Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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SHORTY SEPTEMBER:
This year's hosts:
@TooManyHeathers
@RovingReader
@fiberartsyreads

2025 Announcement: youtu.be/dsQTFt3Bs6k?si=vggb6dcaf2tR_GXO

Shorty September Tag: youtu.be/0jzUWwoqDy0?si=rSX0g-9jZE66sxZS

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
3:21 - The prompts
5:31 - The books
28:09 - My prompt

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PROMPTS:
Ripped Shorts - read a mystery/thriller/horror
Boxer Shorts - a comfort read
Biker Shorts - pair a book with a research deep dive
Half and Half shorts - read a book then watch the adaptation
Shorty Shorts - read a book from the 70s or 80s
Patent Leather Shorts - read a graphic novel/manga or a book out of your comfort zone
Culottes - a book that looks like one thing but is secretly something else
Running Shorts - read a book in a day or on sprints
Utili-kilt - read a retelling or something traditional meets modern
Runway Fashion Shorts - read a translated book
Granddad Shorts - a book you’ve had a while
Bonus - Hand me Down Shorts - annotate a book then send to a friend

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BOOKS:
Aquí es un buen lugar, Ana Pessoa, translated by Paula Abramo
Tristan and Isolde
The Werewolf / The Bodley Head (?), Clemence Houseman
Brother Hugo and the Bear, Katy Beebe, illustrated by S.D. Schindler
Eve’s Tarot, R.E. Lieske
El jardín de los ídolos, Georgina Moctezuma
The Kitchen Night, retold by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Himan
Wrinkles, Paco Roca
St. Sebastian’s Abyss, Mark Haber

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ME, ELSEWHERE:
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/160245301-mariana-mas-books
Instagram: instagram.com/marianamasbooks
My channel in Spanish: youtube.com/@marianaylavida