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Send us a textIn Episode 132 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their most anticipated January releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 2024 book trends. 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!Midnight | Amy McCullough Loving Lately 5:25Cruise Tik Tok - #royalcaribbeanultimateworldcruise (T) 10:30 The movie Ferrari (R) Latest Reads13:11 The Fury | Alex Michaelides (T) 15:20 Kill Show | Daniel Sweren -Becker 🎧The Silent Patient 20:21 Book Talk 25:45 Article - 2024 Book TrendsArticle - Book Cover Trend & More Cover Trends  28:28 Last Call at the Local | Sara Grunder Ruiz (T) 30:32 Old Crimes and Other Stories | Jill McCorkle (R) 32:40 Rabbit Hole | Kate Brody (T) 35:00 Holiday Country | İnci Atrek (R) 37:18 River East River West |  Aube Rey Lescure (T) 40:14 Blizzard | Marie Vingtras (R) 42:35 Unsinkable | Jenni Walsh  (T) 45:15 Hard by a Great Forest | Leo Vardiashvili (R) **correction- Leo Vardiashvili is not Russian,  he is from Tbilisi, GeorgiaCurrent Reads 47:47 Before and After | Andrew Shanahan (T) 50:00 Northwoods | Amy Pease (R) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate 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 131 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their top 10 books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about how they narrowed down their choices. 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!Favorite Loving Lately 3:20 Scamanda Podcast (T) In Your Own Backyard Podcast 6:40 European Spa Spray (R) Latest Reads7:54 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | TJ Alexander (T) 9:36 The Vulnerables | Sigrid Nunez (R) 🎧14:17 Book Talk The Storygraph 24:58 Search History | Amy Taylor 27:22 Best Covers Whalefall | Daniel Kraus (T) Still Life | Sarah Winman (R) 29:09 FAvorite Debuts Maame | Jessica George (T) Mother in the Dark | Kayla Maiuri (R) Biggest Disappointments I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T) The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R) Small Mercies | Dennis Lehane (R) Best Title 32:09 Big Swiss | Jen Beagin (T) 32:45 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) Our Top 10 34:38 10. Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros (T) August Blue | Deborah Levy (R) 9. Go As a River | Shelby Read (T) 38:00 The Caretaker | Ron Rash (R) 8. Rootless | Krystle Zara Appeiah (T) Inciting Joy | Ross Gay (R) 7. Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T) Never Far Away | Michael Koryta (R) 6. The September House | Carissa Orlando  (T) Behold the Dreamers | Imbolo Mbue (R) 5. Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent (T) The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff (R) 4. Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T) 57:40 The Singer's Gun | Emily St. John Mandel (R) 3. In Memorium | Alice Winn (T) Thirst for Salt | Madeline Lucas (R) 2. Wellness | Nathan Hill (T) Sycamore | Bryn Chancellor (R) 1. Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano (T) The Creative Act: A Way of Being | Rick Rubin (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

Send us a textIn Episode 130 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their picks for overhyped and under hyped books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. 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 Lately2:30 Baum Designs on Etsy (T) 4:30 Sleep eye mask (R)Latest Reads7:00 Foe | Iain Reid (T) 10:45 The Vanishing Hour | Serpahina Nova Glass (R) Such a Good Wife 15:09 Book Talk Overhyped 31:54 None of This is True | Lisa Jewell (T) 33:45 Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (R) 35:13 I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T) 37:40 Trust | Hernan Diaz (R) 38:09 The Villa | Rachel Hawkins (T) 40:27 Pineapple Street | Jenny Jackson (R) The Coworker | Freida McFadden (T) The Housemaid's Secret The Housemaid Never Lie 44:08 Yellowface | R.F.Kuang (R) Age of Vice | Deepti Kapoor (T) 47:40 Tom Lake | Ann Patchett (R) Underhyped50:09 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T) Moby Dyke | Krista Burton (R) Farrell Covington & the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T) An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R) What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T) A Flaw in the Design | Nathan Oates (R) Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah (T) The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R) Adrift | Lisa Brudeau (T) August Blue | Deborah Levy (R) Deserved the Hype Fourth Wing | Rebecca YarrosHolly| Stephen KingBright Young Women| Jessica Knoll Spare | Prince Harry The Woman in Me | Britney Spears The House of Eve | Sadeka Johnson Go As a River | Shelly ReedThe Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff Happy Place | Emily Henry Hello Beautiful | 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

