

Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
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Dec 16, 2025 • 1h 39min
Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2025!
Send us a textIn Episode 231 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss the books that they personally deemed under, over and appropriately hyped for 2025 book releases!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyBeanTok (T)YA Has Entered Its Awkward Adolescence - Article (H)Latest ReadA Guardian and a Thief | Megha Majumdar (T)Passion Project | London Sperry (H)Over, Under, and Appropriately Hyped BooksLinks to all books mentioned can be found HEREHyped PredictionsKin | Tayari Jones (T)Half His Age | Jennette McCurdy (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 9min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our Bookish Ins and Outs for 2026
Send us a textIn Episode 230 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss their thoughts on some new releases that they have read recently, and also dive into their bookish related ins and outs for 2026!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyVivid Scribbles - Dot Grid Journal (T)Bag Large Zipper Corduroy Make Up Pouch (for journaling items) (H)Latest ReadCursed Daughters | Oyinkan Braithwaite (T+H)Book TalkSecret of Secrets | Dan Brown (T)The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | Rabih Alameddine (H)Her One Regret | Donna Freitas (T)Conform | Ariel Sullivan (H)Shelf AdditionsJust Watch Me | Lior Torenberg (T)Molka | Monika Kim (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 4min
Inside the Goodreads Choice Awards and Tina’s Mystery & Thriller Reading Challenge
Send us a textIn Episode 229 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards! Tina talks a little bit about her experience reading through the mystery and thriller nominations, and we discuss the pros and cons of the awards and how they operate.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyFly Paper Products (T)Barefoot Neighbor - Website (H)Barefoot Neighbor CookbookBarefoot Neighbor - TikTokLatest ReadDon’t Let Him In | Lisa Jewell (T)In A Holidaze | Christina Lauren (H)Book TalkBook Riot ArticleDominion | Addie E. CitchensVera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) | Jesse Q. Sutanto (T)Amity | Nathan Harris (H)We Are All Guilty Here | Karin Slaughter (T)The Lilac People | Milo Todd (H)Shelf AdditionsThe Valley of Vengeful Ghosts | Kim Fu (T)Like Family | Erin O. White (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Nov 18, 2025 • 53min
Tackling Our TBR Piles as We Close Out 2025 Reading
Send us a textIn Episode 228 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the books they are wanting to read before the end of the year, and sharing some goals they have as 2026 looms around the corner!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyMystical Outpost Etsy Shop (T)Waterproof Shower Bluetooth Speaker (H)Latest ReadThe Perfect Divorce | Jeneva Rose (T)Climate | Whitney Hanson (H)Book TalkHannah’s End of Year TBRYou’ll Never Know | Caleb Stephens (T)Persuasion | Jane Austen (H)Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurty (T)Hamnet | Maggie O’Farrell (H)Fantastic FictionShelf AdditionsLand | Maggie O’Farrell (T)Whidby | T. Kira Madden (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Nov 11, 2025 • 1h 5min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + Prepping for Winter Reading
Send us a textIn Episode 227 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss some new releases that they have read recently, as well as chat through some of their winter reading plans.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyTiny Bookshop (H)Kids Eat in Color (T)Affordable FlavorsNotability AppLatest ReadLife & Death & Giants | Ron Rindo (T)Dating After the End of the World | Jeneva Rose (H)Book TalkCursed DaughtersBest Offer Wins@ScaredstraightreadsThe Favorites | Layne Fargo (H)Tina’s GoodReads Choice Awards PredictionsSeascraper | Benjamin Wood (T)Ten Year Affair | Erin Somers (H)The Wilderness | Angela Flournoy (T)It’s Different This Time | Joss Richard (H)Shelf AdditionsMuder Most Haunted | Emma Mason (T)Frida’s Cook | Florencia Etcheues (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Nov 4, 2025 • 1h 3min
Reading Modern Myths, Timeless Retellings, and Books Rooted in Folklore
