Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Mar 12, 2024 • 52min

Easily Distracted By New Releases (March 2024)

Send us a textIn Episode 142 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 the state of their new release 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!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, 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 Lately 3:55 Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting (T) Facial cotton pads7:00 bookgirlsguide.com (R)Best books of 2014Latest Reads10:46 Perfect Parents | L.G. Davis (T) 15:08 Mrs Gulliver | Valerie Martin (R) 🎧20:34 Book Talk 22:30 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T) Midnight | Amy McCullough 23:00 Leaving | Roxana Robinson (R) Holiday Country | Inci Atrek 24:58 Poor Deer | Claire Oshtesky 30:22 Come and Get It | Kiley Reid (T) Such a Fun Age 34:17 The Trail of Lost Hearts | Tracy Garvis Graves (R) 🎧Amy @novelgossip 38:22 James | Percival Everett (T) Erasure The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead 43:10 Kill for Me Kill For You | Steve Cavanagh (R) Shelf Additions 48:27 House of Glass | Sarah Pekkanen (T) 49:29 All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker (R) Tall Oaks All the Wicked Girls *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *You can also shop 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
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Mar 5, 2024 • 59min

Bookstore Browsing

Send us a textIn Episode 141 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their bookstore browse reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about bookstore browsing. 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!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month! Patreon episode with Greer from Athena BooksLoving Lately 4:11 The NYTimes  Game App 6:33 Workin Moms (Netflix) Search Party Latest Reads11:10 Midnight | Amy McCullough (T) 15:00 Same As It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (R) 21:50 Book TalkExile Bookstore American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin    26:09 Parakeet | Marie Helene- BertinoThe Extinction of Irena Rey | Jennifer Croft Powells.comSleeping Giants | Rene Denfeld Good Material | Dolly Alderton (T) 37:33 While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students | J Reuben Appelman  (R) 🎧Meredith @currentlyreadingpodcast 44:43 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T)Into Thin Air | John Krakauer The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton Foster | Claire Keegan (R) 🎧53:53 Shelf Additions Docile |  Hyeseung Song (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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Feb 27, 2024 • 45min

March Books On The Radar (2024)

Send us a textIn Episode 140 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated March reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest, and current reads. 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!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, 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 Lately 2:50 Reese Teesa on Tik Tok- Who TF Did I Marry? (T) 9:15 Kitchen Aid Food Processor (R) Protein bar recipe (instagram) - from Real Roots Kitchen Latest Reads13:28 Last Call at the Local | Sarah Grunder Ruiz (T) 17:00 A Knock At Midnight : A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom | Brittany K Barnett 🎧 Book Talk 21:19 Baby X | Kira Peikoff (T)23:20 Change | Édouard Louis (R) Dominos | Phoebe McIntosh  (T) 27:10 Women of Good Fortune | Sophie Wan (R) 29:26 Great Expectations | Vinson Cunningham   (T) James | Percival Everett (R) 32:50 The Divorcees | Rowen Beaird (T) Everyone Is Watching | Heather Gudenkauf (R) Like Happiness| Ursula Villarreal Moura (T) 38:59 Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story | Kristine S. Ervin (R) Current Reads Come & Get It | Kiley Reid (T)Such a Fun Age Same As It EveSupport 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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Feb 20, 2024 • 1h 4min

⭐ The 5+ Star Challenge ⭐

Send us a textIn Episode 139 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their possible 5+ star reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about trying to find 5-star reads. 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!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, 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 Lately Bear Brook Season 2 Podcast (T) Loudermilk (Netflix) (R) Latest ReadsHow the Word is Passed | Clint Smith (T) Lone Wolf | Gregg Hurwitz (R) Book Talk A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza Razorblade Tears | SA Cosby Migrations | Charlotte McConaghyTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara Demon Copperhead | Barbara KingsolverThe Heart’s Invisible Furies | John Boyne One Day | David Nicholls Good Morning Midnight | Lily Brooks-Dalton (T) Finding Sophie| Imran Mahmoud (R) Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi (T) Father of the Rain | Lily King (R) Shelf Additions What You Leave Behind | Wanda Morris (T)  The Briar Club | Kate Quinn (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *You can also shop our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission fSupport 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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Feb 13, 2024 • 57min

Complicated Love Stories

Send us a textIn Episode 138 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent complicated love story reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what makes a good complicated story. 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!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, 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 Lately 2:34 Cheesegal on TikTok and Instagram (T)  @lthale on Instagram6:05 Ann Patchett’s Laydown Diaries and New to You recs (R) Latest Reads8:43 Perfectly Nice Neighbors | Kia Abdullah (T) 13:21 My Husband | Maud Ventura (R) Sara @fictionmattersBook Talk19:03 Article Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton 29:29 All the Ugly and Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood (T) 34:26 Leaving by Roxana Robinson (R)41:09 A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza (T) 47:15 Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R) Shelf Additions 52:29 Only for the Weak | Natasha Bishop (T) 54:00 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank 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
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Feb 6, 2024 • 1h 3min

Easily Distracted By New Releases (February 2024) + Contradictory Reading Messages

