Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D Smithers Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
2023 Reading Discussion and 2024 Goals [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-01-13 | I am Bek (they/them) and I am crocheting and talking about my reading!Mentioned: #StandUpSMP instagram.com/readersforaccountabilityTime Stamps:00:32 2023 Stats09:10 2024 PlansEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Nonfiction November Reading Vlog Pt 2 [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2024-01-10 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is the second part of what I read during #NonfictionNovember, featuring actually quite a few fiction books as wellMentioned:@shawnbreathesbooks (will post the video when I have the link!)@FundieFridays Time Stamps: 00:16 Palestine by Joe Sacco07:30 Woman in Me by Britney Spears (also musings about potential overlap with Jill Duggar's book)14:29 Booktube watching and crochet b-roll (ft. PerpetualPages and PaSTORY Time)14:55 reading update ft. Counting the Cost and A Minor Chorus20:12 Minor holiday redecorating21:26 Kitten cuddles21:37 Unfamiliars by Haley Newsome and starting Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol 1 25:10 CAT25:18 Reading update 25:28 Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol 1 by Itaru Kinoshita26:52 A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt29:25 update/question The Martyrdom of Collins Catch The Bear by Gerry Spence 33:36 Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar35:01 Earth Keeper by N Scot Momaday36:32: starting The Skin and Its Girl38:10 Men in the Sun by Ghassan KanafaniEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Audiobook Faves || I had to get physical copies of these audiobooks! [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-12-31 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are audiobooks that I loved and got physical copies of to reread. Incidentally, they are all queer! I have some adult contemporary, YA contemporary, horror, and a weird western. And I talk a little bit about the other books that I have picked up by some of these authors!It is worth noting that a couple days after filming this, I did get another copy of finished audiobook (and it's sequel) -- She Who Became the Sun. Mentioned:StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Nonfiction November Reading Vlog Pt 1 || featuring: book hauls, crochet, and more [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-12-29 | I am Bek and this is the first half of my reading for #NonfictionNovember Mentioned: The_Bookish_Sociologist: instagram.com/the_bookish_sociologistNoName: instagram.com/nonamereadsAlso, check out @sims_books discussion with Rashid Khalidi: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9z6SdKDvi8&pp=ygUXc2ltIGtlcm4gcmFzaGlkIGtoYWxpZGk%3DThe Octopus Documentary: pbs.org/wnet/nature/octopus-making-contact-preview-a98u9n/19851Time Stamps:08:26 Crotchet intermission08:49 A DNF and a book haul12:50 Momfluenced by Sarah Petersen25:15 A signed book and comfy cat25:35 The Groundings With My Brothers by Walter Rodney29:00 Britney Spears check-in and library haul34:46 Tarot and cat b-roll35:24 Last check-inEducate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
September Wrap-up || Graphic Novels and Nonfiction for the RENT Readathon [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-11-06 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in September! A lot of graphic novels and nonfiction, completing a book per character for the #RentReadathon. Rent Readathon: youtu.be/Eg7YcY0LMx8Kathy Trithardt: youtube.com/@UCiN4woTQzWrciAcjIKQCzHA Queerthology: instagram.com/queerthologyWhen I Was Me post: queerthology.substack.com/p/final-discussion-when-i-was-me-momentsTime Stamps:00:32 Bitch Planet Vol 1 and 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro02:11 Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman03:48 The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu06:23 Don't Call It a Cult by Sarah Berman11:23 My Body is Distant by Paige Maylott14:14 The Moth Keeper by K O'Neill15:54 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Kim Cooper18:39 Kurt Cobain's Journals24:27 The Case of the Bleeding Wall26:02 When I Was Me 27:24 Stars in Their Eyes29:43 The Girl from the Other Side vol 12 by Nagabe31:34 Books startedNote that this was filmed before the recent events in Palestine. Definitely educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can. Thank you to Adri from Perpetual Pages for sharing this link that has a breakdown of a lot of history and issues as well as tons of sources and reading material. It looks like a great start to learn more decolonizepalestine.com Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Mid-Year Stats and Tag MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-09-20 | [Captions under construction] I am Bek (they/them) and here are some of my reading stats for the first half of 2023 and the Mid-Year Freakout Tag. The original tag is not available anymore from my understanding, so I do not have that to linkTime Stamps: 00:22 Stats 04:09 Mid-Year Freakout Tag04:13 Best book you've read so farBest sequel you've read so farNew releases you haven't' read yet but want to Most anticipated release in the second half of the yearBiggest dissapointment so farBiggest surprise so far New favorite authorNew fictional crushNew favorite characterA book that made you cryBook that made you happy
