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  • In Episode 149 of Book Talk, Etc Tina and Hannah dive into their reading preferences. Additionally May is bursting with promising releases. They can't wait to share what has them excited this month.

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    Loving Lately
    Baby Reindeer (T)
    Glocusent Upgraded LED Neck Reading Light (H)

    Community Read Discussion
    Sociopath | Patric Gagne (T + H 🎧)

    Book Talk
    Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez (H)
    Talking at Night | Claire Daverley (H)
    The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller (H)
    Razorblade Tears | S.A. Cosby (T)
    I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Iain Reid (H)
    The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead (H)
    The Humans | Matt Haig (T)
    Borne | Jeff Vandermeer (H)
    When I Ran Away | Ilona Bannister (T)

    May Books on the Radar
    Shanghailanders | Juli Min (H)
    Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski (T)
    This Summer Will be Different | Carley Fortune (H)
    The Lady Waiting | Magdalena Zyzak (T)
    The Honey Witch | Sydney J. Shields (H)
    The Deepest Lake | Andromeda Romano-Lax (T)
    Vladivostok Circus | Elisa Shua Dusapin with Aneesa Abbas Higgins (H)
    Oye | Melissa Mogollon (T)

    Current Reads
    Missing White Woman | Kellye Garrett (T)
    Greenwich Park | Katherine Faulker (H) 🎧

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  • The show is off this week, but today Tina officially welcomes Hannah to the show. They chat about their vision for the show, what Hannah hopes to bring to the show, the genres she reads, and more.

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  • In Episode 148 of Book Talk, Etc (Renee’s last episode), Tina and Renee reminisce about their podcasting journey. They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about favorite episodes and loving lately's. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately’s
    Beyond All Repair Podcast (T)
    Algenist Lip Serum (R)

    Past Loving Lately’s
    23:24 Chom Chom Pet Roller
    Guard Your ID
    AirPods Cleaner
    Drybar Shower Cap
    Shark cordless pet vac
    Olive and June nail polish
    Fantastic Fiction Website

    Books Mentioned
    Confessions | Kanae Manato
    The Measure | Nikki ERlick
    Birthday Girl | Niko Wolf
    Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer
    Buzzword Episode - ep9
    Stephen King Special
    Universal Recommendations
    Bookstore Browsing

    Renee's Substack- itsbooktalk.substack.com
    Renee’s Instagram - @itsbooktalk

    37:17 Jaded | Ella Lee (T)
    Bear | Julia Phillips (R)
    51:50 Down River | John Hart (T)
    The Last Child
    The Unwilling
    Find You First | Linwood Barclay (R) 🎧

    Shelf Additions
    The Sequel | Jean Hanff Korelitz (T)
    The Tears of Dark Water | Corban Addison (R)

    Hannah @hanpickedbooks

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  • In Episode 147 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome new co-host Hannah. They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about their first quarter reading. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately

    Writech Pens (H)
    Poete Scented Bookmarks (T)
    Mel Robbins Podcast & workbook (R)

    Book Talk

    Scamanda Podcast

    Bookmory App

    The Storygraph

    Battle of the Back Burners (@kellyhook.readsbooks)

    The Women | Kristin Hannah

    Father of the Rain | Lily King

    Leaving | Roxana Robinson

    James | Percival Everett

    A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Merza

    The Frozen River | Ariel Lawton

    Latest Reads

    The Berry Pickers | Amanda Peters (H)

    A Great Country | Shilpi Somaya Gowda (T)

    Happiness Falls | Angie Kim

    Mayluna | Kelley McNeil (R)

    Daisy Jones and the Six

    Songs in Ursa Major | Emma Brodie

    The Idea of You | Robinne Lee

    Lapvona | Ottessa Moshfegh (H)

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    The Gunners | Rebecca Lowman (T)

    California Bear | Duane Swerzenski (R)

    Shelf Additions

    The Paris Novel | Ruth Reichl (H)

    If the Tide Turns | Rachel Rueckert (T)

    Love Letters to a Serial Killer | Tasha Coryell (R)

    Hannah @hanpickedbooks

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  • In Episode 146 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about book blurbs. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately



    Saving recs on Libib App (T)

    The Women | Kristin Hannah

    The Dust Child

    Microwaveable booties (R)



    Latest Reads



    The Divorcees | Rowan Beard (T)

    Sunburn | Laura Lippmann (R)





    Book Talk



    The Atlantic “The Blurb Problem Keeps Getting Worse”

    Annie Bot | Sierra Greer (T)

    The Backyard Bird Chronicles | Amy Tan (R)

    What Happened to Nina? | Dervla McTiernan (T)

    Colton Gentry’s Third Act | Jeff Zentner (R)





    Shelf Additions

    There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension | Hanif Abdurraqib

    @lizisreading_

    The Heart in Winter | Kevin Barry (R)





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  • In Episode 145 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share books they’ve been meaning to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about why books stay on their tbr's. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Leaving | Roxana Robinson

    Loving Lately
    4:50 Good Molecules Eye Creme (T)
    Forever Eye Mask
    8:35 Palm Royale on Apple TV+ (R)
    Mr & Mrs American Pie | Julie McDaniel


    Latest Reads
    10:55 The Women | Kristin Hannah (T)
    In Memorium | Alice Winn
    The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah
    15:50 The Great Alone | KH
    Night Road | KH
    16:40 My Sunshine Away | M.O Walsh (R)


    21:45 Book Talk
    Night | Ellie Wiesel
    The Rosary Girls | Richard Montanari
    30:50 The Vegetarian | Han Kang (T)
    35:10 Atonement | Ian McEwan (R) 🎧
    40:40 CAWPILE review system
    44:10 Data Baby | Susannah Breslin (T)
    51:43 Station Eleven | Emily St John Mandel (R) 🎧
    The Singer's Gun
    The Stand | Stephen King


    Shelf Additions
    1:03:02 Forgotten Sisters | Cynthia Pelayo (T)
    Zack @ry_reads
    1:05:10 Tell Me Who You Are | Louisa Luna (R)

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  • In Episode 144 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated April reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about upcoming show changes. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately
    2:50 The Crown (Netflix) (T)
    5:40 CND Solar Oil Cuticle Pen (R)


    Latest Reads
    7:42 She Started It| Sian Gilbert (T)
    12:10 After Annie | Anna Quindlen (R) 🎧


    April Books
    17:40 Sociopath | Patrick Gagne (T)
    20:51 Wild Life Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World | Rae Wynn-Grant (R)
    22:58 The Sleepwalkers | Scarlett Thomas (T)
    24:53 The Cemetery of Untold Stories| Julia Alvarez (R)
    27:35 The Gathering| CJ Tudor (T)
    The Drift
    29:45 Days of Wonder | Caroline Leavitt (R)
    32:14 Darling Girls | Sally Hepworth (T)
    33:58 Granite Harbor | Peter Nichols (R)


    36:25 Book Talk

    Hannah @hanpickedbooks

    Renee's Email - [email protected]

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  • In Episode 143 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent reads by female authors. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 10 of their favorite debuts. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately
    2:15 Little Sleepies (T)
    4:49 Books Are My People podcast (Feb 26 episode)
    Leaving | Roxana Robinson

    Latest Reads
    7:06 The One | John Marrs (T)
    10:00 Manifest in Action | Roxie Nafousi (R)
    Manifest
    Big Magic | Elizabeth Gilbert

    14:50 Book Talk - Fav female authors
    Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi (T)
    Mother in the Dark | Kayla Maiuri (R)
    The Girl With the Louding Voice | Abi Dare (T)
    Rootless | Kyrstle Zara Appeigh (R)
    18:16 Luster | Raven (T)
    What Beauty There Is | Cory Anderson (R)
    20:34 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T)
    21:15 Finding Mrs Ford | Deborah Goodrich Royce (R)
    Sometimes I Lie | Alice Feeney (T)
    Take It Back | Kia Abdullah (R)

    23:58 I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself | Marissa Crane (T)
    27:47 Still See You Everywhere | Lisa Gardner (R) 🎧
    33:33 Listen for the Lie | Amy Tinterra (T) 🎧
    37:28 Sweetwater | Roxana Robinson (R)

    Shelf Additions
    42:52 And So I Roar | Abi Dare (T)
    44:49 The Wedding People | Alison Espach (R)


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  • In Episode 142 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 the state of their new release reading. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately
    3:55 Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting (T)
    Facial cotton pads
    7:00 bookgirlsguide.com (R)
    Best books of 2014


    Latest Reads
    10:46 Perfect Parents | L.G. Davis (T)
    15:08 Mrs Gulliver | Valerie Martin (R) 🎧


    20:34 Book Talk
    22:30 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T)
    Midnight | Amy McCullough
    23:00 Leaving | Roxana Robinson (R)
    Holiday Country | Inci Atrek
    24:58 Poor Deer | Claire Oshtesky
    30:22 Come and Get It | Kiley Reid (T)
    Such a Fun Age
    34:17 The Trail of Lost Hearts | Tracy Garvis Graves (R) 🎧
    Amy @novelgossip
    38:22 James | Percival Everett (T)
    Erasure
    The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
    43:10 Kill for Me Kill For You | Steve Cavanagh (R)


