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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, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyKaren Podcast (T)Stardew Valley (H)Latest ReadThe Favorites | Layne Fargo (T)The Hunger | Alma Katsu (H)The Indifferent Stars Above | Daniel James Brown (H)Books Mentioned:The Three Lives of Cate Kay | Kate Fagan (T)Isola | Allegra Goodman (H)Mothers and Sons | Adam Haslett (T) What Happened to the McCrays | Tracey Lange (H)Confessions | Catherine Airey (H) I’ll Come to You | Rebecca Kauffman (H)We Do Not Part | Han Kang (T)Darkmotherland | Samrat Uphadyay (H)Tartufo | Kira Jane BuxtonWe Rip the World Apart | Charlene CarrCurrent Reads:Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney (T)The Honey Witch | Courtney J. Sheilds (H)Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailTina's TikTok , IG @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

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 share our absolute favorites, the reads that stood out most to us, and a little bit about why these books made our best-of-the-year list.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyDyson Air Wrap (T)Loop Earplugs (H)Latest Read (Community Read)Rental House | Weike WangJoan is Okay | Weike Wang (mentioned)Bookish Superlatives Mentioned:Allow Me to Introduce MyselfMaeve FlyDixon DescendingThe Eyes are the Best PartEveryone is WatchingPatricia Wants to CuddleAll This & MoreMargo’s Got Money TroublesI Who Have Never Known MenFavorites of the Year!!!!If We Were Villains | ML Rio (T)The Lost Story | Meg Shaffer (H)The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller (T)The Indifferent Stars Above | Daniel James Brown (H)We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer (T)Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez (H)The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden (T)The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich (H)Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi (T)Stealing | Margaret Verble (H)A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza (T)The God of the Woods | Liz Moore (T)These Impossible Things | Salma El Wardany (T)I Who Have Never Known Men | Jaqueline Harpman (H)Fingersmith | Sarah Waters (T)The Secret History | Donna Tartt (H)The Light Pirate | Lily Brooks Dalton (T)Open Water | Caleb AzumSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailTina's TikTok , IG @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

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, which deserved more recognition, and which fell short of expectations.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyGain Moonlight Breeze Laundry Detergent (T)Downy Scent Beads Ocean MistGain Moonlight Breeze Dryer SheetsDowny Rinse and Refresh Ocean MistOxi Clean White ReviveAquaphor (H)Latest Reads:I Might Be In Trouble | Daniel Aleman (T)The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year | Ally Carter (H)Books Mentioned:First Lie WinsThe Night We Lost HimBrideHow to End a Love StoryBlue SistersCleopatra and FrankensteinQuicksilverGood MaterialMartyr!IntermezzoAll the Colors of the DarkThe Berry PickersJadedKnife RiverWolf at the TableLast HouseThe Ballad of Jacquotte DelahayeHumA Secret Worth KeepingSummer FridaysHow Does That Make You Feel, Magda EklundThe WomenThe Wedding PeopleFunny StoryThe SafekeepThe God of the WoodsMargo’s Got Money TroublesJust for the SummerWe Used to Live HereSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailTina's TikTok , IG @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

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 the radar celebrity book clubs you may not have heard about, and share some titles we've read.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!Loving LatelyDollar Tree Dinners (T)Amazon Essentials Winter Gear for Kids (H)Heavyweight Hooded Puffer JacketGirls and Toddlers' Sherpa Fleece Full-Zip JacketWomen's Waffle Snug Fit Pajama SetLatest Reads and Other MentionsThe Butcher | Jennifer Hillier (T)Little SecretsThings We Do In the DarkJar of HeartsKnock Knock Open Wide | Neil Sharpson (H)Kayla’s ChannelBook Talk Books MentionedThese Impossible ThingsThe Blue HourColored TelevisionSmall Things Like TheseDevotionsOther Celebrity Book Club MentionsMindy's Book Studio - Mindy KalingAudacious Book Club - Roxanne GayBelletrist - Emma Roberts and Karah PreissTeaTime Book Club - Dakota JohnsonService95 Book Club - Dua LipaRichard and Judy Book ClubOur Shared Shelf - Emma WatsonBetween Two Books - Florence WelchLibrary Science - Kaia GerberNatalie’s Book Club - Natalie PortmanJimmy Fallon’s Book ClubCelebrity Book Club BooksFrom Here to the Great Unknown | Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (T)The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich (H)The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller (T)Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead (H)Shelf Addition:This Motherless Land | Nikki May (T)Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailTina's TikTok , IG @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk