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September Books on the Radar Aug 31, 2021

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In Episode 15 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing their September Books on the Radar! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about upcoming September releases they are excited to read.
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Loving Lately
5:07 Thrive Brilliant Eye Brightener in Muna (Renee)
7:23 The Glam Life Guru on YouTube , Skincare Obsessions Worth the Hype (Tina)
Latest Reads
10:47 56 Days | Catherine Ryan Howard
Distress Signals | Catherine Ryan Howard
14:15 My Time Will Come | Ian Manuel
Book Talk
Damnation Spring | Ash Davidson
20:40 The Charm Offensive |Alison Cochrun (T)
23:15 L.A. Weather |Maria Amparo Escandon (R)
25:48 The Night She Disappeared |Lisa Jewell (T)
28:13 Harlem Shuffle |Colson Whitehead (R)
31:10 The House on Needless Street| Catriona Ward (T)
32:00 App Kid | Michael Sayman (R)
35:58 Please Don't Sit on My Bed With Your Outside Clothes |Phoebe Robinson (T)
37:36 Once Upon a Broken Heart | Stephanie Garber (R)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue |VE Schwab (R)
Shelf Additions
40:00 Confessions| Kane Monato (T)
41:09 No One Will Miss Her | Kat Robinson (R)
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Book Hangovers, What Are They & Do We Really Want Them? Aug 24, 2021

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In Episode 14 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about book hangovers! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books they've loved so much that they've been left with a book hangover.
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Loving Lately
2:10 Article by Kelly Jensen "Is it worth your 2500"
7:00 Currently Reading Facebook Group

Latest Reads
11:00 Jar of Hearts | Jennifer Hiller
14:55 Case Histories | Kate Atkinson
19:48 Book Talk
Shelf Awareness
Book Riot
Epic Reads
Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn
Still Life | Louise Penny
Book Riot article about Psychology of Reading
Razorblade Tears | SA Cosby
32:21 I Am Pilgrim | Terry Hayes
The Idea of You | Robinne Lee
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb
33:40 The Knockout Queen | Rufi Thorpe
36:56 One Day | David Nichols
42:12 The Hunger | Alma Katsu
46:27 Power of the Dog | Don Winslow
The Cartel | Don Winslow
The Border| Don Winslow
53:05 The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead
56:54 A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara
Shelf Additions
1:04:09I'll Be You | Janelle Brown
1:06:06 Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka
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Celebrity Book Club Aug 17, 2021

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In Episode 13 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are bringing you their favorite celebrity book club reads! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about celebrity book clubs including books they didn’t finish.
*Support us on Patreon ! We'd love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, a private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more for just $5 a month

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Loving Lately
Tiki Botanicals (Lemon Lavender Body Oil, Shower Steamers, Candle, lip balm)
Trello
Latest Reads
13:10 The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowely Heller
24:20 The Turnout | Megan Abbott
When The Lights Go Dark |Mary Kubica
Book Talk
30:32 Jules Buono's Website
41:32 White Ivy | Susie Yang
52:00 This is How it Always Is | Laurie Frankel
54:48 The Library Book |Susan Orlean
56:31 The Rules of Magic | Alice Hoffman
1:00:47 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman
1:03:16 The Girl with the Louding Voice | Abi Dare
1:06:31 Friends and Strangers | J Courtney Sullivan
1:07:41 Writer’s and Lovers |Lily King
1:11:31 Leave the World Behind |Rumaan Alam
1:14:46 A Million Little Pieces | James Frey
1:16:38 An American Marriage | Tayari Jones
1:20:46 Wild | Cheryl Strayed
1:22:19 The Midnight Library | Matt Haig
1:26:01 Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson
1:26:26 Oona Out of Order | Margarita Montimore
1:27:06 The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton
Shelf Additions
1:28:38 Dava Shastri's Last Day | Kirthana Ramisett
1:30:51 On a Night of a Thousand Stars | Andrea Yaryura Clark
Other Book Clubs Mentioned
Belletrist
No Name Book Club
Jimmy Fallon
Emma Watson Our Shared Shelf
Roxanne Gay
Richard & Judy
Smart Brown girl

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The One Where We Tell You What We're Currently Reading & What Does Mood Reading Actually Mean? Aug 10, 2021

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In Episode 12 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are bringing you a current read roundup! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, their shelf additions, and have book talk about a few of their current reads they haven't shared anywhere else plus what mood reading means to each of them.
*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
4:06 Elizabeth Barnhill (IG @Wacoreads)
Fabled Bookstore in Waco, Texas
Currently Reading Podcast
Thoughts From A Page Podcast
SarahsBookShelvesLive Podcast
10:35 Lindsey @BringMyBooks (Trello Highlight on IG)
12:38 Book Talk: Mood Reading
Latest Reads
30:36 All Together Now |Matthew Norman
33:50 The House in the Cerulean Sea |TJ Klune
38:15 For Your Own Good |Samantha Downing
42:29 While Justice Sleeps |Stacey Abrams
46:14 Dark Roads | Chevy Stevens
Still Missing | Chevy Stevens
52:00 The Perfect Family | Robyn Harding
56:00 Someone We Know | Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door |Shari Lapena
An Unwanted Guest |Shari Lapena
1:00:49 The Pact | Sharon Bolton
Shelf Additions
1:05:00 Sister Stardust| Jane Green
My Sweet Girl | Amanda Jayatissa
Other Mentions
Fierce Kingdom | Gin Phillips
The Good Lie |A.R. Torre
Abby Crime By the Book (IG)
Amy @NovelGossip (IG)
Katie @Basicbsguide (IG)
Renee's Goodreads
Tina's Goodreads
Connect with us on social media! On Instagram, Tina @Tbretc, Renee @Itsbooktalk, and the podcast is @booktalketc
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Under the Radar Books Aug 03, 2021

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In Episode 11 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing some under the radar books! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about their favorite books that went under the radar.
*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
3:12 Younger TV Show
7:01 Blind Landing Podcast
Latest Reads
9:56 A Slow Fire Burning |Paula Hawkins
15:15 Songs in Ursa Major |Emma Brodie
The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins
Into the Water |Paula Hawkins
Gone Girl |Gillian Flynn
Daisy Jones & the Six |Taylor Jenkins Reid
Book Talk
21:31 Bretts Book Stack |Instagram
Seven Days in June |Tia Williams
No Exit |Taylor Adams
33:20 Getting Life |Michael Morton
Scribd
A Knock at Midnight|Brittany Barnett
The Sun Does Shine| Anthony Ray Hinton
37:45 Foresaken |Andrew Van Wey
Blind Site |Andrew Van Wey
The Book of Accidents |Chuck Wendig
41:41 Heaven, My Home| Attica Locke
Blacktop Wasteland |SA Cosby
The Knife |Jo Nesbo
The Cutting Season| Attica Locke
46:33 Fast Girls |Elise Hooper
50:04 Burntown |Jennifer McMahon
Winter People
55:13 An Unsettled Grave |Bernard Schaffer
The Thief of All Light
In the Woods |Tana French
The Secret Place
The Trespasser
The Witch Elm
The Likeness
Shelf Additions
1:03:08 Redeeming Justice |Jarrett Adams
1:06:41 The School for Good Mothers | Jessamine Chan
Connect with us on social media! On Instagram, Tina @Tbretc, Renee @Itsbooktalk, and the podcast is @booktalketc
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August Books on the Radar Jul 27, 2021

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In Episode 10 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing their August Books on the Radar! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about upcoming August releases they are excited to read.
*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
1:58 The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid
6:36 AnyList App
Latest Reads
11:31 Lights Out in Lincolnwood |Geoff Rodkey (audio)
13:18 Razorblade Tears | S. A. Cosby (audio)
Book Talk
19:22 Bullet Train | Kotaro Isaka
22:06 Damnation Spring | Ash Davidson
24:13 Ghosts | Dolly Alderton
27:05 In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead
29:29 Cul-De-Sac | Joy Fielding
32:34 The Night We Burned | S. F. Kosa
34:20 The Show Girl | Nicola Harrison
36:57 How to Kill Your Best Friend | Lexi Elliott
The French Girl (mentioned)
Her Dark Lies | JT Ellison (mentioned)
39:35 The Last Guests | JP Pomare
42:41 The Guide | Peter Heller
The River | Peter Heller (mentioned)
Shelf Additions
45:29 Never Saw Me Coming | Vera Kurian
48:10 Billy Summers | Stephen King
The Institute | Stephen King (mentioned)
The Outsider | Stephen King (mentioned)
Mr. Mercedes | Stephen King (mentioned)
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Buzzword Books Jul 20, 2021

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In Episode 9 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that have some of their favorite buzzwords! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about books that enticed them with buzzwords in their titles or descriptions.
*Time stamps with book images can be found in chapters on our website Booktalketc.com
Loving Lately
3:04 Allegro Organic Expresso Sierra Coffee
6:52 Stardew Valley
Latest Reads
11:20 Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
The Martian | Andy Weir
14:19 The Sacrifice of Lester Yates | Robin Yocum
Favorite sons | Robin Yocum(mentioned)
A Brilliant Death | Robin Yocum
The Midnight Library |Matt Haig
18:18 Book Talk
27:55 Mona at Sea | Elizabeth Gonzales James
31:43 The 22 Murders of Madison May |Max Berry
Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
36:42 The Girls are All So Nice Here | Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
40:20 The Last Act | Brad Parks
44:24 The Arrangement | Robyn Harding
The Perfect Family |
47:17 American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI agent | Tamer Elnoury
52:32 Pretty Things | Janelle Brown
Tina's Second Year Spoiler Chat with Janelle Brown
55:12 Two Truths and a Lie | Meg Mitchell Moore
Shelf Additions
59:13 The Stolen Hours | Allen Eskins
Nothing More Dangerous | (mentioned)
The Life We Bury | (mentioned)
1:00:59 True Crime Story | Joseph Knox
I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Michelle McNamarra
Listener Rec from Jennifer
1:05:26 Songs in Ursa Major | Emma Brodie
Other mentions
Bones Coffee
Nutpods
Article about video game benefits
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Around the World With Books Jul 13, 2021

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In Episode 8 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books from around the world! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about their favorite books set in countries outside of the US.
*We've launched our new Patreon and would love for you to join us! 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!

