Hi, friends.
My name is Ashley Poston, Epic Reads' author-in-residence for
one final video, I hate to say.
But in this video, I'm kind of switching things up.
So instead of me telling you recs, I went on the streets.
Take a look, and you might see some familiar faces.
You never know.
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Hi, my name is Ashley Poston, and I am the author-in-residence here at Epic Reads.
And I am here with Emily Duncan who is going to tell me her favorite book.
>> Right now? >> Right now.
>> Right now, Gideon the Ninth.
>> What's it about?
>> Goth lesbians in space.
Goth necromancer lesbians in space.
>> Yes. >> Big crumbling setting,
Gormenghast-like, which is like a throwback [CROSSTALK].
Bless you, if you know what that is.
And they have to compete and people are dying, and
they don't know who is killing them, and
there is bow notches, and big sword fights with big swords.
>> It's everything that I want.
>> It's everything.
>> Okay, I want to hear where you got it right now.
>> Okay. >> Thank you so much for your comp.
You're welcome.
>> Okay, favorite of all time.
Come on, you can do it, you can do it, you can do it.
>> This is really stressful.
Okay, Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is a constant Autumn reread.
Gorgeous 12 Dancing Princesses, and just makes you want to just
touch the right tree at just the right time and slip into some other world.
[CROSSTALK] >> I loved that book so much-
>> It was really good, gorgeous cover-
>> That's an oldie, but goodie.
>> I don't, I have so many.
Why are you doing this?
>> You can do it, you can do it, you can do it.
>> Lirael, Garth Nix.
>> Tell me what it's about.
>> Necromancer, picture this, doesn't know that she's a necromancer,
not only a necromancer but she has other powers.
>> Yes. >> Also at one point she turns
into an otter.
>> What, an otter?
This is otter-ly unbelievable.
>> My favorite book of all time is Geekerella by Ashley Poston.
>> [LAUGH] >> Don't forget to give me my $10.
>> Right now it's the The Weight of Our Sky which is set in 1969 Kuala Lumpur.
And there's a race war going between the Chinese and the Malay.
And Melati Ahmad, who's the main character, has OCD, but
she doesn't quite understand the words for that.
And it manifests in the form of she thinks that there's a jinn in her stomach.
That if she doesn't do a series of taps and
counting that something bad will happen to her mom.
>> Uh-huh, high stakes!
>> And then she and her mom get separated during the violence.
And she basically has to use the help of a Chinese boy, she's Malaysian.
And She uses the help of the Chinese boy to help reunite her with her mom.
>> That sounds like an amazing story.
>> Yeah, it's 300 pages so you'll be sad, but
you'll only be sad for a short amount of time.
>> I need to go and get that book because that sounds fantastic.
>> Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
>> Okay, okay, tell me, not about Goblet of Fire,
cuz I'm pretty sure it has a spoiler.
But, Harry Potter's been out for years.
Anyway, what's Harry Potter about?
>> This boy wizard.
>> Yeah?
>> Yeah, that's it.
>> That's it? Just full stop?
>> Elevator pitch.
>> That is fantastic.
Thank you so much!
Hi, I'm with Renee.
Please tell me your favorite book of all time.
>> My God, yes. That would probably have to be,
especially right now, Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned.
>> [SOUND] Okay, what is it about?
>> It is the third book in her vampire chronicles series.
>> Yeah. >> And
it's basically about the history and evolution of vampires.
>> That sounds amazing.
>> Yeah. >> Also, your vampires are fantastic.
I.
>> Thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.
>> It's so good.
Thank you. >> Enjoy the festival.
>> Thank you so much.
[CROSSTALK] >> My favorite book of all time is
The Hero and the Crown.
[CROSSTALK] Yes, so underrated.
>> I need a resurgence of Robin McKinley.
>> Yes, please and also Rose Daughter was also.
>> Yeah. >> It was my favorite book, so I loved.
>> The Blue Sword, Hero and the Crown, both of them.
>> So good.
>> I mean, well thank you so much for your rec.
It's an oldie but goodie.
And please tell me your favorite book of all time.
>> A Darker Shade of Magic.
>> Yes, okay. What's it about?
>> It is about a group of alternate universes all centered around London.
One has magic, one is plain like ours,
and one is starting to die because it's losing its magic.
And it's about people who can walk between those worlds and
they get into a bunch of trouble.
>> That sounds amazing.
So okay, Crystal, what is your favorite book of all time?
>> A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas.
>> Go on, okay, what is it about, or the series I guess, what's the series about?
>> Beautiful Fae Alerian men with wings and magic and
love [LAUGH] and Feyre, I love her so much.
[LAUGH] >> Feyre is the best, goals,
I have to say.
[LAUGH] >> I need a real life do those exist?
[CROSSTALK] >> Favorite book of all time.
>> History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera.
>> Go on, tell me what it's about!
>> Two boys,
one of whom dies at the beginning because it's an Adam Silvera book.
He died in a tragic drowning accident and so his ex-boyfriend.
And his boyfriend that he had before he died meet each other and
try to reconcile their memories.
>> That sounds like drama.
>> Well, it's an Adam Silvera book.
>> True, that sounds amazing, I wanna go read it right now.
>> Probably YA is gonna be Tithe by Holly Black.
>> Such a good one, one of my favorites too!
Okay, tell me a little bit about it.
>> So it's about this girl named Kaye Fierch and
she kind of doesn't fit in with anybody.
And she's seen fairies her entire life.
And she ends up going back home to New Jersey and realizing that the fairies she
thought might have been her make believe friends are actually real.
And she kinda saves this knight and
gets thrown into this court battle and- >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> Yeah, [INAUDIBLE].
[LAUGH] Sarah Dessen is my favorite author, so
The Truth About Forever is probably- >> I know!
>> It's just a beautiful tale about friendship and just
relationships of all kinds, and it all makes me happy every time that I read it.
>> Me too, and it's so swoon worthy it's- >> Exactly!
>> It is fantastic.
>> All the things she writes is.
>> I know, right? >> Exactly.
>> It's just if you want a comfort romance just go to Sarah Dessen.
>> She makes you feel good.
>> Really do. >> Hi.
>> Anne of Green Gables.
>> Please! >> Yes.
>> Tell me a little bit about it.
>> So, Anne is with an E.
>> Uh-huh.
>> And Anne is a little orphan girl who's adopted.
And she gets this wonderful new family that didn't really want a girl.
>> Yes? >> And she kind of endears them.
And she gets into all sorts of trouble.
She's a red-head.
>> [LAUGH] >> She's a little bit of a hot mess,
like me, so I relate to her.
>> Yes.
Yeah, and she's very spunky and I love that about her.
>> That sounds fantastic.
I haven't read it yet but I should have because- You haven't read Green Gables?
I know and I should because I'm a redhead!
>> Right? >> My favorite book of all time,
I'm a huge Lord of the Rings nerd, so that's childhood favorite.
But I'm also a big Megan Whalen Turner fan,
the Queen's Thief series, that has really influenced my whole life.
>> Okay, so tell me a little bit about.
>> Okay, so it's very much a political intrigue series
set in kind of an Ancient Greece type setting.
So there's a lot of the big pantheon of gods.
And all of these different books kind of end up circling in this very
kind of meta way around this one in particular character.
>> That sounds so juicy and meaty and wonderful.
>> It is amazing. And the next book,
the final book in the series releases next year,
after 20 years from since the first book has been published.
So, it's great.
>> My gosh. Talk about a long career, right?
>> I know. >> I have to
admit I've only read The Thief.
>> Yes. >> So, I haven't read the other ones, but
I'm going to, I'm going to, and now that you recommended it,
I'm definitely going to put it higher.
>> Excellent.
>> Hi, I'm here with Adam.
Okay what is your favorite book of all time?
>> Okay, A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi.
It's a recent favorite of mine, I have so many favorites but
I love this one so much.
I read it once a day on a flight.
>> Okay, what's it about?
>> It's about a girl, Muslim girl one year after 9/11 and
just her having to navigate all of that.
>> It is like so intense and so beautiful and she meets this boy named Ocean and
it's so good.
It's so good.
>> That sounds amazing.
>> Yes. >> Thank you so much for your work and
enjoy the festival.
>> Yes, everyone enjoy it too.
Okay, bye. >> Bye.
Well wasn't that such a great fun video?
I had such a fun time talking with you all and I have so many more books to read now.
But sad to say this is my final video And so
this is me for the last time signing off.
My name is Ashley Poston.
This is my favorite cat, only cat, Pepper.
[LAUGH] And we will see you guys on the Internet.
Happy reading, bye-bye.
[LAUGH] I know you hate me sometimes.
I love you so much.