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Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
Book Talk, etc.
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  • Book Talk, etc.

    July Books on the Radar (2026)

    2026-06-30 | 53 mins.
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    In Episode 258 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about Land by Maggie O’Farrell, which was the Book Talk Etc. Community Read for the month of June. In this episode we also share 10 July book releases to get excited about!
    Join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go patreon.com/booktalketc
    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.

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    Latest Read
    Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T+H)

    July Books on the Radar
    Country People | Daniel Mason (T)
    Every Version of You | Natalie Messier (H)
    Not with A Bang | Temi Oh (T)
    The Mortons | Justine Larbalestier (T)
    The Man | Laura Sims
    Looker | Laura Sims
    How Can I Help You? | Laura Sims (H)
    The New People | Andrea Uptmor (T)
    The Parisian Heist | Jo Piazza (T)
    Make Nice | Ryan Effgan (H)

    Shelf Addition
    Not That I Can Tell | Jessica Strawser (T)
    Sacculina | Philip Fracassi (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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    From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!

    2026-06-23 | 1h 7 mins.
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    In Episode 257 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk through some of their favorite book to screen adaptations, share some books they’d love to see adapted into film, as well as discuss their thoughts on books they read that have been turned into movies or television series.
    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.

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    Latest Read
    John of John | Douglas Stuart (T)
    Recitatif | Toni Morrison (H)

    Book Talk + Book to Screen Adaptations
    Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West (T)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins (H)
    Shutter Island | Dennis LeHane (T)
    The Bookshop | Penelope Fitzgerald (H)

    Shelf Addition
    Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T)
    Games: A Love Story | Anna Maria Volkova (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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    Summer Scaries and Reading for Summerween

    2026-06-16 | 1h 3 mins.
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    In Episode 256 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about the types of thriller and horror novels that are perfect to read in summer months! We chat all things thrills & chills and chat a bit about summerween traditions.
    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.

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    Latest Read
    The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh (T)
    One True Loves | Taylor Jenkins Reid
    Laura Dave
    This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum
    The Wishing Spell | Chris Colfer (H)

    Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On
    Janelle Brown
    Julie Clark
    The God of the Woods | Liz Moore
    Gabby’s YouTube Channel
    The Troop | Nick Cutter
    The Compound | Aisling Rawle
    Marion | Leah Rowan (T)
    Sundial | Catriona Ward (H)
    Why Catriona Ward Decided To Explore The
    Abhorrent World of Animal Testing - Article on Crime reads
    The Other | Annie Neugebauer (T)
    The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager
    Survive the Night | Riley Sager
    Lock Every Door | Riley Sager 
    Final Girls | Riley Sager

    Shelf Addition
    The Calamities | Chuck Wendig (T)
    The Odyssey | Homer (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 + Tropes We Love and Hate

    2026-06-09 | 1h 2 mins.
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    In Episode 255 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some analog friendly loving latelies to continue to help you stay off your phone this summer and cure your brain rot! We also share some thoughts on new books that have released recently, as well as some thoughts on tropes we love, book tropes we hate, book tropes we anticipate being popular as well as the ones that are already buzzing around in the publishing world.
    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.

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    Latest Read
    Open Wide | Jessica Gross (T)
    The Night Tiger | Yangsze Choo (H)

    Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On
    Buffalo Hunter Hunter
    Coffin Moon
    Trad Wife | Saratoga Schaefer (T)
    Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas
    Tropesick  | Lauren Okie (H)
    Dissection of a Murder | Jo Murray (T) 
    The Fountain | Casey Scieszka (H)

    Shelf Addition
    Back Stabbers | Eliza Jabore (T)
    They All Fall in Love at the End | Haili Blassingame (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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    Books We Missed Out On

    2026-06-02 | 56 mins.
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    In Episode 254 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on Japanese Gothic, their community read for May. They also share thoughts on books from the past they feel they missed out on, as well as chat through what they think about when they consider what it means to "miss out" on books.
    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.

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    Monthly Meal Planning (T)
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    Latest Read
    Japanese Gothic | Kylie Lee Baker (T+H)

    Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On
    Buckeye
    Atmosphere
    Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver
    Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus
    Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte
    1984 | George Orwell
    The Last Party | AR Torre (T)
    Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones (H)
    Still Life | Louise Penny (T)
    The Deal | Elle Kennedy (H)

    Shelf Addition
    Nerve Damage | Annakeara Stinson (T)
    Liars Dice | Juliet Faithfull (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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