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Loving Lately
2:43 Book Depository
Fishpond
Mandylovestoread (IG)
Storiesandstacks
5:24 Tarte (Tina is 20N)
Latest Read
8:05 Survive the Night | Riley Sager
Home Before Dark
11:18 Find You First | Linwood Barkley
Elevator Pitch (mentioned)
A Noise Downstairs (mentioned)
Book Talk
The Dry | Jane Harper
21:29 Distress Signals | Catherine Ryan Howard
25:09 Our Italian Summer | Jennifer Probst
29:30 The Unbreakables | Lisa Barr
The Idea of You | Robinne Lee (mentioned)
I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott (mentioned)
32:14 Stay with Me | Ayobami Adebayo
34:39 Dead Woman Walking | Sharon Bolton
38:16 Washington Black | Esi Edugyan
42:04 The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World |Laura Imai Messina
47:08 Tangerine | Christine Mangan
Palace of the Drowned | Christine Mangan
Shelf Addition
50:10 When You are Mine | Michael Robotham
52:10 The Woman They Could Not Silence | Kate Moore
Radium Girls (mentioned)
Other Mentions
54:35 Elsewhere | Gabrielle Zevin (Listener Rec)
Website/Additional info for Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
@Bookish_Jamers
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Favorite Books of 2021 So Far Jul 06, 2021

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In Episode 7 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee talk about their favorite books of 2021 so far! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about their favorite reads for the first half of 2021.
*Time stamps with each book mentioned and it's image can be found on our website Booktalketc.com
Loving Lately
2:24 The Popcast Friend of the Show on Patreon
5:38 Braxley Bands for Apple Watch

Latest Reads
7:55 Bath Haus- PJ Vernon
12:17 The Guncle- Steven Rowley
Book Talk
27:51Seven Days in June- Tia Williams
31:32 You Love Me- Caroline Kepnes
35:50 Finding Freedom- Eric French
38:31 The Push- Ashley Audrain
42:33 The Fortunate Ones- Ed Tarkington
45:17 The Unwilling- John Hart
48:21 Concrete Rose- Angie Thomas
50:50 Finlay Donovan is Killing It- Elle Cosimano
53:19 The Kindest Lie- Nancy Johnson
55:59 White Ivy- Susie Yang
Shelf Additions
1:00:16 All Her Little Secrets- Wanda Harris
101:15 City On Fire- Don Winslow
Other Books Mentioned
Lily and the Octopus- Steven Rowley
You- Caroline Kepnes
Educated- Tara Westover
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing - Jen Waite
When I Ran Away- Ilona Bannister
The Last Child- John Hart
The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas
Other Mentions
Moby Fic Podcast
Sarahs Bookshelves
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July Books on the Radar Jun 29, 2021

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In Episode 6 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about their July Books on the Radar! They share what they're loving lately, their latest read, a shelf addition, and have book talk about upcoming July releases they are excited to read.
*Time stamps with each book mentioned and it's image can be found on our website Booktalketc.com
Loving Lately
3:00 Boscia Blotting Papers
Tatcha Blotting Papers
5:41 Scribd App
Latest Reads
8:18 Ace of Spades- Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
11:39 Tell Me Lies- Carola Lovering
Book Talk
18:29 People Like Them- Samira Sedira
20:45 Lights Out in Lincolnwood- Geoff Rodkey
22:52 22 Murders of Madison May- Max Berry
26:05 The Startup Wife- Tahmima Anam
28:57 False Witness- Karin Slaughter
31:39 For Your Own Good- Samantha Downing
33:40 A Woman of Intelligence- Karin Tannabe
36:21 The Book of Accidents- Chuck Wendig
38:06 What Strange Paradise-Omar El Akkad
40:28 Godspeed-Nicholas Butler
Shelf Addition
42:39 The Ugly Cry-Danielle Henderson
43:52 Chasing the Boogeyman-Richard Chizmar
Other Books Mentioned
Too Good To Be True-Carola Lovering
Razorblade Tears- S.A. Cosby
The Therapist-B.A Paris
Just One Look-Lindsey Cameron
Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light-Helen Ellis
The View was Exhausting-Mikaela Clements Onjuli Datta
Dark Matter-Blake Crouch
Pretty Girls-Karin Slaughter
My Lovely Wife-Samantha Downing
Wanderers-Chuck Wendig
I'll Be Gone in the Dark-Michelle McNamarra
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