Weekly Wrap Up: Booker Prize Longlist Predictions and Weekly Reading

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:    • The Best Books Under 150 Pages   Book Haul Revisit for July:    • Book Haul Revisit for July 2026   The Best Books of 2026 (So Far):    • The Best Books of 2026 So Far   Essential American Literature:    • 15 Essential Works of American Literature ...   Mid-Year Check-In:    • The Mid-Year Book Check-In   Should I Unhaul These Books?    • Should I Unhaul These Books?   Last Weekly Wrap-Up:    • Weekly Wrap-Up: Struggling Through   Time Stamps ⏰ Jump to the Books: 10:08 Movies/TV Shows Mentioned 🎥 Heartstopper: Forever Marty Titles Mentioned 📚 Transcription, Ben Lerner: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803746... Departure(s), Julian Barnes: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805938... Kin, Tayari Jones: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805256... Vigil, George Saunders: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805255... Land, Maggie O’Farrell: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805933... John of John, Douglas Stuart: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97808021... This Is Where the Serpent Lives, Daniyal Mueeniddin: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805256... The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97982171... Whistler, Ann Patchett: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800635... Upstream, Mary Oliver: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97801431... The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815387... Heartstopper Volume 6, Alice Oseman: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815461... eBook Links 📱 Upstream, Mary Oliver: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97806984... - The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815387... Support This Channel ❤️ SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video) My Wishlist on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05d... My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun My Merch Store: https://supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwal... If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless. Other Places to Find Me 🔍 Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... Instagram:   / supposedlyfun   Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SupposedlyFun/ Website: https://supposedlyfun.com/