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MJ Franklin’s book recommendations in 2026

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Every episode from 2026, newest first

John Green Knows a True Hollywood Ending is Complicated

The Book Review · 2026-09-18

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · discussed · at 13:51
Hollywood, Ending by John Green · discussed · at 14:11

It’s Time for a Big Ol’ Fall Book Preview

The Book Review · 2026-09-04

Switzy by Emma Cline · recommended · at 10:14
Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo · recommended · at 13:46
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo · discussed · at 14:23
Mazywood by Tananarive Due · recommended · at 19:07
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver · recommended · at 26:11
The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson · recommended · at 33:28
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel · recommended · at 44:03
Hollywood, Ending by John Green · discussed · at 44:53

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘London Falling’

The Book Review · 2026-08-28

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe · book club pick · at 0:35
Days of Love and Rage by Anand Gopal · recommended · at 51:02
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou · recommended · at 52:30
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow · recommended · at 52:42

Why We Can’t Resist a Great Bookstore

The Book Review · 2026-08-21

Monogamy by Sue Miller · recommended · at 18:39
The Bookshop by Evan Friss · recommended · at 21:33
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue · recommended · at 23:46

Let’s Talk About the Best Books of the Year (So Far)

The Book Review · 2026-07-24

Kin by Tayari Jones · recommended · at 13:40
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones · discussed · at 14:02
Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson · recommended · at 19:02

The Books We're Excited About in Early 2026

The Book Review · 2026-01-16

Middlemarch by George Eliot · discussed · at 2:13
Vigil by George Saunders · recommended · at 3:41
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell · recommended · at 23:41
Language as Liberation by Toni Morrison · recommended · at 25:47
Kin by Tayari Jones · recommended · at 33:11
The Keeper by Tana French · recommended · at 41:41

Other mentions in 2026 (31: passing, ad reads, own books)