

Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
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Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 12min
Books We Recommended to Each Other
Send us a textIn Episode 43 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they recommended to each other. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why it's so hard to recommend books to others, as well as how they go about deciding when to DNF (do not finish) a book. **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 2:36 Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen & Supergoop Play (T) 5:09 Makeuseof.com- 11 Best Sites for Finding What Books to Read Next-Whichbook (R) 8:00 The Infatuations | Javier Marias Latest Reads 9:00 Booth | Karen Joy Fowler (T) 🎧/📖12:10 Betty | Tiffany McDaniel 13:27 What Happened to the Bennetts 🎧(R) Kelly at Kellyhook.readsbooks on Instagram 19:36 Book Talk 29:01 Tell The Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt 🎧 (T) 30:53 The Dime |Kathleen Kent (R) 35:33 American War | Omar El Akkad (T) 37:16 The Versions of Us | Laura Barnett (R) 39:50 The Poppy War | RF Kuang 40:53 Fake | Erica Katz 🎧 (T) 45:06 Meet Me In Another Life | Catriona Silvey 🎧 (R) 50:40 The Time Traveler's Wife 51:25 Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton (T) The Dark | Sharon Bolton (Book 5) 58:38 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

Mar 15, 2022 • 1h 23min
Talking British Books & More With Claire Handscombe
Send us a textIn Episode 42 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome fellow podcaster and author Claire Handscombe. They’ll share what they've been loving lately, their latest British reads, and have book talk about all things Brit Lit. **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group- for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your supportLoving Lately 2:15 Pancake Day (C) Claire’s mom’s British crepe recipe -here5:00 Wolf Like Me Tv Series (T) 8:35GrandeLASH-MD (R) Latest Reads10:47 Funny You Should Ask | Elissa Sussman (C) 14:00 Will | Will Smith 🎧 (T) 20:21 Viola Davis | Finding Me 20:33 The Unsinkable Greta James | Jennifer Smith (R) 24:30 Songs in Ursa Major | Emma Brodie 25:38 Book Talk 26:24 Just Haven’t Met You Yet | Sophie Cousens 30:19 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman 31:01 What Page are You on Podcast 31:45 The Book Club Review Podcast 32:24 The Fiction Café Book Club Facebook Group 32:37 The Guardian 32:47 The Bookseller 34:31 The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman 36:23 On a Night Like This | Linsdey Kelk ( I Heart books) 36:12 Women in the Middle |Millie Johnson 37:00 Again, Rachel | Marian Keyes38:00 The Grownups | Marian Keyes38:36 The Dark | Sharon Bolton 39:17Support 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

Mar 8, 2022 • 1h 9min
Celebrating International Women's Day w/Our Favorite Female Authors, Their Books + More
Send us a textIn Episode 41 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share many of their favorite female authors + audiobook narrators. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about the differences in the reading lives of women and men. **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 3:38 The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman 4:15 Microfiber (T) 6:04 The Tacklebox (R) Latest Reads 10:20 The Christie Affair | Nine de Gramont (T) 13:16 Annotated Podcast 14:06 Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson (R) 20:23 Book Talk 21:19 Internationalwomensday.com 23:42 Savage Appetites | Rachel Monroe 28:32 Bookstagram Men Article 30:05 Lisa Jewell -I Found You (T) + The Family Remains 31:20 Sharon Bolton - Daisy in Chains (R)32:40 Alice Feeney - Sometimes I Lie (T) 33:18 His and Hers 33:24 Celest Ng - Everything I Never Told You (R) 34:17 Little Fires Everywhere 34:26 Our Missing Hearts 34:47 Charlotte McConaghy - Migrations (T) 35:38 Bianca Marais - If You Want to Make God Laugh (R) 36:23 Hum If You Don't Know the Words 36:39 Jennifer Hillier - Jar of Hearts (T) 37:28 Attica Locke - Heaven, My Home (R) 38:40 Tayari Jones - An American Marriage (T) 39:25 Lily King- 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

