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In Episode 266 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some of the September 2026 Book Releases that top our TBR!
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Plant Lady | Kang Minyoung (T)
Swordheart | T. Kingfisher (H)

Books on the Radar
The Witches of Cambridge | Alice Hoffman (T)
The Eye of Goliath | Diego Muzzio (H)
Strange Case of Jane O | Karen Walker
Queenie is Working on It | Candace Carty-Williams
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (H)
Bird Box | Josh Malerman
Fallow | Sarah Anderson
Lords of Serendipity | Randy Boyagoda (H)
Hollywood Ending | John Green (T)
Ripeness | Sarah Moss (H)
Call off the Dark | Hallie Shepherd (T)
Trust Fall | Lynn Painter (H)

Current Read
The Secret Dinner | Raphael Montez (T)
Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H)

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In Episode 265 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books that feel like Lughnasadh, a Celtish holiday that celebrates the start of the harvest season and falls halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.
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Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T)
Return to Sender | Stephanie Parente (H)

Book Talk and Reading for Lughnasadh
Tom Lake | Ann Patchett
The Wild Beneath | Kelly Anderson (T)
Habits of the Sea | Shea Ernshaw (H)
Where I End | Sophie White (T)
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte (H)

Shelf Addition
Tokyo Express | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
A Quiet Place | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
Suspicion | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
Too Much of Life | Clarice Lispector (H)

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In Episode 264 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf and read books from their personal home libraries in an effort to kick those books off their TBRs. Every month, Tina and Hannah spin the wheel, and randomly select a patron selected prompt. This month, we read books from our TBR shelf that we found intimidating!
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The Elementals | Michael McDowell (T)
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow | Jessica Townsend (H)

Intimidating Books
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (T)
The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali
The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett (H)
East of Eden | John Steinbeck (T)
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Girl on Girl | Sophie Gilbert (H)

Shelf Addition
The Silent Appeal | Janice Hallett (T)
Hive Mind | Allison Gunn (H)

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In Episode 263 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share tips on how they remember the books they read, as well as share some thoughts on new book releases that they've read recently!
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Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
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Seatmate | Cara Bastone (H)

New Releases
The Lowe Job | Grace Alexander (T)
Magnolia Parks | Jessa Hastings
Teddy Bears Never Die | Yeeun Cho (H)
The Open Era | Edward Schmit (T)
The Children | Melissa Albert (H)

Shelf Addition
In Cold Blood | Truman Capote (T)
Something Followed Us Home | Cynthia Pelayo (H)

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In Episode 262 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some August book releases that they are excited about! 
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The Shampoo Effect | Jenny Jackson (T+H)

BOTM Books
Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T)
Sunlight Finds You | Laura Moriarty (H)
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They Say a Girl Died Here | Sarah Pinborough
The Unheld | Luke Larkin (T)
Deadly Animals
The Hill in the Dark Grove | Liam Higginson (H)
Portrait of a Witch Undone | KS Shay (T)
Crocodilopolis | John Manuel Arias (H)

Current Reads
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
The Children | Melissa Albert (H)

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