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Send us a textIn Episode 83 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their January Books on the Radar. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their reading resolutions for 2023**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, 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! Loving Lately Book Challenges on The Storygraph (T) --- Melanated Reader Ezra Klein Podcast Episode -  Research article  Latest Reads A Quiet Life | Ethan Joella (T)      One’s Company | Ashley Hutson     Book Talk The New Life | Tom Crewe (T)  The Social Climber | Amanda Pelligrino   Night Wherever We Go | Tracey Rose Peyton (T)  City Under One Roof | Iris Yamashita  The Survivalists | Kashana Cauley (T) Vintage Contemporaries | Dan Kois  The Minus One Club | Kekla Magoon (T) How it Went Down Central Places | Delia Kai   Current Reads Speak | Tunde Oyeneyin (T) The Villa | Rachel Hawkins (T)    Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy         Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter        *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (our additional affiliate links to Bookshop & Blackwell's are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cosSupport 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

Send us a textIn Episode 82 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their top 10 books of 2022. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they chose their books **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Loving Lately 3:17 Buffy Body Butter From Lush  (R) 5:14 TV Show  The White Lotus (T) Latest Reads  8:25 Bad Vibes Only | Nora McInerny 🎧 Katie @basicbsguide 11:54 The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama (T) 🎧 14:44 Book TalkOur Favorites*books ranked from #10 to our top #122:12 Cover Story | Susan Rigetti (R) 23:37 The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson (T) 🎧24:39 Speak | Tunde Oyeneyin (R) 🎧26:30 Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett (T)28:22 Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka (R) 🎧30:32 Tender is the Flesh | Augustina Bazterrica  (T) 32:48 Between Two Kingdoms | Sulaika Juadd  🎧 (R) 34:52 Perfect Days | Raphael Montes (T)36:39 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer (R)  38:57 Little Prisons | Ilona Banister (T)40:21 Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus (R) 🎧42:14 When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi  (T) 🎧43:36 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz  (R) 🎧47:05 All the Lonely People | Mike Gayle (T) 48:36 We Are the Light | Matthew Quick  (R) 🎧50:51 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin (T)   52:21 Signal Fires | Dani Shapiro (R)55:04 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (T)  58:18 Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver (R) #1 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

Send us a textIn Episode 81 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee have a fun "ranked reveal" of the books they thought were overhyped/underhyped this year. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how books become hyped and buzzy**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes like: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag,  Criminally Booked! Plus, a private Facebook group & an engaging DISCORD all for just $5 a month! Check out our Merchandise Shop!Our 2022 End of Year Survey - your feedback is appreciated! Loving Lately Mixtiles (T) Blinkist (R) Latest ReadsOne Last Secret | Adele Parks (T) Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus (R) 🎧Meredith,Alone | Claire Alexander - Listener LR from @introverted.readsBook Talk Article about book hype/buzz You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty | Akwaeke EmeziOverhypedTina's Book 5Renee's Book 5Tina's Book 4 Renee's Book 4Tina's Book 3 Renee's Book 3Tina Book 2Renee Book 2 Tina Book 1 Renee Book 1 UnderhypedTina Book 5 Renee Book 5Tina Book 4Renee Book 4Tina Book 3 Renee Book 3 Tina Book 2 Renee Book 2 TiSupport 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

Send us a textIn Episode 80 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share recent reads that bring out the drama at home. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how we get 2023 releases  on our radar**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, 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!Loving Lately 5:35 Pocket Size 3-in-1 AirPod Cleaning Kit (R) 7:50 Beetles Gel Manicure Kit (T) Olive & June Latest Reads 11:34 Someday, Maybe | Onyi Nwabineli (R) 16:48 Little Prisons | Ilona Banister (T) 21:02 Hidden Iceland Series | Ragnar Jonasson - Juliann on IG 21:47 Book Talk Edelweiss The Millions 25:02 Booklist Queen Dennis @scaredstraightreads on Instagram27:48 Midnight is the Darkest Hour | Ashley Winstead Romantic Comedy | Curtis Sittenfeld (Eligible mentioned) 28:26 The Celebrants | Stephen Rowley For You and Only You | Caroline Kepnes The Whispers | Ashley Audrain (The Push) 29:58 The Hunter | Jennifer Herrera 31:25 This is Home | Lisa Huffy (R) 35:24 The Adults | Caroline Hulse (T) 39:06 Not a Happy Family | Shari Lapena 🎧 (R) 43:35 Flight | Lynn Steger Strong (T) Shelf Additions 46:12Support 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

Send us a textIn Episode 79 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent short reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about the pros and cons of reading short books **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, 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!Loving Lately 4:05 Dead to Me TV Show (T) Finlay Donovan is Killing It | Elle Cosimano7:15 The One You Feed Podcast (ep548) (R) We Are the Light | Matthew Quick Latest Reads 9:18 The Winners | Fredrik Backman (T) 🎧Beartown, Us Against You | Fredrik Backman13: 56 Birthday Girl | Niko Wolf (R) 🎧19:38 Listener Latest Read- The Lager Queen of Minnesota | J Ryan Stradel @Jenk37 20:33 Book Talk 26:56 The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold 28:30 Do/Walk | Libby DeLana The Grownup | Gillian Flynn 29:16 How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water | Angie Cruz Tender is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica Elevation | Stephen King 30:50 Signal Fires | Dani Shapiro Demon Copperhead 35:00 The Butcher and the Wren | Alaina Urkhart (T) 37:57 Anon Pls. | Deuxmoi 🎧(R) 43:40 Rabbit | Patricia Williams (T) I’m Glad My Mother Died | Jeanette McCurdy 47:57 Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life | Roxie Nafousi 🎧(R) Shelf Additions 53:22 The Bandit Queens | Parini Shroff  (T) 56:13 Small Joys | Elvin James Mensah (R) All Together Now | Matthew Norman Love audiobooks like us?  Head to 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

Send us a textIn Episode 78 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent literary award reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about the pros & cons of literary awards **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + 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!5:25 Wayward & The Wanderers | Chuck Wendig Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver The Dark | Sharon Bolton Loving Lately 6:44 Guard Your Id (R) 10:08 Literary Award Lounge on Discord (T) Latest Reads12:10 We Are the Light | Matthew Quick (R)🎧A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara The Heart's Invisible Furies | John Boyne 15:21 The Opportunist | Elyse Friedman (T) 18:15 Christy | Catherine Marshall from Listener Morgan Paige Smith 19:10 Book Talk Article Mentioned 31:58 The Damage | Caitlin Wahrer 🎧 (R) 36:37 Deer Season | Erin Flanagan37:32 An Island | Karen Jennings (T) The Seven Moons of Maali Alameida |  Shehan Karunatilaka 41:30 New York 2140 | Kim Stanley Robinson 🎧(R) A Desolation Called Peace | Arkady Martine 47:50 When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi (T)🎧Shelf Additions52:45 Case Study by Graham Macrae Burnet (R) 54:00 The Fake | Zoe Wittall (T)Love audiobooks like us?  Head to 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

Send us a textIn Episode 77 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share the books they read off their own shelves. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about ways to organize bookshelves**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + 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! Loving Lately 2:36 Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Shadow (T)5:06 Aveeno Hand Mask (R) Pathology Perfect 10 Self Warming Hand MaskLatest Reads7:45 Friends, Lover, and the Big Terrible Thing |Matthew Perry (T) 🎧13:58 Tiny Beautiful Things | Cheryl Strayed (R) 🎧19:51 Listener Latest Read from @Angela_pineda - Pretty Little Wife | Darby Kane 20:58 Book Talk Kindle Oasis Article 37:44 Pen Pal | Dathan Auerbach (T) 40:52 The Friend | Sigrid Nunez (R) 🎧46:22 Yes, Daddy | Jonathan Parks-Ramage (T) 🎧Cortney @bertyinbookland 52:12 A Noise Downstairs | Linwood Barclay (R) 🎧No Time For Goodbye | Linwood Take Your Breath Away | Linwood Find You First | Linwood Shelf Additions 58:18 The Half Moon | Mary Beth Keene (T) Ask Again Yes | Mary Beth Keene1:01:00 Locust Lane | Stephen AmidonLove audiobooks like us?  Head to Libro.fm & find youSupport 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

Send us a textIn Episode 76 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent nonfiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about what makes a riveting nonfiction read **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + 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! Loving Lately 5:11 The Good Nurse Movie (T) 5:34 The Good Nurse |Charles Graeber 7:58 Frywall Splatter Guard (R) Chom Chom Pet Roller Latest Reads11:51 The Emergency | Dr Thomas Fisher (T) 15:22 Demon Copperhead |Barbara Kingsolver (R)🎧21:00 Book TalkThe Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray HintonA Knock at Midnight | Brittany k Barnett I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Michelle McNamara Confidence Man | Maggie HabermanLive Wire | Kelly Ripa32:05 I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jeanette McCurdy (T) 🎧35:35 Wild Game | Adrienne Brodeur37:20 Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad (R)🎧44:00 Listening in the Dark | Amber Tamblyn (T) 49:00 Feeding the Soul | Tabitha Brown 🎧 (R) Shelf Addition54:34 Ascension | Nicholas Binge (T) 56:43 Spare | Prince Harry (R) The Palace Papers | Tina Brown Love audiobooks like us?  Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! 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

Send us a textIn Episode 75 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their Nov/Dec Books on the Radar. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their end of year reading goals/progress**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + 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 4:08 The Cleaning Lady  (R) 7:20 Love is Blind Season 3 8:17 Aker Bluetooth Speaker (T) Latest Reads 11:36 The Swimmers | Julie Otsuka 🎧 (R) 17:00 The Other Side of Night | Adam Hamdy 🎧 (T) 20:33 Listener Latest Read – Wild Spectacle Janisse Ray – Lindsey Nicole Thomas  22:23 Book Talk 24:42 Tell Me An Ending | Jo Harkin Finding Me | Viola Davis Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson Kellyhook.readsbooks     26:52 A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles  The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas    Tracy @turnsapageLittle Prisons | Ilona Bannister Instagram Post Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Atonement | Ian McEwan  Greenwood | Michael Christie  33:08 Trespasses | Louise Kennedy (R) Say Nothing 35:30 The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Shehan Karunatilaka (T) 38:06 The Lemon | S.E Boyd (R) 41:49 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing | Matthew Perry (T)   44:33  They’re Going to Love 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

Send us a textIn Episode 74 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent international reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books in translation **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + 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 3:35 Instacart (check the app for free trial/ use code TSIMMONS1C3E9)7:56 The Gap's CashSoft Sweater Pants Latest Reads 10:31 Fairy Tale | Stephen King 🎧16:15 The Drowning Kind | Jennifer McMahon (R) 🎧22:16  Hester | Laurie Lico Albanese from Tina R 23:20 Book Talk Why are so few books translated in USOther Article29:13 My Brilliant Friend | Elena Ferrante, Translated by Ann Goldstein33:50 The Hacienda | Isabel Canas (T) Comps - Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca 38:09 In Her Wake | Amanda Jennings (R) 43:34 Tender is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica, translator Sarah Moses (T) 49:49 We Know You Remember | Tove Alsterdal, translator Alice Menzies(R) 🎧You Will Never Be Found | Tove Alsterdal Shelf Additions A Nail in the Head - corrected title is  Head Like A Hole | Andrew Van Wey (T) 58:00 Big Swiss | Jen Beagin (R) Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer Love audiobooks like us?  Head to Libro.fm &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