Booktube Newbie Tag 2023 | Welcome to the Evening Reader!

Hi there! I'm Priscilla. Welcome to my channel! I'm excited to be joining the #booktube community. I thought I'd kick things off by completing the #booktubenewbie tag. Thanks for visiting!
Booktube newbie tag questions:
Why did you start this channel?
What fun or unique thing do you bring to booktube?
What are you most excited about in starting your channel?
Why do you love reading?
What book or series got you into reading?
What questions would you ask your favorite booktubers?
What challenges or hurdles do you have to starting your channel?
When did you start reading?
Where do you like to read?
What kind of books do you like to read?
What does your book collection look like?
Connect with me:
Instagram: / eveningreader
Goodreads: / theeveningreader
#booktube #booktubenewbie #booktuber #newyoutuber #books #reading #smallyoutuber

[@barbararyba734]

Priscilla, Please just be yourself. Share your passion, make your channel your own, please don't use everyone else as your template. I like you already so please don't add your self comments about how you are not perfect. None of us are perfect. I would never notice crooked glasses. Enjoy your channel. You've got this. My time with BookTube does not start with- What's on her TBR? What have you read? What authors spark giggles or tell a story that will linger with us? You are a writer so find us books that move you!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Barbara, welcome! Sharing my passion is exactly what I plan to do. I added the comments for a bit of lightheartedness, to show I don't take myself too seriously. So true that nobody is perfect. I'll definitely be sharing books that move me! Thank you so much for visiting and commenting!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

Hi Priscilla, welcome to booktube! I was sent here by Kim at middle of the book March and I always trust her judgment. I started my own channel at age 70 and I’m now 72. The community is wonderful and welcoming. I’m also a writer with one published memoir and I’m working on the second.I’m happy to have found your channel.We’re lucky to have you. Aloha

[@EveningReader]

Hi Marilyn, thank you for the warm welcome! Happy to meet a fellow writer and Tana French fan!

[@institchesincanada7117]

Hi Marilyn, what is your channel, if I may ask? I am in my 60s and looking for more mature readers with booktube channels. Most of what I've found are 20 somethings into YA and fantasy.

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@institchesincanada7117 Thank you so much. @marilynmayamendoza

[@TheLinguistsLibrary]

I just joined the community too with this tag.....Loving all the people it is taking me too

[@BoomerBookings-yf2de]

I'm going through the newbie tags because I just completed mine. I have subbed you and say welcome if a newbie can say welcome

[@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH]

Advice for you that I wish I got: 1. Don’t look at your view screen when filming. You have to retrain yourself to talk to plastic. 😂 2. I use my iPhone. KZbin tutorials were magic in learning iMovie. 3. Don’t try to copy anyone. Do your thing with the books you love. There are no rules. 4. Develop a video schedule. Makes life so much easier. Hope these help! 😊

[@EveningReader]

Thank you for this advice. The video schedule--that one's already rearing its ugly head. I figure the filming and editing things will work themselves out as I learn, but I may not ever figure out where to look. Ha!

[@Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar]

Hi, I just discovered your channel and love your energy. Look forward to watching your videos 😊

[@ReadbyFred]

Welcome to booktube Priscilla! I'm a big nonfiction fan, and I agree with you about the genre - there needs to be a voice, not just a dry run of facts and figures. I enjoy when the author weaves a story to make the nonfiction an exciting read. Great to have you here, looking forward to more :)

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Fred! I'd love to read more nonfiction this year, and I've got a pretty good TBR lined up.

[@cmeeki4]

Welcome to booktube and it's so refreshing listening to someone of wisdom age, talking about books.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Meeki! Happy to represent!

[@drphilreadstowrite]

Really enjoyed this - thanks for the inspiration.

[@BrienCalloway]

Yay! Jazz Hands!

[@EveningReader]

They're never not fun!

[@Xmasgina64]

I really enjoyed your book tube. The books you were interested in as a child and young adult were the same ones that I also read over and over. I am looking forward to following you.

[@MJ-in-Canada]

Came for the "Booktube Newbie" video. Stayed for the jazz hands. Subscribed for the funny captions you added.

[@EveningReader]

Welcome, MJ!

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

Welcome. Glad to have you here as part of the BookTube community. I just made my first year anniversary here on BookTube. My main interest are novels of the twentieth century as well as some new stuff. I look forward to getting to know.

