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In episode 157 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their favorite books of the year so far. As well as sharing their top 5 best books, they share some fun bookish superlatives, 2024 reading statistics, and what they want their reading life to look like for the rest of the year.

Loving Lately:
Top Chef (T)
Mollie Reads Book Club Kit (H)

Latest Read (BTE Community Read for June):
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye | Briony Cameron (T + H)

Almost Made Its:
Homegoing (T)
The Gunners (T)
Dixon Descending (T)
Leaving (T)
Wolf at the Table (T)
Funny Story (H)
Maeve Fly (H)

Biggest Surprise:
We Used to Live Here (T)
@worldswithinpages
Funny Story (H)

Biggest Disappointment:
The Nature of Disappearing (T)
Never Saw Me Coming (H)

Best Audiobook:
The Women (H)
Listen for the Lie (T)

Most Original:
I Who Have Never Known Men (H)
I'm A Fan (H)
Annie Bot (T)

More People Should Read:
Jaded (T)
How the Word is Passed (H)
Age of Innocence (H)

Favorites:
The Frozen River (H)
Just for the Summer (H)
This Summer Will Be Different (H)
Last House (H)
I Who Have Never Known Men (H)
These Impossible Things (T)
What Happened to Nina (T)
A Place for Us (T)
James (T)
The Light Pirate (T)

Shelf Addition:
Whale Fall (T)
Blue Sisters

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In Episode 156 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their July books on the radar! They'll also be celebrating their love for local libraries and sharing some expert tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your library's resources. 

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Loving Lately:

GoveeLife 42” Tower Fan
Serial Podcast - STown and Dustwun
The Retrievals

Latest Reads:

We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer (T)
Knife River  | Justine Champine (H)

Book Talk: Tina and Hannah celebrate local libraries! We share some tips and tricks on how to maximize your local library's resources, as well as discuss how we use our own.

Deep Search on Libby
Where You Can Get a Non Resident Library Card
Little Free Library
@angelas.bookclub

July BOTR:

Love of my Afterlife | Kirsty Greenwood (T)
Welcome to Glorious Tuga | Francesca Segal (H)
Pink Slime | Fernanda Trias (T)
My Mother Cursed My Name | Anamely Salgado Reyes (H)
Long Island Compromise | Taffy Brodesser-Akner (T)
Pink Glass Houses | Asha Elias (H)
State of Paradise | Laura van den Berg (T)
The Cliffs | J. Courtney Sullivan

Current Reads:

The Between | Tananrieve Due
The Haunting of Velkwood | Gwendolyn Kiste
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In Episode 155 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the world of climate fiction. What is cli-fi, and why are we drawn to these stories?

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Loving Lately:
Boho Magic (T)
L'ange Hair Duo 360 Air Flow Styler (H)

Latest Reads:
Margo's Got Money Troubles | Rufi Thorpe (T)
Last House | Jessica Shattuck (H)

Book Talk: Tina and Hannah discuss Climate Fiction (Cli-fi) and why they're drawn to these stories
https://www.cli-fi.net/
https://williamliggett.com/2016/11/03/what-is-climate-fiction/

Cli-Fi Books:
The End We Start From | Megan Hunter (H)
How How We Go in the Dark | Sequoia Nagamatsu (T)
Plastic | Scott Guild (H)
The Light Pirate | Lily Brooks-Dalton (T)

Shelf Additions:
Ambition Monster | Jennifer Romolini (H)
The Dog Stars | Peter Heller (T)

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Tina and Hannah are back with some thoughtful takes on recent reads in episode 154 of Book Talk, Etc. Get ready for a lively discussion as Tina pairs a hot new release with a beloved gem from the backlist and Hannah wrestles with her complicated feelings about a new thriller.

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Loving Lately:
Hannah Alonzo on Youtube (T)
TheraBreath Fresh Breath Mouthwash (H)

Latest Reads:
The Nature of Disappearing | Kimi Cunningham Grant  (T)
Dead Eleven | Jimmy Juliano

Book Talk: Tina and Hannah discuss TBRs (To Be Read books OR books we have not yet read) and chat about how they navigate mood reading, strategize their TBR selection process and ultimately choose what to read next.

