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Spring Reading; Is It Even a Thing? Apr 05, 2022

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In Episode 45 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their Spring reading picks. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about Spring reading, does it even exist?
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Loving Lately
7:06 Embosser Stamp Custom Library (T)
9:00 Tupperware – microwave reheatable plates, Impressions 16oz tumblers, rectangular vent n serve container (R)
Latest Reads
13:46 The Book of Cold Cases |Simone St James (T)
18:08 Mary Jane | Jessica Anya Blau 🎧 (R) rec from Claire @Claireandherbooks
24:30 Summer Darlings | Brooke Lea Foster
25:49 Book Talk
30:11 It Ends With Us | Colleen Hoover (T) Sequel- It Starts with Us
36:30 The People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry 🎧 (R)
37:02 Beach Read | Emily Henry
Book Lovers | Emily Henry
44:01 This Will Be Funny Later | Jenny Pentland (T)
50:15 The Divorce Party | Laura Dave (R)
The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave
56:09 12 Unique Divorce Party Ideas to Celebrate a New Beginning
Shelf Additions
56:29 The Hacienda | Isabel Canas (T)
Mexican Gothic | Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier
58:24 Babysitter | Joyce Carol Oates (R)
Notes on An Execution | Danya Kukafka
Zack at @Zackary.Goodreads on IG & BooksN’Bops-YTube
Genevieve @genevieve.reading-IG- Genevieve is Reading YTube
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April Books on the Radar + Ways to Squeeze in More Time for Reading Mar 29, 2022

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In Episode 44 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their most anticipated April Releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about ways to squeeze in more time for reading.
**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 listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
2:33 The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn
3:38 Books With Lee on Tik Tok (T)
7:35 Clarins One Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser w/Orange Extract (R)
9:26 I'll Be You | Janelle Brown (T)
13:41 Lies She Told | Cate Holahan (R) 🎧
18:55 Book Talk
20:17 Reading Hacks Article
34:30 Memphis | Tara Stringfellow
34:38 Sea of Tranquility |Emily St. John Mandel
34:49 Funny You Should Ask | Elissa Sussman
34:57 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer
35:08 The Fervor | Alma Katzu
35:26 Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett (R)
37:38 Goodbye Vitamin | Rachel Khong
38:39 Benefit | Siobhan Phillips (T)
40:34 The Tobacco Wives | Adele Myers
40:50 Free | Lauren Kessler (R)
44:13 The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton
44:24 The Good Son | Jaqueline Mitchard
44:44 In the Face of the Sun | Denny S. Bryce (T)
46:39 When We Fell Apart | Soon Wiley (R)
50:01 Such Big Dreams | Reema Patel (T)
52:27 The Children on the Hill | Jennifer McMahon (R)
55:37 Winter People & Burntown | Jennifer McMahon
56:07 The Wild Girls | Phoebe Morgan (T)
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Books We Recommended to Each Other Mar 22, 2022

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In Episode 43 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books they recommended to each other. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about why it's so hard to recommend books to others, as well as how they go about deciding when to DNF (do not finish) a book.
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Loving Lately
2:36 Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen & Supergoop Play (T)
5:09 Makeuseof.com- 11 Best Sites for Finding What Books to Read Next-Whichbook (R)
8:00 The Infatuations | Javier Marias
Latest Reads
9:00 Booth | Karen Joy Fowler (T) 🎧/📖
12:10 Betty | Tiffany McDaniel
13:27 What Happened to the Bennetts 🎧(R)
Kelly at Kellyhook.readsbooks on Instagram
19:36 Book Talk
29:01 Tell The Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt 🎧 (T)
30:53 The Dime |Kathleen Kent (R)
35:33 American War | Omar El Akkad (T)
37:16 The Versions of Us | Laura Barnett (R)
39:50 The Poppy War | RF Kuang
40:53 Fake | Erica Katz 🎧 (T)
45:06 Meet Me In Another Life | Catriona Silvey 🎧 (R)
50:40 The Time Traveler's Wife
51:25 Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton (T)
The Dark | Sharon Bolton (Book 5)
58:38 The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn 🎧
1:04:08 The Huntress | Kate Quinn
Shelf Additions
1:05:55 Shadowman | Ron Franscell
1:08:03 Reptile Memoirs | Silje Ulstein
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Talking British Books & More With Claire Handscombe Mar 15, 2022

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In Episode 42 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome fellow podcaster and author Claire Handscombe. They’ll share what they've been loving lately, their latest British reads, and have book talk about all things Brit Lit.
**If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook group- for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
2:15 Pancake Day (C) Claire’s mom’s British crepe recipe -here
5:00 Wolf Like Me Tv Series (T)
8:35GrandeLASH-MD (R)
Latest Reads
10:47 Funny You Should Ask | Elissa Sussman (C)
14:00 Will | Will Smith 🎧 (T)
20:21 Viola Davis | Finding Me
20:33 The Unsinkable Greta James | Jennifer Smith (R)
24:30 Songs in Ursa Major | Emma Brodie
25:38 Book Talk
26:24 Just Haven’t Met You Yet | Sophie Cousens
30:19 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman
31:01 What Page are You on Podcast
31:45 The Book Club Review Podcast
32:24 The Fiction Café Book Club Facebook Group
32:37 The Guardian
32:47 The Bookseller
34:31 The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
36:23 On a Night Like This | Linsdey Kelk ( I Heart books)
36:12 Women in the Middle |Millie Johnson
37:00 Again, Rachel | Marian Keyes
38:00 The Grownups | Marian Keyes
38:36 The Dark | Sharon Bolton
39:17 Book Depository
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Celebrating International Women's Day w/Our Favorite Female Authors, Their Books + More Mar 08, 2022

