The most popular YA books from the past few years... according to ChatGPT! These are now considered among the classics... have you read them? #booksky #yaugust 💙📚👀

Finished Ryan and Haley's 50 states in 50 days series yesterday. (Yeah I was a bit behind.) Now what am going to do with myself? (LOL... READ!!!) And I've just found this song someone has made for them and it's brilliant: youtu.be/90p6-xPmunI?...

The ten most popular YA books... according to ChatGPT... what do you think? Agree? Have you read them? #booksky #YAugust #booktube 👀📚💙

Today kicks off the YA'UGUST reading event that I'm co-hosting with Mariandrea from Books and Bocadillos! Read YA lit with us this month! Here's my pile of possibilities! #booksky

Do you listen to music while you read? #booksky youtu.be/s57-SNGcYLo?...

Two and a half months into the low carb diet. Down 22 pounds so far. But guess what... the people who say the cravings go away? They are SO WRONG. Still craving ice cream every night and chocolate every day and dying for my homemade warm sourdough bread constantly. Yeah. Cravings do NOT go away.

On the flip side, I heard someone say today on their channel "kpop is HORRIBLE" and I was like... um... let me show you some stuff... LOL! (I am convinced I can find kpop songs that anyone with any sort of music taste, will like.)

I find it funny (and a bit annoying) that people out there in the world are loving Kpop Demon Hunters so much, but pooh pooh "real" kpop and those of us who have loved on it for years. Like, if you love that, let me show you some stuff! Yeah?

I haven't done a #kpop compilation video for months, but I wanted to highlight some of my favorite songs so far this year. This also includes a few other things I've been into this year that's NOT kpop. Enjoy! youtu.be/PaCZUxbxPfs

Talking about reading tastes on the channel today... Tag Tuesday! #booksky youtu.be/v2L-Be2yKAM

Pretty sure the first "real" concert I ever went to was The Beach Boys. That was in the 80s and my teenager brain thought of them as "old", but I'm so glad I can say I saw them in real life! I love love love their music! #RIPBrianWilson ❤️❤️❤️

Participating in #BookBigSummer again! Trying to knock off a few (maybe one?) big book during these next few months. My main book of focus is To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini. #booksky 💙📚👀 youtu.be/hEItXpzO59Q

It took a whole year, but we finally finished building our #LittleFreeLibrary and put it up! Here's a quick vlog detailing the whole process! #booksky youtu.be/3S1pLToK6Js

Stray kids everywhere all around the world, you make Stray Kids STAY!

Off on my 4 day trip to see Stray Kids! I love that it takes 4 days to see a concert...no really. After 8 years of many many #kpop concert trips, it's possible this will be the last one so I better enjoy it!

Happy anniversary to one of the best #kpop groups ever! #VIXX

Oh my word, this was so much fun and truly ALMOST like going to a real concert! Dang but they are a beautiful group...

Going to see ATEEZ tomorrow!! (In the theater...lol! ) My cute babies that grew up! 🥰 #kpop

Thoughts on BookTubing now up on the channel: youtu.be/0dX2sf6B_hw #booksky 💙📚👀

My Kanghyun clips from the #ONEWEinLA concert, if anyone is interested: youtu.be/vXQ6XXa1Yso

My favorite picture from the #ONEWE concert... such a quintessential pose and look from my ult Kanghyun. It makes me so happy to have captured it! #kpop #musicsky

Got to see #8TURN last night, in my very own city. CRAZY! They were SO MUCH FUN! I added to my bias list for sure! #kpop

No one in my life cares enough to ask these questions. Lol!

One week until I get to see ONEWE and my ult bias Kanghyun. Is this real life?

Bias! 😍

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Eliminating things that bring me joy (food and kpop) is not timing well with the crap in the world. I'm guessing this is a big reason I feel quite down lately.

I've been watching the recent Brandon Sanderson writing classes that he's been putting up on his channel, and the final lecture ended with these words. Words that I need to hear so bad! #writingcommunity

So I've started back with the low carb eating journey this week. Who's with me??? (Also, wish me luck!)

Willow 🥰

Ahhh, so pretty!

My fight with food has begun again. I fear I am losing...😭

I’m saying this in my capacity as an author and once and future library worker: Read whatever the hell you want. I cannot impress enough on you that the “important” books aren’t important if you don’t jive with them. The popular books, the canon, the whatever. Read what you want.

If you want to know more about me, probably too much about me.... 👇👇👇 #booktube #youtube #booksky youtu.be/YMd3n3HY6_A

Even Seasame Street is pumping up libraries today! 👏👏👏

Happy Jonghyun Day! Love you to the moon and back 🌕 #shinee #dailyshinee #jonghyun

Some of my favorite songs from the year so far... #kpop and otherwise. (A thread!) (Scroll to the bottom if you're curious about what other music I've been discovering besides kpop this year!) Dash by PLAVE youtu.be/GoS7xYkWiwc?...

Salt Lake City showed up

Fun video if you are into #crochet and #crocheting! youtu.be/g9tBXZg2olU?...

I read a few books in March! Just a few! #booksky 💙📚👀

Wow, Nanowrimo is no more? I knew the end was near, but it's sad, because I have such fond memories of participating. All six of my books were started with the push of that event. Who will start a new challenge event? I'm thinking Sept or Oct, even Jan, would be MUCH better months! #writingcommunity

I'm getting a new phone this week. Always a stressful event, yes? But I haven't had a new one since 2017. So, it's time I think! Wish me luck on making the transition and saying goodbye to my old one 😭(They are letting me trade it in even though they say it's only worth $5! LOL!)

What are your thoughts on book spoilers? #booksky #booktube 💙📚👀 youtu.be/y-CHKW2011Y

Discussing book snobbery on the channel! #booksky #booktube 💙📚👀 youtu.be/_yynPuigXSk

The #kdrama #MyDearestNemesis is so relatable because I feel like I've been hiding my "joys" for years. Or shouting about them and getting made fun of, or ignored. Or told "Oh, that's so cute, you're so cute" with a pat on the head. And of course..."you're too OLD to like THAT!"

Love this, and all the other videos SKZ have dropped this week...SO MUCH. So excited to see them in 2 months!

Snow watching

Libraries are one of our last third places, a public space where people can exist without having to spend money. They are access to books, yes, but also the Internet for those who don’t otherwise have access. They are creative spaces, create spaces, meeting, places. Libraries are democracy.

This week I'm giving a presentation to a local writing group on how to start a YouTube channel. What advice would you give to someone just starting? Especially if you are viewer of YouTube and not necessarily a creator. I would love to pass along your words of wisdom. #writingcommunity

What a crazy fun group they are going to be!