Podcast
Book Talk, etc.
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
- Books chart
- #41
- Episodes
- 278
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 1 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
278 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 1 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our End of Year Reading Plans
Season 1, Episode 276
Show notes
In Episode 276 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on some new releases they’ve read recently! They also share some of their plans for end of year reading, and what they hope to accomplish in their reading lives by the end of 2026.
If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like Niche Novels, What’s in the Mailbag, 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.
Loving Lately
A5 Journal Cover / Travelers Journal (T)
Cuisine to Kill For: Over 50 Recipes and True Crime Stories from the World's Most Haunted Places | Amy Bruni (H)Latest Read
The First Confessions of First Lady Freeman | Deesha Philyaw (T+H)New Releases:
Trad Wife | Sarah Langan (T)The End of Everything | M. John Harrison (H)
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49 min
November and December Books on the Radar (2026)
Season 1, Episode 275
Show notes
In Episode 275 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their last books on the radar episode for 2026! We cannot believe that we have reached the final months of this year, and are getting excited to plan our reading for the remaining time we have left, as well as gear up for 2027 reading!
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.
Loving Lately
Bear Brook S3 - A Private Matter (T)
Latest Read
Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T)
Set Piece | Lana Schwartz (H)
November & December Books on the Radar
Revenge Plot | Stephanie Wroble (T)
The Squatters | Saba Brelvi (H)
When They Find Me | Carter Wilson (T)
Nanny Nanny | K Chiucarello (H)
Winter Song | Rebecca Lee Morales (T)
Milkteeth | Caitlin Starling (H)
Stations | Louise Kennedy (T)
A Glacier’s Guide to Dying | Michelle Porter (T)
Clear Water | Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes (H)
Shelf Addition
American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams (T)
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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57 min
Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Great Places to Get Book Recs!
Season 1, Episode 274
Show notes
In Episode 274 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books recommended to them by their listeners! We also chat a bit about some great places where we've been getting more niche and unique book recommendations from.
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.
Loving Lately
Traitors (T)
Latest Read
Fabulous Bodies | Check Tingle (T)
Universal Harvester | John Darnielle (H)
Books Recommended
How to become the dark lord and die trying | Django Wexler (T)
Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)
The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey (H)
Crone | Keith Rosson (T)
Impossible Creatures | Katherine Rundell (H)
Shelf Addition
American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
Let's Connect...
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1 hr 2 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Books with Boats on the Cover!
Season 1, Episode 273
Show notes
In Episode 273 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah take on another episode of tackling the TBR by reading books with boats on the cover!
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.
Loving Lately
Whalefall Movie (T)
Latest Read
Under Water | Tara Menon (T)
If It Makes You Happy | Julie Olivia (H)
TBR Tackle - Boat Books!
Recommendations:
Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy
The River | Peter Heller
Love Lists and Fancy Ships | Sarah Grunder Ruiz
The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware
Into the Drowning Deep | Mira Grant
Bird Box | Josh Malerman
Books we read this week:
If You Lie | Caleb Stevens (T)
Mudlark | Mary Helen Specht (H)
Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine (T)
Small Boat | Vincent Delacroix (H)
Latest Read
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T)
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing| Marshall J Moore (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
Let's Connect...
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1 hr 12 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + How to Become a Pro at Reader Maxxing
Season 1, Episode 272
Show notes
In Episode 272 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! They also discuss ways to “reader max” – aka how to get the most out of your reading life and incorporate books and reading into as much of your life as possible!
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.
Loving Lately
@Mariah_MPLS (T)
Latest Read
Evil Genius | Claire Oshetsky (T)
Say No to the Duke | Eloisa James (H)
Blueberry Cobbler New England Coffee (J)
EDNR
Kiss Slay Replay | Rachel Harrison (T)
Books and Lala Book Discussion - YouTube
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late | Cory Doctorow
Hollywood Ending | John Green (T)
Fairfield County | DéLana R. A. Dameron
Remembering DeLana R.A. Dameron
Latest Read
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T)
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing| Marshall J Moore (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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57 min
October Books on the Radar (2026)
Season 1, Episode 271
Show notes
In Episode 271 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about books coming out in October that you should add to your TBR!
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.
