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Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
Book Talk, etc.
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    Summer Bonanza VI: 20 Books for Your Summer Reading List!

    2026-05-19 | 1h 20 mins.
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    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
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    Easily Distracted By New Releases + Our Process for Starting New Books

    2026-05-12 | 1h 11 mins.
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    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
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    Book Talk Etc. Celebrates 5 Years On Air feat. Renee ♥️

    2026-05-05 | 1h 35 mins.
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    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
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    May Books on the Radar (2026)

    2026-04-28 | 1h 4 mins.
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    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
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    Bookstore Browse: Tina and Hannah Read Bookseller Recommendations

    2026-04-21 | 1h 7 mins.
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    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
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