Easily Distracted by New Releases:
Brooklyn | Colm Toibin (T)
Bite by Bite | Aimee Nezhukumatathil (H)
Long Island | Colm Toibin (T)
One of Our Kind | Nicola Yoon (H)

Shelf Additions:
Blessings | Chukwuebuka Ibeh (T)
There Are Rivers in the Sky | Elif Shafak (H)

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In Episode 153 of Book Talk, Etc Tina and Hannah dive into current cover trends and spill the tea on must-reads they fell for based on the covers alone. They can't wait to share their thoughts on these books!

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Loving Lately:
5:42 - Paper Feel Screen Protector for your iPad (T)
8:55 - HANNI Splash Salve Body Mask (H)

Joint Latest Read:
Our monthly pick for Book Talk, Etc.'s May community read
13:00 - The Return of Ellie Black | Emiko Jean

Book Talk:
21:32 - Tina and Hannah discuss cover-trends and things they are noticing

Books mentioned during book talk
22:48 - The Age of Magical Over Thinking | Amanda Montell
23:00 - Lucky | Jane Smiley
24:02 - The Guest | Emma Cline
24:15 - Poor Deer | Claire Oshetsky
24:52 - Thirst | Marina Yuszczuk
25:30 - The Happy Couple  | Naoise Dolan
25:33 - Greta and Valdin | Rebecca K Reilly
25:37 - All This & More | Peng Shepherd
31:49 - Sula | Toni Morrison

Books read:
32:49 - Comfort Me With Apples | Catherynne M. Valente (T)
36:49 - Maeve Fly | CJ Leede (H)
41:00 - Sipsworth | Simon Van Booy (T)
43:59 - I'm a Fan | Sheena Patel (H)

Shelf Addition:
49:22 - A Product of Genetics (and Day Drinking): A Never-Coming-of-Age Story |  Jess H. Gutierrez (T)
51:12 - The Briar Club | Kate Quinn (H)

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In today’s episode of Book Talk, etc, we’re sharing 20 books to add to your summer reading lists with our fourth annual Summer Book Bonanza! 

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Loving Lately
3:31 - Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (T)
6:13 - Episode 306 of My Favorite Murder
6:38 - Spotify Premium for Audiobook Listening (H)

Latest Reads
10:27 - These Impossible Things (T)
15:33 - Greenwich Park (H)

Summer Bonanza!
26:00 - The God of the Woods | Liz Moore (H)
27:46 - The Nature of Disappearing | Kimi Cunningham Grant (T)

29:03 - Hum | Helen Phillips (H)
30:39 - We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer (T)

32:03 - The Great Hemisphere | Mateo Askoripour (H)
33:59 - The Family Experiment | John Marrs (T)

35:45 - The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (H)
37:39 - All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker (T)

39:05 - Same As it Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (H)
40:43 - We Burn Daylight | Bret Anthony Johnston (T)
41:36 - The Waco Siege And The Branch Davidians

42:40 - All This and More | Peng Shepherd (H)
44:41 - Burn | Peter Heller (T)

47:03 - Bury Your Gays | Chuck Tingle (H)
49:37 - The Wedding People | Alison Espach (T)

51:00 - Not in Love | Ali Hazelwood (H)
52:48 - What You Leave Behind | Wanda M. Morris (T)

54:11 - The Eyes are the Best Part | Monika Kim (H)
55:57 - The Villain Edit | Laurie Devore (T)

57:05 - Forgo

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3:19 Any List (T)
9:10 Booklist Queen: Books for Every Taylor Swift Era

Latest Reads
13: 00 Wolf at the Table (T)
19: 45 Renee's Substack
20: 01 Sara Hildreth | Fiction Matters
20: 02 Liz Hein's Instagram
20:38 Come Closer (H)

26: 29 - Book Talk - Hacking Your Reading Habit (and Tips for Every Reader)

Easily Distracted by New Releases
40: 35 How to End a Love Story (T)
44:40 This Summer Will be Different (H)
49:31 Missing White Woman (T)
Like a Sister
52:36 Daughter of Mine (H)

Shelf Additions
A Killing Cold - Releasing February 2025 (T)
Lost Man's Lane (H)
Knife River

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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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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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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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Blackwells 

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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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Blackwells 