    Shelf Additions
    48:27 House of Glass | Sarah Pekkanen (T)
    49:29 All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker (R)
    Tall Oaks
    All the Wicked Girls


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  • In Episode 141 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their bookstore browse reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about bookstore browsing. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Patreon episode with Greer from Athena Books
    Loving Lately
    4:11 The NYTimes Game App
    6:33 Workin Moms (Netflix)
    Search Party

    Latest Reads
    11:10 Midnight | Amy McCullough (T)
    15:00 Same As It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (R)

    21:50 Book Talk
    Exile Bookstore
    American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin
    26:09 Parakeet | Marie Helene- Bertino
    The Extinction of Irena Rey | Jennifer Croft
    Powells.com
    Sleeping Giants | Rene Denfeld
    Good Material | Dolly Alderton (T)
    37:33 While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students | J Reuben Appelman (R) 🎧
    Meredith @currentlyreadingpodcast
    44:43 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T)
    Into Thin Air | John Krakauer
    The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton
    Foster | Claire Keegan (R) 🎧

    53:53 Shelf Additions
    Docile | Hyeseung Song (T)
    The Truth About the Devlins | Lisa Scottoline (R)

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  • In Episode 140 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated March reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, 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!

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    Loving Lately
    2:50 Reese Teesa on Tik Tok- Who TF Did I Marry? (T)
    9:15 Kitchen Aid Food Processor (R)
    Protein bar recipe (instagram) - from Real Roots Kitchen


    Latest Reads
    13:28 Last Call at the Local | Sarah Grunder Ruiz (T)
    17:00 A Knock At Midnight : A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom | Brittany K Barnett 🎧


    Book Talk
    21:19 Baby X | Kira Peikoff (T)
    23:20 Change | Édouard Louis (R)
    Dominos | Phoebe McIntosh (T)
    27:10 Women of Good Fortune | Sophie Wan (R)
    29:26 Great Expectations | Vinson Cunningham (T)
    James | Percival Everett (R)
    32:50 The Divorcees | Rowen Beaird (T)
    Everyone Is Watching | Heather Gudenkauf (R)
    Like Happiness| Ursula Villarreal Moura (T)
    38:59 Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story | Kristine S. Ervin (R)


    Current Reads
    Come & Get It | Kiley Reid (T)
    Such a Fun Age
    Same As It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (R)


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  • In Episode 139 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their possible 5+ star reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about trying to find 5-star reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately

    Bear Brook Season 2 Podcast (T)

    Loudermilk (Netflix) (R)

    Latest Reads

    How the Word is Passed | Clint Smith (T)

    Lone Wolf | Gregg Hurwitz (R)



    Book Talk

    A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza

    Razorblade Tears | SA Cosby

    Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy

    Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin

    A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara

    Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver

    The Heart’s Invisible Furies | John Boyne

    One Day | David Nicholls

    Good Morning Midnight | Lily Brooks-Dalton (T)

    Finding Sophie| Imran Mahmoud (R)

    Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi (T)

    Father of the Rain | Lily King (R)



    Shelf Additions

    What You Leave Behind | Wanda Morris (T)

    The Briar Club | Kate Quinn (R)

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  • In Episode 138 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent complicated love story reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what makes a good complicated story. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately

    2:34 Cheesegal on TikTok and Instagram (T)

    @lthale on Instagram

    6:05 Ann Patchett’s Laydown Diaries and New to You recs (R)

    Latest Reads

    8:43 Perfectly Nice Neighbors | Kia Abdullah (T)

    13:21 My Husband | Maud Ventura (R)
    Sara @fictionmatters



    Book Talk

    19:03 Article

    Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton

    29:29 All the Ugly and Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood (T)

    34:26 Leaving by Roxana Robinson (R)

    41:09 A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza (T)

    47:15 Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R)



    Shelf Additions

    52:29 Only for the Weak | Natasha Bishop (T)

    54:00 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (R)



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  • In Episode 137 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately and their latest and have book talk about reading messages. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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    Loving Lately
    5:00 The Traders on Peacock (T)
    Death and Other Details
    9:15 NYTimes Flip Phone Article (R)

    Latest Reads
    14:30 Western Lane | Chetna Maroo (T)
    19:09 Prayers for Rain | Dennis Lehane (R)
    Darkness Take My Hand
    Sacred

    Book Talk - The State of Contradictory Book Messages/Beliefs
    37:00 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T)
    The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michelon
    41:00 Poor Deer | Claire Oshetsky (R) 🎧
    48:45 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T)
    None of This is True | Lisa Jewell
    51:30 Illium | Lea Carpenter (R) 🎧


