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In Episode 226 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about books that tackle retellings of old classics, folklore, and mythology.

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Heart the Lover | Lily King (T+H)

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Cinder | Marissa Meyer

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

The Poppy Fields | Nikki Erlich (T)

The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H)

The Great Mann | Kyla Davis Lurie (T)

A Land So Wide | Erin A. Craig (H)

Shelf Additions

The Wives of Hawthorne Lane | Stephanie DeCarolis (T)

It’s Different This Time | Joss Richards (H)

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

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The Intruder | Freida McFadden (T)

A Psalm for the Wild Built | Becky Chambers (H)

November and December Books on the Radar

59 Minutes | Holly Seddon (T)

The Sunshine Man | Emma Stonex (H)

Son of the Morning | Akwaeke Emezi (T)

That’s Not How It Happened | Craig Thomas (H)

The Heir Apparent | Rebecca Armitage (T)

Palaver | Bryan Washington (H)

Love Me Stalk Me | Laura Bishop (T)

The Emergency | George Packer (H)

Watch Us Fall | Christina Kovac (T)

Current Reads

The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H)

Writers & Lovers | Lily King (T)

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

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Deep Dive - Sasha Raquel (H)

Latest Read

Too Old for This | Samantha Downing (T)

Not Alone | Sarah K. Jackson (H)

September Books on the Radar

A Blood As Bright as the Moon | Andrea Morstabilini (T)

What We Can Know | Ian McEwan (H)

To the Moon and Back | Eliana Ramage (T)

Discontent | Beatriz Serrano (T)

Follow My Voice | Ariana Godoy (H)

Sympathy Tower Tokyo | Rie Qudan (T)

Moonflow | Bitter Karella (H)

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre | Phillip Fracasi (T)

The Faerie Morgana | Louisa Morgan (H)

Current Reads

Best Offer Wins | Marisa Kashino

In the Family Way | Laney Katz Becker (H)

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In Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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3:50 Your Own Backyard Podcast (T)
7:50 Conair Fabric Shaver  (R)

Latest Reads
10:20 Linghun | Ai Jiang (T)
Confessions | Kanae Minuto
We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Shirley Jackson
14:10 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)

18:23 Book Talk
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
Trust Your Eyes | Linwood Barclay
Greenwood | Michael Christie
26:34 The Last One | Will Dean (T)
29:37 A Room Full of Killers | Michael Wood (R)
36:00 Wellness | Nathan Hill 🎧 (both)
Happiness Falls | Angie Kim

Shelf Additions
50:52 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | T. J. Alexander (T)
52:24 The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak (R)

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In Episode 126 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent nonfiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction books they've added to their tbr's. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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5:24 Adam Ragusea on YouTube (T)
7:12 Rechargeable Flashlight (R)

Latest Reads
10:44 Nana | Brandon Massey (T)
13:50 Keep Moving | Maggie Smith (R) 🎧

16:51 Book Talk
TBR Books
20:27 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City  | Matthew Desmond (T)
21:53 In Extremis: The Life and death of War Correspondent Marie Colvin | Lindsey Hils
23:00 How to Say Babylon | Safia Sinclair (T)
24:00 Alone on the Wall | Alex Honnold (R)
26:06 The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T)
27:00 Gratitude | Oliver Sacks (R)
Article
27:57 Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman (T)
29:38 Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times | Katherine May (R)
30:50 Sure I'll Join Your Cult | Maria Bamford (T)
32:00 The Hidden Life of Trees  | Peter Wohlleben (R)

Books Read
33:23 Hey Hun | Emily Paulson (T)
36:30 The Best Strangers in the World | Ari Shapiro (R) 🎧
40:40 Dear Dolly | Dolly Alderton (T)
Tiny Beautiful Things
43:00 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
49:20 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (T)
50:57 Still See You Everywhere | Lisa Gardner (R) 

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In Episode 125 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated Nov/Dec reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, and their latest and current reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

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11:36 The Woman in Me | Britney Spears 🎧(T)
17:18 Trust Your Eyes | Linwood Barclay (R) 🎧

Books on Our Radar
24:12 Class | Stephanie Land (T)
26:13 Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen | Sarah James (R)
28:00 Search History | Amy Taylor (T)
Adelaide
30:00 Hot Springs Drive | Lindsay Hunter (R)
32:24 The Professor | Lauren Nossett (T)
34:35 Again and Again | Jonathan Evison (R)
36:26 The Frozen River | Ariele Lawton (T)
38:08 A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jacquelyn Mitchard (R)

Current Reads
40:07 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T)
41:09 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)

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In Episode 124 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent BOTM reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Book of the Month. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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6:30 Bombas Socks

Latest Reads
10:22 The Invisible Hour | Alice Hoffman (T) 🎧
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue | VE Schwab
14:24 The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff
14:47 The Secrets of Hartwood Hall | Katie Lumsden (R) 🎧

20:32 Book Talk
Book of the Month
Book Riot article
32:08 Happiness Falls | Angie Kim (T)
25:26 Night Charter | Sam Hawken (R) 🎧
41:50 Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T) 🎧
Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka
45:16 The Collected Regrets of Clover | Mikki Brammer (R)

Shelf Additions
50:00 The Pairing | Casey Mcquisten (T)
Red, White and Royal Blue
51:10 A Short Walk Through a Wide World | Douglas Westerbeke (R)

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In Episode 123 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and chat about 7 years of talking about books online. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

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Latest Reads 

Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (T) 

The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R) 

Book Talk 

Amy @novelgossip 

Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T) 

The Takedown| Carlie Walker (R)

Gone Tonight | Sarah Pekkanen  (T) 

Death Valley | Melissa Broder (R)

Thirst For Salt| Madeline Lucas 

August Blue | Deborah Levy 

Shelf Additions 

The Life Impossible | Matt Haig (T) 

The Humans 

The Midnight Library 

Where You End| Abbott Kahler (R) 

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In Episode 122 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their repeat 5 ⭐️ authors. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

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3:24 African American Literature Book Club
5:50 Ep 243 of the We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

Latest Reads
9:00 Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry (T)
11:48 Never Far Away | Michael Koryta (R) 🎧- An Honest Man


16:40 AUTHORS & BOOKS
21:47 John Green (T)
*The Fault in our Stars *Looking for Alaska *The Anthropocene Review


23:20 John Hart (R)
*The Last Child *Iron House *The Unwilling


25:00 Gillian Flynn (T)
*Gone Girl *Sharp Objects


26:44 Oprah Winfrey (R)
*The Path Made Clear *What I Know for Sure  *The Wisdom of Sundays


26:13 Kennedy Ryan (T) 
*Before I Let Go  *Reel 🎧

 30:00 Alice Hoffman (R)
*Survival Lessons *Here On Earth *Faithful  *The World That We Knew *Rules of Magic  *Magic Lessons


31:40 Ilona Bannister (T) 
*When I Ran Away *Little Prisons 

32:29 Kia Abdullah (R)
*Next of Kin *Take It Back 

33:47  Tiffany D Jackson (T)
*Allegedly *The Weight of Blood 


35:16 Rene Denfield (R)
*The Child Finder *The Butterfly Girl 

36:58 Lisa Jewell (T)
*Then She Was Gone *I Found You *The Night She Disappeared

39:27 Thomas Enger (R)
*Pierced *Cursed 

40:56 Stephen King (T) 
*The Stand *It *Pet Sematery *Misery

42:53 Britt Bennett (R)
*The Mothers *The Vanishing Half 

 43:44 John Grisham (T) 
*Gray Mountain *The Firm *The Pelican Brief  *A Time to Kill 

Sharon Bolton (R)
*Daisy in Chains *Dead Woman Walking *Now You See Me *Dead Scared *Lost *Little Black Lies *The Craftsman


49:00 Shelf Additions
One of Us Knows | Alyssa Cole (T)
A Princess in Theory, When No one is Watching
51:09 Sleeping Giants | Rene Denfield (R) 

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In Episode 121 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their fall reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their shelf additions and have book talk about fall mood reading. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

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8:29 Maple Olive Oil Granola (R)
Tupperware container

Latest Reads
11:34 How Can I Help You | Laura Sims (T)
15:30 The Bear | Andrew Krivak (R) 🎧
The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff 

20:48 Book Talk
Stephanie @cozylittlebrownhouse (IG)
30:23 Slewfoot | Brom (T)
36:14 Let the Right One In | John Ajvide Lindqvist (R) 🎧
40:43 The September House  | Carissa Orlando (T)
45:10 The Current | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
50:00 Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T)
Mary
51:41 The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R)
I Am Pilgrim 

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