Mar 1, 2022 • 56min
Mood Readers II + Being Book Judgey
Send us a textIn Episode 40 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their recent mood reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they are judgmental when it comes to books and reading. **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 4:54 Docterly You Tube Skincare Channel (T) 8:08 Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer (R) Bare Minerals Foundation Powder Latest Reads 10:50 Cultish | Amanda Montell (T) 🎧- Brett's Book Stack Review 14:26 I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual | Luvya Ajayi 🎧18:45 Book Talk20:58 Vladimir | Julia May Jonas 22:00 A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara 27:40 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid 29:01 A Kind Worth Killing | Peter Swanson 29:08 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry | Frederik Bachman 29:28 In My Dreams I Hold A Knife | Ashley Winstead 30:50 Wish You Were Gone | Kieran Scott (T) 🎧34:08 Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty 35:45 Pierced | Thomas Enger (R) Abby @Crimebythebook on Instagram 40:38 In a New York Minute | Kate Spencer (T) Forever 35 Podcast The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood 45:11 The Swimmer | JoakimSupport 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

Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 1min
March Books On The Radar + How to Avoid a Book Slump
Send us a textIn Episode 39 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few March releases they're excited to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they avoid a book slump. **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 4:17 Stitch Fix (T) - Link includes referral discount! 9:55 Mantra #Stopthescrolland (R) Latest Reads16:15 The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood (T) 20:53 Greenwich Park | Katerine Faulkner (R) 🎧26:00 Book Talk 35:30 Like a Sister |Kellye Garrett (T) 36:56 The Night Shift | Alex Finlay (R)37:02 Every Last Fear | Alex Finlay 39:33 The World Cannot Give | Tara Isabella Burton (T) 39:42 Social Creature | Tara Isabella Burton 42:22 A Novel Obsession | Caitlin Barash (R) 46:02 Ocean State | Stewart O'Nan (T) 48:14 The Cartographers| Peng Shephard (R) 48:33 The Book of M | Peng Shephard 50:50 Disorientation | Elaine Hsieh Chou (T) 53:10 The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn (R) 55:37 The Huntress | Kate Quinn 56:11 The Way of Integrity | Martha Beck (Renee's Current Read) 57:27 In a New York Minute | Kate Spencer (Tina's Current Read) Love audiobooks? 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

Feb 15, 2022 • 56min
Love Gone Wrong
Send us a textIn Episode 38 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few books dealing with love gone wrong. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about happily ever after stories, and why they love reading about love relationships gone wrong **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately2:46 Cheer Season 2 (T) 7:30 KT Recovery +Wave Electromagnetic Pain Relief Device (R) Latest Reads 11:19 So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo (T) 🎧14:05 Unmissing | Minka Kent (R) Book Talk 20:22 Seven Days in June | Tia Williams 21:35 Red, White, and Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston 21:37 The Charm Offensive | Alison Cochrun22:09 Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover 22:36 Writers and Lovers | Lily King 22:03 The Idea of You | Robinne Lee 26:49 Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn 28:00 Verity | Colleen Hoover 29:20 Good Rich People | Eliza Jane Brazier (T) 33:00 Article About Revenge Books Siri Recommended 32:45 The Sunday Girl | Pip Drysdale (R) 🎧37:51 Confessions | Kanae Minato38:40 The Golden Couple | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanan 🎧42:09 The Good Son | Jacqueline Mitchard 🎧Shelf Additions 51:49 A Thousand Steps | T Jefferson Parker (T) 52:48 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (R) 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

