

Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
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Jul 5, 2022 • 1h 5min
Our 10 Best Books of 2022 (so far)!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 59 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing their top 10 favorite books (so far)! They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they narrowed down their favorite books **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 4:40 St. Tropaz Self Tan Express Bronzing MouseTina's Makeup Brush 7:16 Bustle.com Article Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir Latest Reads11:45 On Rotation | Shirlene Obuobi (T) 15:13 Look Closer | Davis Ellis (R) Cocktails & Crime Fiction 21:00 Book Talk 29:50 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T) 🎧31:36 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer (R) 34:01 The Good Son | You- Jeong Jeong (T) Confessions | Kanae Minuto 36:09 Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson (R) 🎧38:58 Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett (T) 🎧42:26 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz (R) 🎧46:40 The Violin Conspiracy |Brendan Slocumb (T) 49:08 Speak | Tunde Oyeneyin (R) 🎧52:13 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (T) 🎧56:42 Cover Story | Susan Rigetti (R) 🎧@Basicbsguide Shelf Additions1:01:07 Black Tide | KC Jones (T) 1:02:22 The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul (R) *Chapters for Images Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Jun 28, 2022 • 36min
Bonus: Episode 1 of Criminally Booked..A True Crime Story Paired with Fiction Book Recs!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 58 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee (on vacation this week) are sharing their Patreon Exclusive bonus episode called Criminally Booked! If you enjoy this episode and want to hear Episode 2, head to our Patreon to sign up today! **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Welcome to the first episode of Criminally Booked! Like many people, we’re fascinated by crime, both true and fictional, and we wanted to create a segment that combines the two. Criminally Booked gives us a space to share true crime stories while also sharing helpful resources, laws that have been enacted, and other pertinent information.With these true crime stories, we're also tying in fiction book recommendations that we will be bringing exclusively to our patrons first! We hope you enjoy what is a reoccurring bonus episode topic for Patrons of Book Talk, etc!Now-on to the case of Francine Hughes...**Content Warnings for Domestic Violence Books Mentioned The Burning Bed | Faith McNultyFinding Mrs. Ford | Deborah Goodrich Royce 🎧A Suitable Lie | Michael Malone Gone Girl | Gillian FlynnSurrounded by Narcissists | Thomas Erikson Surrounded by Idiots | Thomas EriksonNarcissist Apocalypse Podcast Domesticshelters.org SourcesIf you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or chat with a worker at https://www.thehotline.org/.People Magazine Article https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/10/15/domestic-violence-in-the-1970s/Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Jun 21, 2022 • 55min
July Books On The Radar
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 57 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their anticipated July Releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about vacation reading plans **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 3:26 Narwey Foldable Duffel Bag (R) 6:29 Man-Eater Eye Shadow Palette (T) Latest Reads8:17 The Housemaid | Freida McFadden (R) 🎧13:00 Aurora |David Koepp (T) 18:17 Project Hail MaryThese Silent Woods 19:43 Book Talk20:15 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow |Gabrielle Zevin (R)The Displacements |Bruce Holsinger (R) 20:43 Rock Paper Scissors |Alice Feeney (R) 21:06 His and Hers |Alice Feeney (R) 21:56 Maine |J Courtney Sullivan (T) Victor @bookpop22:19 Can't Look Away |Carola Lovering (T) 22:38 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid (T) 23:49 Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel BOTR25:10 The Light Always Breaks |Angela Jackson Brown (T) 28:38 A Beginner's Guide to Murder | Rosalind Stopps (R) 31:23 Any Other Family |Eleanor Brown (T) 33:41 After the Hurricane | Leah Franqui (R) 37:01 Old Country | Matt Query (T) 39:16 Killers Amidst Killers |Billy Jensen (R) Chase Darkness With Me | Billy Jensen 43:19 UpgradSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Jun 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
Listeners Pick Our Books + Even More Ask Us Anything
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 56 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books that their listeners picked for them. **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately Duolingo (T)Backpacking Kitty (Instagram & Tik Tok) (R) Latest Read Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt (T) Yerba Buena | Nina LaCour 🎧 (R) Like A House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer Book TalkNonbook podcasts Bitch SeshEverything Iconic Forever 35Absolutely Not My Favorite MurderTop 4 The Goal Digger PodcastSchool of Podcasting And Just Like ThatThis Morning WalkWe Can Do Hard Things Novel Suspects Finding Me |Viola Davis The Lost Summers of Newport | Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willeg, Karen White (T) Charter Books The Expatriates |Janice Y.K. Lee 🎧 (R) Flying Solo |Linda Holmes 🎧(T) Evvie Drake Starts Over Vacationland |Meg MSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

