Saturday Hodgepodge 163: November Wrap-Up, December TBR/POP Bookish 2024-10-22 | Saturday Hodgepodge 163: November Wrap-Up, December TBR/POP
Death and Reading Bookish 2024-03-06 | Most of this video is a response to a video made by Cliff @BetterThanFoodBookReviews Watch his excellent video here:youtube.com/watch?v=UxpO4nAReps&t=402s
Twenty Edgy/Transgressive Novels Bookish 2024-03-03 | This is a list of books that I think challenge the idea that novels have become boring or cookie cutter as a result of a greater focus on diversity in publishingBooks Mentioned:Freshwater by Akwaeke EmeziNoopiming by Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonNorth Woods by Daniel MasonThe Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesOhio by Stephen MarkleyThe Trees by Percival EverettStudy for Obedience by Sarah BernsteingLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersA Safe Girl to Love by Kasey PlettThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadDarryl by Jackie EssNight of the Living Rez by Morgan TaltyBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesThere, There by Tommy OrangeMrs. S. by K. PatrickDestransition Baby by Torey PetersMilkman by Anna BurnsThe Lost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliLet Us Descend by Jesmyn WardA Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganAmerican Fiction
What is Percival Everett Up To? Bookish 2024-03-01 | A discussion of my Fanboy relationship with Percival Everett and the five books of his that I have read.Link to interview with Everett referenced in this video:youtube.com/watch?v=vUT8IDMkBM0Links to reviews of Everett's works by other booktubers:@MarcNash Percival Everett by Virgil Russell:youtube.com/watch?v=n7Is6gpKWTc&t=1021sJack @ramblingraconteur1616 Erasure:youtube.com/watch?v=UDVtrKDw84c&t=13sAmerican Fiction
February Wrap Up & March TBR/POP Bookish 2024-02-28 | March Mystery Madness Hosts:@RememberedReads Introduction Video:youtube.com/watch?v=rEbJL7NtV7sOther Hosts:@courtagonist @criminollyblog @marilynmayamendoza @saintdonoghue @elizabethtyreesoulstainedink @stormreads @thebeachbumbookworm @thebookishbryants @thebookishknitter @thetbrtackle @timsreadingroom Herstoryathon:@CoynieReads @LiterarilySmitten youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsl2pz59LM&t=113sMarch of the Mammoths:Jason's 2024 Announcement:youtube.com/watch?v=DpNduGOZjw4&t=0sIrish ReadathonAnnouncement Video:youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ0bf44kSI #marchmysterymadness #herstoryathon#MarchoftheMammoths
How Do You Read?: Subvocalization and Audiobooks Bookish 2024-02-25 | A brief, non-scientific discussion of subvocalization and how it affects reading and audiobook enjoyment.
The Problem With Literary Fan Boys Bookish 2024-02-23 | **** Attention! Please drop your recommendations for books for fans of Cormac McCarthy, Haruki Murakami, and David Foster Wallace (that aren't by these authors)
Things I Hate About the Online Book Community Bookish 2024-02-20 | The idea for this video came from two lovely booktubers who did similar, but far kinder, videosMelinda @awebofstories Check out her video here:youtube.com/watch?v=5GnxYPQT668andKelly @booksimnotreading Check out her video here:youtube.com/watch?v=FeyjxlKKeoE&t=931s#booktube
February Reading Check In: Essays, Poetry, History, Novels Bookish 2024-02-18 | Books mentioned:Sister Outsider by Audre LordeThe Collected Poems of Nikki Giovanni Dr. No by Percival EverettSouth to America by Imani PerryJuneteenth by Ralph EllisonDown by the Riverside by Charles JoynerChannels mentioned:Patrice @TwoMinutesonBooks-bt8lg video suggesting books for Black History Month@HannahsBooks @ramblingraconteur1616 #blackhistorymonth
Top 10 War Movies Bookish 2024-02-16 | Many of these movies are based on books which I have mentioned when I remembered.I got the idea for this video from @ShawnDStandfast Check out his video here youtu.be/0DIUn3WPzdA?si=gMnTUmoyMTUlJtyETime Stamps:00:00 Intro01:15 Honorable Mention 103:14 Honorable Mention 204:13 Honorable Mention 305:55 1007:33 908:38 810:31 711:29 612:51 514:17 415:47 317:28 218:46 121:16 OutroPaths of GloryThe Big ParadeThe Thin Red LineA Bridge to FarHenry VThe Eagle Has LandedRanThe Great Escape1917DunkirkAll Quiet on the Western FrontThe Quiet AmericanPlatoon
Ten Books About Love for Valentines Day Bookish 2024-02-14 | This isnt really a top 10 list just 10 books that center on love in some way.Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:43 Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis01:49 The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje03:49 Mrs. S by K. Patrick04:42 If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin05:34 Persuasion by Jane Austen06:58 Dr. Thorne by Anthony Trollope08:34 Writers and Lovers by Lilly King10:01 Maurice by E.M. Forester11:17 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason13:00 Love in Summer by William Trevor13:57 OutroTen BooksValentines Day Books
Why I Love and Hate Cormac McCarthys Books or A Review of Cities of the Plain Bookish 2024-02-08 | I finally finish my reread of McCarthy's Border Trilogy.All the Pretty HorsesThe CrossingCities of the Plain#cormacmccarthy
The Istanbul Tag Bookish 2024-02-06 | This great tag was created by @jimsbooksreadingandstuff . Please check out his original version here:youtube.com/watch?v=i0PjVJJo90Y&t=78sIf you want to do the tag here are the prompts:1. Istanbul has many names, which do you prefer?2. Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. Have you read any books by an author because they had won the Nobel Prize for Literature?3. Have you visited Istanbul?4.Have you read a book set wholly or partially in Istanbul? (or have you seen a film set in Istanbul?)5. Have you read a book that mentioned the Armenian Genocide?
Do We Need More Male Writers? A Response Bookish 2024-02-02 | CLARIFICATION: at about the 12:35 mark I make a point about the maker of the video I am responding to ignoring the fact that many of the recent male literary prize winners were not white. I meant to say that the maker of the video seems to not count non-white make winners.The video I am responding to was posted @EchoChamberlainStreaming #publishing
Black History Month Reading List Bookish 2024-01-31 | Books Mentioned:Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Hariet JacobsThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah JonesThe Hemingses' of Monticello by Annette Gordon ReadSolitary by Albert WoodfoxAre Prisons Obsolete by Angela Y DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderCaste by Isabelle WilkersonWhite Rage by Carol AndersonThe Sum of Us by Heather McGheeThe Autobiography of Malcolm XMen We Reaped by Jesmyn WardThe Price of the Ticket by James BaldwinAnother Country by James BaldwinBeloved by Toni MorrisonA Mercy by Toni MorrisonUnderground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani PerryWade in the Water by Nyani NkrumahThe Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts Jr.The Trees by Percival EverettErasure by Percival Everett
Review of The Keening by Margaret Pinard #historicalfiction Bookish 2024-01-29 | If you enjoy historical fiction please check out all of Margaret's books at here website: margaretpinard.comTo watch her BookTube and AuthorTube content check out here YouTube page: @MargaretPinard
Four Good Books: Cultish, Crook Manifesto, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Nightbloom Bookish 2024-01-26 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:22 Cultish by Amanda Montell02:25 Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead05:40 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin09:58 Nightbloom by Peace Adzo MedieChannels mentioned:Scott @GunpowderFictionPlotThe booktuber I couldn't remember in this video was Angelea from the channel @readandre-read . Check out here best of 2023 video here:youtube.com/watch?v=9E6YY6bzNgA&t=10s
Judging The Case for Christ Bookish 2024-01-23 | My thoughts on the book and the folly of trying to prove Christ's divinity using legal argument.I know it looks awkward having the book cover over my right shoulder, but I didn't want to cover up the excellent dog content over my left shoulder. Look for a cameo from Ike near the end.
A Writing Vlog About Writings Vlogs that Vlogs My Writing Bookish 2024-01-19 | When I started writing my military history book way back in 2019. By making my writing public it created accountability for me because sometimes viewers asked me questions about its progress. So I thought I would try the same thing with my first attempt at a novel.
