I was asked to contribute a short video to Bookriot’s Instagram So I did.

Here are 15 seconds in which I say things about a book and am very conscious of my voice and face and accent and everything.

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Rioter @johannthors talking about THE COLOR PURPLE, the book he's reading today. Find out what other Rioters are reading in the Peek Over Our Shoulders feature – up now on the site. What are YOU reading today? Tell us below or post a picture using hashtags #sneakpeekread #bookriot You can find more bookish videos on our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/BookRiotVideo

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Ok, after my initial feelings of awkwardness recording that (this is take…. 5, I think) my first thought was “Hey, that wasn’t so bad. I should do more of that.”

I haven’t.