Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Eric @EricKarlAnderson

The longlist:
VENETIAN VESPERS John Banville (Faber & Faber)
THE TWO ROBERTS Damian Barr (Canongate)
EDEN’S SHORE Oisín Fagan (John Murray Press)
HELM Sarah Hall (Faber & Faber)
THE PRETENDER Jo Harkin (Bloomsbury)
BOUNDARY WATERS Tristan Hughes (Parthian Books)
THE MATCHBOX GIRL Alice Jolly (Bloomsbury)
EDENGLASSIE Melissa Lucashenko (Oneworld Publications)
BENBECULA Graeme Macrae Burnet (Polygon)
ONCE THE DEED IS DONE Rachel Seiffert (Virago)
THE ARTIST Lucy Steeds (John Murray Press)
SEASCRAPER Benjamin Wood (Viking)


Reading vlogs:
These books sat on my shelves for years— HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
youtu.be/_LAGhSCLfr4
I tried reading 3 BOOKS from my shelves and here's what happened | reading vlog-ish youtu.be/SYxdKl-2ilM

Makeup used:
Hannah Louise Poston X Salt New York saltnewyork.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoph11sTSWTtHEC29jmbZOj9FJRr_zNY9j-lwPrR4n_qhlAS5BR3

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