Books With Covers We Hate and Why We Read Them Anyway

Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr · Season 1 · Episode 220 · 43.6 MB

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In Episode 220 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss books with ugly covers and read books with covers that made us cringe.

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