Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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I am going to be a judge for the quarterfinal round of the 2025 BookTube Prize and want to share the 6 books that I will be ranking.

Special thanks to @robert.sheard for all the work he has put into making the @booktubeprize possible!

Books in Group A:
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
James by Percival Everett
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

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