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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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In Episode 130 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their picks for overhyped and under hyped books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. 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
2:30 Baum Designs on Etsy (T)
4:30 Sleep eye mask (R)

Latest Reads
7:00 Foe | Iain Reid (T)
10:45 The Vanishing Hour | Serpahina Nova Glass (R)
Such a Good Wife

15:09 Book Talk
Overhyped
31:54 None of This is True | Lisa Jewell (T)
33:45 Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (R)
35:13 I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T)
37:40 Trust | Hernan Diaz (R)
38:09 The Villa | Rachel Hawkins (T)
40:27 Pineapple Street | Jenny Jackson (R)
The Coworker | Freida McFadden (T)
The Housemaid's Secret
The Housemaid
Never Lie
44:08 Yellowface | R.F.Kuang (R)
Age of Vice | Deepti Kapoor (T)
47:40 Tom Lake | Ann Patchett (R)

Underhyped
50:09 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T)
Moby Dyke | Krista Burton (R)
Farrell Covington & the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T)
An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R)
What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T)
A Flaw in the Design | Nathan Oates (R)
Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah (T)
The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R)
Adrift | Lisa Brudeau (T)
August Blue | Deborah Levy (R)

Deserved the Hype
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Holly| Stephen King
Bright Young Women| Jessica Knoll
Spare | Prince Harry
The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
The House of Eve | Sadeka Johnson
Go As a River | Shelly Reed
The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff
Happy Place | Emily Henry
Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano

1:14:30 2024 Predicted to be Hyped
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In Episode 129 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 2023 themes. 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
Christmas gift list tracker app (T)
Article - the case for never reading the book jacket (R)

Latest Reads
The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T) 🎧
How Do I Unremember This
Danny's Episode on BTE
The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R)
I Am Pilgrim
Meredith from @currentlyreadingpodcast
Kelly @kellyhooks.readsbooks
Cindy @thoughtsfromapage

23:00 Book Talk - 2023 themes
The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson
Mixed media structures in books
Podcasters as characters in books
One word book titles & 5 word or more book titles
Authors promoting their brands
Wellness by Nathan Hill - several overlapping themes
Motherhood themes - esp complicated moms
31:45 Mom Noir
LeVar Burton Reads (ad)
34:00 Christmas Presents | Lisa Unger (T)
36:00 Distant Sons | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧
The Current | Tim Johnston
41:12 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T)
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead
We Carry Their Bones | Erin Kimmerle
45:51 What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories about the people who make Vegas Vegas | James Patterson and Mark Seal

Shelf Additions
53:08The Other Mothers | Katherine Faulkner (T)
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In Episode 128 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their reads chosen by patrons. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about recommending books. 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
Shark Wand Vac (T)
Emily in Paris on Netflix (R)

Latest Reads
Birdie & Harlow | Taylor Wolfe (T)
What We Kept to Ourselves | Nancy Jooyoun Kim (R) 🎧

Book Talk
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus
Go as a River | Shelly Read (T)
The Four Winds | Kristin Hannah
Beyond That, the Sea | Laura Spence Ash (R) 🎧
The Leftover Woman | Jean Kwok (T)
The Bee Sting | Paul Murray
Akin | Emma Donoghue (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
Someone Else's Secret | Julia Spiro (T)
One Day | David Nicholls
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (R)
The Stationary Shop 

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In Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. 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
3:50 Your Own Backyard Podcast (T)
7:50 Conair Fabric Shaver  (R)

Latest Reads
10:20 Linghun | Ai Jiang (T)
Confessions | Kanae Minuto
We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Shirley Jackson
14:10 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)

18:23 Book Talk
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
Trust Your Eyes | Linwood Barclay
Greenwood | Michael Christie
26:34 The Last One | Will Dean (T)
29:37 A Room Full of Killers | Michael Wood (R)
36:00 Wellness | Nathan Hill 🎧 (both)
Happiness Falls | Angie Kim

Shelf Additions
50:52 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | T. J. Alexander (T)
52:24 The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak (R)

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In Episode 126 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent nonfiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction books they've added to 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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5:24 Adam Ragusea on YouTube (T)
7:12 Rechargeable Flashlight (R)

Latest Reads
10:44 Nana | Brandon Massey (T)
13:50 Keep Moving | Maggie Smith (R) 🎧

16:51 Book Talk
TBR Books
20:27 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City  | Matthew Desmond (T)
21:53 In Extremis: The Life and death of War Correspondent Marie Colvin | Lindsey Hils
23:00 How to Say Babylon | Safia Sinclair (T)
24:00 Alone on the Wall | Alex Honnold (R)
26:06 The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T)
27:00 Gratitude | Oliver Sacks (R)
Article
27:57 Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman (T)
29:38 Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times | Katherine May (R)
30:50 Sure I'll Join Your Cult | Maria Bamford (T)
32:00 The Hidden Life of Trees  | Peter Wohlleben (R)

Books Read
33:23 Hey Hun | Emily Paulson (T)
36:30 The Best Strangers in the World | Ari Shapiro (R) 🎧
40:40 Dear Dolly | Dolly Alderton (T)
Tiny Beautiful Things
43:00 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
49:20 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (T)
50:57 Still See You Everywhere | Lisa Gardner (R) 

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In Episode 125 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated Nov/Dec 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!

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Loving Lately
3:45 Preview + Personalized functionality on The Storygraph  (T)
8:00 The Golden Bachelor (R)
Article

Latest Reads
11:36 The Woman in Me | Britney Spears 🎧(T)
17:18 Trust Your Eyes | Linwood Barclay (R) 🎧

Books on Our Radar
24:12 Class | Stephanie Land (T)
26:13 Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen | Sarah James (R)
28:00 Search History | Amy Taylor (T)
Adelaide
30:00 Hot Springs Drive | Lindsay Hunter (R)
32:24 The Professor | Lauren Nossett (T)
34:35 Again and Again | Jonathan Evison (R)
36:26 The Frozen River | Ariele Lawton (T)
38:08 A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jacquelyn Mitchard (R)

Current Reads
40:07 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T)
41:09 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)

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In Episode 124 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent BOTM reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Book of the Month. 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
2:30 Below Deck TV Show
6:30 Bombas Socks

Latest Reads
10:22 The Invisible Hour | Alice Hoffman (T) 🎧
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue | VE Schwab
14:24 The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff
14:47 The Secrets of Hartwood Hall | Katie Lumsden (R) 🎧

20:32 Book Talk
Book of the Month
Book Riot article
32:08 Happiness Falls | Angie Kim (T)
25:26 Night Charter | Sam Hawken (R) 🎧
41:50 Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T) 🎧
Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka
45:16 The Collected Regrets of Clover | Mikki Brammer (R)

Shelf Additions
50:00 The Pairing | Casey Mcquisten (T)
Red, White and Royal Blue
51:10 A Short Walk Through a Wide World | Douglas Westerbeke (R)

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In Episode 123 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 chat about 7 years of talking about books online. 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 

Fantastic Fiction Website (T) 

Nightscope Headlamp Beanie (R) 

Latest Reads 

Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (T) 

The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R) 

Book Talk 

Amy @novelgossip 

Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T) 

The Takedown| Carlie Walker (R)

Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen  (T) 

Death Valley | Melissa Broder (R)

Thirst For Salt| Madeline Lucas 

August Blue | Deborah Levy 

Shelf Additions 

The Life Impossible | Matt Haig (T) 

The Humans 

The Midnight Library 

Where You End| Abbott Kahler (R) 

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In Episode 122 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their repeat 5 ⭐️ authors. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. 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
3:24 African American Literature Book Club
5:50 Ep 243 of the We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

Latest Reads
9:00 Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry (T)
11:48 Never Far Away | Michael Koryta (R) 🎧- An Honest Man


16:40 AUTHORS & BOOKS
21:47 John Green (T)
*The Fault in our Stars *Looking for Alaska *The Anthropocene Review


23:20 John Hart (R)
*The Last Child *Iron House *The Unwilling


25:00 Gillian Flynn (T)
*Gone Girl *Sharp Objects


26:44 Oprah Winfrey (R)
*The Path Made Clear *What I Know for Sure  *The Wisdom of Sundays


26:13 Kennedy Ryan (T) 
*Before I Let Go  *Reel 🎧

 30:00 Alice Hoffman (R)
*Survival Lessons *Here On Earth *Faithful  *The World That We Knew *Rules of Magic  *Magic Lessons


