Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Jan 11, 2022 • 54min

Family Dramas; Books That Bring the Dysfunction, Drama, Conflict, or Heartbreak

Send us a textIn Episode 33 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books with family drama. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they love to read about drama and conflict within families.  **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: Books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, Even more best of the year, Backlist Book Club, Mood Reader/Latest Read 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 4:25 American Scandal Podcast (T) 6:05 Kindle Oasis (R) Latest Reads8:34 Tobacco Wives | Adele Myers (T)12:43 One Step Too Far |Lisa Gardner (R) 13:35 Before She Disappeared |Lisa Gardner 🎧16:22 The Cold Vanish |Jon Benson Book Talk21:29 The Most Fun We Ever Had | Claire Lombardo23:98 Never |Ken Follett24:18 All This  Could Be Yours |Jamie Attenberg 26:12 Miracle Creek |Angie Kim 27:57 The Four Winds |Kristin Hannah (T) 🎧32:26 The Great Alone Kristin H32:28 The Nightingale| Kristin H34:09 The People We Keep |Alison Larkin (R) 🎧40:49 Tell Me How to Be |Neal Patel (T) 44:53 No Land to Light On |Yara Zgheib (R) Shelf Additions 49:14 Tell Me An Ending | Jo Harkin (T) 50:50 Adrift |Paul Griffin (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 ySupport 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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Jan 4, 2022 • 1h 8min

Books With Thrills, Kills, and Chills

Send us a textIn Episode 32 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that gave them thrills, chills or kills. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they love reading mysteries, thriller, and suspense. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, even more best of the year, & More, Zoom Mood Reader/Latest Read 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 Lately6:07 Good Notes (T) 6:13 Flourish Planner on TikTok8:53 Gretchen Rubin Tackle Box 11:29 Book Tube (R) Latest Read 13:43 The Sentence | Louise Erdrich (T) 18:08 A Flicker in the Dark | Stacey Willingham (R) Book Talk30:50 Blue Bird, Blue Bird | Attica Locke (Darren Matthews book 1) 34:11 HIs & Hers | Alice Feeney 37:50 Verity| Colleen Hoover 38:47 Angel Falls | Nora Roberts38:41 High Noon | Nora Roberts 40:25 In a Dark Dark Wood |Ruth Ware 41:00 Wanderers| Chuck Wendig43:46 Mrs March | Virginia Feito (T) 48:33 24 Hours | Greg Isles 52:22 Bewilderment | Richard Powers 55:15 I Invited Her In | Adele Parks 58:52 Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka (R) Shelf Additions1:04:13 Fiona and Jane | Jean Chen Ho1:05:26 Where I Can't Follow | Ashley Blooms Other Mentions Novel Suspects Article 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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Dec 28, 2021 • 1h 2min

January Books on the Radar + Reading Resolutions

Send us a textIn Episode 31 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their most anticipated January releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their reading resolutions for 2022. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, even more best of the year, & More, Zoom Mood Reader/Latest Read 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 5:13 Trish McEvoy Instant Eye Lift (R) 7:34 Smashbox Under-eye Brightener (T) 9:00 Orange Theory (T)      Latest Reads11:54 Eight Perfect Hours | Lia Lewis  (T)  🎧18:14 Damnation Spring | Ash Davidson (R) 🎧📖   27:00 Book Talk 28:25 The Last Thing He Told Me| Laura Dave 28:33 Malibu Rising| Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:46 Project Hail Mary| Andy Weir29:33 The Hill We Climb|Amanda Gorman29:34Firekeeper's Daughter| Angeline BoulleyCrying in H Mart | Michelle Zauner 30:21 The Spanish Love Deception| Elena Armas46:22 The School of Good Mothers| Jessamine Chan46:24 Real Easy|Marie Rutkoski 46:38 Notes On An Execution| Danya Kakafka46:43 No Light to Land On | Yara Zgheib  (R) 1/4/22  48:52 Brown Girls | Daphne Palasi Andreades  (T) 1/4/22  50:00 The Ex- Husband | Karen Hamilton (R) 1/18/22  52:40 The High House | Jessie Greengrass (T) 1/4/22   53:56 Hotel Portofino | JP O’Connell  (R) 1/18/22   55:55 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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Dec 21, 2021 • 1h 41min

Best Books of 2021; Our 20 Favorite Books of the Year!

