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Looking for the best thriller and romance books of all time? In episode 238 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share the thrillers and romances they recommend again and again, as well as discuss books that fall into the niche sub-genre that blends the two together: romantic suspense.

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VASA Fitness (T)

@wickdconfections (H)

Latest Read

Anatomy of an Alibi | Ashley Elston (T)

The Correspondent | Virginia Evans (H)

Favorite Thriller and Romances

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (T)

Every Summer After (H)

Gone Girl (T)

Open Water (H)

Razorblade Tears (T)

Fangirl (H)

Confessions (T)

The View Was Exhausting (H)

Next of Kin (T)

Talking at Night (H)

Romantic Suspense

Woman Down | Colleen Hoover (T)

Hideaway | Nora Roberts (H)

This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum (T)

A Curious Beginning | Deanna Raybourne (H)

Other Links & Books Mentioned

Cherry Baby

Crime Reads Article on Romantic Suspense

Shelf Addition
Discipline | Larissa Pham (T)

The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh (H)

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In Episode 237 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share the February releases currently on their reading radars.

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Skylight Calendar (T)

Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad (H)

Latest Read

Skylark | Paula McClain (T+H)

Books on the Radar

Good People | Patmeena Sabit (T)

The Secret Snow | Tina Harnesk (H)

Murder Bimbo | Rebecca Novack (T)

The Fourth Princess | Janie Chang (H)

Family Drama | Rebecca Fallon (T)

She Made Herself a Monster | Anna Kovatcheva (H)

The Shape of Dreams | April Reynolds (T)

How to Get Away with Murder | Rebecca Philipson (H)

Other Links & Books Mentioned

Kin | Tayari Jones

Current Read
My Darkest Prayer | SA Cosby (T)

Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books | Hwang Bo-reum (H)

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In Episode 236 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Joanna from the indie bookstore This Is a Bookstore & BookBug in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore with Joanna from This Is a Bookstore & BookBug in Kalamazoo, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore caretaker, and more!

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All book links direct you to This Is a Bookstore and BookBug’s storefront, so you can support them directly with your purchase.

Loving Lately:

Dollar Tree (T)

Hemp Dreams Oil Mist

Nina Pool on TikTok

Spy High - Prime Video (H)

The Man on the Inside - Netflix (Joanna)

Latest Reads:

How to Read a Book | Monica Wood (T)

Coffin Moon | Keith Rosson (H)

Theo of Golden | Allen Levi (Joanna)

Books Mentioned

Grown Up Book Fair

The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald | John U. Bacon

The Correspondent | Virginia Evans

Vigil | George Saunders

American Fantasy | Emma Straub

Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane | Lindy West

Shelf Additions:

Murder Your Darlings | Jenna Blum (T)

Meet the Newmans | Jenni

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