31:40 Ilona Bannister (T) 
*When I Ran Away *Little Prisons 

32:29 Kia Abdullah (R)
*Next of Kin *Take It Back 

33:47  Tiffany D Jackson (T)
*Allegedly *The Weight of Blood 


35:16 Rene Denfield (R)
*The Child Finder *The Butterfly Girl 

36:58 Lisa Jewell (T)
*Then She Was Gone *I Found You *The Night She Disappeared

39:27 Thomas Enger (R)
*Pierced *Cursed 

40:56 Stephen King (T) 
*The Stand *It *Pet Sematery *Misery

42:53 Britt Bennett (R)
*The Mothers *The Vanishing Half 

 43:44 John Grisham (T) 
*Gray Mountain *The Firm *The Pelican Brief  *A Time to Kill 

Sharon Bolton (R)
*Daisy in Chains *Dead Woman Walking *Now You See Me *Dead Scared *Lost *Little Black Lies *The Craftsman


49:00 Shelf Additions
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In Episode 121 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their fall reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their shelf additions and have book talk about fall mood 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
4:36 Hands Free Reading for iPhone (T)
8:29 Maple Olive Oil Granola (R)
Tupperware container

Latest Reads
11:34 How Can I Help You | Laura Sims (T)
15:30 The Bear | Andrew Krivak (R) 🎧
The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff 

20:48 Book Talk
Stephanie @cozylittlebrownhouse (IG)
30:23 Slewfoot | Brom (T)
36:14 Let the Right One In | John Ajvide Lindqvist (R) 🎧
40:43 The September House  | Carissa Orlando (T)
45:10 The Current | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
50:00 Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T)
Mary
51:41 The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R)
I Am Pilgrim 

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In Episode 120 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated October reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, as well as 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
3:23 Believable Podcast (T)
Scamanda
9:00 Human Design by Jenna Zoe App and Book (R)

Latest Read
14:29 The Coworker | Freida McFadden (T)
17:30 Half Light | Tayari Jones (R) 🎧


Book Talk
21:50 Red River Seven | AJ Ryan (T)
23:45 The List | Yomi Adegoke (R)
25:45 The House of Doors | Tan Twan Eng  (T)
28:00 Opinions | Roxane Gay (R)
30:32 Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward (T)
32:30 Shoot the Moon | Isa Arsen (R)
34:13 The Paleontologist | Luke Dumas  (T)
36:10 Distant Sons | Tim Johnston (R)


Current Reads
38:30 Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T)
39:30 The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R)

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We have a very exciting BTE announcement! Starting today- September 19th, through September 26th, new members to our Patreon community can sign up to get a 7-day free trial!

During this free trial, you’ll get access to 2 years’ worth of our exclusive bonus content, including bonus podcast episodes like What’s in the Mailbag and Criminally Booked, author interviews, our audiobook narrator guide, our weekly newsletters, our monthly community read, AND access to our Facebook and Discord groups.  If you've ever wanted your reading to be more of a community experience, this is a great way to find that connection.

If you decide to stick around as a Patron, you’ll get 2 bonus episodes and 1 live event a month, in addition to everything else.

If you’re interested- head to patreon.com/booktalketc for more information. Thank you for your support! 

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In Episode 119 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 anticipation. 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 

La Colombe Coffee in a Can (T)  Coupon Code 

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix (R) 

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones | Dan Buettner 

Latest Reads

The Outsider | Stephen King (T) 

Fairytale 

Holly| Stephen King (R) 

Mr Mercedes Series 
Joyland 

Book Talk

Anticipation Article 

The Many Lives of Mama Love| Laura Love Hardin (T) 

The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton 

Just Mercy | Bryan Stephenson 

The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander 

Dark Ride | Lou Berney (R) 

The Long and Faraway Gone 

November Road 

Family Lore | Elizabeth Acevedo (T) 

The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff (R) 
The Marriage Portrait | Magie O'Farrell 
Beasts of Extraordinary Experience| Ruth Emma Lang

Shelf Additions 

Family Family| Laurie Frankel (T) 

The Fake Wife | Sharon Bolton (R) 

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In Episode 118 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent mood reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about their summer hits and misses. 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
6:13 Room Essential Bookcases (T) 
9:32 Special Ops: Lioness on Amazon Prime (R) 