#RentReadathon TBR || September Pile of Possibilities [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-08-30 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of my reading plans for September's RENT Readathon!Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7YcY0LMx8@KathyTrithardt 's TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=H2z7Wy3ymIMQueerthology IG: instagram.com/queerthologySocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
RENT Readathon || September 2023 [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-08-16 | I am Bek (they/them) and I am here to talk about the RENT Readathon which I am co-hosting with @KathyTrithardt Be sure to check out her announcement video as well as both of our Instagrams! #RentReadathon Files: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d2DeLQj2qgPrn6INMh3LoWcjy2scqDQk?usp=sharingTwitter: Time Stamps:01:29 Prompt Overview03:09 Reading SprintsSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Pride Month Vlog #2 || Book Hauls, Poetry, and the Library [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-07-31 | I am Bek (they/them) and this was some of my reading experience in the later weeks of pride month! Starts out as "week 2 vlog" but ends up as most of the rest of the month. This includes bookstore hauls and library hauls, some stinky cat footage, and some discussion of greif. Queer Lit Readathon: instagram.com/queer_litVintage Books: instagram.com/vintagebookshopReadathon mentioned (All our Relations Summer Readathon): instagram.com/p/Ctt5HtLLbb1/?img_index=100:34 Bookstore footage02:03 Book Haul05:27 Reading and stinky kitten footage06:08 Reading check-in (Real Life by Brandon Taylor)07:52 Check-in (Bi by Julia Shaw) and Crochet09:34 Crochet and reading (Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and Queercore) check-in 19:14 Book Haul 226:13 The Man With the Night Sweats by Thomm Gunn 30:57 Check-in pre-library32:21 Discussion of hard stuff (grif, pet death, etc)36:17 Back to book stuff (CW over)37:44 Library Haul42:44 EndingSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Nonfiction Summer Reading || Progress and TBR [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-07-11 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are my summer reading plans. I start off talking about what nonfiction I have read and then talk about my possible TBR books for July and August. These reading plans are based around Nonfiction Bingo for the summer that was created by the_bookish_sociologist on instagram!The_Bookish_Sociologist bingo: instagram.com/p/CsQzlSnLC83Blood in My Eye was recommended to me by Brent. Check out their review here!: youtube.com/watch?v=g_b-0ab5ljESocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Queer Lit Readathon Week 1 || Pride Reading Vlog [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-06-29 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is my reading vlog for the first week of pride month!Queer Lit Readathon: instagram.com/queer_litNonfiction Summer Bingo: instagram.com/p/CsQzlSnLC83Time Stamps:01:35 TBR05:41 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon vol 4 Wrap-Up08:40 Check-in 09:26 Reading and Cat Bath10:42 I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom15:02 Update on Queercore17:10 Shopping/check in20:11 Taking Turns by CK Czerwiec31:28 Cat and Bubbles33:45 Final Check-inSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
A Week of Only Trans Books || Trans Rights Readathon Vlog [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-06-21 | I am Bek (they/them) and this a little bit of my experience during the Trans Rights Readathon. The readathon was at the end of March, this footage is from then but it didn't get put together until now. It's pride month, so it works just as well lmaoTrans Rights Readathon TBR: youtu.be/IKSHdH2wdn8Sim Kern: instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badlyTime Stamps:00:00 Intro02:01 Transgender Warriors by Leslie Fienberg wrap-up06:15 Little Fish by Casey Plett wrap-up09:52 Check-in Feed them Silence by Lee Mandelo13:09 Feed them Silence by Lee Mandelo wrap-up19:47 Magical Boy by The Kao wrap-up20:42 Check-in The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour 21:47 Rick by Alex Gino wrap-up27:42 Wrap-upSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Trans Rights Readathon and Queer Weekend || TBR and My Sistahs House Memphis [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-03-16 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is my TBR for Match 20-27, which covers the Trans Rights Readathon and the Queer Weekend. Part of the Trans Rights Readathon is about supporting trans people and organizations and donating if you are able, so in this I talk about My Sistah's House Memphis as well as my reading plans.#TransRightsReadathon : instagram.com/p/Cpky65eAlHO#QueerWeekend : instagram.com/queer_litMy Sistah's House (all three ways to donate can be found on their homepage): mshmemphis.orgTN HB 3: capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0003.pdfTN HB 1: capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0001.pdfOther orgs to support:Oasis Center (Nashville queer youth, including temporary housing): oasiscenter.orgNashville CARES (LGBTQ+ health, primarly focused on HIV-prevention but also helps with other things like gender-affirming care for adults): nashvillecares.orgBlack Trans Travel Fund: blacktranstravelfund.comSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
22 Favorites Reads of 2022 || Pt 2 Nonfiction [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-03-06 | I am Bek (they/them) and here are my top 11 favorite nonfiction books that I read in 2022. There is a lot of history, sociology, psychology, political science, and some poetry.Part 1: youtu.be/Vy4Sc-WJDw4Time Stamps: 00:34 Cultish by Amanda Montel01:59 How We Get Free edited by Keeyanga-Yamahtta Taylor03:30 Philisophical Trends in the Feminist Movement by Anuradha Ghandy05:13 X/Ex/Exis by Raquel Salas Rivera07:08 Black Skin, White Mask by Frantz Fanon09:36 Black Against Empire by Joshua Bloom and Waldo Martin Jr10:52 Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks12:06 Wake by Rebecca Hall (note: the point I was going "back to" at 13:58 was a rant I edited out of my Black Skin White Masks discussion -- oops!)14:19 What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte15:54 We Do This Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba17:43 Unmasking Autism by Devon PriceSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
End of Year Reading and Reflection || Nov/Dec Reads, 2022 Reflections, and 2023 Plans MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-02-14 | Captions in progress! I am Bek (they/them) and in this video I am discussing end of year plans and reflections. I start with a wrap-up of the few things I read in November before discussing 2022 as a reading year. I wrap up the video thinking about reading goals for 2023.Mentioned: Queer Lit Readathon: instagram.com/queer_litHarper Collins Union: instagram.com/hcpunionTime Stamps:00:43 My Name's Yours What's Alaska? by Alaska Thunderfuck 500002:17 Harold Loves His Wooly Hat by Vern Kousky 02:32 Moonology by Yasmin Boland03:54 Cultish by Amanda Montel 04:30 Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice2022 Reflection2023 PlansSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
22 Favorite Reads of 2022 || Pt 1 Fiction [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2023-01-25 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is the first part of my 22 favorite books of 2022. Part 1 includes 11 fiction titles, include books from many genres, including: YA contemporary, sci-fi, fantasy, literary fiction, romance, and horror.Harper Collins Union Strike: instagram.com/hcpunionTime Stamps:00:48 - Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating 02:51 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club04:19 - Meet Cute Diary [Note: this is not fully reviewed because of the ongoing HarperCollins strike, but you can buy it through the union's Bookshop if you check out their IG!]04:48 - Legends and Lattes05:45 - A Lady for a Duke07:37 - She Who Became the Sun (looking back, this is a very chaotic overview/review, so for something more coheasive here were my thoughts right after I read it: youtu.be/xiPX1kMam9k?t=1263)11:19 - If Beale Street Could Talk12:40 - Across a Field of Starlight15:18 - A Million Quiet Revolutions17:30 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built20:14 - Summer SonsSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Powells Book Haul || Queer Nonfiction, Poetry, and More [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-12-05 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is a book haul. I got a lot of nonfiction, some poetry, and one fiction book.Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Reading Wrap-Up || Aug-Oct Reads, Crochet, and Topical TBR Discussion [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-11-15 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read the past 3 months. This includes a lot of nonfiction, some young adult fiction, and a children's picture book. Stay to the end for discussion of some new topical TBRs and to see my crochet projects. 11:29 Topical TBR discussion 13:06 Crochet discussionBooks Mentioned:How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorThe Principals of Comunism by Fredrich Engles A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin GowNoodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan GrazianoUnmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon PriceThe Heartbreak Bakery by AR CapettaCrystal Zodiac by Katie HuangSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Nonfiction November and Skoden Readathon TBR [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-11-08 | I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of my reading plans for November. Nonfiction November (abookolive): youtube.com/watch?v=8HG1QL3wN6ESkoden Readathon (Native Lady Book Warrior): youtube.com/watch?v=201TWAmCKukSkoden Readathon bingo board (that I mentioned and then failed to edit in 🙃): instagram.com/p/Cjx3RetraZRSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Contradictions Book Tag [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-09-07 | I am Bek (they/them). This is the Contradictions Book Tag! In here, I mention queer graphic novels, high fantasy, love triangles, messy queer characters, and more! Original: youtube.com/watch?v=FnvfT_27ScUQUESTIONS:1) I love this genre but I didn't like this book2) I rarely read this genre but I loved this book3) I love this trope but I didn't like this book4) I hate this trope but I loved this book5) I love this author but I didn't like this book6) I previously disliked a book by this author but I loved this book7) I love this cover but I didn't like this book8) I don't like this cover but I loved this book9) Tag someone!Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Reading Update || June/July Wrap-Up and August Possibilities [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-08-17 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I have been reading recently. I read a couple of manga, some kid's picture books, a romance book, and a poetry book. I also discuss my loose TBR or pile of possibilities for August. Queer Lit Readathon: twitter.com/queer_litQueer Romance Readathon: youtube.com/watch?v=LG6BYm_0ZqMTime stamps:01:28 Kid's books02:18 Boys Run the Riot Vol 403:21 A Lady for a Duke05:05 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol 306:56 If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho08:14 Partly read books08:46 August reading possibilitiesSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Pride Month Vlog || Queer Lit Readathon, Queer Romance, and more [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-08-08 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is my June reading vlog. This began as a #QueerLitRead vlog, but ended up being a month-long vlog. This has a little bit of bookstore footage, some discussion of how I plan to pack my books for a move, and lots of screaming about A Lady for a Duke. Queer Lit Readathon: twitter.com/queer_litQueer Romance Readathon: youtube.com/watch?v=LG6BYm_0ZqMXander: youtube.com/c/ThisCubedNico: instagram.com/piratesandpixiedustTime Stamps:04:20 Reading/bookstore clips05:06 Boys Run the Riot Vol 407:20 Travel discussion/packing books11:28 A Lady for a Duke15:19 Update and book haulMusic from BenSoundSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
May Wrap-Up [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-07-07 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is my slightly belated May wrap-up.Adri's A Lady for a Duke Wrap-up: youtu.be/rnRHyKMWtR8?t=965Summer Sons StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d32b7d38-97c0-4177-8f65-62926c170906Time Stamps:00:47 Melt with You by Jennifer Dugan03:59 Kid's Books (Knight Owl and Stella Brings the Family04:58 The Sprite and the Gardener06:10 I am Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya08:01 Summer Sons 11:23 Perks of Being a Wallflower14:25 Cursed fanfic18:23 Partly read booksSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Queer Lit Readathon TBR || June 5-11 [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-05-24 | My name is Bek (they/them) and here is what I plan to read June 5-11! And a little about what my reading might look like through June. My announcement: youtube.com/watch?v=5xm27ML2Nq0Kathy: youtube.com/watch?v=30CJN_rp5VsRogan: youtube.com/watch?v=qCV6n9rlLyUQLR Twitter: twitter.com/queer_litQLR Insta: instagram.com/queer_litSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
April Wrap Up || Nonfiction, a classic retelling, Hearstopper, and more [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-05-21 | I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I read in April. I read YA contemporary, scifi, social sciences, self-help, and more.01:31 Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve03:48 I Think I Might Be Autistic by Cynthia Kim05:16 Kid's books (Mommy, Momma, and Me in the Middle and Perfectly Pegasus)06:27 Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon10:12 The Queer Art of Failure by Jack Halberstam19:32 Network Effect by Martha Wells20:27 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk27:20 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald30:23 The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo34:51 Heartstopper reread + the novellas 39:09 Books I worked on or started this month.Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Messy Queer Characters || Book Recommendations [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-05-15 | I am Bek (they/them) and here are a variety of books with different kinds of messy queers. I have adult and YA books, contemporary and some sci-fi, and some are graphic novels. I am recommending them for the Queer Lit Readathon that is happeninig June 5-11, but these are great to read any time of year as well. Kathy: youtube.com/watch?v=30CJN_rp5VsRogan: youtube.com/watch?v=qCV6n9rlLyUQLR Twitter: twitter.com/queer_litQLR Insta: instagram.com/queer_litQLR Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/862327fe-2ea8-4ba2-a0ed-832e75657cb9Books + Storygraph reviews (that include content warning information):Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d32b7d38-97c0-4177-8f65-62926c170906Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/dc06de10-aa07-43c4-a3ce-f3c3b0ef01daAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7a3bd79f-9de0-46b1-93ca-998845036068?redirect=trueThe Seep by Chana Porter app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/bb167564-c0b6-4acf-9b62-9fdecba4bac7The Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3df885f3-7e65-4d0a-bde4-2a0a19889903Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/712cb1f7-543f-43a5-bb33-e8697cff1a22Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3c0fab1e-dddc-453b-ba05-8628b4063ab5Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/bf0e0027-fc16-4924-8b61-a438e1297f4aMelt with You by Jennifer Dougan app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/60f81283-dbbf-4488-a770-acdaf2555fb4?redirect=trueRoadqueen by Mira Ong Chua (I don't have any warnings for this one, but there is the storygraph anyways, so you can see what others say as well) app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/07c9c151-b516-40f7-a5de-a33c73f663d7Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f78e33b7-ecc8-4934-85c1-dc5540a2792eSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Library Reading Vlog || featuring: the Queer Weekend [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-05-11 | I'm Bek (they/them) and in this vlog, I focus on reading books that I checked out from the library. I read from several genres including sci-fi, graphic nonfiction, poetry, and more. The lighting is kind of hateful and I manage to use a tripod even less than usual, but it's a more realistic representation of life I guess. Time stamps:02:13 Murderbot Diaries (Exit Strategy by Martha Wells)05:03 Check-in featuring tech issues and trying to avoid a crisis08:58 Reading A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers + a half-way check-in14:52 A Psalm for the Wild Built wrap-up19:47 Check-in21:48 Plans and kitten23:41 Wake by Rebecca Hall31:54 Cats32:39 Philisophical Trends in the Feminist Movement by Anuradha Ghandy38:14 Queer Lit Weekend intro41:33 Reading X/Ex/Exis by Raquel Salas Rivera + wrap up/discussion45:42 Check-in Day 2 of Queer Weekend 47:11 Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Queer Lit Readathon Announcement || June 5-11 2022 [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-05-05 | I am Bek (they/them) and I am the guest host for the upcoming round of the Queer Lit Readathon! Here is everything you need to know. Kathy: youtube.com/c/KathyTrithardtRogan: youtube.com/c/RoganShannon13Website (all info, graphics, and FAQs here): roganshannon.com/queer-lit-readStorygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/862327fe-2ea8-4ba2-a0ed-832e75657cb9Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/1161770-queer-lit-readathonTwitter: twitter.com/queer_litInsta: instagram.com/queer_litSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
