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S1 · E277
Tuesday · 55 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Books We Think We'll Love!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 277 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are tackling their TBRs by reading books they think they’ll love! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Li Ziqi - Youtube Channel (T) Missha BB Cream (H) Latest Read Dive Bar at the end of the Road | Kelly Armstrong (T) The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer Good Spirits | BK Borison (H) Tackling the TBR: Books We Think We’ll Love Victorian Psycho | Virginia Feito (T) 1984 | George Orwell (H) Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus (T) Peck & Peck | Bonnie Garmus Spark of the Everflame | Penn Cole (H) Shelf Addition House of Spirits | Isabel Allende (T) Children of the Wolf | Abby Geni (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E276
November 3 · 1 hr
Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our End of Year Reading Plans
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 276 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on some new releases they’ve read recently! They also share some of their plans for end of year reading, and what they hope to accomplish in their reading lives by the end of 2026. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like Niche Novels, What’s in the Mailbag, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately A5 Journal Cover / Travelers Journal (T) Cuisine to Kill For: Over 50 Recipes and True Crime Stories from the World's Most Haunted Places | Amy Bruni (H) Latest Read The First Confessions of First Lady Freeman | Deesha Philyaw (T+H) New Releases: Trad Wife | Sarah Langan (T) The End of Everything | M. John Harrison (H) Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E275
October 27 · 49 min
November and December Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 275 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their last books on the radar episode for 2026! We cannot believe that we have reached the final months of this year, and are getting excited to plan our reading for the remaining time we have left, as well as gear up for 2027 reading! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Bear Brook S3 - A Private Matter (T) Mike Flanagan’s Carrie (H) Latest Read Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T) Set Piece | Lana Schwartz (H) November & December Books on the Radar Revenge Plot | Stephanie Wroble (T) The Squatters | Saba Brelvi (H) When They Find Me | Carter Wilson (T) Nanny Nanny | K Chiucarello (H) Winter Song | Rebecca Lee Morales (T) Milkteeth | Caitlin Starling (H) Stations | Louise Kennedy (T) A Glacier’s Guide to Dying | Michelle Porter (T) Clear Water | Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes (H) Shelf Addition American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams (T) Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E274
October 20 · 57 min
Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Great Places to Get Book Recs!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 274 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books recommended to them by their listeners! We also chat a bit about some great places where we've been getting more niche and unique book recommendations from. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Jadens Label Printer (T) Season 51 Survivor (H) Traitors (T) Latest Read Fabulous Bodies | Check Tingle (T) Universal Harvester | John Darnielle (H) Books Recommended How to become the dark lord and die trying | Django Wexler (T) Love by the Book | Jessica George (T) The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey (H) Crone | Keith Rosson (T) Impossible Creatures | Katherine Rundell (H) Shelf Addition American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E273
October 13 · 1 hr 1 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Books with Boats on the Cover!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 273 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah take on another episode of tackling the TBR by reading books with boats on the cover! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Whalefall Movie (T) Kristen Ess Curl Cream (H) Latest Read Under Water | Tara Menon (T) If It Makes You Happy | Julie Olivia (H) TBR Tackle - Boat Books! Recommendations: Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy The River | Peter Heller Love Lists and Fancy Ships | Sarah Grunder Ruiz The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware Into the Drowning Deep | Mira Grant Bird Box | Josh Malerman Books we read this week: If You Lie | Caleb Stevens (T) Mudlark | Mary Helen Specht (H) Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine (T) Small Boat | Vincent Delacroix (H) Latest Read Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T) The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing | Marshall J Moore (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E272
October 6 · 1 hr 12 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + How to Become a Pro at Reader Maxxing
