Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join me to discuss another set of great short stories!

00:00 THIS WEEK’S STORIES:
01:05 “Come into the Drawing Room, Doris” by Edna O’Brien
05:42 “The Faithful” by Elizabeth Hardwick
07:35 “Family Walls” by Maeve Brennan
09:09 “The Moons of Jupiter” by Alice Munro
11:30 “When We Were Nearly Young” by Mavis Gallant
13:16 “I Live on Your Visits” by Dorothy Parker
14:48 “The Lesson” by Jessamyn West

Thanks to @saintdonoghue for pushing me to finally try Mavis Gallant's work!

To learn more about Short Story Summer, check out this year’s hosts:
Randy Ray ‪‪@LiterateTexan ‬‬‬
Brandy‪ ‪@TheBookclectic
Crystal ‪‪@fiberartsyreads
Greg ‪‪@anotherbibliophilereads ‬‬‬
James ‪‪@JamesRuchala
Nicky ‪‪@MyMessyBookshelf ‬
Roy @royreadsanything
Steve ‪‪@saintdonoghue ‬
And me: Hannah @HannahsBooks

To learn more about the art readathon Framed in September, check out this year’s hosts:
Heather @heathergregg9975
Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Joshua @joshuacreboreads
Mike @RiffRaffReads
And me: Hannah @HannahsBooks

FAVORITE THINGS (affiliates):
Harney & Sons Fine Teas: harney.com/HANNAHSBOOKS
Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/shop/HannahsBooks

READ MY BOOK:
Unspeakable amzn.to/47HdMh7

CONTACT ME:
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