Send us a textIn Episode 30 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee each share the 10 books that top their 2021 favorites list. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they chose their favorite books of the year.  **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, access to our Master Spreadsheet, and more 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 Lately4:17 First Aid  Beauty Ultra Repair Creme (R) 6:40 Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (T) Latest Reads   12:45 The Stranger in the Lifeboat |Mitch Albom (R)  🎧16:39 Hell of a Book |Jason Mott (T) 🎧22:33 Book Talk 33:24 Project Hail Mary |Andy Weir (T)  🎧36:02 The Unwilling |John Hart (R) 39:07 The Pact |Sharon Bolton (T) 41:39 A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson 🎧(R) 44:23 You Got Anything Stronger |Gabrielle Union (T) 🎧45:55 The Push |Ashley Audrain (R) 49:10 When I Ran Away |Ilona Banister (T) 51:32 You Love Me|Caroline Kepnes (R) 55:25 Concrete Rose |Angie Thomas (T) 57:11 For Your Own Good| Samantha Downing (R) 1:00:16The Storyteller |Dave Grohl (T) 🎧1:04:24 Bewilderment|Richard Powers (R) 🎧1:07:40 The Idea of You |Robinne Lee (T) 1:10:52 Intensity|Dean Koontz (R) 1:13:12 Out |Natsuo Kirino (T1:15:45 No Cure for Being Human|Kate Bowler(R)🎧1:19:57 Seven Days in June |Tia Williams (T) 1:22:28 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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Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 11min

Listener Favorites! More Book Recommendations From Our Most Downloaded Episodes

Send us a textIn Episode 29 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share even more celebrity book club, backlist books, and book hangover recommendations. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about  winding down their 2021 reading life and looking ahead to 2022! **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, access to our Master Spreadsheet, and more 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 2:20 Best Laid Plans Podcast with Sarah Hart Unger (R) 5:10 1 Second Everyday App  (T) Latest Reads 9:27 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals | Oliver Burkeman (R) 14:15 Real Easy | Marie Rutkoski  (T) 19:30 These Women | Ivy Pochoda (mentioned) 20:22 Book Talk 20:55 Our New Website is at booktalketcpodcast.com *Listener survey open now! Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out, your feedback is important to us27:15 The Idea of You | Robinne Lee 27:37 Bewilderment | Richard Powers (R) 33:17 Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead (T) 39:49 A Stranger in the House | Shari Lapena (R) 40:02 The Couple Next Door | Shari Lapena40:07 An Uninvited Guest | Shari Lapena 40:09 Someone We Knew | Shari Lapena 44:09 In a Holidaze | Christina Lauren (T) 48:40 One Day In December | Josie Silver 51:31 An Untamed State | Roxane Gay (R) 53:41 A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara 1:00:11 The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell |Robert Dugoni Shelf Additions1:05:40 The Unsinkable Greta James | Jennifer E Smith1:05:56 Field Notes on Love | Jennifer E Smith 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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Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 11min

Favorite Authors and Their 2022 Book Releases With Special Guest Adam Sockel

Send us a textIn Episode 28 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome their first guest, Adam Sockel to talk 2022 releases. They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about favorite authors with 2022 new releases coming out. *Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more 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 13:58 Plum Deluxe Tea (A)   16:42 Cannuka’s Calming Eye Balm (R) 18:35 The Macrobarista on IG (T)   Latest Read 20:25 Snowflake |Louise Nealon (A)  25:42 The Arrangement |Kiersten Modglin (T)  Great Circle |Maggie Shipstead (mentioned)Verity |Colleen Hoover (mentioned)   29:30  Never| Ken Follett (R) Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett     Book Talk 52:06  At the End of Everything |Marieke Nijkamp (A) 53:56  Can’t Look Away |Carola Lovering  (T)    56:15  One Step Too Far |Lisa Gardner (R) 57:29  Sea of Tranquility |Emily St John Mandel (A)    58:42  The Fervor |Alma Katsu (T)   1:00:34  Dark Horse |Gregg Hurwitz  (R) 1:03:16  Amari and the Great Game | B.B Alston (A) 1:04:57  The Book of Cold Cases |Simone St James (T)   1:06:56  Bomb Shelter |Mary Laura Philpott (R) I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott (mentioned) Other Mentions 24:33 The Hundred Years of Leni and Margot |Marianne Cronin PluralSight - Adam's current job 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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Nov 30, 2021 • 1h 18min

Nonfiction in November : Fascinating Book Recs & Why We Love True Stories, True Crime and More

Send us a textIn Episode 27 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their recent nonfiction favorites. They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about reading nonfiction and why they love true stories, true crime, and more. *Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more 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 Ashley @Ashtalksbach on Instagram (T)  7:00 L’Ange Le Volume 2 in 1 Brush Dryer  (R) **Video tutorial Latest Reads 9:45 Ring Shout | P Djeli Clark  (T) 13:51 The Other Americans | Laila Lalami  (R)  20:00 BookTalk MentionsMaybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb  Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies | Tara Schuster   The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton   The Storyteller  | Dave Grohl  The Broken Brain Podcast Article about Nonfiction Book Sales 32:13  A Knock at Midnight | Brittany K Barnett (T)   Jamise Harper Instagram book chat with author 36:30 The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands | Jon Billman  (R)41:08 My Friend Dahmer | Derf Backderf  (T) 47:52 Savage Appetites | Rachel Monroe  (R)  Frances's DollhousesYou Must Remember This Podcast  58:33 The OrganThieves | Chip Jones (T)   1:00:14  ChattSupport 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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Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 19min

Memoir Mania: True Stories That Moved, Entertained, and Informed Us

Send us a textIn Episode 26 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their most memorable memoirs! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about memoirs and why real stories are often the most fascinating.*Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more 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 6:30 Soup Recipes - Salt and Lavender Site (T) 7:49 Wordscapes Brain Challenging App (R) Latest Reads12:34  A Little Hope | Ethan Joella (T)16:35 The Collective | Alison Gaylin 23:00 Book Talk36:32In the Dreamhouse | Carmen Maria Machado40:40 Personal Effects:What Recovering the Dead Teaches me about The Living | Robert Jensen47:12 Eat A Peach| David Chang52:50 Workhorse: My Sublime and Absurd years in New York City's Restaurant Scene |Kim Reed 59:36 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music| Dave Grohl 1:06:58  Cure for Being Human| Kate BowlerShelf Additions1:12:44 Fool Me Once | Ashley Winstead1:14:58 Fake | Erica KatzOther Mentions 11:45 Trivia Crack 27:22 Getting Life :An Innocent Man's Journey From Prison to Peace | Michael Morton28:41 Everybody's Got something |Robin Roberts 29:34 Wild: From :Lost to find On the Pacific Coast Trail | Cheryl Strayed30:13 Greenlights | Matthew McConaughy32:25 A Beautiful Terrible Thing| Jen Waite 34:43 Born A Crime| TrevorSupport 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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Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 14min

Out of Our Comfort Zone Reading, Why We Think It's Good To Shake Up Our Reading Lives

Send us a textIn Episode 25 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing recent books they’ve read outside of their genre comfort zones! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about reading outside of genre comfort zones.*Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more 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 6:33 Jamie French You Tube Movies & Makeup (T) 8:54 Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask (R) Latest Reads11:52 Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays |Phoebe Robinson  (T) 13:58  The Guide | Peter Heller (R) 18:33 Book Talk 27:56 Ann Morgan Article- A Year of Reading the World 26:40 Confessions | Kanae Minuto26:44 Out | Natsuo Kirino 26:46 If I Had Your Face | Frances Cha31:05 Fever Dream | Samantha Schweblin  (T)  35:26  Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life | Michael Strahan (R) 40:31 The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina | Zoraida Cordova  (T) 45:32 City of Thieves | David Benioff ( R)  53:01 The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | Stuart Turton (T)  1:00:03  Frankie and Bug | Gayle Forman (R) Shelf Additions 1:08:54 Real Easy | Marie Rutkoski  (T) 1:11:16 1979 | Val McDermid ( R)  Other Mentions A Little Life | Hanya YanagiharaThe Heart's Invisible Furies | John BoyneFrom the Front Porch Podcast * Helpful PoSupport 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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Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 11min

Easily Distracted by New Releases

Send us a textIn Episode 24 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their recently read new releases! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they’re so easily distracted by new releases.*Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more 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 4:40 No Bake Energy Balls (R) 7:00 Youth to the People Skincare (T) Latest Reads 10:10 Out | Natsuo Kirino (T) 14:40 The Wish | Nicholas Sparks (R) 20:46 Book Talk33:48 The Royals Next Door | Karina Halle (T)37:10 The Book of Magic | Alice Hoffman (R) 43:52 We Are Not Like Them | Jo Piazza & Christine Pride (T) 51:53 Last Girl Ghosted | Lisa Unger  (R) 57:00 All Her Little Secrets | Wanda Morris (T) 1:00:44 A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson  (R)  Shelf Additions 1:06:24 How do I Un-Remember This? | Danny Pellegrino   (T) 1:08:00 Cherish Farrah | Bethany Morrow  (R) Other Mentions Confessions | Kanae Minuto Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell The Rules of Magic | Alice Hoffman Magic Lessons | Alice Hoffman Anne at anneaustex on Instagram (Renee's recommendation source for A Town Called Solace)The Mysterious Bookshop * Helpful Podcast Quick Links Where You Can Listen to Us Apple    Spotify    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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