March Wrap-Up || Soft Sci-Fi/Fantasy, the Queer Weekend, and More [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-04-13 | I am Bek (they/them) and here are the books that I read in the month of March. I read across genres including scifi, fiction, manga, nonfiction, graphic nonfiction, and more. I read for the queer weekend, some women's history month, and more.Time stamps:00:06 Kase-San and Yamada vol 2 00:56 Murderbot Diaries 2-402:18 Legends and Lattes 04:04 Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plinick9:21 If Beale Street Could Talk10:18 Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts12:12 A Psalm for the Wild-Built14:27 Theoretical Trends in the Feminist Movement16:13 X/Ex/Exis Poemas para la Nación/Poems for the Nation18:46 Last Night at the Telegraph Club (NOTE: I don't think what I said was really spoiler-ey but I do talk about more details in this book than some of the others, so if you really prefer to have little details, it might be best to skip this one)26:17 Partly-read booksSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyMore: https://linktr.ee/moonyreadsEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
April TBR Possilbilities || Disability Readathon and More [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-04-02 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is my pile of possible reads for April. I have a TBR for the Disability Readathon and the Autistic Pride Readathon and might do the Tome Topple. I also considered AAPI Heritage month [NOTE: that is next month... I saw "May" when prepping for this and yet, I still included it because I fear I only have two functioning brain cells at this time] and National Poetry Month when picking some of these.Disability Readathon: twitter.com/DisabilityReadAutism Pride Readathon: twitter.com/AutieReadathonTome Topple: twitter.com/AutieReadathonSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.comWishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref_=wl_share
Week-Long Reading Vlog || Wordle Challenge, Library Haul, Buddy Reads and More [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-03-30 | I am Bek (they/them) and here is a little reading vlog. I tried out Sage's Wordle reading challenge! I read a fantasy, a nonfiction, and an adult fiction book. And one of the books has a movie that goes with it that I also watched! I also read some of my buddy reads and take a trip to the library. Sage's Wordle vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=a9yTwXFiDeMPodcast: youtube.com/watch?v=9dFgwq6aYWgTime Stamps:3:44 First word/book12:10 Fist book wrap-up15:55 Second word/book17:14 Second Wrap-up22:36 Third word27:03 Third book29:01 Buddy read update31:04 More on third book32:19 Library Trip38:47 Third Wrap-up42:58 Movie Books Read/Discussed:Legends & Lattes by Travis BladreeBlack Skin, White Masks by Frantz FanonYou Will Get Through This Night by Dan Howell Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell PlitnickIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinMusic from Pixabay:-Mellow Flute Lullaby by JuliusH-Chill Abstract (Inatention) by Coma-Media-Soft Daydream by EvgenyBardyuzhaSocial Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.comWishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref_=wl_share
Booktube Birthay Tag [CC] MoonyReadsByStarlight 2022-03-17 | I am Bek (they/them) and I'm doing the BookTube Birthday Tag for my second booktube birthday Original Tag: youtube.com/watch?v=WYbsXWEsf-g&t=429s&ab_channel=AverageJoeReadsVideos Mentioned:Poetry Vlogs - youtu.be/237Hp_Ix4CoAdult Trans Books - youtu.be/4hz2YX7Fs9cComing Out Story - youtu.be/8QcL7N4BvPg2021 Favorites - youtu.be/3zfq5eB6jyEPeople Mentioned:Julia (also in the poetry GC!! I don't know how their name didn't come out with the rest of the folks I wrote with. They're amazing! be sure to check them out) - youtube.com/c/FuzzyFairySage - youtube.com/c/SageReadsIris - youtube.com/c/TheIrisMessengerAndrea - youtube.com/channel/UC1DWjobC-rxzdLkgKhaipCgSarah - youtube.com/c/stringbeanbooksBrent - youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKgAriel - youtube.com/c/SheWantstheDictionKathy - youtube.com/c/KathyTrithardtQuestions:1. How many years on BookTube are you celebrating?2. What has kept you motivated to continue making videos?3. What are three of your favourite videos you’ve made in the past year and why?4. What have you struggled with on BookTube in the past year and how did you overcome that struggle?5. Choose one moment from the past year on BookTube that you would love to re-live.6. Shout out a huge supporter of your channel.7. What’s the best book you’ve read in this past year?8. Where do you see your channel in a year’s time and what do you hope to have achieved?9. Tag someone whose anniversary is coming up!Social Media, Etc.: Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlightTwitter: twitter.com/moony_readsTikTok: tiktok.com/@moonystars93StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moonyEmail: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.comWishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref_=wl_share
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