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I am writing this blog post as a companion for a YouTube video but I would still love to get some discussion going here on the blog around this topic as well. Next month in June will be one year since Rowling’s big essay that doubled (tripled? quadrupled?) down on all of her beliefs and…
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Hey Patrick Rothfuss / The Name of the Wind fans! One of the YouTube channels I follow, SuperCarlinBrothers, will be releasing a series of bonus videos in April to serve as a book club discussion on the current novels and novellas in the King Killer world. Start your re-reads now and make sure you’re subscribed…
It’s time to think of another booktube topic for Monday’s video and while I have now done my re-read (and first listen) of The Night Circus and could just finally do that video, I never post a booktube video without a companion blog post before it or on the same day, and I don’t want…
I’ve mentioned here and there that when I dove headlong into book blog tours back in the fall I made the mistake of a) selecting the “any date is fine” option for everything, even if I was volunteering to review, and b) not recording my tour reviews, my NetGalley ARCs, and my other-source review commitments…
Back in the fall, I wrote an article here on the block about Patrick Rothfuss, the actions of his editor over the summer, and the fandom’s speculation about book three. It blew up in recent weeks, and I can only assume that’s because Rothfuss has been more amiable and open about The Doors of Stone…
As some of you may have heard, particularly if you follow Daniel Greene on YouTube, Patrick Rothfuss’ editor made a controversial statement about The Doors of Stone a couple of months ago. I’ve been meaning to share my thoughts, and my scheduled is finally light today, so let’s discuss. Back Story For those who are…
One Book More did this tag yesterday and I thought it was so fun I had to give it a try! This tag was created by Reviews from the Stacks, and it can be done any time with any month. The idea is to spell the month with book titles, no repeats. I’m going to…
The Game of Thrones Book Tag was originally created by Claire Rousseau, and although I was not tagged, I’ve decided to do it. I actually picked my answers and filmed the accompanying video back in May, but since that was pre-Rowling boycott, I’ve had to change two of my answers and cut those sections from…
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Sometimes an author stops appearing on your to-be-read pile, and there are plenty of reasons for that. Today’s video on my YouTube channel is about five authors I no longer read and why. If you’d prefer to watch and hear my list, check it out in video form! If you’d rather read it, read on….