Ok you guys, what's your top audiobook playback speed record? And what book were you reading? Also im curious what's everyone's norm? And for that matter, what was the slowest you had to put a book for?

I have been hunting for smaller book tube channels and feel I should let you too reap the rewards of that search. All of these channels are not the smallest but all of them deserve more attention imo. I have added a short description to give you the briefest idea as to their content as well as listing their follower count and if / when relevant any minority cultures they happen to be a part of (so long as it relates to their content) . My comments are in no way representative of all of their content and can only cover the few videos I have seen of theirs. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR OWN IN THE COMMENTS!

less than 5k- jthbooks- queer man who reads a ton of modern lit (his queer nonfiction recs are brilliant and i need to read them all! ) less than 5k- Saracen’s salute- middle eastern loves history and nonfiction. mildly political content less than 5k- Noteworthy fiction (Nicole) - a fellow mammoth (books over 800pg) reader! Bipoc creator less than 5k- caitlinslibraryhours- reads a lot of fantasy, a realistic reader. less than 5k- The cosy bookish show with Paul magrs- his personality is just lovely! Older queer man who I strive to be later in life. Very laid back content less than 5k- Just martine- kindle reader who loves and makes some amazing reading challenges. Was shocked to see such a low count of followers due to the quality of the content less than 5k- Katie Marie- loves weird vibes and whimsical books 10.1k- Jensee Reads- again just a brilliant personality. Amazing reading vlogs that go more in depth than most others I've seen. 11.7k- Topher library- was also surprised to see the following count so low. Again, the quality of content is very high. His video with his wife was so cute (slight warning as he talks about harry potter without outright condemning j.k. , which has happened in two videos, i haven't seen all his videos so he may or may not support the franchise? fingers crossed he doesn't but felt i should warn, though as that is my only complaint thus far it seems harsh to not support him over only that) 24.7k- Books with brittney- have watched a few of her reading vlogs she is also into beauty and working out so these topics come up often (though from what I've seen not in her reading tastes)
33.4k- Rammel Broadcasting- great quality content. Prefers stand online books but does read series. Does talk about movies as well. 34.6k- Mars Library- bipoc creator loves nonfiction and history reads. They are a researcher professionally 36k- Books and things - loves a classic English Victorian novels (same here) 51.8k- Books are sick- love his weekly sit down chats. Again just a great personality does a few monthly read-a-longs 55.2k- Phill got books- seems to be new to the habit of reading a great realistic look at reading as a side hobby 59.6k- 2 to Ramble- bookish podcast that mostly covers fantasy and science fiction. Love how opinionated they are and how much they disagree. 62.8k- Life on books- loves a classic and “harder” to read lit as well as a lover of fantasy 96.3k- Ian Gubeli- loves Stephen king and recently seems to be getting more into romance (also has the cutest relationship with his wife) 109k- Gavin reads it all- loves a challenge and his Agatha Cristie series is brilliant and hilarious! Loves a fun costume. Queer man. 120k- Throne of pages - also a classic lover but reads a bit of everything and again i just love their personality! Dominican youtuber. 128k- Thisstoryaintover - interested in supporting small/bipoc authors both fiction and non-fiction focus bipoc author and creator 198k- Frankie’s shelf - loves weird women fiction and focuses a lot of impact and gender/sexuality in fiction as well as mental health 211k- Leena norms - focuses on women’s issues and loves nonfiction. Once again just a lovely personality! 458k- * emmie *- lots of great vibes. Bookshelf goals. Content quality is very very high! 683k- The book Leo - her new podcast “ curious and curiouser ” gives me hope for the world. Lives in the Netherlands and has the best vibe on this list imo (i would class her as hope-core)

My apologies to the creators who got less of an explanation but as i didn't intend to post this i just stopped watching when I realized their content wasn't specifically what i was looking for (i was attempting to find book-tubers with similar tastes to my own. But alas as a hater of fantasy, YA, and science fiction that is a massive task. (if you have your own booktubers to recommend who love nonfiction and classics, specifically of the Victorian variety, please let me know!

I've had a paid membership of my local network of libraries for over a decade and I'm so grateful for all the joy it's bought me!

I love back when I was in primary school and my dad would pick a dozen books from the library for me on his way home from work and I'd wake up especially early on the weekends to binge read in silence.

When I moved houses and started frequenting a different branch, a very sweet librarian asked me what kind of books I wanted to read, and I said Enid Blyton's books. She ordered a ton and they're still at the library, looking well-loved. And if I'm remembering right, the first decently far (15-20 min) place my parents let me walk to all by myself was the library as a pre-teen.

Looking back, it's nostalgic to think of first being lost in the children's section, then YA and romance and thrillers, and now I occasionally pick up textbooks for reference as a uni student. How have your library journeys started and progressed?

Personally I read just about every review i come across here. So I was curious if anyone does the same? I also read reviews for books not in languages I speak (assuming the review is in English)

Help! I feel like I'm in a constant cycle of battling a reading slump. What's your tried and true method to get out of a reading slump?

I'm a little in the dumps lately and overthinking everything surrounding romance (which makes up 90% of the books I read). I'm thinking of cutting down on my romance reads apart from what I already have. Genres I'm thinking of exploring are women's fiction, literary fiction, thrillers, fantasy, and memoirs. Looking to dive more into YA since it's likely to lack subplots romance in other genres. I'm also interested in reading family centric or platonic relationships. I'd love if you could suggest some recs with little to no romance!!

I'm looking for books in this quest that are sweet and smut free/ have minimal spicy scenes. Would love to know which books here suit those preferences. If the curator is taking recommendations, I think the Hawthorne brother series by Jenny Proctor would be perfect.