Chatty Reflection Video || Booktube Oldie Tag

‪@ThoughtsOnTomes‬ Tag - • booktube oldie tag
Booktubers I Tagged (that you should check out!)
‪@BookswithBrittany‬
‪@JessOwens‬
Mara ‪@bookslikewhoa‬
‪@AbbySalter‬
Allen ‪@TheLibraryofAllenxandria‬
‪@JessieMaeBooks‬
‪@BeautifullyBookishBethany‬
Laura ‪@ABookCircus‬
‪@JashanaC‬
‪@sarahheartsbooks1‬
Judith ‪@DeadGoodBookReviews‬
Prompts:
1. when did you start your channel?
2. what were your staple videos when you first started your channel vs now?
3. what was your favorite book the year you started your channel vs now?
4. how has your reading and the reading trends of the community changed since you started your channel?
5. anything you want to share about your life that has changed since you started your channel?
6. why do you keep making videos?
7. what you are excited about/hoping for in the future of booktube?
8. tag people!
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[@laurablakeauthor]

Amen to graduate student mental health! 🙌🏻

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Its soooo bad, my only saving grace is we had the best mental health insurance coverage, its like they know lol

[@lauras9071]

I love watching your chatty videos. It's crazy to think I've been watching your videos for years, but they are always so fun. You've also helped me explore so many more complex books than I would have before, so I appreciate that so much on an individual level

[@Octobig]

this was such a fun video! it's great to see more of a glimpse behind what goes on with you & your channel beyond the book reviewing. i've gotten some of my favorite book recs from you, but i've forgotten what led me to your channel. super happy to be here though ❤

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I think it might have been Jessie Mae’s discord? Maybe?? I am basing this on your avatar so could be very wrong 😅

[@Octobig]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance that means i have an avatar doppelganger somewhere! i've never been in jessie mae's discord. but it might've been rachel from the shades of orange who mentioned you (or the other way around) 🤔

[@Seriuz-Biznus]

I found your channel during lockdown and you helped me get back in to reading and get through the toughest period of mental health in my life. I’ve discovered so many incredible authors and book series all because of your channel - not to mention all the wonderful people I get to chat with on your discord! Truly cannot express how grateful I am for everything you do. ❤

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Its been great getting to know you and read books together in the discord (even if I dislike some of your faves 😅)

[@mehtahussain]

just wanted to say I've been watching your videos for years, I joined your patreon and discord a few months ago, and I just find your personality so comforting and warm! also I'm really grateful for all the amazing book recommendations you've given along the way. sending you a lot of love

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Thank you and welcome!! What has been your favorite recommendation so far?

[@mehtahussain]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance definitely a chorus of dragons, I still have book 4 and 5 left but it's currently my favourite series of all time just from the first 3 books alone! (I love kihrin and the whole cast of characters so dang much)

[@marisagettas]

I love your videos and you have such great taste in sci-fi, fantasy! I get great reviews always from you. I love that you bring your science life into your content sometimes, like when you were trying to figure what happened at the Hugo’s with the voting data. As long as you are making videos, I’ll be watching 🫶🏼

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I just like math to math 😂

[@ThoughtsOnTomes]

Yay! So glad you did this and thanks for the Tome Topple shoutout as well 🥰

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I might have started one of my tome’s early but in my defense its 1300 pages so chances are I will still have over a tome of it left come the end of the month 😂

[@JashanaC]

Oooooh a tagggg yay! Thanks for tagging me!

[@BookswithBrittany]

Thank you for the tag 🤍 So glad you made your channel! I don’t watch as much YT these days but your videos never get missed :)

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Same with yours!

[@BeautifullyBookishBethany]

💕

[@sydneyrrobertson]

Thanks for shouting out so many different channels! I've been wanting to branch out in the booktube space and just didn't know where to start.

[@TiffReadsBooks]

I'm so glad I found your channel recently! I left academia because of the wages but I love finding other science people who read fantasy and horror 😊

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Welcome!! Happy to have you here ☺️

[@MLLatUtube]

👴👴👴I really enjoyed this video! I will check out some of the booktubers you tagged also.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Hope you find some new awesome people to follow!

[@ThatsSoPoe]

Fun to hear your reflections! Thumbnails and marketing are for sure hard. Time-intensive videos really are difficult to keep going, even if they're neat ideas like your new releases roundups. Looking forward to seeing what the next 5 years of your Booktube journey brings!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I am so glad we will still probably chat and buddy read cause I love your bookish opinions so much 💜

[@AbbySalter]

I miss that big sense of community and interaction there was on booktube in 2020/21. Being active and social online is one area I’ve failed to keep up with in the post covid world ❤

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Its for sure tough, I think making my own discord really helped but I do miss how chronically online we all use to be 😅

[@Phenyl_82]

I just found your channel recently and have enjoyed hearing about your journey- thanks!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Thanks for watching!

[@esmayrosalyne]

You and Sam are two of my OG faves, so I love seeing you do this tag from her!! I feel you on so many of your faves still being from the early days, maybe it's nostalgia? ❤

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I think its partially that and partially they have become my friends so the connection is just stronger and there is more effort in forming new bonds but I do need to put in that effort!

[@esmayrosalyne]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance Yeah it's easy to become complacent when you feel like you have found your tribe, but you know... never enough bookish friends hahah

[@kathleenwheeler5573]

I’ve picked up some enjoyable books based on your recommendations. Thanks!🧑🏻‍🦳

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

What was your favorite??

[@kathleenwheeler5573]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance off the top of my head, anything by T Kingfisher and also The Deep Sky. I just checked out The Stardust Grail by same author Y Kitasei. Im

[@miyayume_eclectic_dream]

I found you by looking up the N K. Jemisin and YT made a good sugestion finally.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Woooo it is one of my mini accomplishments that I am the main Jemisin video on booktube if people search 😊

[@rosas7245]

I also discovered BookTube in fall/winter of 2019 and I’ve been hooked ever since! Sometimes I think about starting a channel although I’m not sure I could commit to being very active, but it sure does seem fun! 👵🏽

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I know plenty of people who do it super casually so if you start just commit what feels fun for you!

[@CityGirlWriter]

🧓🏾🧓🏾🧓🏾I really like this tag! My channel is still quite young, but I will make a video for this tag in the future. Really liked hearing your thoughts and reflections on your Booktube journey.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Honestly I didn’t feel old enough but Sam tagged me 😂

[@SarahAsYouWish]

As a loyal viewer from a few months after you started your channel, I will always associate Catfishing on Catnet with you. 😀 I read it on your repeated recommendation and had a good time with it. I loved your Science Behind the Magic videos but completely understand why you don’t make them now. Anyways, like so many others, I’m glad you are still making videos. You’re a joy to watch.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Man that book was such a surprise for me, truly expected nothing and it stole my heart in the best way!

[@danielleburgess1956]

I got into booktube (and reading again) this year and you’re one of my favorite channels. Maybe I’ll start my own channel one day soon. :) I graduated from my PhD program last year so I relate to that struggle a lot.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

PhD life is so hard and not for the reasons I think anyone realizes lol but welcome back to the reading hobby and thank you so much for the kind words 😊

[@SevenSeasDrama]

I was introduced to your channel via a really very small booktuber during pandemic. What I miss most from the old days in your channel is "Science behind magic". I loved that series. Nowdays I watch little booktube. I kind of made a full circle, and watch mainly standalone reviews of books I have read(or interested in). P.S: Joining the discord was/is one of the best things. A really chill place for friendly discussions.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I love how chill the discord place is, one if the scariest/best decisions I made!

