Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This was going to be a community post, but I decided to do a quick video with my thoughts on the shortlist, and my experience going to the shortlist announcement event.

Huge thanks to @TheBookerPrizes for the invitation!

Booker shortlist announcement livestream:
youtube.com/live/r6VO7dkRtjU?si=cnlZEz59lZLmgnXd

My Booker longlist ranking:
youtu.be/E11wIRq2vVA?si=r8UI9Ac7qnHFIdC6

My review videos:
youtu.be/2glEI7tmU2I?si=CePeihdRdnaCGlH0
youtu.be/KU_9k0Dmf74?si=oCBVC71XH3KoEBBn
youtu.be/1plSv_x3NOI?si=u-lOh8-dOEvgGjTw

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Channels mentioned:
@EricKarlAnderson
@SavidgeReads

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Shortlisted books mentioned:
📖 Audition, by Katie Kitamura
📖 Flesh, by David Szalay
📖 The Land in Winter, by Andrew Miller
📖 The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai
📖 The Rest of Our Lives, by Ben Markovits
📖 Flashlight, by Susan Choi

Other books mentioned:
📖 Endling, by Maria Reva
📖 Seascraper, by Benjamin Wood

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Thank you so much for watching.

📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2025:
youtu.be/sl6NEuMRXF4
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b9e80f78-e8d0-464e-b460-c2e1034dc707

✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/benreadsgood
📊 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benreadsgood

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