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Book Talk Etc.'s Best Books of 2025!

30 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 232 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah share our favorite books of 2025!Loving LatelyMe Snarky (T)Cult of Megs (T)TINA AND ...

Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2025!

16 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 231 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss the books that they personally deemed under, over and appropriately hyped fo...

Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our Bookish Ins and Outs for 2026

09 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 230 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss their thoughts on some new releases that they have read recently, and also d...

Inside the Goodreads Choice Awards and Tina’s Mystery & Thriller Reading Challenge

02 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 229 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards! Tina talks a little bit about her experience...

Tackling Our TBR Piles as We Close Out 2025 Reading

18 Nov 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 228 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the books they are wanting to read before the end of the year, and sharin...

Easily Distracted by New Releases + Prepping for Winter Reading

11 Nov 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 227 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss some new releases that they have read recently, as well as chat through some...

Reading Modern Myths, Timeless Retellings, and Books Rooted in Folklore

04 Nov 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 226 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about books that tackle retellings of old classics, folklore, and mythology.If ...

November and December Books on the Radar (2025)

28 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 225 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about books coming out in November and December that they are excited about.If ...

What Makes a Favorite Author + Returning to the Authors We Love 💟

21 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 224 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about what makes an author an official favorite, share the writers they absolut...

Easily Distracted By New Releases + The Joy of Reading Bubblegum Books

14 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 223 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into the topic of Bubblegum books! These are fun books that we enjoy reading bu...

A Celebration of BookTube and the Creators We Love

07 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 222 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into BookTube! We talk about creators that we love, Tina’s experience joining...

October Books on the Radar (2025)

30 Sep 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 221 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah share October books on the radar!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please co...

Books With Covers We Hate and Why We Read Them Anyway

23 Sep 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 220 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss books with ugly covers and read books with covers that made us cringe.If you...

Easing Into Fall Reading + Our Plans for the Autumn Reading Season

16 Sep 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 219 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah are talking about their journey with easing into fall reads for the 2025 autumn read...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (September 2025)

09 Sep 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 218 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! Alongside sharing our opinions on some buzzy ...

Chasing That Five Star Reading Experience + Discussing 5+ Star Books

02 Sep 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 217 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss what makes a book 5 PLUS stars and how they chase that perfect reading exper...

September Books on the Radar (2025)

26 Aug 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 216 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are bringing you 10 books coming out in September that they are excited about!If you ...

Reading Books with Buzzword Titles + Discussing Title Trends 🐝

19 Aug 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 215 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are reading books with buzzword titles. From “Girls,” and “Daughters,” to “...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (August 2025)

12 Aug 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 214 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing how they make the most out of their reading lives with their busy schedul...

Reading Like It's 1997

05 Aug 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 213 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are reading like it's 1997 and bringing books that we would have read if we didn...

August Books on the Radar (2025)

29 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 212 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing their August books on the radar. This is a regular monthly episode where ...

Tackling Our Goodreads Graveyard

22 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 211 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about their Goodreads Graveyard, aka, the books they've added to their TBR ...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (July 2025) + Chatting About Our Library Habits

15 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn this episode of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into two of their favorite things: new book releases and chatting through...

Strangely Endearing Heroines + Reading Weird Girl Books

08 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 209 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing thoughts on weird girl books! In this episode we share some books that wo...

Best Books We’ve Read This Year… So Far

01 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 208 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah reflect on their reading year so far with fun bookish superlatives, surprising stando...

July Books on the Radar (2025)

24 Jun 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 207 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing their July Books on the radar. We also share some thoughts on two buzzy n...

Celebrating Independent Publishers!

17 Jun 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 206 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah explore and celebrate independently owned publishers! We talk about the difference be...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (June 2025)

10 Jun 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 205 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into queer genre fiction! We discuss what we love about genre fiction that explo...

Celebrating Pride with Queer Genre-Fiction

03 Jun 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 204 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into queer genre fiction! We discuss what we love about genre fiction that explo...

Summer Bonanza V: 20 of the Hottest Summer Book Releases to Add to Your TBR!

27 May 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 203 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah celebrate their fifth annual Summer Bonanza by sharing 20 summer book releases that t...

Reading Patrons ⭐ 5 Star ⭐ Reads!

20 May 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 202 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are reading books that their patrons have rated 5 stars! We had so much fun diving in...