Send us a textIn Episode 226 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about books that tackle retellings of old classics, folklore, and mythology.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyHow We Feel App (H)Wine Cork Wire Basket (T)Latest ReadHeart the Lover | Lily King (T+H)Book TalkCinder | Marissa MeyerGrimm’s Fairy TalesThe Poppy Fields | Nikki Erlich (T)The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H)The Great Mann | Kyla Davis Lurie (T)A Land So Wide | Erin A. Craig (H)Shelf AdditionsThe Wives of Hawthorne Lane | Stephanie DeCarolis (T)It’s Different This Time | Joss Richards (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Oct 28, 2025 • 52min
November and December Books on the Radar (2025)
Send us a textIn Episode 225 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about books coming out in November and December that they are excited about.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyWild Cosmetics Deodorant (T)Novel Wicks Candles (H) Use code PODCAST for 10% off NovelWicksLatest ReadThe Intruder | Freida McFadden (T)A Psalm for the Wild Built | Becky Chambers (H)November and December Books on the Radar59 Minutes | Holly Seddon (T)The Sunshine Man | Emma Stonex (H)Son of the Morning | Akwaeke Emezi (T)That’s Not How It Happened | Craig Thomas (H)The Heir Apparent | Rebecca Armitage (T)Palaver | Bryan Washington (H)Love Me Stalk Me | Laura Bishop (T)The Emergency | George Packer (H)Watch Us Fall | Christina Kovac (T)Current ReadsThe Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H)Writers & Lovers | Lily King (T)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Oct 21, 2025 • 1h 1min
What Makes a Favorite Author + Returning to the Authors We Love 💟
Send us a textIn Episode 224 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about what makes an author an official favorite, share the writers they absolutely adore, and talk about the authors whose entire catalogs they still want to complete.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyBookaroo Pen Pouch (T)Sun Dried Tomato Orzo Pasta Salad (H)Latest ReadThe Exorcist | William Peter Blatty (T)This is a Safe Space | Lucinda Berry (H)Book TalkWe Spread | Iain Reid (T)Wild Reverence | Rebecca Ross (H)Unraveling Oliver | Liz Nugent (T)People Watching | Hannah Bonam-Young (H)Shelf AdditionsA Land So Wide | Erin A. Craig (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 3min
Easily Distracted By New Releases + The Joy of Reading Bubblegum Books
Send us a textIn Episode 223 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into the topic of Bubblegum books! These are fun books that we enjoy reading but they may not have a lasting impact. We also share our thoughts on some new book releases ✨ If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyThe Curse of America’s Next Top Model (T)CoCoKind Retinol Serum (H)Cocokind Anti-Acne Serum (H)Latest ReadThe Once and Future Me | Melissa Pace (T)Discontent | Beatriz Serrano (T)Book TalkFreida McFadden BooksThe Retirement Plan | Sue HincenbergsLegends and Lattes | Travis BaldreeSeveral People are Typing | Calvin Kasulke (T)The Scammer | Tiffany D. Jackson (H)Nobody Knows You’re Here | Bryn Greenwood (T)Thistle FarmsFake Skating | Lynn Painter (H)Long Shot | Kennedy Ryan Kingmaker | Kennedy RyanShelf AdditionsSaltcrop | Yume Kitasei (T) The Bog Queen | Anna North (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Oct 7, 2025 • 1h 1min
A Celebration of BookTube and the Creators We Love
Send us a textIn Episode 222 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into BookTube! We talk about creators that we love, Tina’s experience joining BookTube within the last year, and books that we have read and loved because of this online community.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints, and Bookstore Browse, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyStudio Ghibli Movies (T)Eryn Reads Everything - YouTube (H)Latest ReadKatabasis | R. F. Kuang (T+H)BookTalk + List of BooktubersBooktuber List and other accounts mentioned 🔽Folded Pages DistilleryBooksandlalaWhat Michaela ReadsThe Pastel BookshelfPeruse ProjectSavage ReadsJen CampbellJeans ThoughtsThe Book CastleWicked ReadingPlant Based BrideBooksYou Should Have Left | Daniel Kehlmann (T)The Raven Boys | Maggie Stiefvater (H)Mary | Nat Cassidy (T)Enter Ghost | Isabella Hammad (H)The Isle of the Silver Sea | Tasha SuriShelf AdditionsKeep This For Me | Jennifer Fawcett (T)In Tongues | Thomas Gratton (H)If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk


