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Atmospheric Winter Reads III + Reading Tracking Jan 16, 2024

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In Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading tracking . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
Loving Lately
1:42 Cooking in the Midwest 0n Tik Tok (T)
Anylist app
4:23 Washable/Reusable canvas book cover (R)
Latest Reads
6:34 Before & After | Andrew Shanahan (T)
9:17 Holiday Country | Inci Atrek (R) 🎧
16:45 Book Talk
Article
Article
19:35 Bookmory (T)
26:20 The Drift | CJ Tudor (T)
@thepaperbprincess
29:31 The Second Stranger | Martin Griffin (R) 🎧
@mikaelaskanz
36:17 The Frozen River | Ariel Lawton (T)
41:30 In the Midst of Winter | Isabel Allende (R)
Shelf Additions
46:25 The Great Hemisphere | Mateo Askaripour (T)
Black Buck
48:50 Private Equity | Carrie Sun (R)
*The book titles listed are a mix of Amazon/Bookshop links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Book Talk With Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org Andy Hunter Jan 09, 2024

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When We Cease to Understand the World

In Episode 133 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome guest Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org . They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and talk with Andy

about what makes Bookshop.org so great. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership gets you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons…all for just $5 a month!

Andy Hunter is the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org. He is also the co-creator and publisher of the websites Literary Hub, Crime Reads, and BookMarks, and co-founder and chairman of Electric Literature. His focus is keeping literature a vital part of our culture in the digital age.

Loving Lately

How to with John Wilson on Max (A)

Forest App

RecipeKeeper App

Bookclubs.com

The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg

Book Talk

The Librarianist | Patrick DeWitt (A)

The Sisters Brothers

Alice Sadie Celine | Sarah Blakely Cartwright (T)

A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jaqueline Mitchard (R) 🎧

The Maniac | Benjamin Labatut (A)

Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates (T)

The Good House | Ann Leary (R)

*The book titles listed are Bookshop.org links , where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

January Books on the Radar + 2024 Book Trends Jan 02, 2024

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In Episode 132 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their most anticipated January releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 2024 book trends. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Midnight | Amy McCullough

Loving Lately
5:25Cruise Tik Tok - #royalcaribbeanultimateworldcruise (T)
10:30 The movie Ferrari (R)

Latest Reads
13:11 The Fury | Alex Michaelides (T)
15:20 Kill Show | Daniel Sweren -Becker 🎧
The Silent Patient

20:21 Book Talk
25:45 Article - 2024 Book Trends
Article - Book Cover Trend & More Cover Trends
28:28 Last Call at the Local | Sara Grunder Ruiz (T)
30:32 Old Crimes and Other Stories | Jill McCorkle (R)
32:40 Rabbit Hole | Kate Brody (T)
35:00 Holiday Country | İnci Atrek (R)
37:18 River East River West | Aube Rey Lescure (T)
40:14 Blizzard | Marie Vingtras (R)
42:35 Unsinkable | Jenni Walsh (T)
45:15 Hard by a Great Forest | Leo Vardiashvili (R)
**correction- Leo Vardiashvili is not Russian, he is from Tbilisi, Georgia

Current Reads
47:47 Before and After | Andrew Shanahan (T)
50:00 Northwoods | Amy Pease (R)

*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Best Books of the Year - Our 20 Favorite Books of 2023 Dec 19, 2023

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In Episode 131 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their top 10 books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about how they narrowed down their choices. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Favorite Loving Lately
3:20 Scamanda Podcast (T)
In Your Own Backyard Podcast
6:40 European Spa Spray (R)

Latest Reads
7:54 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | TJ Alexander (T)
9:36 The Vulnerables | Sigrid Nunez (R) 🎧

14:17 Book Talk
The Storygraph
24:58 Search History | Amy Taylor
27:22 Best Covers
Whalefall | Daniel Kraus (T)
Still Life | Sarah Winman (R)

*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Our Overhyped and Underhyped Picks for 2023 Dec 12, 2023

