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Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Aug 1, 2023 • 57min

The Storygraph Picks Our Reads

Send us a textIn Episode 113 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that The Storygraph  picked for them. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about using The Storygraph. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately4:24 Based on a True Story on Peacock (T)7:25 Conscious Ink (R) Latest Reads14:00 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T) We Are the Light | Matthew Quick 18:30 Survival Lessons | Alice Hoffman (R)23:03 Book Talk The Storygraph 28:45 The Long answer | Anna Hogeland The Secret We're Keeping | Rebecca Done 29:09 Under Tow | Jahnavi Barua30:40 Medea's Curse | Anne Buist Alias Emma | Ava GlassThe Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins 32:20 The Foghorn Echoes | Danny Ramadan (T) 36:33 After the Crash | Michel Bussi 🎧 (R) 42:35 Still Missing | Chevy Stevens (T) The Quiet Tenant | Clarance Michellon 47:27 Code Name Villanelle | Luke Jennings (R) 🎧Killing Eve Netflix series Shelf Additions52:40 Shelter | Jung Yun (T) 53:54 The Golden Gate | Amy Chua (R) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Bookshop.org  | 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
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Jul 25, 2023 • 60min

August Books on the Radar + Finding Books in New Genres

Send us a textIn Episode 112 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they're looking forward to reading in August. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about finding books to read in a new to you genre. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 3:29 BookMory (T) Book Buddy 10:00 Defying Gravity Moisturizer (R) Latest Reads 12:45 The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michallon (T) 🎧Notes on An Execution | Danya Kukafka 17:12 The Rachel Incident | Caroline O'Donaghue (R) 🎧22:25 Book Talk Reedsy Article 26:33 The Storygraph Goodreads 33:40 Book Riot 36:00 August Books Already Mentioned on Show The Art of Scandal | Regina Black The Trap | Catherine Ryan Howard None of This is True | Lisa JewellWhalefall | Daniel Kraus Happiness Falls | Angie Kim The Many Lives of Mama Love | Laura Love Hardin Who We are Now |Lauren Chamberlain The Bee Sting | Paul Murray The Continental Affair | Christine Mangan 37:16 The Princess | Wendy Holden (T) The Force of Such Beauty | Barbara Borland 39:39 Sun Damage | Sabine Durrant  (R) 41:45 The Messenger | Megan Davis (T) 43:50 Witness | Jamel Brinkley (R) 46:28 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride (T) Dreamland Burning | 48:18 The Romantic | William Boyd (R) 50:54 Wine People | Michelle Wildgen (T) 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
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Jul 18, 2023 • 53min

Shelf Talkers! Reading What Booksellers Recommend

Send us a textIn Episode 111 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent shelf talker reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what shelf talkers are and where you can find them. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag,+ Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 2:24 Lounge with Me Pajamas (T) 5:08 LitHub Book List (R) The Millions Book List Latest Reads 7:02 Night Will Find You | Julia Heaberlin (T) 11:00 August Blue | Deborah Levy (R) 🎧16:30 Book Talk Indiebound.org21:53 Indépendant Bookstore List 24:22 Mickey 7 | Edward  Ashton  (T) Tik Tok account30:00 Inciting Joy | Ross Gay (R) 🎧The Book of Delights 37:10 Lavender House | Lev AC Rosen (T) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna 42:00 Ocean State | Stewart O'Nan (R) 🎧Shelf Additions48: 16 Good Morning Midnight | Lillie Brooks Dalton (T) 49:25 Little Eyes | Samantha Schweblin (R) 50:12 The Interpreter | Brooke Robinson (R) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!BookshoSupport 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
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Jul 11, 2023 • 1h 3min

Easily Distracted By New Releases (July 2023) + Threads

Send us a textIn Episode 110 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Threads . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag,+ Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 3:51 Gel Seat Cushion (T) 6:03 Hummingbird Feeder (R) Wildbirds Unlimited Better Living Through Birding | Christian Cooper Latest Reads 9:17 What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T) Working Stiff | Judy  Melinek    14:13 You Should Have Known | Jean Hanff Korelitz (R) 🎧The Plot The Undoing - HBO Max 20:30 Book Talk Threads App NYTimes Article Substack 38:45 Beware the Woman | Megan Abbott (T) 42:27 The Wishing Game | Meg Shaffer (R) 🎧50:20 Girls and Their Horses | Eliza Jane Brazier (T) 54:07 The Lie Maker | Linwood Barclay (R) Shelf Additions 59:19 Boys in the Valley | Philip Fracassi (T) Cortney @bertyinbookland1:00:22 Meet the Benedettos | Katie Cotugno (R) Birds of California *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Bookshop.org  | BSupport 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
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Jul 4, 2023 • 1h 3min

Our 10 Best Books of 2023 (So Far)

Send us a textIn Episode 109 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their favorites of 2023- so far. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what’s been working -and not- in their reading lives. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag,+ Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 5:19 Picture This Plant App (T)  8:11 Voltaren Arthritis Gel (R) Latest Reads 6:26 Big Gay Wedding |Byron Lane A Star is Bored 13:29 Moby Dyke :An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America |Krista Burton 🎧(R)18:23 Book Talk23:31 Almost Made Its The Creative Act |Rick Rubin (R)Indiscretion |Charles Dubow (R) Hello Beautiful |Ann Napolitano (R) Rootless |Krystle Zara Appeigh (R) Adrift |Lisa Brideau (T) Adelaide |Genevieve Wheeler (T) Before I Go to Sleep | SJ Watson (T) Notes on An Execution |Danya Kukafka (T) 25:18 Least Favorite BooksAnyman |Amber Tamblin (T) Nice Girls |Catherine Dang (R) 26:16 Biggest Disappointment Age of Vice |Deepti Kapoor (T) Small Mercies |Dennis Lehane (R) 28:28 Expected to Enjoy More than We Did Homebodies |Tembe Denton Hurst (T) Everyone Here is Lying |Shari Lapena (R) 29:44 Biggest Surprise Fourth Wing |Rebecca Yarros (T) Rage of Angels |Sidney Sheldon (R) 31:08 Future Hopefuls to Make Our End of Year FavoritesThe Deluge |Stephen Marklay(T) Tom Lake |Ann Patchett (R) Books38:49 Rootless |Krystle Zara Appeigh (T) Sycamore |Bryn Chancellor (R) All the Sinner’s Bleed |SA Cosby (T) Behold the Dreamer’s |Imbolo Mbue (R) Fourth Wing |Rebecca Yarros (T) Still Life |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
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Jun 27, 2023 • 56min

July Books On the Radar + Book Club Conversations

Send us a textIn Episode 108 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they're looking forward to reading in July. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about having successful book club conversations. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 2:46 The Ultimatum Queer Love on Netflix (T) 6:15 45 Genius Vaseline Uses for Your Beauty Routine (R) Latest Reads 10:00 Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T) 13:25 Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena (R) 🎧18:09 Book TalkChain Gang All Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahOur Amazon Storefront Notes on an Execution | Danya KukafkaAll That Is Mine I Carry with Me | William Landay I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai 29:00 Indiscretion | Charles Dubow The Whispers | Ashley Audrain 31:41 Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano 33:26 Beautiful Little Fools | Jillian Cantor 34:49 At the End of Every Day | Arianna Reiche (T) 36:49 The Sunset Crowd | Karin Tanabe (R) 39:39 Do Tell | Lindsay Lynch  (T) 41:39 The Anniversary | Stephanie Bishop (R) 43:35 Thicker Than Water |  Megan Collins (T) 45:25 How to Love Your Daughter | Hila Blum  (R) 47:45 How Can I Help You | Laura Sims (T) Looker 49:15 An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R) The Prophet Current Reads 51:25 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
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Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 7min

Under the Radar Reads

Send us a textIn Episode 107 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent under the radar reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about under the radar reading. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately Scamanda Podcast (T) Special Dark Chocolate Chips (R) Latest Reads All the Sinner’s Bleed | S.A. Cosby (T) The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager (R) Book Talk The Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros Yellowface | RF Kuang Indie Publishers Article Article The Membranes | Chi Ta Wei (T) Charm City Rocks | Matthew Norman (R) All Together Now Last Couple Standing Just Between Us | Rebecca Drake (T) Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty The Lost Girls | Jessica Chiarella (R) 1,001 Novels: A Library of America Shelf Additions Bye Baby | Carola Lovering (T) Swipe Up for More: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers (R) @basicbsguide *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are belSupport 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
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Jun 6, 2023 • 1h 2min

