Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hey friends!
I love this milestone midway through the year to see what books have made it to my top 10 so far! Will they stay at the top until the end? Who knows, but for now, they're getting the spotlight and I hope we can topple your TBR with some great book recommendations. What have you been loving this year so far?

BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho
The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman
Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham


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