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 17min
Talking Pop Culture & Nostalgia With Danny Pellegrino
Send us a textIn Episode 37 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking pop culture and nostalgia with comedian/writer Danny Pellegrino, author of the upcoming memoir How Do I Un-Remember This? Unfortunately True Stories (March 8, 2022) and creator of the hit podcast Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest read (Danny’s book!), and shelf additions. **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support! Loving Lately 6:14 Saved By the Bell Reboot (D) 9:00 Search Party (show on HBO Max) (T) 12:00 Nightmare Alley (movie) (R) Latest Reads & Book Talk 15:34 How Do I Un-Remember This? Unfortunately True Stories- Danny's Book (Tina/Renee)33:13 Danny's Interview w/Theresa Caputo 34:03 Dancing at the Pity Party | Tyler Feder 35:02 Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster’s Inevitable Bust |Alan Payne (D) 35:57/47:02 The Nineties |Chuck Klosterman (T) 🎧 36:28/51:08 Sex and The City and Us | Jennifer Armstrong (R) 🎧 38:29 Goosebumps| R.L. Shine (D) 38:50 Swish| Joel Derfner (D)41:46 Open Book |Jessica Simpson 42:20 The Meaning of Maria Carey 43:28/1:07:09 Name Drop | Ross Matthews 🎧 1:02:16 Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover (T) Shelf Additions 1:10:29 When We Were Bright 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

Feb 1, 2022 • 54min
You Heard It Here First: An Advanced Screening of Upcoming Releases We've Already Read
Send us a textIn Episode 36 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few books they’ve read that are coming out within next 3 months. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about Goodreads and The Storygraph **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 5:32 Family Meal Planning shared by Heather @_lifewithheather_ & SkinnyTaste Website (T) 7:08 Sweetwater.com (R) Latest Reads 9:50 The Pull of the Stars | Emma Donogahue (T) 🎧 13:00 Instructions for Dancing | Nicola Yoon (R) 🎧 Cortney @Bertyinbookland on Instagram 17:29 Book Talk Goodreads The Storygraph 22:50 Book Buddy App 26:50 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb 29:04 The Caretakers | Amanda Bestor- Siegal (T) (4/12) 🎧 34:02 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer (R) (4/26) 39:24 Memphis | Tara Stringfellow (T) (4/5) 42:29 Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation | Erica Kraus (R) (3/15) Shelf Additions 49:17 Bone White | Ronald Malfi (T) 50:42 After You’d Gone | Maggie O’Farrell (R) Love audiobooks? Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate , which we earn a small commission aSupport 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

Jan 25, 2022 • 55min
February Books on the Radar + Author Blurbs- Do We Trust Them?
Send us a textIn Episode 35 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few February releases they're excited to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about author blurbs & book sources. **Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 3:30 Apple Pencil (T) 6:23 Drunk Elephant About Face Skin Care Kit (R) Latest Reads 9:14 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb (T) 13:48 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz (R) 🎧21:12 Lars Kepler Series 21:51 Book Talk 22:37 Netgalley 23:05 Book Riot Insiders 24:41 Jordy from Jordy's Book Club on Instagram 28:32 NPR Article – Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on blurbs? 29:49 Article from The New Yorker about AJ Finn controversy 30:40 Dennis @Scaredstraightreads on Instagram 32:46 Don’t Cry for Me | Daniel Black (T) 34:37 Circus of Wonders | Elizabeth Macneal (R) 35:03 Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen 37:18 Woman Last Seen | Adele Parks (T)39:15 The Family Chao | Lan Samantha Chang (R) 42:43 Other People’s Clothes | Calla Henkel (T)45:10 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

Jan 18, 2022 • 57min
Atmospheric Winter Reads + A Moody Book Chat
Send us a textIn Episode 34 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books with winter settings. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their reading during the winter months. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Loving Lately 3:24 Clinique Take the Day Off (T) 5:40 Crime Reads website & article The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022 (R) Latest Reads 7:38 Mercy Street | Jennifer Haigh (T) 12:58 Faith | Jennifer Haigh 14:16 Find Me | Alafair Burke (R) 🎧14:43 The Wife | Alafair Burke 19:37 Book Talk 28:30 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T) 30:46 Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy 32:53 A Solitude of Wolverines | Alice Henderson (R) 37:48 A Blizzard of Polar Bears | Alice Henderson 38:59 The Dark | Emma Haughton (T) 44:25 The Overnight Guest | Heather Gudenkauf (R) 49:50 Before She Was Found | Heather Gudenkauf Shelf Additions 50:16 Take My Hand | Dolan Perkins-Valdez (T) 52:26 The Old Woman With the Knife | Gu Byeong-mo (R) Love audiobooks? Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate in which we earn a small commission at no cost to youCheck out our 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