[@Codyline]

I've been here for four years? 😱 Where did the time go? (I had something else I wanted to say, but I started watching the video like 3 days ago and hadn't had a chance to finish, so that's all gone out my brain...) (Also, thank you, your channel is definitely helping me find books I'll enjoy, some of my all time faves have come from your recs. 😊)

[@bookschocaholic]

I’ve also been feeling a bit of a disconnect with some of the creators I used to watch. Glad you’re still such a constant on my feed! I also wish there were more lives and hangouts etc! ❤

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Maybe when I feel less overwhelmed with the new job I will add public lives into my channel again, right now I do them only on patreon which has been filling the void but don’t yet have the spoons to do that on the main channel often

[@bookschocaholic]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance yeah I feel like they attract the wrong crowd sometimes so I totally get you!

[@Kristenisfullybookd]

"We're in our 30s now" 😂😂😂😂 I've been thinking about your recent releases roundups lately and wondering if you could outsource some of the work? Like assign different new releases to various people who filter notes back to you? I need those round ups Angela 😅

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Maybe when I am not prepping new classes each semester I can bring them back 😅

[@MultiWar22]

That's a very fun tag. I definitely relate to not being able to sell myself and just preferring to be honest. And it's funny, because I think I'm a good seller of other things, but it feels insincere to sell myself, idk. Also, pretty cool that your reading taste has evolved into reading more horror. I've definitely added some things to my list because of your videos (haven't gotten to any of them yet, though, as my year has been slow after I finished Book of the Fallen, but anyway)

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

No rush getting to them, just hope you find things you like once you do!

[@MultiWar22]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance Thanks!

[@mirandahermes2554]

So cool to learn a little bit more about you! Where in Ohio? Love your channel!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Greater Cleveland area!

[@mirandahermes2554]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance I'm from Toledo. I always go to Cleveland to hike though, any reccomendations of used book stores around there?

[@isam.2653]

👵🏻🎉🎉🎉

[@ReadBecca]

If you need suggestions of people who do sprints or lives just ask, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in basically having someone I follow live at all times of day at this point. Definitely perceptions is reality, if you disengage or get busy its hard to stay connected, but for a lot of people booktube is more alive than ever. For myself definitely the latter, it seems like there has been such a continuous boom the past 2-3 years. It you aren't following it at all, the most obvious and immediate, definitely connect with people who are doing Amazing Readathon and Battle of the Booktubers, since there are just loads of activity surrounding those right now.

[@murph7096]

I'm a long-time watcher and just want to say thanks for some of the great recommendations! Your enthusiasm for what you do makes me inspired to start a channel one of these days. also thanks for sharing your experiences with academia - I'm a postdoc and relate to a lot of what you share about the job situation

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Academia is truly such a messy place right now. What's your field??

[@murph7096]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance i'm in political science! yeah it seems like regardless of field so many of us are in the same boat - loving teaching and/or researching our subjects but struggling with the precarity. hoping the job market swings in our favor in the not-too-distant future🤞

[@OnefortheBooks]

This was a great tag! I don't think I qualify as an oldie yet though. It's only been two years...😅 Time sure flies though

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Preaching to the choir, I couldn’t believe I was tagged as an oldie 😂

[@heabooktubes]

I’m glad class of 2020 is still going strong. 😂🥳👵

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Still got books to read and rant about!

[@MrRorosuri]

❤❤❤

[@kitty4407]

I did end up here from Jess. 😆👴

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

You are not alone 🤣

[@forevermoodreading]

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[@amandaluceroserenity4804]

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[@chrisalluna6733]

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[@RodgersReads]

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[@richdouglas9241]

👵 I found you through your appearance on Stitch & Bitch.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

That’s awesome!

[@mattkean1128]

👴

[@novelideea]

I’ve been here since 2020! ❤ I so appreciate the honesty and thoroughness of your reviews. Also, sharing your life with us🥰 I’ve never been a patron or in discord but I try to always let you know I’ve watched and how amazing you are❣️ I started a channel a couple years ago but I don’t do patreon or adsense or anything. 👵🏻🧓🏻👴🏻

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I always love seeing your comments and your channel is so cozy and lovely 💜

[@novelideea]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance 🥰

[@littleloezie]

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[@pjsandpages92]

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[@SheWasOnlyEvie]

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[@sgaston3969]

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[@natasagajic1061]

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[@fcoo7216]

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[@hannahandherstories]

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