Latest Reads
11:53 None of This is True | Lisa Jewell (T)
16:08 Our Town | Thorton Wilder (R)
16:43 Tom Lake | Ann Patchett (R) 🎧

23:30 Book Talk
28:32 Bird By Bird | Anne Lamont
Thrive Mascara
Better Than Sex Mascara
32:24 Essence Makeup (T) ( Extreme Mascara, banana powder, extreme eye pencil)
Koala Berry Opi Nail Polish
Lincoln Park After Dark
Spindrift Grapefruit
35:16 Eat That Frog | Brian Tracy (@aimzthereader) 
The Mel Robbins Podcast - “let them theory” episode + Aug 30 ep

36:03 Pageboy | Elliott Page (T) 🎧
41:31 Songs for the Missing | Stewart O’Nan (R) 🎧
46:07 The Great Transition | Nick Fuller Googins (T)
50:50 The Book of Delights | Ross Gay (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
56:32 No One Can Know | Kate Alice Marshall (T)
58:30 West Heart Kill | Dann Mcdorman (R) 

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In Episode 117 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their most anticipated September releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books. 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 Mini Hand Held Fan (T)
5:26 Papermate Ink Joy Gel Pen (R)
Pentel Energel

Latest Reads
8:19 They Never Learn | Layne Fargo (T) 🎧
11:15 No Two Persons | Erica Bauermeister (R) 

16:42 Book Talk
Sara's FictionMatters Substack Newsletter
Behold the Dreamer's | Imbolo Mbue
Reader, Come Home: The Reading in a Digital World | Maryane Wolf
29:42 The September House | Carissa Orlando (T)
The Deluge | Steven Markley
Holly | Stephen King
32:13 Dark Ride | Lou Berney (R)
36:23 Chenneville| Paulette Jiles (T)
37:13 The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R)
Inciting Joy | Ross Gay
39:37 With Regrets | Lee Kelly (T)
42:09 Land of Milk and Honey | C Pam Zhang (R)
44:09 Wellness | Nathan Hill (T)
45:53 Devil Makes Three | Ben Fountain (R) 

Current Reads
48:14 Vampires of El Norte | Isabel Canas (T)
Happiness Falls | Angie Kim
49:11 Our Town | Thorton Wilder (R)
Tom Lake | Ann Patchett
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In Episode 116 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent Kindle Unlimited reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about the pros and cons of Kindle Unlimited. 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
3:28 The Deepest Breath on Netflix (T)
6:48 Gays Reading Book Podcast (R) 

Latest Reads
9:34 Whalefall| Daniel Kraus (T)
14:22 The Marriage Portrait | Maggie O’Farrell (R) 🎧
Hamnet

20:55 Book Talk
Kindle Unlimited 
Article
Tik Tok @author’s pay
Watching You | Lisa Jewell
The Last Flight | Julie Clark
31:15 The Good Lie | A.R. Torre (T)
34:57 A Darker Shade of Magic | VE Schwab (R)
Vicious
41:00 Intercept| TJ Payne (T)
Tender is the Flesh | Agustina Bezterrica
Stranger Things
44:00 Still Life | Louise Penny (R) 

Shelf Additions
48:50 The Exchange| John Grisham (T)
51:22 In Light of All Darkness | Kim Cross (R) 

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In Episode 115 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their audiobook award winning reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about audiobooks. 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
3:45 Deep Search Tab on Libby (T) 
6:40 Skincare Face Masks (R) 

Latest Reads
9:16 Boys in the Valley | Phillip Fracassi (T) 
12:54 The Hummingbird’s Gift | Sy Montgomery (R) 🎧
17:02 Of Time and Turtles | Sy Montgomery 

17:33 Book Talk
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31:07 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocum
The Only Plane in the Sky | Garrett Graff
You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty | Akwaeke Emezi ( Bahni Turpin)
33:43 The Orphan X series | Gregg Hurwitz
34:36 How Y’all Doing | Leslie Jordan (T)
36:57 Cemetery Road | Gar Anthony Haywood (JD Jackson) (R)
41:08 The Green Mile | Stephen King (T)
The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton (T)
Just Mercy | Brian Stevenson
51:58 Now That You Mention It | Kristin Higgins - Xe Sands (R) 

