

Book Talk, etc.
Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!
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Feb 15, 2022 • 56min
Love Gone Wrong
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 38 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few books dealing with love gone wrong. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about happily ever after stories, and why they love reading about love relationships gone wrong **Support 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 where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately2:46 Cheer Season 2 (T) 7:30 KT Recovery +Wave Electromagnetic Pain Relief Device (R) Latest Reads 11:19 So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo (T) 🎧14:05 Unmissing | Minka Kent (R) Book Talk 20:22 Seven Days in June | Tia Williams 21:35 Red, White, and Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston 21:37 The Charm Offensive | Alison Cochrun22:09 Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover 22:36 Writers and Lovers | Lily King 22:03 The Idea of You | Robinne Lee 26:49 Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn 28:00 Verity | Colleen Hoover 29:20 Good Rich People | Eliza Jane Brazier (T) 33:00 Article About Revenge Books Siri Recommended 32:45 The Sunday Girl | Pip Drysdale (R) 🎧37:51 Confessions | Kanae Minato38:40 The Golden Couple | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanan 🎧42:09 The Good Son | Jacqueline Mitchard 🎧Shelf Additions 51:49 A Thousand Steps | T Jefferson Parker (T) 52:48 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (R) Love auSupport 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

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 17min
Talking Pop Culture & Nostalgia With Danny Pellegrino
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 37 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking pop culture and nostalgia with comedian/writer Danny Pellegrino, author of the upcoming memoir How Do I Un-Remember This? Unfortunately True Stories (March 8, 2022) and creator of the hit podcast Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest read (Danny’s book!), and shelf additions. **Support 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, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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! Loving Lately 6:14 Saved By the Bell Reboot (D) 9:00 Search Party (show on HBO Max) (T) 12:00 Nightmare Alley (movie) (R) Latest Reads & Book Talk 15:34 How Do I Un-Remember This? Unfortunately True Stories- Danny's Book (Tina/Renee)33:13 Danny's Interview w/Theresa Caputo 34:03 Dancing at the Pity Party | Tyler Feder 35:02 Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster’s Inevitable Bust |Alan Payne (D) 35:57/47:02 The Nineties |Chuck Klosterman (T) 🎧 36:28/51:08 Sex and The City and Us | Jennifer Armstrong (R) 🎧 38:29 Goosebumps| R.L. Shine (D) 38:50 Swish| Joel Derfner (D)41:46 Open Book |Jessica Simpson 42:20 The Meaning of Maria Carey 43:28/1:07:09 Name Drop | Ross Matthews 🎧 1:02:16 Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover (T) Shelf Additions 1:10:29 When We Were Bright and BeautifulSupport 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

Feb 1, 2022 • 54min
You Heard It Here First: An Advanced Screening of Upcoming Releases We've Already Read
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 36 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few books they’ve read that are coming out within next 3 months. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about Goodreads and The Storygraph **Support 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 where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 5:32 Family Meal Planning shared by Heather @_lifewithheather_ & SkinnyTaste Website (T) 7:08 Sweetwater.com (R) Latest Reads 9:50 The Pull of the Stars | Emma Donogahue (T) 🎧 13:00 Instructions for Dancing | Nicola Yoon (R) 🎧 Cortney @Bertyinbookland on Instagram 17:29 Book Talk Goodreads The Storygraph 22:50 Book Buddy App 26:50 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb 29:04 The Caretakers | Amanda Bestor- Siegal (T) (4/12) 🎧 34:02 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer (R) (4/26) 39:24 Memphis | Tara Stringfellow (T) (4/5) 42:29 Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation | Erica Kraus (R) (3/15) Shelf Additions 49:17 Bone White | Ronald Malfi (T) 50:42 After You’d Gone | Maggie O’Farrell (R) Love audiobooks? Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate , which we earn a small commission at no cost to yoSupport 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

Jan 25, 2022 • 55min
February Books on the Radar + Author Blurbs- Do We Trust Them?
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 35 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few February releases they're excited to read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about author blurbs & book sources. **Support 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 where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 3:30 Apple Pencil (T) 6:23 Drunk Elephant About Face Skin Care Kit (R) Latest Reads 9:14 The Violin Conspiracy | Brendan Slocumb (T) 13:48 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz (R) 🎧21:12 Lars Kepler Series 21:51 Book Talk 22:37 Netgalley 23:05 Book Riot Insiders 24:41 Jordy from Jordy's Book Club on Instagram 28:32 NPR Article – Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on blurbs? 29:49 Article from The New Yorker about AJ Finn controversy 30:40 Dennis @Scaredstraightreads on Instagram 32:46 Don’t Cry for Me | Daniel Black (T) 34:37 Circus of Wonders | Elizabeth Macneal (R) 35:03 Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen 37:18 Woman Last Seen | Adele Parks (T)39:15 The Family Chao | Lan Samantha Chang (R) 42:43 Other People’s Clothes | Calla Henkel (T)45:10 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

Jan 18, 2022 • 57min
Atmospheric Winter Reads + A Moody Book Chat
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 34 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books with winter settings. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their reading during the winter months. **Support us on Patreon ! We would 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 where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 3:24 Clinique Take the Day Off (T) 5:40 Crime Reads website & article The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022 (R) Latest Reads 7:38 Mercy Street | Jennifer Haigh (T) 12:58 Faith | Jennifer Haigh 14:16 Find Me | Alafair Burke (R) 🎧14:43 The Wife | Alafair Burke 19:37 Book Talk 28:30 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T) 30:46 Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy 32:53 A Solitude of Wolverines | Alice Henderson (R) 37:48 A Blizzard of Polar Bears | Alice Henderson 38:59 The Dark | Emma Haughton (T) 44:25 The Overnight Guest | Heather Gudenkauf (R) 49:50 Before She Was Found | Heather Gudenkauf Shelf Additions 50:16 Take My Hand | Dolan Perkins-Valdez (T) 52:26 The Old Woman With the Knife | Gu Byeong-mo (R) Love audiobooks? Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate in which we earn a small commission at no cost to youCheck out our 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

Jan 11, 2022 • 54min
Family Dramas; Books That Bring the Dysfunction, Drama, Conflict, or Heartbreak
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 33 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books with family drama. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they love to read about drama and conflict within families. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: Books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, Even more best of the year, Backlist Book Club, Mood Reader/Latest Read Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 4:25 American Scandal Podcast (T) 6:05 Kindle Oasis (R) Latest Reads8:34 Tobacco Wives | Adele Myers (T)12:43 One Step Too Far |Lisa Gardner (R) 13:35 Before She Disappeared |Lisa Gardner 🎧16:22 The Cold Vanish |Jon Benson Book Talk21:29 The Most Fun We Ever Had | Claire Lombardo23:98 Never |Ken Follett24:18 All This Could Be Yours |Jamie Attenberg 26:12 Miracle Creek |Angie Kim 27:57 The Four Winds |Kristin Hannah (T) 🎧32:26 The Great Alone Kristin H32:28 The Nightingale| Kristin H34:09 The People We Keep |Alison Larkin (R) 🎧40:49 Tell Me How to Be |Neal Patel (T) 44:53 No Land to Light On |Yara Zgheib (R) Shelf Additions 49:14 Tell Me An Ending | Jo Harkin (T) 50:50 Adrift |Paul Griffin (R) Love audiobooks? Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate in which we earn a small commission at no cost to youCheSupport 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

Jan 4, 2022 • 1h 8min
Books With Thrills, Kills, and Chills
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 32 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that gave them thrills, chills or kills. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they love reading mysteries, thriller, and suspense. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, even more best of the year, & More, Zoom Mood Reader/Latest Read Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately6:07 Good Notes (T) 6:13 Flourish Planner on TikTok8:53 Gretchen Rubin Tackle Box 11:29 Book Tube (R) Latest Read 13:43 The Sentence | Louise Erdrich (T) 18:08 A Flicker in the Dark | Stacey Willingham (R) Book Talk30:50 Blue Bird, Blue Bird | Attica Locke (Darren Matthews book 1) 34:11 HIs & Hers | Alice Feeney 37:50 Verity| Colleen Hoover 38:47 Angel Falls | Nora Roberts38:41 High Noon | Nora Roberts 40:25 In a Dark Dark Wood |Ruth Ware 41:00 Wanderers| Chuck Wendig43:46 Mrs March | Virginia Feito (T) 48:33 24 Hours | Greg Isles 52:22 Bewilderment | Richard Powers 55:15 I Invited Her In | Adele Parks 58:52 Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka (R) Shelf Additions1:04:13 Fiona and Jane | Jean Chen Ho1:05:26 Where I Can't Follow | Ashley Blooms Other Mentions Novel Suspects Article 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

Dec 28, 2021 • 1h 2min
January Books on the Radar + Reading Resolutions
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 31 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their most anticipated January releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about their reading resolutions for 2022. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episode content including: books we DNFed, Books we disagreed on, even more best of the year, & More, Zoom Mood Reader/Latest Read Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 5:13 Trish McEvoy Instant Eye Lift (R) 7:34 Smashbox Under-eye Brightener (T) 9:00 Orange Theory (T) Latest Reads11:54 Eight Perfect Hours | Lia Lewis (T) 🎧18:14 Damnation Spring | Ash Davidson (R) 🎧📖 27:00 Book Talk 28:25 The Last Thing He Told Me| Laura Dave 28:33 Malibu Rising| Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:46 Project Hail Mary| Andy Weir29:33 The Hill We Climb|Amanda Gorman29:34Firekeeper's Daughter| Angeline BoulleyCrying in H Mart | Michelle Zauner 30:21 The Spanish Love Deception| Elena Armas46:22 The School of Good Mothers| Jessamine Chan46:24 Real Easy|Marie Rutkoski 46:38 Notes On An Execution| Danya Kakafka46:43 No Light to Land On | Yara Zgheib (R) 1/4/22 48:52 Brown Girls | Daphne Palasi Andreades (T) 1/4/22 50:00 The Ex- Husband | Karen Hamilton (R) 1/18/22 52:40 The High House | Jessie Greengrass (T) 1/4/22 53:56 Hotel Portofino | JP O’Connell (R) 1/18/22 55:55 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

Dec 21, 2021 • 1h 41min
Best Books of 2021; Our 20 Favorite Books of the Year!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 30 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee each share the 10 books that top their 2021 favorites list. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they chose their favorite books of the year. **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, access to our Master Spreadsheet, and more for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately4:17 First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Creme (R) 6:40 Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (T) Latest Reads 12:45 The Stranger in the Lifeboat |Mitch Albom (R) 🎧16:39 Hell of a Book |Jason Mott (T) 🎧22:33 Book Talk 33:24 Project Hail Mary |Andy Weir (T) 🎧36:02 The Unwilling |John Hart (R) 39:07 The Pact |Sharon Bolton (T) 41:39 A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson 🎧(R) 44:23 You Got Anything Stronger |Gabrielle Union (T) 🎧45:55 The Push |Ashley Audrain (R) 49:10 When I Ran Away |Ilona Banister (T) 51:32 You Love Me|Caroline Kepnes (R) 55:25 Concrete Rose |Angie Thomas (T) 57:11 For Your Own Good| Samantha Downing (R) 1:00:16The Storyteller |Dave Grohl (T) 🎧1:04:24 Bewilderment|Richard Powers (R) 🎧1:07:40 The Idea of You |Robinne Lee (T) 1:10:52 Intensity|Dean Koontz (R) 1:13:12 Out |Natsuo Kirino (T1:15:45 No Cure for Being Human|Kate Bowler(R)🎧1:19:57 Seven Days in June |Tia Williams (T) 1:22:28 These SilenSupport 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

Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 11min
Listener Favorites! More Book Recommendations From Our Most Downloaded Episodes
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 29 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share even more celebrity book club, backlist books, and book hangover recommendations. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about winding down their 2021 reading life and looking ahead to 2022! **Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group where you can interact with other listeners, access to our Master Spreadsheet, and more for just $5 a month! *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!Loving Lately 2:20 Best Laid Plans Podcast with Sarah Hart Unger (R) 5:10 1 Second Everyday App (T) Latest Reads 9:27 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals | Oliver Burkeman (R) 14:15 Real Easy | Marie Rutkoski (T) 19:30 These Women | Ivy Pochoda (mentioned) 20:22 Book Talk 20:55 Our New Website is at booktalketcpodcast.com *Listener survey open now! Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out, your feedback is important to us27:15 The Idea of You | Robinne Lee 27:37 Bewilderment | Richard Powers (R) 33:17 Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead (T) 39:49 A Stranger in the House | Shari Lapena (R) 40:02 The Couple Next Door | Shari Lapena40:07 An Uninvited Guest | Shari Lapena 40:09 Someone We Knew | Shari Lapena 44:09 In a Holidaze | Christina Lauren (T) 48:40 One Day In December | Josie Silver 51:31 An Untamed State | Roxane Gay (R) 53:41 A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara 1:00:11 The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell |Robert Dugoni Shelf Additions1:05:40 The Unsinkable Greta James | Jennifer E Smith1:05:56 Field Notes on Love | Jennifer E Smith 1:07:40 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