Talking Reading, Writing, and Podcasting With Bianca Marais

Send us a textIn Episode 106 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee chat with author and podcaster Bianca Marais. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about writing, reading, and podcasting. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Bianca's Books Hum If You Don't Know the Words If You Want to Make God Laugh The Witches of Moonshine Manor The Prynne Viper Lily and the Octopus | Stephen Rowley Loving Lately 4:58 Marvelous Mrs Maisel (B) 5:23 The Last of Us -Tv Show (B) 6:45 Wondercide (R) 6:44 Mooncat Nail Polish (T)  Top Coat10:45 Book Talk 31:08 Blood Sugar |Sasha Rothchild 36:09 Lessons in Chemistry The Thursday Murder Club Still Life | Sarah Winman 37:15 Thirst for Salt | Madeline Lucas 38:11 Beware the Woman | Megan Abbott Girls and Their Horses | Eliza Jane Brazier Latest Reads 41:17 Big Gay Wedding | Byron Lane (B) Pebble & Dove | Amy Jones (B) Remarkably Bright Creatures 42:20 Drowning | T J Newman (T) The Day I Died | Lori Radar-Day (R) 🎧48:47 Quietly Hostile | Samantha Kirby (T) 50:57 Better Living Through Birding | Christian Cooper (R) 🎧MigrSupport 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
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May 30, 2023 • 1h 17min

Summer Bonanza III: Our Picks for 20 of the Hottest Summer Book Releases

Send us a textIn Episode 105 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their 20 most anticipated summer releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about how they chose their books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, Criminally Booked, Mood Reader Happy Hour, Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 4:15 Veggie Tray (T) Copper Knife Tik Tok Account 7:21 Love and Death  (HBO Max) (R) Latest Reads 10:16 Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros (T) 15:31 Nightwork | Nora Roberts (R) 🎧23:07 Book Talk  Previous Shelf Additions We Don't Want You to Forget About Big Gay Wedding | Byron Lane None of This is True | Lisa Jewell The Great Transition | Nick Fuller GooginsYou Can Trust Me | Wendy Heard Prom Mom | Laura Lippman You Can't Stay Here Forever | Katherine Lin Our Picks 31:47 All the Sinners Bleed | SA Cosby (T) 33:42 A Quitter's Paradise | Elysha Chang (R) 36:06 Night Will Find You | Julia  Heaberlin  (T) 38:13 Talking at Night | Claire Daverly (R) 40:09 Little Monsters | Adrienne Brodeur (T) 42:27 The Beach at Summerly | Beatriz Williams (R) 45:45 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T) 47:37 One Summer in Savannah | Terah Shelton Harris (R) 50:08 A Twisted Love Story | Samantha Downing (T) 51:53 Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena (R) 54:12 I Know What You Did | Cayce Osborne (T) 56:02 Sugar, Baby | Celine Saintclaire (R) 58:07 The Art of Scandal | Regina Black (T) 1:00:17 Kala | Colin Walsh (R) 1:02:11 The Trap | Catherine Ryan Howard (T) 1:04:13Support 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
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May 23, 2023 • 1h 10min

Beach Reads + Ask Us Anything

Send us a textIn Episode 104 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent beach reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and answer YOUR questions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Check out our Merchandise Shop!Any Man |Amber TamblynLoving Lately 3:17 Recess Nonalcoholic Craft Mocktails (T) 5:35 Gerbera Daisy's (Trader Joe's) (R) Benefits of Fresh Flowers Article Latest Reads 9:29 No One Needs to Know | Lindsay Cameron (T) 13:49 `Summer Sisters | Judy Blume (R) 🎧20:49 Book Talk Our Beach Reads Show 202246:37 The Family Secret | Kiersten Modglin (T) 🎧50:34 Thirst For Salt | Madeline Lucas (R) 🎧54:49 The Beach Trap | Ali Brady (T) 58:53 Indiscretion | Charles Dubow (R) 🎧Shelf Additions1:06:00 Boy Parts | Eliza Clark (T) 1:07:36 The Night it Ended | Katie Garner (R) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (our other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Bookshop.org  | Blackwell's 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

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