The BookTuber Role Tag

The BookTuber Role Tag This is a brand new tag created by Allison ‪@AllisonAnnotated‬. I was tagged by Allison and also by Suey ‪@sueysbookbanter‬. I'll include links to their videos below. Allison asks that we consider our role as booktubers. She was inspired to create this tag by several recent events including the recent shutting down of the book review section of The Washington Post. Please check out Allison's video to hear more about her motivation in developing these thought-provoking questions. Prompts: 1. How do you view your role as a booktuber? [Examples might be as a critic, a curator, an influencer, an entertainer, an educator, etc.] 2. Do you have any educational background in literature or literary criticism, either formal or self-directed? And [if you are comfortable sharing] do you have any other education or professional experience that you bring to bear on your reviews? 3. Do you typically do any research on either the book or the author before you review a book? 4. Do you focus your reviews more on the objective qualities of a book or more on your subjective opinions about it? 5. Have you ever received a free book or advanced reader copy from the author, and if so, did it have any impact on your ability to honestly review the book? (Or on how you felt about it?) 6. Do you review every book you read? Are there any reasons that you might read a book but choose not to review it? 7. How do you feel about the fact that many people now primarily consume book reviews by hobbyists on BookTube rather than professional critics? (What is lost; what is gained?) 8. Tag others. Allison's Video:    • What Is The Role Of A BookTuber? (aka Book...   Suey's Video:    • Do BookTubers Have a Purpose? | The BookTu...   I tag anyone watching who would like to join in on this conversation and also the following people (and, of course, no pressure ever to do this or any other tag): ‪@readandre-read‬ ‪@scallydandlingaboutthebooks‬ ‪@GhostReadersintheSky‬ ‪@hardbooks770‬ ‪@AlansReads‬ ‪@arockinsamsara‬ ‪@JamesRuchala‬ ‪@JessBookgirlTV‬ ‪@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p‬ ‪@awebofstories‬ ‪@spreadbookjoy‬ ‪@booksimnotreading‬ ‪@bookssongsandothermagic‬ ‪@brittabohlerthesecondshelf‬ #booktubecommunity #tags #tagtuesday