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Talking Reading, Writing, and Podcasting With Bianca Marais Jun 06, 2023

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In Episode 106 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee chat with author and podcaster Bianca Marais. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about writing, reading, and podcasting. 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! 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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
Bianca's Books
Hum If You Don't Know the Words
If You Want to Make God Laugh
The Witches of Moonshine Manor
The Prynne Viper
Lily and the Octopus | Stephen Rowley
Loving Lately
4:58 Marvelous Mrs Maisel (B)
5:23 The Last of Us -Tv Show (B)
6:45 Wondercide (R)
6:44 Mooncat Nail Polish (T) Top Coat
10:45 Book Talk
31:08 Blood Sugar |Sasha Rothchild
36:09 Lessons in Chemistry
The Thursday Murder Club
Still Life | Sarah Winman
37:15 Thirst for Salt | Madeline Lucas
38:11 Beware the Woman | Megan Abbott
Girls and Their Horses | Eliza Jane Brazier
Latest Reads
41:17 Big Gay Wedding | Byron Lane (B)
Pebble & Dove | Amy Jones (B)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
42:20 Drowning | T J Newman (T)
The Day I Died | Lori Radar-Day (R) 🎧
48:47 Quietly Hostile | Samantha Kirby (T)
50:57 Better Living Through Birding | Christian Cooper (R) 🎧
Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy
Edelweiss
Bianca's Podcast - The Shit No One Tells You About Writing (also on Instagram)
Bianca On Twitter,
TSNTYAW - on Facebook
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Summer Bonanza III: Our Picks for 20 of the Hottest Summer Book Releases May 30, 2023

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In Episode 105 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their 20 most anticipated summer releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about how they chose their 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, consider supporting us on Patreon! We have great bonus episodes: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, Criminally Booked, Mood Reader Happy Hour, Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD all for just $5 a month!
Loving Lately
4:15 Veggie Tray (T)
Copper Knife
Tik Tok Account
7:21 Love and Death (HBO Max) (R)
Latest Reads
10:16 Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros (T)
15:31 Nightwork | Nora Roberts (R) 🎧
23:07 Book Talk
Previous Shelf Additions We Don't Want You to Forget About
Big Gay Wedding | Byron Lane
None of This is True | Lisa Jewell
The Great Transition | Nick Fuller Googins
You Can Trust Me | Wendy Heard
Prom Mom | Laura Lippman
You Can't Stay Here Forever | Katherine Lin
Our Picks
31:47 All the Sinners Bleed | SA Cosby (T)
33:42 A Quitter's Paradise | Elysha Chang (R)
36:06 Night Will Find You | Julia Heaberlin (T)
38:13 Talking at Night | Claire Daverly (R)
40:09 Little Monsters | Adrienne Brodeur (T)
42:27 The Beach at Summerly | Beatriz Williams (R)
45:45 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T)
47:37 One Summer in Savannah | Terah Shelton Harris (R)
50:08 A Twisted Love Story | Samantha Downing (T)
51:53 Everyone Here is Lying | Shari Lapena (R)
54:12 I Know What You Did | Cayce Osborne (T)
56:02 Sugar, Baby | Celine Saintclaire (R)
58:07 The Art of Scandal | Regina Black (T)
1:00:17 Kala | Colin Walsh (R)
1:02:11 The Trap | Catherine Ryan Howard (T)
1:04:13 The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing| Lara Love Hardin (R)
1:06:47 Whalefall | Daniel Krause (T)
1:08:40 The Bee Sting | Paul Murray (R)
1:10:35 The Last One | Will Dean (T)
1:12:38 The Continental Affair | Christine Mangan (R)
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Beach Reads + Ask Us Anything May 23, 2023

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In Episode 104 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent beach reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and answer YOUR questions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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Easily Distracted By New Releases (May 2023) + Bookish Things We'll Never Complain About May 16, 2023

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In Episode 103 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share the new releases they've recently read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads and shelf additions, and have book talk about bookish things you'll never hear them complain about. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

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We ❤️ Genre Mashups May 09, 2023