[@EveningReader]

Congratulations on your first year, Michael! Thanks very much for being here.

[@valoutbooked]

Hi and welcome! It's kind of scary to both have your videos ignored AND to have people see them! Oh, the mortifying ordeal of being known 😱 You mentioned Anne Rice and John Irving. Rice is definitely becoming one of my favourite authors (i've been getting into the Vampire Chronicles). I love John Irving, too. Though I haven't read him for a while now. Prayer for Owen Meany is just wonderful!

[@EveningReader]

Val, that's definitely the thing! A Prayer for Owen Meaney is definitely among a long list of my favorite novels. I think it's his best for sure!

[@NicholasOfAutrecourt]

Abandon all hope, ye who enter Booktube. But in all serious, welcome! So happy to see another person so passionate about books!

[@EveningReader]

Ha ha! Thanks so much for visiting, John!

[@punkrockcerealbowl]

(Made it to the end) Just as you like books with a strong voice, that’s what I look for on booktube. I’m less interested in hauls and tbrs and more interested in getting new perspectives on books. So book reviews or lists that give your unique perspective (for instance, I’d be interested in your favorite books on writing). I primarily read science fiction and fantasy but I do my best to read outside my genre (you mention Larry McMurtry and I LOVE Lonesome Dove). I work at an indie bookstore so watching people who read different things helps me in my job. Last thing, your subtitles cracked me up and I hope you continue with that. It felt like author footnotes and it was great. Welcome to booktube!

[@EveningReader]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I'm definitely here to talk about the books themselves more than anything. Ha, the subtitles. A way to amend my blathering, but I like the idea of footnotes better. I expect you'll see plenty of them!

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

I made it all the way to the end. Since you asked, I prefer interesting book discussions. Just pick up a book and start talking about it and tell me what you find interesting and meaningful in it. Thank you for the video.

[@EveningReader]

Thank you for watching! I also like hearing what people think about what they've read. That's what I'm hoping most to share.

[@sheriju99]

Just found your channel. I only started watching some booktubers 3 months ago. There are a lot of lovely young booktubers who I enjoy on here. I did want to find some closer to my age, which is 64.🤫 You did bring a unique and fun element with your captions and crooked glasses. Very cute and funny. Glad to have found your channel!

[@marciajohansson769]

Hey There! You did a great job with the Newbie Tag. You have great screen presence and I think you will do great. I was guided to your channel by Kim from @MiddleoftheBookMarch. I am fond of many of the authors you mentioned. You reminded me how much I enjoy Richard Russo and really need to read more of his novels. I had no idea Booktube was a thing until a couple of years ago so my TBR or as Greg from Supposedly Fun calls it "a pile of possibilities" has grown out of control! I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@marciajohansson769]

BTW your response to why you love to read almost had me tearing up. "Why do I love to breath because it keeps me alive.... connected to the human experience..." Loved your "deep answer" 🥰

[@EveningReader]

Marcia, welcome! Thank you so much! Richard Russo...his last book in the Nobody's Fool series is coming out this summer, I think? I haven't read those yet, but read so many others. Just love him. I just found Greg's channel last week. He's great! I look forward to seeing you again!

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

I'm here for all of this. It's nice to find someone to share the love of reading. Subscribing.

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

Yup, made it to the end of your video.

[@abrareads]

Congrats on starting a channel! The videos I enjoy most are when people talk about the books they have read. I enjoy when creators read like other creators especially when it gets them to read things they wouldn't normally read. Your comments on the screen throughout the video made me smile. 📚💚

[@EveningReader]

Hi Abra, thanks for visiting! I will indeed be talking about a lot of books. Happy I got to bring a smile to your day!

[@tiffanybarker7317]

Hello, I don’t have a channel, but I love watching book tube and my favorite types of videos are monthly/yearly wrap ups and favorites. Good luck with your channel!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Tiffany! I'll definitely have some favorites/wraps ups!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

PS I love Tana French I’m waiting for her next book! This video is delightful

[@eyesonindie]

🥰 We have so much in common! I also have books scattered around with no particular organizational scheme, and I also know exactly where everything is. And I write fiction in my free time, too! Thanks so much for the great video - so wonderful to virtually meet you! 😀

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Sarah! Lovely to virtually meet you as well! I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one scattering books everywhere. I hope you'll also do some videos on writing!