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 272 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! They also discuss ways to “reader max” – aka how to get the most out of your reading life and incorporate books and reading into as much of your life as possible! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately @Mariah_MPLS (T) Oh, Reader Magazine (H) Latest Read Evil Genius | Claire Oshetsky (T) Say No to the Duke | Eloisa James (H) Tina’s Annotation Video Stillhouse Lake Blueberry Cobbler New England Coffee (J) EDNR Kiss Slay Replay | Rachel Harrison (T) Books and Lala Book Discussion - YouTube The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late | Cory Doctorow Hollywood Ending | John Green (T) Fairfield County | DéLana R. A. Dameron Remembering DeLana R.A. Dameron Latest Read Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T) The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing | Marshall J Moore (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E271
September 29 · 56 min
October Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 271 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about books coming out in October that you should add to your TBR! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Jumbo Incense (T) Writech Brush Pens (H) Latest Read The Pirate Queen | Ariel Lawhon (T+H) October Books on the Radar Dive Bar at the End of the End of the Road | Kelley Armstrong (T) Every Story is a Love Story | Imbulo Mbue (H) Carrying | Samantha Josephs (T) Off the Reservation | Stephen Graham Jones (T) Truth to Power: A Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel | SA Cosby (T) The Given World | Melissa Harrison (H) The Brightness | Chad Harback (T) Winterset Hollow | Jonathan Edward Durham (H) Public Access Afterworld | Jane Schoenbrun (T) Monstera | Delilah S. Dawson (H) Current Reads Evil Genius | Claire (T) 1984 | George Orwell (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E270
September 22 · 57 min
Reading Our Way Through Appalachian Fiction
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 270 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books set in Appalachia and explore what defines the Appalachian region. From Appalachian fiction to literary favorites rooted in mountain communities, they share the books they chose and discuss the history and geography of Appalachia, while talking about the books they read for the episode. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately TBR 0 (T) Reusable Sticker Binder (T) Latest Read Fallow | Sarah Anderson (T) The Haar | David Sodgergren (H) Books Set in Appalachia The Caretaker | Ron Rash (T) Shiner | Amy Jo Burns (H) Those We Thought We Knew | David Joy (T) Book Gang Podcast Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America | Beth Macy (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E269
September 15 · 1 hr 3 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf - Bookish Subscription Boxes
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 269 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are back at it to tackle their TBRs! This month, the wheel provided them with a prompt to read books from any subscription service! Tina and Hannah spend some time talking about the various kinds of book subscriptions there are out there, and chat through which ones have piqued their interest in the past and present! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Loreal True Match Super Blendable Foundation (T) Loreal 3 Second Setting Mist (H) Shelby Ann - TikTok Souper Cubes (H) Latest Read The Last Witch | CJ Cook Pastel Bookshelf The Knave and the Moon | Rachel Gillig (H) Book Subscriptions and TBR Tackle! Page 1 Books Owl Crate Mysterious Crime Club Subscription Night Worms Ashley - @coffeeandcuentos Sadie - @motherhorror 101 Horror Books to Read Before You Die Murder Road | Simone St. James (T) The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern | Lynda Cohen Loigman (H) The Anniversary | Alex Finlay (T) A Scandalous Deal | Joanna Shupe (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E268
September 8 · 1 hr 6 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + What Readers Really Want From a Book Club
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 268 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases, and also talk about their experiences with book clubs, and talk about the ingredients necessary to making a book club worth joining! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately The Birth Keepers - Podcast (T) 90’s Mom Dinners on TikTok (H) Amanda Coakley Oddyssie Webb’s Kitchen Mom Jeans 89 Nikki’s Sleepover Club Latest Read Tina and The Pastel Bookshelf YouTube Video The Art of a Lie | Laura Shepherd-Robinson (T) Mendell Station | J.B. Hwang (H) Easily Distracted by New Releases Bookclubs.com Bourbon Drink Recipe Not with a Bang | Temi Oh (T) Take What You Can | Naima Coster (H) The Secret Dinner | Raphael Mo (T) Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H) Shelf Addition This Never Happens Here | Wanda Morris (T) Switzy | Emma Cline (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E267
September 1 · 1 hr 7 min