Jun 7, 2022 • 59min
Book Club Books For Great Conversations
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 55 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books that would be great for book clubs. **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 2:22 Algenist SPLASH Absolute Hydration Replenishing Emulsion (R) 4:38 Secrets of the Zoo (T) Latest Reads 7:28 Hidden Pictures | Jason Rekulak (R) 🎧13:51 How to Keep House While Drowning | KC Davis (T) 🎧14:56 Domestic Blisters Tik Tok 18:53 Book Talk 32:53 The Dive From Clausen’s Pier | Ann Packer (R) 🎧 39:17 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | Karen Joy Fowler (T) 42:34 Girls with Bright Futures | Tracy Dobmeier & Wendy Katzman (R) 🎧Author’s book club event guide Katie @basicbsguide 42:54 Admission| Julie Buxbaum 49:08 After Francesco | Brian Malloy (T)A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara The Great Believers | Rebecca MakkaiShelf Additions 54:08 The Confession | Jessie Burton (R) @Genevieve.reading56:26 The Surrogate | Toni Halleen (T) *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Connect with us on social media! On Instagram, Tina @Tbretc, Renee Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

May 31, 2022 • 1h 11min
Summer Bonanza II: 20 Books to Read This Summer!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 54 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and highlight 20 upcoming summer releases they can't wait to read. **If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + our ALL NEW CRIMINALLY BOOKED! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! 4:45 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid Loving Lately 5:11 Taylor Wynn on You Tube (T) 7:25 Athleta Seasoft Straight Pant (R)Latest Reads10:10 The House Across the Lake | Riley Sager (T) 🎧14:33 Necessary People | Anna Pitoniak (R) 🎧#Dearbasicbuddyread on IG 18:15 The Morning Show Apple TV 19:00 Book Talk24:49 Summer Books 24:52 Aurora | David Koepp (T) 26:29 Counterfeit | Kirstin Chen (R) 29:20 More Than You'll Every Know | Katie Gutierrez (T) 31:30 The Last Resort |Sarah Stodola (R) 34:29 The Lifestyle | Taylor Hahn (T) 36:19 Last Couple Standing |Matthew Norman 36:49 The Angel of Rome |Jess Walter (R) 39:22 Body Grammar |Jules Ohman (T) 41:03 Acts of Violet |Margarita Montimore (R) 43:36 NSFW |Isabel Kaplan (T)45:49 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow |Gabrielle Zevin (R) 48:48 Groupies |Sarah Priscus (T) 50:48 First Born |Will Dean (R) 52:23 A Hundred Other Girls |Iman Hariri-Kia 54:49 The It Girl |Ruth Ware (R) 57:07Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

May 24, 2022 • 1h 50min
Ask Us Anything + Beach Reads
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 53 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee answer YOUR questions! They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about beach reads**If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, & Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, plus fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our BRAND NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons & we just introduced reading parties🎉- all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately3:08 Our Listeners! Thank you for an amazing first yearLatest Reads4:57 Rough Draft | Katie Tur (T) 10:05 Take Your Breath Away | Linwood Barclay (R)🎧15:26 Find You First |Linwood Barclay15:40 No Time for Goodbye |LB 17:43 Book Talk 26:54 Behind the Scene of BTE 41:50 Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett42:07 I Came All This Way to Meet You | Jami Attenberg 42:16 The Island | Karen Jennings 43:14 Midlife Bites | en Mann43:40 A Murder Mystery Tour | Marian Babson 44:27 We Are Not Like Them |Christine Pride, Jo Piazza 47:42 Our dream guests?48:20 Bitch Sesh Podcast 51:30 A Million Little Pieces|James Frey 52:07 Our Goals 56:28 Celebrity Book Club Episode 57:12 Stephen King Special58:40 Books We Disagree on Patreon Episode 1:00:41 Finding Me |Viola Davis 1:02:13 Stacy @Prose_and_Palate w/Oprah1:02:40 The Measure |Nikki Erlick 1:06:42 Jonathan Joins Us1:09:49 The Black Death |Rosemary 1:11:18 The Edge Question Series |John Brockman1:19:02 Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson (Tina's Ennegram boSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