[@jenniferr.9528]

Welcome! I love the fact that there’s a booktuber that’s closer to my age, therefore more relatable 😃

[@novelideea]

Yay! So excited you are here Pricilla! You do you. That is what is most important. Be that strong voice you admire in your books.🤗

[@EveningReader]

Deea, thank you! I'm excited to be here! I love that: "Be the strong voice you admire in your books." How cool!

[@lindsey7060]

Welcome! The Little House books were also my favorites as a child. I can still remember the shelves where they were kept in my school library. 📚🥰

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Lindsey. Oh, the school library. Pure magic.

[@readandre-read]

When in doubt, throw in some jazz hands! Welcome to Booktube. We have a pretty similar reading biography. I started my channel about 10 months ago and it's just such a fun, thoughtful and supportive community. I am glad Kim alerted us to your channel!

[@EveningReader]

This is so funny because I just found your channel and have your Friday Reads video open in a tab! And here you are! Thank you so much for commenting. Always good to hear from a fellow lover of the jazz hands. We're special people.

[@zachreads]

100th comment! One of the best things about booktube is it can introduce you to new things and break you out of your old habits.

[@EveningReader]

So true, Zack! 100 comments...I am overwhelmed!

Hi Priscilla, welcome to Booktube! Kim from @MiddleoftheBookMarch shouted you out, and I'm glad she did.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Britta, thank you for visiting! I've been lurking around your channel for quite a while. 😊

@@EveningReader 🥰

[@cgreen6099]

And don't forget Jo's Boys. New subscriber! I devoured books one after another as soon as I learned to read. The Mary Poppins books! The Heidi books. Five little peppers and how the grew. Nancy Drew. Trixie Beldon. I read early and a lot not only because I love reading but I have 7 younger siblings. Reading was an easy way to not just quiet them but to totally capture their attention and we all enjoyed it.

[@EveningReader]

Welcome. Oh yes, Jo's Boys! And I loved Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden, too.

[@Kindlelover88]

Jazz hands are always fun! Agree😂

[@EveningReader]

They really bring the party!

[@lorisbooknook]

Hi Priscilla! Fellow newbie BookTuber here! So excited that YT recommended your channel to me. Love the fun captions in this...I often have inner-monologues with myself when I am editing my videos and yours made me laugh! I was raised as an only child as well (long story) and I have been reading for as long as I can remember. So fun to see a fellow newbie booktuber like myself, and you've inspired me to do a video with the newbie tag. P.S. You did a great job with the editing!! 💕

[@EveningReader]

Lori, I'm so glad you're going to do the newbie tag! I'll keep my eye out for it! One good thing about being an only child: you're used to talking to no one, so talking to the camera is easy! Ha!

[@TheBoxOnCedar]

Welcome to BookTube Priscilla! I found you from @middleofthebookmarch , and I’m so happy that she mentioned you! We seem to share much of our taste in literature, and your sense of humor is right up my alley! I am forever now going to tell my family, “I need visit the library.” 😂😂😂 Thank you in advance for that!! I don’t have a bookish channel myself, but I’m thankful for all of you who have plunged unto the breach. Can’t wait for your next video to come out!

[@EveningReader]

Thanks so much, Heather! I hope you'll find some good reads and let me know what you think!

[@deannarmartin113]

Hi, Priscilla! You are me and I am you. 😉 There are some key differences in our stories, but the outline is essentially the same from chronic re-reading, to the problematic VC Andrews as a child. I read anything I could get my hands on because there wasn’t much, even cereal boxes. I’m so glad your channel showed up in my feed. ❤

[@EveningReader]

Welcome! It's so interesting how our reading lives can connect us!

[@B-RollBooks]

Hello Priscilla, this was a delight to watch! I’m Ellis, and after years of idle consideration and stubborn procrastination, I’m finally starting my booktube channel in July. You asked about the books we read and the content we like. I’m also an eclectic reader, enjoying speculative fiction of all sorts, crime fiction, poetry, and nature writing. Some of my favorite authors are Susanna Clarke, Louise Penny, and Ray Bradbury. Again, it was so nice watching this introductory video, and I look forward to seeing more in the future.

[@EveningReader]

Congratulations on deciding to start a booktube channel! I look froward to visiting!

[@deborahgrun4837]

Kim at MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH sent me. She was right. I love your sense of humor.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Deborah! Thanks for visiting!

[@TeresaNC1]

Welcome! I'm so glad to hear what you have to say about books and get new book adventures brought to us. I agree that books keep us connected. You seem to be fun. 😊📚

[@EveningReader]

Hi Teresa! Thank you so much! Books definitely connect us. Aren't we lucky?

[@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH]

You made me laugh through the whole video. 😅 Welcome to Booktube! 🥰🤓 And I totally agree about the best Little Women adaptation!!! We seem to have lots in common. I hate Sally Rooney. 😂 LOVE Larry McMurtry, Donna Tartt, John Irving, Toni Morrison, Barbara Kingsolver… this could get really long…

[@EveningReader]

Hi Kim! Thank you! I'm glad it made you laugh. Life is better with a side of humor. And I'm always happy to talk to a fellow Sally Rooney hater.

[@nymeria941]

Welcome to booktube!

[@margarethaines9310]

Love your conversational style and your sense of humor 🙂. Nancy Drew mysteries were my fast-lane into reading - clever young woman with a few good friendships. Libraries were always a great retreat especially in the Summer. Reading makes my brain happy and buying books is less expensive than therapy! Look forward to your thoughts about books ~

[@EveningReader]

Margaret, yes, Nancy Drew was everything! And so true about the library.

[@andeeheartsbooks7447]

Welcome! So happy to see another booktuber around my age (and a degree in English)! I read off my mom's shelf by the time I was 12. VC Andrews, S. King, J. Saul, J. Collins. Reading more middle grade in my adult life. Haha!

[@EveningReader]

Welcome, Andee! Haha, what were we thinking with those VC Andrews books? Kids today could NEVER read that stuff!

[@andeeheartsbooks7447]

@@EveningReader right! I grew up way too fast! Loved them back then but only S. King has stayed on my list. My mom and sister read that stuff but I outgrew it somehow. I also read lots of genres and love literary fiction.

[@prescilla201]

Hi Priscilla, this was a lovely first video! It's not often I find another Prescilla :) welcome to booktube.

[@EveningReader]

We're rare!

[@von20808]

Great video, I read Little Women the I was about 11 or 12. It was written for children. I found out a couple years ago that there's more to it. I have the book with 700 pages which has part one and part two. I'm planning to reread it later this year. It was one of my favorite books when I was growing up.

[@melissafirman1962]

Welcome to BookTube, Priscilla! You're off to a fantastic start! Just subscribed to your channel upon Kim from Middle of the Book March's recommendation. I like BookTube for the same reason as you mentioned -- I write professionally and I've also had a book blog since 2008 (now on Substack), but it's fun to make videos. (Even though I am a sporadic video creator at this point, but I want to get more consistent!) I remember reading the same types of books as you in the 80s. It's crazy to think we were reading the likes of Jackie Collins and whatnot as a teenager! (We sound very similar!) Lorrie Moore is one of my absolute faves, too. Also not a fan of Sally Rooney. Don't worry much about the editing. I'm so bad at that and have pretty much given up. My philosophy is, you get what you get -- I'm not in this to make slick, fancy videos worthy of an Academy Award. :) Really looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[@EveningReader]

A fellow Lorrie Moore lover! Yea, Melissa! I think being consistent with videos will be the toughest part. I'm not the fastest reader, and sometimes it takes me a while to think about what I want to say....which is why my blog languished! But I'm also not worried about being slick. This is definitely more about community than popularity for me.

[@institchesincanada7117]

Hi, I was so happy that your channel was recommended by KZbin! I am looking for channels that are NOT geared towards YA and fantasy! Subscribed and looking forward to watching your content. And by the way, one thing I think you bring is a great sense of humor. Oh, and being well spoken. 😆😆

[@EveningReader]

Thanks! Yes, nothing wrong with those genres, but that's exactly why I thought I might start a channel. And you're in Canada...so many of my favorite authors are Canadian!

[@awebofstories]

Welcome to BookTube! I found you through the Middle of the Book March and I look forward to watching your videos!

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Melinda!

[@Nina_DP]

Kim from Middle of the Book March sent me! Agree that a strong voice is key for me as a reader, and as a BookTube viewer. I like your style and I have subscribed. Good luck, Priscilla! 👐

[@EveningReader]

Thank you, Nina!

[@lynnh.4439]

Here is my thumbs up for a great first video! Love your sense of humor and your jazz hands!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Lynn! Thank you!

[@MaryReadsToLive]

I feel the same way I don't have people to talk about books with either in real life. I look forward to chatting about books with you on this channel!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Mary! I look forward to it, too!

[@sniffingthesheets]

Hello Priscilla. I am a VERY new booktuber and I think I will do the book tube newbie tag video too :) I too don't have many people to chat books with; not without boring them ha! Look forward to watching your videos.

[@EveningReader]

Welcome to booktube! You absolutely should do it! It's a great way for people to get to know your channel.

[@sniffingthesheets]

@@EveningReader thank you ☺️

[@BookwormAdventureGirl]

Found you thanks to Kim at Middle of the Book March. Welcome to the community. Glad to have you and your jazz hands here. 😉💙

[@EveningReader]

Thank you!

[@ZoeBeck7]

Welcome to Booktube! Always happy to see a new face on here! And you’re really funny with your editing comments! Looking forward to your content! -Amy

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Amy!

[@sweet_t_reads]

Welcome to the community!! Glad to have you and I look forward to hear your take on things.

[@EveningReader]

Thank you, Teresa!

[@sheilabarry5422]

Hi Priscilla, so happy to have found your new channel!

[@EveningReader]

Thank you, Sheila!

[@bookofdust]

Congratulations to a great kick off video! I’m coming from Kim’s channel as well and a few of your answers rung true with me too, especially reading adult as a young teen because YA not really existing. John Irving was a big one, and I’m excited having just read Lessons In Chemistry, which had a Garp and Hotel New Hampshire feel to me. I like diverse reader channels, when people read widely in genres and content.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Michael! Thanks so much! That's interesting about Lessons in Chemistry and John Irving. I like diverse reviews, too...I hope you'll find some good stuff here!

[@liberty2995]

Welcome Priscilla! I’m also a new Booktuber too!!! You’ve got a new sub! Love your content so far and excited to see more!

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Liberty! I will check out your channel!

[@cheryl184]

Hi Priscilla. I found your channel through Red Dot Reads. I love your the comments you have written on your own video! My absolute favourite videos are the ones where booktubers tell you their favourite books of the last year. I think they give a great overview of someone's reading tastes as well as being a good source of book recommendations. Perhaps you could make one for 2022 although it's March already?

[@EveningReader]

Hi Cheryl, welcome! I do have a video with my favorite reads of 2022: "Some snow, favorite reads of 2022, and a small rant." Those vides are fun...too bad they only happen once a year!

[@cheryl184]

@@EveningReader Oh yes! Sorry I didn't see it. I will watch it!

[@EveningReader]

@@cheryl184 No apologies needed! It didn't exactly stand out. :) I hope you find something interesting!

[@terryl87]

Welcome to the community! I look forward to watching your videos. I love your comments on the screen!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Terry, thanks! It was fun adding them, so I'm glad you enjoyed them!

[@mariannepatterson2684]

Welcome! So happy that your video popped up as a recommendation, I've subscribed and look forward to more fun (love your little inserted comments) and interesting posts. I read a lot of the same authors as you (don't enjoy Sally Rooney either). So happy to see a few Canadian authors on your list of faves (I live in Nova Scotia Canada) - Miriam Toews is one of my absolute favourites. Happy reading!

[@EveningReader]

Marianne, welcome and thank you! Seriously, what DO they put in the water up there? Alice Munro, Carol Shields, Mavis Gallant, Margaret Atwood, Miriam Toews...you are hogging all the good authors. All My Puny Sorrows is one of my all time favorite books.

[@anenthusiasticreader]

I share a love of the authors you mentioned. Welcome to booktube. You’re going to be great.

[@EveningReader]

Sonya! We've been following each other forever on Twitter and Insta...and somehow I did not realize you had a channel. Well, that's embarrassing. I know now! Subscribed, and thank you!

[@anenthusiasticreader]

@@EveningReader I'm so glad you started your own channel and thanks for subscribing. :)

[@eszternagy597]

Hi Priscilla! I have been looking for new inspiration for BookTube Chanels and was very happy to find you. I will be watching your videos, I have a feeling that you will be a new color in this community. Thank you for your thoughts, looking forward to hearing from your reading experiences frequently.

[@suzy8109]

Wish you all the best with your new channel. Looking forward to getting to know you through your book recommendations (especially the literary fiction ones). New subbie!

[@xolovergirl25]

something about you is just so cozy to me, I'm looking forward to watching more videos from you!

[@Imaginetheday1967]

Hello! I really enjoyed your video, especially all the side comments you added. That was a lot of fun. :) Yes, there was such a lack of young adult books in the '80s. I read everything by Judy Blume that I could find, and also moved to adult fiction much earlier than kids today. I don't know that our reading tastes completely align, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm always open to trying something new in my reading! I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts on books. Content I like? Lists. I love lists, in real life and on booktube.

[@EveningReader]

Oh my gosh, ALL the Judy Blume, and then S.E. Hinton and then, welcome to adulthood! Thanks for commenting. I read pretty broadly, so maybe you'll find something? Lists...I do like making them, but I don't like following them so much. Ha!

[@Imaginetheday1967]

@@EveningReader Oh, I don't mean to-do lists. I don't stick to those, either. I mean lists of your favorites of different types of books, authors, etc. Already read. :)

[@thegardenoftere]

hiii and welcome to booktube Priscilla! :)

[@EveningReader]

Thank you!! 😊

[@heathergregg9975]

Hello Priscilla, welcome to Booktube! Delighted to see you coming onboard especially as I am also always "here" for books on art and communication.

[@EveningReader]

Hello, Heather! Thanks for the welcome!

[@dezs-diary]

Hi, Priscilla! Welcome to booktube, from a fellow newbie! ❤ Also I laughed so hard at the bathroom comment 😂 Can’t wait to see more videos from you!

[@EveningReader]

Dez! Welcome! Somebody finally mentions the bathroom joke! You get me.

[@dezs-diary]

@@EveningReader When we say we take books everywhere, we mean everywhere 😂

[@kiranreader]

welcome to booktube! excited to see your channel grow :)

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Kiran!

[@lavenderlady7441]

ill follow.....fabulous!

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

Welcome to the book tube community. You look very comfortable on camera. Just subscribed.

[@StephanieJCohen]

Found your channel. I don’t have a channel, but love to watch and comment on booktube videos. And look forward to yours!

[@MandyLovesBooks]

Hi! I’m new too and you inspired me to make a video like this. I didn’t realize it was a thing. 😂 I have a degree in English Literature as well and love your personality. I’ve never read Sally Rooney, but I laughed out loud with that comment.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Mandy! Yes, go for it! A lot of people search on the tag to find new booktubers like us. Thanks for the kind words.

[@nonisnest9718]

Priscilla, I look forward to following you on your new channel! I loved your screen comments and a lot of what you disclosed about yourself and your reading life sounded a lot like my own.

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Noni

[@amandalovesscents627]

Welcome hun I just started recently myself ❤️

[@kitthereader]

Hii, welcome to booktube! i've been watching booktube for 9 or 10 years too and just recerntly makde my own channel too :) i'm also not a fan of sally rooney haha. great first video, you did great.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Kit! Thanks for visiting. Look at us, finally making the leap! I look forward to your videos!

[@tracym9225]

Hi there, just watching this for the first time. I have to say, you have a great sense of humor! I love the comments you add to your conversation - great humor! I think it's one of the best videos I've seen. Hope you enjoy your channel :)

[@EveningReader]

Thank you! 🙂

[@roseschrier3770]

Just discovered your channel & enjoyed your vlog☺ Also read & enjoy similar reads as you. Looking forward to your vlogs. Good luck with your channel.📚

[@EveningReader]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@marytumulty4257]

Your video just popped up in my YT feed. Coincidentally (?), earlier today one of my favorite booktubers, Kim at Middle of the Book March, gave you a shout out. Good luck with your channel, I think you will be a welcome addition to the bookish community.

[@EveningReader]

Thank you, Mary!

[@nouanni]

I just found your channel and am already looking forward to seeing more videos from you! I love "What I read this month" videos if that's what they're called? They just give so much insight into someone's reading habits and I always end up putting at least one more book on my tbr by the end :)

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, Annika! I will definitely do a monthly wrap up!

[@carolattrux3603]

Hello! Kim from the middle of the book march recommended your channel so here I am! I enjoyed this very much. Your running commentary on the screen was hilarious! I have subscribed and look forward to following your channel. My glasses are crooked too right now! 🤓📚🇨🇦I like to read a variety of genres but I am not crazy about dystopian writing, sci-fi or fantasy. I like strong characters like Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stroud. Miriam Toews is one of my favourite writers. I am retiring in the next month so I hope to get to my bookshelves that have too many unread books on them! Bye til next time!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Carol! Women with crooked glasses, unite! Elizabeth Strout and Miriam Toews are two of my favorite authors as well. I do read some fantasy (highly recommend Robin Hobb), but I'm with you on dystopian fiction. Congrats on your retirement!

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Welcome to the content creator side of Booktube. Hope you enjoy making videos. Reading does allow us to be connected to the human experience.

[@EveningReader]

Thank you, Jim!

[@kimberlynewsom9876]

KZbin recommended your video and I'm so glad they did! Just subscribed, can't wait to watch more from you. For content I like what you did here, and just chatting about books - I don't necessarily need a formal review of a book but just a general chat of books. Also books you recommend. Like what are some of your favorite thrillers (if you read those), what are some of your favorite non-fiction books? Also I just had to comment about the YA thing - it's just so weird being in that age range that didn't have YA growing up - or it being such a new thing when we were younger. It's like people who will never know what it's like to NOT have a computer in their life, there are people now who just don't know what it's like to NOT have YA books. (I still read YA (I'm in my mid 50s), and I even still read middle grade - the age range or genre of the book doesn't matter as much to me as the story/book itself). Thanks for sharing, I look forward to more videos!

[@EveningReader]

Kimberly, I agree that the genre/age range matters less than the story itself. So true. Favorite thriller...hm, I don't read a lot of thrillers. I fall more to the mystery end, but I will say, I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara is one of the scariest books I've ever read. Nonfiction? Oh, the list is so long! One that's really lovely is Truth & Beauty, by Ann Patchett. Thanks for commenting!

[@kimberlynewsom9876]

@@EveningReader Thank you for these recommendations - I'll look into them for sure!!

[@krc5210]

Nice to meet you and looking forward to your future posts. It will be interesting as your reviews and recs move forward to hear about what kind of books you like. I am an only with no children and like books on art and music and you are first booktuber, in my limited sampling, I've heard mention Patti Smith and I like her books as well.

[@EveningReader]

Nice to meet you, too, fellow Patti fan! I'd love to hear some of your favorite books on art and music. Always looking for new recs!

[@LauraFreyReadinginBed]

Hi Priscilla! Long time reader of your blog here. I loved the extra commentary in your captions. Glad you're here.

[@EveningReader]

Laura, how cool to see you here! Thank you! Any chance you will revive your channel? Earlier this year I was going to revive the blog, but then I decided to try this instead. We'll see!

[@LauraFreyReadinginBed]

@@EveningReader No, having done both a few years, I'm very confident in my decision to stick to blogging :) But I support and watch booktubers!

[@TheGrapeJellyLibrary]

Hi Priscilla! It was nice getting to know you via this video. Very cool that you like to read books on writing. I hear you on having books all over the house.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Flossie! Thank you so much for visiting! 😊

[@TheGrapeJellyLibrary]

@@EveningReader absolutely! 😊

[@myreadinglife8816]

Hi! Found you through Kim at Middle of the Book March. Here for the snarky side comments! I share your early love of the Little House books.

[@EveningReader]

Thanks for visiting me! It's always best to do what Kim says...

[@isobelledger]

Hi!! Newbie to newbie - welcome! This tag is fun, I think I may do it myself :D Your comment about checking your numbers and feeling like your videos aren't getting much of a response hits home ahah!! I try and not look as much as I can because I make the content because I enjoy it and I dont ever want to feel that I have to change my ways to chase statistics. It would drain the joy out of it for me I recon. In terms of learning editing, I don't feel like this video needed any cuts or edits. You have such a nice way of being able to speak so fluidly without losing your way. I often lose my words (my processing ability is lacking a lot of the time...) and have to cut out huge chunks of awkward silence while I try and remember what I was saying :P I don't think I've ever had a tbr but my TBR at the moment is the 11 books I've managed to have on the go already hahah!! I enjoy a range of content, but more natural and conversational content (like this) seems to draw me more often than '10 books that X!' and 'I read X in 24 hours!' which I still watch but no where near as often as the more casal content. Loved this video :D Thanks for making it Priscilla!!

[@EveningReader]

Hi Isobel, thanks for visiting! You should do the newbie tag--it's fun to do. I find that I am still not paying too much attention to numbers in these early weeks. I'm more worried about reading and putting together content I think will be fun.

[@isobelledger]

@@EveningReader I made the executive decision when I started, that I would make content of things that would make me happy 😊 I want to try and hold onto that as the driving force for my channel and not get too caught up in making what I think I should make :) Here's hoping I can manage it!

[@Djcooksandbooks]

Hello! I enjoyed watching this video. The captions on the screen were funny! Welcome to booktube!

[@EveningReader]

Thanks! I'm going to check out that spinach curry recipe you shared on your channel!

[@Djcooksandbooks]

@@EveningReader Thank you :) I hope you will like it!

[@shaunamckelly6236]

Hi, Priscilla, I just found your channel today. Welcome! I look forward to hearing what you have to say.

[@EntertheBook]

Welcome to BookTube 😊

[@EveningReader]

Thank you!

[@sandra7319.]

New subscriber via Middle of the Book March. Welcome! and I admire you starting a channel. We like the same sort of books and this video is great. We must be around the same age as we read the same books as preteens and early teens. I kinda laugh to myself watching people discovering Agatha Christie in middle age as I can picture myself with my nose in her mysteries in long car rides at 13-- more importantly you have given me the courage to maybe go grey as we have similar hair...🥺

[@EveningReader]

Welcome Sandra! It's funny, isn't it? Agatha Christie, YA author! I've been very happy with my hair transition. I followed a lot of #silversister accounts on IG when I did it, which helped, but there are even more women doing it now than when I started in 2018. Good luck!

[@juanap132]

Hi, I found you through Red Dot Reads, and I can tell you're a lovely person and booktuber, so - subscribed!

[@EveningReader]

That's very kind, Juana! Welcome!

[@juanap132]

@@EveningReader Thank you😊

[@M-J]

Welcome to the BookTube Community! - 📚MJ

[@EveningReader]

Thanks, MJ!

[@wordfullyyours]

Welcome to the neighborhood! 🙂

[@EveningReader]

Thanks!

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

Hello! And welcome! I gravitate towards fantasy, and I love found family in stories. I have a sm. channel and consistency is a struggle... then again... I'm consistently inconsistent. My favorite videos to watch are wrap ups. 📖🥰📚

[@EveningReader]

Hi Amy, thanks for the welcome! Consistently inconsistent...that sounds familiar!

[@anitahayne8621]

Sadly, I do not have friends or coworkers who read. Which is very sad in my opinion; however, finding BookTube 7 years ago has made me blossom as a reader. Book recommendations from BookTube has introduced me to some remarkable books that would not have been on my radar. I am too shy and insecure to start my own channel. Plus, I’m 59 and who really wants to listen to someone who could be their mom or granny 😂😂😂! Best wishes for your channel, and I look forward to all your future content.

[@EveningReader]

Hi Anita, I'm glad booktube had brought so many great books into your life!

[@ithrahmunchswallow468]

❤ my eyes are crooked so 🤷‍♀️🤪

[@villinaudasi5418]

Hi! Your video came I feed and loved it... The answer to the question you asked- there are 2 things in common... I also studied literature, in fact, I will be completing my masters this year and I also don't like Sally Rooney...

[@EveningReader]

Congrats on completing your masters this year!

[@stenmaulsby5924]

You had me with "voice". Voice is so important! I read for a lot of things, but voice is the main thing I am aware of reading for, a voice that you want to keep listening to. The narrator is an important character in the story, and I'm not really talking about first person. The narrator is the witness telling you all about it (even though not inside the story), and often, in a way, the character you end up getting the closest to. If the narrator's voice isn't interesting and appealing, isn't a voice you want to keep listening to, then I quit listening. And this is true of non-fiction and research reading too.

[@EveningReader]

I 100 percent agree, Sten. For me it's the thing that makes or breaks a book. I can stick with less than stellar prose if I feel connected to the character.