Easily Distracted by New Releases + Book Sampling

13 May 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 201 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are leaning into their love for new releases and sharing thoughts on some books that ...

Fictional Women and Our Favorite Literary Heroines

06 May 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 200 (!!!) of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are celebrating mothers day by talking about mothers in literature, unhinged he...

May Books on the Radar (2025)

29 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 199 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah Bring their May Books on the Radar! May has a plethora of amazing titles and we are t...

Celebrating Independent Bookstore Week!

22 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 198 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their love of independent bookstores in celebration of Independent Bookstore Da...

Easily Distracted By New Releases + Book Aesthetics We Love and Loathe

15 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 197 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! We share some thoughts on new books we’ve re...

Spring Mood Reading and a First Quarter Check In

08 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 196 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into mood reading and sharing some fun quarter one reading stats! We chat ...

The Magic of Historical Fiction and Our Favorite Historical Subgenres

01 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 195 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the world of historical fiction and what defines the genre. We discuss our ...

April Books on the Radar (2025)

25 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 194 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah bring their April Books on the Radar.If you enjoy our commercial free podcast, consid...

BookTalk Does BookTok!

18 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 193 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah chat all things BookTok. We discuss some of our top creators on the app and bring boo...

Easily Distracted by New Releases and Defending Our Book Collections

11 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 191 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into the world of book collections, physical TBRs, and the joy (or chaos) ...

Once Upon A First Sentence

04 Mar 2025

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Send us a textCan a single sentence make or break a book? In Episode 191 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah put first lines to the test—reading boo...

March Books on the Radar (2025)

25 Feb 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 190 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share the books catching their attention in March. Hannah was battling the lingering ...

Literary FOMO and Reading Books We Missed Last Year

18 Feb 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 189 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah explore the ups and downs of literary FOMO—what genres and books make us feel the m...

Easily Distracted by New Releases and What it Means to Be Well-Read

11 Feb 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 188 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases. We dive into some of the latest book releases,...

What Makes a Great Audiobook and Choosing Books by Our Favorite Narrators

04 Feb 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 187 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into the art of audiobooks, storytelling, and what makes an ideal narrator...

February Books on the Radar (2025)

28 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 186 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah bring their February books on the radar!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, ple...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (January 2025) + Our Favorite Bookish Resources

21 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 185 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! We discuss some new releases that we have read...

A Chat with Nadia from The StoryGraph!

14 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 184 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by Nadia Odunayo, Founder, CEO and sole developer for The StoryGraph. We c...

January Books on the Radar (2025)

07 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIn Episode 183 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss our January books on the radar!If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, plea...

Book Talk Etc.’s Best Books of 2024: Our Favorite Reads of the Year

31 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 182 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah reflect on a fantastic year of reading as they share their top 20 books of 2024! We s...

Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2024

17 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 181 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the buzzworthy books of the year, sharing which ones lived up to the hype, ...

Book Talk Etc. Does Celebrity Book Club!

10 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 180 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss celebrity book clubs! We talk about our favorite celebrity clubs, some under ...

Reading Out of Our Comfort Zone

03 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 179 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah venture beyond their usual reading habits! We discuss what it means to step outside o...

Netgalley November, Kindle Tips and Tricks, and All Things Digital Reading

26 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 178 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the world of digital reading! We discuss Tina’s NetGalley November projec...

Gateway to Nonfiction: A Chat with Traci Thomas from The Stacks

19 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 177 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Traci Thomas from The Stacks to discuss gateway nonfiction books—perf...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (Nov. & Dec. 2024) + End of Year Reading Plans

12 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 176 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! We also share our upcoming reading plans for t...

The Spectrum of Suspense and Reading Literary Mysteries

05 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 175 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the world of literary suspense! We discuss the differences between mysterie...

November and December Books on the Radar

29 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 174 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their November and December Books on the Radar for 2024!If you enjoy our commer...

Reading our Feelings and Navigating the Chaos of Mood Reading

22 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 173 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss mood reading! How they navigate their reading moods, and tips on how to make ...

Secrets, Scholars, and the Dark Side of Academia

15 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 172 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss the fascinating worlds of dark academia and campus novels. We dive into what ...

Easily Distracted by New Releases (October 2024) + Tackling Those Pesky Reading Slumps

08 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 171 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! In this regular series on the main show, we sh...

Ghosts, Ghouls, and Great Books to Add to Your Horror TBR

01 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 170 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into all things horror! In honor of it being October 1 —and after receiving re...

