july 2026: favourite books of the year so far

Jenny, Belle and Sarah share their favourite books of the year so far and a few honourable mentions.

Books mentioned

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood

Monsters by Emerald Fennell

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

Always Home Always Homesick by Hannah Kent

I Feel Bad About my Neck by Nora Ephron

Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter

Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken

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