Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in to hear about our favorite reads of the year so far. Expand for more information. 👇

Further viewing 🎥
Last Year’s Mid-Year Favorites: youtu.be/jus09aJ9UbU
The Best of 2025: youtu.be/Hkm1_Ux3i9o
The Best of 2024: youtu.be/Vt2uzdSwlpk
The Best of 2023: youtu.be/rQgn0LqGago
The Best of 2022: youtu.be/x13-gi9Tk18
The Best of 2021: youtu.be/IZ6zxXqrRIo
The Best of 2020: youtu.be/MG-0gYyj6v8

Please note that each book is only listed once below, but it may appear in the video twice.

Titles Mentioned (in alphabetical order by author) 📚
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609337
All the Lonely People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538720172
Killing Stella, Marlen Haushofer (translated by Shaun Whiteside): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238656
The Vanishing Kind, Alice Henderson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063223066
We Burned So Bright, T.J. Klune: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250881236
The Names, Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833902
Hue and Cry, James Alan McPherson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062909732
The Dutch House, Ann Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963680
Whistler, Ann Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063511637
Judge Stone, James Patterson and Viola Davis: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316579834
The Shots You Take, Rachel Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781335015327
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158715
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781501161933
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158814
The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217154746
John of John, Douglas Stuart: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802167194
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780743203319
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063204164

eBook Links (in alphabetical order by author) 📱
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609351
All the Lonely People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538720158
Killing Stella, Marlen Haushofer (translated by Shaun Whiteside): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239578
The Vanishing Kind, Alice Henderson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063223073
We Burned So Bright, T.J. Klune: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250881243
The Names, Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833919
Hue and Cry, James Alan McPherson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062909749
The Dutch House, Ann Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963697
Whistler, Ann Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063511651
Judge Stone, James Patterson and Viola Davis: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316579841
The Shots You Take, Rachel Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780369761842
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158722
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781501139246
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158821
The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217154760
John of John, Douglas Stuart: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802167279
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781501106927
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063204171

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