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In Episode 41 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share many of their favorite female authors + audiobook narrators. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about the differences in the reading lives of women and men.
**If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes all for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
3:38 The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
4:15 Microfiber (T)
6:04 The Tacklebox (R)
Latest Reads
10:20 The Christie Affair | Nine de Gramont (T)
13:16 Annotated Podcast
14:06 Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson (R)
20:23 Book Talk
21:19 Internationalwomensday.com
23:42 Savage Appetites | Rachel Monroe
28:32 Bookstagram Men Article
30:05 Lisa Jewell -I Found You (T) + The Family Remains
31:20 Sharon Bolton - Daisy in Chains (R)
32:40 Alice Feeney - Sometimes I Lie (T)
33:18 His and Hers
33:24 Celest Ng - Everything I Never Told You (R)
34:17 Little Fires Everywhere
34:26 Our Missing Hearts
34:47 Charlotte McConaghy - Migrations (T)
35:38 Bianca Marais - If You Want to Make God Laugh (R)
36:23 Hum If You Don't Know the Words
36:39 Jennifer Hillier - Jar of Hearts (T)
37:28 Attica Locke - Heaven, My Home (R)
38:40 Tayari Jones - An American Marriage (T)
39:25 Lily King- Writers and Lovers (R)
40:15 Angie Thomas - The Hate U Give (T)
41:01 Rene Denfield - The Child Finder (R)
41:56 Jane Harper - The Dry (T) The Survivors
42:58 Brit Bennett - The Vanishing Half (R)
43:49 The Mothers
43:56 Karin Slaughter - The Good Daughter (T) Pretty Girls
44:45 Marjan Kamali- The Stationary Shop (R)
45:29 Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl + Sharp Objects (T)
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Mood Readers II + Being Book Judgey Mar 01, 2022

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In Episode 40 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their recent mood reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they are judgmental when it comes to books and reading.
**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 where you can interact with other listeners, and more- all for just $5 a month!
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Loving Lately
4:54 Docterly You Tube Skincare Channel (T)
8:08 Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer (R)
Bare Minerals Foundation Powder
Latest Reads
10:50 Cultish | Amanda Montell (T) 🎧- Brett's Book Stack Review
14:26 I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual | Luvya Ajayi 🎧
18:45 Book Talk
20:58 Vladimir | Julia May Jonas
22:00 A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
27:40 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
29:01 A Kind Worth Killing | Peter Swanson
29:08 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry | Frederik Bachman
29:28 In My Dreams I Hold A Knife | Ashley Winstead
30:50 Wish You Were Gone | Kieran Scott (T) 🎧
34:08 Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty
35:45 Pierced | Thomas Enger (R)
Abby @Crimebythebook on Instagram
40:38 In a New York Minute | Kate Spencer (T)
Forever 35 Podcast
The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood
45:11 The Swimmer | Joakim Zander 🎧 (R)
45:56 I Am Pilgrim | Terry Hayes
Shelf Additions
51:06Queen Move | Kennedy Ryan (T)
Seven Days in June | Tia Williams
52:47 This Time Tomorrow | Emma Straub (R)
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March Books On The Radar + How to Avoid a Book Slump Feb 22, 2022

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In Episode 39 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few March 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 how they avoid a book slump.
**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!
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Loving Lately
4:17 Stitch Fix (T) - Link includes referral discount!
9:55 Mantra #Stopthescrolland (R)
Latest Reads
16:15 The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood(T)
20:53 Greenwich Park | Katerine Faulkner (R) 🎧
26:00 Book Talk
35:30 Like a Sister |Kellye Garrett (T)
36:56 The Night Shift | Alex Finlay (R)
37:02 Every Last Fear | Alex Finlay
39:33 The World Cannot Give | Tara Isabella Burton (T)
39:42 Social Creature | Tara Isabella Burton
42:22 A Novel Obsession | Caitlin Barash (R)
46:02 Ocean State | Stewart O'Nan (T)
48:14 The Cartographers| Peng Shephard (R)
48:33 The Book of M | Peng Shephard
50:50 Disorientation | Elaine Hsieh Chou (T)
53:10 The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn (R)
55:37 The Huntress | Kate Quinn
56:11 The Way of Integrity | Martha Beck (Renee's Current Read)
57:27 In a New York Minute | Kate Spencer (Tina's Current Read)
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Love Gone Wrong Feb 15, 2022

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In 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!
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Loving Lately
2:46 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 Cochrun
22:09 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 Minato
38:40 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)
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Talking Pop Culture & Nostalgia With Danny Pellegrino Feb 08, 2022

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In 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!
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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 Beautiful | Jillian Medoff (R)
1:12:50 Reservations for Six | Lindsay Palmer (T)
You Can Find Danny on Instagram @dannypellegrino, Twitter @dannypellegrino and his podcast Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino

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You Heard It Here First: An Advanced Screening of Upcoming Releases We've Already Read Feb 01, 2022

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In 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!
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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)
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