Shelf Additions
57:15

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In Episode 114 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share the new releases they recently read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about their reading lives. 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!  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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Loving Lately
3:15 Deyagoo Wall Mounted Sconce (T)
6:00 Voxer App (R)
Sara @fictionmatters

Latest Reads
12:30 The Art of Scandal | Regina Black (T)
The Idea of You | Robinne Lee
17:01 Sun Damage | Sabine Durrant (R) 🎧

22:32 Book Talk
31:16 Hot Milk | Deborah Levy
August Blue | Deborah Levy
Whalefall | Daniel Kraus
37:55 Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent (T) 🎧
Lying In Wait | Liz Nugent
41:36 Talking at Night | Claire Daverly (R) 🎧
One Day | David Nicholls
46:32 The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding (T) 🎧
50:08 An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R)
John Hart's Books
Mr Mercedes Trilogy | Stephen King
The Prophet | Michael Koryta 

Shelf Additions
55:00 Darling Girls | Sally Hepworth (T)
56:35 Come and Get It | Kiley Reid (R)
Such a Fun Age

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In Episode 113 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that The Storygraph  picked for them. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about using The Storygraph. 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
4:24 Based on a True Story on Peacock (T)
7:25 Conscious Ink (R)

Latest Reads
14:00 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T)
We Are the Light | Matthew Quick
18:30 Survival Lessons | Alice Hoffman (R)

23:03 Book Talk
The Storygraph
28:45 The Long answer | Anna Hogeland
The Secret We're Keeping | Rebecca Done
29:09 Under Tow | Jahnavi Barua
30:40 Medea's Curse | Anne Buist
Alias Emma | Ava Glass
The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins
32:20 The Foghorn Echoes | Danny Ramadan (T)
36:33 After the Crash | Michel Bussi 🎧 (R)
42:35 Still Missing | Chevy Stevens (T)
The Quiet Tenant | Clarance Michellon
47:27 Code Name Villanelle | Luke Jennings (R) 🎧
Killing Eve Netflix series

Shelf Additions
52:40 Shelter | Jung Yun (T)
53:54 The Golden Gate | Amy Chua (R)

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In Episode 112 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they're looking forward to reading in August. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about finding books to read in a new to you genre. 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
3:29 BookMory (T)
Book Buddy
10:00 Defying Gravity Moisturizer (R)

Latest Reads
12:45 The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michallon (T) 🎧
Notes on An Execution | Danya Kukafka
17:12 The Rachel Incident | Caroline O'Donaghue (R) 🎧

22:25 Book Talk
Reedsy Article
26:33 The Storygraph
Goodreads
33:40 Book Riot

36:00 August Books Already Mentioned on Show
The Art of Scandal | Regina Black
The Trap | Catherine Ryan Howard
None of This is True | Lisa Jewell
Whalefall | Daniel Kraus
Happiness Falls | Angie Kim
The Many Lives of Mama Love | Laura Love Hardin
Who We are Now |Lauren Chamberlain
The Bee Sting | Paul Murray
The Continental Affair | Christine Mangan
37:16 The Princess | Wendy Holden (T)
The Force of Such Beauty | Barbara Borland
39:39 Sun Damage | Sabine Durrant  (R)
41:45 The Messenger | Megan Davis (T)
43:50 Witness | Jamel Brinkley (R)
46:28 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride (T)
Dreamland Burning |
48:18 The Romantic | William Boyd (R)
50:54 Wine People | Michelle Wildgen (T)
52:47 Trail of the Lost | Andrea Lankford (R)

Current Reads

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In Episode 111 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent shelf talker reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what shelf talkers are and where you can find them. 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
2:24 Lounge with Me Pajamas (T)
5:08 LitHub Book List (R)
The Millions Book List

Latest Reads
7:02 Night Will Find You | Julia Heaberlin (T)
11:00 August Blue | Deborah Levy (R) 🎧

16:30 Book Talk
Indiebound.org
21:53 Indépendant Bookstore List
24:22 Mickey 7 | Edward  Ashton  (T)
Tik Tok account
30:00 Inciting Joy | Ross Gay (R) 🎧
The Book of Delights
37:10 Lavender House | Lev AC Rosen (T)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna
42:00 Ocean State | Stewart O'Nan (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
48: 16 Good Morning Midnight | Lillie Brooks Dalton (T)
49:25 Little Eyes | Samantha Schweblin (R)
50:12 The Interpreter | Brooke Robinson (R)