Reviews of American Fiction, Erasure, North Woods, Victory City, The Dogs of Riga Bookish 2024-01-16 | Minor spoilers maybeTime Stamps:00:00 Intro00:27 Victory City06:06 North Woods10:14 The Dogs of Riga11:42 Erasure15:51 American Fiction
War and Fiction Bookish 2024-01-14 | The main book I focus on in this video is Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi translated from the Japanese by Takami NiedaI learned about this book from Willow @WillowTalksBooks .Check out the video where they discussed the book here:youtube.com/watch?v=SzAs3MMrIHcIf you are interested in pre-ordering a copy of my book _MacArthur's Bloody Butchers: Company G, 163rd Regiment in the War in the Pacific_ it can be purchased at any of the followingCasemate Publishers:casematepublishers.com/9781636244198/macarthurs-bloody-butchersBookshop.orgbookshop.org/p/books/macarthur-s-bloody-butchers-company-g-163rd-infantry-regiment-in-the-pacific-war-brian-bruce/20642521?ean=9781636244198Amazonamazon.com/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Infantry-Regiment/dp/163624419XThrift Books:thriftbooks.com/w/macarthurs-bloody-butchers-company-g-163rd-infantry-regiment-in-the-pacific-war/50328320/#edition=69940723&idiq=61441382Barnes and Noble:barnesandnoble.com/w/macarthurs-bloody-butchers-brian-bruce/1144113886And other online book dealers
Ten Books That Surprised Me Bookish 2024-01-12 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:42 Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession02:18 Ohio by Stephen Markley 03:50 The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis04:47 Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather06:10 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton07:29 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf08:53 Lote by Shola von Rhienhold 09:43 The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes10:53 The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones11:56 Piranesi by Suzanah Clarke
The Problem With Millennials and Gen Z Bookish 2024-01-06 | My thoughts on how present economic conditions are driving different attitudes towards work and success among the younger generations in the US.#genz #millennials #boomer #genx
How To Read More Bookish 2024-01-04 | Ten Tips on ways you can increase the number of books you read.This video was inspired by:@M-J 's series on Becoming a Reader:youtube.com/watch?v=gjfv3ZEXswA&list=PL6R61x43g4iGY5tWDKBHYWwXM-57ei755Olly @CriminOllyBlog youtube.com/watch?v=eoXXLvAmog4&t=32sandGareth @bookssongsandothermagic youtube.com/watch?v=3s5uCAN-Px4#ReadingTips
Last Books of December Bookish 2024-01-02 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:35 The Dry by Jane Harper03:33 My Effing Life by Geddy Lee05:33 The Wager by David Grann08:01 Beyond the Door of No Return by David DiopPlease check out Roz from @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 's review of Beyond the Door of No Return
Top Ten Books of 2023: Non-Fiction Bookish 2023-12-31 | These are books that I read this year. Not books that were published this year.Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:56 I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya01:50 Everybody Was So Young by Amanda Vail02:50 Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar04:59 Trans Like Me by C.N. Lester06:41 The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A Reid08:15 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup09:42 Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe10:35 As We Have Always Done by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson12:10 How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith13:09 The Wager by David Grann14:35 Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward15:52 The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon Reid #bestof2023
Top Ten Books of 2023: Fiction Bookish 2023-12-29 | Time Stamps:00:00 Intro01:01 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward01:33 Fishing for the Little Pike by Juhani Karila02:31 Women Talking by Mariam Toews03:49 Mrs S by K. Patrick04:59 Trespassing by Louise Kennedy06:27 The Death of the Author in Triplicate by Marc Nash08:51 Human Acts by Han Kang10:25 Fire Rush by Jaqueiline Crooks12:19 Blood Red by Gabriella Ponce13:48 Telephone by Percival Everett 15:20 Study for Obedience by Susan Bernstein17:49 Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren20:21 Foster by Claire Keegan21:49 Boulder by Eva Baltasar
What do you read for? Bookish 2023-12-25 | This video is a response of a video made by Becky over at the channel @thebookishbryants . Check out her original video here: youtube.com/watch?v=hHkB5B-uX2A
God, Religion. and Stories Bookish 2023-12-23 | My comments here reflect the fact that I was raised in a predominantly Christian society and a Christian home. No slight towards any other religion is intended or felt by me.Check out Garett’s original version @bookssongsandothermagic
American Myths American Rebelled to Avoid Paying Taxes Bookish 2023-12-21 | Part 2 in my series about American Myths
A Seven Book Wrap Up Bookish 2023-12-19 | 00:00 Intro00:39 Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather01:46 The Green Road by Anne Enright04:16 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward06:07 Maus by Art Speilgleman 08:01 A Shining by Jon Fosse09:50 Fishing for the Little Pike by Juhani Karila13:08 Wad in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah Check out my discussion of Sapphira and the Slave Girl with Hannah from @HannahsBooks youtube.com/watch?v=f3AP0rAG2io&t=2sCheck out Sarah's channel @eyesonindie for lots of great information about titles published by indie presses.Check out Scott's channel @GunpowderFictionPlot for great recommendations (even if we don't always agree about books).