May 17, 2022 • 1h 5min
Advanced Screening: New Books for Your Summer Reading!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 52 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share upcoming releases . They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about motherhood trends in fiction **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, & Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, plus fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our BRAND NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons & we just introduced reading parties🎉- all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately2:57 Vacay All Day Face Set7:20 Topo Chico Hard Seltzer Latest Reads10:45 I Must Betray You| Ruta Sepetys (R) 🎧16:26 Fountains of Silence | Ruta Sepetys 16:43 The Murder Rule | Dervla McTiernan (T) 🎧22:40 Book Talk26:05 People.com26:11 Ew.com26:56 Kirkus27:00 Edelweiss 28:26 Page 1 28:34 Book of the month33:17 Does The Dog Die.com 34:16 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (R) 🎧 44:09 The Lies I Tell | Julie Clark (T) 46:32 The Last Flight | Julie Clark47:23 Last Summer on State Street | Toya Wolfe (R) 🎧54:05 The Last Housewife | Ashley Winstead (T) 54:42 In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead Shelf Additions58:44 Geiger | Gustaf Skordeman (R) 1:01:58 Novel Suspects 1:02:12 Hokuloa Road | Elizabeth Hand (T) Connect with us on social media! On Instagram, Tina @Tbretc, Renee @Itsbooktalk, and the podcastSupport the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

May 10, 2022 • 1h 5min
Mommy Dearest: Complicated Motherhood Stories
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 51 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books involving mothers. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about motherhood trends in fiction **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, a private Facebook group & our BRAND NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons, and more- all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 2:40 Lake Time Supply (R) 6:35 Dupes for Apple Airpod Pros (T) Latest Reads10:50 Finding Me | Viola Davis (T) 🎧13:00 How to Get Away With Murder 14:30 Speak | Tunde Oyeneyin (R) 🎧 18:50 Peloton App 21:55 Book Talk 27:45 Article about motherhood 28:07 The Push |Ashley Audrain 29:31 Bomb Shelter |Mary Laura Philpott 29:36 Untamed |Glennon Doyle 30:00 You Got Anything Stronger |Gabrielle Union 30:36 When I Ran Away | Ilona Banister 30:51 The Mothers|Brit Bennett 31:01 The Light Between Oceans|M. L. Stedman 31:12 Little Secrets |Jennifer Hillier 31:35 Mary Jane |Jessica Anye Blau 31:45 Confessions |Kanae Minato 31:58 Like A House on Fire |Lauren McBrayer 32:04 The World That We Knew |Alice Hoffman 32:16 The Unbreakables |Lisa Barr32:26 The Late Lamented Molly Marx |Sally Koslow 32:46 An Untamed State |Roxane Gay33;21 The Paper Palace |Miranda Cowley Heller33:42 Catch Us When We Fall |Juliette Fay (T) Reminders Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk

May 3, 2022 • 57min
Authors We've Been Meaning to Read & Finally Did!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 50 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few books by authors they've been meaning to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about authors, book signings, and festivals**If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes including Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Even More Best of the Year, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group & our BRAND NEW DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons, and more- all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 4:53 Author Events (T) 7:16 Clinique Chubby Stick Eye Shadow Tint (R) 9:14 Thrive's Brilliant Eye Brightener Latest Reads10:12 Whistleblower | Susan Fowler (T) 🎧12:24 Cover Story | Susan Rigetti The Silence Breakers Article 11:45 Educated |Tara Westover Know My Name |Chanel Miller 15:25 Blood Sugar |Sascha Rothchild (R) 🎧 15:38 Kailey @kmc_reads Katie @basicbsguide19:37 You Series |Caroline Kepnes 19:47 For Your Own Good |Samantha Downing 21:01 Book Talk23:28 Blonde | Joyce Carol Oates 24:41 Rules of Civility | Amor Towles 25:19 Maine | J Courtney Sullivan 25:35 Salvage the Bones | Jesmyn Ward 26:00 My Name is Lucy Barton/ Olive Kitterage | Elizabeth Strout 27:12 Booksigningcentral.com27:54 Book Riot Book Festivals in 202229:10 Bookreporter.com book festivals 32:12 Girls Night Out | Liz Fenton Lisa Steinke 33:12 Magnolia Palace |Fiona Davis (T) 🎧36:42 Jericho's Fall | Stephen Carter 🎧Support the showLet's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmailBTE on YoutubeTina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretcHannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooksJonathan IG @infiltrate_jayPodcast IG @booktalketcRenee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk


