Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago

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It happens to all of us. A few weeks go by and you realise you haven't picked up a book. Sometimes weeks turn into months. Why is that? How can you break out of it? What books work better than others?

Today, we're running down your picks for books that bust a slump like no other.

Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Why are you in a slump?
01:54 General advice for busting slumps
03:09 Cosy, Comedy, Short Novellas
07:17 Epic, Escapism, Big Books
10:17 Fast-paced, Engrossing Thrillers
14:22 Emotionally Devastating, Dark, Sad Novels
17:45 Book we forgot
18:09 Outro

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