My Week in Samsara | Reading-Life Wrap-up, 19 June 2026

This is my weekly reading-life update, where I share what life experiences have informed my week's reading, what books I have finished and/or am currently reading, and a little synthesis of how my attempts at deep reading have let me find something within my reading to reflect and meditate on. Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:46 Life 07:26 Books I finished 29:42 Books I am reading now 31:56 Synthesis Reviews of Books mentioned: • _ Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future_ by Jason Stanley:   / 8684408901   • Shatter the Sun: Queer Tales of Untold Adventure edited by Dave Ring:   / 8682832933   • Mother is Watching by Karma Brown:   / 8677223315   • The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale:   / 8683069559   • The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler:   / 6431731143   • A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute:   / 8677437595   Friends mentioned: Alan ‪@AlansReads‬ Pat ‪@BookChatWithPat8668‬ --- Fun in the Dark Volume #1: Transformations • https://linktr.ee/kilterandrammel •   / fun-in-the-dark-1   CriminOlly Presents Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction: Amazon (Paperback and E-book) UK: https://tr.ee/QrlYzP US: https://tr.ee/GQUR5G Kobo UK: https://tr.ee/EBJCOS US: https://tr.ee/VF5O0I CANADA: https://tr.ee/ivETOr EPUB via Kilter & Rammel's Gumroad shop: https://tr.ee/SvkCxP --- If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads:   / gyalten-lekden   Find me on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... Closing Art: Kate Howe https://www.katehowe.com/ Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra https://pixabay.com/users/alfred_grup... #booktube #wrapup #review #fiction #nonfiction #horror #fantasy #scifi #shortstories #queer #pridemonth #juneontherange