    Shelf Additions
    58:35 Radiant Heat | Sarah Collins (T)
    All Fours | Miranda July (R)

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  • In Episode 136 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated February 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
    5:25 Book Scanner (T)
    Libib - book management website
    Book Buddy
    10:45 Death and Other Details (Hulu) (R)

    Latest Reads
    13:50 Moon of the Crusted Snow | Waubgeshig Rice (T)
    17:30 Two Women Walk into a Bar | Cheryl Strayed (R)

    Books on Our Radar
    21:30 Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice (T)
    24:12 Ordinary Human Failings | Megan Nolan (R)
    26:20 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T)
    29:24 The Road from Belhaven | Margot Livesey (R)
    32:34 A Love Song for Ricky Wilde | Tia Williams (T)
    Seven Days in June
    35:09 Leaving | Roxana Robinson (R)
    37:50 A Step Past Darkness | Vera Kurian (T)
    39:20 The Turtle House | Amanda Churchill (R)
    42:18 The American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin (T)
    We Cast a Shadow
    43:43 Mrs Gulliver | Valerie Martin (R)

    Current Reads
    45:40 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T)
    Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R)

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  • In Episode 135 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 nonfiction . 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
    2:18 Cold Brew Coffee Maker (T)
    Chobani Sweet Cream Creamer
    4:23 Elevate Vision board kit (R)

    Latest Reads
    7:50 The Last House on the Street | Diane Chamberlain (T)
    The Dream Daughter
    11:00 Erasure | Percival Everett (R) 🎧
    American Fiction Movie
    James

    19:13 Book Talk
    Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity | Peter Attia
    23:20 The Creative Act | Rick Rubin
    24:30 Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear | Elizabeth Gilbert
    Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman
    27:20 Deep Work | Cal Newport
    How the Word is Passed | Clint Smith
    29:50 Wintering | Katherine May
    The Wager | David Grann
    31:41 The Art of Mindful Reading | Ella Berthoud

    House Love | Patric Richardson (T)
    36:25 Water | John Boyne (R)
    42:30 First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston (T)
    46:08 The Mountain King | Anders De La Motte (R) 🎧

    Shelf Additions
    52:17 Guide Me Home | Attica Locke (T)
    55:28 The God of the Woods | Liz Moore (R)
    Long Bright River

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  • In Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading tracking . 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
    1:42 Cooking in the Midwest 0n Tik Tok (T)
    Anylist app
    4:23 Washable/Reusable canvas book cover (R)

    Latest Reads
    6:34 Before & After | Andrew Shanahan (T)
    9:17 Holiday Country | Inci Atrek (R) 🎧

    16:45 Book Talk
    Article
    Article
    19:35 Bookmory (T)
    26:20 The Drift | CJ Tudor (T)
    @thepaperbprincess
    29:31 The Second Stranger | Martin Griffin (R) 🎧
    @mikaelaskanz
    36:17 The Frozen River | Ariel Lawton (T)
    41:30 In the Midst of Winter | Isabel Allende (R)

    Shelf Additions
    46:25 The Great Hemisphere | Mateo Askaripour (T)
    Black Buck
    48:50 Private Equity | Carrie Sun (R)

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  • In Episode 133 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome guest Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org . They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and talk with Andy

    about what makes Bookshop.org so great. 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! Your membership gets you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and 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!

    Andy Hunter is the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org. He is also the co-creator and publisher of the websites Literary Hub, Crime Reads, and BookMarks, and co-founder and chairman of Electric Literature. His focus is keeping literature a vital part of our culture in the digital age.

    Loving Lately

    How to with John Wilson on Max (A)

    Forest App

    RecipeKeeper App

    Bookclubs.com

    The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg

    Book Talk

    The Librarianist | Patrick DeWitt (A)

    The Sisters Brothers

    Alice Sadie Celine | Sarah Blakely Cartwright (T)

    A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jaqueline Mitchard (R) 🎧

    The Maniac | Benjamin Labatut (A)

    When We Cease to Understand the World

    Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates (T)

    The Good House | Ann Leary (R)

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  • In 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 Reads
    13:11 The Fury | Alex Michaelides (T)
    15:20 Kill Show | Daniel Sweren -Becker 🎧
    The Silent Patient

    20:21 Book Talk
    25:45 Article - 2024 Book Trends
    Article - 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, Georgia

    Current Reads
    47:47 Before and After | Andrew Shanahan (T)
    50:00 Northwoods | Amy Pease (R)

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  • In 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 Reads
    7:54 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)

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    Bookshop.org

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