EP 016 Bookish Series: Imposter syndrome, why we mood read, & unlocking your story through fiction w/ Briana Soler @bribeatris

Welcome to the April Bookish Series with the freakin perfect amazing goddess Briana Soler, AKA @bribeatris. 

 Her aesthetic; you’re wandering a new city after finding a surprisingly amazing coffee shop during your stroll. There’s homie knick-knack shops, artists and street performers playing jazz. You then stumble across this bookstore. The sign is tastefully worn. The window has curated book piles with a casual mess, yet flowers in delicate vases and lamps add an elegant laissez faire. You walk in. It’s warm. It smells of leather, denim and black tea leaves. Vintage furniture provides comfort to the space. Tall, dark wood shelves are lined with used, new, favorites and donations. Some books are even tucked into thrifted cabinets with golden knobs. There’s color, there’s language. It feels like home. It feels like you want to sit here and get to know this place. 

I don’t know why I haven’t done this BEFORE. But truly, this is the only way I can describe her aesthetic. 

This episode really plucked my heart strings on my Soul guitar. We discuss imposter syndrome as a reader, a creator and a writer. We discuss how fictional tales allow us to find our own. We discuss mood reading and how we read, which our weird reader nuances. We discuss how books have created connections far beyond our definition of joy, in the best way. 

I can’t wait for you to get cozy and giggle with us. 

Connect with her on IG @bribeatris and subscribe to her newsletter, where she writes and rambles her gorgeous musings. 

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Time stamps

[00:6:30] Why did you start this account and what inspired your aesthetic? 

[00:13:50] How do you decide to read your next book?

[00:16:15] How do you go about reading a really big book?

[00:18:15] Have you felt bookstagram/reader/writer imposter syndrome?

[00:23:11] What inspires you to share more of who you are and be vulnerable on bookstagram? 

[00:28:27] What’s a book that you relate to the most?

[00:31:30] If you could tell someone you love them with a book, what would it be?

[00:33:00] What’s your earliest memory of reading?

[00:34:40] How has your reading changed since then?

[00:35:50] Who are your favorite writers and why?

[00:48:03] Describe yourself/your personality with a book. 

[00:53:45] How do you go about a book when you’re not clicking with it?

[00:59:05] What’s a bookish pet peeve that you have?

[01:05:45]: What’s a book you think everyone should drop what they’re doing and read immediately?

[01:09:42] Why do you read?

Some of the books mentioned in episode: 

[Visit https://www.thriftbooks.com/ or your local bookstore to purchase!]

• Sour Hearts by Jenny Zhang
• Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion  
• A Cat on a Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 
• Just Kids by Patti Smith 
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote 
• Harry Potter Series
• A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin 
• Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote 
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing