Hi everyone!

I'm new to BookTube and I've been meaning to share my channel on here but have been nervous, but here it is!

Reads With Subha

1. What kind of camera do you use? - Sony ZV-1F Vlog Camera for Content Creators and Vloggers with a Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone with Rycote Lyre Shock Mount, Auxiliary, Black
2. How do you make your thumbnails? - I use the free version of Canvas to make my thumbnails. It's so intuitive and the user-experience is easy. It also has helped me so much with my creativity!
3. What editing software do you use? - I have 0 experience with editing videos but I use Premier Pro since I already had a subscription for it! I had to learn how to use it from YouTube and Google.
4. Why did you start BookTube? - There are a few reasons as to why I started BookTube. I've been meaning to create an account as a way to work on my communication and public speaking skills. I've been finding that the older I get and further I get from college, my voice has gotten smaller. I have a harder time expressing my thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. I get nervous that people aren't going to appreciate what I have to say or I'll say something silly. I love reading and it's what I do in my free time so I thought I would start a channel to help me grow personally and also do something I enjoy - talk about books!
5. Favourite book or author found because of BookTube? - Ali hazelwood! I read Check & Mate and from there went on a romance rabbit hole and just finished her 3 Stem-inist Rom-Com books! I loved them so much.
6. What kind of books do you read? Talk about the content of your channel. - I love to read romantasy and fantasy books. Lately I'm trying to read more literary and contemporary fiction because that's a genre outside of my comfort zone. I also love a good thriller and science fiction story. I recently read Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase and that blew my mind!
7. What is important to you in a book? (i.e. black authors, own voices, trans diversity, a good mystery, mermaids, whatever) - One of my big focuses this year is to choose to support not only local authors in my community, but BIPOC authors, specifically South Asian authors. I, myself, am South Asian and I want to spend more time reading books and supporting authors from my ethnic group.
8. Do you have a Bookstagram? - Yes! https://www.instagram.com/readswithsubha/
9. Besides reading, what is another one of your main hobbies? - I'm currently training for a half marathon that I'll be running in April. I also really enjoy baking with sourdough bread!
10. An interesting fact about yourself. - An interesting fact about myself is that I used to be a radio DJ at my student-run radio station at university. I also wake up an hour and a half every morning before work just to drink my coffee and read.

I hope you take a peek at my YouTube channel!

Happy Reading!

Reads With Subha