April Books on the Radar (2026)

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In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April.

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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.

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