Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I finished three books this week! And I also feel compelled to discuss the absolute fiasco that was the 2025 Polari Prize. Expand for more information. 👇

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Bob the Bookerer: youtube.com/@BobTheBookerer

Further Viewing 🍿
The Times’ 25 Best Books of the 21st Century: youtu.be/J3XGhsG23Vw
Book Haul Revisit for August: youtu.be/dr4w3jVB2Hg
Booker Review of The South: youtu.be/v3mZT6xhPBU
Is Literature Dead? youtu.be/dWRscXUyw7c
Our Best Books of 2025 (So Far): youtu.be/jus09aJ9UbU
Last Friday Reads: youtu.be/PB_3nvoKVmc

Jump to the Friday Reads: 17:21

Titles Mentioned 📚
Bellies, Nicola Dinan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781335490889
Winging It with You, Chip Pons: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593853504
The Road to Dalton, Shannon Bowring: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781609459260
Dream State, Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550666

eBook Links 📱
Bellies, Nicola Dinan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780369736567
Winging It with You, Chip Pons: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593853511
The Road to Dalton, Shannon Bowring: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781609459277
Dream State, Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550673

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