January TBR 🎀📚 TBR Cards [cc]

TL;DR

Jesse introduces her deck of TBR cards and selects three books for her January to-be-read list.

Transcript

what up my channel? welcome back to another  video. i'm jesse and you're watching... welcome to my first tbr of 2021 and this is  a tbr that i know a lot of y'all are really   really excited about because it is the  first official tbr that i will be doing   with my completed deck of tbr cards! those of  you who followed my channel throughout 2020 k... Read More

Key Insights

• 🎴 Jesse created a deck of TBR cards with original artwork and reading prompts to add excitement and diversity to her reading.
• 🎴 Due to personal circumstances, Jesse will only be pulling three cards for her January TBR.
• 🧭 The three books selected for her TBR are "Passing" by Nella Larsen, "Sanctuary" by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher, and "The Gilda Stories" by Jewel Gomez.
• 🖤 "Passing" explores racial identity in New York City, "Sanctuary" focuses on immigrant life in a near-future America, and "The Gilda Stories" is a queer black vampire fiction.
• 🫵 Jesse invites viewers to check out her December TBR for more book recommendations.
• 😑 She expresses gratitude for the support and positive reactions to her TBR cards.
• 🌱 Jesse plans to document her reading experience and share it through vlogs and social media.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is Jesse's deck of TBR cards?

Jesse created a deck of TBR cards with original artwork and reading prompts to encourage diverse reading and make it more exciting.

Q: What are the reading prompts on Jesse's TBR cards?

The prompts can be diversity prompts, encouraging readers to pick books by marginalized authors, or more creative prompts like reading a book with talking animals.

Q: Why is Jesse only pulling three cards for her January TBR?

Jesse experienced a personal loss and was unable to read much in December, so she decided to focus on finishing the books from her previous TBR.

Q: What are the three books Jesse selected for her January TBR?

Jesse selected "Passing" by Nella Larsen for the literary fiction prompt, "Sanctuary" by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher for the undocumented person/immigration prompt, and "The Gilda Stories" by Jewel Gomez for the throwback prompt.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Jesse created a deck of TBR cards with original artwork and reading prompts to read more inclusively and make reading fun.

• She announces her first official TBR using the deck, but due to personal circumstances, she will only be pulling three cards.

• The three books Jesse selects are "Passing" by Nella Larsen, "Sanctuary" by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher, and "The Gilda Stories" by Jewel Gomez.