Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hi friends. There are no book cover images in this video today. There is an electrical problem in the room that's my office, so this video was cobbled together on a laptop at the kitchen table. But here is a list of the books discussed:

Normal People, Sally Rooney
When Will There Be Good News, Kate Atkinson
A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley
Accordion Crimes, Annie Proulx
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery

What We Do in the Shadows, FX show about inept Vampires

I didn't even mention the Alice Munro Wars of 2019.