cosy book haul/reading list for autumn

[@violas_duet]

Dakota, please keep talking about surrealism and religion and metaphors!! I love having your videos on in the background and the things that you say are so inspiring to me

[@quinni241]

Books Mentioned: Louise Bourgeois by Ulf Küster (4:35) Manifestos of Surrealism by André Breton (6:27) We the Parasites by A.V. Marraccini (7:54) The Paris Review: Summer 2024 (10:24) Mad Love by André Briton translated by Mary Ann Caws (11:59) Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dalí (13:49) Bonnie and Clyde: Screenplay by David Newman (15:24) What A Time To Be Alive by Jenny Mustard (16:37)

[@Erica-jn1pq]

Thank you!

[@Zahrafarooqq]

thanksss

[@mayasworte]

Not me currently writing a college essay about surrealism lol, love ur taste

[@theodoesthings]

this year i finished my degree in which i was reading insane amounts of non-fiction but not enjoying it because i was too stressed to take any of it in, but now it's over i've been so excited to get to read non-fic for fun!!! and so many of the things i have read have been per your recommendation so thank you for feeding us with knowledge!!

[@JennyMustard]

dakota! i am watching!! hah and so so flattered by all the lovely words also: reading your own book until you can perform it verbatim, is there a better feeling?? strange, but wonderful xxx

[@JennyMustard]

p.s. love you back d.s.

[@MinMin-kq2zn]

Ahhhhh i love seeing queens intracttt

[@hy.a.cinthh]

Your sweater!!! It's so cute I'm so ready for fall

[@doyle6000]

So glad you're back!!

[@dorothyparashi1736]

you are so chaotic I LOVE YOU

[@kaninhjaerta]

i just love your personality and i’m beyond excited to read your novel!! one day i hope you will read my book/ current wip as well, whenever that thing is released

[@joyhdl]

00:00 intro 03:07 squarespace and nowhere girl collective 04:10 louise bourgeois's biography by Ulf Kuster 06:30 manifestos of surrealism by Andrè Breton 08:00 we the parasites by A. V. Marraccini 10:24 the paris review 11:53 mad love by Andrè breton 13:47 diary of a genius by salvador dalì 15:23 bonnie and clyde 1967 screenplay 16:36 what a time to be alive by jenny mustard (out april 2025) 18:24 lady dakota tells a story (and outro)

[@nissasbookcorner]

thanks for the story dakota 🫶 congrats on finishing ur editing

[@sassysunday-ti9ud]

Please post a vlog of your trip to New York 😭😭😭

[@Dan-jd4os]

Have you read man and his symbols by Carl Jung and co? For someone interested in symbolism and dreams and the unconscious I can’t stress how influential it may be for you, even though you don’t take reccomendations from strangers normally, I think this is so worth checking out at least and he is a genuinely nice man (I’m pretty sure) so you won’t have to preface your liking of him.

[@fionawilliams5477]

I love your poetry so much! I included my favourite in an anthology i had to do for school :D

[@liekederidder6077]

the mug was amazing

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

So many books and so little time! Best wishes and happy reading!

[@indigo_diary]

I've always enjoyed reading fiction and nonfiction, but you sparked my interest in poetry ❤

[@ness.ness.]

u on ur editing binge sounds like me during assignment season...can ONLY do one great big task at a time i fear 😭

[@fawngirl777]

Yayyyy I missed you Dakota!!

[@Pazoo_underscore]

im cirrently doing a surrealism in gcse art and your videos and passion about it have really helped me as i completely hate gcse art. but i do love surrealism and i am using the nowhere girl collective and your videos as inspiration. i might do a final piece based on one of your poem

[@margaux8442]

Dakota, if you love surrealism you should come to Paris before January: there's a huge exhibition on surrealism at the Pompidou Center! I have been yet but I can't wait 🤩 And for all French speakers: there are a lot of documentaries on Arte if you're interested (I don't know if they have any subtitles except from German)

[@indyapearceart]

you'd better be writing a film script!! bonnie & clyde inspired! I'll be waiting here patiently, love from australia xoxo

[@zhongyiya5409]

omg how I stood up to get my laundry when your washing machine was beepingpppp

[@DEichenberg]

Louis Aragon's 'The Masters' (as quoted in The Manifesto's of Surrealism) has to be my favorite poem ever.

[@DEichenberg]

Correction: Paul Eluard's 'The Masters'!