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In Episode 110 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 Threads . 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
3:51 Gel Seat Cushion (T)
6:03 Hummingbird Feeder (R)
Wildbirds Unlimited
Better Living Through Birding | Christian Cooper

Latest Reads
9:17 What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T)
Working Stiff | Judy  Melinek   
14:13 You Should Have Known | Jean Hanff Korelitz (R) 🎧
The Plot
The Undoing - HBO Max

20:30 Book Talk
Threads App
NYTimes Article
Substack
38:45 Beware the Woman | Megan Abbott (T)
42:27 The Wishing Game | Meg Shaffer (R) 🎧
50:20 Girls and Their Horses | Eliza Jane Brazier (T)
54:07 The Lie Maker | Linwood Barclay (R)

Shelf Additions
59:19 Boys in the Valley | Philip Fracassi (T)
Cortney @bertyinbookland
1:00:22 Meet the Benedettos | Katie Cotugno (R)
Birds of California

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In Episode 109 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their favorites of 2023- so far. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what’s been working -and not- in their reading lives. 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
5:19 Picture This Plant App (T) 
8:11 Voltaren Arthritis Gel (R)

Latest Reads
6:26 Big Gay Wedding |Byron Lane
A Star is Bored
13:29 Moby Dyke :An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America |Krista Burton 🎧(R)

18:23 Book Talk
23:31 Almost Made Its
The Creative Act |Rick Rubin (R)
Indiscretion |Charles Dubow (R)
Hello Beautiful |Ann Napolitano (R)
Rootless |Krystle Zara Appeigh (R)
Adrift |Lisa Brideau (T)
Adelaide |Genevieve Wheeler (T)
Before I Go to Sleep | SJ Watson (T)
Notes on An Execution |Danya Kukafka (T)

25:18 Least Favorite Books
Anyman |Amber Tamblin (T) 
Nice Girls |Catherine Dang (R) 

26:16 Biggest Disappointment
Age of Vice |Deepti Kapoor (T)
Small Mercies |Dennis Lehane (R)
28:28 Expected to Enjoy More than We Did
Homebodies |Tembe Denton Hurst (T) 
Everyone Here is Lying |Shari Lapena (R) 

29:44 Biggest Surprise
Fourth Wing |Rebecca Yarros (T) 
Rage of Angels |Sidney Sheldon (R) 

31:08 Future Hopefuls to Make Our End of Year Favorites
The Deluge |Stephen Marklay(T) 
Tom Lake |Ann Patchett (R) 

Books
38:49 Rootless |Krystle Zara Appeigh (T)
Sycamore |Bryn Chancellor (R)
All the Sinner’s Bleed |SA Cosby (T)
Behold the Dreamer’s |Imbolo Mbue (R)
Fourth Wing |Rebecca Yarros (T)
Still Life |Sarah Winman (R)
In Memoriam |Alice Winn (T)
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In Episode 108 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they're looking forward to reading in July. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about having successful book club conversations. 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
2:46 The Ultimatum Queer Love on Netflix (T)
6:15 45 Genius Vaseline Uses for Your Beauty Routine (R)

Latest Reads
10:00 Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T)
13:25 Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena (R) 🎧

18:09 Book Talk
Chain Gang All Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Our Amazon Storefront
Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me | William Landay
I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai
29:00 Indiscretion | Charles Dubow
The Whispers | Ashley Audrain
31:41 Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
33:26 Beautiful Little Fools | Jillian Cantor

34:49 At the End of Every Day | Arianna Reiche (T)
36:49 The Sunset Crowd | Karin Tanabe (R)
39:39 Do Tell | Lindsay Lynch  (T)
41:39 The Anniversary | Stephanie Bishop (R)
43:35 Thicker Than Water |  Megan Collins (T)
45:25 How to Love Your Daughter | Hila Blum  (R)
47:45 How Can I Help You | Laura Sims (T)
Looker
49:15 An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R)
The Prophet

Current Reads
51:25 Night Will Find You | Julia Heaberlin (T)
52:30 Still Life |

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