Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

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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
Tuesday · 50 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
July 21 · 55 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
July 14 · 1 hr 8 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
July 7 · 57 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
June 30 · 53 min
From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 257 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk through some of their favorite book to screen adaptations, share some books they’d love to see adapted into film, as well as discuss their thoughts on books they read that have been turned into movies or television series. 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 Libib (T) Arc Library App (T) Bobbie Goods Coloring Books (H) Latest Read John of John | Douglas Stuart (T) Recitatif | Toni Morrison (H) Book Talk + Book to Screen Adaptations Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West (T) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins (H) Shutter Island | Dennis LeHane (T) The Bookshop | Penelope Fitzgerald (H) Shelf Addition Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T) Games: A Love Story | Anna Maria Volkova (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
June 23 · 1 hr 7 min
Summer Scaries and Reading for Summerween
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 256 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about the types of thriller and horror novels that are perfect to read in summer months! We chat all things thrills & chills and chat a bit about summerween traditions. 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 JoJo Gemstone Choker Necklace (T) Byoma Phyto-Mucin Glow Serum (H) Latest Read The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh (T) One True Loves | Taylor Jenkins Reid Laura Dave This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum The Wishing Spell | Chris Colfer (H) Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On Janelle Brown Julie Clark The God of the Woods | Liz Moore Gabby’s YouTube Channel The Troop | Nick Cutter The Compound | Aisling Rawle Marion | Leah Rowan (T) Sundial | Catriona Ward (H) Why Catriona Ward Decided To Explore The Abhorrent World of Animal Testing - Article on Crime reads The Other | Annie Neugebauer (T) The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager Survive the Night | Riley Sager Lock Every Door | Riley Sager Final Girls | Riley Sager Shelf Addition The Calamities | Chuck Wendig (T) The Odyssey | Homer (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
June 16 · 1 hr 3 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + Tropes We Love and Hate
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 255 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some analog friendly loving latelies to continue to help you stay off your phone this summer and cure your brain rot! We also share some thoughts on new books that have released recently, as well as some thoughts on tropes we love, book tropes we hate, book tropes we anticipate being popular as well as the ones that are already buzzing around in the publishing world. 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 @Tabletopfamily (T) These Books Will Heal Your Brain Rot (H) Latest Read Open Wide | Jessica Gross (T) The Night Tiger | Yangsze Choo (H) Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On Buffalo Hunter Hunter Coffin Moon Trad Wife | Saratoga Schaefer (T) Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas Tropesick | Lauren Okie (H) Dissection of a Murder | Jo Murray (T) The Fountain | Casey Scieszka (H) Shelf Addition Back Stabbers | Eliza Jabore (T) They All Fall in Love at the End | Haili Blassingame (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
June 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Books We Missed Out On
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 254 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on Japanese Gothic, their community read for May. They also share thoughts on books from the past they feel they missed out on, as well as chat through what they think about when they consider what it means to "miss out" on books. 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 Monthly Meal Planning (T) Monitor Clip on Fan (H) Latest Read Japanese Gothic | Kylie Lee Baker (T+H) Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On Buckeye Atmosphere Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte 1984 | George Orwell The Last Party | AR Torre (T) Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones (H) Still Life | Louise Penny (T) The Deal | Elle Kennedy (H) Shelf Addition Nerve Damage | Annakeara Stinson (T) Liars Dice | Juliet Faithfull (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
June 2 · 56 min
Bookstore Browse: Inside the Life of a New York Bookseller with Phoebe Wright
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 253 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by Phoebe Wright from @readandwright on bookstagram, and bookseller at Alice, Ever After in Buffalo, New York. We talk all things romance, pop culture, and of course, books! We hope you enjoy our lively, casual conversation and that your TBR stack grows taller for your summer 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 Neck Cream (T) Susan Lee Skin Care Recs (Phoebe) Real Housewives of Rhode Island Jamie Attenberg 1000 words of summer Latest Read & Books Mentioned The Echo Wife | Sarah Gailey (T) Tropesick | Lauren Okie (H) Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell (H) Other Books Mentioned - (Please make sure you’re supporting Alice Ever After on Bookshop.org if you decide to purchase any of the following books!) Devney Perry Books This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum The Magic Treehouse Books Our Guncle | Stephen Rowley Dory Fantasmagory | Abby Hanlon (2nd-4th Grade) Dogman & Captain Underpants Dragon Master Series | Tracy West The Princess in Black | Shannon Hale Mail Duck | Erica Sirotich Buffalo Fluffalo | Bess Kalb Sandwich and Wreck | Catherine Newman Nobody Tells You This But Me | Bess Kalb The Correspondent | Virginia Evans Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke Project Hail Mary | Andy Wier Legendborn | Tracy Dion Good Girls Guide to Murder | Holly Jackson The Guncle | Stephen Rowley Samantha, the Next Chapter | Fiona Davis If Not You | Ellen O’Clover Sunflower Season | Danica Nava Whistler | Ann Patchet Hollywood Ending | John Green Shelf Additions Marion: A Novel | Leah Rowen (T) If Not You | Ellen O’Clover (P) Flashlight | Susan Choi (H) @Aliceeverafterbooks on social Aliceeverafter.com @readandwright on social Thank you for listening and supporting the show! 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
May 26 · 1 hr 17 min
Summer Bonanza VI: 20 Books for Your Summer Reading List!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 252 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Hannah share their 20 most anticipated summer releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and chat about how they built their summer reading lists. 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 Countertop Ice Maker - Govee (T) Murdle Mystery Puzzle Activity Book (H) Latest Read Five | Ilona Bannister (T) One Star Romance | Laura Hankin (H) SUMMER BONANZA Plant Lady | Minyoung Kang Helpness | Jessica Knoll Little Wonder | Sophie Chen Keller Take What You Can | Naima Coster The Spin | Faith Gardner Everything to the Sea The Open Era | Edward Schmidt The Great Wherever | Shannon Sanders Famous Men | Julie Buntin Keep Them Close | David Ellis Nothing to My Name | Kangkang Li Kovacs Heart of Glass | Jennifer Hillier Tropesick | Lauren Okie The Secret Dinner | Raphael Montez Whistler | Ann Patchett The Windsor Affair | Melanie Benjamin The Children | Melissa Albert The Lowe Job | Grace Alexander Land | Maggie O’Farrell Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West Current Reads Trad Wife | Saratoga Schaefer (T) Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell (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
May 19 · 1 hr 20 min
Easily Distracted By New Releases + Our Process for Starting New Books
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 251 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about some new book releases, as well as discuss the woes of starting a new book, and how they set themselves up for success when it comes to cracking open a new read. 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 Hobonichi Cousin A5 (T) Pilot Fixon Erasable Pens Jet Pens Analog Basket (H) Siece Campbell TikTok Latest Read Forget You Saw Her | Noelle Ihli (T) Ask for Andrea Into the Blue | Emma Brodie (H) Book Talk and EDNR Starting a book well A Good Person | Kirsten King (T) Homebound | Portia Elan (H) Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T) Ruins | Lily Brooks Dalton (H) Shelf Addition: Hollow Bones | Jodi Picoult (T) Love Felt Like This | Julie Olivia (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
May 12 · 1 hr 11 min
Book Talk Etc. Celebrates 5 Years On Air feat. Renee ♥️
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 250 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by the Book Talk Etc.’s first co-host, Renee from @itsbooktalk! We’re so excited to have Renee on today to celebrate the podcast’s 5 year anniversary. We hope you enjoy the reunion! 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 Love Trapped - Podcast (T) Mr. B’s Emporium of Reading Delights (R) Two Hot Takes - YouTube Podcast (H) Latest Read On A Quiet Street | Seraphina Nova Glass (T) Such A Good Wife The Vanishing Hour Never Far Away Psychobabble | Joe Nucci (H) Kingfisher | Rozie Kelly (R) Mood Reads: Renee’s Substack Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong: A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption | Andy Glaze A Long Petal of the Sea | Isabel Allende The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer (T) The Extra | Annie Neugebauer (H) Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (R ) Shelf Addition: Piranesi | Susanna Clarke (T) Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H) Somebody Worth Killing | Jessica Payne (R) 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
May 5 · 1 hr 35 min
May Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 249 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share 10 upcoming May book releases that they are excited about. They also spend time discussing the very buzzy Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. 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 Tina’s Fan (T) Sports Bra - She Fit (T) Moleskine Cahier Journal, Soft Cover (H) Campus notebooks (H) Amy Catriona on TikTok - Journal Inspo Latest Read Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke (T + H) May Books on the Radar Five | Ilona Bannister (T) John of John | Douglas Stuart (H) Mercy Hill | Hannah Thurman (T) Make Me Better | Sarah Gailey (H) I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T) This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, a Life | Deborah Lutz (T) I’ll Watch Your Baby | Neena Viel (T) Ghalen | Walter Mosley (H) Take Me With You | Steven Rowley (T) Current Read Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T) Into the Blue | Emma Brodie (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
April 28 · 1 hr 4 min
Bookstore Browse: Tina and Hannah Read Bookseller Recommendations
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 248 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books that have been recommended by booksellers through our regular series, Bookstore Browse. 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 Hand-sell, 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 Shop Miss A (T) AOA Lipstick (T) Ollie Fresh Mint Fluoride Toothpaste (H) Latest Read Greedy | Callie Kazumi (T) Our Perfect Storm | Carley Fortune (H) Book Seller Recs Kitchens of the Great Midwest | J. Ryan Stradal (T) Under the Rainbow | Celia Laskey Theo of Golden | Allen Levi (H) Underlake | Erin L. McCoy (T) Between Friends and Lovers | Shirlene Obuobi (H) Shelf Addition Jane Austen’s Bookshelf | Rebecca Romney (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
April 21 · 1 hr 7 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases & Vetting Books for Our Reading Lists
