Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Booker Prize longlist is coming next week, so here are my quick predictions for a couple of books that will (and won't) make the cut. Plus, I finished two books this week! Expand for more information. 👇

Further Viewing 🍿
The Best Books Under 150 Pages: youtu.be/Kcn5LW6R4S4
Book Haul Revisit for July: youtu.be/LN61QE865MA
The Best Books of 2026 (So Far): youtu.be/RtkYmPUIG9E
Essential American Literature: youtu.be/DvMvKSIKSmk
Mid-Year Check-In: youtu.be/yqcROZS2RwU
Should I Unhaul These Books? youtu.be/bRcV2pisUSk
Last Weekly Wrap-Up: youtu.be/fT8fB75cBcA

Time Stamps ⏰
Jump to the Books: 10:08

Movies/TV Shows Mentioned 🎥
Heartstopper: Forever
Marty

Titles Mentioned 📚
Transcription, Ben Lerner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374618599
Departure(s), Julian Barnes: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804506
Kin, Tayari Jones: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780525659181
Vigil, George Saunders: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780525509622
Land, Maggie O’Farrell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593320648
John of John, Douglas Stuart: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802167194
This Is Where the Serpent Lives, Daniyal Mueeniddin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780525655152
The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217154746
Whistler, Ann Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063511637
Upstream, Mary Oliver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780143130086
The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538715642
Heartstopper Volume 6, Alice Oseman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781546102441

eBook Links 📱
Upstream, Mary Oliver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780698405622 -
The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538715635

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