October Books on the Radar + A Reading Check In

24 Sep 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 169 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah as they talk about some October books on the radar and share a little Q3 reading...

Reading Low Rated Books + Recommending Our Favorite Hidden Gems

17 Sep 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 168 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a discussion on books with low ratings! Today, we are sharing our thoughts o...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (September 2024) + A Chat About Seasonal Reading

10 Sep 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 167 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a discussion on seasonal reading! With the cooler months approaching in the ...

The Art of Book Annotating: Tips, Methods, and Our Most Annotated Reads!

03 Sep 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 166 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a discussion on book annotating! We talk about our annotating history, the p...

September Books on the Radar + A Chat About Spoilers

27 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 165 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a lively discussion of September Books on the Radar! Discover the titles we&...

The Impact of Public Reading on Book Browsing

20 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 164 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about the impact that public reading has had on their reading lives - especially...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (August 2024)

13 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 163 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about new book releases that they have read and what they thought of them. For t...

📚 For the Love of Little Free Libraries 📚

06 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 162 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about Little Free Libraries! We explore what these charming book-sharing boxes a...

August Books on the Radar + A Bookish AMA!

30 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 161 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about their August Books on the Radar as well as share “rapid fire” answers ...

In Our Comfort Zone

23 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 160 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about their comfort zone books! In this episode we discuss what we consider to b...

Vacation Reading and Books to Take You Away

16 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 159 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about vacation reading. We discuss what kind of books we crave when we're o...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (July 2024)

09 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 158 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they have read and what they thought of them. For t...

🌟 Best Books of 2024 So Far 🌟

02 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn 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 bo...

July Books on the Radar + Library Love!

25 Jun 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 156 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their July books on the radar! They'll also be celebrating their love for ...

Cli-Fi Chronicles: Exploring Climate Fiction

18 Jun 2024

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Send us a textIn 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...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (June 2024)

11 Jun 2024

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Send us a textTina and Hannah are back with some thoughtful takes on recent reads in episode 154 of Book Talk, Etc. Get ready for a lively discussion ...

❤️ Cover Love ❤️

04 Jun 2024

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Send us a textIn 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 t...

Summer Bonanza IV: 20 Books to Read This Summer!

28 May 2024

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Send us a textIn 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 ...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (May 2024)

21 May 2024

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Send us a textIf you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusiv...

What Did I Just Read?

14 May 2024

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Send us a textIf you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusiv...

May Books on the Radar + Defining Our Reading Tastes

07 May 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 149 of Book Talk, Etc Tina and Hannah dive into their reading preferences. Additionally May is bursting with promising releas...

A Sneak Peek Into What's Coming to BTE

30 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThe show is off this week, but today Tina officially welcomes Hannah to the show. They chat about their vision for the show, what Hannah...

Our Favorites Over the Past 3 Years + Renee Says Goodbye

23 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 148 of Book Talk, Etc (Renee’s last episode), Tina and Renee reminisce about their podcasting journey. They share what they...

First Quarter Reading Check-In + Welcoming New Co-Host Hannah

16 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 147 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome new co-host Hannah. They share what they've been loving lately, their lat...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (April 2024)

09 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 146 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, t...

Books We've Been Meaning To Read

02 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 145 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share books they’ve been meaning to read. They also share what they've been lov...

April Books on the Radar + Major Show Announcement

26 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 144 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated April reads. They also share what they've been loving lat...

Books By Female Authors + Favorite Debuts

19 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 143 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent reads by female authors. They also share what they've been lov...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (March 2024)

12 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 142 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving la...

Bookstore Browsing

05 Mar 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 141 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their bookstore browse reads. They also share what they've been loving late...

March Books On The Radar (2024)

27 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 140 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated March reads. They also share what they've been loving lat...

⭐ The 5+ Star Challenge ⭐

20 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 139 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their possible 5+ star reads. They also share what they've been loving late...

Complicated Love Stories

13 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 138 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent complicated love story reads. They also share what they've bee...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (February 2024) + Contradictory Reading Messages

06 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 137 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lat...

February Books on the Radar (2024)

30 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 136 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated February reads. They also share what they've been loving l...

Easily Distracted By New Releases (January 2024) + The State of Our Nonfiction

23 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 135 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lat...

Atmospheric Winter Reads III + Reading Tracking

16 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIn Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been lov...