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In Episode 102 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent blended genre reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads and shelf additions, and have book talk about the popularity of genre mashups. 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 onPatreon! 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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
3:22 The Modelone's Gel Builder for Nails (T)
Gel Light
6:57 Reddit.com - Suggest Me a Book Thread (R)
The Long Walk | Stephen King
Latest Read
12:04 Happy Place | Emily Henry (T)
12:21 Homebodies | Tembe Denton Hurst (T) 🎧
The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris
17:21 The Creative Act: A Way of Being | Rick Rubin (R) 🎧
Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman
The Huberman Lab Episode
24:11 Book Talk
Book Riot Article
Article
The Measure | Nikki ERlick
The Hunger | Alma Katsu
30:34 The Writing Retreat | Julia Bartz
33:00 11/22/63 | Stephen King
Kindred | Octavia Butler
34:19 Sea of Tranquility | Emily St John Mandel (T)
Station Eleven
Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy
The Glass Hotel
38:45 Yesterday | Felicia Yap (R) 🎧
44:00 Natural Beauty | Ling Ling Huang (T)
Our Wives Under the Sea | Julia Armfield
47:25 Going Zero | Anthony McCarten (R) 🎧
Shelf Additions
54:14 Black River Orchard | Chuck Wendig (T)
56:20 Zero Days | Ruth Ware (R)
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May Books On the Radar + A DNF Chat May 02, 2023

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In Episode 101 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share the books they're looking forward to reading in May. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest and current reads, and have book talk about how decide when to DNF. 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! 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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
6:04 Drop dead gorgeous powder shampoo (T)
9:00 Cali Cargo Standard Rise Pants from Sanctuary.com (R)
Latest Reads
11:40 The Half Moon | Mary Beth Keene (T)
14:56 Swimming Lessons | Claire Fuller (R) 🎧
Sara @fictionmatters
19:12 All That Is Mine I Carry With Me | William Landay
21:56 Book Talk
Our Patreon for Bonus DNF Episodes
27:23 The Daydreamers | Laura Hankin
Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah
37:51 Paper Names | Susie Luo (T)
39:39 The Lie Maker | Linwood Barclay
39:54 We Are Too Many: A Memoir | Hannah Pittard (R)
43:03 Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? | Crystal Smith Paul (T)
45:21 The Garnett Girls | Georgina Moore (R)
47:16 Homebodies | Tembe Denton-Hurst (T)
49:16 Yellowface | R. F. Kuang (R)
52:00 The Time Has Come | Will Leitch (T)
How Lucky
Anxious People | Fredrik Backman
54:22 Closer By Sea | Perry Chafe (R)
Current Reads
56:50 Happy Place | Emily Henry (T)
57:45 The Art of Scandal | Regina Black (R)
The Idea of You | Robinne Lee
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All We Got for Our 100th Episode Was 20 Stellar Books 🎉 Apr 25, 2023

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In Episode 100 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee celebrate their 100th🎉 episode by sharing their all time favorite books! They also share what they've been loving lately, their shelf additions, and have book talk about how they picked their books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

9:52 Book Talk
16:42 The Stand | Stephen King (T)
18:57 This is Where I Leave You | Jonathan Tropper (R)
Dark Matter | Blake Crouch (T)
24:04 The Last Child | John Hart (R)
27:38 The Heart's Invisible Furies | John Boyne (Both)
29:31 One Day | David Nicholls (R)
An American Marriage | Tayari Jones (T)
34:54 The Book Thief | Marcus Zusak (R)
Kindred | Octavia Butler) (T)
40:27 A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara (R)
The Great Believers | Rebecca Makkai (T)
If You Want to Make God Laugh | Bianca Marais (T)
50:19 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb (R) 🎧
53:36 Razorblade Tears | S.A Cosby (T)
The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton (R) 🎧
1:00:11 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T) 🎧
The Cartel Trilogy | Don Winslow (R) - The Power of Dog, The Cartel, The Border)
1:06:56 Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano (T)
1:13:33 An Untamed State | Roxane Gay (R) 🎧
Shelf Additions
Yours for the Taking | Gabrielle Korn (T)
Who We Are Now | Lauryn Chamberlain (R)

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Historical Fiction Beyond WWII Apr 18, 2023