Loving Lately
Jumbo Incense (T)
Latest Read
The Pirate Queen | Ariel Lawhon (T+H)
October Books on the Radar
Dive Bar at the End of the End of the Road | Kelley Armstrong (T)
Every Story is a Love Story | Imbulo Mbue (H)
Carrying | Samantha Josephs (T)
Off the Reservation | Stephen Graham Jones (T)
Truth to Power: A Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel | SA Cosby (T)
The Given World | Melissa Harrison (H)
The Brightness | Chad Harback (T)
Winterset Hollow | Jonathan Edward Durham (H)
Public Access Afterworld | Jane Schoenbrun (T)
Monstera | Delilah S. Dawson (H)
Current Reads
Evil Genius | Claire (T)
1984 | George Orwell (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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58 min
Reading Our Way Through Appalachian Fiction
Season 1, Episode 270
Show notes
In Episode 270 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books set in Appalachia and explore what defines the Appalachian region. From Appalachian fiction to literary favorites rooted in mountain communities, they share the books they chose and discuss the history and geography of Appalachia, while talking about the books they read for the episode.
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.
Loving Lately
TBR 0 (T)
Latest Read
Fallow | Sarah Anderson (T)
The Haar | David Sodgergren (H)
Books Set in Appalachia
The Caretaker | Ron Rash (T)
Shiner | Amy Jo Burns (H)
Those We Thought We Knew | David Joy (T)
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America | Beth Macy (H)
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1 hr 3 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf - Bookish Subscription Boxes
Season 1, Episode 269
Show notes
In Episode 269 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are back at it to tackle their TBRs! This month, the wheel provided them with a prompt to read books from any subscription service! Tina and Hannah spend some time talking about the various kinds of book subscriptions there are out there, and chat through which ones have piqued their interest in the past and present!
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.
Loving Lately
Loreal True Match Super Blendable Foundation (T)
Loreal 3 Second Setting Mist (H)
Souper Cubes (H)
Latest Read
The Last Witch | CJ Cook
The Knave and the Moon | Rachel Gillig (H)
Book Subscriptions and TBR Tackle!
Mysterious Crime Club Subscription
Ashley - @coffeeandcuentos
Sadie - @motherhorror
101 Horror Books to Read Before You Die
Murder Road | Simone St. James (T)
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern | Lynda Cohen Loigman (H)
The Anniversary | Alex Finlay (T)
A Scandalous Deal | Joanna Shupe (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
Let's Connect...
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1 hr 7 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases + What Readers Really Want From a Book Club
Season 1, Episode 268
Show notes
In Episode 268 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases, and also talk about their experiences with book clubs, and talk about the ingredients necessary to making a book club worth joining!
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.
Loving Lately
The Birth Keepers - Podcast (T)
90’s Mom Dinners on TikTok (H)
Latest Read
Tina and The Pastel Bookshelf YouTube Video
The Art of a Lie | Laura Shepherd-Robinson (T)
Mendell Station | J.B. Hwang (H)
Easily Distracted by New Releases
Not with a Bang | Temi Oh (T)
Take What You Can | Naima Coster (H)
The Secret Dinner | Raphael Mo (T)
Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H)
Shelf Addition
This Never Happens Here | Wanda Morris (T)
Switzy | Emma Cline (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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1 hr 7 min
Mood Reading Our Hearts Away & An Ask Us Anything!
Season 1, Episode 267
Show notes
In Episode 267 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah took a week to do some mood reading, and for book talk, we answered questions from our listeners in an ask us anything style discussion.
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.
Loving Lately
The Obama Foundation & Museum (T)
Sterling Point - Prime Video (H)
Latest Read
The Unknown | Riley Sager (T+H)
Mood Reads
Wonderland | Jennifer Hillier (T)
The Dog Stars | Peter Heller (H)
Mind of a Murderer | Michael Wood (T)
Let’s Kiss & Tell | Joss Richard (H)
Current Read
A Plagued Sea | Kim Bo-Young (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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49 min
September Books on the Radar
Season 1, Episode 266
Show notes
In Episode 266 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some of the September 2026 Book Releases that top our TBR!
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.
Loving Lately
1% Better - @Slow_Going
Maybelline Lifter Glaze Oil Balm
Latest Read
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)
Let's Connect...
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57 min
A Late Summer Reading List + Books That Feel Like Lughnasadh
Season 1, Episode 265
Show notes
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.
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, Niche Novels, and Book Talk After Dark. You’ll get to join monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month!
Loving Lately
Notes App System (T)
Lifelines - Dot by Letter (H)
Latest Read
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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1 hr 2 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Intimidating Books!
Season 1, Episode 264
Show notes
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!
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.
Loving Lately
The Commons | Rebecca Ihim
Welly Bandages (H)
Latest Read
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)
East of Eden - Penguin Orange Classic Edition
Girl on Girl | Sophie Gilbert (H)
Shelf Addition
The Silent Appeal | Janice Hallett (T)
Hive Mind | Allison Gunn (H)
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59 min
Easily Distracted by New Releases and How We Remember What We Read
Season 1, Episode 263
Show notes
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!
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.
Loving Lately
Mellow Comforter (T)
Latest Read
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
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)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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50 min
August Books on the Radar (2026)
Season 1, Episode 262
Show notes
In Episode 262 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some August book releases that they are excited about!
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.
Loving Lately
Tony’s Chocolate (T)
Pipsticks (H)
Latest Read
The Shampoo Effect | Jenny Jackson (T+H)
BOTM Books
Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T)
Sunlight Finds You | Laura Moriarty (H)
They Say a Girl Died Here | Sarah Pinborough
The Unheld | Luke Larkin (T)
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)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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56 min
Reading and Discussing Novellas, Essay Collections, and Short Stories
Season 1, Episode 261
Show notes
In Episode 261 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah celebrate the power of short books–from short stories and novellas to essay collections and anthologies! Join us as we explore why these bite-sized reads can leave just as lasting an impact as a full-length novel.
In this episode, we also spin the wheel to randomly select our next topic for our August episode of Tackling the TBR Shelf! These TBR tackle prompts are chosen by our patrons as a way for them to take part in our reading lives.
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.
Loving Lately
Summer Reading Campaign - Melanated Reader (T)
Soola Bag (H)
Soola Pouch (H)
Latest Read
Keep Them Close | David Ellis (T)
Look Closer | David Ellis
The Best Lies | David Ellis
Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (H)
Novellas and Short Stories
At Home With the Horrors | Sammy Scott
Human Sacrifices | María Fernanda Ampuero
I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T)
Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka (H)
Obstetrix | Naomi Kritzer (T)
Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H)
Shelf Addition
Seekers of Deer Creek | Thao Thai (T)
People in Love | Claire Daverley (H)
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1 hr 8 min
Our 10 Best Books of the Year So Far!
Season 1, Episode 260
Show notes
In Episode 260 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah
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Loving Lately
Yoto Player (H)
Latest Read
Where the Wildflowers Grow | Terah Shelton Harris (T)
The Missed Connection | Tia Wliliams (T)
Superlatives
The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh
All the Blood We Share | Camilla Bruce
Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West
Vigil | George Saunders
Into the Blue | Emma Brodie
Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi
Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke
Top 5 So Far!
The Reformatory | Tanarive Due
The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer
Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra
Keeper of Lost Children | Sadeqa Johnson
Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell
John of John | Douglas Stuart
Lost Lambs | Madeline Cash
Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser
Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano
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57 min
Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Through Our Book of the Month Backlist!
Season 1, Episode 259
Show notes
In Episode 259 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf by reading through Book of the Month titles that have been on their shelves for more than 2 years.
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Loving Lately
Water Table (T)
The Crash (H)
Latest Read
The Truth About Ruby Cooper | Liz Nugent (T)
Sacculina | Phillip Fracassi (H)
BOTM Books
Not That I Could Tell | Jessica Strawser (T)
You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa (H)
The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan (T)
Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy (H)
Shelf Addition
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
The Missed Connection | Tia Williams (H)
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54 min
July Books on the Radar (2026)
Season 1, Episode 258
Show notes
In Episode 258 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about Land by Maggie O’Farrell, which was the Book Talk Etc. Community Read for the month of June. In this episode we also share 10 July book releases to get excited about!
Join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go http://patreon.com/booktalketc
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.
Loving Lately
Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen (T)
Lip Oil (T)
Skin 1004 Cream (T)
Latest Read
Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T+H)
July Books on the Radar
Country People | Daniel Mason (T)
Every Version of You | Natalie Messier (H)
Not with A Bang | Temi Oh (T)
The Mortons | Justine Larbalestier (T)
The Man | Laura Sims
Looker | Laura Sims
How Can I Help You? | Laura Sims (H)
The New People | Andrea Uptmor (T)
The Parisian Heist | Jo Piazza (T)
Make Nice | Ryan Effgan (H)
Shelf Addition
Not That I Can Tell | Jessica Strawser (T)
Sacculina | Philip Fracassi (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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1 hr 8 min
From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!
Season 1, Episode 257
Show notes
In Episode 257 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk through some of their favorite book to screen adaptations, share some books they’d love to see adapted into film, as well as discuss their thoughts on books they read that have been turned into movies or television series.
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.
Loving Lately
Libib (T)
Arc Library App (T)
Bobbie Goods Coloring Books (H)
Latest Read
John of John | Douglas Stuart (T)
Recitatif | Toni Morrison (H)
Book Talk + Book to Screen Adaptations
Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West (T)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins (H)
Shutter Island | Dennis LeHane (T)
The Bookshop | Penelope Fitzgerald (H)
Shelf Addition
Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T)
Games: A Love Story | Anna Maria Volkova (H)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
Let's Connect...
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BTE on Youtube
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Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay
Podcast IG @booktalketc
Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk
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