Send us a textIn Episode 129 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 2023 themes. 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 LatelyChristmas gift list tracker app (T) Article - the case for never reading the book jacket (R) Latest Reads The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T) 🎧How Do I Unremember This Danny's Episode on BTE The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R) I Am Pilgrim Meredith from @currentlyreadingpodcast Kelly @kellyhooks.readsbooksCindy @thoughtsfromapage 23:00 Book Talk - 2023 themesThe Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson Mixed media structures in books Podcasters as characters in booksOne word book titles & 5 word or more book titles Authors promoting their brands Wellness by Nathan Hill - several overlapping themesMotherhood themes - esp complicated moms31:45 Mom Noir LeVar Burton Reads (ad) 34:00 Christmas Presents | Lisa Unger (T) 36:00 Distant Sons | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧The Current | Tim Johnston 41:12 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T) The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead We Carry Their Bones | Erin Kimmerle 45:51 What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories about the people who make Vegas Vegas | James Patterson and Mark Seal 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 128 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their reads chosen by patrons. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about recommending 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 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 LatelyShark Wand Vac (T) Emily in Paris on Netflix (R)Latest ReadsBirdie & Harlow | Taylor Wolfe (T)What We Kept to Ourselves | Nancy Jooyoun Kim (R) 🎧Book TalkA Little Life | Hanya YanagiharaLessons in Chemistry | Bonnie GarmusGo as a River | Shelly Read (T)The Four Winds | Kristin HannahBeyond That, the Sea | Laura Spence Ash (R) 🎧The Leftover Woman | Jean Kwok (T)The Bee Sting | Paul Murray Akin | Emma Donoghue (R) 🎧Shelf AdditionsSomeone Else's Secret | Julia Spiro (T)One Day | David Nicholls The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (R)The Stationary Shop *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).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

Send us a textIn Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books 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 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 Lately3:50 Your Own Backyard Podcast (T)7:50 Conair Fabric Shaver  (R)Latest Reads10:20 Linghun | Ai Jiang (T)Confessions | Kanae MinutoWe Have Always Lived in the Castle | Shirley Jackson14:10 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)18:23 Book TalkA Little Life | Hanya YanagiharaTrust Your Eyes | Linwood BarclayGreenwood | Michael Christie26:34 The Last One | Will Dean (T)29:37 A Room Full of Killers | Michael Wood (R)36:00 Wellness | Nathan Hill 🎧 (both)Happiness Falls | Angie KimShelf Additions50:52 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | T. J. Alexander (T)52:24 The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak (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).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

Send us a textIn Episode 126 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent nonfiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction books they've added to their tbr's. 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 Latelys5:24 Adam Ragusea on YouTube (T) 7:12 Rechargeable Flashlight (R) Latest Reads10:44 Nana | Brandon Massey (T) 13:50 Keep Moving | Maggie Smith (R) 🎧16:51 Book Talk TBR Books 20:27 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City  | Matthew Desmond (T) 21:53 In Extremis: The Life and death of War Correspondent Marie Colvin | Lindsey Hils23:00 How to Say Babylon | Safia Sinclair (T) 24:00 Alone on the Wall | Alex Honnold (R) 26:06 The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T) 27:00 Gratitude | Oliver Sacks (R) Article 27:57 Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman (T) 29:38 Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times | Katherine May (R) 30:50 Sure I'll Join Your Cult | Maria Bamford (T) 32:00 The Hidden Life of Trees  | Peter Wohlleben (R) Books Read33:23 Hey Hun | Emily Paulson (T) 36:30 The Best Strangers in the World | Ari Shapiro (R) 🎧40:40 Dear Dolly | Dolly Alderton (T) Tiny Beautiful Things43:00 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) 🎧Shelf Additions 49:20 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (T) 50:57 Still See 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 125 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated Nov/Dec 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 3:45 Preview + Personalized functionality on The Storygraph  (T) 8:00 The Golden Bachelor (R) Article Latest Reads11:36 The Woman in Me | Britney Spears 🎧(T) 17:18 Trust Your Eyes | Linwood Barclay (R) 🎧Books on Our Radar 24:12 Class | Stephanie Land (T) 26:13 Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen | Sarah James (R) 28:00 Search History | Amy Taylor (T) Adelaide 30:00 Hot Springs Drive | Lindsay Hunter (R) 32:24 The Professor | Lauren Nossett (T) 34:35 Again and Again | Jonathan Evison (R) 36:26 The Frozen River | Ariele Lawton (T) 38:08 A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jacquelyn Mitchard (R) Current Reads40:07 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T) 41:09 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (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).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

Send us a textIn Episode 124 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent BOTM reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Book of the Month. 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 Lately2:30 Below Deck TV Show6:30 Bombas Socks Latest Reads10:22 The Invisible Hour | Alice Hoffman (T) 🎧The Invisible Life of Addie Larue | VE Schwab14:24 The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff14:47 The Secrets of Hartwood Hall | Katie Lumsden (R) 🎧20:32 Book TalkBook of the MonthBook Riot article 32:08 Happiness Falls | Angie Kim (T)25:26 Night Charter | Sam Hawken (R) 🎧41:50 Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T) 🎧Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka45:16 The Collected Regrets of Clover | Mikki Brammer (R)Shelf Additions50:00 The Pairing | Casey Mcquisten (T)Red, White and Royal Blue51:10 A Short Walk Through a Wide World | Douglas Westerbeke (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).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 123 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 chat about 7 years of talking about books online. 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 Fantastic Fiction Website (T) Nightscope Headlamp Beanie (R) Latest Reads Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (T) The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R) Book Talk Amy @novelgossip Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T) The Takedown| Carlie Walker (R) Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen  (T) Death Valley | Melissa Broder (R) Thirst For Salt| Madeline Lucas August Blue | Deborah Levy Shelf Additions The Life Impossible | Matt Haig (T) The Humans The Midnight Library Where You End| Abbott Kahler (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). 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