Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Books mentioned:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020)
James by Percival Everett
The Trees by Percival Everett
The Duchess by Wendy Holden
The Governess by Wendy Holden
The Princess by Wendy Holden
Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver 2022
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) by Hilary Mantel
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (2020)
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin 2022


Dates:
June 22, 2026 - 1930s youtu.be/bBQlrHkDVuM
June 25, 2026 - 1940s youtu.be/RhxgnlopU1s
June 29, 2026 - 1950s youtu.be/KFYAnupP9NM
July 2, 2026 -1960s youtu.be/0hCVro519Og
July 6, 2026 - 1970s youtu.be/2YGf2R1MUYM
July 9, 2026 - 1980s youtu.be/vwI-JtBPn18
July 13, 2026 - 1990s youtu.be/bNGU96VfNcw
July 16, 2026 - 2000s youtu.be/0yuG3Eu9D3I
July 20, 2026 - 2010s youtu.be/z1J-LWZgiQU
July 23, 2026 - 2020s youtu.be/kQ7IXx10G8U


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