Gem of Books | A Booker Prize Heavy August Wrap Up @GemofBooks | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Lets wrap up all the books I read in August!

If you want to check out the solo rteviews for the books I read this month they are here:

Headshot - youtube.com/watch?v=yu2cfISe6Rc
My Frineds - youtube.com/watch?v=pVloJEj_hY4
Unsheltered (live) - youtube.com/watch?v=IejMO8LX3YE&t=245s
Wild Houses - youtube.com/watch?v=pVtEceawfVg
The Safekeep - youtube.com/watch?v=o_1EQn-vYaw

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Books Mentioned:

Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle
Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino (translated by Kendall Heitzman)
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
My Friends by Hisham Matar
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda)
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
What you are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated by Alison Watts)
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Deathnote Volume 1 by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (translated by Pookie Rolf)
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amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le

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Thanks for watching! New content two (or perphaps three) times a week!

Lots of Love,

Gem xx

email: gemofbooks@outlook.com

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Video Contents

00:00 Intro
00:41 Praiseworthy
01:41 Same Bed Different Dreams
03:18 Headshot
04:02 Nails and Eyes
04:47 Stone Yard Devotional
05:36 My Friends
06:46 The Premonition
07:59 Unsheltered
10:21 Wild Houses
11:31 Love Marriage
12:40 What You Are Looking For Is In The Library
14:02 North Woods
15:40 Deathnote
17:18 The Safekeep
18:33 Thanks!