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Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 11min
Favorite Authors and Their 2022 Book Releases With Special Guest Adam Sockel
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 28 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome their first guest, Adam Sockel to talk 2022 releases. They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about favorite authors with 2022 new releases coming out. *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 to interact with other listeners 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 13:58 Plum Deluxe Tea (A) 16:42 Cannuka’s Calming Eye Balm (R) 18:35 The Macrobarista on IG (T) Latest Read 20:25 Snowflake |Louise Nealon (A) 25:42 The Arrangement |Kiersten Modglin (T) Great Circle |Maggie Shipstead (mentioned)Verity |Colleen Hoover (mentioned) 29:30 Never| Ken Follett (R) Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett Book Talk 52:06 At the End of Everything |Marieke Nijkamp (A) 53:56 Can’t Look Away |Carola Lovering (T) 56:15 One Step Too Far |Lisa Gardner (R) 57:29 Sea of Tranquility |Emily St John Mandel (A) 58:42 The Fervor |Alma Katsu (T) 1:00:34 Dark Horse |Gregg Hurwitz (R) 1:03:16 Amari and the Great Game | B.B Alston (A) 1:04:57 The Book of Cold Cases |Simone St James (T) 1:06:56 Bomb Shelter |Mary Laura Philpott (R) I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott (mentioned) Other Mentions 24:33 The Hundred Years of Leni and Margot |Marianne Cronin PluralSight - Adam's current job ProfessioSupport 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

Nov 30, 2021 • 1h 18min
Nonfiction in November : Fascinating Book Recs & Why We Love True Stories, True Crime and More
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 27 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their recent nonfiction favorites. They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about reading nonfiction and why they love true stories, true crime, and more. *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 to interact with other listeners 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 3:30 Ashley @Ashtalksbach on Instagram (T) 7:00 L’Ange Le Volume 2 in 1 Brush Dryer (R) **Video tutorial Latest Reads 9:45 Ring Shout | P Djeli Clark (T) 13:51 The Other Americans | Laila Lalami (R) 20:00 BookTalk MentionsMaybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies | Tara Schuster The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton The Storyteller | Dave Grohl The Broken Brain Podcast Article about Nonfiction Book Sales 32:13 A Knock at Midnight | Brittany K Barnett (T) Jamise Harper Instagram book chat with author 36:30 The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands | Jon Billman (R)41:08 My Friend Dahmer | Derf Backderf (T) 47:52 Savage Appetites | Rachel Monroe (R) Frances's DollhousesYou Must Remember This Podcast 58:33 The OrganThieves | Chip Jones (T) 1:00:14 Chatter: The Voice iSupport 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

Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 19min
Memoir Mania: True Stories That Moved, Entertained, and Informed Us
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 26 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their most memorable memoirs! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about memoirs and why real stories are often the most fascinating.*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 to interact with other listeners 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 6:30 Soup Recipes - Salt and Lavender Site (T) 7:49 Wordscapes Brain Challenging App (R) Latest Reads12:34 A Little Hope | Ethan Joella (T)16:35 The Collective | Alison Gaylin 23:00 Book Talk36:32In the Dreamhouse | Carmen Maria Machado40:40 Personal Effects:What Recovering the Dead Teaches me about The Living | Robert Jensen47:12 Eat A Peach| David Chang52:50 Workhorse: My Sublime and Absurd years in New York City's Restaurant Scene |Kim Reed 59:36 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music| Dave Grohl 1:06:58 Cure for Being Human| Kate BowlerShelf Additions1:12:44 Fool Me Once | Ashley Winstead1:14:58 Fake | Erica KatzOther Mentions 11:45 Trivia Crack 27:22 Getting Life :An Innocent Man's Journey From Prison to Peace | Michael Morton28:41 Everybody's Got something |Robin Roberts 29:34 Wild: From :Lost to find On the Pacific Coast Trail | Cheryl Strayed30:13 Greenlights | Matthew McConaughy32:25 A Beautiful Terrible Thing| Jen Waite 34:43 Born A Crime| Trevor Noah 35:5Support 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

Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 14min
Out of Our Comfort Zone Reading, Why We Think It's Good To Shake Up Our Reading Lives
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 25 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing recent books they’ve read outside of their genre comfort zones! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about reading outside of genre comfort zones.*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 to interact with other listeners 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 6:33 Jamie French You Tube Movies & Makeup (T) 8:54 Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask (R) Latest Reads11:52 Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays |Phoebe Robinson (T) 13:58 The Guide | Peter Heller (R) 18:33 Book Talk 27:56 Ann Morgan Article- A Year of Reading the World 26:40 Confessions | Kanae Minuto26:44 Out | Natsuo Kirino 26:46 If I Had Your Face | Frances Cha31:05 Fever Dream | Samantha Schweblin (T) 35:26 Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life | Michael Strahan (R) 40:31 The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina | Zoraida Cordova (T) 45:32 City of Thieves | David Benioff ( R) 53:01 The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | Stuart Turton (T) 1:00:03 Frankie and Bug | Gayle Forman (R) Shelf Additions 1:08:54 Real Easy | Marie Rutkoski (T) 1:11:16 1979 | Val McDermid ( R) Other Mentions A Little Life | Hanya YanagiharaThe Heart's Invisible Furies | John BoyneFrom the Front Porch Podcast * Helpful Podcast Quick LinSupport 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

Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 11min
Easily Distracted by New Releases
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 24 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing a few of their recently read new releases! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why they’re so easily distracted by new releases.*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 to interact with other listeners 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 4:40 No Bake Energy Balls (R) 7:00 Youth to the People Skincare (T) Latest Reads 10:10 Out | Natsuo Kirino (T) 14:40 The Wish | Nicholas Sparks (R) 20:46 Book Talk33:48 The Royals Next Door | Karina Halle (T)37:10 The Book of Magic | Alice Hoffman (R) 43:52 We Are Not Like Them | Jo Piazza & Christine Pride (T) 51:53 Last Girl Ghosted | Lisa Unger (R) 57:00 All Her Little Secrets | Wanda Morris (T) 1:00:44 A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson (R) Shelf Additions 1:06:24 How do I Un-Remember This? | Danny Pellegrino (T) 1:08:00 Cherish Farrah | Bethany Morrow (R) Other Mentions Confessions | Kanae Minuto Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell The Rules of Magic | Alice Hoffman Magic Lessons | Alice Hoffman Anne at anneaustex on Instagram (Renee's recommendation source for A Town Called Solace)The Mysterious Bookshop * Helpful Podcast Quick Links Where You Can Listen to Us Apple Spotify 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

Oct 26, 2021 • 58min
November & December Books on the Radar + A Chat About Bookstagram
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 23 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about bookstagram and sharing November & December releases they can’t wait to read! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about bookstagram and book reviews.*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 to interact with other listeners 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 5:30 Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo (T)8:37 The Mysterious Bookshop in NYC (R)Latest Reads11:20 You Got Anything Stronger | Gabrielle Union (T)15:00 When You Look Like Us | Pamela Harris (R) 20:57 Book Talk 32:46 Dava Shastri’s Last Day | Kirthana Ramisetti (T) (mentioned) 32:53 All Her Little Secrets | Wanda Morris (T) (mentioned) 33:08 Our Country Friends | Gary Shteyngart (T) 35:58 Comfort Me With Apples: A Novella | Catherynne Valente (R)37:56 A Little Hope | Ethan Joella (T) 40:00 The Sentence | Louise Erdrich (R) 42:15 Tell Me How to Be | Neel Patel (T) 45:05 The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur Der Weduwen (R)47:10 48 Hours to Kill | Andrew Bourelle (T) 49:09 Do I Know You? | Sarah Strohmeyer (R) Shelf Additions51:36 Out of Love | Hazel Hayes (T) 54:26 Last Girl Ghosted | Lisa Unger (R)Other Mentions A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead The Heart's Invisible Furies | John Boyne The Book That Matters the Most | Ann Hood *Check 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

Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 27min
Stephen King Special
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 22 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing some of their favorite Stephen King reads. They share something they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about what it is that makes Stephen King an author they’ve loved to read again and again over the years. **We've launched our new Patreon and would love for you to join us! For $5 a month, Patrons get access to exclusive bonus content including Bonus Episodes (Books We DNF'd, Deep Dives), access to our Master Spreadsheet, and invite to our private Book Talkers Facebook Group.*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 6:30 The Good News Movement Account on Instagram (also has website) (R) 9:17 Book In the Freezer Instagram (also on TikTok & podcast) (T) Latest Reads13:00 Cackle | Rachel Harrison & The Return (T) 19:27 Once Upon a Broken Heart | Stephanie Garber (R) The Invisible Life of Addie Larue |V.E SchwabThe Selection |Kiera Cass Cinder | Marissa Meyer28:00 Book Talk- *all books listed by Stephen King unless otherwise noted 30:30 Pet Semetary31:34 Salem's Lot Billy Summers 33:24 On Writing35:35 11/22/6344:00 The Green Mile45:58 Misery (T) 50:17 Joyland (R) 55:00 It (T) 1:00:00 Mr Mercedes (R) Finders Keepers End of Watch 1:06:05 The Stand (T) 1:13:30 If It Bleeds (R) Article for mood readers wanting to read Stephen King Shelf Addition 1:21:24 This Might Hurt | Stephanie Wrobel (T) 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

Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 9min
Characters We Love to Hate
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 21 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about characters they love to hate. They share something they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk plus recommendations about various types of characters they love to hate. *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 to interact with other listeners 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 3:15 Life Around 2 Angels Bath Bombs (R)7:00 Nine Perfect Strangers on Hulu (T) Latest Reads 10:15 An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago| Alex Kotlowitz (T) 13;32 Saving Ruby King|Catherine Adel West (mentioned) 15:30 The Stowaway| James Murray & Darren Wearmouth (R) Dennis at ScaredStraightreads on InstagramBook Talk 32:58 In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead (T) 37:25 The Taker | Alma Katzu (R) The Invisible Life of Addie Larue | VE Schwab 45:12 The Color Purple | Alice Walker (T)49:54 Who Is Maud Dixon? | Alexandra Andrews (R) 54:57 A Ladder to the Sky | John Boyne (T)The Heart's Invisible Furies| John Boyne 1:00:04 The Sandman| Lars Kepler (R) Shelf Additions 1:03:54 The Arc| Tory Henwood Hoen1:06:05 A Flicker in the Dark | Stacey Willingham * Helpful Podcast Quick Links Where You Can Listen to Us Apple Spotify Google Podcast Love audiobooSupport 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

Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
Books That Scared Us, Reading for the Spooky Season
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 20 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about books that actually scared us. We share something we've been loving lately, our latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about a few books that actually scared us (and one that didn't deliver). We also talk about what type of books scare us!**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 to interact with other listeners 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 3:10 LuLaRich Documentary on Amazon Prime (T) 6:30 Origins Drink Up Overnight Hydrating Mask (R) Latest Reads9:49 Nothing but Blackened Teeth | Cassandra Khaw (T) 13:42 The Killing Kind | Jane Casey (R) 18:52 The Last Girl | Jane Casey Book 3 (mentioned) Book Talk20:36 I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Michelle McNamara (Honorable Mention) Article - Types of Horror Fiction: 10 Subgenres Article- The Psychology of Fear 30:27 A Head Full of Ghosts | Paul Tremblay (T)33:08 The Cabin at the End of the World | Paul Tremblay (R) 39:39 The Troop | Nick Cutter (T) 42:35 The Ice Twins| SK Tremayne (R)46:33 The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder | Charles Graeber (T)51:30 Intensity | Dean Koontz (R)Shelf Additions57:17 Children of Chicago | Cynthia Pelayo (T)58:54 Let the Right One In | John Ajvide Lindqvist (R)Love audiobooks like we do? Head to Libro.fm where you can find your next must listen audiobook, gift a membership to someone special, and support your favorite Independent BooksSupport 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

Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 1min
October Books on the Radar + Book Talk About Seasonal Reading
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 19 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking seasonal reading and sharing October releases they can’t wait to read! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about reading based on the seasons plus October releases they want to make sure get on your radar.*Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook 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 4:15- Bad Blood The Final Chapter Podcast (T)10:00- Peace Out Puffy Under Eye Patches (R) Patchology Patches at Ulta Nurse Jamie Facial Massage Roller Latest Reads 14:35 The Night She Disappeared | Lisa Jewell (T) 18:40 Fault Lines | Emily Itami (R) 25:06- Book TalkThe Guardian article about seasonal reading patternsBibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jamise Harper & Jane Mount (coming in Nov) 29:40- The Love Songs of W.E. B. Dubois |Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 32:52- The Cabin at the End of the World |Paul Tremblay 33:30- Out |Natsuo Kirino BOTR34:26 The Lighthouse Witches |C.J. Cooke (T)36:54 The Book of Magic |Alice Hoffman (R)40:27 Five Strangers| E.V. Adamson (T)42:15 The Survivors |Alex Schulman (R)44:24 The Corpse Flower|Anne Mette Hancock (T)46:57 Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us |Colleen Kinder, Leslie Jamison (R)49:41 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