Send us a textIn Episode 137 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately and their latest and have book talk about reading  messages. 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!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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 & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Book Talk Etc Patreon Andy Hunter Bookshop.org Loving Lately 5:00 The Traders on Peacock (T) Death and Other Details 9:15 NYTimes Flip Phone Article (R) Latest Reads 14:30 Western Lane | Chetna Maroo (T) 19:09 Prayers for Rain | Dennis Lehane (R) Darkness Take My Hand Sacred Book Talk - The State of Contradictory Book Messages/Beliefs 37:00 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T)The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michelon41:00 Poor Deer | Claire Oshetsky (R) 🎧48:45 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T) None of This is True | Lisa Jewell 51:30 Illium | Lea Carpenter (R) 🎧Shelf Additions 58:35 Radiant Heat | Sarah Collins (T)All Fours | Miranda July (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you! 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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Jan 30, 2024 • 50min

February Books on the Radar (2024)

Send us a textIn Episode 136 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated February reads. They also share what they've been loving lately and their latest and current reads. 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!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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 & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 5:25 Book Scanner (T) Libib - book management website Book Buddy10:45 Death and Other Details (Hulu) (R) Latest Reads  13:50 Moon of the Crusted Snow | Waubgeshig Rice (T) 17:30 Two Women Walk into a Bar | Cheryl Strayed (R) Books on Our Radar 21:30 Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice (T) 24:12 Ordinary Human Failings | Megan Nolan (R) 26:20 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T) 29:24 The Road from Belhaven | Margot Livesey (R) 32:34 A Love Song for Ricky Wilde | Tia Williams (T) Seven Days in June 35:09 Leaving  | Roxana Robinson (R)37:50 A Step Past Darkness | Vera Kurian (T) 39:20 The Turtle House | Amanda Churchill (R)42:18 The American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin  (T) We Cast a Shadow 43:43 Mrs Gulliver |  Valerie Martin (R) Current  Reads45:40 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T) Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  EiSupport 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 23, 2024 • 58min

Easily Distracted By New Releases (January 2024) + The State of Our Nonfiction

Send us a textIn Episode 135 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  nonfiction . 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!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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 &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 2:18 Cold Brew Coffee Maker (T)Chobani Sweet Cream Creamer 4:23 Elevate Vision board kit (R)Latest Reads 7:50 The Last House on the Street | Diane Chamberlain (T) The Dream Daughter 11:00 Erasure | Percival Everett (R) 🎧American Fiction Movie James 19:13 Book Talk Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity | Peter Attia 23:20 The Creative Act | Rick Rubin 24:30 Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear | Elizabeth Gilbert Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman 27:20 Deep Work | Cal Newport How the Word is Passed | Clint Smith 29:50 Wintering | Katherine May The Wager | David Grann 31:41 The Art of Mindful Reading | Ella Berthoud House Love | Patric Richardson (T) 36:25 Water | John Boyne (R) 42:30 First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston (T) 46:08 The Mountain King | Anders De La Motte (R) 🎧Shelf Additions 52:17 Guide Me Home | Attica Locke (T) 55:28 The God of the WoodsSupport 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 16, 2024 • 52min

Atmospheric Winter Reads III + Reading Tracking

Send us a textIn Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading tracking . 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!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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 &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!Loving Lately 1:42 Cooking in the Midwest 0n Tik Tok (T) Anylist app 4:23 Washable/Reusable canvas book cover (R) Latest Reads 6:34 Before & After | Andrew Shanahan (T) 9:17 Holiday Country | Inci Atrek  (R) 🎧16:45 Book Talk Article Article19:35 Bookmory (T) 26:20 The Drift | CJ Tudor (T) @thepaperbprincess 29:31 The Second Stranger | Martin Griffin (R) 🎧@mikaelaskanz36:17 The Frozen River | Ariel Lawton (T) 41:30 In the Midst of Winter | Isabel Allende (R) Shelf Additions 46:25 The Great Hemisphere | Mateo Askaripour  (T) Black Buck 48:50 Private Equity | Carrie Sun (R) *The book titles listed are a mix of Amazon/Bookshop links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).Bookshop.org  | Blackwells 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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Jan 9, 2024 • 56min

Book Talk With Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org Andy Hunter

Send us a textIn Episode 133 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome guest Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org . They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and talk with Andyabout what makes Bookshop.org so great. 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!  Your membership gets you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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 &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons…all for just $5 a month!Andy Hunter is the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org. He is also the co-creator and publisher of the websites Literary Hub, Crime Reads, and BookMarks, and co-founder and chairman of Electric Literature. His focus is keeping literature a vital part of our culture in the digital age.Loving LatelyHow to with John Wilson on Max (A)Forest App RecipeKeeper AppBookclubs.comThe Power of Habit | Charles DuhiggBook TalkThe Librarianist | Patrick DeWitt (A)The Sisters Brothers Alice Sadie Celine | Sarah Blakely Cartwright (T)A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jaqueline Mitchard (R) 🎧The Maniac | Benjamin Labatut (A)When We Cease to Understand the World Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates (T)The Good House | Ann Leary  (R)*The book titles listed are Bookshop.org links , where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no 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

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