Bookish Fun

 by Sybil Johnson

I think we could all use some fun right now. I know I could. So here are some interesting/fun things I’ve found recently relating to books and/or writing.

If Books Had a Party. A friend sent me the link to this one. It’s about 3 minutes long. I feel very sorry for Audiobook. 

Molly Burns Her Crappy Writing. I didn’t really watch Mike and Molly, but I found this clip a few years ago. It still makes me laugh now. I’m sure a lot of writers can relate.

I Want a Sleuthing Skeleton For Christmas. Two and a half minutes long, this is a fun video from 6 years ago advertising one of the Family Skeleton books by Toni Kelner. The song is stuck in my head now. This is a great series and an interesting way to advertise it.

Youtube audiobooks. This is something I only recently learned about. Apparently, there are a lot of free audiobooks on Youtube. Some are in the public domain. Some are AI narrated. Some are uploaded by authors themselves. I listened to an AI generated audiobook through Youtube last year. It was decent. Assuming you have the audio rights to your book, you’ll have to join the Youtube Partner Program (YPP) and meet certain requirements. I found this guide that explains what you have to do and how you can get paid. Some authors are earning quite a bit from this.

Seattle Public Library Domino Chain. This is from 2013, three minutes long. Book domino chain world record. 

Surprised Kitty Original (formerly known as Tickle Kitty). Seventeen seconds of cuteness. Nothing to do with books, but it makes me smile every time.

I hope you enjoyed all of these.