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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!

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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In Episode 247 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases as well as discuss how they decide what they are going to read, how they vet books before reading them + how reading book reviews transforms our own reading experiences.

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Latest Read

A Sharp Endless Need | Mac Crane (T)

Euphoria | Lily King

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

The Gifts of Imperfection | Brene Brown (H)

Daring Greatly

New Releases

Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)

The Good Girl | Michelle Dunne (T)

Adrift | Will Dean (H)

Shelf Addition
An Infinite Love Story | Chanel Cleeton (T)

A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing | Alice Evelyn Yang (H)

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In Episode 246 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books that their patrons pushed them to finally read! In this episode we also talk about recommending books – reader to reader – and tips on how to give a great book recommendation.

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.

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Latest Read

It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)

The Everlasting | Alix E. Harrow (H)

Dark Matter | Blake Crouch

Pines | Blake Crouch

Patron Recommendations

The Last House on Needless Street | Catriona Ward (T)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 | Beth Brower (H)

Conclave | Robert Harris (T)

The Girls Who Grew Big | Leila Mottley (H)

Shelf Addition

Harmless | Miranda Shulman (T)

Open, Heaven | Sean Hewitt (H)

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In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April.

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

Kin | Tayari Jones (T + H)

Interview with NPR

April Books on the Radar:

Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)

Leave Your Mess at Home | Tolani Akinola (H)

The Ending Writes Itself | Evelyn Clarke (T)

Go, Gentle | Maria Semple (H)

Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)

Permanence | Sophie MacIntosh (H)

The Subtle Art of Folding Space | John Chu (T)

Morsel | Carter Keane (H)

Livonia Chow Mein | Abigail Savitch-Lew (T)

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)

Tina and Hannah forgot to chat current reads while recording this week! Here they are:

It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth Brower.

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In Episode 244 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Terresa from the indie bookstore Black Garnet Books. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore owner and book-seller, and more!

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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Women’s Prize for Fiction (H)

Latest Read

Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi (T)

The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper | Roland Allen (H)

Ways to support Black Garnet Books and Terresa

https://blackbirdrevolt.com/

Blackbird Podcast

Blackgarnetbooks.com

Instagram, TikTok

Book Titles Mentioned

Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler

Can’t Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan

The Serviceberry | Robin Wall Kimmerer

Shelf Additions:

I Know the Ants | Lang Leav (T)

The Quarter Queen | Kayla Hardy (H)

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In Episode 243 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read through some new releases! We also discuss bookish expectations and whether or not they ruin the reading experience, our role as reviewers, and what we can do about bookish hype as readers.

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

What Happens in the Dark | Kia Abdullah (T)

The Raven Scholar | Antonia Hodgson (H)

New Releases:

Her Last Breath | Taylor Adams (T)

The Swamps | Seraphina Nova Glass (H)

Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser (T)

The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love | Alice Hoffman (H)

Shelf Addition
Little Wild | Laura Evans (T)

In Her Defense | Philippa Malicka (H)

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