[@thestargirl66]

You are caffeinated in this video, I loved it

[@josephine-violette]

if you have the ressources to go to paris, a big surrealism exhibit just started at the Centre Pompidou!

[@gilliangracee]

where is your jumper from?? i'm in love

[@colinfirths]

i'm pretty sure it's from a brand called dangerfield! but idk if they still have it

[@emifrco]

Hello Dakota ! You are right to dissociate surrealism from the people who made up the movement. Louise Bourgeois talks about it in The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine movie. Love from France! 😚

[@Johnnysaintrizz]

excellent video, but i must correct you about figs- only Mediterranean and middle figs are pollinated by fig wasps. The figs we eat, say in States or UK are called common figs and self- pollinate.

[@lapvona]

your adhd is the perfect way to calm mine 😭

[@kayleighThePlantMom]

YES same! She makes me feel so grounded!

[@theyekeeper7731]

Waiting for Dakota to drop a new video rn 👉🏻👈🏻

[@alicianordin1605]

Obsessed with your sweater!! Where is it from?

[@heloiseclement6817]

just in time for my spiralling session

[@ocdtdc]

Just ordered Nadja

[@ocdtdc]

Just got to the Dali book. I really enjoyed reading thst years ago, the movie about the woman who fell in love with a wheelbarrow really stuck with me for some reason lol

[@douglascarroll9547]

How lovely!!❤

[@aspenfrench2515]

I adore chatty Dakota

[@melyibarra809]

Morniiiing❤❤❤❤

[@Erica-jn1pq]

There’s a Salvador Dali museum in Tampa Florida if you ever visit Florida.

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Congrats on finishing your HUGE editing task...!! Good for you!! (Now PLEASE get something to eat besides pasta and kale!!)

[@KostaParadise]

Dakota, have you ever read a Clarice Lispector novel? I’ve never heard you mention her so I’m not sure. You should definitely read her work, perhaps “Near to the Wild Heart.” I feel like you’d love her (though I wouldn’t be surprised if you already do).

[@fionawilliams5477]

Omg does anyone know where I can get that jumper?? I must have it

[@UTUBER367.YouTube]

lady dakotaaa -the woman you are! you inspire me so much and i love every way you speak and express your thoughts aloud -i'm excited for your new novel, i'm sure its more than extraordinary p.s. love your hair

[@melissaaugust7016]

Are you novels available in the U.S.?

[@RonDale-jy8et]

That "Mad Love" is that the basis of the Peter Lorre film?Wait no... I think that was based on a Conrad Veigt film from the silent era...!

[@oziphantom9465]

given your love for controversial romances, what do you think of Licorice Pizza?

[@-lovecassy_333]

Dear Dakota, have you read the book Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn? I am currently reading it and am enjoying it as it’s very messy but also really enjoyable? I would love to hear your thoughts on it, as I originally went to my book store for Julia Fox’s memoir but they didn’t have it and I saw this on the side and got it. I haven’t seen anyone I follow mention it or anywhere else. I hope you enjoy it, I adore your videos soo much!! Sending peace and love and best wishes! Congrats on your novel

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Please don't feel bad going chatty, this is only my second video so I'm okay with winding up in the deep end of the pool!! Enjoying your voice since my first video (8 gothic books to rule them all) your were ill...!! I(s the cameo on your bookshelf Mary W. Shelley?) Just curious...!

[@NicoleMae]

Looovvveeee

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Are you doing any better? (OBvoiusly!) How did you find America, aside from the killer grabs at local bookstores? (Please don't quote Ringo?)

[@stephenmodicabookgiveway]

I just thrifted 218 books and spent 30 for my book giveway at work

[@asemicwriter]

Greetings from Dakota Territory Dakota. Nadja is one of my favorite French novels. I reread it every once in a while. Thanks for celebrating quality literature. I'll send you my distant attempt at writing a Nadja someday. I'm looking forward to reading your novel, hopefully your distribution will be wide. I want a first edition unless they are devoured before I can hit purchase. You should go for a Booker Prize. I admire your literary explorations. Hopefully it fuels a long writing career for you. You are one step away from founding a publishing house.

[@elisaflore2850]

Feh- (as in bet) kun- (as in see you next Tuesday)-dity

[@joelharris4399]

What you speak of Dakota is what the late American literary critic Harold Bloom coined "The Anxiety of Influence," bearing the burden of the great writers on your meagre shoulders, unable to escape from their overwhelming literary power that you'll just have to settle for being either mediocre or derivative.