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In Episode 130 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their picks for overhyped and under hyped books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Loving Lately
2:30 Baum Designs on Etsy (T)
4:30 Sleep eye mask (R)
Latest Reads
7:00 Foe | Iain Reid (T)
10:45 The Vanishing Hour | Serpahina Nova Glass (R)
Such a Good Wife
15:09 Book Talk
Overhyped
31:54 None of This is True | Lisa Jewell (T)
33:45 Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (R)
35:13 I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T)
37:40 Trust | Hernan Diaz (R)
38:09 The Villa | Rachel Hawkins (T)
40:27 Pineapple Street | Jenny Jackson (R)
The Coworker | Freida McFadden (T)
The Housemaid's Secret
The Housemaid
Never Lie
44:08 Yellowface | R.F.Kuang (R)
Age of Vice | Deepti Kapoor (T)
47:40 Tom Lake | Ann Patchett (R)
Underhyped
50:09 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T)
Moby Dyke | Krista Burton (R)
Farrell Covington & the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T)
An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R)
What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T)
A Flaw in the Design | Nathan Oates (R)
Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah (T)
The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R)
Adrift | Lisa Brudeau (T)
August Blue | Deborah Levy (R)
Deserved the Hype
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
Holly| Stephen King
Bright Young Women| Jessica Knoll
Spare | Prince Harry
The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
The House of Eve | Sadeka Johnson
Go As a River | Shelly Reed
The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff
Happy Place | Emily Henry
Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
1:14:30 2024 Predicted to be Hyped
End of Story | AJ Finn (R)
Wandering Stars| Tommy Orange (T)
*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Easily Distracted By New Releases (December 2023) + 2023 Themes Dec 05, 2023

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In Episode 129 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 2023 themes. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
Loving Lately
Christmas gift list tracker app (T)
Article - the case for never reading the book jacket (R)
Latest Reads
The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T) 🎧
How Do I Unremember This
Danny's Episode on BTE
The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R)
I Am Pilgrim
Meredith from @currentlyreadingpodcast
Kelly @kellyhooks.readsbooks
Cindy @thoughtsfromapage
23:00 Book Talk - 2023 themes
The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson
Mixed media structures in books
Podcasters as characters in books
One word book titles & 5 word or more book titles
Authors promoting their brands
Wellness by Nathan Hill - several overlapping themes
Motherhood themes - esp complicated moms
31:45 Mom Noir
LeVar Burton Reads (ad)
34:00 Christmas Presents | Lisa Unger (T)
36:00 Distant Sons | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧
The Current | Tim Johnston
41:12 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T)
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead
We Carry Their Bones | Erin Kimmerle
45:51 What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories about the people who make Vegas Vegas | James Patterson and Mark Seal
Shelf Additions
53:08The Other Mothers | Katherine Faulkner (T)
55:00 The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson | Ellen Baker (R)
*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Patrons Pick Our Reads + Recommending Books To Others Nov 28, 2023

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In Episode 128 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their reads chosen by patrons. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about recommending books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Loving Lately
Shark Wand Vac (T)
Emily in Paris on Netflix (R)

Latest Reads
Birdie & Harlow | Taylor Wolfe (T)
What We Kept to Ourselves | Nancy Jooyoun Kim (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
Someone Else's Secret | Julia Spiro (T)
One Day | David Nicholls
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (R)
The Stationary Shop

*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Long Books - Take Them 0r Leave Them? Nov 14, 2023

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In Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!

Loving Lately
3:50 Your Own Backyard Podcast (T)
7:50 Conair Fabric Shaver (R)

Latest Reads
10:20 Linghun | Ai Jiang (T)
Confessions | Kanae Minuto
We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Shirley Jackson
14:10 The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring (R)

Shelf Additions
50:52 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | T. J. Alexander (T)
52:24 The Helsinki Affair | Anna Pitoniak (R)

*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).

Nonfiction November: Riveting True Stories Nov 07, 2023

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In Episode 126 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent nonfiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction books they've added to their tbr's. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!
**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
Loving Latelys
5:24 Adam Ragusea on YouTube (T)
7:12 Rechargeable Flashlight (R)
Latest Reads
10:44 Nana | Brandon Massey (T)
13:50 Keep Moving | Maggie Smith (R) 🎧
16:51 Book Talk
TBR Books
20:27 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City | Matthew Desmond (T)
21:53 In Extremis: The Life and death of War Correspondent Marie Colvin | Lindsey Hils
23:00 How to Say Babylon | Safia Sinclair (T)
24:00 Alone on the Wall | Alex Honnold (R)
26:06 The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T)
27:00 Gratitude | Oliver Sacks (R)
Article
27:57 Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman (T)
29:38 Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times | Katherine May (R)
30:50 Sure I'll Join Your Cult | Maria Bamford (T)
32:00 The Hidden Life of Trees | Peter Wohlleben (R)
Books Read
33:23 Hey Hun | Emily Paulson (T)
36:30 The Best Strangers in the World | Ari Shapiro (R) 🎧
40:40 Dear Dolly | Dolly Alderton (T)
Tiny Beautiful Things
43:00 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) 🎧
Shelf Additions
49:20 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (T)
50:57 Still See You Everywhere | Lisa Gardner (R)

*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you).