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 247 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases as well as discuss how they decide what they are going to read, how they vet books before reading them + how reading book reviews transforms our own reading experiences. 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 Frixion Erasable Pen (T) The Folio Society (H) Latest Read A Sharp Endless Need | Mac Crane (T) Euphoria | Lily King I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself The Gifts of Imperfection | Brene Brown (H) Daring Greatly New Releases Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T) The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H) The Good Girl | Michelle Dunne (T) Adrift | Will Dean (H) Shelf Addition An Infinite Love Story | Chanel Cleeton (T) A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing | Alice Evelyn Yang (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
April 14 · 57 min
Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Tips on How to Recommend Books to Readers
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 246 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books that their patrons pushed them to finally read! In this episode we also talk about recommending books – reader to reader – and tips on how to give a great book recommendation. 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 Hand-sell, 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 Posting Facebook Reels (T) Bran Reel- How to Tina TBR, etc. Facebook Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Sunshine Drops (H) Latest Read It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T) The Everlasting | Alix E. Harrow (H) Dark Matter | Blake Crouch Pines | Blake Crouch Patron Recommendations The Last House on Needless Street | Catriona Ward (T) The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 | Beth Brower (H) Conclave | Robert Harris (T) The Girls Who Grew Big | Leila Mottley (H) Shelf Addition Harmless | Miranda Shulman (T) Open, Heaven | Sean Hewitt (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
April 7 · 1 hr 1 min
April Books on the Radar (2026)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April. 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 Sunday Riley Lactic Acid Treatment (T) Derm Store Inside (Apple TV, Steam, Switch) PBS Games - Free Play (H) Latest Read Kin | Tayari Jones (T + H) Interview with NPR April Books on the Radar: Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T) Leave Your Mess at Home | Tolani Akinola (H) The Ending Writes Itself | Evelyn Clarke (T) Go, Gentle | Maria Semple (H) Love by the Book | Jessica George (T) Permanence | Sophie MacIntosh (H) The Subtle Art of Folding Space | John Chu (T) Morsel | Carter Keane (H) Livonia Chow Mein | Abigail Savitch-Lew (T) The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H) Tina and Hannah forgot to chat current reads while recording this week! Here they are: It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T) The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth Brower. 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
March 31 · 51 min
How Bookstores Build Community with Terresa from Black Garnet Books
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 244 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Terresa from the indie bookstore Black Garnet Books. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore owner and book-seller, and more! 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 Libby’s Coming Soon Tag (T) Book Riot Insiders New Release Index Indie Next Publishers Marketplace Women’s Prize for Fiction (H) Latest Read Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi (T) The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper | Roland Allen (H) Ways to support Black Garnet Books and Terresa https://blackbirdrevolt.com/ Blackbird Podcast Blackgarnetbooks.com Instagram, TikTok Book Titles Mentioned Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler Can’t Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan The Serviceberry | Robin Wall Kimmerer Shelf Additions: I Know the Ants | Lang Leav (T) The Quarter Queen | Kayla Hardy (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
March 24 · 57 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + How Expectations Impact Reading Experience
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 243 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read through some new releases! We also discuss bookish expectations and whether or not they ruin the reading experience, our role as reviewers, and what we can do about bookish hype as readers. 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 Stacked Water (T) Hey Jeffery’s House Rechargeable Drink Frother Kindle Page Turning Clicker (H) Latest Read What Happens in the Dark | Kia Abdullah (T) The Raven Scholar | Antonia Hodgson (H) New Releases: Her Last Breath | Taylor Adams (T) The Swamps | Seraphina Nova Glass (H) Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser (T) The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love | Alice Hoffman (H) Shelf Addition Little Wild | Laura Evans (T) In Her Defense | Philippa Malicka (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
March 17 · 1 hr 3 min

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August Books on the Radar (2026)

Reading and Discussing Novellas, Essay Collections, and Short Stories

Our 10 Best Books of the Year So Far!

Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Through Our Book of the Month Backlist!

July Books on the Radar (2026)

From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!

Summer Scaries and Reading for Summerween

Easily Distracted by New Releases + Tropes We Love and Hate

Books We Missed Out On

Bookstore Browse: Inside the Life of a New York Bookseller with Phoebe Wright

Summer Bonanza VI: 20 Books for Your Summer Reading List!

Easily Distracted By New Releases + Our Process for Starting New Books

Book Talk Etc. Celebrates 5 Years On Air feat. Renee ♥️

May Books on the Radar (2026)

Bookstore Browse: Tina and Hannah Read Bookseller Recommendations

Easily Distracted by New Releases & Vetting Books for Our Reading Lists

Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Tips on How to Recommend Books to Readers

April Books on the Radar (2026)

How Bookstores Build Community with Terresa from Black Garnet Books

Easily Distracted by New Releases + How Expectations Impact Reading Experience