Mood Reading Our Hearts Away & An Ask Us Anything!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 267 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah took a week to do some mood reading, and for book talk, we answered questions from our listeners in an ask us anything style discussion. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately The Obama Foundation & Museum (T) Sterling Point - Prime Video (H) Latest Read The Unknown | Riley Sager (T+H) Mood Reads Wonderland | Jennifer Hillier (T) The Dog Stars | Peter Heller (H) Mind of a Murderer | Michael Wood (T) Let’s Kiss & Tell | Joss Richard (H) Current Read The Only Plane in the Sky (T) A Plagued Sea | Kim Bo-Young (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E266
August 25 · 49 min
September Books on the Radar
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 266 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some of the September 2026 Book Releases that top our TBR! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately 1% Better - @Slow_Going Maybelline Lifter Glaze Oil Balm Latest Read Plant Lady | Kang Minyoung (T) Swordheart | T. Kingfisher (H) Books on the Radar The Witches of Cambridge | Alice Hoffman (T) The Eye of Goliath | Diego Muzzio (H) Strange Case of Jane O | Karen Walker Queenie is Working on It | Candace Carty-Williams Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (H) Bird Box | Josh Malerman Fallow | Sarah Anderson Lords of Serendipity | Randy Boyagoda (H) Hollywood Ending | John Green (T) Ripeness | Sarah Moss (H) Call off the Dark | Hallie Shepherd (T) Trust Fall | Lynn Painter (H) Current Read The Secret Dinner | Raphael Montez (T) Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H) Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E265
August 18 · 57 min
A Late Summer Reading List + Books That Feel Like Lughnasadh
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 265 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books that feel like Lughnasadh, a Celtish holiday that celebrates the start of the harvest season and falls halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Niche Novels, and Book Talk After Dark. You’ll get to join monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately @readandwright Notes App System (T) Lifelines - Dot by Letter (H) Lifelines Website Latest Read Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T) Return to Sender | Stephanie Parente (H) Book Talk and Reading for Lughnasadh Tom Lake | Ann Patchett The Wild Beneath | Kelly Anderson (T) Habits of the Sea | Shea Ernshaw (H) Where I End | Sophie White (T) Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte (H) Shelf Addition Tokyo Express | Seicho Matsumoto (T) A Quiet Place | Seicho Matsumoto (T) Suspicion | Seicho Matsumoto (T) Too Much of Life | Clarice Lispector (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E264
August 11 · 1 hr 1 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Intimidating Books!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 264 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf and read books from their personal home libraries in an effort to kick those books off their TBRs. Every month, Tina and Hannah spin the wheel, and randomly select a patron selected prompt. This month, we read books from our TBR shelf that we found intimidating! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Juley.app (T) The Commons | Rebecca Ihim Welly Bandages (H) Latest Read The Elementals | Michael McDowell (T) Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow | Jessica Townsend (H) Intimidating Books The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (T) The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett (H) East of Eden | John Steinbeck (T) East of Eden - Penguin Orange Classic Edition Girl on Girl | Sophie Gilbert (H) Shelf Addition The Silent Appeal | Janice Hallett (T) Hive Mind | Allison Gunn (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E263
August 4 · 59 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases and How We Remember What We Read
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 263 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share tips on how they remember the books they read, as well as share some thoughts on new book releases that they've read recently! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Mellow Comforter (T) Paper Meadow Mail Club (H) Opal Bones Mail Club (H) Jimothy Collection (H) Latest Read Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T) Sookie Stackhouse Books Seatmate | Cara Bastone (H) New Releases The Lowe Job | Grace Alexander (T) Magnolia Parks | Jessa Hastings Teddy Bears Never Die | Yeeun Cho (H) The Open Era | Edward Schmit (T) The Children | Melissa Albert (H) Shelf Addition In Cold Blood | Truman Capote (T) Something Followed Us Home | Cynthia Pelayo (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
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July 28 · 50 min
August Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 262 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some August book releases that they are excited about! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Tony’s Chocolate (T) Pipsticks (H) Latest Read The Shampoo Effect | Jenny Jackson (T+H) BOTM Books Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T) Sunlight Finds You | Laura Moriarty (H) These Walls Remember | They Say a Girl Died Here | Sarah Pinborough The Unheld | Luke Larkin (T) Deadly Animals The Hill in the Dark Grove | Liam Higginson (H) Portrait of a Witch Undone | KS Shay (T) Crocodilopolis | John Manuel Arias (H) Current Reads Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T) The Children | Melissa Albert (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E261
July 21 · 55 min
Reading and Discussing Novellas, Essay Collections, and Short Stories
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 261 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah celebrate the power of short books–from short stories and novellas to essay collections and anthologies! Join us as we explore why these bite-sized reads can leave just as lasting an impact as a full-length novel. In this episode, we also spin the wheel to randomly select our next topic for our August episode of Tackling the TBR Shelf! These TBR tackle prompts are chosen by our patrons as a way for them to take part in our reading lives. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Summer Reading Campaign - Melanated Reader (T) Soola Bag (H) Soola Pouch (H) Latest Read Keep Them Close | David Ellis (T) Look Closer | David Ellis The Best Lies | David Ellis Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (H) Novellas and Short Stories At Home With the Horrors | Sammy Scott Human Sacrifices | María Fernanda Ampuero I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T) Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka (H) Obstetrix | Naomi Kritzer (T) Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H) Shelf Addition Seekers of Deer Creek | Thao Thai (T) People in Love | Claire Daverley (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E260
July 14 · 1 hr 8 min
Our 10 Best Books of the Year So Far!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 260 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately The Cluci Wristlet (T) Yoto Player (H) Latest Read Where the Wildflowers Grow | Terah Shelton Harris (T) The Missed Connection | Tia Wliliams (T) Superlatives The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh All the Blood We Share | Camilla Bruce Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West Vigil | George Saunders Into the Blue | Emma Brodie Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke Top 5 So Far! The Reformatory | Tanarive Due The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra Keeper of Lost Children | Sadeqa Johnson Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell John of John | Douglas Stuart Lost Lambs | Madeline Cash Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
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July 7 · 57 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Through Our Book of the Month Backlist!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 259 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf by reading through Book of the Month titles that have been on their shelves for more than 2 years. New for July- join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go patreon.com/booktalketc If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately Summer Bucket List (T) Water Table (T) The Crash (H) Maternal Instinct (H) Latest Read The Truth About Ruby Cooper | Liz Nugent (T) Sacculina | Phillip Fracassi (H) BOTM Books BOTM Historical Data Base Not That I Could Tell | Jessica Strawser (T) You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa (H) The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan (T) Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy (H) Shelf Addition Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T) The Missed Connection | Tia Williams (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
S1 · E258
June 30 · 53 min
July Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 258 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about Land by Maggie O’Farrell, which was the Book Talk Etc. Community Read for the month of June. In this episode we also share 10 July book releases to get excited about! Join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go patreon.com/booktalketc If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month. Loving Lately yesstyle.com (T) Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen (T) Lip Oil (T) Skin 1004 Cream (T) Alaffia Body Wash (H) Latest Read Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T+H) July Books on the Radar Country People | Daniel Mason (T) Every Version of You | Natalie Messier (H) Not with A Bang | Temi Oh (T) The Mortons | Justine Larbalestier (T) The Man | Laura Sims Looker | Laura Sims How Can I Help You? | Laura Sims (H) The New People | Andrea Uptmor (T) The Parisian Heist | Jo Piazza (T) Make Nice | Ryan Effgan (H) Shelf Addition Not That I Can Tell | Jessica Strawser (T) Sacculina | Philip Fracassi (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

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