American Myths: Christian Founding Bookish 2023-12-07 | A new series (I hope) in which I examine some of the biggest myths and misunderstandings of American History being used by pundits and politicians to obscure the truth or push agendas.(Zelda is a bit of a background distraction).#historyfacts
The Hot or Not Tag Bookish 2023-12-05 | Thanks to Greg @anotherbibliophilereads for tagging me and for making such a fun tag. Here is the link to his original video:youtube.com/watch?v=yuhS0L6zXVU&t=0sPrompts:A - AudiobooksB - Bildungsroman. Dealing with a person's formative years or spiritual education.C - Children's BooksD - DigitalE - ExperimentalF - FantasyG - Graphic NovelH - HorrorI - InspirationalJ - JournalismK - Kitsch. Has a popular or sentimental appeal. L - LibraryM - MysteryN - Non-FictionO - OmnibusP - PoetryQ - Quests. When the protagonist goes on a quest physical or spiritual.R - RomanceS - Science FictionT - Translation. Books translated from one language into another.U - Übermensch. The superman or the extraordinary human. Characters who can everything.V - Victorian. Literature from 1837 to 1901.W - WesternX - X RatedY - Young AdultZ - Zeitgeist. Spirit or mood of the times.#tagtuesday
The Last Saturday Hodgepodge: Why? Ads, Writing, Nonfiction November Wrapup Bookish 2023-12-02 | Books discussed:Men We Reaped by Jesmyn WardJoseph Anton by Salmon RushdieThe Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy SchiffEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. ReidLinks where you can preorder my book:Bookshop.orgbookshop.org/p/books/macarthur-s-bloody-butchers-company-g-163rd-infantry-regiment-in-the-pacific-war-brian-bruce/20642521?ean=9781636244198Barnes & Noble:barnesandnoble.com/w/macarthurs-bloody-butchers-brian-bruce/1144113886?ean=9781636244198Thrift Books:thriftbooks.com/w/macarthurs-bloody-butchers-company-g-163rd-infantry-regiment-in-the-pacific-war/50328320/?resultid=8bb28d7f-746a-400d-8a69-745bf8000b80#edition=69940723&idiq=61441382Amazon:amazon.com/MacArthurs-Bloody-Butchers-Infantry-Regiment/dp/163624419X
Ten Books That Disappointed Me Bookish 2023-11-30 | A list of books that didn't meet my expectations.
Is BookTube a Cult? Bookish 2023-11-28 | I hope I'm still around and able to make videos after posting this. The BookTube enforcers may come after me!#booktube
Top 10 Books That I Am Thankful For Bookish 2023-11-23 | A brief discussion of books that I am thankful for.The Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald J SobolThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Wrong Side of Paris by Honore' de BalzacLaRose by Louise ErdrichA Spirited Resistance by Gordon Evans DowdThe Pity of War by Niall Ferguson A Bend in the River by V.S. NaipaulA Minor Detail by Adania Shibli#happythanksgiving #thankful
The Nonfiction Journey Tag Bookish 2023-11-21 | This tag was created by @HannahsBooks . Check out her original video here: youtube.com/watch?v=XxeVcTYwOzM&t=195sPrompts:1. What was your first experience reading nonfiction? 2. Has the reading of a work of nonfiction ever brought you to tears? 3. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your nonfiction journey? 4. Do you enjoy documentaries? Do you have a favorite? Is there a subject you’d like to see discussed on film? (That is, what should Ken Burns film next?)5. Have you read a biography about (or memoir of) a person with whom you identify? 6. Read aloud a short passage you love from a work of nonfiction. 7. Do any works of nonfiction intimidate you? Which ones and why?8. What tips would you give to people hesitant to read nonfiction? 9. What are your favorite works of nonfiction? 10. Tag other Booktubers.Other booktubers mentioned:Roz @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Check out her version of this tag here:youtube.com/watch?v=CUk6DF2ZEJs@JentheLibrarianreads #nonfictionnovember
Salman Rushdie & Me Bookish 2023-11-18 | I discuss my thoughts surrounding Rushdie and his memoir _Joseph Anton_.#nonfictionnovember
Saturday Hodgepodge 199: NonFiction November TBR/POP, Gaza, Torn Bookish 2023-11-04 | My weekly.Time Stamps"6:40 Gaza Begins15:07 Gaze EndsLink to Ednaswap's original version of "Torn":youtube.com/watch?v=LRRXseBJljs#nonfictionnovember #ceasefirenow
Victober Wrap Up and Victorian Bro Code 3rd edition Bookish 2023-11-02 | My annual Victorian Bro Code VideoTime Stamps:00:00 Intro00:45 Jill by Amy Dillwyn01:59 The Time Machine by H.G. Wells04:09 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte05:11 Olive by Dinah Craick06:52 The Unclassed by George Gissing08:31 The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope 10:52 Bro Code 3rd Edition
How I Wrote My Book Bookish 2023-10-31 | An overview of my writing process and sneak peak at the cover of my book coming out in the Spring of 2024.#authortube #nonfictionnovember
BookTube Advice for Non-Newbies Bookish 2023-10-26 | This video was inspired by:@Shellyish Behind the BookTube Tag:youtube.com/watch?v=h4Tnm2cQuKgScott @GunpowderFictionPlot 's version of the tag:"How to Start and Grow a BookTube Channel:youtube.com/watch?v=Q0WTvQVrQV0Mark @BookTimewithElvis "So You've Decided to Start a BookTube Channel"youtube.com/watch?v=RHm24786qc4
The Civil War Tag Bookish 2023-10-24 | **** The Thumbnail is an image of the music group The Civil Wars. Its a joke, sort of.This tag was created by Allen from @bighardbooks770 He and Greg from @anotherbibliophilereads Did the original video and tagged me:youtube.com/watch?v=Zzjpjbqw2mo&t=62sVin from @revenantreads did a great version of this tag. Please check out his before or instead of mine.youtube.com/watch?v=1i72GzqelicPrompts:1. What is your favorite Civil War novel?2. What is your favorite Civil War Non-Fiction?3. What state do you live in?4. Did you ever own a Confederate\Rebel flag?5. How do you feel about Confederate statues and memorabilia?Bonus question: (added by Greg's wife)6. How do you feel about the renaming of Ships and Military Bases named after Confederate Generals?Folks from outside the United States are welcome to modify the questions to other Civil Wars in their countries
#travelvlog Oktoberfest, Munich, Salzburg, Hallstatt, and Zurich Bookish 2023-10-19 | There were some issues with the voice recordings for some of the segments. I tried to fix them in editing, but there is still some distortion.Hotels and Air B&B LinksMunich:One Bavaria Homesonebavariahomes.com/enSalzburg:Hotel Vier Jarheszietenhttps://hotel-4-jahreszeiten.at/en/ZurichHotel Seegarten:https://hotel-4-jahreszeiten.at/en/
My Thoughts on the Current Situation with Israel and Gaza Bookish 2023-10-16 | I made this video in the early morning on Sunday, October 15.This is my attempt to work through my thinking on this issue. I am sure that some of my opinions over look some important things and because of that the opinions I express here are not set in stone. I anticipate that many of you will point out things in the comments that I have missed and places where I am wrong. Your comments are therefore part of my process for working through this issue.
Saturday Hodgepodge 198: September Wrap U, the Holocaust, the Nobel Prize, Writer Docs Bookish 2023-10-07 | Books Mentioned in this video:Coraline by Neil GaimanCargo by Jessica AuRiamble by Prya HeinThe Death of the Author in Triplicate by Marc NashPearl by Sian HughesStudy for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein Luster by Raven LeilaniA Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesWriter Documentary Channel mentioned:@AuthorDocumentaries
My Victober TBR/POP Bookish 2023-10-05 | Please check out the Victober Announcement videos from the hosts of Victober for a more coherent list of the challenges:@katehowereads youtube.com/watch?v=xJ8xftaK7rA@katiejlumsden youtube.com/watch?v=dwTa7bjePg4&t=926s@BlatantlyBookish youtube.com/watch?v=DDj47C04psg&t=0s@bookswithpetra youtube.com/watch?v=jlUkLBdQR8k&t=0s@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 youtube.com/watch?v=ocr29HvFj8c&t=899s#victober