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In Episode 99 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent historical fiction reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about life during their favorite decades. 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! 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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
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Book Talk, etc Reading Challenge on The Storygraph & Instagram
Loving Lately
3:02 IT Cosmetics CC Creme SPF 40 (T)
5:37 Leuchtturm 1917Journal (R)
Article
10:16 Suleika Jaouad 30 Day Journal Project
Latest Reads
10:38 The Soulmate | Sally Hepworth (T)
13:36 The Lonely Hearts Book Club | Lucy Gilmore 🎧 (R)
20:14 Book Talk
21:12 Article
WWII Article
26:36 Our House Will Pay | Steph Cha
27:46 Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson
28:14 The Attic Child | Lola Jaye
31:32 Gone With the Wind | Margaret Mitchell
33:03 The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah
Small Things Like These | Claire Keegan
40:22 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
41:40 Coronation Year | Jennifer Robson (T) 🎧
44:44 Another Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson (R) 🎧
50:40 In Memoriam | Alice Winn (T) 🎧
@brettsbookstack
The Things They Carried | Tim O'Brian
54:44 Beautiful Little Fools | Jillian Cantor (R) 🎧
Shelf Additions
59:25 The Couple's Trip | Ulf Kvensler (T)
1:00:52 Sinners of Starlight City | Anika Scott (R)
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Reading From Our Favorite Decades Apr 11, 2023

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In Episode 98 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee read from their favorite decades. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about life during their favorite decades. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!

2:57 Planta App (T)
5:30 Google Lens
6:48 Devotions by Mary Oliver (R)
The Journey Poem by Mary Oliver

Latest Reads
8:58 Adelaide | Genevieve Wheeler (T)🎧
13:11 You Know Her | Meagan Jennett (R) 🎧

20:33 Book Talk
80s Instagram Account
80s Instagram Account
33:25 The Top Selling Books of the 1980s
Top Selling Books of the 1990s
39:30 Malice | Keigo Higashino (T) - can find for free on Kindle Unlimited
42:51 Sag Harbor | Colton Whitehead (R) 🎧
47:51 The Editor | Stephen Rowley (T) 🎧
The Guncle
The Celebrants (upcoming release)
52:20 Rage of Angels | Sidney Sheldon (R) 🎧

Shelf Additions
57:52 The Sun Sets in Singapore | Kehinde Fadipe (T)
59:55 Friends Like These | Meg Rosoff (R) (**Publication date correction - this is out now in the US, releasing May 30 in Canada)

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Talking Books & Reading With Liberty Hardy Apr 04, 2023

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In Episode 97 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome special guest Liberty Hardy. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions and have book talk about Liberty's reading life. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode!

**If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon! 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 & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month!
Loving Lately
2:52 Trivia Shows MasterMind, Jeopardy, Switch (L)
Purdle NBA (L)
6:10 @sim_bookstagrams_badly @readwithrhys (T)
8:04 Algenist Genius Lip Serum (R)
10:48 Book Talk
The Westing Game
And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie
28:28 Beyond That the Sea | Laura Spence Ash
29:44 Chain Gang All Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Friday Black
Happiness Falls & Miracle Creek | Angie Kim
32:09 Liberty's Favorite Authors
- Elizabeth McCracken
-Colson Whitehead
-Paul Murray (The Bee Sting)
-Patrick DeWitt (The Librarianist)
-Alexander Chi
Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett
36:15 84 Charring Cross Road | Helene Hanff
My Murder | Katie Williams
Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
42:00 Fry Guys | Eric Geron
The InvestiGators | John Patrick Green
Latest Reads
43:15 The Fake | Zoe Whittall (T)
47:00 The Deep Sky | Yume Kitasi (L)
49:06 All That Is Mine I Carry With Me | William Landay (R) 🎧
52:29 The Eden Test | Adam Sternberg (T)
55:33 Kelly Armstrong Casey Duncan Series
56:41 The Dog of the North | Elizabeth McKenzie (L)
The Dog of the South | Charles Portis
The Portable Veblen
1:02:02 You and Only You | Caroline Kepnes (R) 🎧
Who is Maud Dixon? | Alexandra Andrews
Shelf Additions
1:07:31 In Memorium | Alice Winn (T)
1:09:48 Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (L)
Our Wives Under the Sea | Julia Armfield (L)
Mrs Calliban | Rachel Ingells (L)
1:11:41 You Can't Stay Here Forever | Katherine Lin (R)
Where to Find Liberty
All the Books Podcast
What's My Page Again? (Patreon Newsletter)
@frazencomesalive on Instagram
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